BOSTON — Colliers International has negotiated the $41 million sale of an office property located at 148 State St. in Boston. Colliers also arranged $26.7 million in acquisition financing for property, which is the corporate headquarters of Public Consulting Group (PCG), a public sector management and technology consulting firm. Colliers marketed the property on behalf of the seller, an entity controlled by principals of PCG, and procured the buyer, a joint venture controlled by Harbor Trading USA. Totaling 64,500 square feet, 148 State St. is a Class B office asset anchored by PCG, which occupies 87 percent of the building on floors two through 11. The Ginger Man, a craft beer bar, occupies the remaining 9,000 square feet. Colliers International’s Doug Jacoby, Scott Dragos, Tony Hayes, Tim Mulhall and Dan Hines led the sales team. Colliers’ Jeff Black secured the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through Blue Hills Bank.
WOODBURY, N.J. — NAI Mertz has brokered the sale of Lakeside Professional Campus, a 45,000-square-foot office building located at 190 N. Evergreen Ave. in Woodbury. The NAI Mertz team of Rebecca Ting and Julie Kronfeld represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer, First National Realty Partners LLC, will retain NAI Mertz as the leasing agent for the complex. Lakeside Professional Campus is located near Interstate 295 and the New Jersey Turnpike.
NEW YORK CITY –– Equity Office has signed a lease with investment advisory firm Cyrus Capital Partners to move the Cyrus headquarters to a 23,356-square-foot space at the 36-story Park Avenue Tower in Manhattan. Cyrus Capital, an SEC-registered investment advisor, will occupy 15,048 square feet across the 34th floor and 8,308 square feet on the 35th floor. Equity Office will build out the space for the tenant, including construction of an internal staircase to connect the two floors, with completion slated for the fourth quarter of 2017. While the buildout of Cyrus Capital’s new space is occurring, the firm will occupy space on the sixth floor, relocating from 399 Park Ave. in May. Ben Friedland and Silvio Petriello of CBRE represented Cyrus Capital in the transaction. Zach Freeman and Scott Silverstein internally represented Equity Office, along with Brian Waterman, Jared Horowitz, Ben Shapiro, Brent Ozarowski and Lance Korman of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank.
MILFORD, CONN. — Jon Angel of Angel Commercial has arranged a 29,000-square-foot lease expansion for RoadWerx in Milford. RoadWerx, a marketing and promotions agency, has signed a long-term lease to add the space to its headquarters at 60 Research Drive. Angel represented both the tenant and landlord in the transaction.
DETROIT — Kraemer Design Group (KDG) will serve as architect and historic consultant on the Detroit Free Press building renovations. The former newspaper building, located at 321 W. Lafayette Boulevard, will require structural updates, complete masonry restoration, new energy-efficient windows and a fresh interior design. The 271,858-square-foot, 14-story building will be repurposed into a mixed-use property with retail, office and residential space. KDG will work to preserve historic elements and details of the building, while modernizing a structure left vacant for 19 years. KDG will collaborate with Bedrock, the new owners of the building and the real estate arm of Dan Gilbert’s companies, on construction and design initiatives. The new project is slated to open in 2020.
SOUTHFIELD, MICH. — Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions has negotiated a 9,709-square-foot office lease in Southfield. The building is located at 29777 Telegraph Road. Jordan Friedman, Greggory Kent and Robert Gagniuk of Friedman represented both the landlord, Onyx Southfield LLC, and the tenant, Gill Industries. Headquartered in Grand Rapids, Gill operates 20 manufacturing, development and strategic partner centers across the globe.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Grubb Properties has unveiled the design for a 10-story office building the company is renovating on Mockingbird Lane in Charlotte’s Montford Park submarket. Known as 1515 Montford Park, the updated office building will feature a full glass façade with expansive windows, high ceilings, open floor plans, an outdoor terrace and an amenities lounge on the fifth floor featuring table games, bar top, lounge seating, big-screen TV and a stocked kitchen area. Office tenants will have access to a full-service fitness center and bike room at the adjacent 4601 Park Road building. Pfeiffer University Charlotte has pre-leased space at 1515 Montford Park. Space for lease on floors three through six will be available for near-term delivery, with a start on floors seven through 10 projected for the beginning of 2018.
CARLSBAD, CALIF. — A high-net-worth 1031 exchange buyer has purchased a 64,165-square-foot creative office and industrial property in Carlsbad. The asset is located at 5858 Dryden Place. The space was 98 percent leased to 44 tenants. It includes a high-end creative office portion that serves as executive suites and a warehouse space currently occupied by the International Floral Trade Center. CBRE’s Matt Pourcho, Gary Stache and Anthony DeLorenzo represented the seller, Sunroad Enterprises, in this transaction.
CAMP HILL, PA. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered a 68,846-square-foot office lease in the Harrisburg suburb of Camp Hill. St. Louis-based Centene Management Co., a healthcare services provider, is the new tenant at at 300 Corporate Center Dr. in the Camp Hill Corporate Center. Jason Sourbeer and Scott Bazoian led the Cushman & Wakefield teams in the transaction. Cushman & Wakefield represented both the tenant and landlord, LNR Partners, a division of Starwood Property Trust.
OAKLAND, CALIF. — Oracle has signed a six-year lease for 16,000 square feet of space in downtown Oakland. The space is located at 1330 Broadway. Oracle will occupy the 17th and 18th floors of the 313,000-square-foot office building. The new lease continues the cloud applications and platform services provider’s expansion into the East Bay. The landlord, TMG Partners, recently renovated the building. This included a new main lobby and building entrance, common area finishes, elevator and building systems’ modernization, refurbished conference facilities, enhanced bike parking and commuter showers. John Dolby and Dane Hooks of Cushman & Wakefield represented TMG.