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Spaces Signs 27,110 SF Office Lease in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow August 15, 2017

CHICAGO — Spaces has signed a 27,110-square-foot office lease in Chicago’s Lincoln Park. The creative workspace company will occupy the second through fourth floors of the building, located at 1500 N. Halsted St. Spaces Lincoln Park is slated to open in early 2018 and will offer tenants a contemporary loft-style design with large windows. This will be the 14th location in North America for the Amsterdam-based company. Chad Schroedl of SVN | Chicago Commercial represented the landlord, Newcastle Limited, in the lease transaction. Bill Rogers and Kerry Gilar of JLL represented Spaces.

August 15, 2017

Office Texas

Coldwell Banker Brokers Sale of 48,898 SF Office Building in Fort Worth

by Taylor Williams August 15, 2017

FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Coldwell Banker Commercial Advisors (CBCA) has brokered the sale of Atrium West, a 48,898-square-foot, Class B office building located at 8851 Camp Bowie West in Fort Worth. Theron Bryant and Joe Hamilton of CBCA represented the seller, Hangover Opportunity Fund, in the transaction. Greg Hoffman of Colliers represented the buyer, Aberfeldy Properties Inc. The building was 93 percent leased at the time of sale.

August 15, 2017

Office Texas

Oldham Goodwin Negotiates Sale of 19,888 SF Office Building in Metro San Antonio

by Taylor Williams August 15, 2017

CASTLE HILLS, TEXAS — Oldham Goodwin Group LLC has negotiated the sale of The Gallery, a 19,888-square-foot office building located in the San Antonio suburb of Castle Hills. The three-story property is situated on the east side of Northwest Military Highway, just north of Loop 410. Steve Monroe and Ben Berry of Oldham Goodwin represented the buyer, a San Antonio-based investment firm, in the transaction. Jonathan Haag and Guyla Sineni of JLL represented the seller.

August 15, 2017

Office Texas

Cintas Leases 22,622 SF of Office/Warehouse Space in Metro Dallas

by Taylor Williams August 15, 2017

GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — Cintas Corp., a Cincinnati-based provider of uniforms and other customized products, has leased 22,622 square feet at Trinity 161 Trade Center, an office/warehouse property located at 3100 N. State Highway 161 in Grand Prairie. John Leinbaugh, Michael Stanzel and Patrick Embry of NAI Robert Lynn represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations.

August 15, 2017

Northeast Office Pennsylvania

NKF Arranges $20.1M Sale of Two-Building Office Property in Philadelphia

by Amy Works August 15, 2017

PHILADELPHIA — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has arranged the sale of a two-building property located at 421 N. Seventh St. in Philadelphia. Arts & Crafts Holdings acquired the property from Callowhill Center Associates for $20.1 million. Situated on 2.4 acres, the property features 188,167 square feet and is the long-term home of The Electric Factory, an iconic 50-year-old concert promotion company. At the time of sale, the property was 38.2 percent occupied with small tenants and The Electric Factory. Mike Margolis, Dave Dolan, Dave Garonzik, Jeff Tertel and Jim Egan of NKF represented the seller in the transaction.

August 15, 2017

New Jersey Northeast Office

Larken Associates Purchases 90,000 SF Office Building in Branchburg, New Jersey

by Amy Works August 15, 2017

BRANCHBURG, N.J. — Larken Associates has acquired Branchburg Centre, a two-story office building located at 3040 U.S. 22 West in Branchburg, for an undisclosed price. At the time of sale, the 90,000-square-foot Class B property was 74 percent leased. Kronus, Pure Technologies and Tri-County Care Management are tenants at the building. Larken is renovating and updating the property, including the commons areas, lobby and hallways. Additionally, the company will install new tenant signage, refresh the landscaping and renovate the entrance-facing employee parking lot. The name of the seller was not released.

August 15, 2017

Kansas Midwest Office Top Stories

JLL Secures $221.3M Loan for Acquisition of 2.2 MSF Office Campus in Metro Kansas City

by Katie Sloan August 15, 2017

OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — JLL has secured $221.3 million in acquisition financing for the majority of Corporate Woods, a 2.2 million-square-foot office campus located roughly 11 miles outside Kansas City in Overland Park. The borrower was an affiliate of Group RMC Corp. The acquisition includes 22 of the 29 buildings that make up Corporate Woods. Seven buildings on the property, including the Doubletree Hotel, are under separate ownership and were not included in the sale. Adam Schwartz, Jonathan Schwartz and Mark Fisher of JLL secured the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through an institutional lender. A joint venture between CenterSquare Investment Management and Stoltz Real Estate Partners sold the property, according to reports by the Kansas City Business Journal. The office campus offers 2.17 million square feet of rentable space, and was over 90 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including symplr, Affinis Corp., Kansas City Vision Performance Center and KBP Foods. Amenities at Corporate Woods include a wooded park with jogging trails, streams and wildlife; a PGA regulation-sized putting green; restaurants; free parking; and on-site banking facilities. Group RMC Corp. is a real estate co-investment group based in New York and Montreal. The company invests in and sponsors income-producing office properties …

August 15, 2017

Hawaii Market Reports Office Western Western Market Reports

Competition Increases for Hawaii’s Office Space

by Camren Skelton August 15, 2017

Hawaii’s office market is dominated by Honolulu, which is home to 70 percent of the state’s population and commerce. More than 90 percent of the state’s 12 million square feet of multi-tenant Class A and B office space is located in Honolulu, with nearly 80 percent of Honolulu’s inventory situated in the four-mile stretch between the Central Business District and Waikiki. Hawaii’s office tenants are primarily in industries that support tourism, military, construction and government – Hawaii’s economic drivers. These include FIRE (Finance, Insurance, Real Estate), plus legal, CPAs, architects, engineers and contractors. Hawaii also has a small but growing innovation economy that has spawned several co-working centers, incubators and impact investment firms backed by the University of Hawaii. These names include Lauren Powell Jobs (widow of Steve Jobs), Pierre Omidyar (founder of eBay) and Henk Rogers (Tetris). Larry Ellison purchased 97 percent of the Island of Lanai in 2012 for $300 million and could join the list of tech billionaires interested in supporting Hawaii’s innovation economy. Hawaii has seen slow but steady job growth in office-using businesses, but the drive to reduce square feet per office worker and the related cost savings has resulted in a net loss of …

August 15, 2017

California Loans Office Western

Five Point Holdings Obtains $339M in Financing for Five Point Gateway in Irvine

by Nellie Day August 14, 2017

IRVINE, CALIF. — A subsidiary of Five Point Holdings has obtained $339 million in financing for Five Point Gateway, a four-building office/R&D campus in Irvine. The campus is located at 15101, 15131, 15161 and 15191 Alton Parkway. It is part of the larger 72-acre Great Park Neighborhoods master-planned community in the Irvine Spectrum submarket. The borrower is acquiring the assets through a partial sale-leaseback transaction with Broadcom Corp., the project’s developer. Broadcom plans to lease 15101 and 15191 Alton Parkway, which total 640,944 square feet (64 percent of the total portfolio) on a triple-net basis. Tenants at the other two buildings include Lennar Corp. and Five Point. There is still 232,223 square feet available for lease. The campus will feature open park space with landscaping and extensive amenities. HFF’s Kevin MacKenzie, Lee Redmond and Peter Thompson arranged the financing. Starwood Property Trust provided the five-year, floating-rate loan.

August 14, 2017

Connecticut Industrial Northeast Office

Sun Equity Partners Acquires 452,414 SF Flex Building in Shelton, Connecticut, for $26.2M

by Amy Works August 14, 2017

SHELTON, CONN. — Sun Equity Partners has purchased a flex building located at 710 Bridgeport Ave. in Shelton. RA 710 Bridgeport Avenue LLC, an entity controlled by RNY Property Trust, sold the property for $26.2 million. At the time of sale, the 452,414-square-foot property was 72 percent leased by a variety of tenants, including PerkinElmer Health Sciences and Panolam Industries International. The property is approximately 30 percent office and R&D space, with the remainder warehouse and distribution space. Additionally, the facility features 16 loading docks and nearly 870 parking spaces. Jeffrey Dunne and Steven Bardsley of CBRE represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.

August 14, 2017

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