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Ziegler Cooper, Basic Builders Renovating 5300 Memorial Drive in Houston

by Haisten Willis October 18, 2016

HOUSTON — Ziegler Cooper Architects and Basic Builders are renovating 5300 Memorial Drive, an 11-story, 153,000-square-foot office building in Houston. Built in 1983 and renovated in 1993, the building’s common areas, including its entry, ground floor lobby, elevator lobbies and cabs, corridors and restrooms will be remodeled and modernized. Improvements will include a new building monument sign, lobby coffee bar, hotel-grade restroom finishes and LED lighting in common areas. Owner Equus Capital Partners has retained Ziegler Cooper and Basic Builders as the design-build team on the project, which is slated for completion in the first quarter of 2017. 5300 Memorial is located in the Midtown submarket between Memorial Park and Buffalo Bayou Park. JLL’s Jessica Ochoa and Russell Hodges recently completed two lease renewals at 5300 Memorial on behalf of Equus Capital Partners. The Shanks Law Firm, represented by Morgan Relyea of Cushman & Wakefield, renewed an 8,463-square-foot lease, and A. Randall Camacho, represented by Lee & Associates’ Travis Taylor, renewed a 3,523-square-foot lease.

October 18, 2016

Rosewood Property to Purchase 44 Acres in San Antonio for Mixed-Use Development

by Haisten Willis October 18, 2016

SAN ANTONIO — The Tobin Endowment has closed on the sale of 44 acres surrounding the original residence of the late Robert L. B. Tobin. Dallas-based Rosewood Property Co. purchased the property and plans to build a mixed-use development on the tract. The property is in the Oakwell Farms area of north-central San Antonio. The sale will preserve the residence, which was designed by Tobin, a San Antonio arts patron, philanthropist and businessman. Two surrounding acres will also be preserved. Before his death in 2000, Tobin converted the residence to the offices of The Tobin Endowment.

October 18, 2016

Office Texas

JLL Arranges Four Leases at Forum Offices in San Antonio

by Haisten Willis October 18, 2016

SAN ANTONIO — JLL has arranged 21,119 square feet of new office leases at Forum Offices over the past 60 days. The largest deal was with GM Financial, which will occupy the first floor of Forum Three office building with 10,661 square feet. Other new tenants include CoStar Group, Guardian Mortgage Co. and HMG Engineers. JLL’s Mark Krenger, Lisa Mittel and Meredith Sheeder worked on behalf of the landlord, a partnership between Endeavor Real Estate and Long Wharf Partners, to finalize the transactions. JLL’s Pat McDowell and John Worthen represented GM Financial, Sergio Acosta of San Antonio Commercial Advisors represented CoStar Group and Scott Wolff of Transwestern represented Guardian Mortgage Co. The Forum Offices includes a three-building campus located on 16 acres in the Northwest submarket of San Antonio. The project spans over 380,000 square feet and is 91.4 percent leased. Endeavor Real Estate and Long Wharf Partners purchased the property late last year and have invested in capital improvements including a tenant training facility, fitness center, expanded Wi-Fi coverage and renovated signage and branding.

October 18, 2016

District of Columbia Loans Office Southeast

Prudential Mortgage Capital Provides $66.5M Refinancing of Office Tower in D.C.

by John Nelson October 18, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Prudential Mortgage Capital Co. has provided the $66.5 million refinancing of a newly built, 112,635-square-foot trophy office building located at 900 G St. in Washington, D.C.’s East End district. Sue Carras, Cary Abod, Dan McIntyre and Rob Carey of HFF arranged the loan through Prudential Mortgage Capital on behalf of the borrower, ASB Real Estate Investments. Completed in 2015, the LEED Gold-certified building features a three-level, below-grade parking garage, windows on three elevations with floor-to-ceiling glass and a rooftop conference center. Anchored by law firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, the office tower is also home to BMW, Herman Miller, Roberti Global and the Truth Initiative. The property is situated across the street from the Gallery Place/Chinatown Metro station and less than two blocks from the Metro Center Metro station.

October 18, 2016

Illinois Midwest Office Top Stories

Beacon Capital Partners Acquires AMA Plaza in Chicago for $467.5 Million

by Katie Sloan October 18, 2016

CHICAGO — Beacon Capital Partners has acquired AMA Plaza, a 1.2 million-square-foot office building and an adjacent 902-stall parking garage, for $467.5 million. The Class A asset is located in the River North neighborhood of Chicago. The office component of the property is located above a 316-room Langham Hotel, which was not included in the sale. The hotel is housed on levels two through 13 of the building. The LEED Gold-certified property is situated on the banks of the Chicago River, and is a designated Chicago landmark listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is also the last and largest American building designed by German-American architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The building was 96-percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including the American Medical Association, the law firm of Latham & Watkins LLP, SmithBucklin Corp., BDO USA LLP and Swanson, Martin & Bell LLP. Originally opened in 1973, the property recently underwent $73.8 million in renovations including the addition of all new mechanical systems, elevators, HVAC, restrooms and a green Roof. Jaime Fink, Jeff Bramson, Mark Katz, Michael Kavanau, John Pelusi, Gerard Sansosti and Patrick Shields of HFF represented the seller, an affiliate of Five …

October 18, 2016

Office Washington Western

LBA Realty Buys Broadacres Office Building in Seattle for $25.4M

by Nellie Day October 17, 2016

SEATTLE — LBA Realty has purchased the 123,108-square-foot Broadacres office building in Seattle for $25.4 million. The building is located at 1601 2nd Ave., two blocks from Sound Transit-King County Metro’s Westlake station and one block from Pike Place Market. The 10-story property is a value-add, creative office redevelopment opportunity, according to HFF, which represented the seller, Principal Real Estate Investors, in this transaction. Nicholas Kucha led the firm’s team, which marketed the property in partnership with KG Investment Properties.

October 17, 2016

California Office Western

C.W. Driver Companies Completes $55M Sciences Building at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo

by Nellie Day October 17, 2016

MISSION VIEJO, CALIF. — C.W. Driver has completed work on the 81,980-square-foot Sciences Building at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo. The $55 million project is part of a large-scale renovation of the college’s academic and research facilities, aimed at boosting the institution’s environmental sustainability and overall learning experience. The three-story building contains approximately 2,600 square feet of classroom space; 44,400 square feet divided between 26 modern laboratories for academic programs in astronomy, biology, chemistry, geology, marine science, physics and related disciplines; and 1,800 square feet of office space. In addition to the extensive lab space, the building also features a 500-square-foot observatory with 22 student-accessible telescopes.

October 17, 2016

Office Texas

SRS Distribution Expands Office to 5,452 SF at Valliance Plaza in McKinney

by Haisten Willis October 17, 2016

MCKINNEY, TEXAS — SRS Distribution Inc., a roofing supply company, has signed a lease expansion for its office at Valliance Plaza in McKinney. The company will now occupy 5,452 square feet. Stephen Hemphill of Mohr Partners represented the tenant, and Heather Shover and Sean Dalton of Younger Partners represented the landlord in the leasing transaction.

October 17, 2016

Georgia Office Southeast

Skanska to Build $56M Office Building in Atlanta

by John Nelson October 17, 2016

ATLANTA — Skanska has signed a $56 million contract to construct a build-to-suit corporate office building in Atlanta for an undisclosed company. The office building will span roughly 200,000 square feet and feature a 210,000-square-foot parking deck. Skanska expects to deliver the building in 2018.

October 17, 2016

Georgia Office Southeast

PGi Renews, Expands Office Leases in Metro Atlanta

by John Nelson October 17, 2016

ATLANTA — PGi, an Atlanta-based software provider, has renewed its lease at the company’s corporate headquarters at the Terminus 100 office tower in Atlanta’s Buckhead district. The company also renewed and expanded its lease at the GA 400 Center office building in Alpharetta. The two 12-year lease deals total roughly 70,000 square feet. PGi signed its lease renewal at Terminus 100 with Cousins Properties and signed its lease renewal and expansion at GA 400 Center with TPA Group. PGi has also selected architect Gensler to redesign the company’s office space at the two locations. Patrick Duffy and Taylor Senter of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank advised PGi on the lease deals and the redesign project.

October 17, 2016

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