HOUSTON — Locally based brokerage firm Oxford Partners has negotiated a 22,127-square-foot office lease in Houston’s Energy Corridor. According to LoopNet Inc., the 17-story, 455,142-square-foot building at 580 Westlake Park Blvd. was built in 1982 and renovated in 2021. Ryan Hartsell of Oxford Partners represented the tenant, shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean, in the lease negotiations. Matt Asvestas, Grant Schiro and Ryan Barbles of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, Younan Properties.
CAMBRDIGE, MASS. — Locally based investment and development firm The Davis Cos. has completed a 161,616-square-foot life sciences facility in Cambridge. The facility at 101 Smith Place is one of four buildings within The Quad, a life sciences campus that is home to tenants such as Ginko Bioworks, Civetta Therapeutics, Invaio Sciences, Hyperion and Samsung Electronics. The facility features high-efficiency HVAC systems, surface and below-grade parking, a fitness center and indoor bike storage space. Davis developed 101 Smith Place in partnership with Invesco Real Estate. CBRE is marketing the property for lease.
AVON, CONN. — New Jersey-based Cronheim Mortgage has arranged a $24 million permanent loan for Avon Marketplace, a 78,687-square-foot shopping center located on the western outskirts of Hartford. The center was built on 17.3 acres in 1994 and is home to tenants such as ULTA Beauty, Athleta, LensCrafters, GAP Factory, New Balance, Starbucks and Verizon Wireless. Dev Morris, Andrew Stewart and Allison Villamagna of Cronheim arranged the loan, which carried two years of interest-only payments and a 25-year amortization schedule. The borrower and direct lender were not disclosed.
WOODBRIDGE, N.J. — Colliers has brokered the $11.1 million sale of 900 on Nine, a 112,705-square-foot office building in the Northern New Jersey community of Woodbridge. The building was 54 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as NIP Group, Onyx Equities and Toshiba. Jacklene Chesler, Patrick Norris, Philippe Jomphe and Matthew Cohen of Colliers marketed the property in conjunction with auction platform Ten-X on behalf of the seller, TFE Properties. The buyer was not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Hines will open a 63,000-square-foot flexible workspace in Manhattan’s Hudson Square neighborhood under its proprietary coworking brand, The Square. The space at 205 Hudson St. formerly housed a WeWork facility and will be the brand’s first in New York City. The space will feature a variety of private suites, group meeting areas and amenity spaces. The opening is scheduled for later this summer.
NEW YORK CITY — XR Extreme Reach has signed a 13,400-square-foot office lease at The Spiral in Midtown Manhattan. The digital marketing firm is relocating its headquarters from 1633 Broadway to the 21st floor of the 66-story tower. Greg Conen and Sam Brodsky internally represented the landlord, Tishman Speyer, in the lease negotiations. Joe Messina and Seth Hecht of JLL represented the tenant.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — JLL has arranged a $135 million loan for the refinancing of Cummins Station, an adaptive reuse mixed-use development in Nashville’s Gulch district spanning 408,000 square feet. JLL arranged the five-year, fixed-rate loan on behalf of the borrower, DZL Management. Located at 209 10th Ave. S, Cummins Station features creative office spaces and 46,000 square feet of retail space. According to the property website, current office tenants include DZL, Gibson Brands, Serendipity Labs, Bohler, Unlock Health, Eventbrite, Revive and Wayspring. Retailers include Gibson Garage, Morning Glory Deli, Pullman Standard and Wild Wasabi. The brick property dates back to 1906.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Woodfield Development has obtained a $53.7 million loan for the refinancing of Margaux Midtown, a 292-unit apartment community located in Nashville’s Midtown neighborhood. Adam Bieber and Alec Jenkins of BWE’s Washington, D.C., office arranged the senior loan through the company’s bridge program on behalf of Woodfield Development. Delivered in 2023, Margaux Midtown features a fitness center, clubroom with mini duck bowling, private yoga room, dedicated work pods, complimentary coffee, sky lounge and rooftop terrace, speakeasy with a performance stage, resort-style swimming pool and a podcast room.
NAPLES, FLA. — Benderson Development has acquired Carillon Place, a 250,000-square-foot, open-air shopping center located at the intersection of Airport-Pulling and Pine Ridge roads in Naples. Tenants at the property, which was 92 percent leased at the time of sale, include T.J. Maxx, DSW and Walmart. The previous owner was an entity doing business as BRE DDR Carillon Place LLC, according to the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. The sales price was not disclosed.
DELRAY BEACH, FLA. — The Milestone Group has purchased Axis Delray Beach, a 488-unit, garden-style apartment community located at 1495 Spring Harbor Drive in Delray Beach, a city in South Florida’s Palm Beach County. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Milestone plans to implement a multimillion-dollar renovation to the property’s common area amenities, landscaping and exteriors. The previous owner recently made capital improvements to Axis Delray Beach’s unit interiors.