HOUSTON — General contractor O’Donnell Snider has completed a $6 million renovation of the 55,718-square-foot office headquarters space of law firm Chamberlain Hrdlicka at Two Allen Center in downtown Houston. The two-story space features an internal connecting staircase, four conference rooms, a café-inspired breakroom and an open-air lobby. Gensler served as the project architect. Chamberlain Hrdlicka signed an office lease extension at Two Allen Center in 2022. Tim Relyea of Cushman & Wakefield represented the firm in that deal.
RICHARDSON, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated an 8,710-square-foot lease at Arapaho Place, a 151,728-square-foot industrial flex complex located in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Richardson. Jessica Reinhardt, George Tanghongs and Ally Tanghongs of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, an entity doing business as Dallas North Industrial LLC, in the lease negotiations. Nathaniel Barrett of White Rock Realty represented the tenant, Indian software developer Incresol Inc.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Single-family residential developer Highland Homes has signed an 8,500-square-foot office lease at Hillwood Commons II, a newly constructed office building located within the Alliance Town Center in North Fort Worth. The office will be the company’s fifth in Texas and will be able to support up to 175 employees. Scott Hobbs and Kim Lyon of Newmark represented Highland Homes, which plans to take occupancy this summer, in the lease negotiations.
CONCORD, N.C. — An affiliate of Yale Realty Services Corp., in partnership with an international family office, has acquired Afton Ridge, a 294,617-square-foot shopping center located in Concord, roughly 25 miles northeast of Charlotte. Mike Burkard and Steve Shields of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the $49.2 million sale. Robert Altman of Altman Warwick Inc. and Bat Barber of Medalist Capital arranged a $29.6 million acquisition loan through MetLife on behalf of the buyer. A Super Target anchors Afton Ridge, which was 97 percent leased at the time of sale. Other tenants at the center include HomeSense, Marshalls, Burlington, Haverty’s Furniture, PetSmart and a Dick’s Sporting Goods clearance store, operating under the Going Going Gone! brand.
NEW YORK CITY — Walker & Dunlop has arranged a $103 million CMBS loan for the refinancing of Casa Cipriani, a 47-room luxury hotel, private members club and event space located along the Lower Manhattan waterfront. The property was originally constructed in 1909 as the Battery Maritime Building to serve ferries traveling to Brooklyn. The sponsor, a partnership between Cipriani, Midtown Equities and Centaur Properties, completed the redevelopment in 2021. Aaron Appel, Keith Kurland, Jonathan Schwartz, Adam Schwartz and Sean Bastian of Walker & Dunlop arranged the debt through Citigroup, J.P. Morgan and Argentic.
NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between locally based developer The Moinian Group and Bushburg has begun leasing a 320-unit multifamily redevelopment project in the Cypress Hills area of Brooklyn. The development team converted the former Empire State Dairy site at 2840 Atlantic Ave. into a 14-story multifamily building with market-rate and affordable housing units, as well as 21,000 square feet of commercial space and an onsite charter school. Units come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom formats, and amenities include a rooftop terrace, fitness center, coworking space, tenant lounge and children’s play area. Valley Bank and Cross Valley Bank provided $105 million in construction financing for the project. Information on starting rents was not disclosed.
WATCHUNG, N.J. — Urban Edge Properties has purchased Heritage Square, an 87,318-square-foot shopping center located in the Northern New Jersey community of Watchung. The center was built in 2019 and is home to tenants such as HomeSense, Sierra Trading Post, CityMD, Starbucks, Chick-fil-A, Ulta Beauty, Miller’s Ale House and David’s Bridal. The tenant roster has a weighted average remaining lease term of about eight years and no rollover until 2029. Jose Cruz, J.B. Bruno, Kevin O’Hearn and Austin Pierce of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction and procured Urban Edge as the buyer.
FAIRFIELD, N.J. — ConnectiveRX, a provider of various support services for the healthcare industry, has signed a 19,371-square-foot office lease renewal in the Northern New Jersey community of Fairfield. ConnectiveRX is re-committing to its space at Greenbrook Executive Center, a 203,028-square-foot building owned by locally based investment firm Accordia Realty Ventures, on a short-term basis. Fred Hyatt and Derek DeMartino of JLL brokered the lease on behalf of ownership. Law firm Dwyer, Connell & Lisbona LLP also recently committed to a five-year renewal for its 7,731-square-foot suite at Greenbrook Executive Center.
NEW YORK CITY — JLL has negotiated a 15,202-square-foot office lease at 71 Fifth Ave. in the Union Square/Flatiron area of Manhattan. The tenant, AI-backed video game company Captions, will occupy the entire sixth floor of the 11-story building, which was originally constructed in 1907. Kyle Riker of JLL represented Captions in the lease negotiations. Mitchell Konsker, Ben Bass, Dan Turkewitz and Kyle Young, also with JLL, represented the landlord, a partnership between Madison Capital and Lubert Adler Partners, in conjunction with internal agents Jonathan Ratner and Cindy Chang.
MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee office of Kraus-Anderson Construction will build the new corporate headquarters for Enerpac Tool Group in downtown Milwaukee. Currently located in Menomonee Falls, Enerpac will be relocating to the former ASQ Center at 648 N. Plankinton Ave. The building will be renamed Enerpac Center. The global manufacturer of industrial tools will occupy 50,000 square feet on the fourth floor. Approximately 130 employees will relocate downtown. American Society for Quality will continue to house its headquarters in the building. Creative Business Interiors provided full interior architectural design services. Enerpac’s space will feature a research and testing lab, open collaborative spaces, large conference rooms and offices. Plans also call for a fitness studio, eat-in café and updated restrooms. A full interior demolition of existing spaces will begin in early March and will combine the fourth floors of the existing north and south buildings, which are currently separate. Construction is slated to begin in late April and to be completed in late 2024 or early 2025.