HOBOKEN, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged a 39,990-square-foot office lease renewal in Hoboken. The tenant, automated software provider NiCE Systems, will continue to occupy the entire 11th floor at the 1.5 million-square-foot Waterfront Corporate Center. David DeMatteis, Mina Shehata and Scott Schubert of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Alex Erdos represented the landlord, SJP Properties, on an internal basis.
NEW YORK CITY — Horizon Kinetics Asset Management has signed an 18,713-square-foot office lease at Rockefeller Center in Midtown Manhattan. The firm is relocating from 470 Park Avenue South to the 27th floor of the 31-story building at 1270 Avenue of the Americas. Independent broker Marc Miller represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Blythe Kinsler and Kate Walker internally represented the landlord, Tishman Speyer.
The Triangle’s industrial market continues to hold strong fundamentals heading into the new year. A disciplined construction pipeline, low vacancy and high absorption fuel the market’s steady success. Disciplined constructionIndustrial developers have been incredibly disciplined when delivering new product to the Raleigh-Durham market, which has kept vacancy below 7 percent — a significantly stronger rate than peer Sun Belt markets as a result of record levels of development in recent years. With absorption rates in the Triangle averaging nearly 3 million square feet per year in the past five years, this healthy rate of delivery and absorption has propped up the region’s industrial market. That being said, the Raleigh-Durham market infill land supply has its limitations. Industrial-zoned land is difficult to find and acquisition costs are pushing $500,000 per acre in some submarkets, and rezoning is a lengthy 12-month or longer process. For these projects to be financially viable, developers have been increasing rents year-over-year to an average of over $12 per square foot across all submarkets, up from roughly $6 just five years ago. Many institutional occupiers have been willing to pay a premium to be in new, Class A space in these infill areas, but other occupiers are …
MORRISTOWN, N.J. — JLL has provided $296 million in Freddie Mac financing for a portfolio of 13 multifamily properties totaling 1,880 units in New Jersey. The portfolio consists of garden-style properties that are scattered across five Central and Northern New Jersey counties: Middlesex, Somerset, Union, Monmouth and Morris. The vintage of the properties ranges from 1959 to 1999. Michael Klein, Thomas Didio Jr., Michael Mataras and Joseph Gruber of JLL originated the 10-year, fixed-rate loan, which was structured with interest-only payments for a portion of the term. The borrower was not disclosed. “The borrower’s exceptional management capabilities and dedication to maintaining a well-kept, high-performing portfolio ensure these vital communities continue to deliver quality, affordable homes for residents,” says Didio. — Taylor Williams
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS — New York City-based Machine Investment Group has purchased Rise 120, a 227-unit apartment complex in the northern Austin suburb of Georgetown. Completed in early 2024, Rise 120 offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, resident lounge, grilling area and a dog park. Machine Investment Group, which partnered with Alta Real Estate Partners on the acquisition, plans to add additional amenities, including a golf simulator, sauna and cold plunge. Walker & Dunlop represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
RICHARDSON, TEXAS — GEICO has signed a 198,000-square-foot office lease at Galatyn Commons, located in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Richardson. The insurance provider, which last spring committed to occupying the entirety of Building B at the four-building, 800,000-square-foot campus, is now taking additional space in Building D. Mapletree, a global investment firm based in Singapore, owns Galatyn Commons. GEICO expects to hire another 1,000 people to staff its three Richardson buildings over the next two years.
TEXARKANA, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 121-room hotel in Texarkana, located near the Texas-Arkansas border. Built on 2.3 acres in 2014 and renovated in 2023, the Residence Inn by Marriott Texarkana offers amenities such as an indoor pool, fitness center, business center and meeting/event space. Chris Gomes of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed, Dallas-based seller in the transaction and procured the buyer, an affiliate of Daugherty Property Group.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Weitzman has negotiated the sale of an 11,316-square-foot retail strip center in northeast Fort Worth. The center was fully leased at the time of sale to three tenants: Boswell Dental Care, Keke’s Breakfast Café and Victory Nail Lounge. Guillermo Lopez of Weitzman, in conjunction with Matthew Rosenfeld with The Rosenfeld Co., represented the buyer in the transaction. Tim Axilrod and Suhi Kosuri of SHOP Cos. represented the seller. Both parties requested anonymity.
BRENTWOOD AND CULVER CITY, CALIF. — TruAmerica Multifamily has acquired two apartment communities in West Los Angeles — Luxe Villas in Brentwood and Haven Apartments in Culver City. Terms of the transactions were not disclosed. Originally built in 2006 and renovated in 2022, Luxe Villas features one one-bedroom unit, 53 two-bedroom units and six former two- and three-bedroom units currently operating as 18 co-living suites. Community amenities include a rooftop lounge, central courtyard with lounge seating, electric vehicle charging stations and gated parking. Haven Apartments, which was built in 2019, offers 97 studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts and 13,183 square feet of fully leased ground-floor retail space. Onsite amenities include a pool, spa, meditation lounge, clubroom with fireplace, outdoor courtyards with grills and fire pits, a rooftop deck with private cabanas, a billiards lounge, dog run and secure gated access. Orangetheory Fitness, Red Diamond Yoga, Papaya Pet Care and Karak House Coffee occupy the retail space. Kevin Green, Joseph Grabiec and Gregory Harris of Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, facilitated both sales, while IPA’s Brian Eisendrath and Jake Vitta advised TruAmerica on the debt for each property.
ENGLEWOOD, COLO. — Knightsbridge Capital and Westside Investment Partners have acquired 400 Inverness, a Class A office building in Englewood. Terms of the transaction were not released. JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the sale, while Colliers advised the seller on leasing. The buyers received acquisition financing through FirstBank, now part of PNC Bank. Located at 400 Inverness Parkway, 400 Inverness offers 112,198 square feet of office space that was originally built in 1997 and most recently renovated in 2025. At the time of acquisition, the property was 93 percent occupied. The ownership group plans to implement a value-enhancement program focused on building upgrades, as well as pursuing proactive leasing initiatives to strengthen the property’s long-term tenancy and cash flow profile.