NEW YORK CITY — The General Services Administration (GSA) has tapped Chicago-based architecture and engineering firm Krueck Sexton Partners (KSP) to design the $240 million redevelopment of the Silvio J. Mollo Federal Building in New York City. Constructed in 1974, the 10-story, 160,000-square-foot building is located at 1 St. Andrew’s Plaza in Lower Manhattan and houses the offices of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and the U.S. Marshals Service. Enhancements will include the replacement of all major building systems, modifications to the base building structure and the installation of a new façade. Other building modifications will include the development of a new main entrance, upgrades to the building’s accessibility and security infrastructure and the implementation of a new interior design plan. As part of the project, KSP will also design two floors of swing space at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Office Building at 26 Federal Plaza that will serve as temporary accommodations for building occupants during the modernization. Construction is expected to begin in fall 2023 with completion scheduled for summer 2026.
HAVERHILL, MASS. — Edwards Vacuum, a manufacturer owned by Swedish industrial conglomerate Atlas Copco, will open a 121,800-square-foot facility in Haverhill, located north of Boston. The property will feature space for office, manufacturing, warehousing and research and development. The largest portion of the first floor centers on manufacturing, alongside warehouse/storage, R&D labs, a training room, cafeteria, fitness area and bike storage space. Offices, conference rooms and an observation room will be situated in the mezzanine area. Dacon Corp. is designing the project, which is expected to bring about 200 new jobs to the area. Completion is slated for the second quarter of 2022.
EATONTOWN, N.J. — Florida-based Rendina Healthcare Real Estate has broken ground on the RWJBarnabas Health Family Care & Wellness Center, an 82,000-square-foot project at Monmouth Mall in Eatontown, located near the Jersey Shore. The facility will feature custom-designed spaces for specialized pediatric care, women’s services and wellness resources. The building will also include a commercial-grade kitchen to support the wellness center. Completion is slated for November.
PLAINFIELD, N.J. — CBRE has negotiated the sale of a multifamily development site that will ultimately house 104 units at 803 South Ave. in Plainfield, located in the north-central part of the state. A partnership between Bennett Realty & Development and EDEN Property Co. LLC sold the site to West of Hudson Real Estate for an undisclosed price. Jeffrey Dunne, Jeremy Neuer, Gene Pride, Zach McHale, Nat Gambuzza and Trevor Fiebel of CBRE represented both parties in the deal. A construction timeline for the project was not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Global private equity firm Hellman & Friedman has signed a 27,800-square-foot office lease at 425 Park Avenue, a 47-story tower in Midtown Manhattan that is nearing completion. The firm signed a 15-year lease and will relocate from the nearby Lever House building at 390 Park Ave. during the fourth quarter. Jonathan Serko, Barry Zeller, Andrew Ross, Richard Serko, Ed Donnery and Mike Middleton of Cushman & Wakefield represented Hellman & Friedman in the lease negotiations. Andrew Wiener and David Berkey represented the landlord, L&L Holding Co., on an internal basis.
MIAMI — Bridge Development Partners has secured $78.2 million in financing to develop Bridge Point AVE at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport. The three-building, 589,887-square-foot industrial business park is more than 72 percent preleased and is scheduled to be delivered in the third quarter. Steve Roth of CBRE’s Debt & Structured Finance team arranged the loan through Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC). Bridge acquired the nearly 50-acre development site located within the master-planned AVE, Aviation and Commerce Centre in late 2019. Building 1 will be located at 5590 NW 145th St. and span 199,800 square feet. Building 2 will be located at 14150 NW 56th Court and consist of 110,588 square feet. Lastly, Building 3 will be located at 14250 Aviation Drive and span 279,499 square feet. All three buildings will feature modern amenities and an ESFR fire suppression system. Bridge Point AVE will be bounded by Palmetto Expressway to the north and Gratigny Parkway to the south. Bridge has acquired 493 acres in 16 separate transactions throughout Miami-Dade and Broward counties and delivered approximately 7 million square feet of Class A industrial space across the South Florida region since entering the market in 2012.
CONYERS, GA. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the $12.7 million sale of Conyers Square, a 90,218-square-foot, Kroger-anchored shopping center in Conyers. Zach Taylor and Don McMinn of IPA’s Taylor McMinn Retail Group represented the seller, Sansome LLC, and procured the buyer, Forge Capital Partners. Kroger has 15 years of left on its lease term, and Taylor says that the previous owner did not have any COVID-19-related rent concessions with its tenants. “The Conyers Square disposition illustrated how strong and diverse the market is right now for successful, grocery-anchored centers,” says Taylor. “We received over one dozen offers from both private and institutional groups, with the private buyers beating the institutional pricing significantly. We received the most compelling financing quotes I have seen in over a decade and surpassed pricing expectations for our client.” Conyers Square was constructed on 11 acres in 1985. Additional tenants include Sunny’s Beauty Supply, Sapphire Nails, Lendmark Financial and H&R Block.
RINCON, GA. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of Georgia International Trade Center’s (GITC) Building 2B, a 1.1 million-square-foot bulk distribution center in the Savannah suburb of Rincon. Britton Burdette, Patrick Nally, Matt Wirth and Dennis Mitchell of JLL represented the seller, a joint venture between Stonemont Financial Group and The Davis Cos., in the transaction. Invesco Real Estate purchased the property for an undisclosed price. The cross-dock building is situated on 76.6 acres at 2008 Trade Center Blvd. within the broader, fully occupied GITC. Building 2B is less than 10 miles from Port of Savannah’s Garden City Terminal. Additionally, the property is located close to Interstates 16 and 95 and features access to every major destination east of the Mississippi River via two Class I railroads.
NEW ORLEANS — Hertz Investment Group has opened a new coworking space in New Orleans called Connect Hub Coworking at 400 Poydras Tower. The space is situated on the ninth floor within Hertz’s 400 Poydras Tower, a 32-story, 620,000-square-foot office building in the city’s central business district. Hertz invested about $1 million into the project. According to Jim Ingram, chief investment officer of Hertz, the property is offering desk-to-office options for remote workers, those splitting time between home, field and/or office and growing businesses in need of flexible lease agreements. The property offers offices suites ranging from 100 square feet to 100,000 square feet, as well as fiber internet, conference rooms and onsite management. Connect Hub is one of 80 tenants at 400 Poydras Tower. 400 Poydras Tower tenants include IMTT, Accruent, Entercom, Regions Bank and Reily Foods. Hertz Investment Group is a real estate investment firm based in Woodland Hills, Calif. The company currently operates seven properties in New Orleans, including First Bank and Trust Tower, Poydras Center and 400 Poydras Tower.
SPRING, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of A-1 Mini Storage, a 280-unit self-storage facility in the northern Houston suburb of Spring that primarily offers climate-controlled space in. Brandon Karr, Danny Cunningham and Dave Knobler of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company, in the transaction. Other terms of sale were not disclosed.