CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 30,294-square-foot industrial lease at 1628 W. Crosby Road in Carrollton, a northern suburb of Dallas. Ken Wesson and Adam Graham of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, EastGroup Properties LP. Keenan Cook of Mercer Co. represented the tenant, Exalt Printing Solutions LLC.
DALLAS — Venture X, a Florida-based coworking concept, has opened a 22,553-square-foot space at One McKinney, a 15-story office building located in Uptown Dallas. The space will cover the fifth floor and feature communal areas, conference rooms, 240 dedicated desks and both private and virtual offices. Ryan Hoopes of Colliers International represented Venture X in the lease negotiations. Elliot Prieur and Allison Johnston internally represented the landlord, Gaedeke Group.
The northern Nevada office market is picking up steam, despite still lagging behind the robust growth taking place in the industrial and multifamily sectors. Year-to-date net absorption of 136,607 square feet has brought overall market vacancy rates down to 10.1 percent. Rates are well below that in the more desirable office submarkets. South Reno, once plagued with vacancy rates exceeding 30 percent during the downturn, now hovers at a rate of 6.3 percent. Downtown vacancy rates currently sit at 7.9 percent with no new supply on the horizon. In fact, no significant office property has been built in downtown Reno since 1981. Reno is a market in need of new office supply; however, new office construction is challenging to build on a speculative basis except in the most amenity-rich locations that offer visibility and accessibility. The lack of incoming supply and rising demand has caused office lease rates to increase. Rates have generally remained stable over the past few years with the exception of Class A office lease rates, which have climbed steadily over the past 12 months. There is a gap between existing Class A office lease rates, which range from $2 per square foot to $2.50 per square …
SEATTLE — Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has officially selected New York City and Arlington, Va., as the homes for its second headquarters, confirming reports last week of the e-commerce giant’s decision to split HQ2. Amazon will invest $5 billion and create more than 50,000 jobs across the two new headquarters locations, with more than 25,000 employees in each new headquarters. Both campuses will feature 4 million square feet of new office space, which is expandable up to 8 million square feet at each location. New York City and Arlington will join Seattle as the company’s three headquarters in North America. “These two locations will allow us to attract world-class talent that will help us to continue inventing for customers for years to come,” says Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon. “The team did a great job selecting these sites, and we look forward to becoming an even bigger part of these communities.” The New York location will be in Queens’ Long Island City neighborhood. The Arlington office will be in River Landing, a newly branded neighborhood encompassing parts of Pentagon City and Crystal City in Arlington and Potomac Yard in nearby Alexandria. Amazon estimates the incremental tax revenue to exceed $10 billion for the New York location …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — PRP, in partnership with GMF Capital, has acquired the Presidential Building, an office building located at 1111 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W. in Washington, D.C. The name of the seller and acquisition price were not released, but media outlets report the asset sold for $338 million. Originally built in 1967, the property was renovated and expanded in 2002 from 12 stories and 253,000 square feet to 14 stories and 334,000 square feet. The property also includes a four-story underground parking structure. Law firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius occupies the entire building on a long-term lease through 2032. SKB redesigned the building’s interior space in 2017 as part of Morgan Lewis’ lease renewal. Since 2010, $35 million has been spent on base building and tenant space improvements.
FORT MYERS, FLA. — St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Mosaic Development has completed the disposition of Mosaic at the Forum, an apartment community located at 3100 Champion Ring Road in Fort Myers. An entity led by InvestRes acquired the property for $49.7 million, or $197,321 per unit. Brad Capas, Luis Elorza and Robert Given of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the deal. Developed in 2017 and situated on 13 acres, the property comprises 10 three-story buildings featuring a total of 252 units, with an average unit size of 908 square feet. Community amenities include a resident clubhouse, leasing center, pool deck with fire pit, grills and gazebos, fitness center, two dog parks, Wi-Fi, a resident package delivery system, detached garages and storage closets. At the time of sale, the property was 95 percent occupied.
ATLANTA — Atlanta-based Songy Highroads LLC, in partnership with Hyatt Hotels Corp., is developing Hyatt Place Centennial Park, located at 300 Luckie St. in downtown Atlanta. Construction has reached the fifth floor of the 11-story hotel, which is slated to open in August 2019. Situated one block north of Centennial Olympic Park and adjacent to the Georgia Aquarium, the hotel will feature 175 guestrooms, a pool, fitness center, on-site food service, parking deck, 2,100 square feet of meeting space and retail space fronting Luckie and Marietta streets. Reeves Young is serving as general contractor, and Wakefield Beasley is providing architectural services for the project.
ROYAL PALM BEACH, FLA. — Hunt Midwest and Integral Senior Living have broken ground on The Capstone at Royal Palm, a seniors housing development located on Okeechobee Boulevard in Royal Palm Beach, a village in South Florida’s Palm Beach County. Slated to open in early 2020, The Capstone at Royal Palm will feature 84 studio, one- and two-bedroom assisted living and memory care suites, offering accommodates for up to 114 residents. Community amenities will include a great room, formal dining room, fitness center, bistro lounge, sunroom, walking trails, gazebo and a dog park. Integral Senior Living will manage the property upon completion.
ELIZABETHTOWN, KY. — The Kirkland Co. has arranged the sale of Crossfield Townhomes, a multifamily property located at 2201 Crossfield Drive in Elizabethtown. Mark Harris Construction sold the property to Bob and Deborah Hart for an undisclosed price. Built in 2017, the property features 28 two-bedroom apartments. Brandon Wilson and Brian Devlin of The Kirkland Co. handled the transaction.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has arranged the sale of Estates at Southpark Meadows and Terraces at Southpark Meadows, two multifamily assets totaling 670 units in south Austin. The properties, which were acquired as value-add opportunities, were built in 2009 and border the Southpark Meadows power center. Patton Jones of NKF’s Capital Markets group represented the seller, Atlanta-based BVT Equity Holdings, in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed.