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Paramount Sells Liberty Place Office Building in Washington D.C. for $154.5M

by Alex Patton September 27, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Paramount Group Inc. (NYSE: PGRE) has sold Liberty Place, a landmark office building in Washington D.C., to an undisclosed buyer for $154.5 million. The 172,000-square-foot office building is located at 325 7th St. NW in the East End submarket of Washington, D.C., less than a mile from Capitol Hill. The property comprises two incorporated buildings: the historic Fireman’s Fund Building built in 1882, and a 12-story glass and limestone office tower constructed in 1991. In 2014, Hickok Cole designed an interior repositioning of the office entrance and lobby. Paramount intends to use a portion of proceeds from the sale to partially fund its $722 million purchase of Market Center, a 753,000-square-foot Class A office building in San Francisco’s South Financial District. “We continue to execute on our capital recycling strategy by selling stabilized assets at attractive prices and redeploying that capital into higher-growth opportunities, such as Market Center,” says Albert Behler, president, CEO and chairman. Recent tenants at Liberty Place include electric service company PPL Corp., market consultant Sonecon, Canadian fertilizer company Nutrien and Teneo Hospitality Group. Paramount originally acquired Liberty Place from Beacon Capital Partners in June 2011. Though Paramount did not disclose the price, the …

September 27, 2019

Illinois Leasing Activity Midwest Office

Industrious Expands Office Space to 93,000 SF at Accenture Tower in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow September 25, 2019

CHICAGO — Industrious, a flexible workspace provider, has expanded its office space at Accenture Tower in Chicago. Industrious will now occupy more than 93,000 square feet, up from its original footprint of 46,500 square feet. The company says it signed the lease expansion due to overwhelming business demand. Industrious Ogilvie features shared workspaces, private offices and Canvas suites, its signature offering. Amenities include Wi-Fi, daily breakfast in a fully stocked café and networking events. The expanded space is expected to be open in the second quarter of 2020. KBS owns Accenture Tower, a 1.5 million-square-foot office tower. KBS spearheaded a multi-million-dollar renovation of the property in 2015. Wendy Katz and Matt Lerner of Cushman & Wakefield represented KBS in the lease transaction. Paul Reaumond, Mark Cassata and Ian Murphy of CBRE represented Industrious.

September 25, 2019

Acquisitions Company News Hospitality Maryland Southeast Top Stories

Condor Hospitality Trust’s Shareholders Approve $318M Merger with NexPoint

by John Nelson September 24, 2019

BETHESDA, MD. — Shareholders of Condor Hospitality Trust Inc., a lodging REIT based in Bethesda, have approved the proposed $318 million merger between Condor and NexPoint Hospitality Trust, a hotel REIT headquartered in Toronto. NexPoint and Condor expect the merger to close in the fourth quarter. As part of the deal, NexPoint will acquire Condor’s outstanding equity interests and operating partnership. “The transaction instantly expands [our] geographical footprint and balances NexPoint’s value-add portfolio with extended-stay hotels,” says Jim Dondero, CEO of NexPoint. “We believe the future for quality extended-stay and select-service hotels remains bright.” The shareholders of Condor (NYSE: CDOR) held a special meeting on Monday, Sept. 23 whereby 81.8 percent of the shares of Condor common stock voted in favor of adopting and approving the merger agreement, which NexPoint announced in late July. The merger allows NexPoint to enter several new markets, including Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi and South Carolina. The move will also expand the REIT’s presence in Florida and Texas. Condor Hospitality Trust currently owns 15 hotels in eight states totaling more than 1,900 rooms. The hotel flags in the company’s portfolio includes Hilton, Marriott and InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG). NexPoint Hospitality Trust began operations in …

September 24, 2019

Acquisitions Florida Multifamily Southeast

PIA Residential Purchases Apartment Complex in Pensacola for $26.3M

by Alex Tostado September 19, 2019

PENSACOLA, FLA. — PIA Residential has purchased Crystal Lake, a 224-unit value-add apartment complex in Pensacola, for $26.3 million. The property was 98 percent occupied at the time of sale. The buyer plans to upgrade unit interiors and improve the property. Communal amenities include a beach volleyball court, barbecue area, playground, car washing station, private lake stocked with bass and a dog park. Arbor Realty Trust provided the buyer with a Fannie Mae acquisition loan. Jimmy Adams and Josh Jacobs of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, ExchangeRight, in the transaction.

September 19, 2019

Development Mixed-Use Top Stories Washington Western

Alexandria Real Estate Equities to Develop 800,000 SF Mixed-Use Technology Campus in Seattle

by Kristin Harlow September 18, 2019

SEATTLE — The City of Seattle has selected Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc. (NYSE: ARE) to develop an approximately 800,000-square-foot mixed-use campus known as the Mercer Mega Block. The life sciences and technology-driven project will be built on the last large, undeveloped site — nearly three acres — in Seattle’s Lake Union submarket. Alexandria won the bid for the project by agreeing to pay $143.5 million for the land and to address homelessness, according to the Puget Sound Business Journal. The Seattle City Council approved the development plan on Monday night. The newspaper reports that total project costs could reach $305 million. Plans call for two 13-story office and laboratory towers as well as a 30,000-square-foot community center. Alexandria also intends to develop on-site affordable housing, a farm-to-table restaurant, ground-floor retail space and a pedestrian-only walkway on 8th Avenue surrounded by public spaces with outdoor seating. “We envision our Mercer Mega Block development as a mission-critical campus that can drive the cross-pollination of life science and technology, spur world-class innovations to improve the human condition and significantly enhance the surrounding neighborhood,” says Joel Marcus, executive chairman and founder of Alexandria. The company also says it has strong confidence in the …

September 18, 2019

California Market Reports Office Western Western Market Reports

San Francisco’s Office Market is More Boom than Bust

by Taylor Williams September 13, 2019

San Francisco has been a boom-and-bust market since the Gold Rush. The current intense scrutiny of the yield curve, combined with the stock market’s recent erratic behavior, has sent warnings of the next looming recession. Just how will this affect the office market? Fortunately for the Bay Area, not much. Today, several key factors insulate San Francisco from a severe downturn, unlike past cycles. Among them are Proposition M and a concentration of venture capital, highly skilled talent and some of the world’s largest companies. Since 1986, Proposition M has limited the amount of office development the city will authorize in any given year. The program aims to guard against typical boom-and-bust cycles. The San Francisco office market only includes 85 million square feet, as opposed to Manhattan or Houston, for example, which comprise 400 million and 240 million square feet, respectively. Manhattan currently has 12.4 million square feet of office space under construction, while San Francisco has 3 million square feet in the pipeline. The entitlement limit under Prop M has been reached, meaning no additional new projects can be approved until October when another 950,000 square feet will be allocated for the next year. At first glance, these …

September 13, 2019

Acquisitions Office Top Stories Washington Western

Kennedy Wilson, Security Benefit Life Insurance Acquire Office Campus in Metro Seattle for $227M

by Alex Tostado September 12, 2019

BELLEVUE, WASH. — A new joint venture between Kennedy Wilson (NYSE: KW) and Security Benefit Life Insurance Co. has acquired Sunset North, a 464,000-square-foot, three-building office campus in Bellevue for $227 million. The property’s three buildings, which are certified LEED Silver, were constructed between 1999 and 2000. They were 99 percent leased at the time of sale to 10 long-term tenants with a weighted-average lease term of eight years. Sunset North is located near the intersection of Interstates 405 and 90, three miles southeast of downtown Bellevue and 10 miles east of downtown Seattle. The joint venture acquired the property with $77 million of equity and a $150 million, 10-year acquisition loan with a 3.25 percent fixed interest rate. The lender was not disclosed. The joint venture targets real estate investment opportunities in the Western United States. “Sunset North is an ideal first acquisition for our joint venture,” says Matt Windisch, executive vice president of Kennedy Wilson. Security Benefit is a Kansas-based insurance company that has been in business for more than 127 years. Kennedy Wilson owns, operates and manages multifamily and office properties in the Western U.S., United Kingdom and Ireland. Kennedy Wilson’s stock price closed Wednesday at $22.63 …

September 12, 2019

Market Reports Northeast Northeast Market Reports Office Pennsylvania

Strong Demand, Record Rents Drive Office Investment, Development in Philadelphia

by Taylor Williams September 11, 2019

Robust employment and population growth are fueling Philadelphia’s renaissance and propelling the region’s office sector to new heights. The lack of new office construction over the past decade has driven rents to record levels and is creating value-add acquisition opportunities throughout the region. With a tight labor market and talent acquisition at a premium, companies want to lease state-of-the-art workspaces that attract future employees. Key features of these spaces include access to public transit and surrounding retail and restaurant options. Limited availabilities within this product type are driving rents for quality space, as well as the development pipeline for new office buildings. However, after years of little construction, several proposed office buildings in both downtown and the suburbs are close to breaking ground and creating the next crop of new office inventory for the region. Record Rents In the second quarter of 2019, average asking rents for office properties in downtown Philadelphia hit a record $31.33 per square foot, a 20 percent increase over the past five years. This growth has been driven by out-of-town investors acquiring buildings and raising rents, as well as by growing demand for downtown office space, both from new in-bound demand and organic growth from …

September 11, 2019

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Tariffs, Election Impact Deal Velocity in DFW Industrial Market, Says InterFace Panel

by Taylor Williams September 10, 2019

DALLAS — The 2020 presidential election as well as tariffs, the primary economic weapon of the incumbent candidate, are weighing heavily on the decisions of industrial users and investors in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW), according to a panel of experienced leasing and capital markets professionals at the InterFace DFW Industrial conference. Moderated by Coni Hennersdorf, principal of CODA Consulting Group, the event was held Sept. 4 at the Westin Galleria Hotel and attended by more than 200 people in its first year of existence. The panelists agreed that President Donald Trump’s tariffs, which at this point primarily target goods imported from China, have prompted some industrial users to stockpile inventories in advance of the tariffs going into effect. According to the Wall Street Journal, since July 2018, the administration has imposed tariffs on more than $250 billion worth of Chinese goods, not including the additional $150 billion in tariffs set to take effect in mid-December. Other tenants have opted to wait out the election and see if the tariffs will be repealed, effectively delaying key decisions on capital expenditures like labor and materials. The former scenario creates more demand for industrial space, while the latter puts potential expansion deals on hold. …

September 10, 2019

Acquisitions Healthcare Life Sciences Massachusetts Northeast Office Top Stories

HCP Agrees to Purchase Life Sciences Building Near Boston from Davis Cos., Invesco for $332.5M

by John Nelson September 10, 2019

CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — HCP Inc. (NYSE: HCP), a healthcare and seniors housing REIT, has agreed to acquire a 224,000-square-foot life sciences building in the Cambridge submarket of Boston for $332.5 million. The Davis Cos. and Invesco Real Estate are selling the LEED Gold-certified property, which is located at 35 CambridgePark Drive. Known as Alewife Research Center, 35 CambridgePark Drive is fully leased to five life sciences firms. The leases have a weighted average term exceeding 10 years. The recently delivered property offers more than 10,000 square feet of amenity space, including a lobby with dedicated collaboration spaces, a full-service restaurant, fitness center, lockers, bike storage and green space with outdoor seating. The transit-oriented property is located two miles from Harvard University and directly across the street from the MBTA Alewife Red Line station and bus terminal. “With the acquisition, we’re pleased to report that in less than two years we have expanded our presence in the Boston life science market to more than 1.3 million square feet and at a very compelling blended yield,” says Scott Brinker, executive vice president and chief investment officer of HCP. HCP expects to close the acquisition in December. The REIT also recently purchased the …

September 10, 2019

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