Business Specialties

UPI Renews 113 KSF Lease in Houston

The project management firm chose to keep its headquarters at the three-building Loop Central office campus. Teams from Transwestern and CBRE negotiated the renewal.

Michael Viggiano

Skanska Lands $365M Contract for NY Rail Facility

The company teamed up with ECCO to design and build the final phase of a project for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

Alula Relocates HQ to St. Paul

The smart security systems producer plans to relocate its headquarters into CSM Corp.’s Midway Innovation Center I, which has been vacant since May 2018.

The Investment Building

J.P. Morgan, JBG Smith Sell DC Office Tower for $385M

Ponte Gadea, the investment arm of billionaire Amancio Ortega, purchased the 401,000-square-foot building at 1501 K St. NW.

Nashville Hotel Trades for $125M

The seller, Rockbridge, acquired the 214-key Hilton Garden Inn in the city center for slightly more than $80 million in 2016.

Hilton Opens New DoubleTree in Spain

Opened in partnership with owner Empresas Phoenix, the 133-key property near Murcia is the flag’s fifth hotel in the country.

$1B Mixed-Use Project Set to Rise Near Dallas

Centurion American Development Group has acquired a suburban shopping mall in Plano, Texas, with plans to redevelop the property through a multi-phase project.

Genet Property Group Buys FL Industrial Portfolio

The purchase included Fairfax Industrial Park in Riviera Beach and 7150 Devons Road in West Palm Beach. Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction.

HFF Secures NoVa Office Building Refi

The owner of 7600 Leesburg Pike in Tysons, Va., received a $32 million floating-rate mortgage to both refinance its 2014 acquisition loan and renovate the Class B asset.

Y2

Pickard Chilton-Designed Project Breaks Ground in Tokyo

The 3.3 million-square-foot mixed-use Y2 is scheduled to reach completion in 2022. The property is expected to include premier office space, a 98-key hotel and an elementary school.