Business Specialties

Savanna Picks Up NYC Office Tower

The real estate company purchased 19 W. 44th St. from Deka Immobilien GmbH, and plans to invest more than $25 million in renovations at the 300,000-square-foot Midtown property.

NKF Arranges North San Diego HQ Lease

Working on behalf CIRE Equity, Newmark Knight Frank secured a 41,000-square-foot lease in San Diego. Lighthouse Strategies will move into the new location this December.

Blackstone Affiliate Sells UT Retail Center for $33M

Newmark Knight Frank has completed the sale of Red Rock Commons, a 134,152-square-foot retail center in St. George, on behalf of Shopcore.

SJP Properties Sells NJ Development Site

The site is situated within the five-building Somerset Corporate Center office campus in Bridgewater, N.J., and will house an upcoming AC Hotels by Marriott and a Zinburger Win & Burger Bar.

VanTrust Breaks Ground on Chandler Office Asset

Layton Construction Co. is developing the first phase of Chandler Corporate Center, a 114,000-square-foot office development in Chandler, Ariz. The property is scheduled for completion by June 2018.

Lerner Inks 23 KSF HQ Lease in VA

Cross Country Consulting will take up an entire floor at a premier office building located within Lerner’s Corporate Office Centre at Tysons II in Tysons, Va., the state’s largest office market.

3855 Sparks Drive S.E., Grand Rapids, Mich.

Tech Company Service Express Expands MI Office

The tenant, tech company Service Express Inc., signed an agreement for approximately 60,000 square feet of office space at a campus in Grand Rapids, Mich.

Mortgage Firm Extends, Expands Dallas Lease

Pacific Union Financial signed a new 44,000-square-foot lease at Browning Place I in Dallas. The company also renewed its existing 88,000-square-foot lease at neighboring Browning Place II.

Upcoming Raleigh-Area Mixed-Use Center Lands New Tenants

CBRE announced that Domino’s Pizza, Eye Level Learning, Pure Juicery Bar, Nest Realty and Avance Pediatric and Adult Primary Care will be coming to Village Square at Amberly in Cary, N.C.

Reston Metro Center I

JV Lands $47M Loan for DC Office Portfolio

Coretrust Capital Partners and Normandy Real Estate Partners tapped HFF to secure financing for the 185,671-square-foot Reston Metro Center One & Two. The floating-rate loan was provided by AllianceBernstein.