Office

First Phase of Bakersfield Commons to Start in 2018

World Oil Corp., which owns the site, chose Trammell Crow Co. to be the master-developer of the project that will feature residential, retail, industrial and office space along with a luxury theater and hotel.

Report Explores Technology’s Role in CRE Trends

Possibilities include wi-fi ads, multi-building green planning, even drone high-rises. The bank’s latest report details what’s still to come and what the industry’s disruptors will be.

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Orlando Office Tower Welcomes New Tenant

Franklin Street’s team of Yvonne Baker and Nicole Willerer represented the owner in the lease negotiations with Pipeline Workspaces. The tenant plans to move into the former Wells Fargo Tower in early 2018.

Philly Creative Office Asset Trades for $29M

The 100,998-square-foot premier building previously served as a car dealership and a warehouse, until its conversion to office in 1982.

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.

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.