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JLL Arranges Five Office Leases Totaling 34,000 SF At Presidential Circle In Hollywood

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JLL announced the completion of several new leases, including relocations, extensions, expansions and renewals at Presidential Circle in Hollywood that drive total occupancy at the two-tower, Class A office complex to 88 percent.

Situated at 4000 Hollywood Blvd., the 281,625-square-foot office building has executed leases with new and existing tenants from financial services firms to medical office users ranging in size from approximately 2,963 to over 16,000 square feet.

JLL Executive Vice President Brady Titcomb represented the building’s ownership group, CDS Realty Investments, LLC.

“As top-tier office space in markets like Miami and West Palm Beach become scarce and more expensive, Hollywood is increasingly becoming the location of choice for companies looking for quality office space at a much more competitive price in South Florida,” said Titcomb. “An iconic property like Presidential Circle is perfectly situated for businesses across all industries looking to take advantage of its strategic location between both major interstates and within close proximity to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL), the world’s second busiest cruise port and the nation’s fifth largest healthcare system.”

Among the new additions to Presidential Cricle’s distinguished roster of office tenants are:

  • Relocating from Downtown Miami, Air Charter Service, the world’s largest aviation brokerage, offering helicopters, private jets and executive airliner charters, as well as a huge range of small specialist aircraft for all business needs, signed a new lease for 5,425 square feet of space in the North Tower. Air Charter Service was represented by Tyler de la Peña of Colliers. (Tyler has recently joined JLL as Senior Vice President.)
  • AR Capital Group, a financial services company founded in 2014 with a mission to provide innovative solutions to clients’ commercial finance needs, will be relocating from another location in Hollywood and occupy 4,929 square feet in the North Tower.
  • Starlims, which delivers globally recognized laboratory information management systems and informatics solutions for cutting-edge labs, has renewed its lease and taken 10,385 square feet of space in the South Tower. Starlims was represented by CBRE’s Keith Edelman and Scott Goldstein.
  • Hazen and Sawyer, a firm that provides environmental engineering services to clients in the areas of water quality and supply, completed a 16,312-square-foot office lease renewal. The tenant was represented by Curtis Dean of CD Commercial Real Estate Services.
  • DermCare, a specialized practice management company designed for and by seasoned dermatology professionals, has renewed its 9,937-square-foot lease early for its corporate headquarters location. The full-service practice management company was represented by Tony Jones with Cushman & Wakefield.
  • For more than 70 years, NPC Financial has been helping individuals, families, and businesses make well informed decisions regarding their finances. The South Florida-based financial planner, represented by JLL Executive Managing Director Steven Hurwitz, extended its lease for 2,963 square feet of space in the North Tower.

“As the property’s ownership, we remain committed to continuing to reinvest in enhancing the office building to provide a best-in-class experience on a consistent basis for all of the esteemed companies that are tenants in our property,” added Eric Levy, Vice President of CDS Realty Investments, LLC. “The recent leasing success and number of renewals executed by the JLL team underscore tenants’ commitment to having their business address at Presidential Circle.”

Centrally located directly on one of Hollywood’s most traveled boulevards, Presidential Circle offers convenient access to Interstate 95 and Florida’s Turnpike. While the seven-story property features many on-site amenities including a café and banking center, additional restaurants and banking options are within walking distance including Jimmy Johns, Picadilly, Sub City, Wendy’s, Capones Italian, Il Posto, Sebastianos, and many more. ​Additional nearby retail options including shipping and office service stores include Target, CVS, Publix, Walmart, FedEx Office and UPS Store. Presidential Circle features a 24/7 lobby attendant and security, on-site property management and spacious conference facilities, in addition to a 4 to 1,000-square-foot parking ratio with covered options. Tenant-ready suites are also available for lease.

According to JLL’s latest office insight report for Broward County, development remains limited in Fort Lauderdale, with only T3 FAT Village East and West under construction. The office market exhibited a somewhat sluggish start to the year, however, rents continued their upward trajectory settling at $46.88 per square foot full service, marking an impressive 17.3% increase year-over-year.

 

Cushman & Wakefield Represents Landlord & Tenant In Huge Office Lease Renewal, Expansion

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Ultimate Kronos Group, Inc. (“UKG”) has completed a 140,599-square-foot long-term office lease renewal and a 14,072-square-foot office lease expansion (cumulatively 154,671 square feet) at Weston Pointe, located at 2250 North Commerce Parkway in Weston.

Ultimate Software Group, Inc., which merged with Kronos Incorporated in 2020 to form UKG, was founded in Weston in 1990. UKG currently operates a dual headquarters model, with one headquarters located in Lowell, Massachusetts and the other in Weston, Florida.

Cushman & Wakefield’s Deanna Lobinsky and Chase Kulp represented the landlord, an institutional client of New York Life Real Estate Investors, in the lease negotiations. John Boyle, Tony Jones, and Mary Burnieka, also of Cushman and Wakefield, represented the tenant, UKG.

“At nearly 155,000 square feet, this market-making transaction is the largest office lease renewal completed in Broward County since 2019. With the execution of this lease, UKG, one of the largest and most recognizable HCM, payroll, and workforce management technology companies in the world, has reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining a strong office and employment presence in both Weston, FL and Broward County, respectively. Our team worked with ownership to develop a strategy to mitigate the risks of new development in the area and secured a long-term lease that was extremely accretive for the asset,” said Lobinsky, Executive Director at Cushman & Wakefield.

 

“On behalf of ownership, we are very excited to have renewed and expanded UKG at Weston Pointe. The property is now 97% leased with a 7.5 year weighted average lease term, which is an incredible accomplishment given the current macroeconomic headwinds facing the office sector. We couldn’t be more pleased with Deanna and Chase’s persistence and performance in executing this renewal with such an important tenant for our client,” added Joe Thomas, Director of Asset Management at New York Life Real Estate Investors.

Weston Pointe is a four-building, Class A, suburban office asset acquired by New York Life Real Estate Investors in January 2016. Weston Pointe is situated at the intersection of I-75 and Royal Palm Boulevard in one of the most prestigious office submarkets in Broward County. The property offers abundant parking, on-site property management provided by Foundry Commercial, a recently modernized tenant fitness center, and the property recently achieved LEED Silver certification and a Fitwel Level 1 designation.

 

International Digital Consultant Firm Inks 20,000 SF Lease

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Stiles Realty is pleased to announce a new lease signing as well as a pair of lease renewals at Sawgrass International Corporate Park in Sunrise.

Synechron, Inc., a $500 million international digital consulting firm, signed a lease for 19,683 square feet while insurance firm MacNeill Group renewed its lease for 37,818 square feet at Sunrise Corporate Plaza. Additionally, Emerson renewed its lease for its 17,065-square-foot Latin American headquarters at Lake Shore Plaza II.

Senior Vice Presidents Madelayne Garcia and Tom Kates handled the leasing for Stiles Realty, a division of the full-service real estate development firm, Stiles.

Sunrise Corporate Plaza (107,748 SF) and Lake Shore Plaza II (128,470 SF) are Class A office buildings featuring impact-resistant windows, lakefront views and outdoor courtyards. Both are located within Sawgrass International Corporate Park, just one mile from the Sawgrass Mills Mall and BB&T Center with convenient access to I-75, the Sawgrass Expressway and I-595.

“The addition of Synechron as well as the renewals of MacNeill and Emerson continue to affirm Sunrise Corporate Plaza and Lake Shore Plaza II as attractive office locations for top national technology and professional service firms,” Garcia said.

Headquartered in New York City, Synechron has more than 8,000 employees operating in 18 countries. Synechron provides a wide range of digital consulting services from strategy and UX to marketing science and development. The 89-month lease is valued at $4.6 million. Tenant representative was Tony Jones of Cushman & Wakefield.

A member of the Team Focus Insurance Group, MacNeill Group’s 130-month renewal is worth $40 million. MacNeill was established in 1946 and works exclusively with top-rated property and casualty (P&C) insurance companies specializing in commercial, personal, transportation and flood lines, and provides independent agents throughout the Southeast. Robert Listokin of Colliers lnternationalrepresented the tenant in the lease negotiations.

A 128-year-old global automation technology and software company, Emerson provides technologies and strategies for customers in manufacturing industries such as oil and gas, power, chemical, life sciences and others. The company has 76,500 employees across the globe and revenues over $25 billion. The renewal is for 65 months at a value of $3.1 million. The national tenant representative was Patrick Fitzgerald of Axiom Advisory Group while Zach Talbot of Cresa South Florida was the local tenant representative.