Office

“The National offers everything that investors nowadays expect of a hausInvest investment, a redeveloped landmark building in a prime location geared to modern users at an attractive price with a reliable cash flow and the potential for value appreciation through active asset management,” says Henning Koch of Commerz Real.

The submarket stands in stark contrast to the broader Houston office market and is healthier in comparison; where it's on track to record a fourth consecutive year of positive net absorption.

With the 85,000 square-foot deal, Fisher Brothers' renovated Midtown building is 93% leased.

The Catalina swimsuit maker increased its footprint, signing a more than 10-year lease at Adams & Co.'s 463 Seventh Ave. building.

Downtown Los Angeles and Hollywood have gotten some major leases, but when space comes on the market in Santa Monica, office users still line up.

"We continue to seek quality long-term, single-tenant, net lease office assets on behalf of our institutional clients," says Damian Taylor, senior vice president at Arch Street Capital Advisors.

R2 Companies is expanding its Midwest creative office holdings with acquisition of a 525,000 square-foot, 11-building portfolio in downtown Minneapolis & Milwaukee.

Luxury Goods retailer FarFetch.com and financial firm LiquidX sign leases which together total more than 22,000 square feet at the Midtown East office tower.