The Colliers International | Pittsburgh investment team of Gregg Broujos and Michelle Keane Domeisen are representing King Penguin Opportunity Fund in the sale of Centre City Tower, a 26-story, 339,701 square foot office building in Pittsburgh’s Central Business District.

Centre City Tower is the largest of three office buildings owned by King Penguin in the city. The other two buildings (The Pittsburgher and The Allegheny Building) will remain with King Penguin as they continue to look for more opportunities to expand their portfolio within the Pittsburgh market. Jennifer Faines, a spokeswoman for King Penguin, confirmed that the company is looking to “reposition” its portfolio and restructure some of their assets.

This sale will come at a great time for the Downtown office market, as office building sales have been relatively dormant over the past year. The biggest sale in 2018 came when the City of Pittsburgh purchased the 155,000 square foot former Art Institute building for $27 million.

Centre City Tower will be hitting the market without a list price, which is part of the sales strategy, said Regional Principal, Broujos. “We’re going to see how high the interest level is before (establishing a call-for-offers date).”

Broujos also believes the size of the building will attract interest from buyers worldwide. With floorplates of more than 12,000 square feet and ongoing building updates, “we continue to see interest from outside the market for buildings of this size.”

The building has seen several recent commitments for long-term leases, leaving it around 72 percent occupied.  A new café, “The Grind” will feature outdoor seating and  is set to open in the near future on the first floor of Centre City Tower.