ALEXANDRIA, VA. — NorthMarq has arranged a $19.5 million acquisition loan for 1199 North Fairfax Street, a 108,118-square-foot office building in Alexandria. NorthMarq arranged a 10-year term loan through an undisclosed life insurance company. The financing featured a fixed interest rate followed by a 30-year amortization schedule on behalf. The 10-story building features an underground parking garage and was 87 percent leased at the time of financing. The asset is situated eight miles south of downtown Washington, D.C. The borrower was not disclosed.
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SARASOTA, FLA. — A joint venture between Miami-based Limestone Asset Management and Orion Real Estate Group has purchased two retail properties in Sarasota for $15.5 million. The properties are located at 362 and 371 St. Armands Circle on Lido Key, four miles west of downtown Sarasota. French pastry shop Le Macaron, fashion retailer Breezin’ Up and women’s clothing store Sahara occupy the property at 362 St. Armands. Tommy Bahama occupies the space at 371 St. Armands. Florida-based Ocean Bank provided acquisition financing to the buyers. The seller(s) was not disclosed.
Boutique National Negotiates $8.3M Sale of Four-Building Office Portfolio in Tallahassee
by Alex Tostado
TALLAHASSEE, FLA. — Boutique National LLC has negotiated the $8.3 million sale of four office buildings within Woodcrest Office Park in Tallahassee. The buildings total 89,284 square feet and are located at 323-325 John Knox Road, three miles north of downtown Tallahassee. At the time of sale, the assets were leased to 26 tenants. Nick Ganey, Tommy Szarvas and Estevan Lamas of Boutique National represented the buyer, an undisclosed private investor, in the transaction. Jimmy Nystrom of NAI Talcor represented the seller, an undisclosed limited liability company.
WEST BERLIN, N.J. — Colliers International has arranged the sale of a 48,000-square-foot industrial flex property at 436 Commerce Lane in West Berlin, located outside of Philadelphia. The sales price was $2.7 million. The property is located off Route 73 and features 18-foot ceiling heights. The buyer was Velocity Venture Partners, and the seller was undisclosed. Marc Isdaner and Ian Richman of Colliers brokered the transaction.
CHICAGO — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of a new 3,000-square-foot retail property occupied by 7-Eleven in Chicago for $5.9 million. Located at 3159 N. Clybourn Ave., the property opened in July. Alex Sharrin, Alex Geanakos and Truman Tiernan of JLL represented the seller, GW Property Group. The buyer was undisclosed. With more than 68,000 stores across 23 countries, 7-Eleven is the world’s largest store chain in the convenience retailing industry, according to JLL.
SALT LAKE CITY — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has arranged the sale of a creative office building located at 324 S. State St. in downtown Salt Lake City. Hamilton Partners and Cantor Equities sold the asset to Mortenson Cos., the real estate investment arm of M.A. Mortenson Cos., for an undisclosed price. The recently renovated, five-story building features 221,145 square feet of creative office space. The property features large floorplates, scenic views, fitness center, adjacent parking structure, collaborative common areas and signage. Additionally, the building features ground-floor retail space that Ginger Street restaurant occupies. At the time of sale, the asset was 75 percent leased to a variety of tenants, including Ancestory.com, Spectrum Engineers and Utah’s Department of Financial Institutions. Kevin Shannon, Ken White, Rick Stumm and Bryce Blanchard of NKF brokered the transaction.
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — KBS Real Estate Investment Trust II has completed the disposition of 250 Holger Way, an office building located within District 237, a 415,492-square-foot office/R&D complex in San Jose. Foster City-based Bailard acquired the property for $38.2 million. The 76,410-square-foot office building is one of eight buildings that make up District 237, which was built in 1999 and 2001. All buildings of the property feature efficient floorplates and high visibility with more than 3,000 feet of Highway 237 frontage. Joe Moriarty, Scott Prosser, Jack DePuy, Russell Ingrum, Brad Zampa and Mike Walker of CBRE Northern California Capital Markets represented the seller, while the buyer was self-represented in the deal. Bruce Fischer, Howard Chu and Robyn Foianini of Greenberg Traurig LLP’s Orange County office provided legal counsel for KBS in the disposition.
Lee & Associates Orange Brokers $22.3M Sale of Industrial Building in Cerritos, California
by Amy Works
CERRITOS, CALIF. — Lee & Associates Orange has arranged the sale of a freestanding industrial building located at 12836 Alondra Blvd. in Cerritos. The property traded for $22.6 million. The names of the seller and buyer were not released. Situated in Cerritos Industrial Park, the 109,368-square-foot facility features 10 dock-high loading positions, 24-foot clear heights, a fenced yard and major street frontage on Alondra Boulevard. Jeff Gahagan of Lee & Associates Orange represented the seller in the deal.
Yonah Sturmwind of Alliant Credit Union gets right to the heart of what makes an industrial or flex property a good candidate for a loan. Watch this brief interview with REBusinessOnline and hear about demand and value in this increasingly popular asset class. Changing building needs, cold storage demand, underwriting metrics and forecasts related to market appetite for industrial and flex are all covered in this brief and informative discussion. See below for list of some of the topics covered: Pandemic impact on industrial space Asset value assessment Collections and occupancy aFuture of industrial and flex properties Leveraging coverage Loan candidate needs and requirements Q&A sponsor: Alliant Credit Union is one of the nation’s largest credit unions with more than $12 billion in assets. Working in concert with mortgage bankers, Alliant as a balance sheet lender provides tailor-made solutions for commercial real estate borrowers by offering step-down yield maintenance with open periods, interest only periods and limited to non-recourse on qualified loans, longer term competitive fixed-rate pricing, stabilized to value-add structures, future earn outs and other flexible features that resonate with experienced property owners all as a par lender. For stabilized to value-add debt structures, Alliant Credit …
LIVERMORE, CALIF. — Crow Holdings Industrial, the industrial development arm of Crow Holdings, has completed the sale of Bay Area Commerce Center I – Hawthorne, located at 7600 Hawthorne Ave. in Livermore. Black Creek Group, a Denver-based real estate investment management firm, acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. The newly constructed property features 241,591 square feet of warehouse space, 32-foot clear heights and parking for 190 cars and 18 trailers. At the time of sale, the facility was 70 percent leased to a mattress retailer. Situated within the Tri-Valley submarket, Bay Area Commerce Center I – Hawthorne provides easy access to Interstate 580 and the greater Bay Area, including the Port of Oakland and Oakland International Airport.