SAN JOSE, CALIF. — KBS has completed the disposition of two buildings at District 237, a Class A office/R&D complex located at 100 Headquarters Drive and 200-350 Holger Way in San Jose. EXAN Group, an independent real estate fund and asset management company, acquired the buildings from KBS Real Estate Investment Trust II for $95.2 million. Totaling 142,710 square feet, the properties are located at 100 Headquarters Drive and 200 Holger Way. Built in 1999 and 2001, District 237 features eight one-, two- and three-story buildings ranging from 20,009 square feet to 101,194 square feet. KBS recently repositioned and rebranded the complex, resulting in a combined total of 315,622 square feet in new leases. Joe Moriarty, Scott Prosser, Jack DePuy, Russell Ingrum, Bran Zampa and Mike Walker of CBRE Northern California Capital Markets team brokered the sale. Bruch Fischer, Howard Chu, Chrisdo Fan and Amanda Kennedy of Greenberg Traurig LLP’s Orange County, Calif., office represented KBS as legal counsel in the disposition. EXAN Group has been retained to manage District 237.
Acquisitions
Evergreen Devco Acquires Turnberry at Heather Ridge Multifamily Property in Colorado for $46M
by Amy Works
AURORA, COLO. — Evergreen Devco has purchased Turnberry at Heather Ridge, an apartment community located at 2038 S. Vaughn Way in Aurora. Kevlyn Investments sold the asset for $46 million in an off-market transaction. Situated on 12 acres, Turnberry at Heather Ridge features 268 apartments, averaging 823 square feet, in a mix of 183 one-bedroom/one-bath units and 85 two-bedroom/two-bath units. The units feature fully appointed kitchens, fireplaces, large balconies or patios, ceiling fans and walk-in closets. The community features two swimming pools, a fitness center, business center, dog park and clubhouse. Evergreen plans to implement a three-year capital improvements program at the property that includes renovating the exterior and interior of the 13 residential buildings and leasing office, as well as updating the community amenities. Echelon Property Group will be the on-site manager for the community. John Blackshire and Tom Wanberg of Transwestern represented the seller in the deal.
SAN DIEGO — Voit Real Estate Services has brokered the sale of an office property in San Diego. 9565 Waples Investment Group LLC sold the asset to Renda Law Offices P.C. for $3.1 million. Located at 9565 Waples St., the property features 13,695 of office space within San Diego’s Sorrento Mesa submarket. The buyer plans to use the building for its San Diego-based bankruptcy firm. Brandon Keith, Kipp Gstettenbauer and Ryan King of Voit Real Estate Services represented the seller in the transaction.
OMAHA, NEB. — MAG Capital Partners LLC has acquired a 47,184-square-foot flex office building in Omaha in a sale-leaseback transaction. The single-tenant, fully leased property serves as the headquarters for Scantron’s technology solutions department. The seller was Transom Capital Group. Scantron, best known for its machine-readable paper forms for multiple-choice test questions, was acquired by Transom in December 2019. Built in 1987, the property is located on 3.6 acres at 2020 S. 156th Circle. Two-thirds of the building is utilized as flex office space with the remainder being used for warehousing and manufacturing space. Nick Foster of JLL represented the seller. Mary Garnett and Jim Tuesley of Barnes & Thornburg LLP represented the buyer.
HOUSTON — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of the Republic Building, a 19,850-square-foot office property located at 1018 Preston St. in downtown Houston. The building was originally constructed in 1907, housed the U.S. District Court in 1910 and was admitted to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. Scott Miller, David Cook and Jeff Peden of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Republic Building TX LP, in the transaction. Fred Ghabriel of Bejjani & Associates Inc. represented the buyer, a subsidiary of government contractor MVL Group.
HOUSTON — NAI Partners has arranged the sale of a 17,400-square-foot industrial building located at 1702 Nance St. in Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 1978. Chris Caudill and Jake Wilkinson of NAI Partners represented the seller, 125 West Crosstimbers Ltd., in the transaction. Clark Dalton of Dosch Marshall represented the buyer, Urban Genesis LLC.
Hudson Pacific, Blackstone Form Joint Venture to Grow Movie Studio and Office Platform in Hollywood
by John Nelson
LOS ANGELES AND NEW YORK — Hudson Pacific Properties Inc. and Blackstone have formed a joint venture to expand the film and TV production platform for both publicly traded companies. Hudson Pacific is bringing on Blackstone as a partner to help capitalize a portfolio of studios and offices in Hollywood that have been used sparingly since the outbreak of COVID-19 and the subsequent stay-at-home directives in Los Angeles. As part of the deal, Blackstone (NYSE: BX) will buy a 49 percent stake in Hudson Pacific’s 2.2 million-square-foot Hollywood Media Portfolio, which spans three studios and five office buildings. Hudson Pacific (NYSE: HPP) will remain responsible for the day-to-day operations of the portfolio, which is valued at $1.65 billion. “Our latest joint venture with Blackstone unlocks a portion of the value we’ve created for our shareholders and provides us with significant capital to grow both our studio and office portfolios,” says Victor Coleman, chairman and CEO of Hudson Pacific. The portfolio includes Sunset Bronson, Sunset Gower and Sunset Las Palmas Studios (formerly Hollywood Center Studios), which comprises 35 stages and production and support spaces totaling 1.2 million square feet. The offices in the portfolio include 6040 Sunset, Icon, Cue, Epic and …
Berkadia Arranges Two Acquisition Loans Totaling $11.8M for Self-Storage Facilities in Raleigh, Durham
by Alex Tostado
RALEIGH AND DURHAM, N.C. — Berkadia has arranged two acquisition loans totaling $11.8 million for self-storage properties in Raleigh and Durham. An undisclosed life insurance company provided the five-year, fixed-rate loans on behalf of the borrower, Orlando, Fla.-based Liberty Investment Properties. Liberty plans to rebrand the Extra Space Storage facilities to its flagship brand, My Neighborhood Storage Center. The first property is a two-story, 685-unit facility located at 6401 Town Center Drive in Raleigh. The 72,614-square-foot facility was built in 2016. The other property is a four-story, 684-unit property located at 112 W. Seminary Ave. in Durham. The asset was built in 2017. The seller of the two facilities was not disclosed.
DURHAM, N.C. — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has negotiated the sale of Parc at University Tower, a 186-unit apartment complex in Durham. KnightVest acquired the property for an undisclosed price, but the Triangle Business Journal reports the sales price was $38 million. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a pool, lighted tennis court, 24-hour fitness center, pet park, 24-hour business center, poolside BBQ grilling station, clubhouse with billiards, Amazon Hub package lockers and complimentary bike exchange. The garden-style community is located at 20 Morcroft Lane, four miles west of downtown Durham. Sean Wood, John Heimburger, Dean Smith, Alex Okulski, John Munroe and Jason Kon of NKF represented the seller, Duck Pond Realty, in the transaction.
CHAMBLEE, GA. — Skyline Seven Real Estate has brokered the $2.2 million sale of 5115 New Peachtree Road, a 16,740-square-foot office building in Chamblee. The property was 95 percent leased at the time of sale to nine tenants, including Emory University, MARTA, Improve IT! of Atlanta and BryTech. The asset, which was built in 1973, is located adjacent to the Chamblee MARTA Station and 13 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta. Elliott Kyle of Skyline Seven represented the seller, Atlanta-based First American Exchange Co., in the transaction. Southern First Bank provided an acquisition loan on behalf of the buyer, Old Ivy Property Re Fund I.