Office

Third Palm Capital to Debut Republic Square in Houston

by Haisten Willis July 19, 2016

HOUSTON — A year after first announcing long-term plans for the redevelopment of the former ExxonMobil Chemical headquarters campus in Houston, Third Palm Capital is repurposing existing buildings on the 35-acre energy corridor site. The planned mixed-use district is located at 13501 Katy Freeway and is being renamed Republic Square. Houston-based Boxer Property has been awarded the leasing and management assignment. Preparations are underway to open Republic Square’s grounds with a central lake. Existing amenities include The Event Center at Republic Square, a 20,000-square-foot event and conference facility, plus Republic Square I, a three-story, 320,000-square-foot office building. Improvements include increasing visibility and accessibility off I-10 and Memorial Drive, adding a surface parking lot along Memorial and landscaping.

July 19, 2016

Florida Office Southeast

CBRE Brokers $49.8M Sale of Office Portfolio in Orlando

by John Nelson July 19, 2016

ORLANDO, FLA. — CBRE has brokered the $49.8 million sale of a three-property portfolio totaling 271,192 square feet of office space within Central Florida Research Park in Orlando. City Office REIT purchased the assets from DRA Advisors. Situated adjacent to the University of Central Florida, the properties include Research Commons at 12249 Science Drive; Technology Park I and II at 3045-3051 Technology Parkway; and University Tech Center at 12501-12565 Research Parkway. The 1,027-acre Central Florida Research Park is the largest research and technology development park in Florida and the fourth largest in the nation. Ron Rogg and Chip Wooten of CBRE brokered the transaction.

July 19, 2016

California Office Top Stories Western

LeEco Receives $140M Acquisition Loan for 48.6-Acre U.S. Headquarters Development Site in Silicon Valley

by Katie Sloan July 19, 2016

SANTA CLARA, CALIF. — LeEco has received $140 million in first mortgage debt for a 48.6-acre site in Santa Clara in the heart of Silicon Valley. The Beijing-based tech company plans to develop its 3 million-square-foot world headquarters on the site. LeEco is buying the site, located at 3005 Democracy Way, from Yahoo for $250 million. The property includes several vacant buildings and a parking lot that formerly served the nearby Levi’s Stadium — the new home of the San Francisco 49ers completed in 2014. Hudson Mesa West SA Democracy Way LLC, a limited liability company managed by Mesa West Capital, and Hudson Pacific Properties Inc. (NYSE: HPP) provided the $140 million loan. Brad Zampa of CBRE’s San Francisco office arranged the financing. “LeEco is a very dynamic technology firm with exciting plans for the future,” says Brandon Bachner, vice president of Mesa West Capital. “The firm saw this site as a terrific opportunity to develop a global headquarters and plant a flag in the U.S., realizing that having a strong presence in Silicon Valley is pivotal for talent acquisition and continued growth. Our short-term floating rate loan will provide LeEco with enough runway to complete its pre-development plan.” LeEco will team up with …

July 19, 2016

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Michigan Midwest Office

Wayne State to Break Ground on $50M Mike Ilitch School of Business

by Haisten Willis July 18, 2016

DETROIT — Wayne State University will break ground this Wednesday, July 20 on the Mike Ilitch School of Business, a new academic building on the public university’s Detroit campus. The new school is named for Mike Ilitch, the founder of Little Caesars Pizza and owner of the Detroit Red Wings professional hockey team. The project will be largely funded by a $40 million gift from Ilitch and his wife, the largest donation in Wayne State’s history. The project in total will cost $50 million, according to Crain’s Detroit Business. The Mike Ilitch School of Business will be located on the southwest corner of Woodward Avenue and Temple Street in The District Detroit, a massive redevelopment surrounding the Red Wings’ new arena currently under construction. The school is scheduled for completion in 2018.

July 18, 2016

Office Texas

JLL Negotiates 50,208 SF Office Lease in Houston

by Haisten Willis July 18, 2016

HOUSTON — JLL has negotiated the extension and expansion of a 50,208-square-foot office lease at One Briarlake Plaza located at 2000 W. Sam Houston Parkway in Houston. Lubrizol signed a lease comprising the entire third and fourth floors of the 20-story building. The Wickliffe, Ohio-based chemical company, originally leased 38,133 square feet in the Class A office building. Ryan Barbles of JLL negotiated the terms on behalf of the tenant. John Pruitt and Jessica Ochoa, also with JLL, represented the landlord, TIER REIT Inc. One Briarlake Plaza is a LEED Gold certified office building located in the Westchase submarket, approximately 20 miles from Houston’s Central Business District. Built in 2000, the building’s amenities include a conferencing facility, fitness center and dining services.

July 18, 2016

Florida Office Southeast

Ivy Realty Buys Two Office Buildings in Miami Beach for $48.8M

by John Nelson July 18, 2016

MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — Ivy Realty has purchased Miami Beach Towers, a two-building, Class A office portfolio in Miami Beach, for $48.8 million. Ivy Realty acquired the assets from Beach Tower LLC, an affiliate of South Florida-based Terranova Corp., which has owned the assets since 2004. Situated 400 feet from Miami Beach’s famous Lincoln Road, the properties are located at 1674 and 1688 Meridian Road and total nearly 120,000 square feet. The office buildings were 69 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Regus, Next Model Management, Verizon Wireless, Barclay’s Real Estate Group, SCPF and Merchant Data Systems. With this purchase, Ivy Realty’s South Florida office portfolio spans roughly 1.7 million square feet. Terranova is currently constructing two neighboring three-story retail buildings that will be anchored by Marshalls and Antropologie. New York City-based design firm James Corner Field Operations plans to overhaul the Lincoln Road District using roughly $32 million from the Community Redevelopment Agency to redevelop the street’s pedestrian-only promenade, as well as Meridian Road and other side streets. Ivy Realty believes the facelift will help boost the visibility and occupancy of Miami Beach Towers.

July 18, 2016

Life Sciences Loans Massachusetts Northeast Office Top Stories

Senior Housing Properties Trust Secures $620M Loan for Life Sciences Buildings in Boston

by Nellie Day July 18, 2016

BOSTON — Senior Housing Properties Trust (NYSE: SNH) has obtained a $620 million mortgage loan for two life sciences buildings in Boston’s Seaport District. The 15-story, Class A towers include 1.6 million square feet of lab space, corporate office space, structured parking and ground-floor retail space. SNH purchased the towers in May 2014 for $1.1 billion. They are 96 percent leased to Vertex Pharmaceuticals through 2028. Vertex is the manufacturer of hepatitis C and cystic fibrosis pharmaceutical treatments. The 10-year loan is interest-only, carries a fixed interest rate of 3.53 percent and matures in August 2026. SNH will use the loan proceeds to repay a portion of the outstanding borrowings under the company’s $1 billion unsecured revolving credit facility, as well as for general business purposes. Following the repayment, there will be approximately $900 million available under SNH’s unsecured revolving credit facility. “We are pleased to take advantage of the current low interest rate environment to term out the majority of the outstanding balance on our unsecured revolving credit facility and to extend the average maturity of our debt to 8.9 years,” says David Hegarty, SNH’s president and chief operating officer. “We believe that this transaction also highlights the value …

July 18, 2016

Illinois Midwest Office

Cushman & Wakefield Negotiates 29,079 SF Office Lease in Chicago

by Haisten Willis July 15, 2016

CHICAGO — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered a 29,079-square-foot office lease at 200 W. Monroe for Chicago-based Civis Analytics, a provider of data science software and services. Civis has grown from 15 employees in 2013 to 120 today, and plans to add at least 75 jobs in 2016. The company, which is relocating, will begin occupying its new office space at 200 W. Monroe in August. The property is a 23-story office tower located in Chicago’s West Loop submarket. Recent renovations to the building include a modernized lobby and conference center. In addition to the upgrades, the building offers amenities such as a gym and restaurants. Cushman & Wakefield’s Steve Schneider, Bill Starcevich and Jake Hagelow led the transaction.

July 15, 2016

New York Northeast Office Retail

Tishman Speyer Moving Ahead with Construction of 1.1M SF Office, Retail Project in Long Island City

by Amy Works July 15, 2016

NEW YORK CITY — Tishman Speyer, in partnership with Qatar Diar, is moving ahead with the construction of a 1.1 million-square-foot office and retail project in Long Island City. The project concludes Tishman Speyer’s purchase of 1.8 million square feet of development rights from New York City, which included a 700,000-square-foot office building that the company completed in 2011. Designed by MdeAS Architects, the new commercial project will comprise two 27-story towers connected by a four-story podium featuring a mix of retail, food hall, restaurant and parking garage space. Construction is slated to begin in early 2017, with completion scheduled for 2019. More than 800,000 square feet of the available office space in the development has been preleased, including 250,000 square feet to WeWork, a shared office space provider. Fried Frank acted as counsel to Tishman Speyer in the closing of the company’s $770 million transaction to develop the two towers. The transaction included the acquisition of the site from the New York City Economic Development Corp., an equity investment by Qatari Diar, construction financing and tax benefits from the New York City Industrial Development Agency. The Fried Frank team included Jonathan Mechanic, Tal Golomb, Michael Barker, Michael Werner, Janice Mac …

July 15, 2016

Georgia Office Southeast

Parkside Partners, Payscape to Purchase, Renovate Office Building in Midtown Atlanta

by John Nelson July 15, 2016

ATLANTA — Parkside Partners has formed a joint venture with Payscape, a financial technology firm that provides payment processing software for small to mid-size businesses, to purchase and renovate a 43,430-square-foot office building in Midtown Atlanta. The companies will renovate the two-story asset located at 1438 W. Peachtree St. for Payscape’s new headquarters. Payscape will triple its square footage following its move from its current location at 729 Lambert Drive in Atlanta. The joint venture purchased the property from Lyrasis, which signed a long-term lease prior to the sale for 9,200 square feet of office space at the property. Additionally, AlliedBarton Security Services currently occupies 11,475 square feet in a long-term lease. The asset will be 80 percent leased when Payscape takes occupancy in the fall. MSTSD is the architect of the $8 million renovation, which is expected to wrap up by the first quarter of 2017. The renovations include painting the building’s brick exterior, transforming the office suites to a loft-style design, renovating the lobby, installing skylights on the second floor and landscaping the grounds. Howard Boyd of Hailey Realty represented the joint venture in the purchase, and Iberia Bank provided acquisition financing on behalf of the new ownership. …

July 15, 2016

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