DALLAS AND FORT WORTH, TEXAS — NAI Robert Lynn has brokered three separate sale transactions totaling 55,742 square feet of office and industrial space in Dallas and Fort Worth. In the first deal, 2408 Converse Street LP acquired 7,225 square feet of office and warehouse space at 1351 Crampton St. in Dallas. Robert Blankinshop of NAI Robert Lynn represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. In the second transaction, Cantwell Industries purchased a 22,017-square-foot office building located at 2729 E. Loop 820 in Fort Worth. Todd Hubbard of NAI Robert Lynn represented the buyer, while Todd Hawpe of Transwestern represented the undisclosed seller. In the third transaction, Purchasing Solutions International acquired a 3,696-square-foot office building located at 1824 Eighth Ave. in Fort Worth. Colt Power of NAI Robert Lynn represented the buyer, while David Cason of Holt Lunsford represented the undisclosed seller in the deal.
TARRYTOWN, N.Y. — SL Green Realty Corp. has entered into an agreement to sell an office building located at 520 White Plains Road in Tarrytown. An undisclosed buyer will purchase the 180,000-square-foot building for $21 million, or $117 per square foot. Jeff Dunne of CBRE represented the buyer in the deal, which is expected to close during the second quarter.
SOUTHFIELD, MICH. — Arriba Capital has negotiated a $17.3 million bridge loan for the refinancing of Metro Office Complex in Southfield. Built in the late 1980’s, the four-building, 565,000-square-foot office complex will undergo comprehensive capital improvements by the borrower, a Toronto-based real estate investor. Nick Barbaria of Arriba Capital negotiated the fixed-rate, bridge loan.
SAN DIEGO — Avid Center has purchased a 92,463-square-foot office building in San Diego for $30.1 million. The building is located at 9797 Aero Drive. The space recently underwent a $5 million repositioning. It is currently leased to Berkley Insurance and Vital Decisions. John Jarvis of Hughes Marino represented Avid, while Derek Hulse of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Bixby Land Co.
DENVER — Fidelity National Title Group (FNTG) has opened its newest National Commercial Services (NCS) division in Colorado. This division will combine the resources of several FNTG commercial brands under one roof, including Chicago Title, Fidelity National Title, Commonwealth Land Title and Heritage Title. The NCS Colorado division will be led by senior vice presidents Tony Matlock, Lance Capel, Darren Hone and Stephanie Taylor. Fidelity National Financial is the parent company to National Commercial Services, Colorado. It provides title insurance, mortgage services and diversified services.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Trammell Crow Co. (TCC) and its joint venture partners have signed the Department of General Services (DGS) of the District of Columbia to a long-term lease for office space at Sentinel Square II, a 280,000-square-foot office building located at 1050 First St. N.E. in Washington, D.C.’s NoMa district. The DGS signed the 164,110-square-foot lease on behalf of the District’s Office of State Superintendent of Education and Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking. Both departments will move into the first eight floors of Sentinel Square II by November. The office building is owned by a joint venture between TCC, Cottonwood Partners and a subsidiary of a private real estate fund advised by Crow Holdings Capital-Real Estate. Sheryl Ellison Ponds and Robert Cooper of DGS, along with Bill Quinby, Tim Foley and David Cornbrooks of Savills Studley, represented DGS in the lease transaction.
WOODBURY, MINN. — Elion Partners and The Davis Group have entered into a joint venture to develop a Class A medical office building at CityPlace in Woodbury, approximately 19 miles east of Minneapolis. The new medical office building is the second to be developed, and is part of the 100-acre planned development off Radio Drive and I-94. The two-story, 50,000-square-foot medical office building will be located between the retail space and Residence Inn by Marriott. Tria Orthopedics will occupy the other 75,000-square-foot office at the site beginning this summer.
BOARDMAN TOWNSHIP, OHIO — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a net-leased medical office building in northeastern Ohio for $1.1 million. U.S. Oncology Inc. is located at 835 Southwestern Run. The 10,140-sqaure-foot building was upgraded in 2007. Ryan E. Moore, Paul Kerber and Christopher Mitchel marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a developer. The buyer was not disclosed.
NEW YORK — SL Green Realty Corp. (NYSE: SLG), the largest office landlord in New York City, has sold a 29 percent interest in One Vanderbilt, a 58-story office tower under construction in Midtown Manhattan. SL Green sold a 27.6 percent interest to the National Pension Service of Korea (NPS) and a 1.4 percent interest to Hines Interest LP. NPS and Hines have committed no less than $525 million in combined equity to the project. “NPS is an extraordinary partner for us at One Vanderbilt and will help realize our shared vision for developing the best building in New York City,” says Marc Holliday, CEO of SL Green. “Hines has been with us at One Vanderbilt from the beginning and will be a terrific addition to the joint venture.” SL Green Realty Corp. and Hines are co-developing the building, and AECOM’s Tishman Construction is serving as the general contractor. Tishman broke ground on the project in October 2016. Upon completion in 2020, the skyscraper will be located adjacent to Grand Central Terminal. As part of the development, SL Green has committed $220 million for public improvements to the mass transit hub. In September 2016, SL Green closed on $1.5 billion …
LONG BEACH, CALIF. — ValueRock Realty Partners has purchased a 76,939-square-foot office building in Long Beach for $24 million. The coastal infill property, known as Congressional Place, is located at 6700 E. Pacific Coast Highway. Congressional Place is fully leased to Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo and others. It was built in 1983. The seller was Colton Cos. The acquisition is part of a 1031 exchange for ValueRock.