CREVE COEUR, MO. — CBRE Group Inc. has arranged three new office leases at the former SSM building in Creve Coeur, a western suburb of St. Louis. The 42,000-square-foot building had been vacant for the previous two years, but is now 95 percent leased. All but 2,100 square feet is occupied. Midwest Geriatric Management leased 15,064 square feet, Argos Family Office LLC inked a deal for 14,854 square feet and Koven Technology will occupy 9,774 square feet. Argos Family Office will be the first tenant to move into its space in May, followed by Koven Technology in June and Midwest Geriatric Management in July. DCM Management Company LLC manages the property, located at 477 N. Lindbergh Blvd. The undisclosed owner plans to upgrade the common areas, lobby and restrooms, as well as, add a fitness center and coffee bar. The building was initially constructed as the headquarters for SSM Healthcare in 1991. SSM occupied the entire building until 2013. Artie Kerckhoff of CBRE represented the landlord in the transaction.
LANHAM, MD. — Cambridge Property Group LLC has sold a 142,810-square-foot flex building located at 10201 Good Luck Road in Lanham, a city roughly 13 miles outside of Washington, D.C. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority purchased the property for approximately $12.9 million. Cambridge Property Group developed the office and distribution building in 2005 as a build-to-suit for the General Services Administration on behalf of a tenant client, which occupied the property continuously until December 2015. William Czekaj, Ingo Mayr and Benjamin Eldridge Jr. of Cambridge Property Group negotiated the transaction on behalf of developer client CA/Development Associates LLC.
NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Consolidated has arranged the sale of a portfolio of nine mixed-use, elevator-serviced buildings in Manhattan’s Washington Heights neighborhood. WHP LLC acquired the portfolio, which totals 487,700 square feet, from Intervest Development Corp. for $165 million. Located on major corridors between W. 164th and W. 192nd streets, the portfolio consists of 413 apartments, of which 70 percent contain two or more bedrooms; 48 street-level retail stores; two professional offices; and one rooftop antenna. Marcia Rose Yawitz, Ron Solarz and Wade Hazelton of Eastern Consolidated represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
BOSTON — Deka Immobilien GmbH has acquired an office building located at 175 Federal St. in Boston from Blackstone for $139 million. Built in 1979, the 220,000-square-foot building is leased to 34 tenants, with the major tenant being Fiduciary Trust Co., an independent asset manager. Additionally, the Class A property features 25 parking spaces. The buyer plans to place the property in the Deka-ImmobilienGlobal portfolio, an open-ended real estate mutual fund.
EAST HANOVER, N.J. — Bergman Real Estate Group has completed the disposition of an office building located at 100 Eagle Rock Ave. in East Hanover. Zeinvest Real Estate Group acquired the 90,339-square-foot property for an undisclosed sum. Situated on 8.6 acres, the three-story building was 79 percent occupied at the time of sale and features a two-story atrium lobby, on-site café service with Wi-Fi and an outdoor seating area. David Bernhaut, Andrew Merin, Gary Gabriel, Brian Whitmer and Andrew Schwartz of Cushman & Wakefield brokered the transaction.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Versant Commercial Brokerage Inc. has recapitalized the 256,000-square-foot Met Center 15 office building located in Austin. Versant assisted the tenant-in-common (TIC) investors by originating new senior debt and preferred equity, overseeing structural remediation and utilizing Internal Revenue Code Section 721 to roll up the TIC structure into a limited liability company on a tax-deferred basis. In 2010, the TIC owners discovered that there was a construction defect at the property. Expansive soils underneath the slab were causing the building to shift. At the same time, their loan was maturing and lenders were unwilling to refinance the property due to the construction defects. In addition, the owners did not have the financial resources to pay for the $4 million remediation cost. Versant designed a financing package to maximize returns for the TIC investors. With the assistance of Ethan Schelin of Landmark Capital Advisors, Versant originated new debt of $28 million and $4.5 million of preferred equity through Versant’s network of investors. The new sponsor is Virtua Partners, which also provided the loan guarantees.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Savills Studley has represented Accruent LLC in the company’s relocation and consolidation to 104,448 square feet of office space at 3110 Esperanza Crossing in Austin. The real estate and facilities management software company is currently located at Braker Pointe II and Quarry Oaks and will consolidate into its new space by October. Steve Walbridge, Marcus Arredondo, John Scoblick and Alecia Burdick of Savills Studley represented Accruent in the negotiation. Jonathan Tate of Endeavor represented the landlord, TR Domain LLC.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — ULI Washington has selected Columbia Property Trust’s Market Square office complex in Washington, D.C., as the winner of the Legacy Award. The distinction, given to a project that has been transformational to the community, was presented at ULI Washington’s Real Estate Trends Conference held on April 27. Located at 701 and 801 Pennsylvania Ave., the two 13-story office buildings total 693,000 square feet. The complex curves around the U.S. Navy Memorial and sits atop the Archives-Navy Memorial Metro station, making it one of the most recognizable office properties in the city. Since acquiring Market Square in 2011, Atlanta-based Columbia Property Trust has signed more than 250,000 square feet of leases to tenants including Edison Electric Institute, Ford Motor Co., American Express, Bayer Corp., Kellogg Co. and CBS Broadcasting. Blackstone Property Partners US purchased a 49 percent joint venture interest in Market Square in October 2015 for $292 million.
FREDERICKSBURG, VA. — NorthPoint Capital Funding Inc. has arranged an $8.3 million loan to refinance The Jefferson Building, a 73,000-square-foot office building in Fredericksburg. Built in 2005, the three-story property is located at 150 Riverside Parkway and was 90 percent leased at the time of financing. Mark Perkowski of NorthPoint Capital Funding arranged the long-term, fixed-rate loan with a 25-year amortization schedule through Kansas City Life Insurance Co. According to NorthPoint Capital Funding, the loan represents 72 percent of The Jefferson Building’s value.
PHOENIX — Presidio has leased 2,915 square feet of office space at 24th at Camelback, a Class A office building in Phoenix. The building is also home to Cisco Systems, Presidio’s largest vendor. Other notable tenants in the building include AAA Arizona, Greenberg Traurig and Regus Business Centre. Presidio has been in the Phoenix market for seven years. It will open its newest office with 12 local employees. Peter Menna of Cushman & Wakefield represented the IT services provider. Jeff Hartland and Scott Boardman of the same firm represented the landlord, Hines, in this transaction.