Office

Associated Bank Purchases Milwaukee Center for $60.5M

by Haisten Willis April 6, 2016

MILWAUKEE — Associated Bank (NYSE: ASB) has purchased the Milwaukee Center office building at 111 E. Kilbourn Ave. in downtown Milwaukee. The purchase price was not disclosed, but the Milwaukee Business Journal reported it was $60.5 million. Chicago-based Hub Milwaukee River Center Properties sold the 28-story downtown building to Milwaukee Center Management LLC, a Green Bay, Wis.-based affiliate of Associated. Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren represented Associated Bank in the transaction. Associated will occupy between one-fourth and one-third of the building when the lease on its current regional office expires in 2022. Around 320 Associated employees currently occupy 97,000 square feet of the Plaza East towers at 330 East Kilbourn Ave. “Our purchase of this iconic, city-center building aligns with our efforts to become the city’s hometown bank,” says Philip Flynn, president and CEO of Associated Bank, which is based in Green Bay. The Class A property was built in 1988 and is 426 feet tall, with a total size of 373,000 square feet. It was 81.7 percent leased at the time of sale. Milwaukee Center is attached to a 220-room InterContinental hotel, Milwaukee Rep Theaters and Pabst Theater. Amenities include three on-site dining options and an on-site fitness studio. Associated Bank’s stock …

April 6, 2016

Industrial Office Texas

Ad Agency Renews 138,000 SF Office/Warehouse Lease in Fort Worth

by Haisten Willis April 5, 2016

FORT WORTH, TEXAS — May Group International has renewed a 138,000-square-foot lease at Carter Industrial Park in Fort Worth. The advertising agency has leased two office/warehouses spanning 60,000 square feet and 78,000 square feet at 1200 Forum Way S. since 2013, when it inked a sale-leaseback with Hangover Opportunity Fund LLC. May Sound Crazy is the landlord of record. The 11.5-acre tract is situated off Everman Parkway near I-35 West. The May Group maintains a 10,000-square-foot headquarters in the smaller building. The sister structure is divvied into 500 square feet of office and 77,500 square feet of warehouse space. The complex is also used for design, shipping and warehousing functions. Theron Bryant of Coldwell Banker Commercial Alliance DFW handled negotiations for the lease transaction.

April 5, 2016

New York Northeast Office

Equity Office Invests $25M for Capital Improvement Program at Park Avenue Tower in NYC

by Amy Works April 5, 2016

NEW YORK CITY — Equity Office is executing a $25 million capital improvement program at Park Avenue Tower, a 300,000-square-foot office tower in Midtown. The renovations include a reinvented lobby by Gonzalez Architects; new transom windows on every floor; and The Club, a 20,000-square-foot amenity space for all tenants. The new space will include a state-of-the-art fitness center with executive locker room facility, a business and recreation lounge, conference center, a curated grab-and-go food service and innovative building technology. Additional renovations include a building within a building design concept; an outdoor plaza with bar/café designed by Moed De Armas & Shannon; 12-foot 9-inch ceiling heights; three-story office penthouse with 360-degree views; and iVisitor lobby technology, including iPad-carrying security guards to greet guests. The renovations are slated for completion by fourth quarter 2016.

April 5, 2016

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Developers Receive $225M Loan to Finance The Bloc Mixed-Use Project in Downtown Los Angeles

by Nellie Day April 5, 2016

LOS ANGELES — The developers of The Bloc, a 1.1 million-square-foot office, retail and hospitality redevelopment in downtown Los Angeles, have received a $225 million permanent loan to finance the project. The Bloc is located at 700 S. Flower Street. The site was originally built in 1973 as a traditional mall. The redevelopment will transform the space into an open-air urban complex. It will be the largest mixed-use property in Los Angeles, according to developers The Ratkovich Company, National Real Estate Advisors and Blue Vista Capital. The Bloc is scheduled to open this summer. A renovated flagship Macy’s will anchor the center. The Bloc will also offer a variety of artisanal retailers and restaurants, as well as creative-leaning office space and a newly renovated, 496-room Sheraton Los Angeles Downtown. The new loan replaces an existing CMBS loan inherited when the property was purchased in 2013, with a final payoff amount of about $121.6 million. It also provides additional proceeds to finalize the redevelopment and fund leasing costs at the property. “This financial commitment lends further credence to the vibrant revitalization underway in downtown and lays the foundation for continued growth in the decades ahead,” says Jeff Kanne, president of National …

April 5, 2016

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Meridian Capital Secures $160M in Refinancing for Manhattan Office Building

by Amy Works April 4, 2016

NEW YORK CITY — Meridian Capital Group has arranged $160 million in permanent financing for the refinancing of an office building located at 245 Fifth Ave. in Manhattan. The borrower was 245 Fifth Owner LLC. The seven-year loan, which was provided by a life insurance company, features three years of interest-only payments and a 3.99 percent fixed rate. Built in 1926, the 26-story, 314,000-square-foot Class A office property features 12,652 square feet of retail space. Drew Anderman and Alan Blank of Meridian Capital Group arranged the financing.

April 4, 2016

Massachusetts Northeast Office

Related Sells 235,000 SF One Lovejoy Wharf in Boston

by Amy Works April 4, 2016

BOSTON — Related Beal has completed the sale of One Lovejoy Wharf in Boston. Union Investment Real Estate GmbH, on behalf of its open-ended real estate fund Unilmmo: Global, has acquired the 235,000-square-foot waterfront office property, formerly known as the Hoffman Building, for an undisclosed price. Acquired by Related Fund Management in 2012 and redeveloped by Related Beal, the office building now serves as Converse’s headquarters under a long-term lease and features wharf-level retail space. This acquisition marks Union’s first entry into the Boston office market.

April 4, 2016

Office Texas

Yates Construction to Renovate Office Building in Downtown Austin

by Haisten Willis April 4, 2016

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Yates Construction will serve as general contractor for interior finishes of a multi-level lobby remodel at the One American Center building on 6th and Congress avenues. The property is located in downtown Austin near the Texas State Capitol. Pre-construction will begin immediately on the 25,000-square-foot, $4.5 million project, with construction slated to begin early this summer. Substantial project completion is expected in January 2017.

April 4, 2016

Arizona Office Western

AFS Technologies Renews Headquarters Space in Phoenix

by Nellie Day April 4, 2016

PHOENIX — AFS Technologies has renewed its lease for office space at Park One in Phoenix. The Class A space is located at 2141 E. Highland Ave., within the Camelback Corridor. It was built in 1982 and renovated in 2014. The retail and supply chain solutions company uses this space as its corporate headquarters. It has occupied the building since 2007. Craig Coppola and Bill Blake of Lee & Associates represented AFS. Matthew Kaufold of the same firm represented the landlord, McCarthy Cook & Co., in this transaction.

April 4, 2016

Maryland Office Southeast Top Stories

Vision Properties Acquires Trophy Office Tower in Baltimore for $187M

by Katie Sloan April 4, 2016

BALTIMORE — Vision Properties has acquired 100 East Pratt, a 662,708-square-foot trophy office tower at 100 E. Pratt St. overlooking Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, for $187 million. Vision acquired the asset from Columbia Property Trust (NYSE: CXP). The building is the long-time headquarters of T. Rowe Price, a global investment firm that leases roughly 65 percent of the building. Other tenants of the tower, which was 98.5 percent leased at the time of sale, include PriceWaterHouseCoopers, Merrill Lynch and Tydings & Rosenberg. The property is located in downtown Baltimore near Harborplace and The Gallery, as well as a multitude of dining and retail options around the Inner Harbor and along Pratt Street. Stephen Conley, Jim Meisel, Dek Potts, Andrew Weir and Matt Nicholson of HFF represented Columbia Property Trust in the transaction, which also included the property’s 932-space parking garage. Vision Properties plans to upgrade the lobby of the 28-story building, according to reports by the Baltimore Business Journal. Columbia Property Trust intends to use the proceeds of the sale to repay a $119 million short-term bridge loan and borrowings on its unsecured credit facility. Vision Properties is a full-service real estate investment and management firm headquartered in New Jersey. The …

April 4, 2016

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Tavros Development, Charney Construction Receives $44.3M in Financing for Brooklyn Land Assemblage

by Amy Works April 1, 2016

NEW YORK CITY — Tavros Development Partners and Charney Construction & Development have received $44.3 million in acquisition and pre-development financing for a 41,815-square-foot land assemblage located at 263-277 S. Fifth St. in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg section. The borrowers plan to develop a mixed-use asset featuring ground-level retail space, office and multifamily space on the fully entitled site. Aaron Appel, Jonathan Schwartz and Mark Fisher of JLL arranged the financing.

April 1, 2016

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