LOS ANGELES — Lincoln Property Company has purchased a 22-story office tower in Downtown Los Angeles that it had previously sold in 2007. The latest purchase price was not disclosed. The Class A asset is located at 915 Wilshire Blvd. It is situated across the street from the 73-story Wilshire Grand Center. Lincoln plans to renovate 915 Wilshire by updating the ground-floor lobby and valet area. It will also redesign the outdoor patio space, as well as replace elevators and dated building systems. Though the firm previously sold the 390,312-square-foot property to Brickman Associates, it stayed on as the tower’s property manager and leasing agent. The tower was built in 1980. It is currently 88 percent leased. Kevin Shannon of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank executed the deal.
NAPA, CALIF. — JOSS Realty Partners has acquired Napa Square, a 65,848-square-foot mixed-use asset in downtown Napa, for $39.3 million. Originally built in 1957 and redeveloped in 2009, Napa Square is LEED Gold certified and features 41,010 square feet of office space and 24,848 square feet of ground-floor retail. Wells Fargo, Charles Schwab, U.S. Bank and UPS occupy the 92 percent leased center along with anchor tenants Oenotri, a southern Italian restaurant, and The Norman Rose Tavern, a neighborhood pub. Nicholas Bicardo, Scott Pertel, Danny Reddin and Brandon Rogoff of HFF represented the seller, CDI Companies, in the transaction. Jordan Angel of HFF secured a $22.3 million acquisition loan with J.P. Morgan Asset Management on behalf of JOSS.
DALLAS, IRVING and GARLAND, TEXAS — Younger Partners has arranged three office leases in the Dallas area. In the first transaction, Neligan Foley LLP renewed its 11,374-square-foot, full-floor lease at Republic Center, located at 325 N. St. Paul St. in Dallas. Dan Woldert of Swearingen Realty Group represented the tenant. Trae Anderson, Kathy Permenter and Sarah Savage at Younger Partners represented the landlord. In the second transaction, SilverXis leased 4,000 square feet at The Offices at Cimarron Trail, located at 305 Cimmaron Trail in Irving. Byron McCoy and Ally Price at Younger Partners handled the lease negotiations. In the third transaction, Ortiz Law Firm leased 2,243 square feet at 3200 Broadway Blvd. in Garland. Zach Stevens of NAI Robert Lynn represented the tenant. Anderson and Savage of Younger Partners represented the landlord.
BOSTON — Leggat McCall Properties, along with its joint venture partner Multi-Employer Property Trust (MEPT), and development advisor Bozzuto Development Co. have filed an expanded Project Notification Form with the Boston Redevelopment Authority for 3.1 acres of land in Boston’s South End. The site was acquired from the Boston Medical Center in late 2014. Spanning the block between Harrison Avenue and Albany Street and East Dedham and East Canton streets, the Harrison Albany project will bring a mix of residential, retail, office and cultural space to the South End. The proposed two-building project will feature 710 apartments, 14,000 square feet of retail space, 40,000 square feet of office space and public open space, including a green promenade between the two residential buildings. Additionally, the existing parking lots will be removed and replaced with underground parking.
NEW YORK CITY — Multi-Employer Property Trust (MEPT), advised by Bentall Kennedy Limited Partnership, and Cove Property Group have acquired Two Rector Street, a 26-story office property located in Manhattan’s financial district. CIM Group and Kushner Companies sold the 476,000-square-foot property for an undisclosed price. The buyers plan to renovate and reposition the building as a Class A office property. Once renovated, the building is expected to cater to technology, advertising, media and information tenants as well as traditional finance, insurance and real estate tenants.
NEW YORK CITY — Tavros Development Partners, in partnership with Charney Construction & Development and 1 Oak Development, has acquired a development site located at 263-277 S. Fifth St. in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood. The Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh sold the property for $80 million. The development offering consists of a combined four properties (263-277 S. 5th St., 262-272 S. 4th St. and 205 Havemeyer St.) and allows for a buildable envelope of approximately 230,000 square feet. The property’s zoning designation permits both mixed-use and commercial development. James Nelson, Brendan Maddigan and Matt Nickerson of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction.
NEWTON, MASS. — A joint venture between Angelo Gordon & Co. and Jumbo Capital Management has acquired two office buildings, located at 7-57 and 75-85-95 Wells Ave. in Newton, a suburb eight miles west of Boston, for $62.3 million. The properties total 332,194 square feet. Coleman Benedict and Ben Sayles of HFF represented the undisclosed seller and buyer in the sale. Additionally, HFF worked on behalf of the new owner to secure a five-year, fixed-rate first mortgage financing for $47.1 million, which included funds for the acquisition and a facility for future tenanting and capital costs. Lauren O’Neil and Brett Paulsrud of HFF arranged the financing for the borrower, while Mike Terry and Jonpaul Sallese, also of HFF, represented East Boston Savings Bank in the mortgage transaction.
ROCKLEIGH, N.J. — CBRE Group Inc. has arranged the sale of an office/life science building located at 8 King Road in Rockleigh. Marcus Partners, on behalf of its Marcus Capital Partners Fund I sold the property to Charter Realty Group for an undisclosed sum in a 1031 exchange. The 204,495-square-foot building is 100 percent net leased to Spectra Laboratories on a long-term basis and guaranteed by its parent company, Fresenius Medical Care Holdings Inc. The facility serves as Spectra’s mission critical testing facility for the eastern half of the United States. Jeffrey Dunne, Kevin Welsh, Brian Schulz, Lee Asher and Chris Bodnar of CBRE represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
HOBOKEN, N.J. — Jet.com has agreed to expand its headquarters at Waterfront Corporate Center III in Hoboken. The e-commerce startup will commence its build out of the space that will double the size of its corporate office by an additional 40,000 square feet for a total of 80,000 square feet. SJP Properties in partnership with USAA Real Estate Co. developed the three-building, 1.5 million-square-foot mixed-use development. Launched in 2015, Jet.com is an e-commerce venture led by Marc Lore, former CEO and co-founder of Diapers.com and parent company Quidsi. Scott Peck and Brian Wilson of Resource Realty represented Jet.com, while Peter Bronsnick provided in-house representation for the landlord, SJP Properties, in the transaction.
MIAMI — A joint venture between KeyBank Real Estate Capital and an affiliate of Walton Street Capital LLC has closed a $106.5 million loan for the recapitalization of Courvoisier Centre in Miami. Built between 1986 and 1990, the two-building, Class A office complex spans 343,000 square feet and features an upscale retail arcade and attached structured parking. The property is situated at 501 and 601 Brickell Key Drive on the upscale Brickell Key Island, a 23-acre manmade island. The loan was arranged on behalf of the borrower, Orlando-based Parkway Properties Inc. KeyBank originated the 10-year loan, which carries a fixed interest-only rate of 4.6 percent through maturity and a 60 percent loan-to-value ratio. KeyBank will service the loan through maturity. Masaveu Corp., a Spanish investment company, bought an 80 percent stake in the asset from Parkway Properties for roughly $175 million, and Parkway Properties still retains a 20 percent interest in the property. Parkway Properties bought Courvoisier Centre in April 2014 from Tishman Speyer for $145.8 million.