NEW YORK CITY — TerraCRG has brokered the sale of a residentially-zoned commercial building located at 283 Greene Ave. in Brooklyn’s Clinton Hill neighborhood. Kilroy Architectural Windows sold the 13,300-square-foot property to an undisclosed seller for $6 million, or $375 per existing square foot. The two-story building features 16,085 buildable square feet and can be converted into residential lofts or repositioned as an owner/user residential or office building. Ofer Cohen, Melissa Warren and Dan Marks of TerraCRG were the sole brokers in the transaction. The names of the seller and buyer were not released.
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HOUSTON — Local investment group Quasar Galleria Ltd. has acquired 5433 Westheimer, an 11-story, 123,477-square-foot office building located in Houston’s Galleria area. Dan Miller and Martin Hogan of HFF marketed the asset on behalf of the seller, a joint venture partnership of funds managed by Songy Highroads LLC and Edens. The property, built in 1967, was acquired for an undisclosed amount free and clear of existing debt. On-site amenities include Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse, an 11,000-square-foot common area with meeting space and an attached two-level structured parking garage. The building recently underwent a renovation program and was 81.2 percent leased at the time of sale.
O’Neill Properties Completes Remediation, Starts Construction of The Pointe at Sayreville
by Amy Works
SAYREVILLE, N.J. — O’Neill Properties Group (OPG) has completed brownfield remediation at the 40-acre lagoon at The Pointe, a $2.2 billion mixed-use project in Sayreville. Vertical construction will commence in spring 2016 on a 200,000-square-foot Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World, which will be the largest Bass Pro in the country outside of its original flagship operation. When OPG acquired the 440-acre site in 2008, the company committed to cleaning the massive brownfield contamination, including a 40-acre lagoon that was contaminated with titanium dioxide waste byproducts from the former on-site National Lead manufacturing facility. The cost of the nine-year remediation project was $8 million. Upon build out, The Pointe will bring 725,000 square feet of retail space; 2,000 upscale waterfront townhomes and luxury apartments; 32,000 square feet of Class A office space; and 1,250 hotel rooms. Additional community amenities will include a 45,000-square-foot community and fitness center, a 9,700-square-foot facility for fire and EMS services and a 10,000-square-foot performing arts center, as well as a rooftop solar farm. Project partners include MLP Builders, Maser Consulting and Ripco Real Estate.
Cousins Properties Signs Headquarters Lease with CommunityBank of Texas at Greenway Plaza
by Katie Sloan
HOUSTON — Cousins Properties Inc. has signed a 12-year, 29,000-square-foot headquarters lease with CommunityBank of Texas, NA at 9 Greenway Plaza in Houston. Greenway Plaza is a 10-building, 4.4 million-square-foot office portfolio. The space leased in 9 Greenway Plaza provides the bank first floor lobby presence and tower space on the ninth floor for bank executives and personnel, according to Bob Boykin, senior vice president and market leader for Cousins Properties. Charlie Neuhaus and Harry Holmes of Avison Young represented CommunityBank of Texas in the lease transaction. Boykin, Bubba Harkins and Warren Savery represented Cousins Properties in-house.
COMSTOCK PARK, MICH. — NAI Wisinski of West Michigan has brokered the sale of a 9,333-square-foot office building in Comstock Park, a northern suburb of Grand Rapids, for an undisclosed price. OPMA Properties LLC sold the building, located at 4211 N. Division Ave., to Sun Coast Packaging Inc., a provider of bags and packaging materials. Sun Coast Packaging acquired the facility through the acquisition of the company Shapiro Packaging. Mary Anne Wisinski and Dave Smies of NAI Wisinski of West Michigan represented the seller in the transaction, and Chip Bowling of X Ventures represented the buyer.
LIVONIA, MICH. — Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions has arranged a 35,020-square-foot office lease in Livonia, approximately 20 miles northwest of Detroit. Exel, a third-party logistics company, will occupy the space at Seven Mile Crossing. Universal Properties Three LLC owns the building located at 38701 Seven Mile Road. Steve Eisenshtadt and Todd Hawley of Friedman represented the landlord in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Trinity Place Holdings has received approval of modifications from the Landmarks Preservation Committee for the 77 Greenwich development, which is slated for completion in 2019. Designed by FXFOWLE Architect, the 500-foot tower will feature 85 luxury residential condominiums, 7,000 square feet of retail space on Greenwich Street and a 476-seat elementary school serving District 2. The development site includes the former Syms clothing store and the 19th-century landmarked Dickey House. Recently approved design modifications include the lowering of the ground floor of Dickey House along Greenwich Street, the elimination of the school entry court signage plyon and the reduction of the tower’s south cantilever.
ALPHARETTA, GA. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $4.2 million acquisition loan for Windward Forest, a 67,000-square-foot office building located at 960 North Point Parkway in Alpharetta, a northern suburb of Atlanta. Johnny Rankin and Wanda Riggs Mack of NorthMarq’s Atlanta office arranged the five-year, fixed-rate loan with a 25-year amortization schedule through a local bank. The borrower used the proceeds to purchase Windward Forest in a 1031 exchange.
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS AND WINTER GARDEN, FLA. — NGKF Capital Markets has brokered the sales of two commercial properties in metro Orlando totaling $10.7 million. The transactions include the $6.2 million sale of a 100,000-square-foot, Class A office building in Altamonte Springs and a 7-Eleven store and gas station in Winter Garden. Michael Davis of NGKF represented the seller, CenturyLink, in the sale of the fully leased office building, which is located at 850 E. Altamonte Drive. Adam Greenberg and Michael Lapointe of NGKF represented the seller of the 4,798-square-foot 7-Eleven, Boca Brickell 13 LLC.
NAI Partners, Logan Brown Investment Broker Sale of 78,000 SF Office Property in Houston
by Katie Sloan
HOUSTON — NAI Partners and Logan Brown Investment Real Estate have arranged the sale of 8700 Commerce Park Drive, a 78,000-square-foot, multi-tenant office property located in southwest Houston. Doug Pack of NAI Partners and Logan Brown of Logan Brown Investment Real Estate represented the seller, Los Angeles-based Khoshbin Co., in the sale of the property to an unnamed local investor.