DALLAS — Hartman Hillcrest LLC, an affiliate of Hartman Short Term Income Properties XX (Hartman XX), has purchased the Commerce Plaza Hillcrest office property in Dallas. Commerce Plaza Hillcrest is a 203,688-square-foot, nine-building office complex located on Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway (IH-635) and Hillcrest Road. The property sits on 10 acres and is 74 percent leased to 95 tenants. The property primarily caters to smaller community tenants. Tenants include Signature Medical Imaging (14,410 square feet) and Playworks (5,408 square feet).
LIVERMORE, CALIF. – Tri Valley Learning Corporation (TVLC) has acquired an 80,000-square-foot office building in Livermore for an undisclosed sum. The building is located at 3090 Independence Drive. TVLC operates charter schools in Livermore, Stockton and San Diego. This acquisition has been in the works for several years. The Class A building will house high school students from the K-8 campus, as well as international students. The land between the two campuses will be used for a sports field. TVLC was represented by John Hone of Colliers International.
PHOENIX – Palm Plaza, a 25,000-square-foot office building in Phoenix, has sold to MDR Enterprises for $2 million. The building is located at 141 E. Palm Lane in the Midtown submarket. The property is 85 percent occupied. MDR Enterprises was represented by John Oliver of Century 21 AZ Foothills. The seller, Lee Center, was represented by Justin Horwitz and Jonathan Levy of Sperry Van Ness, and by Paul Christ of Encom Properties. Both parties were completing 1031 exchange transactions.
CHICAGO — Zeller Realty Group’s 1.3 million-square-foot 311 South Wacker office property has received LEED Silver certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. Zeller Realty Group acquired the property in March 2014 and implemented a capital improvements program that included upgraded infrastructure, improved retail offerings and the construction of a 21,500-square-foot tenant lounge and conference center. To achieve LEED Silver certification, Zeller implemented a sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental air quality program to upgrade the property.
LATHRUP VILLAGE, MICH. — Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions has arranged the sale of an office building located at 26221 Southfield Road in Lathrup Village. Williamsburg LLC sold the property, which is located within Williamsburg Plaza South, to Dr. Quadir Jaleel of OMJ Building LLC for an undisclosed price. Dan Verderbar of Friedman represented both the seller and buyer in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Hines, along with Pacolet Milliken Enterprises and institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management, have sold 7 Bryant Park in New York City to an institutional investor for an undisclosed price. Located between West 39th and 40th streets, the 30-story, 470,000-square-foot property was designed by Henry N. Cobb and Yvonne Szeto of Pei Cobb Freed & Partners. Currently, floors 15 through 27 and a first-floor retail space are available for lease. Hines has assumed on-site management responsibilities and CBRE has been selected as the exclusive leasing agent for the property. Phillips Lytle and Proskauer advised on the transaction.
CROMWELL, CONN. — O,R&L Commercial has brokered the sale of a flex building located at 800 Corporate Row in Cromwell. Buhl Land East IV LLC sold the 12,750-square-foot property for $1.05 million to Matthew Esler. The property features four drive-in doors and two loading docks. Renewal by Andersen will occupy the facility for its marketing and sales office, as well as a distribution hub for doors and windows. Frank Hird of O,R&L Commercial represented the seller, while Bob Gaucher, also of O,R&L, represented the buyer in the transaction.
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS — Kubota Tractor Corp. (KTC) and Kubota Credit Corp. (KCC) will relocate its headquarters to Grapevine. Both companies are U.S. subsidiaries of Kubota Corp., based in Osaka, Japan, and have been planning for increased efficiency on the heels of recent expansions and an aggressive growth strategy. The move will affect about 180 employees and is expected to happen within the next 18 months. The move of Kubota’s entire Torrance, Calif. corporate headquarters to Texas is designed to put Kubota’s leadership and professional staff closer to Kubota’s major markets and its manufacturing, assembly and distribution facilities in Georgia and Kansas. The new headquarters will be large enough to initially accommodate 400 employees with room for expansion.
COLLEYVILLE, TEXAS — Greenbrier Cos. is expanding its product development and quality engineering offices in Colleyville. In 2014, Greenbrier leased 5,993 square feet in 99 Main, Suite 200, in the Village at Colleyville. The company has leased an additional 4,480 square feet, which is all of Suite 300, for a total of just under 10,000 square feet. Martin Graham of Greenbrier Cos. represented the firm in the lease negotiations. Debra Perryman and LeAnn Brown of Silver Oak Commercial Real Estate represented the building owner, Austin-based CCI.
SOUTHFIELD, MICH. — Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions has brokered the sale of an 11,558-square-foot office building in Southfield. The property is located at 18860 W. 10 Mile Road. The seller, Beeson Commercial, sold the building to Dr. Noah Levi, Dr. Oleg Krivichkin and Dr. Randall Shaw, who are expanding their adjacent Dental Practice into a full-service Dental Clinic. Dan Verderbar and Robert Moon of Brokerage Friedman represented both the seller and the buyer in the transaction.