HOUSTON — Moody Rambin has arranged the sale of a 2,553-square-foot office building in Houston. The property is located at 9525 Huffmeister Road at the northwest part of Houston off Highway 290. Jim Autenreith and Dan Nguyen of Moody Rambin represented the buyer, Sawin Service Automation Inc., in the sale. Leighton Investments LLC was the seller.
NEW YORK CITY — RKF has arranged the sale of a retail and office property located at 497 Broome St. in New York City’s SoHo district. John Dee Corp. sold the 5,700-square-foot property to an undisclosed buyer for $18.75 million. The former home of The Original Teddy Bear factory, the property features 1,200 square feet of ground-floor retail space and 4,500 square feet of office space. Brian Segall and Chris Masi of RKF represented both parties in the 1031 exchange transaction.
BOCA RATON, FLA. — CBRE’s capital markets debt and structured finance team has arranged $71.6 million in acquisition financing for an office portfolio in Boca Raton. Spanning 330,438 square feet, the portfolio includes two Class A office buildings: The Plaza at 5355 Town Center Road and One Town Center at 1 Town Center Road. Charles Foschini, Christian Lee and Christopher Apone of CBRE’s Miami office arranged the 3.5-year bridge loan through Mesa West Capital LLC on behalf of the borrower, Boca Raton-based Crocker Partners. The interest-only loan was structured with a floating interest rate. Crocker Partners purchased the portfolio from MetLife Real Estate Investors. Lee, Foschini and Apone, along with Jose Lobon and Michael Erickson of CBRE, represented MetLife in the transaction.
PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Colliers has arranged the sale of Intel Corporate Center, a two-building office property located at 1515 Route 10 in Parsippany. An affiliate of Stanbery Development and developer/owner of The Shoppes at Union Hill in Denville, N.J., acquired the property for $14.1 million. The two three-story buildings, which total 288,742 square feet, are currently leased to Intel Corp. through the end of the year. On-site amenities include a full-service cafeteria, professional gym facility, conference areas and an outdoor terrace with seating. Jacklene Chesler, Richard Madison, Jeffrey Oram and Chuck Kohaut of Colliers represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Empire State Realty Trust Inc. has announced that OnDeck Capital Inc. has expanded its headquarters space by approximately 79,000 square feet at 1400 Broadway by in New York. The company, a platform for small business loans, will now occupy 117,000 square feet within the property. Paul Ippolito of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank represented OnDeck in the lease negotiations, while Keith Cody of ESRT, along with Scott Klau, Erik Harris and Neil Rubin of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, represented the landlord.
PHOENIX — Crow Holdings has purchased Esplanade III, a 218,266-square-foot office building in Phoenix, for an undisclosed sum. The Class A property is located at 2415 East Camelback Road. It is part of the Esplanade mixed-use development. Esplanade III was about 95 percent leased at the time of sale. Notable tenants include CBRE, Alliance Residential, Regus, Helios and Major League Baseball’s western headquarters. The ten-story building was developed in 1997. It is situated in the Camelback Corridor. The seller was an institutional client of AEW Capital Management L.P. The transaction was executed by CBRE’s Jim Fijan, Will Mast and Kevin Shannon.
DENVER — Granite Properties has purchased High Pointe Tower, a 119,834-square-foot office property in the southeastern Denver suburb of Greenwood Village for an undisclosed sum. The property is located at 6430 South Fiddler’s Green Circle. High Pointe Tower was built in 1998. It sits directly across from Granite’s Plaza Tower One property, near Arapahoe Light Rail Station and the 203-room Westin Greenwood Village, which is scheduled to open next year. The building is currently 81 percent occupied by notable tenants like Hartford Insurance, TransUnion and the U.S. General Services Administration. High Pointe Tower is Granite’s third Denver-based acquisition since 2012. It also owns Plaza Tower and Prentice Plaza. The firm was represented in-house by Stephanie Lawrence, Will Hendrickson and Geoff Wescott. The unnamed seller was represented by CBRE’s Geoff Baukol.
HOUSTON — NAI Partners has arranged the sale of a 20,000-square-foot office/warehouse facility located at 13715 N. Promenade Blvd. in Houston. Chris Kugle of NAI Partners represented the seller, E & F Anaya Enterprises. Forbes Henderson of Delta Realty Inc. represented the buyer, Brance-Krachy Co. Inc.
FREDERICKSBURG, VA. — Wack Cos. has purchased The Executive Building, a 10,000-square-foot office building located at 607 William St. in downtown Fredericksburg, for $2.8 million. Wack Cos. plans to convert the site into a mixed-use development featuring single-level condos, retail space and restaurants. The company plans to break ground on the $35 million project in the fall. Heather Hagerman of Coldwell Banker Commercial represented Thomas Wack of Wack Cos. in the transaction. Mike Degen and Jamie Scully of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer represented the seller, Sandton Capital, formerly known as the Free Lance-Star Cos. Hagerman, Ben Keddie and Joe Pfahler of Coldwell Banker Commercial and Coldwell Banker Elite will manage the sales and leasing of the commercial and retail portions. Hagerman, Kevin Breen Jr. and Conor Breen of Coldwell Banker will manage the sales and marketing of the residences.
ORLANDO, FLA. — CBRE has brokered the sale of a 133,075-square-foot office property located at 5900 Lake Ellenor Drive in Orlando Central Park, an office park in south Orlando. Cardinal Point Management acquired the eight-story building from D Group Acquisition Three Inc. for $5.8 million. The purchase also included an adjoining outparcel at 1854 W. Oak Ridge Road. Ronald Rogg and Chip Wooten of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.