NEW YORK CITY — New York City-based NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. has closed the acquisition of a €1.1 billion ($1.2 billion U.S.) pan-European office portfolio that the company entered into an agreement to purchase in 2014. The approximately 186,000-square-meter (2 million-square-foot) portfolio comprises 11 Class A office properties located in seven of Europe’s top markets: London, UK; Paris, France; Hamburg, Germany; Milan, Italy; Brussels, Belgium; Amsterdam and Rotterdam, Netherlands; and Gothenburg, Sweden. NorthStar Realty financed the acquisition with €530 million of the seven year senior mortgages, denominated primarily in the local currencies of the respective properties, with a current weighted average interest rate of approximately 1.8 percent. NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. is a diversified commercial real estate company that is organized as a REIT. NorthStar Realty is managed by an affiliate of NorthStar Asset Management Group Inc. (NYSE: NSAM), a global asset management firm.
SAN BERNARDINO, CALIF. — A joint venture between Hines and funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management L.P. have purchased Tri-City Corporate Centre, a 17-building, mixed-use office complex in San Bernardino, for an undisclosed sum. The property is located near the intersection of the I-10 and I-215 freeways. Tri-City Corporate Centre contains more than one million square feet of space on 153 acres. The master-planned business park offers a range of building styles, including mid-rise, low-rise, flex and eight Class A office towers. This was the largest office sale by square footage in recorded history for the Inland Empire, according to CBRE, which represented the sellers. Construction began on the center in 1986 and continued through 2008. It is currently 61 percent occupied. Notable tenants include Northrop Grumman, Art Institute of California, Wells Fargo, CalPERS, Health Net, Fidelity Title, Parsons Brinckerhoff, TASC and Chicago Title. Tri-City contains notable buildings like One Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt Plaza, Brier Corporate Center, One, Two and Three Parkside, Lakeside Tower, North River Place, One and Two Carnegie Plaza, Northcourt Plaza, and Carnegie Business Center I and II. The campus is entitled to add more than 300,000 square feet of development on four parcels of land. It also …
GLENDALE, ARIZ. – Brookwood Commerce Centre, a 209,182-square-foot office building in Glendale, has sold to United Realty MTA for $9.9 million. The mid-rise center is located at 4425 W. Olive Ave. It was built in 1974. Brookwood was 79 percent occupied at the time of sale. The seller, 4425 West Olive Holdings, was represented by DTZ’s Eric Wichterman and Mike Coover.
SCHAUMBURG, ILL. — Summit Design + Build LLC will complete a 20,588-square-foot office build-out for Sparton Corp. at Woodfield Corporate Center in Schaumburg. The property is located at 425 N. Martingale Road. The firm, which is currently located in the same building, will be expanding to the entire 10th floor. Construction plans include the demolition of the existing space and build-out of a new reception area, multiple conference rooms, private offices, executive suite, boardroom and a new large training area with state-of-the-art technology. Lincoln Property Co. is the property manager of Woodfield Corporate Center. EWP Architects will provide architectural services. Completion is scheduled for this spring. Sparton Corp. is a provider of electromechanical devices with capabilities that include concept development, industrial design, design and manufacturing engineering, production, distribution, field service and refurbishment. The primary markets served are medical and biotechnology, military and aerospace, and industrial and commercial.
BELLAIRE, TEXAS — California-based KBS Strategic Opportunity REIT has signed an 11,809-square-foot lease at 6575 W. Loop S. in Bellaire, which is three miles west of Houston’s central business district. The new tenant is Regus, a provider of flexible workspace operating in more than 2,000 locations worldwide. The company is a provider of executive suites, office space, virtual offices and conference rooms. The leased space is located at an office complex known as West Loop I and II. The multitenant, 5.6-acre, 313,873-square-foot property includes two buildings and an eight-story parking garage. West Loop I is an eight-story building that includes 169,536 rentable square feet, while West Loop II offers 144,337 rentable square feet in seven stories. The property is located near several residential communities, including Bellaire and West University.
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — American Real Estate Partners has acquired CenterPointe at Bridgewater, a four-building office park located at 1130, 1140, 1150 and 1160 Route 22 East in Bridgewater. The 331,846-square-foot asset sold for $24.7 million. Situated on 20 acres, the property features flexible and highly efficient office space, fitness and food amenities, a conference facility and on-site management. American Real Estate Partners plans to invest $2.7 million in capital improvements to the office campus, including improved finishes and upgrades to elevators, lobby and common areas. At the time of sale, the campus was 54 percent leased, with two buildings 100 percent leased. The property is being acquired by a joint venture sponsored by a discretionary fund managed by American Real Estate Partners and is the fund’s fourth investment. The name of the seller was not disclosed.
PHOENIX – Arizona DCS Office in Phoenix has sold to TH Stratman for $3.1 million. The space is located at 3310 and 3320 N. 19th Ave. The two-story office building is fully leased to the Arizona Department of Child Safety (DCS) through the end of 2021. The space was built in 1983. It was remodeled in 2011 and 2014. The seller, Fenway Properties, was represented by DTZ’s Eric Wichterman and Mike Coover.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — HFF has brokered the $109 million sale of a 195,624-square-foot office building located at 2025 M St. N.W. in downtown Washington, D.C.’s Golden Triangle area. James Meisel, Dek Potts, Andrew Weir, Stephen Conley, Matthew Nicholson and Jessica Diorio of HFF represented the seller, a partnership between The Oliver Carr Co. and Clark Enterprises Inc. Mikeone EK purchased the asset, which was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Kaplan, Radio Free Asia and Smith Bucklin. CBRE arranged acquisition financing for the transaction.
ARLINGTON, VA. — PCCP LLC has provided a $34.6 million senior loan to refinance a nine-story, 114,766-square-foot office building in Arlington. The asset is located in the Courthouse submarket of Arlington’s Rosslyn-Ballston Corridor. The borrower, Washington, D.C.-based Penzance, will use the loan to refinance maturing debt on the asset, as well as finance tenant improvements, leasing efforts and renovations. Built in 1987, the office building is currently occupied by 14 tenants, 11 of which use the office building as their corporate headquarters.
CHICAGO — Thorofare has funded a $5.3 million bridge loan for 1144 W. Fulton Market in Chicago. The Class A office property is 78.5 percent occupied. Thorofare will advance a capital expenditure and leasing cost earn-out facility in order to capitalize the sponsor’s business plan of converting the ground floor from office to retail to improve the profitability of the property and fill the retail void in the neighborhood. Thorofare capitalizes its transactions through a series of private closed-end funds on behalf of institutional investors.