ROCKY HILL, CONN. — KS Partners has acquired a 620,327-square-foot office portfolio in Rocky Hill for $65 million. The eight-building portfolio consists of two office complexes: Corporate Ridge and I-91 Tech Center on Brook Street. Corporate Ridge includes 500 Enterprise, 55 Capital Boulevard and 175 Boulevard. The five remaining single-story buildings at I-91 Tech Center total 113,000 square feet of office and flex space. The portfolio was 87 percent leased at the time of sale and tenants include Nationwide Insurance, AT&T and United Healthcare. The seller was New Boston Fund.
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NEW YORK CITY — Montefiore Medical Center has reached an agreement with owner and developer Simone Development to build out and occupy a new, 11-story tower in the Bronx. The 280,000-square-foot building will be part of Simone's Hutchison Metro Center, which is scheduled for completion in the third quarter of 2014. The new tower will include an ambulatory surgery center, an advanced imaging center, an onside laboratory and pharmacy and primary and specialty care practices. Montefiore will spend a reported $142 million on the new facilities. The company's lease is for 16 years, after which there is an option to extend the lease or purchase the tower.
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. — KABR Real Estate Investment Partners and Capstone Realty Group have acquired 330 and 350 Motor Parkway, the gateway office buildings to the Hauppauge Industrial Park. The new owners plan to upgrade the properties, which total 144,000 square feet. The buildings are separated by Marcus Boulevard and are near Long Island Expressway Exits 53 and 55. The buildings are 85 percent occupied and tenants include New York Commercial Bank, First National Bank of Long Island and the Long Island Convention and Visitors Bureau. The Rochlin Organization will serve as the building's leasing agent.
DALLAS — Winstead PC, a law firm, has moved its offices to 130,000 square feet of space at 500 Winstead Building, located at 2728 N. Harwood St. in uptown Dallas. The law firm moved locations from Renaissance Tower. Design firm lauckgroup and general contractor Beck Group collaborated with Winstead on the design of their new office space.
IRVING — SkyWalker Property Partners has acquired a vacant 21,696-square-foot office building in the Las Colinas Office Center, located at 3001 Skyway Circle N. in Irving. SkyWalker purchased the portfolio through its investment vehicle, Hangover Opportunity Fund LLC. Renee Efimoff of SCM Real Estate Services in Arlington and Gary Walker of SkyWalker represented the buyer in the transaction. Shawn Hall of Bright Realty Co. represented the seller, a trust based in Connecticut.
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. – The County of Riverside has purchased two office buildings inside the Citrus Park West business park for $6.6 million. The properties are located at 3125 and 3075 Myers Street. The County of Riverside represented itself in this transaction, while the landlord, CT Realty, was represented by Dave Mudge and Tom Pierik of Lee & Associates’ downtown Riverside office.
TORRANCE, CALIF. – The 272,245-square-foot PROLOGIS Capelin Distribution Center has opened in Torrance. It is located at 20000 S. Western Ave. The Class A, LEED-certified center is situated on a 14-acre site that previously held a vacant steel plant. It was designed by HPA and built by KPRS. David Prior of Klabin/CORFAC and Todd Taugner and Frank Schulz of Klabin Company/CORFAC in Torrance will serve as the center’s exclusive leasing agents.
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Faber Centre, a four-story, 97,000-square-foot Class A office building, has sold to LAF Brothers Properties LLC in North Charleston. Atlanta-based Holder Properties and Charleston, S.C.-based Durlach Associates developed the property in a joint venture. It is currently 94 percent leased to regional and national office tenants. Colliers International represented both parties in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Savanna, a New York-based real estate private equity and asset management firm, has closed on its purchase of 2 Rector St. The property is a 464,000-square-foot, 26-story office building in Lower Manhattan, adjacent to the World Trade Center development. Savanna worked in partnership with Stellar Management to buy out Stellar's partners, including Lehman Brothers, to secure a controlling interest in the property. Savanna first became involved in the property in 2007, when it acquired part of the building's first mortgage for a reported $100 million. In 2010, Savanna recapitalized the property by providing a mezzanine loan. Stellar continues to own a minority interest in the property and will stay on as the property manager. Savanna is planning a mulit-million dollar capital improvement program to upgrade the building's lobby, elevators and building systems.
EXETER, N.H. — Vapotherm Inc. has signed a lease for 25,930 square feet of office and warehouse space at 22 Industrial Drive in Exeter. The company, which develops and manufactures respiratory devices, will share the building with Sea View Technologies. David Choate of Grubb & Ellis/Northern New England represented the landlord, DeCoto LLC, in the transaction. Michael Bergeron of the New Hampshire Department of Resources and Economic Development assisted the tenant.