DANBURY, CONN. — The Hampshire Companies has acquired the Praxair Office Building, a 42,500-square-foot office building located at 55 Old Ridgebury Rd. in Danbury. The property is fully leased on a long-term basis by Praxair Inc. The seller in the transaction was Sunbelt Management Co., which was represented by Grubb & Ellis. Hampshire made the acquisition on behalf of Hampshire Generational Fund, the company’s commingled, discretionary real estate investment fund.
HOUSTON — Capmark Finance has secured a $21.5 million loan for the refinancing of Norfolk Tower, an 11-story office tower located at 2211 Norfolk St. in the Greenway Plaza submarket of Houston. The Class B property comprises 206,671 square feet of rentable space. It was 83 percent occupied at the time of closing, with notable tenants including Frost National Bank, Comprehensive Health Management and Groundwater Services. Jim Adams of Capmark’s Houston office originated the financing on behalf of the borrower, Younan Properties. The loan carries a 3-year, variable-rate term with a 75 percent loan-to-value ratio and interest-only payments.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF. — California-based NAI BT Commercial Palo Alto has arranged the sale of the Mountain View Courtyards office complex located at 1200-1390 Villa St. in Mountain View. The 170,763-square-foot office complex, which was 100 percent leased at the time of sale, includes new Class A interiors, volleyball and basketball courts, and a full service fitness center. Metzler Realty Advisors has acquired the facility from Broadreach Capital Partners for more than $62.2 million. David Hiebert of NAI BT Commercial Palo Alto represented the seller in the transaction.
STERLING, VA. — Jim Kornick, Jerry Burg and Matt Clinebell of Bethesda, Md.-based NorthMarq Investment Services recently brokered Bethesda-based Asset Capital Corp.’s sale of the four-building, 184,168-square-foot Countryside Professional Office Park to CSG Partners LLC for $24 million. The buildings, located at 2, 6, 10 and 14 Pidgeon Hill Dr., are across the street from Dulles Town Center mall and adjacent to a movie theater.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Chicago-based Lillibridge has broken ground for the development of a 43,000-square-foot medical office building located on the Seton Southwest Healthcare Center campus in Austin. The two-story structure will house a pulmonary rehab clinic, an MRI facility and a café. Additionally, the adjacent hospital will relocate its physical therapy and sport medicine centers to the new building. The building also will feature a covered walkway attaches to the hospital. Completion is scheduled for the summer of 2009. Lillibridge will own and manage the facility upon completion.
SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco-based BRM Bakersfield LLC has acquired a 24,660-square-foot office complex in San Francisco. Located at 410-440 Pacific Ave., the four-building complex sold for $13.5 million or a record $547 per square foot. At the time of acquisition, the property was 100 percent occupied. The seller was San Francisco-based Group I Inc. Dan Cressman, Mike Taquino and Ben Allott of Grubb & Ellis’ San Francisco office represented both parties in the transaction.
DORAL, FLA. — Miami-based Shoma Development Corp. has completed vertical construction on its 231,500-square-foot Class A office building, One Park Square, located at 3600 N.W. 82nd St. in Doral. When completed in December, One Park Square will be among the first developments in the 51-acre mixed-use Park Square at Doral, which will include multifamily units and 130,000 square feet of retail space. Weston, Fla.-based Gryphon Construction served as the general contractor for One Park Square, and Miami-based Zyscovich Architects provided design services.
MIAMI — Keller Williams Commercial Division’s Paul White has negotiated the sale of 6710 Partners’ 3,382-square-foot office building, located at 6710 S.W. 80th St. in Miami, to Silver Lining Investments for $1.2 million. Silver Lining plans to turn the office, which had been occupied by the previous owners for 16 years, into a daycare facility.
INDIANAPOLIS — Michael Corr and John Robinson of Meridian Real Estate have represented Brightpoint in relocating its 39,685-square-foot North American headquarters from Plainfield, Ind., to Woodland Corporate Park VI, which is located in Indianapolis. The new facility will ensure enough space for Brighpoint’s future expansion. The 154,000-square-foot building, which is owned by Duke Realty Corp., is now 100 percent leased. Meridian Realty represented all three tenants that occupy the facility.
CROOKSTON, MINN. — Coldwell Banker Commercial First Realty-Encore has brokered the sale of a 49,463-square-foot office building located at 23616 U.S. Highway 2 SW in Crookston. Riverview LLC has acquired the property, which was valued at $1.8 million, from The Sisters of St. Joseph of Medaille. The facility was formerly a novitiate, junior college, convent and retirement home. Riverview LLC will lease the building to a local hospital for its drug and alcohol treatment center, which will contain 52 beds and 156 acres of outdoor recreation space. Scott Hildre and Dennis Olson of Coldwell Banker represented the seller in the transaction.