KATY, TEXAS — Los Angeles-based BH Properties has purchased Mason Creek II, a 127,955-square-foot vacant office building in the western Houston suburb of Katy. Jeff Hollinden of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The three-story building was developed in 2015 as the second piece of a speculative project. The first building of that development, a 136,000-square-foot structure, is fully leased to GEICO Insurance. BH Properties has tapped Moody Rambin to lease Mason Creek II.
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NEW YORK CITY — Brookfield Properties has topped out Two Manhattan West, a 58-story office tower located within the eight-acre Manhattan West mixed-use development that opened last fall. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Two Manhattan West will feature more than 2 million square feet of office space upon completion, which is slated for 2023. The building is 25 percent preleased, with law firm Cravath, Swaine & Moore committed as an anchor tenant. Brookfield completed the 67-story, 2.1 million-square-foot One Manhattan West in late 2019.
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLA. — CBRE has arranged the $81.2 million sale of the fee simple interest in Fairway Office Center in Palm Beach Gardens. The buyer was a joint venture between Parmenter Realty Partners and an affiliate of Prime Finance. Christian Lee, Jóse Lobón, Tom Rappa and Marcus Minaya of CBRE represented the sellers, NAI Merin Hunter Codman and a joint venture institutional investment manager, in the transaction. Jason Sundook of NAI Merin Hunter Codman assisted in marketing the asset for sale. Fairway Office Center features three Class A office buildings totaling 222,682 square feet. Currently 78 percent leased, the property is located on a 16-acre campus. 7108 Fairway was built in 1989, 7111 Fairway was built in 2003 and 7121 Fairway was built in 2000. Located at 7108, 7111 and 7121 Fairway Drive, the office center is about four miles from downtown Palm Beach Gardens, 14.4 miles from West Palm Beach and 15.7 miles from Palm Beach International Airport. The property is also near retailers and restaurants such as Rocco’s Tacos & Tequila Bar, Brooklyn Water Bagel and Walgreens. The previous owners recently made $1.3 million in improvements to the property. The buyers plan to make even more …
Progressive Real Estate Arranges $5.6M Sale of Courtyard Medical & Professional Center in Hemet, California
by Amy Works
HEMET, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of Courtyard Medical & Professional Center, located at 910-960 N. State St. in Hemet. A Newport Beach-based private investor acquired the asset for $5.6 million. Greg Bedell of Progressive Real Estate Partners represented the seller, while Henry Liu of CBD Investments represented the buyer in the transaction. Built in 1981, the 39,796-square-foot Courtyard Medical & Progressive Center was fully occupied at the time of sale.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — CBRE Investment Management, on behalf of the Strategic Partners U.S. Value 9 fund, has acquired Sylvan Supply, an eight-building, 193,663-square-foot mixed-use development in Nashville. The sellers are the project’s developers: FCP and Third & Urban. The sales price was not disclosed. Originally built in 1959, Sylvan Supply was formally used as a specialty wood mill. Between 2018 and 2020, the site was redeveloped by FCP and Third & Urban. Now, the property includes about 158,000 square feet of creative office space and 36,000 square feet of retail space. The property was 61 percent leased at the time of sale to five restaurants and a variety of other retail tenants, including a brewery, fitness studio and a salon. In addition to creative office space, Sylvan Supply offers a common area, Wi-Fi and numerous outdoor plazas for retail and dining, in addition to private patios for office tenants. The site offers abundant parking for tenants and visitors. Located at 4101 Charlotte Ave. on a 7.8-acre site, Sylvan Supply is situated less than four miles from downtown Nashville.
Woodstock Development Buys One Bay Plaza Office Building in Burlingame, California for $108M
by Amy Works
BURLINGAME, CALIF. — Woodstock Development has purchased the remaining ownership stake in One Bay Plaza, a nine-story, Class A office building located on the Bayshore waterfront in Burlingame. With the completion of the transaction, valued at $108 million, Woodstock is now the 100 percent owner of the property. Located at 1250 Bayshore Highway, the property features 196,000 rentable square feet, plus approximately 12,000 square feet of lower-level amenity space. The building is currently 85 percent leased to more than 35 tenants, including Alaska Airlines, Cushman & Wakefield, BTIG and Acco Brands. Woodstock first purchased the property with Iron Point Partners in June 2019. Since 2019, Woodstock has implemented a renovation of building, including new lobbies, restrooms and corridors. Additionally, the company retained Mark Cavagnero Associates to design a 12,000-square-foot amenity area, including conference rooms, collaboration rooms, ping pong, fitness room with showers and lockers, and a social pantry. Eastdil Secured represented Woodstock Development and Iron Point in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY— Locally based private equity firm KPG Funds and LaSalle Global Partner Solutions have purchased 480 Broadway in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood with plans to redevelop the property into a boutique office building with retail space. The new ownership purchased the building in conjunction with 155 Spring, a nearby office and retail asset, from Maryland-based REIT Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE: VNO). The redevelopment will include rebranding the building as 40 Crosby.
MURFREESBORO, TENN. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of The Stonegate Corporate Center, an 85,569-square-foot office building in Murfreesboro. Joe Massa, Anthony Lunceford and Michael Grenaway of IPA represented the undisclosed seller and procured the undisclosed buyer in the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed. Built in 2005, Stonegate Corporate Center was 94 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Regional Information Sharing Systems, Baird and Northwest Mutual. Additionally, the property is anchored by The Department of Veteran Affairs, which occupies about 35 percent of the property’s total rentable square footage. Located at 1639 Medical Center Parkway, Stonegate Corporate Center is situated across from Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital. The property is also 34.3 miles south of downtown Nashville and 35.4 miles from Franklin.
INDIANAPOLIS — Raytheon Intelligence & Space has leased Lakefront 6, an 86,965-square-foot office building located at 3939 Priority Way in Indianapolis. Rubenstein Partners LP owns the building, which is part of Lakefront at Keystone, a 1 million-square-foot office park surrounding a 38-acre lake. Raytheon is an aerospace and defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. Employees at the Lakefront 6 building will work on the development of advanced sensors, cyber and software solutions. Rubenstein and Strategic Capital Partners acquired Lakefront at Keystone in 2017 and embarked on a multimillion-dollar capital improvement plan to include both indoor and outdoor amenity spaces. Tammy Faulk and John Robinson of JLL represented the landlord in the lease. Mike Semler and Brendan O’Shaughnessy of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant. Jim Postweiler of Newmark is currently marketing Lakefront 6 for sale.
RICHARDSON, TEXAS — Dallas-based Restaurant Properties Group has negotiated the sale of Atrium at North Creek, an 85,000-square-foot office building located at 2929 N. Central Expressway in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Richardson. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 1983 and renovated in 2001. Andy Anderson of Restaurant Properties Group represented the buyer, a limited liability company, in the transaction. Tom Strohbehn of Younger Partners represented the seller, a limited partnership.