BERWYN, PA. — Maguire Hayden Real Estate Co. has acquired the Cassford Corporate Center, a five-building, 131,509-square-foot office campus in Berwyn for $9.2 million. The property was vacant at the time of sale but previously occupied by tax technology company Vertex Inc. CBRE represented the seller, a Delaware-based LLC, in the transaction.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — An affiliate of The Luzzatto Co. Inc. (TLC), a Los Angeles-based investment firm, has acquired Austin Oaks, a 445,322-square-foot office park in central Austin. Built throughout the 1970s and 1980s, the 12-building property is situated on 31.4 acres and houses 140 tenants in industries such as financial services, healthcare, legal services and technology. TLC will reposition the property to add more green space, as well as a café and fitness center. HFF represented the seller, Dallas-based Spire Realty Group LP, in the transaction and assisted TLC in securing a 10-year acquisition loan through a life insurance company.
LONG BEACH, CALIF. — The Salvation Army has completed the sale of an office tower, located at 180 E. Ocean Blvd. in downtown Long Beach. An affiliate of Thrifty Oil Co. acquired the 199,156-square-foot property for an undisclosed price. Completed in 1984, the 12-story building features an ocean view, granite-clad lobby, 16,000-square-foot octagonal floor plates and above-standard parking. The buyer plans to further improve the building. Jeffrey Cole, Robert Gary, Ed Hernandez and Nico Napolitano of Cushman & Wakefield’s Capital Markets Group represented the seller in the disposition.
ASHBURN, VA. — Avison Young has arranged the sale of Ashburn Farm Professional Plaza, a 75,191-square-foot medical office park in the Northern Virginia city of Ashburn. The three-building property is located at the center of Ashburn Park, a 1,200-acre planned, mixed-use community. Jim Kornick, Mike Wilson, Chip Ryan, Erik Foster, John Kevill and Mark Johnson of Avison Young arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Harrison Street Real Estate Capital LLC. A joint venture between MBRE Healthcare and Kayne Anderson Real Estate acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. The buildings at Ashburn Farm Professional Plaza were constructed between 1999 and 2002. Tenants at the park include family practices, pediatricians, OB-GYNs, radiology specialists, orthopedists, dentists and a daycare center. The property is located three miles from Inova Loudoun Hospital and less than 10 miles from StoneSprings Hospital Center.
BOSTON — CommonWealth Partners has acquired the Pier 4 office building in Boston’s seaport district from developer Tishman Speyer for $450 million. The 372,372-square-foot property sold for $1,208 per square foot, the highest ever for a Boston office property, according to Tishman Speyer. Located at 200 Pier 4 Blvd., the building was designed by Elkus Manfredi Architects of Boston and completed in May 2018. Pier 4 currently serves as the global headquarters for the Boston Consulting Group, educational content and technology services company Cengage Learning, and equity manager Man Numeric. “From the beginning, the Pier 4 site presented Tishman Speyer with a unique opportunity to create Boston’s finest modern mixed-use development,” says Jessica Hughes, managing director of Tishman Speyer. “We thank the City of Boston, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and the very dedicated waterfront community for sharing our vision for this property and working with us to bring that vision to full realization.” Amenities at Pier 4 include harbor views, a roof terrace, fitness center, bicycle storage and three levels of parking. Tishman Speyer is currently developing the final phases of the Pier 4 project, which will include a nine-story condominium building and one-acre public waterfront park. The Pier 4 …
ATLANTA — HFF has brokered the sale of Buckhead Tower, a 19-story office tower located at 3399 Peachtree Road N.E. in Atlanta’s Buckhead district. Richard Reid, Ed Coco, Ryan Clutter, Dek Potts and Ralph Smalley of HFF arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, a joint venture led by Parmenter Realty Partners Fund IV. The team also procured the undisclosed buyer. Other terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the Atlanta Business Chronicle reports an affiliate of TPA Group acquired the asset for $96.5 million. Additionally, the HFF team arranged a floating-rate acquisition loan through MetLife Real Estate on behalf of the buyer. The 348,000-square-foot Buckhead Tower is directly connected to Lenox Square Mall and the JW Marriott Hotel and is located adjacent to the Buckhead MARTA station. The building features a full-service café, fitness center, structured parking and 24/7 controlled access. Buckhead Tower is home to tenants such as State Bank, Gables Residential, Applied Systems, Networx Systems and Crowe Hogarth.
ATLANTA — Avison Young has arranged a 41,288-square-foot sublease for Instacart, an on-demand grocery service, at Ponce City Market in Atlanta. Phil Barry, Hilton Barry, Steve Cook and Jack Kerrigan of Avison Young represented the sub-landlord, Athenahealth, in the five-year lease transaction. Sam Pruitt of Site Selection Group, along with Michelle Galvani and Shan Morris of Wildmor Advisors, represented Instacart. The creative loft office space is located on the eighth floor and includes an outdoor deck area. The 2 million-square-foot Ponce City Market is an adaptive reuse of the 1920s-era Sears, Roebuck & Co. building on Ponce de Leon Avenue, which is located along the Atlanta Beltline’s Eastside Trail in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward district. In addition to creative office space, the mixed-use development includes a food hall, loft apartments and retail space. Founded in 2012, San Francisco-based Instacart operates as a same-day grocery delivery service. Customers select groceries through a web application from various retailers and the order is delivered by a personal shopper.
MELBOURNE, FLA. — CBRE has arranged the $13.1 million sale of Rialto Place, a 150,962-square-foot office building located at 100 Rialto Place in Melbourne, a city on Florida’s Space Coast. Ron Rogg and Chip Wooten of CBRE brokered the transaction on behalf of the undisclosed seller. The name of the buyer was not disclosed. The 10-story office building is home to tenants including Apple, Northrop Grumman, Thales and Leidos. The property is located adjacent to a 240-room Hilton hotel, which features a full-service restaurant and bar and a conference facility.
IRVING, TEXAS — Trammell Crow Co. and Elm Tree Funds will build a 259,947-square-foot government office building on a 27-acre tract in Irving. The project is a build-to-suit for the General Services Administration, which has signed a 20-year lease. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will use the property as its Texas Service Center. Construction is scheduled to begin in August and to be completed in early 2020. Gensler is serving as the project architect and Manhattan Construction Co. is the general contractor.
SAMMAMISH, WASH. — Newmark has secured $42 million in permanent financing for the Village at Sammamish Town Center, a 107,000-square-foot mixed-use property located in Sammamish. The property features 37,000 square feet of medical office space, a 35,000-square-foot Metropolitan Market and 35,000 square feet of retail space. The newly completed property is the only new commercial development on the Sammamish plateau in more than 20 years, according to Newmark. Michael Taylor, Skip Slavin and Patrick Taylor of Newmark’s Seattle office arranged the non-recourse financing on behalf of the property owner. The 14-year term, 30-year amortization loan was placed with one of Newmark’s correspondent lenders, and Newmark will service the loan.
