MIAMI LAKES, FLA. — Walker & Dunlop has secured a $120 million loan for the refinancing of the Graham Portfolio, a 29-property portfolio in Miami Lakes, a master-planned community located less than 20 miles northwest of Miami. The 1.2 million-square-foot portfolio includes retail, office, industrial, flex, multifamily and ground lease assets. Al Rex, Marty McGrogan and Ariel Zucker of Walker & Dunlop arranged the 15-year, non-recourse loan on behalf of the borrower, the Graham Cos., which developed the properties within the portfolio. An unnamed life insurance company provided the loan. All of the properties included in the Graham Portfolio are located within a mile of downtown Miami Lakes and many are anchored by tenants such as CVS/pharmacy, Burger King and Publix.
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DOWNERS GROVE, ILL. — JLL has arranged a $63 million loan for the acquisition of Executive Towers West, a three-building office campus totaling 682,502 square feet in Downers Grove. Developed between 1983 and 1987, the buildings are located at 1431, 1411 and 1400 Opus Place, approximately 23 miles west of Chicago. Adam Schwartz, Brett Rosenberg and Patrick Heitmann of JLL arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, Group RMC. Morgan Stanley provided the loan.
CHICAGO — Spaces Real Estate has opened a new 4,000-square-foot office in Chicago’s West Loop. This is the second and largest office for the full-service real estate brokerage firm, which specializes in apartment leasing. The company, which also assists in buying and selling single-family homes, will maintain its 2,000-square-foot office in Lakeview. Spaces worked with Rieke Office Interiors on the design of the West Loop location, which is a loft office with open lounge areas and a central kitchen. The new office will serve as the headquarters for the Elevated Spaces division, which was launched nearly two years ago to serve the high-end downtown rental market.
PLANO, TEXAS — Public accounting firm Whitley Penn has signed a 13,451-square-foot office lease at Legacy West in Plano. Calvin Hull of JLL represented Whitley Penn in the lease negotiations. David Reed and Ben Davis of CBRE represented the landlord, Legacy West Investors LP. DLR Group | Staffelbach is overseeing the interior design of Whitley Penn’s newest office.
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — FM Capital has secured a $5.4 million bridge loan for an office complex located in Colorado Springs. The undisclosed borrower purchased the asset through the Ten-X platform. FM Capital originated the loan within seven days of acquisition. At the time of sale, the 280,000-square-foot asset was home to two Fortune 500 company call centers.
CLEVELAND — The NRP Group has relocated its headquarters to the Halle Building at 1228 Euclid Ave. in downtown Cleveland. The developer, builder and manager of multifamily housing was previously based in Garfield Heights, Ohio, a southern suburb of Cleveland. The company now occupies the entire fourth floor, or 43,000 square feet, of the 380,000-square-foot Halle Building. Approximately 130 employees have moved to the new headquarters. NRP Group has 700 employees nationwide and has delivered more than 33,000 residential units in 15 states.
TAMPA, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $52 million sale of The Collection at Sabal Park, a 435,837-square-foot office portfolio in Tampa. The portfolio includes eight buildings located at 10117, 10002, 9950 and 9720 Princess Palm Ave. and 3923-3295, 3901, 3829 and 3922 Coconut Palm Drive. Mike Davis, Michael Lerner and Rick Brugge of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, IP Capital Partners. Priam Capital acquired the assets, which are located within Sabal Park, a 4.8 million-square-foot, master-planned business park located less than 10 miles northeast of downtown Tampa. The portfolio was 86 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Coca-Cola, Permanent General, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sodexo, Advantage Sales & Marketing and Taylor Morrison. Priam Capital has retained Mercedes Angell and Lauren Coup of Cushman & Wakefield to handle the portfolio’s leasing assignment. The team was originally awarded the listing when IP Capital Partners acquired the portfolio in 2014.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — JLL has secured a 77,000-square-foot office lease for local advertising firm Simpli.fi in Fort Worth. The space is situated within the historic Fort Worth Stockyards, which is currently being renovated by Stockyards Heritage Development Co., a partnership between California-based Majestic Realty Co. and Fort Worth-based The Hickman Cos. Simpli.fi is planning to bring more than 450 employees to its new offices. Ryan Matthews and Matt Montague of JLL represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Seth Koschak and Tyler Maner of Stream Realty Partners represented Stockyards Heritage Development.
NEW YORK CITY — Warshaw Burstein LLP has signed a 15-year, 40,383-square-foot office lease at 575 Lexington Ave. in Manhattan. The law firm will occupy the entire seventh floor of the building. Michael Burgio of Cushman & Wakefield represented Warshaw Burstein in the transaction. Newmark Knight Frank represented the landlord, a joint venture comprising George Comfort & Sons, Angelo Gordon & Co. and Normandy Real Estate Partners. The 35-story, 745,400-square-foot office tower has recently undergone a series of renovations that included a full redesign of the building’s lobby, upgrades to the elevators and the construction of a new entrance.
ATLANTA — Bridge Office Fund Manager LLC, a subsidiary of Salt Lake City-based Bridge Investment Group, has acquired Lenox Park, a 32-acre office campus located in Atlanta’s Buckhead district. The 1 million-square-foot development includes five buildings and serves as the corporate hub for AT&T. The seller and sales price were not disclosed, but the Atlanta Business Chronicle reports Bridge acquired the campus from an affiliate of Fortress Investment Group for at least $225 per square foot, or up to $225 million. Bridge plans to renovate the recently vacated 1277 Lenox Park Blvd., a seven-story, 153,093-square-foot building located on the site. David Tennery of JLL arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller. Kevin Lott, Kim Caswell and Stewart Thrash of Bridge Commercial Real Estate — the office operating subsidiary of Bridge Investment Group — will handle Lenox Park’s leasing assignment.