Office

Riverstone Properties Buys James Center Office Towers in Downtown Richmond for $108M

by Jeff Shaw January 23, 2017

RICHMOND, VA. — Riverstone Properties has acquired James Center, three office towers in the heart of Richmond’s central business district, for $108 million. The James Center comprises the 21-story One James Center, the 22-story Two James Center and the 14-story Three James Center, all developed in 1985. LNR Property, a subsidiary of Starwood Property Trust, sold the towers free and clear of existing debt. The three buildings include 986,000 square feet of Class A office space, a fitness facility, five restaurants, 1,600-car parking garage and a 50,000-square-foot retail atrium that connects to the Omni Richmond Hotel. Additionally, an outdoor area named The Plaza hosts activities, concerts and the Grand Illumination holiday lighting tradition. Situated on 3.4 acres at 901, 1021 and 1051 E. Carey St., James Center is located in downtown Richmond’s River District along the James River. The HFF investment sales team of Ryan Clutter, Dek Potts, Scot Humphrey and Christopher Lingerfelt represented LNR in the transaction. Starwood Property Trust Inc. (NYSE: STWD), an affiliate of global private investment firm Starwood Capital Group, claims to be the largest commercial mortgage real estate investment trust in the United States. Riverstone Properties is the commercial real estate arm of the Riverstone …

January 23, 2017

Louisiana Market Reports Office Southeast Southeast Market Reports

Despite Challenges in Marketplace, New Orleans Office Activity Has Picked Up

by John Nelson January 23, 2017

New Orleans may be The Big Easy, but when it comes to understanding this unique Southern city’s commercial real estate marketplace, very little is easy or simple. The numbers, at least, are fairly straightforward. New Orleans currently has around 8.8 million square feet of Class A office space and 1.6 million square feet of Class B. Average rental rates are approximately $19.00 per square foot and $15.50 per square foot for Class A and Class B, respectively, with current occupancy rates at 89.5 percent for Class A and 71 percent for Class B. By way of comparison, the popular suburban Metairie market has around 2 million square feet of Class A and 1.5 million square feet of Class B office space, with occupancy rates at 93 percent and 88.2 percent, respectively (both down slightly from 2014 highs of 95 percent and 92 percent). Average rental rates are approximately $24.00 per square foot in Class A properties and $19.50 for Class B. The numbers in the suburban North Shore market are similarly healthy, with rates and occupancy numbers in the same general range as Metairie. Look beyond the surface numbers, however, and things get interesting, and a little more complicated. In …

January 23, 2017

Massachusetts Northeast Office

SVN|Parsons Commercial Facilitates $4.4M Sale of Office Building in Littleton, Massachusetts

by Amy Works January 20, 2017

LITTLETON, MASS. — SVN|Parsons Commercial Group|Boston has brokered the sale of a high-tech office building located at 305 Foster St. in Littleton. Foster Street Acquisitions sold the building to 2641-2651 Santa Anna Avenue LLC for $4.4 million. Situated on 10.3 acres, the building offers 80,064 square feet of office space for high-tech and R&D tenants. At the time of sale, the property was more than 80 percent occupied. Marci Alvarado, Jake Parsons and Marilyn Santiago of SVN|Parsons represented the seller in the transaction.

January 20, 2017

Office Texas

TIG Real Estate Brokers Sale of Office Building in Dallas

by Amy Works January 20, 2017

DALLAS — TIG Real Estate has arranged the sale of an office building located at 17250 N. Dallas Parkway in Dallas. Situated on 2.2 acres, the property features 40,112 square feet of office space. Matthew Hickey and Kristin Grammar of TIG represented the undisclosed seller. The name of the buyer and acquisition price were not released.

January 20, 2017

Illinois Midwest Office

CATI Expands Lease to 14,000 SF at Headquarters in Buffalo Grove, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow January 20, 2017

BUFFALO GROVE, ILL. — Computer Aided Technology LLC (CATI) has renewed and expanded its lease to 14,000 square feet at the company’s headquarters in Buffalo Grove. This is CATI’s third expansion in the complex located at 165 N. Arlington Heights Road. The product development company previously occupied 9,040 square feet. CATI expects to begin occupying the additional space in May. Jake Ehrenberg and Scott Brandwein of CBRE represented the tenant. Mike Rolfs of Hamilton Partners represented the undisclosed owner.

January 20, 2017

California Office Retail Top Stories Western

Paramount Receives $975M Loan for Refinancing of One Market Plaza in San Francisco

by Kristin Harlow January 20, 2017

SAN FRANCISCO — Paramount Group Inc. has received a $975 million loan for the refinancing of One Market Plaza, a property featuring two landmark office towers in San Francisco’s South Financial District. The property consists of 1.6 million square feet of Class A office and retail space. The buildings, originally constructed in 1976, underwent a $25 million lobby and atrium renovation that was completed in 2015. The 43-story Spear Tower and 27-story Steuart Tower are bridged by a six-story office and retail annex. Amenities include two restaurants, subterranean valet parking, on-site banking and dry-cleaning, and 24-hour security. The seven-year loan has a fixed interest rate of 4 percent. The net proceeds from the refinancing were used to repay the existing $873 million loan scheduled to mature in December 2019. Goldman Sachs Mortgage Co., Morgan Stanley Bank, Deutsche Bank AG and Barclays Bank PLC provided the loan. Eastdil Secured LLC arranged the financing. New York City-based Paramount Group is a real estate investment trust that owns, operates, manages, acquires and redevelops Class A office properties located in central business district submarkets of New York City, Washington, D.C. and San Francisco. — Kristin Hiller

January 20, 2017

Connecticut Healthcare Northeast Office

Tomasso Group Sells Medical Office Building in Connecticut for $30.2M

by Amy Works January 19, 2017

PLAINFIELD, CONN. — Tomasso Group has completed the disposition of Medical Arts Center at The Hartford Healthcare Cancer Institute, located at 201 N. Mountain Road in Plainfield. A publicly traded REIT acquired the property for $30.2 million. At the time of sale, the 72,022-square-foot property was 95 percent leased to Hartford Healthcare, Orthopedic Associates of Hartford and a variety of Hartford Healthcare-employed physicians. Ben Appel, Phil Mahler, Evan Kovac and Doug Rodio of HFF represented the seller in the transaction. Tunxis Management Co., an affiliate of Tomasso Group, will continue to manage the property.

January 19, 2017

Industrial Loans Massachusetts Northeast Office

Colliers Completes $9M Sale and Financing of Office/Flex Portfolio in Waltham, Massachusetts

by Amy Works January 19, 2017

WALTHAM, MASS. — Colliers International Boston has arranged the $9 million sale of a two-building office and flex portfolio on behalf of Schernecker Property Services. Boston-based btcRE acquired the portfolio, which includes a 40,000-square-foot office and warehouse building at 179 Bear Hill Road and an 18,000-square-foot flex building at 283 Second Ave. in Waltham. MSPCA, a local non-profit that protects animals, fully occupies the property on Second Avenue. Doug Jacoby, Scott Dragos, Tony Hayes, Tim Mulhall and Dan Hines of Colliers represented the seller in the transaction. Additionally, Tom Welsh, Adam Coppola and John Poole, also of Colliers, arranged $9 million in acquisition and bridge financing for a Massachusetts-based loan fund on behalf of the buyer.

January 19, 2017

District of Columbia Office Southeast

Trammell Crow Inks 473,000 SF Lease for New FCC Headquarters in D.C.

by John Nelson January 19, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Trammell Crow Co., along with joint venture partners Cottonwood Partners and a subsidiary of a private real estate fund advised by Crow Holdings Capital – Real Estate, has signed a long-term lease for nearly 473,000 square feet with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) signed the lease on behalf of the FCC at Sentinel Square III, an 11-story office building that is under construction at 45 L St. N.E. in Washington, D.C.’s NoMa district. The FCC will occupy a portion of the first two floors and the entirety of floors three through 10 by November 2019. The 545,000-square-foot Sentinel Square III is part of the ownership’s 1.3 million-square-foot, mixed-use development. The building is designed to meet Level IV security protocols and LEED Silver standards. Kevin Terry of GSA and the CBRE team of Henry Chapman, Sara Dunstan, Richard Downey and Sarah Maxwell represented the FCC in the lease transaction. The FCC is the first committed tenant at Sentinel Square III.

January 19, 2017

Maryland Office Southeast

Chesapeake, Thompson Creek Window Purchase Office Building in Metro D.C. for $6.3M

by John Nelson January 19, 2017

LANHAM, MD. — A partnership between Chesapeake Real Estate Group and Thompson Creek Window Co. has purchased a six-story, 122,000-square-foot office building located at 4200 Parliament Place in Lanham, a Maryland suburb of Washington, D.C. The partnership acquired the Class A office building and an adjoining land parcel from Mack-Cali Realty Corp. for $6.3 million. The partnership plans to immediately design and permit an additional development on the adjacent land parcel, which can house up to 120,000 square feet of commercial space. Built in 1989, the office building was roughly 33 percent leased at the time of sale. Thompson Creek plans to relocate its corporate headquarters to the property this year, which will increase the occupancy to approximately 48 percent. The company designs, builds and installs replacement windows, doors and siding on existing residential homes throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. Christopher Murray of Chesapeake Real Estate Group will be responsible for managing and leasing the project.

January 19, 2017

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