BAYONNE, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged three sales of mixed-use properties in Bayonne. In the first transaction, an undisclosed buyer purchased a three-building mixed-use property located at 462 Broadway, 464 Broadway and 15-17 Liberty Court for $1.1 million, or $90.38 per square foot. The 13,000-square-foot portfolio features four residential units and four commercial units. Fahri Ozturk and Lev Kimyagarov of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the transaction. In the second deal, Ozturk brokered the $1.6 million sale of a 16,500-square-foot mixed-use building located at 813-819 Broadway. The building features 9,000 square feet of ground-level retail and medical office space and 7,500 square feet of second-floor office space. Current tenants are Children’s Specialized Hospital and La Guardiola Pizzeria. In the third transaction, an undisclosed buyer acquired a 17,700-square-foot mixed-use asset located at 544-556 Broadway for $1.3 million. Vacant at the time of sale, the building features a ground-floor retail component and second-floor office space. Ozturk arranged the transaction. The names of the sellers were not released.
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JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Alostar has provided a $14.2 million loan for the refinancing of a 225,000-square-foot office building in Jacksonville. Located at 8787 Baypine Road, the office building is home to the Florida Coast School of Law. Alostar provided the loan to AGNL FCSL LLC, an affiliate of AG Net Lease Realty Fund II.
Equus Capital Partners Completes $67.3M Sale of Tallgrass Corporate Center in Bolingbrook, Illinois
by Amy Works
BOLINGBROOK, ILL. — Equus Capital Partners has completed the disposition of Tallgrass Corporate Center, an office center located at 1000 Remington in Bolingbrook. Middletown Partners acquired the property for $67.3 million. At the time of sale, the 533,365-square-foot Class A office center was 100 percent leased to a variety of tenants, including ULTA Beauty, Presence Health, Quad Graphics and AMITA Health. The office center features a full-service cafeteria, fitness center with locker rooms and showers, and state-of-the-art auditorium and conferencing capabilities. James Postweiler and Peter Harwood of JLL represented the seller in the transaction.
CHICAGO — Cushman & Wakefield is consolidating its corporate headquarters and Chicago operations at 225 W. Wacker Drive in Chicago’s West Loop submarket. The firm plans to occupy 83,033 square feet of office space at 225 W. Wacker Drive in the second quarter of 2017. Dan Maslauksi, Michael Sessa and Scott Shelbourne provided in-house representation for Cushman & Wakefield, while Brian Atkinson and Mark Anderson of Hines represented the landlord, Mirae Asset Global Investments.
Workspace Property Trust Closes on $969M Acquisition of 108-Building Office/Flex Portfolio
by Amy Works
HORSHAM, PA. — Horsham-based Workspace Property Trust has completed the its previously announced acquisition of 108 office and flex buildings, along with 26.7 acres of land, in five markets. Liberty Property Trust sold the portfolio for $969 million. The acquisition was made in partnership with Safanad, a global principal investment firm, and affiliates of Square Mile Capital Management, a diversified real estate investment firm. The portfolio includes 14 buildings and 18.1 acres in Arizona, 45 buildings and 8.6 acres in Florida, 19 properties in Minnesota and 30 facilities in Pennsylvania. FTI Consulting, Eastdil Secured and JMP Securities served as advisors to Workspace Property Trust, while J.P. Morgan Securities served as advisor to Liberty in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of The Roosevelt, a mixed-use property located at 40-07 73rd St. in the Jackson Heights neighborhood of Queens. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property for $29.3 million. The building features 31 residential units, 10 commercial tax lots and a parking garage. Peter Von Der Ahe and Joe Koicim of IPA, along with Shaun Riney and Michael Salvatico of Marcus & Millichap, represented the undisclosed seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
Transwestern Brokers $14M Sale of Three-Building Office Portfolio in Waltham, Massachusetts
by Amy Works
WALTHAM, MASS. — Transwestern has arranged the sale of a three-building portfolio totaling 65,200 square feet of office, laboratory and research and development space in Waltham. Taurus Investment Holdings sold the portfolio to a joint venture between Parsada Ventures and KHS Management for $14 million. The buildings are located at 150 and 335 Bear Hill Road and 300 Second Ave. within the Bear Hill Business Park. Chris Skeffington and Roy Sandeman of Transwestern represented the seller and sourced the buyer in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — TerraCRG has arranged the sale of a former daycare facility, located at 1057 Fulton St. in the Clinton Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn. An undisclosed buyer acquired the building for $5.1 million, or $493 per square foot. The buyer plans to convert the 10,337-square-foot property, which was vacant at the time of sale, into a mixed-use building. Ofer Cohen, Dan Marks and David Algarin of TerraCRG were the sole brokers in the transaction.
DALLAS — Balfour Beatty has been selected by Highland Park Independent School District (HPISD) to serve as the district’s construction partner for a $110 million elementary construction and renovation program. A result of HPISD’s 2015 bond election, the program includes the construction of four elementary schools and renovation of a fifth elementary school. The project’s first phase is underway as Balfour Beatty manages construction of a 100,000-square-foot campus, which is the district’s first new elementary school since 1948. Situated on 4.6 acres, the new elementary school will provide flexible learning spaces, outdoor classrooms and a one-story underground garage with 90 parking spaces. This facility will serve as the “swing” school to accommodate the faculty and students who are subsequently displaced while their new schools are constructed over the following three years. Upon completion of the first school in summer 2017, Balfour Beatty will commence with the demolition and construction of replacement campuses for the three remaining schools. As each new school is completed in 13-month windows, the project team will move to the next campus. Each of the 100,000-square-foot replacement campuses will also include underground parking garages. In addition to the four new elementary schools, the district’s fifth elementary school …
KATY, TEXAS — The first round of retailers will open Oct. 28 in the 89-acre Grand Morton Town Center, including a 125,531-square-foot Kroger Marketplace. The NewQuest Properties project, being developed in phases, ultimately will bring 600,459 square feet of retail, restaurants and medical offices to the neighborhood. Opening in tandem with Kroger Marketplace will be Ideal Dental, Supercuts, T-Mobile and Today’s Vision, totaling 7,700 square feet. Rebecca Le and Josh Friedlander of Houston-based NewQuest will handle leasing. Grand Morton Town Center includes more than three-quarters of a mile of frontage along Grand Parkway. About 60 percent of the project is pre-leased, leased or under negotiation for a lease. The project also includes 16 pad sites, four of which will be occupied by McDonald’s, Taco Bell, Chick-fil-A and Whataburger.