ST. PAUL, MINN. — SARA Investment Real Estate has acquired River Park Plaza, an office building located at 10 River Park Plaza in St. Paul, for an undisclosed sum. The eight-story property features 328,947 square feet of office space. At the time of sale, the building was 88 percent occupied by a variety of tenants, including St. Paul Pioneer Press, Comcast and Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare. The transaction is SARA’s first acquisition in the St. Paul market. The name of the seller was not released.
LAWRENCE, KAN. — Colliers International has arranged the acquisition of an office building located at 401 Arkansas St. in Lawrence. Kinetikos Bodywork Therapy purchased the 1,691-square-foot office building from George R. Learned Estate for an undisclosed price. Kirsten Flory of Colliers represented the buyer, while Doug Brown of McGrew Commercial represented the seller in the deal.
ALPINE TOWNSHIP AND PORTAGE, MICH. — Midwest Realty Group has arranged two leases totaling 6,049 square feet of retail space in Alpine Township and Portage. In the first deal, Great Lakes Outpost LLC leased 3,862 square feet of retail space at 4147 Alpine Ave. in Alpine Township. This location will be the online retailer’s first brick-and-mortar store. Midwest Realty Group represented the tenant and landlord, Alpine Valley LLC in the transaction. In the second deal, Reverse Mortgage Funding LLC leased 2,187 square feet of office space at 3275 Cooley Court in Portage. Midwest Realty Group represented the tenant and landlord, Cooley Park I LLC, in the transaction.
KATY, TEXAS — Trademark Property Co. has entered into an agreement with Westside Ventures to develop an 82-acre mixed-use development at the northwest corner of I-10 and Mason Road in Katy. Planning will continue in the coming months for the initial 60-acre phase, which will include retail, restaurant, residential, hotel and office space. The site, which is part of a larger 107-acre tract owned by Westside Ventures, will be developed in phases over several years. Phasing and a construction timeline will be scheduled following planning.
CHINO, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of a mixed-use building located at 4774 Riverside Drive in Chino. A private investor based in Orange County, Calif., sold the 8,000-square-foot property for $2.2 million, or $278 per square foot. A private Chino Hills-based investor acquired the retail/office property, which is fully occupied by Mother’s Nutritional Center, WIC, T-Mobile Cell Tower and two medical office tenants. Frank Vora of Progressive Real Estate Partners represented the seller, while Leo Gao of Reno Business Investment Group represented the buyer in the deal.
BOSTON — Paradigm Properties and Alcion Ventures have completed the sale of 101 Tremont, an office and retail building in downtown Boston. GLL Real Estate Partners acquired the property for an undisclosed price. Robert Griffin, Edward Maher and Matthew Pullen of NGKF Capital Markets represented the seller in the transaction. The 11-story building recently underwent extensive base building and tenant area improvements that transformed the asset into a mixed-use property. At the time of sale, the property was 100 percent leased to three innovative healthcare firms and a variety of on-site retailers, including Beantown Pub, Hollywood Nails, Silvertone and Ziggy’s Coffee Bar.
NEW CASTLE, DEL. — The Delaware Skills Center has leased 34,823 square feet of space at 500 Ships Landing Way within Twins Spans Business Park in New Castle. A division of the New Castle County Vocational Technical School District, the adult vocational technical training center provides skills training for adults seeking careers. Harvey, Hanna & Associates owns the business park, which features 1.85 million square feet of Class A commercial warehouse space. Paul Bryant and Jeff Shahan of Wilmington, Del.-based SB Real Estate represented the tenant in the transaction.
DALLAS — Gaedeke Holdings XIV Ltd. has purchased 17Seventeen, a 369,017-square-foot office tower in Dallas’ Uptown/Turtle Creek submarket, for an undisclosed price. The 19-floor building includes a 22-story LED illuminated light panel. The property also features a one-acre amenity deck, 1,096-space attached parking garage and views of Klyde Warren Park and the Arts District. Located at 1717 McKinney Ave., 17Seventeen was developed in 2010 on a 2.1-acre tract. Stephan Pyles’ Stampede 66 is the property’s trademark restaurant. Gaedeke acquired the 98 percent-leased property from a joint venture between Granite Properties Inc. and MetLife. 17Seventeen features 361,524 square feet of Class A office space and 7,493 square feet of retail space. Dan Yates of Gaedeke will oversee the building’s new on-site property management team.
LOS ANGELES — An affiliate of Swig Co. has acquired Sepulveda Center, a 178,157-square-foot office tower in West Los Angeles, for $68.2 million. The Class A tower is located at 3415 S. Sepulveda Blvd. The 12-story property is 83 percent leased to a mix of media, technology and financial tenants. The new owner will implement a capital improvement plan that will update the lobbies, bathrooms and outdoor facilities. The plan will also expand the common building amenities. The seller was KBS Capital Advisors. HFF’s Ryan Gallagher, Andrew Harper and Michael Leggett executed the sale. The firm also worked on behalf of the new owner to secure a three-year, floating-rate loan through MetLife Real Estate.
ENGLEWOOD, COLO. — GolfTEC has leased 17,000 square feet of office/flex space at the Inverness Business Park in Englewood. The space is located at 67 Inverness Drive E. JLL’s Todd Roebken, David Welker and Mike Deatley represented the golf lesson provider. TJ Smith and David Hazlett of Colliers represented the landlord in this transaction.