HOUSTON — Boxer Property has extended a lease with movie theater operator Multi-Events Arena Ltd. at Arena Theatre in Houston. Multi-Events has extended its lease for an additional nine years. As part of the renewal, Arena Theatre will receive updated seating and improved audio and visual equipment. Boxer Property’s Trey Miller, Brian Hines and Melissa Kennedy worked with Multi-Events both on the lease extension and the plans for the upcoming renovations, which will exceed $500,000. Located at 7322-7326 Southwest Freeway, Arena Theatre is located within Arena Place, which features two 20-story office buildings adjoining the movie theater on either side.
SUGAR LAND, TEXAS — JLL has negotiated two office subleases totaling more than 20,000 square feet at Sugar Creek on the Lake, located at 14141 Southwest Freeway in the Houston suburb of Sugar Land. JLL’s Edward Prejean negotiated the terms on behalf of the sub landlord, Money Management International Inc., a nonprofit credit counseling agency based in Houston. US Money Reserve Inc., an Austin-based rare coin seller, has leased 10,331 square feet on the second floor of the building. John Hanley of Commercial Real Estate Solutions LLC represented the subtenant in the transaction. Industrial Info Resources Inc., a Houston-based database solutions provider, has leased 10,200 square feet also on the second floor of the building. Marcus & Millichap’s Keith Lloyd represented the subtenant in the transaction. Sugar Creek on the Lake is a Class A office building located 20 miles southwest of Houston’s central business district. The property was built in 1982 and renovated in 2013.
ARLINGTON, VA. — Aareal Capital Corp. has provided the $97 million refinancing of Sequoia Plaza, a three-building, Class A office complex totaling 369,215 square feet in Arlington. Located at 2100, 2110 and 2120 Washington Blvd., the asset is situated on a 5.8-acre site directly across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. The property was 83 percent leased at the time of financing to tenants such as Arlington County, which leases more than 75 percent of the space and operates its School Board and Department of Human Services branches from the property. Cary Abod and Robert Carey of HFF arranged the three-year, floating-rate loan through Aareal Capital on behalf of the borrower, Foulger Pratt.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Western Development Corp. and Akridge have led a consortium of real estate developers and investors, including Orr Partners, Redbrick LMD LLC and Jefferson Apartment Group, to acquire 2100 Second St. S.W. in Washington, D.C., the site of the former U.S. Coast Guard headquarters at Buzzard Point. The sales price was undisclosed, but the Washington Business Journal reports the sales price to be $49.3 million. The team will redevelop the site into Riverpoint, a mixed-use development comprising 80,000 square feet of restaurant and retail space, more than 450 apartment and condominium units and waterfront activities with new piers, floating restaurants and the continuation of the Anacostia Riverwalk Trail. EagleBank and Greenfield Partners provided financing for Riverpoint, which will feature three sides of unobstructed water views. Orr Partners and Jefferson Apartment Group will co-develop the property, and Western will lead the development and leasing of the retail and waterfront portions of the project. Washington, D.C.-based Redbrick sourced, capitalize, and structured the transaction.
CHICAGO — HFF has secured a $78 million construction loan for the development of a 290,699-square-foot creative office building in Chicago’s West Loop neighborhood. The nine-story Fulton West Phase II is slated for completion in 2017 and will feature a 24,000-square-foot courtyard, a 5,750-square-foot rooftop deck, a shuttle service, 18,429 square feet of ground-floor retail space and a 610-stall parking structure. Floor plates will average 34,000 to 40,000 square feet, and Glassdoor, Skender Construction and Sterling Bay will occupy nearly half the building. A joint venture between J.P. Morgan Asset Management and Sterling Bay will develop the project. Michael Kavanau, Tim Joyce and Christopher Knight of HFF worked to place the financing with Bank of America on behalf of the borrower.
WESTLAKE, TEXAS — Hillwood and The Howard Hughes Corp. (NYSE: HHC) have launched a 130-acre mixed-use development at Circle T Ranch, a 2,500-acre master planned community in Westlake that is part of the larger 18,000-acre AllianceTexas development. The project, which is situated at the junction of State Highways 114 and 170, will include more than 2 million square feet of office, retail and entertainment space and will be anchored by the 500,000-square-foot corporate campus for Charles Schwab Corp. The planned mixed-use development will include 1.2 million square feet of combined Class A mid-rise office space with retail and entertainment uses, as well as a 200-room hotel and residential options. The project will also include land for parks, open space and creeks. Nature trails and a fitness center in the retail district will offer individuals additional health and fitness options.
IRVING, TEXAS — KDC and Rubicon Representation will develop a 155,000-square-foot, Class A medical office project in two phases at Gateway Drive and State Highway 161 in Irving’s Las Colinas district. Phase I will break ground this fall and will consist of 95,000 square feet anchored by Healthcare Associates. Phase II will break ground shortly thereafter and will consist of 60,000 square feet. The second phase will house an ambulatory surgery center and medical office. The anchor tenant space is currently available. The development is located near DFW International Airport and is within walking distance of the DART Beltline Station. Rubicon Representation assembled the real estate transaction.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — NAI Wisinski of West Michigan has brokered the sale of two office buildings in Grand Rapids. The properties, 2504 Ardmore and 2505 Burton, are located near the Brenton Village Mall corridor. Mark Morrow Properties LLC sold the buildings to a local investor, Tony Pearson, who intends to make minor renovations and begin marketing the property for lease this September. Each building totals 5,835 square feet and was built in 1971. Hillary Woznick and Doug Taatjes of NAI Wisinski represented the seller in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Meridian Capital Group has arranged $60 million in CMBS financing for the refinance of an office property located at 286 Madison Ave. in Midtown Manhattan. The borrower is APF Properties. Provided by Jeffries LoanCore, the 10-year loan features a fixed interest rate and full-term interest only-payments. The 23-story building features 131,358 square feet of office space. Tal Bar-Or, Raj Khatiwala and Kyle Kite of Meridian’s New York City headquarters negotiated the transaction.
MADISON, N.J. — Allergan plc, a global pharmaceutical giant, has leased the entire 431,495-square-foot property at 5 Giralda Farms in Madison for a 13-year term. The company will consolidate three of its existing New Jersey office facilities in Parsippany, Bridgewater and Jersey City, bringing 1,800 employees together at the state-of-the-art headquarters facility. Owned by Lincoln Equities Partnership, 5 Giralda Farms is a modern corporate headquarters facility located on 50 acres at the Giralda Farms office campus in Madison. The facility features a main building, an on-site daycare facility, carriage house, six large conference facilities, a 345-seat dining room and a 15,000-square-foot fitness center with full basketball court. Daniel Loughlin and Jodie Mathews of JLL represented Allergan, while David Simson of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank represented the landlord in the deal.