NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Consolidated has arranged the sales of three properties in Queens totaling $12 million. In the first transaction, a real estate investment group acquired a 16,470-square-foot multifamily property located at 45-50 48th St. in the Sunnyside area of Queens. A private investor sold the property for $6.8 million. Jacob Tzfanya and Ted Volynets of Eastern Consolidation represented the seller and procured the buyer. In the second deal, Christos Savvinidis of Eastern Consolidated represented a private investor in the sale of a development site consisting of two residential properties at 2577-2579 31st St. in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens. A real estate investment firm acquired the properties, which offer 50 feet of frontage and 21,538 buildable square feet. In the final transaction, Chad Sinsheimer and Ali Rossland of Eastern Consolidated represented the seller, a private investor, and the buyer, a private investor, in the sale of a vacant 1,728-square-foot building located at 12-07 40th Ave. in Long Island City for $1.1 million. The property offers 6,075 buildable square feet.
ATLANTA — Franklin Street Properties Corp., a Wakefield, Mass.-based office REIT, has purchased Pershing Park Plaza in Midtown Atlanta for $45.5 million. The nine-story, 160,000-square-foot, Class A office building is located at 1420 Peachtree St. N.E. Franklin Street Properties plans to invest $1.8 million in capital improvements for Pershing Park Plaza, which is currently 97 percent leased to three tenants. International law firm Jones Day occupies roughly 88 percent of the office building’s rentable square footage. The acquisition brings Franklin Street Properties’ Midtown Atlanta office portfolio to more than 780,000 square feet.
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Charlotte-based Grubb Properties has purchased a 380,000-square-foot, Class A office campus located on 46.7 acres at 4161 Piedmont Parkway in Greensboro. Grubb Properties purchased the asset from Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers, which was acting on behalf of an institutional investor, for $6.1 million, according to the Triad Business Journal. Originally built in 1994 as a build-to-suit for NationsBank, Bank of America leases roughly 75 percent of the three-story building. On-site amenities include a cafeteria, high-tech infrastructure, conference and training rooms and a card-reader security system at all entrances. Jonathan Smith of CBRE|Triad and Ben Kilgore of CBRE|Raleigh represented Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers in the transaction.
PLAINSBORO, N.J. — Hana Asset Management Co., a Korean investor, has purchased a 762,000-square-foot office campus in New Jersey for $305 million. The Class A campus is located in Plainsboro, approximately midway between Philadelphia and New York City and nearby to Princeton University. The 58-acre property was originally built for Merrill Lynch in 1985. Novo Nordisk currently occupies 563,000 square feet of the campus, with expansion rights through April 2031, no termination rights and a 10-year renewal option. The pharmaceutical company has occupied the campus since 2013, when the property underwent a full redevelopment. The acquisition marks the largest single-asset sale in New Jersey so far in 2016, according to Cushman & Wakefield’s Metropolitan Area Capital Markets Group, which represented the seller. The firm’s Andrew Merin, David Bernhaut, Gary Gabriel and Brian Whitmer executed the transaction on behalf of a partnership between Ivy Equities, LCOR Inc. and Intercontinental Real Estate Corp. Ken Lorman of Lee & Associates represented the buyer. John Alascio, Alexander Hernandez and Alex Lapidus of Cushman & Wakefield Equity, Debt & Structured Finance’s team arranged acquisition financing and future funding for Novo Nordisk’s planned expansion at the campus. The campus is situated in the Princeton Forrestal Center …
HOUSTON — The Wedge Group has completed the $10 million capital improvement campaign at 1415 Louisiana, a 43-story, Class A office tower located in Houston’s central business district. Updates to the property include a new main lobby with Italian stone, new building entry and canopy and updated monument signage. The renovated lobby features a custom glass wall designed by architectural glass artist Paul Housberg. Elevator cabs in the tunnel-connected Clay Street parking garage were also refinished. Built in 1983 and last renovated in 1993, the tower spans 520,000 square feet. On-site amenities include a deli, 200-person conference facility and executive dining with The 43rd Restaurant. The Wedge Group, a private equity investment firm specializing in acquisition investments, owns 1415 Louisiana, which has 170,000 square feet of office space available. Chip Colvill, Connor Saxe and Vince Strake of Colvill Office Properties lead the leasing effort on behalf of WEDGE Group, while Hines manages the facility.
HOUSTON — Triten Real Estate Partners has topped out Lockton Place, an eight-story, 186,000-square-foot office building with a six-story garage in Houston’s Westchase district. The project, which broke ground in March, is 80 percent pre-leased and on track for an early 2017 delivery. Lockton Place features energy-efficient design with a “living wall” of landscaping that helps define an outdoor garage connection and gathering space. The building will house amenities including a café/bar, fitness center, conference room, an eighth-floor penthouse with 10-foot ceilings and an outdoor terrace. The project team includes Ziegler Cooper Architects, Harvey Builders and Kudela Weinhiemer Landscape Architects. Lockton Place is located at 3657 Briarpark Drive.
LAMPASAS, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of the Fresenius Medical Care facility in Lampasas. The 7,000-square-foot, net-leased property is located at 1202 Central Texas Expressway. Scott Ryan of Marcus & Millichap’s Austin office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a partnership. Ryan also secured the buyer, a private REIT.
NEW YORK CITY — Savanna and its joint venture partner, Hornig Capital Partners, have completed the redevelopment of 95 Evergreen Avenue in Brooklyn’s Bushwick neighborhood. The joint venture acquired the five-story, 165,000-square-foot former Schlitz Brewery in 2015 and implemented a $30 million project to transform the building into high-end office and retail space. The project included renovating and upgrading the façade, windows, roof, generator, elevators, electric and plumbing systems, fire alarms, sprinklers and HVAC systems. Fogarty Finger designed the new space. Initially built for Schlitz brewing operations, the building features 15- to 37-foot ceilings and efficient floor plates of up to 37,500 square feet. New features to the building include a roof deck with views of the Manhattan skyline and a custom light fixture in the lobby with 8,400 backlit Schlitz bottles. Mitchell Arkin and Joseph Cirone of Cushman & Wakefield are marketing the office space, while Andrew Clemens of Ripco Real Estate is handling leasing for the retail space.
WEST BEND, WIS. — The Opus Group has broken ground on a 60,000-square-foot office building in West Bend, approximately 40 miles northwest of Milwaukee. The two-story building will serve as the headquarters for Delta Defense LLC and the United States Concealed Carry Association, which provides education, training and legal protection for gun owners. The facility, situated on 36 acres, will feature a member services call center, training center and complete video and audio studio. In addition, 8,000 square feet of the first floor will serve as a fulfillment center to ship books, DVDs and other items that the company produces and sells. Kahler Slater Architects is providing design services for the project, which is slated for completion in early 2017. Opus is providing construction, development and engineering services.
CHICAGO — MB Real Estate Services Inc. has arranged a lease expansion and renewal for the Alzheimer’s Association in Chicago. The Alzheimer’s Association has occupied 62,043 square feet at Michigan Plaza since 2003 and has inked a deal to occupy 78,517 square feet of space until 2030 — a 16,474-square-foot expansion. Michigan Plaza is a two-building, Class A office complex that totals 2 million square feet. The property consists of 205 N. Michigan Avenue, a 44-story tower, and 225 N. Michigan Avenue, a 25-story tower. Fujikawa Johnson & Associates designed the complex, which features amenities such as a 10,000-square-foot fitness center, a 4,000-square-foot conference center, an emergency child care facility, access to the East Loop ped-way and indoor access to over 25 restaurants. Kathleen Bertrand and Mark Buth of MB Real Estate represented the undisclosed landlord in the transaction, and John Goodman and Richard Schuham of Savills Studley represented the Alzheimer’s Association.