NEW YORK CITY — XIN Development International has acquired the iconic RKO Keith’s Theater, located at 135-35 Northern Blvd. in the Flushing neighborhood of Queens. JK Equities sold the property in an all-cash transaction valued at $65.8 million. The property features fully approved and permitted plans for an approximately 389,746-square-foot mixed-use project featuring residential, retail and community facility components. Bob Knakal, Stephen Preuss and Jonathan Hageman of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, while Albert Benalloul of RLTY NYC represented the buyer.
DALLAS — New York-based Fortis Property Group has purchased Chase Tower in downtown Dallas from Hines, a privately owned real estate investment firm based in Houston. The 55-story, 1.3 million-square-foot tower is located on a 1.5-acre site at 2200 Ross Ave. in the city’s central business district. According to the Dallas Business Journal, the tower sold for “upwards of $300 million.” The skyscraper was built in 1987. Architect Richard Keating designed the building. Though it was recently renovated, Fortis plans additional upgrades. “It is always exciting to acquire a premier and iconic skyline office tower,” says Jonathan Laudau, CEO of Fortis. “In line with our strategy to purchase best-in-class properties, Chase Tower represents the best of downtown Dallas and the Arts District. We anticipate upgrading the Ross Avenue curb appeal and building accessibility as well as the foodservice amenities at the property.” J.J. Leonard and Matthew Wieser of Stream Realty Partners’ office division in Dallas will lead leasing efforts for the property. Amenities at the Class A property include the Dallas Petroleum Club, conferencing/lounge facilities, a fitness center, concierge in the main lobby, Chase Bank retail banking facility, Starbucks, free Wi-Fi in the mezzanine, 24-hour security and a full-service car wash. …
EL PASO, TEXAS — Medistar Corp. has completed construction on Medical Plaza 1, a four-story, 110,000-square-foot medical office building located in El Paso on The Hospitals of Providence Transmountain Campus. Located at Resler and Transmountain drives, the new campus is anchored by a 108-bed hospital, which can be expanded to 140 beds and will serve as the new teaching hospital for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso (TTUHSC). In conjunction with Medistar, TTUHSC El Paso and The Hospitals of Providence are collaborating on the multi-million dollar teaching hospital to open in early 2017 and immediately adjacent to Medical Plaza 1. HKS is the architect for Medical Plaza 1, and Robins & Morton is the general contractor.
CHICAGO — HFF has arranged a $233.3 million construction loan for a 35-story office tower in Chicago’s West Loop. The John Buck Company will develop the Class A CNA Center at 151 N. Franklin St. The building will serve as the new world headquarters for CNA, an insurance organization and the principal subsidiary and operating company of CNA Financial. The tower will also house the national headquarters for Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, an international law firm. The LEED Gold-certified building will boast 807,137 square feet of space and a 500-stall parking garage. Amenities at 151 N. Franklin will include a 4,200-square-foot rooftop terrace and bar, 10,000 square feet of courtyards, a fitness center, 250-seat conference center, restaurant, bike room and a café and coffee bar. The project is slated for completion in the summer of 2018. Michael Kavanau and Danny Kaufman of HFF placed the loan with Bank of the Ozarks. John Ronan Architects and Adamson Associates are the project designers.
NEW YORK CITY — Allianz Real Estate has acquired a 44 percent stake — an investment of approximately $420 million — in 10 Hudson Yards, located on Manhattan’s west side. The tower is the first building completed in Related Cos. and Oxford Properties Group’s mixed-use Hudson Yards development. A limited partnership that includes Allianz, Related Cos., Oxford and institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management now own the property. 10 Hudson Yards is 94 percent leased to a variety of tenants, including Coach, L’Oreal USA, SAP and Boston Consulting Group. The planned mixed-use development will feature more than 17 million square feet of commercial and residential space, with more than 100 shops, a collection of restaurants, approximately 4,000 residences, cultural space, 14 acres of public open space and a 750-seat public school. Paul Meyer of Mayer Brown provided legal counsel to Allianz on the transaction.
ALBANY, N.Y. — The Rosenblum Companies has completed the sale of Corporate Plaza, an eight-building office park located along Washington Avenue Extension in Albany. Cass Hill Development Cos. acquired the asset for $14.5 million. Totaling 150,000 square feet, the plaza is 96 percent leased to 25 corporate, state and nonprofit tenants. The properties are located at 260, 264, 254, 250, 240 and 286 Washington Ave. Ext., 7 Executive Centre Drive and 14 Columbia Circle Drive.
COLUMBIA, MD. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $72 million loan for the refinancing of Columbia Corporate Park, a 495,000-square-foot office park located at 8825, 8830, 8840 and 8850 Stanford Blvd. and 8890 McGaw Road in Columbia. Joseph Burke of NorthMarq Capital’s Baltimore office arranged the 12-year loan through an unnamed life insurance company on behalf of the borrower. The loan features four years of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule.
IRVINE and SILICON VALLEY, CALIF. — Commercial real estate valuations increased by 1.1 percent in July, marking the strongest monthly increase this year and a 5.2 gain over last year, according to the latest Ten-X Nowcast. Ten-X, an online real estate transaction marketplace, uses Google Trends data, its own proprietary transaction data and investor surveys to forecast commercial real estate pricing trends. “The recent string of monthly increases confirms that overall pricing of commercial real estate remains on the upswing following the weakness seen earlier this year,” says Ten-X chief economist Peter Muoio. “That said, we are noticing distinct differences across the five major property sectors, with each telling its own story.” The office, apartment and retail sectors all saw monthly increases in July. The office sector posted the strongest gain for the second consecutive month, rising 4.8 percent from June and 7.6 percent above its level from one year ago. This was the best year-over-year gain for any of the commercial sectors since January. The multifamily sector, which has posted steady gains this year, increased 1.1 percent in July from the previous month and is 6.8 percent above last year’s level. “The apartment sector is unencumbered by technology-driven shifts …
SAN ANTONIO — Stream Realty Partners has secured the sale of a 9,708-square-foot office and warehouse building for Dausin Management Trust located at 8007 NE Loop 410 in San Antonio. Kevin Cosgrove and Payton Rion of Stream Realty Partners – Central Texas LP represented the seller in the transaction. The office and warehouse space is located in northeast San Antonio on Loop 410 near its intersection with Springfield Road. The property offers tenants five grade-level doors, covered parking and a one-acre fenced yard.
FRISCO, TEXAS — Jim Turano and Jim Breitenfeld of Henry S. Miller’s office and industrial division have represented JC Professional Properties in the lease of a space in Frisco. Texas Facial Aesthetics leased 4,230 square feet of first floor space at the property, located at 6371 Preston Road. The company will use the space as its plastic surgery clinic headquarters. Sean Sundby of CBRE represented the tenant in the transaction.