WASHINGTON, D.C. — Prudential Mortgage Capital Co. has provided the $66.5 million refinancing of a newly built, 112,635-square-foot trophy office building located at 900 G St. in Washington, D.C.’s East End district. Sue Carras, Cary Abod, Dan McIntyre and Rob Carey of HFF arranged the loan through Prudential Mortgage Capital on behalf of the borrower, ASB Real Estate Investments. Completed in 2015, the LEED Gold-certified building features a three-level, below-grade parking garage, windows on three elevations with floor-to-ceiling glass and a rooftop conference center. Anchored by law firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, the office tower is also home to BMW, Herman Miller, Roberti Global and the Truth Initiative. The property is situated across the street from the Gallery Place/Chinatown Metro station and less than two blocks from the Metro Center Metro station.
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CHICAGO — Beacon Capital Partners has acquired AMA Plaza, a 1.2 million-square-foot office building and an adjacent 902-stall parking garage, for $467.5 million. The Class A asset is located in the River North neighborhood of Chicago. The office component of the property is located above a 316-room Langham Hotel, which was not included in the sale. The hotel is housed on levels two through 13 of the building. The LEED Gold-certified property is situated on the banks of the Chicago River, and is a designated Chicago landmark listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is also the last and largest American building designed by German-American architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The building was 96-percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including the American Medical Association, the law firm of Latham & Watkins LLP, SmithBucklin Corp., BDO USA LLP and Swanson, Martin & Bell LLP. Originally opened in 1973, the property recently underwent $73.8 million in renovations including the addition of all new mechanical systems, elevators, HVAC, restrooms and a green Roof. Jaime Fink, Jeff Bramson, Mark Katz, Michael Kavanau, John Pelusi, Gerard Sansosti and Patrick Shields of HFF represented the seller, an affiliate of Five …
SEATTLE — LBA Realty has purchased the 123,108-square-foot Broadacres office building in Seattle for $25.4 million. The building is located at 1601 2nd Ave., two blocks from Sound Transit-King County Metro’s Westlake station and one block from Pike Place Market. The 10-story property is a value-add, creative office redevelopment opportunity, according to HFF, which represented the seller, Principal Real Estate Investors, in this transaction. Nicholas Kucha led the firm’s team, which marketed the property in partnership with KG Investment Properties.
C.W. Driver Companies Completes $55M Sciences Building at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo
by Nellie Day
MISSION VIEJO, CALIF. — C.W. Driver has completed work on the 81,980-square-foot Sciences Building at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo. The $55 million project is part of a large-scale renovation of the college’s academic and research facilities, aimed at boosting the institution’s environmental sustainability and overall learning experience. The three-story building contains approximately 2,600 square feet of classroom space; 44,400 square feet divided between 26 modern laboratories for academic programs in astronomy, biology, chemistry, geology, marine science, physics and related disciplines; and 1,800 square feet of office space. In addition to the extensive lab space, the building also features a 500-square-foot observatory with 22 student-accessible telescopes.
MCKINNEY, TEXAS — SRS Distribution Inc., a roofing supply company, has signed a lease expansion for its office at Valliance Plaza in McKinney. The company will now occupy 5,452 square feet. Stephen Hemphill of Mohr Partners represented the tenant, and Heather Shover and Sean Dalton of Younger Partners represented the landlord in the leasing transaction.
ATLANTA — Skanska has signed a $56 million contract to construct a build-to-suit corporate office building in Atlanta for an undisclosed company. The office building will span roughly 200,000 square feet and feature a 210,000-square-foot parking deck. Skanska expects to deliver the building in 2018.
ATLANTA — PGi, an Atlanta-based software provider, has renewed its lease at the company’s corporate headquarters at the Terminus 100 office tower in Atlanta’s Buckhead district. The company also renewed and expanded its lease at the GA 400 Center office building in Alpharetta. The two 12-year lease deals total roughly 70,000 square feet. PGi signed its lease renewal at Terminus 100 with Cousins Properties and signed its lease renewal and expansion at GA 400 Center with TPA Group. PGi has also selected architect Gensler to redesign the company’s office space at the two locations. Patrick Duffy and Taylor Senter of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank advised PGi on the lease deals and the redesign project.
GREENBURGH, N.Y. — Houlihan-Parnes Realtors has placed a $4.2 million first mortgage for an office building located at 297 Knollwood Road in Greenburgh, a suburb of White Plains, N.Y. The non-recourse loan features a 4 percent fixed interest rate for 10 years. A 10,000-square-foot branch of the General Services of America – US Social Security Administration occupies the 35,000-square-foot building. Andrew Greenspan of Houlihan-Parnes Realtors closed the loan, while Lee Pollock of Pollock & McGuire LLP represented the undisclosed borrower.
DETROIT — Pillar has originated an $11.8 million Fannie Mae DUS loan for Detroit Savings Bank Apartments in downtown Detroit. The 10-year term loan features a 30-year amortization schedule. David Wilkins of Pillar originated the financing for Capitol Park Partnership. Built in 1895, the 12-story building features 56 market-rate apartment units on the top seven floors and The Archdiocese of Detroit on the first five floors.
DENTON, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Denton Medical Office Building, a 12,892-square-foot office property located in Denton. The single-story, multi-tenant medical office building is located at 3331-3333 Colorado Blvd. Lab Corp. and Health Texas Provider Network fully occupy the space. Cody Payne and Wayne Bares of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer and seller in the transaction. Both parties were undisclosed private investors.