PHOENIX — Robert C. Penney has acquired Parkwood Professional Plaza, a 73,514-square-foot medical office plaza in Phoenix, for $3.2 million. The plaza is located at the intersection of 19th Avenue and Missouri Avenue. The property was 40 percent occupied at the time of sale. The new owner plans to implement a capital improvement program before flipping the asset. Nick Miner of ORION Investment Real Estate represented the seller, Parkwood Commercial Properties LLC.
MILWAUKEE — Siegel-Gallagher has arranged the sale of a 2,714-square-foot office property in Milwaukee. FM-MKE Wisconsin LLC sold the Commission House, located at 400 N. Broadway (Suite 303), to Richards Pieper Sr. and Sue Pieper for an undisclosed price. John Dulmes, Dan Walsh and Marianne Burish of Siegel-Gallagher brokered the transaction.
KISSIMMEE, FLA. — Magic Development LLC has revealed plans for Magic Place, an 87-acre, $3.3 billion mixed-use development near Walt Disney World Resort in the Orlando suburb of Kissimmee. Rodrigo Cunha and Luis Claudio Sinelli are co-CEOs of Magic Development LCC, which is developing several other projects in Florida. Italian designer Paolo Pininfarina designed the project. At full build-out, the project will include five towers, shops, restaurants and resort amenities. The multifamily portion will be a mix of residential, condo and fractional units as well as nightly rental hotel rooms. Construction will begin on the first phase in July, according to the Orlando Business Journal. Phase I will include a 25-story, 251-unit resort tower, 40,000 square feet of retail and a 20,000-square-foot office building on U.S. Highway 192. Plans call for the finished development to include 250,000 square feet of retail and 1,850 residential units. The residential portion has a construction value of around $1.7 billion, according to the Business Journal. James Mincy, the project’s manager, says the company plans to build one building every four or five years, making a total construction time of between 20 and 25 years. — Haisten Willis
LOS ANGELES — Lincoln Property Company has purchased a 22-story office tower in Downtown Los Angeles that it had previously sold in 2007. The latest purchase price was not disclosed. The Class A asset is located at 915 Wilshire Blvd. It is situated across the street from the 73-story Wilshire Grand Center. Lincoln plans to renovate 915 Wilshire by updating the ground-floor lobby and valet area. It will also redesign the outdoor patio space, as well as replace elevators and dated building systems. Though the firm previously sold the 390,312-square-foot property to Brickman Associates, it stayed on as the tower’s property manager and leasing agent. The tower was built in 1980. It is currently 88 percent leased. Kevin Shannon of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank executed the deal.
NAPA, CALIF. — JOSS Realty Partners has acquired Napa Square, a 65,848-square-foot mixed-use asset in downtown Napa, for $39.3 million. Originally built in 1957 and redeveloped in 2009, Napa Square is LEED Gold certified and features 41,010 square feet of office space and 24,848 square feet of ground-floor retail. Wells Fargo, Charles Schwab, U.S. Bank and UPS occupy the 92 percent leased center along with anchor tenants Oenotri, a southern Italian restaurant, and The Norman Rose Tavern, a neighborhood pub. Nicholas Bicardo, Scott Pertel, Danny Reddin and Brandon Rogoff of HFF represented the seller, CDI Companies, in the transaction. Jordan Angel of HFF secured a $22.3 million acquisition loan with J.P. Morgan Asset Management on behalf of JOSS.
DALLAS, IRVING and GARLAND, TEXAS — Younger Partners has arranged three office leases in the Dallas area. In the first transaction, Neligan Foley LLP renewed its 11,374-square-foot, full-floor lease at Republic Center, located at 325 N. St. Paul St. in Dallas. Dan Woldert of Swearingen Realty Group represented the tenant. Trae Anderson, Kathy Permenter and Sarah Savage at Younger Partners represented the landlord. In the second transaction, SilverXis leased 4,000 square feet at The Offices at Cimarron Trail, located at 305 Cimmaron Trail in Irving. Byron McCoy and Ally Price at Younger Partners handled the lease negotiations. In the third transaction, Ortiz Law Firm leased 2,243 square feet at 3200 Broadway Blvd. in Garland. Zach Stevens of NAI Robert Lynn represented the tenant. Anderson and Savage of Younger Partners represented the landlord.
BOSTON — Leggat McCall Properties, along with its joint venture partner Multi-Employer Property Trust (MEPT), and development advisor Bozzuto Development Co. have filed an expanded Project Notification Form with the Boston Redevelopment Authority for 3.1 acres of land in Boston’s South End. The site was acquired from the Boston Medical Center in late 2014. Spanning the block between Harrison Avenue and Albany Street and East Dedham and East Canton streets, the Harrison Albany project will bring a mix of residential, retail, office and cultural space to the South End. The proposed two-building project will feature 710 apartments, 14,000 square feet of retail space, 40,000 square feet of office space and public open space, including a green promenade between the two residential buildings. Additionally, the existing parking lots will be removed and replaced with underground parking.
NEW YORK CITY — Multi-Employer Property Trust (MEPT), advised by Bentall Kennedy Limited Partnership, and Cove Property Group have acquired Two Rector Street, a 26-story office property located in Manhattan’s financial district. CIM Group and Kushner Companies sold the 476,000-square-foot property for an undisclosed price. The buyers plan to renovate and reposition the building as a Class A office property. Once renovated, the building is expected to cater to technology, advertising, media and information tenants as well as traditional finance, insurance and real estate tenants.
NEW YORK CITY — Tavros Development Partners, in partnership with Charney Construction & Development and 1 Oak Development, has acquired a development site located at 263-277 S. Fifth St. in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood. The Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh sold the property for $80 million. The development offering consists of a combined four properties (263-277 S. 5th St., 262-272 S. 4th St. and 205 Havemeyer St.) and allows for a buildable envelope of approximately 230,000 square feet. The property’s zoning designation permits both mixed-use and commercial development. James Nelson, Brendan Maddigan and Matt Nickerson of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction.
NEWTON, MASS. — A joint venture between Angelo Gordon & Co. and Jumbo Capital Management has acquired two office buildings, located at 7-57 and 75-85-95 Wells Ave. in Newton, a suburb eight miles west of Boston, for $62.3 million. The properties total 332,194 square feet. Coleman Benedict and Ben Sayles of HFF represented the undisclosed seller and buyer in the sale. Additionally, HFF worked on behalf of the new owner to secure a five-year, fixed-rate first mortgage financing for $47.1 million, which included funds for the acquisition and a facility for future tenanting and capital costs. Lauren O’Neil and Brett Paulsrud of HFF arranged the financing for the borrower, while Mike Terry and Jonpaul Sallese, also of HFF, represented East Boston Savings Bank in the mortgage transaction.
