Office

Ashforth Co. Sells Pacwest Center Office Tower in Portland for $170M

by John Nelson December 22, 2016

PORTLAND, ORE. — The Ashforth Co. and an unnamed institutional investor partner have sold Pacwest Center, a 30-story, 545,000-square-foot office tower in Portland’s central business district. The $170 million sale of Pacwest Center is Portland’s largest office transaction in 2016, according to HFF, which represented the seller in the transaction. HFF also procured the buyer, LPC Realty Advisors I LP, on behalf of a pension fund client. LPC Realty Advisors is an investment advisory affiliate of Dallas-based Lincoln Property Co. Completed in 1984, Pacwest Center is located at 1211 S.W. 5th Ave. within the 57-block Transit Mall, which has more than 1 million square feet of development currently underway. The office tower features parking for 413 vehicles through valet and self-parking and is an Energy Star-rated building. The new ownership plans to renovate PacWest Center by modernizing the common spaces, main lobby and shared amenities. The tower was 76 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Merrill Lynch, Markowitz Herbold, Schwabe, Key Bank of Oregon and Perkins & Co. Nick Kucha and Michael Leggett led the HFF investment sales team. Based in Stamford, Conn., The Ashforth Co. owns, develops and invests in assets on the East …

December 22, 2016

Market Reports Midwest Midwest Market Reports Missouri Office

Downtown Kansas City Office Market Rebounds, While Suburbs Continue to Shine

by Kristin Harlow December 22, 2016

Kansas City’s central business district (CBD) has received a great deal of media attention over the past two years for good reason. With over 3,000 new residential units delivered, the new KC Streetcar and the national trend of Millennials moving to urban areas, there has been plenty of momentum for the area and much discussion of the “live-work-play” environment. After a long period of decline, the urban core of Kansas City is experiencing a powerful revitalization. In all the excitement surrounding the CBD, however, another trend may be getting overlooked. Through the first three quarters of 2016, absorption in the CBD (the Downtown, Crossroads and Crown Center submarkets) was more or less flat after accounting for the conversion of office space to residential use and a unique listing in the Crown Center complex. Meanwhile, the suburban office market posted 580,000 square feet of positive absorption during the same period. Yes, Kansas City is in the process of rediscovering and reinventing the CBD, but the performance of the suburban market remains strong. Construction Boom The first indicator that tenants are still attracted to key suburban submarkets is the number of recent construction projects. Earlier this year, Burns & McDonnell completed a …

December 22, 2016

California Office Western

Harbor Associates, Bascom Group Acquire 159,186 SF Flex Portfolio in Thousand Oaks

by Nellie Day December 21, 2016

LOS ANGELES — A joint venture between Harbor Associates and the Bascom Group has purchased Conejo Spectrum, a 159,186-square-foot office and flex portfolio in the Los Angeles submarket of Thousand Oaks, for an undisclosed sum. The two-building property is located at 1525 and 1535 Rancho Conejo Blvd. The buyers plan to reposition and lease up the asset through a rebranding and renovation program that includes spec suites, a fresh paint scheme, modern lobbies, drought-tolerant landscaping and signage. Sean Fulp of NGKF represented the seller in the transaction.

December 21, 2016

California Office Western

Ccare Leases Space at Nordahl Medical Centre in San Marcos

by Nellie Day December 21, 2016

SAN MARCOS, CALIF. — Ccare has leased 20,230 square feet of medical office space at Nordahl Medical Centre in the San Diego submarket of San Marcos. The Class A building is located at 838 Nordahl Road. The space will serve as a clinic for Ccare’s oncology and hematology practice. Nordahl Medical Centre was developed by Newport National Corp. JLL’s Paul Braun, Chris Ross and Kelly Moriarty represented the landlord. CBRE’s Lars Eisenhaur and Dan Yeilding represented Ccare.

December 21, 2016

New York Northeast Office

ATCO Properties & Management Buys 165,000 SF Office Building in Manhattan for $108M

by Amy Works December 21, 2016

NEW YORK CITY — ATCO Properties & Management has acquired an office building located at 240-246 W. 35th St. in Manhattan’s Garment District. RPW Group sold the 18-story building for $108 million. Newsday, Jason Wu, Thom Browne, Fidelus Technology, Spanish American Institute and Reem Bridal occupy the 165,000-square-foot building. MetLife provided a mortgage loan for the acquisition of the property. Richard Baxter (now with Colliers International) and Anthony Ledesma of JLL represented the seller in the deal. There were no outside brokers for the buyer.

December 21, 2016

Georgia Office Southeast

Sumitomo Corp. of Americas Acquires Atlanta Financial Center in Buckhead for $222.5M

by John Nelson December 21, 2016

ATLANTA — Sumitomo Corp. of Americas has closed its $222.5 million purchase of Atlanta Financial Center, a three-building, Class A office asset in Atlanta’s Buckhead district. The 914,774-square-foot property is located on Peachtree Road and sits directly atop the Buckhead MARTA station and has the GA 400 highway run directly underneath. Atlanta Financial Center was 85 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as SunTrust Bank and Morris, Manning and Martin. Situated blocks from Lenox Square mall and Phipps Plaza, the property includes a nine-level parking garage with 2,335 parking spaces. Sumitomo Corp. of Americas, a New York-based subsidiary of global Japanese investment firm Sumitomo Corp., plans to upgrade Atlanta Financial Center’s common areas, amenities and building systems and equipment, as well as re-landscape an on-site park. Eastdil Secured brokered the sale.

December 21, 2016

Midwest Office Wisconsin

Colliers International Brokers 40,370 SF Office Lease Renewal in Milwaukee Suburb

by Kristin Harlow December 21, 2016

BROWN DEER, WIS. — Colliers International has brokered a 40,370-square-foot office lease renewal for BMO Harris Bank in Brown Deer, a suburb of Milwaukee. The building is located at 4701 W. Schroeder Drive. Lyle Landowski, Scott Welsh and Mike Fardy of Colliers International brokered the transaction.

December 21, 2016

California Office Western

Joint Venture Acquires 510,105 SF Office Property in Los Angeles for $147M

by Nellie Day December 20, 2016

LOS ANGELES — A joint venture between Angelo, Gordon & Co. and Lincoln Property Co. has purchased LNR Warner Center IV, a 510,105-square-foot office property in the Los Angeles submarket of Woodland Hills, for $147 million. The property includes two Class A office buildings, as well as a 0.88-acre land parcel that can accommodate a 7,500-square-foot retail building. LNR Warner Center IV is located at 21255 and 21215 Burbank Blvd. It is the newest phase in LNR Warner Center’s four-phase, master-planned office campus, which includes 1.3 million square feet in seven office buildings. Notable tenants include Activision, New York Life Insurance, Wells Fargo, United Online and Kaiser Permanente. Kevin Shannon, Ken White, Rob Hannan and Laura Stumm of NGKF Capital Markets, along with JLL’s Dan Sanchez, represented both the buyer and seller in this transaction. David Milestone and Scott Selke of NGKF Capital Markets arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the buyers.

December 20, 2016

California Office Western

Kennedy Wilson, Takenaka Corp. Buy San Francisco Office Tower for $135M

by Nellie Day December 20, 2016

SAN FRANCISCO — A joint venture between Kennedy Wilson and the Takenaka Corp. has purchased a 247,000-square-foot office tower in San Francisco for $135 million The Class A building is located at 400 and 430 California St. The sale includes a 27,000-square-foot bank branch. MUFG Union Bank is both the seller and the sole occupant of the property. The company will lease the property and vacate the tower over the next two years on a staggered basis. It will vacate the bank branch after four years. The tower will also undergo a complete interior renovation. James Andrew International represented Takenaka in this transaction.

December 20, 2016

North Carolina Office Southeast

Petrus Partners Sells Office Building in Raleigh-Durham Area for $23M

by John Nelson December 20, 2016

CARY, N.C. — Petrus Partners Ltd. has sold 400 Regency Forest, a 111,639-square-foot office building situated within Regency Park in Cary, a suburb of Raleigh-Durham. Epic Regency LLC purchased the Class A asset from Petrus Partners for $23 million. Built in 2000 on 8.5 acres, the office building was 96.4 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Caterpillar Inc., Pentair Inc. and Mediant Communications Inc. Scot Humphrey, Ryan Clutter, Justin Good and Chris Norvell of HFF represented Petrus Partners in the sale.

December 20, 2016

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