WASHINGTON, D.C. — Investcorp has purchased a 170,813-square-foot office building located at 733 10th St. in Washington, D.C.’s East End office submarket for $180 million. The Class A office building was fully leased at the time of sale. Investcorp purchased the property with its joint venture partner, ScanlanKemperBard. In the last 12 months, Investcorp’s total real estate acquisitions have exceeded $1.5 billion in gross asset value.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Dilweg Cos. has purchased three Class A office buildings in Charlotte’s University/Northeast office submarket from two separate sellers. The sales price was undisclosed, but media outlets are reporting that the buildings sold for roughly $43.9 million. The properties, known as Resource Square I, II and V, total 335,593 square feet. Built between 1997 and 2000, the office buildings were 81 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Brooks Equipment Co., FiServ, Huber Engineered Woods and Dassault Systems. Durham-based Dilweg Cos. has selected Charles Jonas and Karah Stumler of Foundry Commercial to lease the assets. Ryan Clutter of HFF represented the seller, a fund managed by DRA Advisors LLC, in the sale of Resource Square V.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Gramercy Property Trust has completed the disposition of a 438,158-square-foot office building at 70 Hudson St. and a 418,000-square-foot office building at 90 Hudson St. in Jersey City for an aggregate gross sales price of $299 million, or $349 per square foot. Prior to closing, Gramercy prepaid the mortgage debt attributable to 70 Hudson and the undisclosed buyer assumed the outstanding loan of $101 million on 90 Hudson. At the time of sale, 70 Hudson was vacant and the exit cap rate was 6.6 percent on stabilized 2016 cash net operating income for 90 Hudson. Net proceeds to the seller equate to $184.8 million.
SEATTLE — Oracle has leased 90,000 square feet of space at Century Square in downtown Seattle. The space is located at 1501 4th Ave. The Class A property is now 98 percent leased. It is situated between South Lake Union and the financial district. Laura Ford and David Abbott of Colliers International represented the landlord.
CUPERTINO, CALIF. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $148 million refinancing loan for two office buildings at Cupertino City Center in Cupertino. Prometheus Real Estate Group was the borrower in the transaction. Prometheus developed and still manages the property. Cupertino City Center is a mixed-use development that consists of five office buildings, three residential projects and one hotel. The two eight-story office buildings, which total 354,770 square feet, are located at 20400 and 20450 Stevens Creek Blvd. The buildings were constructed in the late 1980s. “They remain the tallest buildings in the market and offer views and a central location no others can,” says Nathan Prouty, managing director with NorthMarq Capital’s San Francisco office. Community amenities at Cupertino City Center include a fitness facility, swimming pool and amphitheater. “This mixed-use amenity package is market-leading and rare in this location in Silicon Valley,” says Prouty. The transaction was structured with a 10-year term and 30-year amortization schedule. Allianz Real Estate of America on behalf of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America provided the financing. Major tenants at Cupertino City Center include Apple, Seagate Technology and Morgan Stanley. “These buildings have been well occupied since they were built,” says Andrew Slaton, …
DALLAS — KDC and McCarthy Building Cos. have celebrated the topping out of 1920 McKinney, a 12-story, 150,000-square-foot office building in Uptown Dallas. Located at 1920 McKinney Ave. at Harwood Street, the Class A office building features six stories of office space on top of a six-story parking structure with 8,500 square feet of ground-floor retail and restaurant space. Located one block from Klyde Warren Park, the tower will feature a ratio of three parking spots for every 1,000 square feet of office space. Construction on 1920 McKinney began in September 2014. BOKA Powell is the project architect, JLL is leasing the office space and The Retail Connection is responsible for ground-floor retail leasing. The project is scheduled for completion in April.
CHICAGO —Transwestern has arranged eight leases totaling 88,900 square feet at a 45-story office tower in Chicago’s West Loop. The new deals bring the 928,040-square-foot building, located at 200 W. Madison St., to 92 percent occupancy. The transactions include: Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale P.C., renewed and expanded its lease to 22,897 square feet Premier Business Centers leased 15,204 square feet Philadelphia Insurance Cos. leased 11,446 square feet VacayStay Connect LLC leased 6,500 square feet Beacon Hill Financial Corp. leased 5,262 square feet Transwerstern has managed the property since 2011 and is spearheading a $5 million renovation, which will include an updated lobby, 30-foot green wall, new lounge areas, a clubroom, updated elevators and an expanded fitness center with yoga room. Michael Lirtzman, Courtney Baratz, Jeff Dowdell and Katie Steele of Transwestern brokered the leases on behalf of the building owner, MEPT.
PASADENA, CALIF. — Huntington Orthopedics Institute has acquired a 22,000-square-foot medical office building in Pasadena for $9.2 million. The space is located at 837 S. Fair Oaks Ave., one block from Huntington Hospital. The building was constructed in 1962. It was fully leased at the time of sale. Michael Dettling of Avison Young’s Healthcare Practice represented Huntington Orthopedics. Bill Ukropina of Coldwell Banker represented the seller, Hollis Cotton, in this off-market transaction.
PHOENIX — Carlisle Cos. has leased 46,503 square feet at Kierland One, a 175,441-square-foot office building in Phoenix. The property is located at 16430 N. Scottsdale Road. The Fortune 1000 company is relocating its corporate headquarters from North Carolina to Arizona by year-end. CBRE’s Tom Adelson represented Carlisle. Jeff Hartland and Scott Boardman of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, Hines, in this transaction.
DALLAS — KDC plans to develop a multi-story office building within the $200 million West Love mixed-use project near Dallas Love Field Airport. Located at 2345 W. Mockingbird Lane, KDC’s 150,000-square-foot office building will include structured parking along with views of Love Field and downtown Dallas. The office building is a key element in the mixed-use plan for West Love, located on 37 acres between Maple Avenue and Forest Park Road. In addition to the office building, West Love’s initial phase includes two Starwood hotels, 368 apartment homes and 65,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space. A later phase will include an additional 750 apartments. West Love will be a pedestrian-friendly community with extensive landscaping. Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Atlantic Hotels Group and Civitas Capital Group are developing the 224-room, dual-branded Aloft and Element hotel project, now under construction and slated for completion in December. Highridge Partners and affiliates will develop the apartments and retail spaces, which are expected to be completed in mid-2017.
