NEW YORK CITY — Paramount Group Inc. has completed a $500 million refinancing of an office building located at 31 W. 52nd St. in Midtown Manhattan. The 10-year loan is interest only at a fixed rate of 3.8 percent. Eastdil Secured represented Paramount in the financing transaction. The loan was arranged with AXA Equitable Life Insurance Co., through its advisor Quadrant Real Estate Advisors LLC, and Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. The company realized net proceeds of $65 million after the repayment of the existing loan, swap brokerage costs and closing costs. The 786,647-square-foot property was previously encumbered by a $413.5 million loan that was scheduled to mature in December 2017 and had a weighted average interest rate of 4.23 percent.
MINNEAPOLIS — Ryan Companies US Inc. has broken ground on the Millwright Building in Minneapolis. Located at Third Street and Portland Avenue, the office building will be part of Downtown East, Ryan Cos.’ $450 million mixed-use development near the US Bank Stadium. Ryan Cos. will relocate its corporate headquarters from South Tenth Street to 65,000 square feet within the four-story building when it opens in spring 2017. The 172,000-square-foot Millwright Building will feature access to a skyway connection system, 4.2-acre public green space, parking deck and light rail transit system. The building will also include common areas, a rooftop terrace and several bike-friendly features. The Downtown East project includes 1.2 million square feet of office space, 26,000 square feet of retail space, a six-level parking deck, a set of four sky bridges and internal skyways, a Radisson RED Hotel, a residential apartment complex named EDITION and a 4.2-acre public green space called The Commons.
BOSTON — Colliers International has arranged $133 million in financing for Park Square Building, an 11-story office and retail building located at 31 St. James Ave. in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood. Capital Properties took on the loan to replace existing debt and provide capital expenditures for the 500,000-square-foot building including improvements to the lobby and common areas, tenant improvements and leasing commissions. Aareal Capital Corp. provided the three-year loan, which features an interest-only floating rate and two options to extend for one year each. At the time of closing, the asset was 96 percent occupied by a diverse tenant roster, including WeWork, Fiksu, Yahoo, Goji, HNTB and six foreign embassies. Kevin Phelan, Stephen Horan and Patrick Boyle of Colliers represented the borrower in the financing deal.
NEW YORK CITY — Houlihan-Parnes Realtors has placed a $30 million first mortgage on a 220,000-square-foot office condominium at 1775 Grand Concourse in the Bronx. The seven-year, non-recourse loan features a fixed rate with interest-only payments for two years and an option to extend. The mortgage covers a commercial condominium interest in the 300,000-square-foot building that shares ownership with Verizon, which owns the first two floors of the building. Current tenants of the property include Con Edison, Special Citizens Futures Unlimited, Inovalon SME Inc., Safe Horizon, The Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, Public Health Solutions and Abbott House. Bryan Houlihan and James J. Houlihan of Houlihan-Parnes represented the undisclosed borrower in the transaction.
INDEPENDENCE, OHIO — Newmark Grubb Knight Frank (NGKF) has brokered the $10 million sale of a 54,611-square-foot medical office building in Independence, approximately 10 miles south of Cleveland. Dennison Development Group sold the property, located at 6701 Rockside Road, to a healthcare real estate company based in Tennessee. Dennison Development Group built the three-story Rockside Medical Center in 1980. The building features a surgical center, new HVAC system, new roof and recent renovations to common areas. The multi-tenant building is 65 percent leased to St. Vincent Charity Medical Center and The Cleveland Clinic. Bob Nosal and Susan Licciardi of NGKF represented the seller in the transaction.
LANCASTER CITY, PA. — Bennett Williams Commercial has arranged the sale of an office park located at 1300 Marshall Ave. in Lancaster City. Brook Farms Development acquired the 60,000-square-foot property from Stockyards Development for $13.1 million. Jeff Herr of Bennett Williams Commercial represented the buyer and seller.
HERNDON, VA. — NXT Capital has provided a $22.3 million loan to finance the recapitalization of Parkway Atrium, a 184,000-square-foot, Class B office building located in Herndon, about 25 miles west of Washington, D.C. The building has historically been leased to GSA tenants. The undisclosed borrower plans to use the loan proceeds to renovate the asset. Cary Abod and Robert Carey of HFF’s Washington, D.C., office arranged the loan through NXT Capital.
DALLAS — On behalf of Quadrant Investment Properties, CBRE has announced a number of capital improvements for Saint Paul Place. The Class A office building is a 22-story, 273,217-square-foot tower in the Dallas Arts District. Located at the intersection of North Saint Paul Street and Ross Avenue, Saint Paul Place overlooks the Dallas Museum of Art and Klyde Warren Park. Renovation plans include a new tenant lounge on the second floor complete with a conference center and outdoor patio deck with fire pit. The deck will extend to Ross Avenue and overlook the Dallas Museum of Art. Additionally, the espresso bar inside the building will be renovated to include areas for dining and working. The lobby will also receive an upgraded seating area and new Wi-Fi accessibility. Celeste Fowden, Seth Thatcher and Ben Davis of CBRE’s Dallas office are leasing the property on behalf of Quadrant Investment Properties. The tower was built in 1983 and is 80 percent leased to tenants including D Magazine, accounting firm Crowe Horwath and Sendero Business Systems.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — In an all-cash transaction, SkyWalker Property Partners has acquired a 72,518-square-foot, Class A office building in Arlington. The property is the first for the company’s Opportunity Knocks Fund in preparation for the launch of a major capital campaign in June. The 40 percent leased office building at 701 Highlander Blvd. is located on the city’s south side, close to Arlington Highlands and Parks Mall. The 4.6-acre property includes a T-Mobile cell tower. At least $400,000 will be invested into addressing deferred maintenance and upgrading the 30-year-old structure. Roughly $150,000 is earmarked to remediate waterproofing issues with the roof, windows and granite-clad skin panels. The lobby will be getting new lighting, finishes and furniture. Upgrades are also planned for elevator cabs and common areas. The exterior plan calls for a new monument sign and landscaping improvements. Work is expected to get underway within 30 days. Twenty-six tenants-in-common investors, known as TIC-Highlander Building LLC, sold the five-story office building. The buyer, This Land is Highland, was represented by Gary Walker of Coldwell Banker Commercial Alliance DFW, along with Colt Power and Grant Irvin of NAI Robert Lynn. Paul Getty of Sperry Van Ness/First Guardian Group of San Jose, Calif., …
BROOKFIELD, WIS. — Siegel-Gallagher has negotiated a 3,335-square-foot office lease in Brookfield, approximately 13 miles west of Milwaukee. Atlas Chiropractic will occupy space at Arbor Terrace I. AH Holding LLC and Wabash Acceptance LLC own the property located at 333 Bishops Way. Shaun Dempsey of Siegel-Gallagher brokered the transaction.