IRVINE, CALIF. — Olen Properties Corp. has acquired Main & Redhill Business Center, a 203,946-square-foot, low-rise office campus in Irvine, for $44.8 million. The 15-building campus is situated on 17 acres adjacent to the Interstate 405/State Route 55 Freeway interchange in Orange County’s airport area submarket. It is 97 percent leased. HFF’s Ryan Gallagher, Mike McCann, Tim Geiman and Derreck Barker represented the seller, a global real estate investment management firm, in this transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — ING Capital LLC, part of Dutch global financial institution ING Group (NYSE: ING), has originated a $570 million bridge loan for the acquisition a 37-story skyscraper located at 550 Madison Ave. in Manhattan. ING Capital provided the financing to Olayan America, the U.S. investment arm of The Olayan Group, an international real estate investor based in Saudi Arabia. Olayan America will purchase the office tower, also known as the Sony Building, from The Chetrit Group for $1.3 billion, according to The Real Deal. Ron Cohen of JLL represented Olayan America in the transaction, and Doug Harmon of Eastdil Secured represented The Chetrit Group. Located within the Plaza District of Manhattan, the tower features 852,830 square feet of rentable mixed-use space, including approximately 776,000 square feet of office space, retail frontage on Madison Avenue, and exhibition and museum space. One restaurant tenant currently occupies 5,000 square feet at the tower, which is nearly 100 percent vacant, according to ING Capital. “The property has been maintained to a high standard and has never previously been available to the open market for office leasing,” says Tony Fusco, head of real estate at Olayan America. According to The Real Deal, …
TEMECULA, CALIF. — The University of Redlands has signed a 66-month lease for 9,561 square feet of office space at Garrett Corporate Center in Temecula. The Class A building is located at 1 Betterworld Circle. The university will open its new space on July 1. Corey Martin and Matt Shaw of Legacy Properties Group represented the landlord.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — CapRidge Partners has acquired Lakewood on the Park, a 180,558-square-foot office campus in Austin’s northwest submarket, from Equity Commonwealth. Los Angeles-based Mesa West Capital provided financing for the acquisition and repositioning of the property. Located at 7600 Capital of Texas Highway (Loop 360), the property features two, three-story Class A office buildings on a 9.9-acre site overlooking Bull Creek. Lakewood on the Park includes both structured and surface parking. Built in 1998 by local developer HPI, the complex received the 2012-2013 TOBY Award from Building Owners and Managers Association for best low-rise suburban office park in Austin. Lakewood on the Park was 77 percent leased at closing. Tenants include Centaur Technology, Bulldog Solutions and USA Southwest. Mesa West’s $32.1 million non-recourse, floating-rate loan includes future funding for a capital improvement program and leasing costs associated with the repositioning and stabilization of the property. CapRidge’s renovation plans call for a redesign of all common areas including lobbies, corridors and restrooms, plus a new fitness center, tenant lounge, coffee bar and shared conference center. Exterior improvements will include new landscaping, signage and lighting. Andy Scott and Jim Curtin in the Dallas office of HFF arranged the financing. HFF also represented …
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILL. — The Opus Group has broken ground on a 175,000-square-foot corporate headquarters for MC Machinery Systems Inc. in Elk Grove, approximately 25 miles northwest of Chicago. MC Machinery Systems, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corp., sells high-tech manufacturing equipment used for metalworking and fabrication. The building will feature 50,000 square feet of office space, 75,000 square feet of ancillary office and storage areas and a 50,000-square-foot showroom. The facility will also include spaces for customer product demonstrations, research and development, machine refurbishment and a customer support call center. Construction is slated for completion by this December.
PALM BEACH, FLA. — Ivy Realty has sold The Royal Palm, a three-story boutique office building along “Bankers Row” in Palm Beach, for $16.8 million. Ike Ojala, Hermen Rodriguez and Jorge Portela of HFF represented Ivy Realty in the transaction and procured the buyer, EPIC. The 23,362-square-foot property is located at 250 Royal Palm Way and was 88 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Deutsche Bank and Northern Trust. The Royal Palm features a two-level, 79-space parking garage and seasonal valet and doorman services.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — VistaPointe Partners has secured $10.9 million in refinancing for a 90,334-square-foot office building located in the Suncom Center in Charleston. Seth Denison of VistaPointe Partners negotiated the transaction on behalf of the borrower. The building is fully leased to a credit tenant with a lease term expiring in two years. VistaPointe Partners brought in Hart Advisors Group, a firm that specializes in CMBS loan workouts, to extend the tenant’s lease by one year, with an additional five-year option.
HOUSTON — JLL has secured a total of $450 million of financing for Prime Asset Management to recapitalize JPMorgan Chase Tower and Chase Center, two Class A office properties located in downtown Houston. The 75-story Chase Tower is Houston’s tallest building at 1,002 feet. Combined with the 20-story Chase Center, the complex totals 2.4 million square feet. An underground pedestrian tunnel connects the buildings. Chase Tower includes office space, retail and a sky lobby observation deck. Chase Center includes office and retail space along with a parking garage. Chase Tower is located at 600 Travis St. and was built in 1981. Chase Center is a shorter building adjacent to Chase Tower at 601 Travis St. MetLife provided a fixed-rate senior mortgage, while JPMorgan provided mezzanine financing for a term of 11 years. The mezzanine loan has a floating interest rate for the first year and then converts to a fixed rate for the following 10 years. Prime Asset Management, an international investment group that owns the two properties, will partially use the loans to replace its existing senior mortgage debt with MetLife, which was due at the end of 2017, according to the Houston Chronicle. Tom Melody and John Ream led …
PLANO, TEXAS — A topping out ceremony was held for the One Legacy West project on May 26. During the ceremony, the final beam, painted white for the occasion, was accompanied by the Texas and American flags, which were hoisted to the top of the 14-story structure. Several Plano city officials, Gaedeke Group employees and construction workers signed the beam. Upon completion, One Legacy West will be a 327,856-square-foot office tower located at the southeast corner of Legacy Drive and Sam Rayburn Tollway. The project is set for completion in December. Amenities will include an on-site management and engineering team, 24-hour on-site officer and card key access, a conference center, fitness center, tenant lounge and game area, concierge service and courtesy shuttle to Legacy West’s 300,000 square feet of retail and restaurants. The Gaedeke project will also feature a Wi-Fi-enabled outdoor terrace connected to the parking garage and to the building. There will be electric car charging stations and secure bike storage in the garage. The 14-story One Legacy West boasts a LEED Gold design by Morrison Dilworth + Walls of Dallas. Austin Commercial is the project’s general contractor, with Andres Construction serving as construction manager and Belle Firma as …
PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of Boulevard Plaza, an office building located at 1055 Parsippany Blvd. in Parsippany. A private investor acquired the five-story office property for an undisclosed sum. The 86,000-square-foot property is 85 percent leased to 33 tenants. The building features 10,000- to 15,000-square-foot floor plates, 24-hour access and a grab & go on café. David Bernhaut, Andrew Merin, Gary Gabriel, Brian Whitmer, Andrew Schwartz and Frank DiTommaso of Cushman & Wakefield brokered the transaction.
