CORAL GABLES, FLA. — Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management’s Alternatives and Real Assets division has purchased a Class A office complex in Coral Gables, a city in Miami’s metro area. The property, known as The Alhambra, spans 326,415 square feet and comprises two towers. The buildings, known as Alhambra Plaza and Alhambra West, are 14 stories and seven stories, respectively. Deutsche purchased the complex for an undisclosed amount on behalf of a foreign institutional investor.
FREDERICKSBURG, VA. — Coldwell Banker Commercial Elite has brokered the $5.6 million sale of The Free Lance-Star’s headquarters in downtown Fredericksburg. The 90,000-square-foot office building is located at 616 and 620 Amelia St., and the property’s 2.9-acre parking lot, which is part of the sale, is located at 700 and 710 William St. Local developer William Vakos Jr. purchased the property. Sandton Capital Partners, owner of Free Lance-Star Publishing Inc., says the newspaper plans to continue to operate out of the building for another year. Ben Keddie and Heather Hagerman of Coldwell Banker Commercial Elite brokered the transaction.
It has been a tremendous year for the Twin Cities of Texarkana, Texas and Texarkana, Ark. with the education sector topping $70 million and a $180 million major medical campus projected to commence in early 2016. Educational Opportunity Texas A&M University-Texarkana has been awarded $35.5 million in state funding for the construction of a new building to house and expand its nursing program, including the expansion of a Master’s Degree program, and to promote student success initiatives. The Texas A&M University system expanded its four year-university program to Texarkana in 2010, with the first freshman class admitted that year including Phase I dorms on the 300-plus acre Bringle Lake Campus. University of Arkansas Community College at Hope (UACCH) expanded a satellite campus on Texarkana’s Arkansas side in 2012, with over $5.4 million going toward the construction of two buildings that service over 300 local students. Working hand in hand with the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, UACCH has expanded their four-year university program, and will continue to grow as the new health professions building completes construction. Further education initiatives include a $29.2 million commitment from Texarkana Independent School District for the construction of a new sixth grade center and …
NEW YORK CITY — Ready Capital Structured Finance has closed a $9.9 million value-add loan on a leasehold interest for a mixed-use retail and office property at 313-315 W. 125th St. and an adjacent undeveloped land parcel located at 316 W. 126th St. in Harlem. Proceeds of the loan will be used for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of the vacant 27,145-square-foot mixed-use property and the 4,166-square-foot land parcel. The loan features a two-year term with a one-year extension. The property is one block from the Apollo Theater and a variety of retailers, including Old Navy, Banana Republic Factory Store and DSW.
NEW YORK CITY — Ariel Property Advisors has launched a Capital Services business line. Ariel Property Advisors: Capital Services will focus on multifamily, commercial, retail, development, mixed-use and industrial properties and work with the firm’s current investment sales and research professionals to structure financing for commercial real estate properties throughout the New York metropolitan area. Ariel Property Advisors has hired Paul McCormick, a 10-year veteran of the commercial mortgage industry, to lead the business line expansion and serve as vice president of Capital Services.
WEST COVINA, CALIF. — A joint venture between Stillwater Investment Group, Greenlaw Partners and CrossHarbor Capital Partners has acquired The Lakes at West Covina, a 176,843-square-foot office campus, for $34.8 million. The two-building campus is located at 1000 and 1050 Lakes Drive in West Covina. The Class A campus is 73.5 percent leased. Notable tenants include Wells Fargo Bank, Balfour Beatty, State of California and the U.S. Government Services Administration. Taylor Ing, Drew Sanden and Scott Maples of Cushman & Wakefield are the leasing agents for the Lakes at West Covina. This is the JV’s first acquisition. It plans to focus on the Southern California office market, in addition to assets it can purchase well below replacement cost.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Buchanan Street Partners has purchased Paradise Valley Corporate Center, a 198,000-square-foot office building in Scottsdale, for an undisclosed sum. The center is located at 4835 East Cactus Road. Paradise Valley Corporate Center was 95 percent leased at time of sale. Buchanan Street plans to upgrade the lobby, landscaping and other common areas. Buchanan Street represented itself in this transaction, while Christopher Toci of Cushman & Wakefield represented the unnamed seller.
LOS ANGELES — Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP has leased 150,500 square feet at a 52-story office tower in Downtown Los Angeles. The building is located at 350 S. Grand Ave. It is referred to as “2 Cal.” The law firm specializes in litigation, corporate, labor and employment, environmental, real estate, financial restructuring and tax. It plans to relocate to the space in early 2017. The landlord is CIM Group.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — HFF has arranged the sale of and secured financing for Amber Oaks Corporate Center, a 10-building, 650,000-square-foot corporate office campus in Austin. HFF marketed the campus on behalf of the seller and represented Menlo Equities as the purchaser of Amber Oaks for an undisclosed amount. Additionally, HFF assisted Menlo Equities in securing financing through a national bank. Amber Oaks Corporate Center is situated on a 70-acre site adjacent to I-45 in the northwest submarket of Austin. Amber Oaks Corporate Center is 85 percent leased to tenants including AECOM/URS Corp., Deloitte, Xerox, Endo Pharmaceuticals, Office Depot and Toshiba. The property features basketball and tennis courts, outdoor seating areas and an adjacent 120,000-square-foot Life Time Fitness facility.
NEW YORK CITY — Paramount Group has completed a $1 billion refinancing of 1633 Broadway, a 2.6 million-square-foot office building in Manhattan. The seven-year loan is interest only at LIBOR plus 175 basis points and can be increased by $250 million to a total $1.25 billion. The proceeds from the loan were used to repay existing $926 million loan and fund $42 million of swap breakage costs. Landesbank Banden-Württemberg New York Branch, Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen Girozentrale, DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale, ING Capital and Wells Fargo Securities served as joint lead arrangers for the loan. Landesbank Banden-Württemberg New York Branch will serve as administrative agent and Wells Fargo National Association will serve as syndication agent. Eastdil Secured arranged the financing for the borrower.
