DORAL, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $13 million sale of Doral Commons, a four-story, 59,727-square-foot office building located at 8550 N.W. 33rd St. in Doral, a suburb of Miami. Built in 1999, the office building was 98 percent leased at the time of sale. Douglas Mandel and Benjamin Silver of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Lauderdale office represented the seller, a private investor from Boston, and the buyer, a limited liability company from Aventura, Fla., in the transaction.
DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA. — Fairlead Capital Partners and equity partner Bridge Investment Group Partners have acquired a four-story, 172,357-square-foot office building located at 800 Fairway Drive in Deerfield Beach, a city in Broward County. Fairlead purchased the asset for an undisclosed price through its second investment fund, Mandalay-FCRE SV II. Built in 1987, the office building was 78 percent leased at the time of sale. The property features a fitness center, café, secured parking deck and walking paths. Fairlead plans to upgrade the property’s building systems, improve tenant amenities and renovate common areas and restrooms. In addition to the office building and parking deck, the acquisition includes a two-acre parcel of land adjacent to the building that Fairlead will use to expand parking for tenants. CBRE represented the seller, American General Life Insurance Co., in the transaction. The buyers have retained Stiles Realty for on-site property management and engineering services. Travis Herring, Deanna Lobinsky and Katherine Ridgeway of Cushman & Wakefield’s South Florida office will market 800 Fairway Drive to prospective tenants.
HOUSTON — CBRE and Unilev Management Corp. are now in the final phase of a multimillion-dollar renovation project at One Riverway in Houston. The 481,000-square-foot, 25-floor, Class A office building is located on the north side of the Galleria/Uptown area, directly adjacent to the Omni Hotel at Woodway Drive and South Post Oak Lane. Renovations include a new backup power generator, cooling towers, restaurant/deli, conferencing center, fitness facility, interior elevator cab upgrades and corridor upgrades. A lobby renovation will include a coffee/smoothie bar. Tenants at One Riverway include Northwestern Mutual, Texas Capital Bank, Regus Group, Thompson Coe Cousins, Wright & Close, EMC and PLS. Steve Rocher, Kristen Rabel and Parker Duffie with CBRE’s Houston office are the leasing representatives for One and Three Riverway. Unilev Management Corp. owns One and Three Riverway, provides on-site management and is also a tenant in the building.
PEARLAND, TEXAS — NAI Partners represented Tool-Flo Manufacturing in the acquisition of 15 acres to build an 80,000-square-foot metal machining facility and office located in the Spectrum Business Park in Pearland. Tool-Flo Manufacturing began operation in Houston in January 1978. The company serves the carbide threading and grooving market globally. Tool-Flo employs manufacturer’s representatives to cover the United States and to service the U.S. distributor network. The markets Tool-Flo serves include automotive, aerospace and medical and oil industry products and basic domestic manufacturers. Dan Boyles Jr. and Lane Morgan of NAI Partners represented the buyer, Tool-Flo Manufacturing, during the negations, while Justin Patchen of Urban Meridian Group represented the seller, Spectrum 86 Partners.
MOUNT PROSPECT, ILL. — Entre Commercial Realty LLC has arranged a 51,211-square-foot lease of flex space in Mount Prospect, approximately 25 miles northwest of Chicago. Novomatic Americas Sales, a manufacturer and distributer of casino gaming machines, is leasing the property located at 1050 E. Business Center Drive. The lease term is for three years. The building will be the site of Novomatic’s corporate headquarters and features 15,000 square feet of office space. Mike DeSerto, Dan Benassi and Dan Jones of Entre Commercial represented the tenant in the transaction. Kelly Joyce and Jonathan Kohn of Colliers represented the landlord, Colony Capital Inc.
NEW YORK CITY — Related Companies and Oxford Properties Group have closed on $1.3 billion in financing to fund 15 Hudson Yards, the first residential tower at the 28-acre Hudson Yards mixed-use development on Manhattan’s West Side. Already under construction, the building contains both rental and condominium apartments. The 960,000-square-foot building will be completed in 2018, and sales are expected to begin in mid-2016. Designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Rockwell Group to obtain LEED Gold certification, 15 Hudson Yards will be 910 feet tall and will include 285 for-sale residences throughout its 70 stories, as well as 106 rental units. The property will offer unobstructed views of the city and Hudson River. Hudson Yards is being developed by Related Cos. and Oxford Properties Group and will include 17 million square feet of commercial and residential space, more than 100 shops and restaurants, including the first Neiman Marcus in New York City, approximately 5,000 residences, 14 acres of public open space, a new 750-seat public school and a 200-room, Equinox-branded luxury hotel. 15 Hudson Yards will have frontage on the newly created plaza at the center of Hudson Yards and is also adjacent to the …
NEW YORK CITY — Heritage Equity Partners and Lichtenstein Group have partnered to redevelop five vacant warehouses into Bushwick Generator. The interconnected buildings at 215 Moore St. in Brooklyn will be transformed into a 75,000-square-foot light industrial, office and retail property, offering space office or workspaces ranging from 1,500 square feet to 20,000 square feet. Brooklyn-based ABS Partners has been retained as the office leasing agent for the property, which is geared toward new economy industries, including tech, creative arts and food production.
SOUTHINGTON, CONN. — O,R&L Commercial has brokered the lease of 85,000 square feet at 200 Executive Blvd. in Southington to Webster Bank. The bank is consolidating its Cheshire and Wallingford, Conn., offices into the four-story, 150,000-square-foot office building. Webster Bank will occupy the first, second and third floors of the building, which was formerly occupied by The Hartford. Jay Morris and Robert Gaucher of O,R&L represented the landlord, Executive 200 LLC, while Drew Saunders of Jones Lang LaSalle represented the tenant in the transaction.
AUBURN HILLS, MICH. — Bernard Financial Group has arranged a $7.3 million refinancing loan for Five Point Medical Office Building in Auburn Hills, approximately 33 miles northwest of Detroit, and is 53,000 square feet. Five Points Professional Office Building LLC is the borrowing entity. Dennis Bernard and Kevin Kovachevich of Bernard Financial originated the CMBS loan.
ATLANTA — CBRE Strategic Partners U.S. Value 7 has purchased 7000 Central Park, a 415,490-square-foot, Class A office building located in Atlanta’s Central Perimeter submarket, for $85.3 million. The 18-story office building was 86 percent occupied at the time of sale. The property includes amenities such as an on-site management office, café, Wi-Fi lounge, conference facility, EV charging stations, outdoor lakeside dining area, covered parking and walkways and a 7,200-square-foot fitness center. The seller was a joint venture in which Parkway Properties Inc. owns a 40 percent interest.
