NEW YORK CITY & ATLANTA — Colliers International Group has acquired Colliers International Atlanta. The current shareholders of Colliers Atlanta will continue to retain equity in the business under Colliers’ unique partnership model. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1967, Colliers International Atlanta offers a full range of services for commercial real estate owners and occupiers. Comprising more than 250 professionals, Colliers International Atlanta provides investment sales, lease brokerage, capital markets, property management and project management to local, regional, national and international clients.
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OMAHA, NEB. — Q10 | Daisley Ruff Financial has arranged $7 million in permanent financing for Aksarben Village 2, a Class A office property in Omaha. The loan features a 10-year, fixed-rate term with a 25-year amortization schedule. The non-recourse loan also features no holdbacks for tenant improvements or reserves. Steve Ruff and Eric Petersen of Q10 | Daisley Ruff Financial arranged the financing.
TROY, MICH. — Colliers International has arranged the sale of a 50,000-square-foot flex building in Troy, a northern suburb of Detroit. The property is located on West Maple Road. Wild Bills Tobacco purchased the building from Atlas Building LLC for an undisclosed amount and plans to renovate the entire building and relocate its corporate offices to the facility. Raffi Derbabian of Colliers represented Wild Bills Tobacco.
CHESHIRE, CONN. — O,R&L Commercial LLC has brokered the sale of an office building located at 1154 Highland Ave. in Cheshire. Marshall Enterprises LLC sold the 25,777-square-foot Class A office building to RPG Holdings LLC for an undisclosed price. The new owners plan to convert the first floor of the building into a medical office space for a future urgent care facility. Richard Guralnick of O,R&L represented the seller, while Dan Garofalo and John Mullin of Reno Properties represented the buyer in the transaction.
LOS ANGELES — Federal Public Defenders Office has signed a 10-year lease for 50,130 square feet of office space in the Little Tokyo Historic District of downtown Los Angeles. The space is located at 321 E. 2nd St. The property was built in 1963. GSA represented the tenant. John Anthony, Chris Steck and Chris Giordano of Charles Dunn Co. represented the landlord, 321 E. Little Tokyo Master LLC.
CINCINNATI, OHIO — NorthMarq Capital has arranged $7.2 million in acquisition financing for Kemper Point in Cincinnati. Kemper Point is a 96,418-square-foot office building located at 7870 Kemper Road. An affiliate of Smith/Hallemann Partners was the borrower. The transaction was structured with a 10-year term and 25-year amortization schedule. Susan Branscome of NorthMarq arranged the financing. Tenants in the office building include Comey & Shepherd Relators, Hazen and Sawer P.C. and Kiwiplan Inc.
Related Beal Completes Interior Renovations, Adds Six Tenants at Presidents Place in Massachusetts
by Amy Works
QUINCY, MASS. — Related Beal has completed the interior renovation of Presidents Place, a mixed-use property located at 1250 Hancock St. in Quincy. The renovation program included the modernization of the elevators, common corridors and restrooms; a new lobby and signage; and improvements to the building’s façade and parking garage. In addition to the renovations, Related Beal signed six new tenants to the 350,000-square-foot building: Barnes & Noble Bookstore, Mass Bay Credit Union, The Townshend, Best of Care, Beacon Clinical Research and Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches. Additional tenants at the property include Quincy College, Harvard Vanguard and Best Doctors. The property is owned and managed by Related Beal in partnership with Boston Andes Capital.
BOSTON — Equus Capital Partners Ltd., a private equity fund manager, has sold 18 Tremont Street in Boston to an affiliate of DLJ Real Estate Capital Partners for $77.5 million ($384 per square foot). The 12-story, 202,033 square-foot office/retail property was 88 percent leased at the time of sale. Frank Petz and Matt Sherry of Jones Lang LaSalle’s Boston office represented the seller and buyer in the transaction. Equus acquired the property in 2007 on behalf of one of its value-add funds, BPG Investment Partnership VIII and VIIIA LP (a $550 million dollar equity fund), and has since worked to modernize the 100-year-old U-shaped building.
FARMINGTON HILLS, MICH. — Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions has brokered the sale of a 14,050-square-foot office building located at 30375 Northwestern Highway in Farmington Hills, a northwest suburb of Detroit. 30375 Northwestern Highway LLC sold the building to Northwestern Investment Co. for an undisclosed price. Todd Hawley and Rick Kaplan of Friedman represented the seller in the transaction.
FAIRFAX CITY, VA. — NAI KLNB has brokered the $15.3 million sale of Mosby Tower, a six-story, 114,000-square-foot office building located in Fairfax City in northern Virginia. The seller, Premier Suites LLC, recently invested $250,000 to transform the former apartment community into a small office suite complex. The buyer, Korth Investment Properties Group, was self-represented. Christopher Kubler, Brad Berzins and Josh Simon of NAI KLNB represented the seller in the transaction.