MALVERN, PA. — IMC Construction has completed a 45,000-square-foot headquarters building for ifm efector North America. Located at 1100 Atwater Drive with the Atwater Corporate Center in Malvern, the two-story facility features space for more than 175 employees, a fitness center, large cafeteria, training center, multiple conference rooms, an executive board room, 10-foot ceilings, large windows and an open floor plan. Essen, Germany-based ifm efector produces sensor and control products.
NEW YORK CITY — Blesso Properties has acquired the Broad and Boerum Building, located at 525 Broadway in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood. The asset sold for $32.8 million, or $173 per buildable square foot. Formerly a branch of Lincoln Savings Bank, the property consists of a 60,300-square-foot office building and a 13,000-square-foot parking area. The site offers 189,150 buildable square feet. Michael Amirkhanian and Brendan Maddigan of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Broad and Boerum LLC, while Benjamin Shafran of Citicore represented the buyer in the transaction.
DEDHAM, MASS. — Savills Studley has brokered the sale of a 20,000-square-foot flex building located at 60 Stergis Way in Dedham. Needham, Mass.-based Fulcrum Real Estate Partners purchased the property for $2.2 million from Boston Irrigation Supply Co. The property is currently leased to John Deere Landscapes. Steve Woodworth of Savills Studley’s Boston office represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer was not represented.
WINCHESTER, MASS. — SVN | Parsons Commercial Group | BOSTON has brokered the sale of an office/flex property located at 29 East St. in Winchester. Little Flippers Swim School Inc. purchased the 18,000-square-foot property for $1.9 million from Devereaux Trust. The buyer plans to renovate the building to accommodate a year-round, indoor swim school for children. Marci Alvarado and Jake Parsons of SVN | Parsons Commercial Group | BOSTON represented the buyer, while Glenn Rhudda and John Webster of Mohr Partners represented the seller in the transaction.
PLANO AND CONROE, TEXAS — The Global Healthcare Services division of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank (NGKF) has completed the $56 million sale of a two-property medical office building (MOB) portfolio comprising the 94,359-square-foot Legacy Medical Village in Plano and the 68,832-square-foot Conroe Medical Arts and Surgical Center in Conroe. Garth Hogan, Todd Perman and Chris Gordon of NGKF represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer, American Realty Capital, was self-represented. Legacy Medical Village was built in 2007 and is located at 5425 W. Spring Creek Parkway within the Legacy Business Park. The MOB is located between the Children’s Medical Center Plano and the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital. Conroe Medical Arts and Surgical Center was built in 2003 and is located at 1501 River Pointe Drive adjacent to the Conroe Regional Medical Center hospital campus. The two medical office buildings are 93 percent leased to healthcare providers, including specialists and primary care physicians. The Conroe facility includes an ambulatory surgical center owned by Tenet Healthcare.
CHICAGO — Colliers International’s Chicago office has arranged the $11.2 million sale of a 58,000-square-foot office property located at 1900 W. Walnut in Chicago’s Fulton Market neighborhood. Mark IV Realty was the buyer. The one-story structure was originally designed as a multi-tenant building. The building features a fully air-conditioned office, ESFR sprinklers, one interior loading dock and two drive-in doors. 1900 West Walnut is the only 24-foot clear height, modern precast building in the fast growing West Loop and Fulton Market submarkets of Chicago, according to Colliers. The 1900 West Walnut building is located one mile west of Chicago’s central business district and a half-mile from Google’s new headquarters. Since its completion, the property has been 100 percent leased to Matthews International, a digital imaging studio. Michael Senner and Vern Schulz of Colliers International’s Chicago office represented the seller, Martin Capital Group.
ROLLING MEADOWS, ILL. — General contractor J.C. Anderson Inc. will complete a 170,000-square-foot office renovation for Verizon Communications at 1701 E. Golf Road (Continental Towers) in Rolling Meadows. Headquartered in New York City, Verizon employs approximately 178,500 workers and maintains offices nationwide. The firm is relocating its office in Elgin, Ill., to Continental Towers. J.C. Anderson will complete the 170,000-square-foot build-out of new space, which will include the addition of offices on seven floors of the building; a call center with up to 305 positions per floor; as well as training rooms and conference rooms. The target date for completion is April 2016. William Burfeind and John Angelovich are leading the construction team for J.C. Anderson.
CHESTERFIELD, MO. — DTZ has arranged a 117,618-square-foot office lease for St. Louis-based Centene Corp. at Timberlake Corporate Center II, located at 1370 Timberlake Manor Parkway in Chesterfield. Centene provides a portfolio of services to government-sponsored healthcare programs. Built in 1999 and owned by Franklin Street Properties, Timberlake Corporate Center II is one of three buildings on the campus. Timberlake II features custom-designed suites and covered parking. Before the end of the year, the landlord expects the property to feature a full amenity package, including food service, conference/training room and a fully equipped fitness center. DTZ serves as the property manager. Scott Bazoian of DTZ represented Centene in the lease transaction. Jim Mosby, D.J. Fuchs, and Danielle Grubbs represented Wakefield, Mass.-based Franklin Street Properties.
BEDFORD, N.H. — Encore Retail LLC, a subsidiary of Dallas-based Encore Enterprises Inc., has acquired land in Bedford to develop a high-density mixed-use development on more than 16 acres. At greater than 200,000 square feet, the Class A property will feature fashion, recreation, fitness, dining and office space on South River Road. A Whole Foods is currently under construction contiguous to this site and is scheduled to open in spring 2016. Construction on the mixed-use project is slated to begin in the fourth quarter of 2016. Prellwitz Chilinski Associates is providing architectural services for the project. Theodore Chryssicas of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank brokered the land transaction. Terms of the transaction were not released.
RICHARDSON, TEXAS — Buchanan Street Partners, a real estate investment management firm, has acquired Richardson Office Center I & II, a 238,301-square-foot office campus located in Richardson. Buchanan Street acquired the property in partnership with CarVal Investors from Principal Real Estate Investors for an undisclosed amount. This is Buchanan Street’s second purchase in the greater Dallas area this year. Richardson Office Center is located at 3001 & 3101 E. President George Bush Highway and is 90 percent leased to tenants including Boeing, Genpact and Avnet. Buchanan Street plans to complete renovations to the two-building campus, including painting the exterior of the buildings and updating the lobby. Gary Carr and Robert Hill of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction, and Buchanan Street was self-represented.
