TOTOWA, N.J. — Rochelle Park, N.J.-based Tulfra Real Estate has purchased Totowa Business Center, a 225,000-square-foot, Class A mixed-use building at 930 North Riverview Dr. in Totowa from a New York-based investment group for $13 million. The property was constructed in 1962 and redeveloped in 1998. It is located on 17.38 acres at Interstate 80 and routes 46 and 23. Tulfra plans more than $5 million of improvements for the property, which includes the 105,000-square-foot, two-story mixed-use portion fronting on Riverview Drive and a 120,000-square-foot section facing on Taft Road, as well as 800 parking spaces. The Riverview space will be retrofitted to attract technical, quasi-retail and recreational tenants. According to the company, the 65,000-square-foot first floor encompasses four units of that would work for tenants such as child and adult daycare, a gym or fitness center, kids’ amusements, or other retail-type recreational uses. The 40,000-square-foot second floor would work well for training, trade and polytechnic schools, an art gallery, or mini-storage. The one-story section of the building houses tenants Tyco, RDD and Passaic County.
SHELTON, CONN. — CBRE Group has arranged the $16.73 million sale of 6 Armstrong Rd. in Shelton on behalf of an entity controlled by Marcus Partners Inc. New York-based Windsor Management Corp. purchased the property, a 163,287-square-foot office building located between exits 11 and 12 off Route 8. The property was 87 percent leased at the time of sale. Occupancy increased from the 50 percent mark 12 months earlier, thanks to a $2.2 million capital investment program that included HVAC, restrooms, lobby and common area upgrades as well as expanded parking. Jeffrey Dunne and Steven Bardsley of CBRE’s Institutional Properties team negotiated the transaction; CBRE also procured the buyer.
SUNRISE, FLA. — Stiles has purchased Sunrise Corporate Plaza, a three-story, Class A suburban office building, for $18.9 million. Developed in 1999, the 106,648-square-foot office building is located at 1300 Sawgrass Corporate Parkway within Sawgrass International Corporate Park in Sunrise, a town in Broward County. The asset was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as MacNeill Group and MEDNAX Services. Fort Lauderdale-based Stiles purchased the property through Stiles Property Fund, the company’s value-add real estate fund. Mike McDonald of Eastdil Secured represented the seller, FDG Sunrise Corporate Plaza, an affiliate of Florida East Coast Industries. Following the acquisition, Stiles will lease and manage the asset.
PALM DESERT, CALIF. – Money360 has closed a $3.1 million loan for a commercial property in Palm Desert. The two-year loan was funded by institutional and accredited investors. It financed the existing debt on a multi-tenant commercial office building. The funds also provided the borrower the cash that will be used for other capital needs. The loan was secured by a first trust deed. The borrower also personally guaranteed the loan. Money360 is the first peer-to-peer lending platform for real estate loans, matching worthy commercial real estate borrowers with institutional and accredited private investors.
THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — Colliers International has arranged the sale of ALORE Center, which comprises medical office and office buildings and a surgery center. The property is located at 26710 I-45 in The Woodlands submarket of Houston. Beth Young of Colliers International represented the seller. The buyer was Woodlands Medical Properties, an out-of-state investor.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — CBRE has brokered the $115 million sale of a 12-story, 165,752-square-foot office building located at 1750 K St. N.W. in Washington, D.C.’s Golden Triangle district. Mirae Asset Global Investments purchased the office asset from Sumitomo Corporation of Americas. Michael Blunt, Randall Heilig and Andrew Felber of CBRE’s Washington, D.C., office represented the seller in the transaction. The building is currently 95 percent leased with Wiley Rein LLP serving as the anchor tenant. Additional tenants include International Truck Association, ASKG Public Strategies and One-to-One Fitness. In 2010, the property underwent an extensive $4.5 million renovation that included significant upgrades to the mechanical systems and improvements to the anchor tenant’s space. The building has access to an onsite fitness center and parking garage and is within walking distance of the Farragut West and Farragut North Metro stations, Connecticut Avenue and Farragut Square.
SANDY SPRINGS AND ROSWELL, GA. — Atlanta Property Group, an investor and owner of office and industrial assets in the metro Atlanta area, has disposed of three Class B office assets in Sandy Springs and Roswell. The buildings total 125,283 square feet and include Hightower Centre I and II at 8300 and 8302 Dunwoody Place in Sandy Springs and Pavilion Center at 9755 Dogwood Road in Roswell. Kevin Markwordt and Todd Syprett of Transwestern’s Southeast investment sales group represented Atlanta Property Group in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — HFF has arranged $25 million in refinancing for an office building located at 99 Madison Ave. in Manhattan. HFF placed the 15-year, fixed-rate loan with Voya Investment Management for the borrower, Windsor Management. Built in 1915, the 124,382-square-foot building features ground-floor retail space with offices on the upper floors. The property is fully leased to 12 tenants, including HAB Bank. Steven Klein and Jonathan Rosner of HFF arranged the financing for the borrower.
DALLAS — Hillwood, a privately owned real estate developer, is set to form Hillwood Urban, a new real estate division. Hillwood Urban will focus on large corporate office developments and mixed-use projects on core urban land sites, as well as suburban land opportunities in North Texas. Hillwood Urban will be led by Mike Berry, president of Hillwood Properties, along with existing Hillwood leadership such as Ken Reese, executive vice president of Hillwood Investments; Walt Zartman, senior vice president for Hillwood Development; Jacob Walter, vice president for Hillwood Development; and Bill Burton and Russell Laughlin, executive vice presidents of Hillwood Properties.
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Trinity Capital Advisors has partnered with Durlach Associates to develop Faber Plaza, a Class A office building located in North Charleston’s Faber Place submarket. The 125,000-square-foot building will be located at 4400 Leeds Ave., at the entrance to The Executive Park at Faber Place and Leeds Park. Rob Cochran and Jared Londry of DTZ’s Carolinas Capital Markets group arranged construction financing on behalf of Durlach Associates. The design team includes architect LS3P Architects and general contractor Choate Construction. Trinity Capital and Durlach are planning to break ground in late July, with construction set for an April 2016 completion.