HARTFORD, CONN. — Integra Real Estate Capital has advised a $65 million loan for the acquisition of Constitution Plaza in Hartford. The five-building complex offers 665,000 square feet of office space and 1,743 parking spaces. Meyer Perlman of Integra advised the borrower, a New York-based investment group, on the three-year non-recourse loan, which was provided by a national balance sheet lender.
NORWALK, CONN. — Building and Land Technology has signed 68,500 square feet of office leases at Merritt on the River, a 225,000-square-foot office building located at 20 Glover Ave. in Norwalk. Rocaton Investment Advisors signed a new leased for 21,228 square feet. The company will relocate to the new space this fall from Merritt 7 Corporate Park. Ed Tonnessen and Ethan Rice of JLL represented the tenant in the deal. Wilton Re is also relocating to Merritt on the River from 187 Danby Road in Wilton, Conn. Kevin Foley and William Montague of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant in the 21,480-square-foot transaction. Additionally, Aetna renewed its 5,934-square-foot lease and McKesson Health Solutions renewed its 10,859-square-foot lease. Paul Tortora and William Fitzgerald of JLL represented Aetna, and Kevin McCarthy of CBRE represented McKesson in the transactions.
Downtown Miami is on fire by any measure. The neighborhood is home to more construction cranes than any other place in the U.S., businesses are moving in and expanding on an almost daily basis, hotel room rates and occupancy levels are at all-time highs, and new residents are relocating here from all over the world. A recent study by the Miami Downtown Development Authority found that greater downtown Miami’s residential population has literally doubled in size — from 40,000 people to 80,000 people — since 2000. Another 200,000 people commute to the area each day for business. The area’s commercial real estate market has closely followed this trajectory of growth, with Downtown Miami and the Brickell Financial District welcoming more than 2 million square feet of new Class A office product in the last five years. Strong demand among domestic and multinational companies, along with an improving economy, has resulted in positive absorption and record-setting lease rates in excess of $50 per square foot for premium space. Land values in downtown are also reaching new heights as developers spend as much as $125 million for one acre on the water. All of this is creating a steep barrier to entry …
ST. PAUL, MINN. — Kraus Anderson Construction Co. has broken ground on a new 130,000-square-foot neuroscience building for HealthPartners in St. Paul. The medical center will be the largest freestanding neuroscience facility in the Upper Midwest, according to Kraus-Anderson. Located at 295 Phalen Blvd. near I-35E, the four-story medical building will include administration offices and a four-story, 298,000-square-foot parking ramp. Architectural firm BWBR is designing the building to accommodate future expansion. The neuroscience building is expected to be complete in early 2017.
STERLING HEIGHTS and SOUTHFIELD, MICH. — Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions will be auctioning off two properties on July 20-22. The properties are Forum at Gateways in Sterling Heights, and Nine Mile Crossing in Southfield. Barry Swatsenbarg and Rich Deputa will represent Friedman at the auction. Bidding starts at $1.4 million with a $10,000 bid deposit. The Forum at Gateways is located at 44575-44833 and totals 258,105 square feet on approximately 55 acres. The power center is currently 77 percent occupied and is anchored by a Walmart and LA Fitness. Nine Mile Crossing is a 142,295-square-foot, Class B office building located at 17515 West Nine Mile Road. The 12-story building was constructed in 1969 and renovated in 2012. For auction-related questions, contact Jeff Book at jbook@auction.com.
ALLENTOWN, PA. — City Center Lehigh Valley has selected Gensler to plan and design its Five City Center complex, a mixed-use complex spanning one block in downtown Allentown. The $100 million project’s master plan includes a 400,000-square-foot office and retail tower, a 335,000-square-foot residential tower with 175 apartment units, parking and a park. The project is scheduled for completion in 2018.
SALEM, N.H. — CBRE/New England has arranged an office lease for 36creative at 23 S. Broadway in Salem. The boutique brand development and creative agency will lease 4,620 square feet from MetScott21 LLC. Formerly a Coca Cola Bottling Corp. facility, the property has been repositioned as a multi-tenant office/retail building. Chris Healey of CBRE/NE represented the tenant, while Art Bonin of ARBonin Cos. represented the landlord in the transaction.
ATLANTA — Roseview-PMRG Fund I LLC has purchased Peachtree Lenox, a Class A, nine-story office building in Atlanta’s Buckhead submarket, for $21.3 million. The 125,669-square-foot office building is located along Peachtree Street between the W and Westin hotels. Built in 1964, the office building was 81 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as BB&T; Bosley Medical; Randstad Staffing; Martenson, Hasbrouck & Simon; and Withrow, McQuade & Olsen. Roseview-PMRG Fund I is a $250 million discretionary fund formed by PM Realty Group and The Roseview Group. Peachtree Lenox is the first acquisition in Atlanta for the fund, which will invest several million dollars to renovate the lobby, common areas and HVAC and elevator systems.
INDIANAPOLIS — Group RMC has acquired Castleton Park, a 1.1 million-square-foot suburban office park in Indianapolis. The purchase price and seller were undisclosed. The office park is located in an affluent area of Indianapolis between I-465 and I-69. Castleton Park sits on 120 acres of land and is comprised of 31 office buildings. During the last two years, tenants signed leases totaling more than 176,000 square feet at the property, which is currently 79 percent occupied. Group RMC also recently purchased Park Fletcher, a two-building business park in Indianapolis, and Summit, a four-building office park in Cleveland Ohio. A representative of Group RMC emphasized the Midwest is “the backbone of America.” Andy Banister and Dan Richardson, who are part of CBRE’s investment property group in Indianapolis, represented the seller in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of an office building located at 9020-9024 Fifth Ave. in Brooklyn. The 24,829-square-foot property sold for $7.5 million. Mark Zarrella and John Brennan of Marcus & Millichap’s Brooklyn office represented the seller and secured the buyer, both individual/personal trusts, in the transaction.
