Office

Anthem Blue Cross Building in Thousand Oaks Changes Hands

by Nellie Day August 12, 2015

LOS ANGELES — A private Asian investor has purchased a 106,560-square-foot office building in the Los Angeles submarket of Thousand Oaks for $19.1 million. The building is fully occupied by Anthem Blue Cross of California. The property is located at 2000 Corporate Center Drive. Anthem has occupied the building since 1993. There are more than seven years remaining on the lease. CBRE’s Kevin Shannon, Brad Burton, Mike Moll, Ken White, Michael Longo, Tom Dwyer and Michael Slater represented the seller, Gramercy Property Trust.

August 12, 2015

Industrial Office Texas

AutoWash Services Buys Site for Headquarters, Operations Center in Metro Dallas

by Haisten Willis August 11, 2015

GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — AutoWash Services has purchased a 29,480-square-foot office/warehouse space in Dallas’ Great Southwest Industrial District to relocate its headquarters and operations center from downtown Arlington. Casey Tounget and Theron Bryant of Coldwell Banker Commercial Alliance DFW represented the buyer, whose current location at 1305 E. Abrams Road is being impacted by a city project to widen the east-west thoroughfare. Upon completion of the transaction, AutoWash Services will immediately relocate to 2925 114th St. in Grand Prairie, ending nearly one year of searching for a new location in the greater Arlington area. AutoWash Services is a wholesale supplier of car wash equipment and supplies and provides construction/design services. Michael Stanzel of NAI Robert Lynn represented the seller, Ralph McMillan, who owns RAMCO Laundry Machinery Inc. Situated on 1.6 acres, the light-industrial structure features a 3,504-square-foot office space, 24-foot clear heights, four dock doors, one drive-up ramp, a staging bay, 120-foot truck court and 37 parking spaces. The infrastructure includes heavy power and a sprinkler system.

August 11, 2015

Office Texas

DTZ Arranges Office Lease in Metro Dallas

by Haisten Willis August 11, 2015

WESTLAKE, TEXAS — Echo Locum Tenens Inc. has leased 34,188 square feet of office space in Solana at 7 Village Circle in Westlake. Josh White and Neal Puckett of CBRE represented Echo Locum Tenens Inc. Chris Taylor, Rodney Helm, Trey Smith and Layne Mayfield with DTZ represented the landlord, Equity Office Properties, an affiliate of The Blackstone Group.

August 11, 2015

Maryland Office Southeast

DTZ Arranges $7.4M Sale of Office Building in Baltimore’s CBD

by John Nelson August 11, 2015

BALTIMORE — DTZ has brokered the $7.4 million sale of a 61,655-square-foot office building located at 300 W. Pratt St. in Baltimore’s central business district (CBD). Baltimore-based Valstone Partners purchased the property from Guggenheim Real Estate LLC. The office building was 55 percent leased at the time of sale. Jonathan Carpenter, Nicole Keelty and Graham Savage of DTZ’s Baltimore capital markets team represented the seller in the transaction.

August 11, 2015

California Office Western

KCI Warner Acquires 45,597 SF Office Building in Huntington Beach

by Nellie Day August 11, 2015

HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIF. — KCI Warner has acquired a 45,597-square-foot office building in Huntington Beach for $7.5 million. The building is located at 4552 Warner Ave. Rob Rader of Wind Water Investment Co. represented KCI. David Romero of Lee & Associates – Newport Beach represented the seller, Twomey/Ezzell/Balfour.

August 11, 2015

Loans Northeast Office Pennsylvania

CBRE Group Arranges $49.7M Financing for Public Ledger Building in Philadelphia

by Amy Works August 11, 2015

PHILADELPHIA — CBRE Group Inc. has arranged $49.7 million in acquisition and renovation financing for the Public Ledger Building in Philadelphia. The borrower, Purchase, N.Y.-based Carlyle Development Group, received short-term acquisition financing for a three-year term with two one-year extensions for the purpose of acquiring and improving the property. (The Public Ledger was a daily newspaper in Philadelphia published from 1836 to 1942.) The bridge financing allows the borrower to receive additional proceeds for future lease-up and general building renovations, as well as the flexibility to operate and dispose of the asset as needed. Located at 600 Chestnut St., the 534,004-square-foot property is 65 percent occupied, with The United States of America General Services Administration as the largest tenant. James Gunning, Donna Falzarano and Evan Kleppe of CBRE arranged the financing with a national debt fund.

August 11, 2015

Industrial Multifamily Office Retail Texas

SmartAsset Ranks Fort Bend County No. 1 for Incoming Investments in Texas

by Haisten Willis August 10, 2015

SUGAR LAND, TEXAS — A report from SmartAsset, a personal finance technology company, ranks Fort Bend County, a county in the Houston metropolitan area, as No. 1 in Texas and No. 5 in the United States as the area with the most incoming investments. The data, aggregated from various sources including the U.S. Census Bureau, showed that the county ranked highly in several further categories including gross domestic product (GDP) growth, new building permits and municipal bonds. The county ranked No. 10 in Texas with a GDP growth of over $3.5 million from 2013 to 2014. Fort Bend also ranked No. 1 in Texas and No. 2 in the United States for the highest number of new building permits granted per 1,000 homes. From 2013 to 2014, the county had a municipal bonds index of 2.13, earning the No. 8 spot in Texas. These bonds have been used to enhance quality of life such as mobility, water and safety, and are responses to the high growth in employment and residential opportunities available in the county.

August 10, 2015

Loans New Jersey Northeast Office

HFF Secures $10M Refinancing Loan for New Jersey Office Campus

by Amy Works August 10, 2015

EATONTOWN, N.J. — Holliday Fenoglio Fowler (HFF) has secured $10 million in refinancing for West Ridge Corporate Center in Eatontown. HFF placed the 10-year, fixed-rate loan with Principal Commercial Capital for the borrower, Bollerman Real Estate Services Inc. Located at One Industrial Way West, the five-building, 113,715-square-foot office/flex complex is currently 96 percent leased. Michael Klein led the HFF team representing Bollerman in the financing.

August 10, 2015

North Carolina Office Southeast

Portman Holdings Closes Financing for $122M Office Tower in Uptown Charlotte

by John Nelson August 10, 2015

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Portman Holdings has secured financing for its $122 million office building located at 615 S. College Ave. in Uptown Charlotte. The financing included equity from China Orient Summit Capital and debt from PCCP LLC. The 371,000-square-foot office building will be constructed atop an existing parking garage, and upon completion in February 2017, the office tower will have an outdoor green space and direct access to the Lynx Blue Line. John Portman & Associates is providing architectural services, and Travis Garland of Portman Holdings is managing the leasing process, in conjunction with Trinity Partners. Portman Holdings will officially break ground on the office tower on Friday, Aug. 14.

August 10, 2015

Florida Office Southeast

Cushman & Wakefield Brokers $10.2M Sale of Office Building in Fort Myers

by John Nelson August 10, 2015

FORT MYERS, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $10.2 million sale of Forum Corporate Park II, a 60,777-square-foot, Class A office building located at 9160 Forum Corporate Parkway in Fort Myers. The office building is positioned within The Forum at Fort Myers, a 706-acre master-planned development. Rick Brugge, Mike Davis and Michael Lerner of Cushman & Wakefield, along with Robert Brooks of Songy Highroads, represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer was Holden Properties. The three-story suburban office building is currently 82.3 percent leased to tenants such as Verizon, Prudential Insurance and Regus.

August 10, 2015

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