SOUTHFIELD, MICH. — Bernard Financial Group has arranged a $38.5 million CMBS loan for Oakland Towne Square, a class A, 18-story office building in Southfield. The 426,760-square-foot property is located at One Towne Square. Dennis Bernard of Bernard Financial Group arranged the loan for the borrower Allied Phase One Venture LLC.
CHICAGO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $2.8 million sale of 1455 W. Hubbard St., a loft office property in Chicago. The two-story, 24,000-square-foot office building is located in the West Town neighborhood of Chicago. The property includes 16 parking spaces on the west side of the building. Stephen Lieberman of Marcus & Millichap’s Chicago downtown office represented the undisclosed seller. A private investment group purchased the building.
VENTURA, CALIF. – Marcus & Millichap has opened an outpost in Ventura. This is the commercial real estate investment services firm’s eighth sales office in Southern California. The office will be overseen by Adam Christofferson, first vice president and regional manager, and James Markel, sales manager. They will be joined by Gary Cohen as director of the firm’s National Office and Industrial Properties Group (NOIPG), along with Brian Johnson, senior associate of the National Multi Housing Group (NMHG). Parker Shaw, an associate with the NMHG, and James DeBuiser, an agent candidate with the NOIPG, will round out the new office. The Ventura office is located at 1000 Town Center Drive.
VANCOUVER, WASH. – Eagle Home Mortgage has leased 8,340 square feet at the Broadway Building in Vancouver. The Class A building is located at 805 Broadway Building. Eagle Home Mortgage is a subsidiary of Universal American Mortgage Company, which is a division of Lennar Corporation. The company should occupy the building by Jan. 1. Eagle Home Mortgage was represented by Eric Turner of Cresa. The landlord, RS Holdings LLC, was represented by Doug Bartocci and Tamara Fuller of NAI Norris, Beggs & Simpson Associate.
ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. — A joint venture between affiliates of Feldman Equities, Tower Realty Partners and Second City Real Estate has purchased First Central Tower in downtown St. Petersburg. The 17-story, 250,000-square-foot office building is located at 360 Central Ave. Feldman Equities is spearheading leasing and redevelopment efforts, and Tower Realty Partners will handle management responsibilities. The joint venture plans to invest $10 million in building renovations and tenant improvements. First Central Tower was 50 percent leased at the time of sale, accounting for known tenant move-outs. Redevelopment plans for First Central Tower include an extensive lobby renovation, upgraded tenant floor elevator lobbies, tenant corridors and restrooms. In addition, the new ownership is planning an amenity package, which will include a concierge desk, state-of-the-art luxury fitness center and conference center. Mechanical/system upgrades will include completely new elevator systems and cabs. The parking garage will be upgraded with a new electronic door entrance and upgraded lighting. In addition, air conditioning systems will be upgraded throughout the building. First Central Tower is anchored by BB&T Bank — whose name tops the building — Abbey Adams Law, Traub Lieberman Law and United Insurance.
SEATTLE — A partnership between Ivanhoé Cambridge and Callahan Capital Properties has acquired two adjoining office properties in downtown Seattle for $280 million. The transaction includes a 34-story, 572,500-square-foot, Class A office tower at 1111 3rd Ave., along with its neighbor, a five-story,135,000-square-foot office property known as Second & Spring at 1100 2nd Ave. The larger building recently underwent significant capital improvements, including an upgraded lobby and storefront, new building systems and a new fitness center. Second & Spring was constructed in 1906 and redeveloped in 2013. The seller was not named.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Chambers Street Properties, an industrial and office REIT, has sold a 124,500-square-foot office building in Orlando for $26.5 million. The property is located at 12650 Ingenuity Drive. The disposition is part of the REIT’s strategy to sell its non-core office assets and purchase industrial assets in the United States, according to Martin Reid, executive vice president and CFO of Chambers Street.
RICHARDSON, TEXAS — CBRE Capital Markets has arranged the sale of Collins Square, a 213,864-square-foot office building in Richardson. Pillar Commercial, a Dallas-based real estate investor and operator, teamed with Origin Capital Partners to purchase the asset from StreamCo for an unnamed price. The newly formed joint venture is seeking additional investment. The four-story office building is 87 percent leased to The Travelers Indemnity Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Travelers Cos. Inc. Eric Mackey, Gary Carr, John Alvarado and Robert Hill with CBRE Capital Markets’ Dallas office represented the seller.
RYE, N.Y. — HFF has brokered the sale of International Corporate Center at Rye, an office property located in Rye, Westchester County, N.Y. Faros Properties sold the 180,000-square-foot, Class A property for $39.5 million. Located at 555 Theodore Fremd Ave., the property, which was renovated in 2012, features three office buildings connected by a five-story glass rotunda lobby. On-site amenities include a fitness center, cafeteria, conference center with boardroom and an outdoor tenant courtyard. At the time of sale, the property was 98 percent leased to tenants in the financial service, private equity, law and consumer product sectors. Jeff Julien, Jose Cruz and Andrew Scandalios of HFF represented the seller. Richard Goldstein of Goldstein & Associates Realty represented the undisclosed buyer in the transaction.
BURLINGTON, MASS. — Sophos, a developer and vendor of computer security software and hardware, has leased 42,000 square feet of office space at 3 Van de Graaff Drive in Burlington. The company will use the space for its regional headquarters. Built in 1999 and fully renovated in 2007, the four-story property offers 295,000 square feet of office space. On-site amenities include a cafeteria, fitness center, an open courtyard and conference center. John Boyle, Ryan Romano and Kevin McNamara of Cassidy Turley represented Sophos in the 10-year deal. Steven Murphy of CBRE represented the landlord.
