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.
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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.
NEW YORK CITY — Silverstein Properties Inc. and Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) have unveiled 2 World Trade Center, located at 200 Greenwich St. in New York City. The 80-story, 2.8 million-square-foot office building will feature a 38,000-square-foot lobby and access to the World Trade Center Transit Hub. Designed by BIG, the tower will feature a stacked design, which allows for 38,000 square feet of outdoor terraces within the property. Upon completion, the property will be 50 percent occupied by 21st Century Fox and News Corp.
CLEVELAND, OHIO — Newmark Grubb Knight Frank (NGKF) has brokered the sale of the Huntington Building, located at 925 Euclid Ave. in Cleveland. Hudson Holdings LLC purchased the 1.4 million-square-foot office building for $22.5 million from Optima925 LLC. The buyer plans to redevelop the 22-story property. Terry Coybe and Richard Sheehan of NGKF represented the seller in the transaction. Additionally, NGKF will market the property, which is currently 8 percent occupied, for lease.
TEMECULA, CALIF. – A 36,911-square-foot office property in Temecula has sold to the Stewart Group for $3.3 million. The two-building property is located at 28999 and 28991 Old Town Front Street. It is 75 percent occupied by 15 tenants. The space was built in 1986 and 1988. The Stewart Group was represented by Coldwell Banker Commercial. The seller, Plaza Del Rio LLC, was represented by Dan Vittone and Alan Pekarcik of Avison Young.
TEMPE, ARIZ. – Held Properties has acquired Crossroads of Tempe, a 96,691-square-foot office complex, for $17.1 million. The Class A complex is located at 303 and 309 West Elliot Road in Tempe. Both buildings were constructed in 2008. Chris Tocci and Chad Littell of Cushman & Wakefield represented both the buyer and seller, Via West Properties and Southwest Value Partners, in this transaction.
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — MCP Trimble Campus LLC has purchased The Campus, a 250,000-square-foot office park in San Jose, for $96 million. The Campus is located at Trimble Road and Orchard Parkway. The four-building project received a significant redesign after it was purchased by a joint venture between Bixby Land Co. and Cornerstone in 2012. The building exteriors were reskinned and atrium entryways were installed. The property also received an outdoor living room and amenities area that included an outdoor gourmet kitchen, dining areas, fountains, plush couch seating around a fire table, eco-friendly landscaping and more. The property is occupied by Verizon and ASML US.
LOS ANGELES — Lincoln Property Co. has purchased the Burbank Collection, a three-building office campus in the Los Angeles submarket of Burbank, for an undisclosed sum. The property is located at 303 N. Glenoaks Blvd., 333 N. Glenoaks Blvd. and 300 E. Magnolia Blvd. The Burbank Collection occupies an entire city block in the downtown district. The project represents roughly half of the city’s 740,000-square-foot, Class A office inventory, according to Lincoln. Notable tenants at the project include Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon. The company plans to convert the three-acre site into a cohesive, walkable campus that emphasizes the existing open space. An unfinished loading alley that bisects the site will be converted into a central pedestrian walkway that will connect new outdoor decks and terraced dining areas. Public art and significant landscaping will be featured throughout the property. The renovation is scheduled for completion early next year. Lincoln Property Company was represented by CBRE. The seller was Kennedy Wilson.