In a city known for its fast-shifting real estate cycles and ever-changing demographics, it’s becoming clear that change is the only real constant in Miami. Examples are everywhere — from the construction cranes dotting the skyline and trendy neighborhoods emerging throughout the region, to a fresh crop of international investors and the launch of entirely new industries. The makeup of our people is also evolving. A report by the Miami Downtown Development Authority (DDA) found that the city’s urban core has experienced 100 percent population growth since 2000 as its population becomes younger and more educated. Residents ages 25 to 44 make up 46 percent of the population and 58 percent of residents over the age of 25 have a college degree. It’s easy to overlook the impact these trends are having on commercial real estate in favor of Miami’s headline-grabbing residential market, but the demographic shifts taking place are also impacting the office market as employers cultivate a workforce increasingly dominated by Millennials drawn to growth-oriented jobs. This change has been in the making for years as Miami’s public and private sectors invest in creating new business opportunities for young professionals across industries less prone to economic swings, such …
LOS ANGELES — A 28-story office tower in the Los Angeles submarket of Century City has received $125 million in financing. The Class A tower was built in 1969. The 596,856-square-foot tower contains a mixture of FIRE (finance, insurance, real estate) and legal tenants. The non-recourse, fixed-rate loan features a 10-year, interest-only term. It was arranged by George Mitsanas and Doug Tisdale of Newmark Realty Capital’s Los Angeles office through the firm’s correspondent life insurance company lenders. Mitsanas has previously financed this property twice for the borrower.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Transwestern Strategic Partners has acquired Lincoln Towne Centre, a 226,112-square-foot office property in downtown Scottsdale, for $58.8 million. The two-building property is located at 4150-4250 N. Drinkwater Blvd. Lincoln Towne Centre is situated directly across from the Scottsdale City Hall, near the Loop 101. Nearly half of the property is occupied by investment-grade tenants, including CAN, Catlin and EMC2. The seller, Equus Capital Partners, was represented by Chris Toci, Chad Littell, Jerry Noble, Pat Devine and Greg Mayer of Cushman & Wakefield of Arizona. Equus had acquired the asset on behalf of its value-add fund, BPG Investment Partnership IX, L.P. Transwestern acquired the asset on behalf of its TSP Value and Income Fund. Transwestern Strategic Partners is the discretionary investment management arm of Dallas-based Transwestern Investment Group.
HOUSTON — NAI Partners has negotiated the sale of 2610 W. Sam Houston Parkway,a 24,300-square-foot office building located just north of Westheimer Road. A local law firm purchased the two-story, multi-tenant office property. Doug Pack and Sam Hansen with NAI Partners negotiated the sale on behalf of the unnamed seller.
UPPER CHICHESTER TOWNSHIP, PA. — An affiliate of Endurance Real Estate Group has acquired Naaman’s Creek Business Center, a five-building, 190,729-square-foot flex portfolio located in Upper Chichester Township, for $9.8 million, or $51.12 per square foot. Situated within Naaman’s Creek Center, the business center’s five buildings range from 25,000 to 60,000 square feet. At the time of acquisition the property was 50 percent occupied. Built in the late 1990s through the early 2000s, the buildings feature all-masonry facades, 19-foot clear ceiling heights and flexible configurations to accommodate a variety of tenant requirements. The seller was not disclosed.
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIF. – A 39,600-square-foot office building in Rancho Cucamonga has sold to CFRE Holdings LLC for $13.4 million. The building is located at 8163 Rochester Ave. CFRE was represented by Cathy Jones, Paul Miachika, Jessica Cegavske and Roy Fritz of Sun Commercial Real Estate. The seller, 8163 Rochester Partners LLC, was represented by Isaiah Harf of Stan Johnson Company.
RALEIGH, N.C. — JPB Holdings LLC has acquired the 32,272-square-foot TrustAtlantic office building located at 4801 Glenwood Ave. in Raleigh for $7.3 million. The fully leased property’s anchor tenant is TrustAtlantic Bank, with other tenants including Workday Inc., Maginnis Law and Executive Suites of North Carolina. Jimmy Barnes and Whit Brown of NAI Carolantic represented JPB Holdings in the transaction. Ben Kilgore and Jeff Glenn of CBRE|Raleigh represented the seller. Built in 1973, the Class A office building was renovated in 2009 to LEED Silver standards.
SAN ANTONIO — W. P. Carey Inc., a global net lease REIT specializing in corporate sale-leaseback financing, build-to-suit financing and the acquisition of single-tenant net lease properties, has acquired an office and data center facility on behalf of CPA:17 – Global, one of its managed non-traded REITs. The 120,147-square-foot facility is located in San Antonio and is leased to iHeartCommunications Inc. for a period of 20 years. The total acquisition price was approximately $22 million. Constructed in 2002 as a build-to-suit for Clear Channel, the facility serves as the company’s primary IT and finance shared service center.
ALPHARETTA, GA. — Lincoln Property Co. Southeast has brokered Volkswagen Group of America’s long-term renewal of its 16,557-square-foot office lease in Alpharetta. The automaker renewed its lease at Two Northwinds, a six-story, 146,972-square-foot Class A office building located at 2520 Northwinds Parkway in Atlanta’s North Fulton submarket. Hunter Henritze and Michael Howell of Lincoln Property Co. Southeast represented the landlord, Equity Office, in the lease transaction. Shannon Newell of JLL represented Volkswagen.
PASADENA, CALIF. — Laurus Corp. has purchased a 163,194-square-foot office building in Pasadena for a reported $52.5 million. The Class A building is located at 199 S. Los Robles Ave. The property is situated between the cross streets of Cordova and El Dorado, just one block south of the Paseo Colorado lifestyle center. It sits adjacent to the Pasadena Convention Center, near Old Town Pasadena, the Lake Avenue Business and Shopping District and the Del Mar Metro Gold Line Station. Notable employers in the area include the California Institute of Technology, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the Art Center College of Design, Bank of America, OneWest Bank, Tokio Marine Insurance and Western Asset Management.