CHICAGO — MB Real Estate has arranged a lease renewal and expansion for Dale & Gensburg P.C. at 200 W. Adams in Chicago. The Chicago-based law firm provides legal services to small and mid-sized businesses and individuals. The firm renewed its existing 4,033-square-foot lease on the 24th floor of the 32-story central Loop office property andexpanded by 1,470 square feet to accommodate its growing operations. Andrew Davidson and Christine Torres of MB Real Estate’s corporate services and tenant advisory group represented Dale & Gensburg in the lease negotiations. The building’s owner, Lincoln Property Co., was self-represented by Genny Emerson.
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PHOENIX – A 34,440-square-foot back-office building in Phoenix has sold to the Sharp Family Revocable Trust for $5.4 million. The building is located at 4832 E. McDowell Road. It is fully leased to LogisticCare Solutions, which holds a long-term, triple-net lease. Erik Marsh and Goodall “Hook” McCullough of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank represented the trust. The seller, VWP McDowell LLC (ViaWest Group), was represented by Andy Bogardus, Steve Lindley, Bob Buckley and Tracy Cartledge of Cassidy Turley’s Capital Markets Group.
PHOENIX — DriveTime Automotive Group has leased 14,278 square feet of space at Camelhead Square in Phoenix. The center is located at 3033 N. 44th Street. The used vehicle retailer’s new lease brings Camelhead’s occupancy to 80 percent. Other tenants at the square include Hill & Usher and Sovereign Healthcare. DriveTime was represented by CBRE’s Tom Adelson. The landlord, Sun Life Assurance Company, was represented by Chris Latvaaho, Chris Nord and Michael White of Cushman & Wakefield.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Dockerty Romer & Co. has arranged a $19.7 million loan for two Class A office buildings in Fort Lauderdale’s Cypress Creek submarket. The properties, Cypress Plaza and Park Center, span a combined 158,737 square feet. Craig Romer of Dockerty Romer arranged the financing through NXT Capital on behalf of the borrower, Mainstreet Capital Partners.
RALEIGH, N.C. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $14.6 million refinancing of The Summit, a 121,250-square-foot office building in Raleigh. Todd Crouse of NorthMarq Capital arranged the seven-year loan with a 30-year amortization schedule through an unnamed life insurance company.
MARLBOROUGH AND SOUTHBOROUGH, MASS. — HFF has secured two loans totaling $10.4 million for CURO Enterprises for the financing of two office buildings in Massachusetts. The properties are 130 Lizotte Drive, a 100,000-square-foot office building in Marlborough, and 118 Turnpike Road, an 80,000-square-foot office building in Southborough. Completed in 1999, 130 Lizotte is currently 92 percent leased to Ascosta Inc and Career Arc Group. The three-story 118 Turnpike Road was originally built in 1989 for its prior tenant, Autonomy Corp., a wholly owned entity of Hewlett-Packard.
NEW YORK CITY — Progress Capital has arranged a $35 million fixed-rate loan for the 20-story office building located at 220 Fifth Avenue in New York City. The non-recourse loan has a term of 15 years based on a 30-year amortization schedule. The funds were used to refinance an existing CMBS mortgage with Berkadia Commercial Mortgage. Originally built in 1912, the building was formerly known as the Croisic Building and is a historic icon in the city. The same family has owned the office building since 1991. The owners plan to renovate the building’s lobby and common spaces in preparation for the opening of the Belgium Beer Café, which will anchor the building’s first-floor retail space.
BANNOCKBURN, ILL. — NAI Hiffman has won the assignment to manage and lease a 210,000-square-foot, Class A office asset located at 3000 Lakeside Drive in Bannockburn, 30 miles north of Chicago. Bannockburn Corporate Center, located directly off the intersection of Half Day Road and I-94, is currently 62 percent occupied. The building includes indoor executive parking, ample natural light and adjoining blocks of available space. Linda Garske and Jason Wurtz with NAI Hiffman’s leasing team will market existing and upcoming availabilities at the property. The assignment of Bannockburn Corporate Center comes after NAI Hiffman won the assignment to manage and lease the 486,000-square-foot Naperville Woods Office Center in Naperville, Ill. With the two properties added to its portfolio, NAI Hiffman leases and manages more than 56.6 million square feet of office, industrial and retail space in the Chicagoland region.
LOS ANGELES – A 36,000-square-foot flex property in the Los Angeles submarket of Thousand Oaks has sold to Chase Partners, LTD for $4 million. The property is located at 2610 Conejo Spectrum. It is situated within a 100-acre, master-planned business park. The property contains 8,500 square feet of office space. The remaining square footage is dedicated to warehouse space. David Parker of Chase Partners represented his investment group in this transaction, while the receiver was represented by John Anthony and Chris Steck with Charles Dunn Company. Jerry Wang was the receiver on the property, which was in foreclosure by Bank of America.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Dominion Realty Partners has begun developing Wade III, a four-story office building joining the existing Offices at Wade development in the PNC Arena district in west Raleigh. Dominion is seeking LEED-Gold certification for the project, which will include card access control systems, an outdoor plaza courtyard, underground parking, Wade park amenities, on-site management staff and an on-site restaurant. Dominion is partnering with Prudential Real Estate Investors on the 105,000-square-foot project. The project team includes architect Rule Joy Trammell + Rubio, general contractor Choate Construction, civil engineer Piedmont Land Design and leasing agent Avison Young. Regions Bank provided construction financing, and Dominion will provide on-site property management upon completion, which is slated for August 2015. The property is currently 25 percent pre-leased and building naming and signage rights are still available for the development.