LINCOLNWOOD, ILL. — The Missner Group has renovated a 15,500-square-foot building into a new medical office for the Illinois Bone & Joint Institute (IBJI) in Lincolnwood. The property is located at 6540 N. Lincoln Ave. A former auto dealership, the new medical clinic features private offices, meeting and conference rooms, medical exam rooms, physical and occupational therapy facilities, X-ray suites and medical storage space. Debb Kosich LLC was the developer for the project. Glen Missner, Drue Stoehr, Uros Stojakovic and Len Corso led the construction team for The Missner Group. Stephen Rankin & Associates provided architectural services. IBJI specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and management of injuries and diseases of the musculoskeletal system. This was The Missner Group’s fourth project for IBJI. Additional projects were completed in Chicago, Des Plaines and Wilmette.
NEW YORK CITY — Madison Realty Capital (MRC) has provided $66 million in financing for a 100,500-square-foot retail and office property, a 24,000-square-foot retail condominium and an 88-car parking garage in Flushing, Queens. The properties are located adjacent to one another at the corner of Main Street and Sanford Avenue, including the three-story office/retail building at 41-60 Main Street and commercial/parking property at 133-38 Sanford Avenue. The borrower plans to use the loan to recapitalize the properties from the special servicer who was managing the assets.
DENVER – Ivanhoé Cambridge and Callahan Capital Properties have acquired a 40 percent interest in a Denver-based portfolio that includes the US Bank Tower, the Tabor Center and the adjacent Two Tabor development site. The interest was purchased from Canada Pension Plan Investment Board for more than $200 million. The 572,000-square-foot Tabor Center is located at 1200 17th Street. The property includes a 30-story trophy office tower and a 163,000-square-foot, mixed-use property with retail and health club amenities. The 520,000-square-foot US Bank Tower is located at 950 17th Street. The 26-story, Class A tower is just steps from Tabor Center. These acquisitions position Ivanhoé Cambridge as one of the main landlords in Denver’s commercial business district. The firm now has an ownership position that represents about 6 percent of Downtown Denver’s Class A office inventory. This is Ivanhoé’s sixth acquisition with Callahan, bringing the partners’ U.S. office platform investments to more than $2.4 billion. A Callahan affiliate continues to be an equity partner and asset manager for these properties.
FORT WORTH — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Marine Creek Business Park, a 50,050-square-foot office property located in Fort Worth. Ron Hebert of Marcus & Millichap’s Dallas office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company. Wayne Bares, also of the firm’s Dallas office, secured and represented the buyer, a limited liability company. The buyer aims to maximize value through lease up, increasing leases to current market rents and through improved management of expenses. Marine Business Park is located at 3501-3529 N. W. Loop 820 northeast of Azle Avenue. The building was built in 1982 and sits on 3.5 acres. The property was renovated in 2009 and was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale.
HOUSTON — Moody Rambin has arranged a lease renewal and expansion for Margolis Brady Raghavan Financial Inc. at the 2000 W. Loop South building in Houston. The lease is for 4,593 square feet of office space. Bob Cromwell and Kevin Nolan of Moody Rambin represented the building’s owner, SRI Nine 2000 WL LP. Scott Covington with SE Covington represented the tenant, Margolis Brady Raghavan.
LAS VEGAS – A five-property office and warehouse portfolio in Las Vegas has sold to McLeod 5 LLC for an undisclosed sum. The transaction includes three multi-tenant office buildings and two multi-tenant office/warehouse buildings. The buildings are located at 6275, 6285, 6325, 6340 and 6360 McLeod Drive. The LLC was represented by Tony Castrignano of Remax Commercial Sky Mesa. The unnamed seller was represented by CBRE’s Charles Moore, Marlene Fujita Winkel and Ashley Kolaczynski.
LOS ANGELES – Ergobaby has leased 16,378 square feet of office space in Downtown Los Angeles. The space is located at 617 West 7th Street. The consumer baby products company will occupy an entire floor. The company will be relocating from its existing headquarters at nearby 888 Figueroa early next year. Ergobaby was represented by Andrew Lustgarten and Sonya Schmidt of Studley. The landlord, The Swig Company, was represented by CBRE’s John Zanetos, Chris Penrose and Mark O’Brien.
COLUMBUS, GA. — Batson-Cook Construction has broken ground on a high-tech, flagship service center for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia (BCBSGA) in Columbus. The $36 million, 245,000-square-foot property will house up to 2,000 associates upon its completion in the third quarter of 2015. The three-story building will be located in Muscogee Technology Park. The Molasky Group is the developer and owner of the asset. The design team includes architect Hecht Burdeshaw Architects and interior designer The Dollries Group. Batson-Cook will also do the build-out for the asset, which includes a three-story atrium, dining room and fitness center. Savills Studley represented BCBSGA in the lease transaction with The Molasky Group.
CHICAGO — The Boulder Group has arranged the $5.1 million sale of a single-tenant Bank of America property in Chicago. The building is located at 4200 S. Ashland Ave. and features five drive-thru lanes and 44 designated parking spaces. There are 10 years remaining on the Bank of America lease, which expires Oct. 31, 2024. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of The Boulder Group represented the seller, a Midwest-based real estate developer. A Canadian-based investor purchased the property.
LOS ANGELES – A joint venture between Barker Pacific Group and Rockwood Capital has purchased Westlake Spectrum, a 107,381-square-foot office property in the Los Angeles submarket of Westlake Village, for an undisclosed sum. The Class A property is situated near the 101 Freeway in an area known as the Technology Corridor. The two-building property is about 85 percent occupied. The main tenant is Securitas USA, a private security services firm. The seller was TA Associates.