STAMFORD, CONN. — Mesa West Capital and RCG Longview have provided $90 million in debt financing to a venture controlled by an affiliate of George Comfort & Sons. The loan will refinance High Ridge Park Corporate Center, a 580,000-square-foot office campus located off Merritt Parkway in Stamford. The borrower acquired the property in 2003 and completed a multi-million dollar renovation that included new lobbies and common areas, as well as other upgraded amenities. The office complex is currently 83 percent occupied by a variety of national and regional tenants. The financing included $77.5 million in short-term senior debt from Mesa West and a $12.5 million mezzanine loan from RCG Longview. A portion of the proceeds will go toward leasing costs associated with further stabilizing the property.
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NEW YORK CITY — Time Inc. has signed a lease for 700,000 square feet of office space at 225 Liberty Street in Lower Manhattan. The company will relocate its global headquarters from Midtown Manhattan. The property is one of the five office towers of Brookfield Place complex, which is owned by Brookfield Office Properties (NYSE: BPO). Brookfield Place is currently undergoing a $250 million renovation of its retail and common areas, which will be fully completed in 2015. Mitch Steir, Michael Colacino, Matthew Barlow and Howard Nottingham of Studley represented the tenant, while Jerry Larkin, David Cheikin and Alex Liscio represented Brookfield in-house.
STAMFORD, CONN. — Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide has signed a 20-year lease renewal and expansion for 430,000 square feet of office space at One StarPoint at Harbor Point in Stamford. The company will continue to use the space as its global headquarters. Starwood currently occupies 300,000 square feet at the property and under the new lease will be able to expand into additional space as it becomes available. Constructed in 1989 and renovated in 2011, One StarPoint is a two-tower, 430,000-square-foot Class A office complex. Building and Land Technology is the owner and developer of Harbor Point, the mixed-use waterfront development where One StarPoint is located.
NEW YORK CITY — Mission Capital Advisors’ Debt & Finance Group has arranged $10 million in first-mortgage financing for Northwind Group. The borrower used the loan to finance the $16 million acquisition of 40 Wooster Street. The six-story office building is located in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood. Jonathan More, Steven Buchwald and Jamie Matheny of Mission Capital secured the non-resource loan on behalf of the borrower.
HOUSTON — Panattoni Development Co. has broken ground on a 135,000-square-foot speculative office building at its Beltway 8 Corporate Centre complex in northwest Houston. The Class A structure will feature a two-story lobby. Beltway 8 Corporate Centre, located on Beltway 8 just north of Clay Road, currently consists of eight buildings that are more than 99 percent occupied. Arch-Con is the design-builder on the new project, while Powers Brown provides further project design services.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Developer Long View Equity Partners Ltd. has completed a new two-building, 24,000-square-foot office complex in Austin. Located near the Cedar Park Regional Medical Center, the facilities offer space to professional and medical office tenants in floorplates as small as 1,250 square feet. Brian Novy of The Brian Novy Co. is handling leasing for the property. Locally based Cornerstone Architects designed the complex, and Sun Builders Co. of Houston served as general contractor.
DALLAS — Fults Commercial Real Estate has arranged a 21,000-square-foot office lease in Dallas for Medigain LLC, a provider of billing and analytics services for healthcare providers. The tenant will occupy space within the Willow Bend Park complex in the Far North Dallas submarket. Bob Buell, Tracy Fults and Gini Russell of Fults Commercial represented the unnamed property owner. Kurt North of Mohr Partners represented Medigain.
SAN FRANCISCO – Chinese developer Kylli Inc. has acquired the 583,000-square-foot office building at 225 Bush Street in San Francisco’s Central Business District. This is the largest office sale in San Francisco since 2012, according to Flynn Properties and GEM Realty Capital, two of the building’s owners. The Class A building was originally the headquarters for Standard Oil when it was built in 1922. The 22-story tower is currently 99 percent leased. Notable tenants include Lithium Technologies, Groupon, Zillow, Twitch.tv, Meltwater and RocketSpace. Flynn and GEM originally purchased the building in 2000. The joint venture owned the building with partner Whitehall-Goldman Sachs until 2005. In 2012, the JV partnered with SEB ImmoInvest on the building. GEM and SEB sold their entire stakes in 225 Bush Street as part of the sales transaction. Flynn will remain as an investor in the new joint venture. It will also act as the property manager and leasing agent for 225 Bush Street. JLL identified Kylli as Flynn’s new joint venture partner. The firm also provided support on this cross-border transaction.
MIDDLETON, WIS. — Sperry Van Ness has arranged the lease of 3,605 square feet of office space in Middleton, a northwestern suburb of Madison. Michigan Millers Mutual, an insurance company, will occupy space at 3220 Deming Way. Founded in 1881, Michigan Millers Mutual offers a wide range of property and casualty insurance products for individuals, small and mid-size businesses. Jeff Jansen and Anita Frey of Sperry Van Ness represented the tenant in the transaction. The Blettner Group Ltd. is the landlord.
BOSTON — Integrated Interiors has completed an office installation for Gilbane Building Company’s new headquarters at 10 Channel Center in Boston’s Innovation District. The renovation includes 390 linear feet of prefabricated office and conference fronts for the new 22,000-square-foot space. The project team includes Gilbane as owner and construction manager, Gensler as architect, and Cosentini as M/E/P engineer. Additionally, Environments at Work provided furniture for the new space.