FARMINGTON HILLS, MICH. — L. Mason Capitani has brokered the sale of a two-building office complex in Farmington Hills. The Westridge Office Center spans 18,412 square feet. The office complex was 78 percent leased at the time of sale. California-based investor LSTC California LLC purchased the property. The asking price for the property was approximately $1.4 million, but the final sale price was undisclosed.
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WALTHAM, MASS. — Equus Capital Partners, through one of its affiliates, has recapitalized University Office Park in Waltham, a suburb of Boston. The two-building, 288,127-square-foot office park was 87 percent occupied at the time of closing. Equus and Direct Invest LLC worked to restructure and recapitalize the previous tenant-in-common ownership structure. In addition to its preferred equity infusion, Equus also acquired more than 25 percent of the ownership interests in the buildings. The property will be managed by affiliates of Equus. The acquisition of the leasehold interest in University Park was made on behalf of BPG Investment Partnership IX, Equus’ $310 million private equity fund.
ROCHELLE PARK, N.J. — Houlihan-Parnes Realtors has arranged a $14 million first mortgage on a five-story office building located at 218 Route 17 North in Rochelle Park. The loan includes a fixed-rate portion and provides a line of credit at a floating rate for build-outs. Located on the southeast corner of Route 17 North and West Passaic Street, the property was acquired by members of Houlihan-Parnes Realtors in 2002. Recently, Bergen County Social Services signed a lease to occupy 55,000 square feet at the 103,605-square-foot office building. Andrew Greenspan, James Houlihan and Meghan McEvoy of Houlihan-Parnes arranged the financing. Elizabeth Smith of Goldberg, Weprin, Finkel, Goldstein LLP represented the borrower, while Raymond Cohen of Chicago Title Insurance provided the title. GHP Office Realty LLC, an affiliate of Houlihan-Parnes Realtors, manages the building.
HOUSTON — HFF has brokered the sale of Oak Park Office Center III, a 151,000-square-foot office building in Houston’s Westchase district. Completed in 2008, the two-story structure is located between Rogerdale Road and Beltway 8, within the 225-acre Oak Park at Westchase business park. Global engineering firm CB&I Inc. holds the lease for the entire property. Robert Williamson and Trent Agnew of HFF marketed the asset on behalf of the seller, Daymark Realty Advisors. 111 Realty OPO LLC, a real estate investment company led by Mallick Group Inc. and Keating Investments, was the buyer. International Bank of Commerce – Houston provided acquisition financing.
SAN DIEGO – A 21,260-square-foot office building in the San Diego submarket of Kearny Mesa has sold to Fenway Asset Acquisitions LLC for $2.3 million. The two-story, multi-tenant building is located at 9320 Chesapeake Drive. It is fully leased. Both the buyer and the seller, Chesapeake Management, were represented by CBRE’s Paul Lafrenz, Melissa Foster and John Hundley, as well as by Jill Morton of Capital Growth Properties.
ATLANTA — KDC has commenced construction on Park Center, a new 17-acre master-planned project in Atlanta’s Central Perimeter submarket. State Farm Insurance will lease 585,000 square feet in Park Center’s first office building, a 13-story property at Hammond Drive and Perimeter Center Parkway, adjacent to the Dunwoody MARTA station. The office building will feature a seven-level parking structure and ground-level retail space. KDC plans to achieve LEED Silver certification. The office building is the first step in Phase I of Park Center, which will also include 17,000 square feet of retail and restaurants and a 175-room hotel. Occupancy for the first office building is slated for late 2016. At full build-out, the transit-oriented development will feature 2.2 million square feet of office space; 100,000 square feet of retail, restaurant and entertainment space; and the previously mentioned hotel. The project team includes architect Cooper Carry & Associates and general contractor Holder Construction Co.
WAYNE AND HACKENSACK, N.J. — Schuckalo Realty Corp. has brokered the sale of two buildings in New Jersey for $8.25 million. 280 Holdings LLC purchased 155 Willowbrook Boulevard, a 50,000-square-foot office building in Wayne, for $4.4 million, and 125 State Street, a 40,000-square-foot office building in Hackensack, for $3.85 million. At the time of sale, the property in Wayne was 90 percent occupied and the Hackensack property was 100 percent occupied. The buyer has retained Schuckalo Realty Corp. as the exclusive leasing agency and property manager.
SAN DIEGO – A 6,577-square-foot office space in San Diego has sold to Linfield Investments LP for $2 million. The space is located at 2870 5th Ave. The LP was represented by Dan O’Donnel of Coldwell Banker Commercial Lyle & Associates. The seller, Old Fire Station No. 3 Building LLC, was represented by Tim Winslow, Jason Kimmel and Kevin Nolen of Cassidy Turley.
CELEBRATION, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $25.7 million sale of 200 Celebration Place, a nine-story, 166,131-square-foot office building in Celebration, about 20 miles southwest of Orlando. The asset is fully leased to Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S. Inc. The property is within five minutes of the entrance to Walt Disney World Resort. Douglas Mandel and Ray Turchi of Marcus & Millichap represented both the buyer and seller, which are both institutional investors, in the transaction. Disney’s triple-net lease runs through June 2017.
SUN PRAIRIE, WIS. — Sperry Van Ness arranged the lease of a 2,650-square-foot office space in Sun Prairie, a suburb of Madison. Avery Pipeline Services Inc. will occupy space at 1460 W. Main St. Dan Roseliep of Sperry Van Ness represented the tenant.