BREA, CALIF. — The PRES Companies has acquired a two-project office portfolio in Orange County for $42 million. The four-property portfolio totals 290,657 square feet. The transaction includes the 171,411-square-foot Brea Park Center. The three-building property is located at 2601 Saturn Street, 500 S. Kraemer Blvd. and 2650 E. Imperial Highway. Notable tenants include Citizens Business Bank, General Services Administration (GSA), FIT Electronics and theCalifornia Department of Public Health. The transaction also includes the 119,246-square-foot Brea Corporate Plaza, which is located at 3230 E. Imperial Highway. Notable tenants include Nestle Waters andYellow Box Corp. Both properties are located in Brea near the 57 and 91 freeways in north Orange County. PRES will also assume leasing and management responsibilities for the portfolio. The firm was represented by Dan Vittone and Alan Pekarcik of Avison Young’s Irvine office.
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DENVER – The Waner Building, an 11,971-square-foot office property in Highlands Ranch, has sold to Winkes Sound LLC & Lorenz Sound LLC for $2.4 million. The building is located at 8950 Barrons Blvd. in the Littleton suburb. It is fully occupied by two triple-met tenants, Waner Construction and Great West. Winkes Sound was represented by Brandon Gouker of Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors. The seller, Hubba Hubba LLC, was represented by Rob Edwards, Eric Shaw and Tom Ethington of the same firm.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Adler Kawa Real Estate Advisors has purchased four office buildings totaling 249,000 square feet in Charlotte. The properties are located at Oak Hill Business Park within Charlotte’s I-77 Corridor. The office properties were 68 percent leased at the time of the sale to tenants such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Paychex and Canon. Adler Kawa purchased the properties through the Adler Kawa Real Estate Fund II from a private equity firm. Patrick Gildea and Ralph Oldham of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction, and Charles Foschini and Christopher Apone of CBRE’s Miami office secured acquisition financing on behalf of Adler Kawa. Adler Kawa has selected Trinity Partners to lease the properties and affiliate Adler Realty Services to manage the assets on-site.
NEW YORK CITY — Meridian Capital Group has negotiated $165 million in first mortgage and mezzanine financing for the purchase of 1412 Broadway in New York. Renovated in 2012, the 24-story property offers 378,000 square feet of office space and 22,500 square feet of retail space. Current tenants include Jones New York, Escada, Outerstuff LTD and Provident Bank. David Hayum and Tal Savariego of Meridian Capital Group arranged the five-year balance sheet financing, which features a competitive floating rate.
WALTHAM, MASS. — Boston Properties has inked a lease with Wolverine Worldwide for 150,000 square feet at its 10 CityPoint project in Waltham. The company plans to use the office space as headquarters for its Sperry Top-Sider, Saucony, Keds and Stride Rite brands. This lease will kick off construction for the 10 CityPoint project, which is the newest addition to Waltham’s CityPoint district. Located on Route 128 at the exit 27 interchange, 10 CityPoint will include street-level retail and restaurant space, as well as 230,000 square feet of high-performance workspace. John Boyle, Michael O’Leary and Kevin McNamara of Cassidy Turley, along with Randy Tarnow of Mohr Partners represented the tenant, while David Provost, Richard Monopoli and Matthew Murray provided in-house representation for Boston Properties in the transaction. In addition to the Wolverine lease, Boston Properties has signed leases with Posto and Bonefish Grill.
WESTPORT, CONN. — Vidal Wettenstein LLC has brokered the sale of an office building located at 37 Franklin St. in Westport. Dinmar Realty sold the 6,000-square-foot property to Chris Anderson for $1.2 million. The buyer plans to renovate the property and utilize it for his company. Robert Lewis of Vidal Wettenstein represented the seller, while Kevin Foley of Cushman & Wakefield represented the buyer in the transaction.
OXNARD, CALIF. – A 20,740-square-foot office building in Oxnard has sold to Brinkmanent LLC for $3.2 million. The building is located at 1555 West 5th Street. The space was 97 percent leased at the time of sale. The California Department of Probation occupies about 55 percent of the space. Brinkmanent was represented by Larry Margo of Berkshire Hathaway. The seller, PAC II Venture LP, was represented by John Battle and John Ochoa of Lee & Associates-LA North/Ventura.
GREENVILLE, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of United Dialysis Center, a 7,420-square-foot office property in Greenville. Terms of the sale were not released. Geoff Ficke and Chris Adams with Marcus & Millichap’s Dallas office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company. An outside broker represented the 1031 tax-deferred exchange buyer. United Dialysis Center is located at 4309 Ridgecrest Road in Greenville, just south of U.S. Highway 380 and adjacent to Hunt Regional Healthcare Hospital. The property is 100 percent occupied.
SAN FRANCISCO — Jamestown has acquired Waterfront Plaza, a 297,260-square-foot office complex in the North Waterfront submarket of San Francisco, for a reported $88 million. The four-building property is located along the Embarcadero. It is bound by Bay Street to the north, Kearny Street to the west and Chestnut Street to the south. The transaction includes two office buildings, a 130,585-square-foot building at 50 Francisco Street and a 143,350-square-foot building at 1700 Montgomery Street. It also includes a space occupied by Hillstone restaurant at 1800 Montgomery Street, as well as a five-story parking structure and ground-floor offices at 60 Francisco. Waterfront Plaza currently has 40 tenants. Notable employers include Giant Creative Strategy, Comcast of California Inc., Advance Magazine Publishers, HQ Global, Weisscom Partners and Andre-Boudin. Jamestown plans to add more tenant amenities and design features to this dog-friendly complex. The asset was acquired by the Jamestown Premier Property Fund, the firm's flagship core and core-plus investment vehicle for institutional investors. The seller, LaSalle Investment Management, was represented by Eastdil Secured.
HAWTHORNE, CALIF. — Chambers Street Properties has acquired a 510,000-square-foot industrial property in Hawthorne for $46.7 million. The property is located at 1 Rocket Road. It sits adjacent to the 105 freeway. The property serves as the headquarters for Space Exploration Technologies Corp. Also known as SpaceX, the company designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. SpaceX’s net lease extends through January 2023.