NEW YORK CITY — Empire State Realty Trust (NYSE: ESRT) has brokered six leases for a total of 25,000 square feet at the Empire State Building in New York City. Glenn Markman and Joseph Cirone of Cushman & Wakefield represented Qatar Airways in its 6,152-square-foot lease; Jeff Hersch of Prime Manhattan Realty arranged a 3,778-square-foot lease for Taurasi Capital Management; and Ethan Silverstein and Brian Zoubek of Cushman & Wakefield brokered a 3,272-square-foot lease on behalf of RKY Services (USA). Additionally, Esther Zar of MHP Commercial Brokerage Services and Lior Politi of The Corcoran Group arranged a 2,879-square-foot lease for BioSynthema Inc.; Jonathan Anapol of Prime Manhattan Realty brokered a 5,192-square-foot lease for Moses & Ziegelman; and Erik Alberti of EFA Realty LLC represented Community Options Inc. in its 3,617-square-foot expansion. Ryan Kass and Fred Posniak of Empire State Realty Trust and William Cohen, Jon Tootell and Shanae Ursini of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank represented the landlord in the six transactions.
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LAS VEGAS — MCA Realty has acquired Lamb Technology Center, a 114,782-square-foot industrial property in Las Vegas, for $4.9 million. The center is located at 2725-2797 North Lamb Blvd. It was 54 percent occupied at the time of sale. In addition to the 16 industrial buildings, the property also includes a freestanding 14,750-square-foot commercial/retail building. MCA was represented by Voit’s Kevin Higgins and Garrett Toft and CBRE’s Brian Riffel.
SAN DIEGO — Broadcast Company of the Americas (BCA Radio) has leased 14,200 square feet in the San Diego submarket of Sorrento Mesa. The space is located at 6160 Cornerstone. The lease is valued at $3.5 million. BCA was represented by Jeff Saywitz of The Saywitz Company. The landlord, LBA Realty Fund Holding Company, represented itself in this transaction.
PARSIPPANY, N.J. — CBRE’s Debt & Structured Finance Group has secured a $69.5 million loan for the acquisition of two Class A office properties in Parsippany. Beverly, Mass.-based Brookwood Financial Properties purchased the properties, which total 529,362 square feet. Situated within a 182-acre corporate campus, Morris Corporate Center I offers 261,924 square feet and Morris Corporate Center II offers 267,438 square feet. The property is currently 78 percent occupied by a variety of tenants, including Zurich, ICAP-EBS, Ralcorp, Farmers Insurance and Medtronic. Brookwood plans to invest approximately $3 million in property upgrades. Charles Foschini, Christian Lee and Christopher Apone of CBRE’s Debt & Structured Finance Group brokered the three-year, interest-only floating rate loan, which was provided by Los Angeles-based Starwood Property Trust.
SAN DIEGO — Drawbridge Acquisitions LLC has acquired Via del Campo Court, a 188,072-square-foot corporate office campus in the San Diego submarket of Rancho Bernardo for $26 million. The two-building campus is located at 16710 and 16750 Via del Campo Court, just north of the I-15 and SR-56 intersection. Via del Campo is fully leased to Northrop Grumman through 2016. Drawbridge represented itself in this transaction, while the seller, WAM Via del Campo LP, c/o WAM Development Group, was represented by Rick Reeder and Brian Driscoll of Cassidy Turley’s San Diego office.
VANCOUVER, WASH. — Columbia Shores Office Building, a 41,592-square-foot property in Vancouver, has sold to Columbia Shores SPE LLC for $6.7 million. The Class B building is located on SE Columbia Shores Boulevard. It is fully leased to six tenants, including SmartRG, Schlage Lock and Columbia Resources. The LLC was represented by Todd VanDomelen and Charles Conrow of Norris & Stevens, Inc. – TCN Worldwide. The seller, 501 SE Columbia Shores SPE LLC, was represented by Eric Fuller of Eric Fuller & Associates.
MINNEAPOLIS — Law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has signed an 18,505-square-foot, full-floor lease at RBC Plaza, a 40-story office tower in Minneapolis. Managed by Cushman & Wakefield/NorthMarq, RBC Plaza is a 678,045-square-foot tower located at 60 S. Sixth St. and 555 Nicollet Mall. KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III owns the building. RBC Plaza is currently undergoing renovations, which includes the conversion of two floors from retail into office space. Improvements also include the addition of a new conferencing center, full fitness facility with showers, lockers and secured bicycle storage. The improvements are slated for completion in fall 2014. Sonja Dusil of Cushman & Wakefield/NorthMarq represented KBS REIT III in the transaction. Landon Helm and Jim Bailey of Cushman & Wakefield represented Norton Rose Fulbright. The law firm is set to move into the new space in November.
TROY, MICH. — L. Mason Capitani CORFAC International has arranged the lease of a 9,760-square-foot office building in Troy for Tebis America, a software company that develops CAD/CAM systems for the automobile and aircraft industry. The property is located at 400 E. Big Beaver Road. Mason Capitani and Garry Rogers represented both the landlord and the tenant in the transaction.
BRISTOL, PA. — New York-based Angelic Real Estate has arranged a $9.6 million loan for the acquisition of Island View Crossing, an office building in Bristol. Located along the Delaware River northeast of downtown Philadelphia, the 180,000-square-foot property is currently leased to Lenox and Strategic Distribution, among others. The property was converted from a soap factory into an office building. Gabriel Silverstein and Louis D’Lando of Angelic led the financing team, which secured the loan. The undisclosed borrower plans to upgrade the building’s common areas and amenities.
HAYWARD, CALIF. — Corsair Components has leased 63,512 square feet of space at Winton Industrial Center in Hayward. The center is located at 2660 West Winton Ave. The high-performance PC gaming company will expand its operations from its Fremont headquarters and Hayward satellite facility. Corsair Components is doing business as Corsair Memory. The landlord, Winton Industrial Center LLC, was represented by Greig Lagomarsino, Rick Keely and Nick Ousman of Colliers International’s Oakland office.