SEATTLE – The University District Building, a 79,513-square-foot office building in Seattle, has received a $9-million refinance. The building is occupied by the University of Washington. It is located at 1107 NE 45th Street in the U District. The 10-year loan features a 25-year amortization schedule and a sub-5 percent interest rate. It was secured by Ken Griggs and Paddy Ryan of NBS Financial Services. The pair also collaborated with Mike Wood. NBS represented the lender, Riversource Investments, in this transaction.
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DETROIT — Bernard Financial Group has arranged a $24.5 million, non-recourse CMBS loan to refinance a 23-story office building in Detroit. The building is located at 1001 Woodward Ave. The property has attached parking and ground-floor retail containing 298,517 square feet of net rentable area and 729 parking spaces. Dennis Bernard and Kevin Kovachevich of Bernard Financial Group originated the loan on behalf of the borrower, 1001 Webward LLC. The CMBS lender is a servicing correspondent of Bernard Financial Group. Bedrock Real Estate Services operates the office building.
HOUSTON — Tanglewood Property Group (TPG) has acquired a 101,000-square-foot office building in Houston’s Beltway 8 Corporate Center business park. The property, located at 5300 W. Sam Houston Parkway North, was fully leased at the time of the sale. Henry Hagendorf of TPG and Tom Lynch of CBRE represented TPG in the acquisition.
GLENDALE, ARIZ. — California Casualty Insurance Co. has renewed its lease for 27,750 square feet at Talavi Corporate Center in Glendale. The center is located at 5651 W. Talavi Blvd. The insurance company renewed for another six years. It has resided at the center since 2004. California Casualty was represented by Craig Coppola and Andrew Cheney of Lee & Associates Arizona. The landlord, Regent Properties, was represented by CBRE’s Ashley Brooks, Jr. Regent acquired the property from CW Capital Asset Management during the lease negotiation.
CHICAGO — MB Real Estate has brokered the sale of two floors of office space spanning 20,315 square feet at the 55 W. Wacker building in Chicago. The 15-story, 209,000-square-foot tower is located at 55 W. Upper Wacker Drive. The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Chicago (TECO-Chicago) will occupy space on the 12th and 13th floors of the building. The TECO-Chicago office serves Taiwanese citizens in the Midwest as well as the interests of the Republic of China (Taiwan). TECO-Chicago will relocate from its current offices in Chicago this spring.The Class B building was built in 1968. The property is leased and managed by MB Real Estate. Kevin Purcell, Mark Buth and Walter Hennig of MB Real Estate represented building ownership in the transaction. Lisa Davidson and James Stein of Studley Inc. represented TECO-Chicago.
NEW YORK CITY — White & Case LLP, a global law firm with operations in 26 countries, plans to relocate but will remain on Sixth Avenue. The firm has signed a 440,000-square-foot long-term lease at 1221 Avenue of the Americas, which is owned by The Rockefeller Group. The leased space includes the top floors in the building, as well as below-grade space. The firm will move to the 2.5 million-square-foot property in 2017. The tenant was represented by Ken Siegel, Tom Doughty and Lisa Kiell of Jones Lang LaSalle. The Rockefeller Group was represented by an in-house team led by Ed Guiltinan, along with a Cushman & Wakefield brokerage team led by John Cefaly. The lease brings total new leasing activity at 1221 Avenue of the Americas to more than 700,000 square feet over the past 18 months.
IRVING, TEXAS — Cassidy Turley has arranged a 22,347-square-foot office lease in Irving for GM Financial, the arm of General Motors that provides automotive financing for individuals through dealerships nationwide. The tenant will occupy space within the Mandalay Tower, a 12-story, Class A property located at 220 E. Las Colinas Blvd. Rick Hopwood of Red Oak Realty represented GM Financial in the lease negotiations. Rodney Helm and Chris Taylor of Cassidy Turley represented the landlords, Parmenter Realty Partners and American National Insurance Co.
PHOENIX — Parkway Properties has commenced construction on Hayden Ferry III, a 261,000-square-foot office building in Phoenix. The development will be located along the south shore of Tempe Town Lake. It is the final phase of Parkway’s 780,000-square-foot, master-planned office community. The total project is expected to cost $68.8 million.
REDLANDS, CALIF. — Innotrac Corporation will debut its newest direct-to-consumer fulfillment center next month in Redlands. The 300,000-square-foot facility is located at 26763 San Bernardino Ave. This will be the fulfillment services provider’s ninth U.S. facility. Innotrac plans to open a tenth location in Chicago this summer. The company’s clients have included Target, Groupon, P90X, AT&T, Rainbow, Ann Taylor, Ferrari and Porsche.
FAIRFIELD, CT. — Save the Children will lease 59,100-square-foot of office space at 501 Kings Highway in Fairfield for its new headquarters. Eric West of West, Lane & Schlager Realty Advisors and Mindy Saffer of Cresa represented Save the Children in the headquarters relocation negotiations that resulted in 15-year lease. Save the Children is an independent organization that works in the United States and around the world to create lasting change for children in need. The property attracted the tenant due to location and cost; it allows the organization to maintain its long-term presence in Fairfield County.