SAN DIEGO — Colliers International has brokered the sale of the Torbati Building, a 223,000-square-foot office tower in downtown San Diego. Constructed in 1925, the 14-story building is located at 625 Broadway. Tim Cowden of Colliers represented the buyer, 625BWSD9 Owner LLC, which is a partnership formed by Hammer Ventures, a locally based real estate development company. The seller, 625 Broadway Holdings LLC, had no representation in the transaction.
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MISSION VIEJO, CALIF. — Avison Young has brokered the sale of HighPark Corporate Center, a 37,579-square-foot office building in Mission Viejo, for $6.7 million. Built in 1986, the two-story, Class A structure is situated on nearly two acres at 23351-23361 Madero, within the 112-acre, master-planned HighPark business park. The property was 93 percent leased at the time of the sale, and Holt Integrated Circuits was the largest tenant, occupying 58 percent of the facility. Dan Vittone and Alan Pekarcik of Avison Young, along with Trent Walker of Voit Real Estate services, represented the seller, Madero LLC & Wyocal LLC. Bratun Real Estate represented the buyer, CK HighPark LLC, which completed a 1031 tax-deferred exchange. The sales price reflects a cap rate of 7.25 percent.
SCHAUMBURG, ILL. — NAI Hiffman has arranged the lease renewal of a 13,700-square-foot office space in Schaumburg, located in northwest suburban Chicago. Mitsubishi Materials will occupy space at 1300-1320 N. Plum Grove Road. Los Angeles-based Mitsubishi Materials is a manufacturer and supplier of cutting tools for the metalworking industry. Mitsubishi’s Schaumburg location houses the firm’s marketing, sales, and engineering office. The company has been located at its Schaumburg property for more than five years. Michael Flynn and Jason Wurtz of NAI Hiffman represented the landlord, Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada, in the transaction. Tak O’Haru of White Cube LLC represented Mitsubishi Materials.
FARMINGTON HILLS, MICH. — NAI Farbman has arranged the lease of a 14,240-square-foot office building in Farmington Hills for Schneider Resources Inc., a national provider of truckload, logistics and intermodal services. Schneider will occupy space in the 696 Centre located at 27555 Farmington Road. 696 Centre is a 266,000-square-foot, newly renovated Class A office building that features a full-service gym and cafeteria. Schneider Resources plans to utilize the space as a regional corporate sales office. Ninety employees will work out of Schneider’s new location. Jeff Cavazos and Laney Cavazos of NAI Farbman represented the tenant. Farmington Road Office Building LLC is the landlord.
SCHAUMBURG, ILL. — CBRE has arranged the lease of a 10,681-square-foot office space in Schaumburg for Trelleborg Sealing Solutions, a global supplier of polymer-based critical sealing solutions. The company will occupy space in the Woodfield Preserve Office Center located at 20 N. Martingale Road. The firm is relocating its Midwest sales office from a site in Hanover Park, Ill. Bill Saviski of CBRE represented Germany-based Trelleborg Sealing Solutions in the transaction. Rob Graham of CBRE represented the landlord.
PALO ALTO, CALIF. — Cohen Financial has arranged a $29.8 million loan for the refinancing of a 50,000-square-foot office building in Palo Alto. Located at 130 Lytton Ave., in proximity to Palo Alto Caltrain station, the four-story structure is fully leased to Amazon subsidiary A9. Paul Schroeder of Cohen Financial originated the fixed-rate, seven-year loan through Sun Life of Canada. According to the Silicon Valley Business Journal, Rockwood Capital purchased the asset in November 2013.
LEXINGTON, S.C. — Newmark Grubb Wilson Kibler has brokered the $5.5 million sale of a two-story, 51,512-square-foot office building located at 113 Reed Ave. in Lexington. TD Bank currently occupies the property. Jeremy Wilson of Newmark Grubb Wilson Kibler represented the buyer, ET Lexington LLC, in the transaction. Ben Kelly of NAI Avant represented the seller.
THORNWOOD, N.Y. — CBRE Group’s Westchester/Connecticut office has brokered the sale of two buildings and 97 acres at Thornwood Conference Center in Thornwood. Legion of Christ Inc. sold the assets to EF Academy International Boarding Schools for an undisclosed price. The buyer plans to use the site to expand its main campus in Tarrytown, N.Y. The two buildings total 410,000 square feet and feature a full-service cafeteria and dining room, 300-seat auditorium and conference center, dormitory-style rooms, landscaped courtyard, indoor recreation center, tennis courts and jogging trails. William Cuddy Jr. and Budd Wiesenberg of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. — Buchanan Street Partners has acquired WorkScapes, an 82,660-square-foot creative office campus in Newport Beach, for $14.5 million. The six-building campus is located at 20321-20371 Irvine Ave. Notable tenants include the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce, Life Generations Health Care and P11 Creative Inc. The seller, Hackman Capital Partners, was in the process of converting the campus into a creative office space at the time of sale. Buchanan plans to complete the repositioning. Hackman was represented by CBRE’s Gary Stache, Pat Scruggs and Anthony DeLorenzo. The firm’s Simon Dillon, Justin Hill and Jason Katz will also handle the campus’ leasing efforts.
LOS ANGELES — DivcoWest has acquired the Continental Grand Plaza, a 483,000-square-foot office complex in the Los Angeles submarket of El Segundo, for an undisclosed sum. The two-building, Class A complex is located at 300-400 Continental Blvd., less than 3 miles from Los Angeles International Airport. DivcoWest recently purchased Gateway El Segundo, a five building office and retail portfolio just a block from Continental Grand, this past April. The privately owned real estate investment firm believes this area is “becoming a key Los Angeles growth market for media and technology-related companies,” according to its transaction announcement.