BLUE BELL, PA. — US Realty Capital (USRC), has arranged a $2.4 million fixed-rate bridge loan for a 47,000-square-foot, Class B office complex in Blue Bell, a northern suburb of Philadelphia. The complex includes two three-story office condominium buildings. USRC arranged the non-recourse, three-year loan, which includes two 12-month extension options and is interest only, through a national bridge lender. The property was 55 percent occupied at closing. Robert A.C. Jacoby, managing partner in USRC’s Philadelphia office, originated the loan.
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PLANO, TEXAS — CBRE has brokered the sale of Plano Office Commons, a two-building asset totaling 190,000 square feet in the Telecom Corridor of Plano. The one-story buildings are each fully occupied by long-term tenants. Located at 601 Shiloh Road, the complex is just a quarter-mile north of the Bush Turnpike and three miles east of the interchange of SH-190 and North Central Expressway. Galatyn Park Urban Village, Collin Creek Mall, Charles W. Eisemann Center for the Performing Arts and the Renaissance Hotel are all in close proximity. Eric Mackey, Gary Carr and John Alvarado of CBRE arranged the acquisition on behalf of an investor represented by Peloton Commercial Real Estate.
HOUSTON — Ziegler Cooper Architects and Trademark Construction have completed the new Rosetta Resources corporate headquarters, four floors totaling 108,565 square feet of office space at the Heritage Plaza in Houston’s central business district. The facility features an open reception area with travertine flooring and walnut paneling, state-of-the-art conference spaces and backlit colored glass panels with company imagery. Rosetta Resources is an independent oil and gas company. Heritage Plaza, located at 1111 Bagby Street, includes a fitness center, 24-hour security and package courier service.
IRVINE, CALIF. – Griffin Capital has purchased the Fox global headquarters, an 82,645-square-foot, creative office building in Irvine, for $27.2 million. The building is located at 16752 Armstrong Ave. inside the Irvine Business Complex. Fox Headhas leased the building through December 2027. The motocross apparelcompany has occupied the property since last year when Shubin Nadal Associatesrepositioned it from an industrial building to a creative office space. It is one of only a few stand-alone creative office buildings in Orange County. The facility features an open floor plan andglass conference rooms, as well as a BMX track and fire pit. Fox Head also plans to add a skate park. Griffin Capital represented itself in this transaction, while the sellers, Shubin Nadal Associates and Penwood Real Estate Investment Management, were represented by CBRE’s Kevin Shannon, Bob Smith, Paul Jone and Ken White.
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. — Deluxe Entertainment has leased a 65,000-square-foot production facility in Santa Monica. The facility is located at 3401 Exposition Blvd. It was initially built in 1961 as the headquarters and manufacturing facility for the American Shower Door Company. The building has been used as a sound stage for movies and television since the mid-‘90s. It was purchased by Hudson Pacific Properties this past May. The company is renovating and redeveloping the facility for Deluxe, which plans to move in during the first quarter of 2014. Deluxe is owned by Deluxe Entertainment Services Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings
ATLANTA — Goddard Investment Group LLC has acquired the 440,000-square-foot Overlook III office building, located in Atlanta’s Vinings neighborhood. The 21-story office building sits atop Mount Wilkinson (also known as Vinings Mountain), the highest point inside Interstate 285. The Class A office property offers skyline views from every floor and is currently 70 percent leased. Goddard purchased the property through the Goddard Value-Add Office Fund I LP. Goddard plans to improve the property’s public areas, including the lobbies, elevators, water feature and landscaping.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Donohoe Real Estate Services has arranged the sale of the Beaux Arts Building, a nine-story, 29,000-square-foot office building located on the corner of 15th and L streets in Washington, D.C.’s central business district. The asset, located at 1025 15th St. N.W., sold for $9.5 million. Charlotte Seale of Donohoe Real Estate Services represented the buyer, Honeybee Hospitality LLC, in the transaction. Honeybee plans to convert the office building into an independent hotel.
ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $1.5 million sale of three United States Postal Service branches located in Normandy Beach, Roselle Park and Florence. Michael Lombardi, director of Marcus & Millichap’s net leased properties group, and Julienne Pape, an associate, marketed the three properties as part of a larger portfolio of post offices on behalf of the seller, a private investor. Lombardi and Pape also represented the buyer in the sale of the Normandy Beach post offices.
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. — Deluxe Entertainment has leased a 65,000-square-foot production facility in Santa Monica. The facility is located at 3401 Exposition Blvd. It was initially built in 1961 as the headquarters and manufacturing facility for the American Shower Door Company. The building has been used as a sound stage for movies and television since the mid-‘90s. It was purchased by Hudson Pacific Properties this past May. The company is renovating and redeveloping the facility for Deluxe, which plans to move in during the first quarter of 2014. Deluxe is owned by Deluxe Entertainment Services Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. – A seven-property industrial and flex office portfolio has received $38 million in financing. The portfolio includes a total of more than 1 million square feet throughout California, Washington, Colorado and Missouri. The portfolio includes: Sunrise Business Center in Rancho Cordova, as well as Bradshaw Business Parkand Fruitridge Industrial Center in Sacramento, Calif.; Andover Executive Park in Tukwila and West Valley Distribution Center in Kent, Wash.; and Inverness Business Park in Englewood, Colo. The portfolio is 52 percent leased. Financing was arranged by HFF’s Lloyd Minten, Paul Brindley and Tom Wilson. They worked on behalf of a joint venture between a subsidiary of Oaktree Capital Management and ScanlanKemperBard Companies. The adjustable-rate loan was placed with Latitude Management Real Estate Investors. The loan’s proceeds were used to acquire the portfolio.