HOUSTON — Mesa West Capital has provided alliantgroup with a nearly $85 million non-recourse first mortgage for the purchase of 3009 Post Oak Blvd., a recently completed 302,000-square-foot office building in the Galleria submarket of Houston. alliantgroup, which has pre-leased 125,000 square feet of the facility, purchased the property from Skanska Commercial Development. The building, which is pre-certified LEED Platinum, will also house tenants Datacert, Skanska and Becker Financial. David Aaronson and John Fenoglio of CBRE arranged the financing through Mesa West’s Core Debt Fund.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — KDC, a development and investment firm headquartered in Dallas, has completed a broadcasting and multimedia news facility totaling 75,000 square feet at The CentrePort Business Park in Fort Worth. NBC 5/KXAS-TV will occupy the property, which will operate on a 24-7 basis and features an on-site fitness facility and cafeteria. Corgan Associates Inc. acted as project architect, and Adolfson & Peterson Construction worked as general contractor. Gary Collett and Matt Heidelbaugh of Cushman & Wakefield provided brokerage services.
WILMINGTON, DEL. — RAA Management has purchased The Rollins Building, a Class A, 202,017-square-foot office building in Wilmington. The purchase price was undisclosed. However, The News Journal, a local newspaper, says the deal was worth approximately $10.5 million. Drugmaker AstraZeneca sold the 15-story property, which was vacant at the time of sale. Famed businessman John Rollins, who also served as Delaware’s lieutenant governor in the 1950s, built the Rollins Building in the 1960s. Doug Rodio and Blaise Fletcher, senior vice presidents at Jones Lang LaSalle, led the team in the transaction.
MIAMI — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Dadeland Executive Center, a 68,142-square foot-office property located at 9700 S. Dixie Highway in Miami. The 11-story property sold for $7.8 million. AT&T anchors the Class B office building, which was 71 percent occupied at the time of sale. Alex Zylberglait of Marcus & Millichap’s Miami office represented the seller, a private investor based in Miami. Zylberglait also secured and represented the buyer, an operator based in Coral Gables, a Miami submarket.
LISLE, ILL. — United Health Group has signed a lease renewal for 41,289 square feet of office space at Corporetum VI in Lisle, located about 25 miles west of Chicago. The 172,695-square-foot Corporetum VI office building features granite lobbies, on-site food service, a conference center, fitness center and private corner balconies. The building is located at 550-650 Warrenville Road, directly off of I-88. Minnetonka, Minn.-based United Health Group is a diversified managed healthcare company that serves approximately 70 million individuals nationwide. Patrick Kiefer, Jim Adler and Dan O’Neill with NAI Hiffman’s office services group represented the building’s owner, Winthrop Realty Trust, in the transaction. Robert Sevim and Joe Learner of Studley represented United Health Group.
RICHARDSON, TEXAS — Dallas-based Fobare Commercial and architect Parmadesign have broken ground on Collins Center, a 153,000-square-foot speculative office building in Richardson, approximately 13 miles north of Dallas. Located adjacent to the Arapho Station of Dallas Area Rapid Transit at 1225 Alma Road, the building is slated for completion in January 2014 and will be the first speculative office development in Richardson in the past decade. Collins Center’s ground-level floorplate totals 128,000 square feet, while the mezzanine on the north end of the building totals 25,000 square feet. Rick Currey and Chris Doggett of Fobare will oversee leasing, targeting both call centers and corporate tenants.
CLARKFIELD, MINN. — The Skajaquoda Group has signed a lease for a 144,000-square-foot research facility in Clarkfield, a city in southwest Minnesota. The investment company is relocating its headquarters from Claymont, Del. The new location will allow Skajaquoda, which up to this point has only been an investment company, to begin its new research program that focuses on renewable energy. Skajaquoda Group Inc., quoted on the OTC (ticker symbol: SKAJ), invests according to its socially responsible investment policy.
CHICAGO — Sperry Van Ness Chicago Commercial has completed the $1.7 million sale of a loft office building in Chicago's West Loop neighborhood. The property, located at 808 W. Lake St., includes a 7,553-square-foot timber and beam loft office building with an adjacent 3,325-square-foot surface parking lot for 10 cars. One Off Hospitality Group Ltd. purchased the parcel. Scott Maesel of Sperry Van Ness LLC was the sole broker in the transaction.
STAMFORD, CONN. — Northwestern Mutual-Stamford has signed a long-term lease for 20,000 square feet at 400 Atlantic St. in Stamford. The life insurance company is relocating from Westport to the 15-story, 500,000-square-foot Class A office tower. Northwestern Mutual is the marketing name for The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. and its subsidiaries, which manages $1.4 trillion in life insurance policies. In August, 400 Atlantic St. achieved LEED-Silver certification from the U.S. Green Building Council for Existing Buildings.
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged a 19,500-square-foot, six-year lease extension and expansion for ECLC of New Jersey at 100 Passaic Ave. in Florham Park. ECLC of New Jersey, which provides lifelong services for persons with special needs, will use the location for its executive offices and its P.R.I.D.E. clients. ECLC had previously occupied 12,000 square feet at the location. Situated on 7.8 acres, 100 Passaic Ave. spans 59,000 square feet. Robert Donnelly and Jason Tenenbaum of Cushman & Wakefield’s Morristown office represented ECLC New Jersey. Geoff Schubert of CBRE, who is currently marketing the property for sale, represented the owner, Jefferson-Pilot Investments Inc., in the transaction. Chatham, N.J.-based ECLC operates two schools for young people with special needs. P.R.I.D.E., which stands for promoting responsibility, independence, decision-making and employability, provides day and evening programs for adult graduates of the two schools, with the goal of teaching life and employment skills.