EAST WINDSOR, N.J. — Inland Real Estate Acquisitions has acquired 100 SciPark, a 65,552-square-foot office and laboratory building in East Windsor, for $17.6 million. Built in 2010, the property is fully occupied by the Elementis Worldwide subsidiary of Britain's Elementis PLC. The company, which will use the space for its world headquarters, converts organic chemicals and minerals into polymers for use in paints, cosmetics and other products. Andrew Merin, David Bernhaut, Gary Gabriel, Kyle Schmidt and Nick Karali of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Woodmont Properties, in the transaction. They also secured the buyer.
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MISSOURI CITY — Barrett Health Centers has purchased a 2,621-square-foot office property, located at 4642 Riverston Blvd. in Missouri City, from Maverick Steel Enterprises. The office property will serve as a chiropractic office for Dr. Richard Barrett. Jane Holloway and Larry Indermuehle of ICO Commercial represented the buyer in the transaction. Tawnya Dornak of ICO Commercial represented the seller.
ATLANTA — Prudential Real Estate Investors has purchased the 259,500-square-foot Ten Peachtree Place, a Class A office tower located in Atlanta, from a venture managed by Cousins Properties for $61.4 million. The 20-story building, which is fully leased, serves as the corporate headquarters of AGL Resources. The property is currently undergoing a $1.2 million renovation to achieve LEED Silver status.
CHICAGO — Medullan has signed a lease renewal and expansion for 13,065 square feet of office space at 625 Mount Auburn St. in Chicago. The space will serve as the information technology consultancy firm's new corporate headquarters. The transaction marks the fourth office expansion by Medullan since its inception, growing from roughly 4,300 square feet to more than 13,000 square feet. Michael McCarthy of Suburban Leasing Group represented the tenant in the transaction. Robert Fitzgerald of CBRE Group represented the landlord, KBS Realty Advisors.
NEW YORK CITY — Nirvana Solutions, a New York-based financial software company, has signed a 3,515-square-foot lease at 80 Broad St. The company will occupy the 18th floor for the next 7 years. Hal Stein, Adam Leshowitz and Todd Stracci of Newmark Knight Frank represented the landlord, an affiliate of Savanna. Eli Someck of Redwood Property Group represented the tenant in the transaction.
HILLSBORO, ORE. — An office building located at 3000 NW Stucki Pl in Hillsboro has sold to UPM Property No. 20, LLC for $2,425,000. UPM was represented by Charlie Floberg of Norris Beggs & Simpson. The seller, JP Morgan Chase, was represented by Kevin Wingate-Pearse and John Brandhorst of Sperry Van Ness | Bluestone & Hockley.
ORANGE, CALIF. — A 10,000-square-foot office building located at 1010 West Chapman Ave. in Orange has sold to a team of private investors from Santa Ana, Calif., for an undisclosed sum. The building was 40 percent leased at the time of sale. The buyer was represented by Juve Pinedo of Rancon Real Estate. The seller, a private investor, was represented by Chris Deason of Voit Real Estate Services.
ATLANTA — Duke Realty Corp. has executed a lease agreement with Kuehne + Nagel for a 211,000-square-foot build-to-suit office and warehouse distribution building, located at 4100 N. Commerce Drive in Atlanta at Duke Realty's Camp Creek Business Center. The property will serve as Kuehne + Nagel's North American headquarters. The tenant was represented by Bayne Porter of CBRE in the transaction, and the landlord was self-represented by Wes Hardy. Completion is slated for the second quarter of 2013.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Winthrop Realty Trust has acquired a first mortgage loan for a 326,000-square-foot office and retail building, located in Fort Lauderdale. The loan, which is currently in maturity default, has an outstanding balance of approximately $44.9 million and was purchased for $42.8 million.
ROSEMONT, ILL. — World Kitchen LLC has leased 55,000 square feet for its world headquarters in Rosemont. The housewares company will occupy space at Columbia Centre III, located at 9525 West Bryn Mawr Ave. David Kimball, Pamela Rose and Jay Beadle of MB Real Estate represented World Kitchen in the transaction. Tom Saletta of Saletta Commercial Realty represented the landlord.