CENTENNIAL, COLO. – Centennial Office Plaza, a 63,380-square-foot, multi-tenant office building, has received $2 million in financing. The property is located at 12150-12200 E. Briarwood Ave. in Centennial. The funding was arranged by Steve Koeneke and Brock Yaffe of NorthMarq’s Denver regional office.
ATLANTA — Admiral Capital Real Estate Fund and SDM Partners have purchased the 160,000-square-foot 200 Ashford Center North, an office building located in Atlanta. Amenities include a fully equipped conference room, fitness center, on-stie cafe and covered parking. Steven Martin of SDM Partners represented the buyer in the transaction. Michael McDonald, Drew Barnette and Kennedy Hicks of Eastdil Secured represented the seller, a pension fund client of ASB Real Estate Investments.
OMAHA — Opus Development Corp. has broken ground on a 127,000-square-foot world headquarters office for The Gavilon Group in Omaha. The Class A office building will be designed and constructed using sustainable elements and will feature 22-foot ceiling heights and an open staircase connecting two levels. Gavilon worked with the mayor's office, City of Omaha staff and the Omaha Economic Development Corp. in its decision to relocate offices. Construction is slated for completion in December 2013. Open Studio Architecture is the design architect for the project. Perkins + Will is designing the interior.
BOLINGBROOK, ILL. — Freedom Wireless, the owner of multiple Cricket Wirelesss stores, has acquired a 4,000-square-foot, bank-owned office space at 479 Quadrangle Drive in Bolingbrook. The company plans to use the property, which also contains 2,662 square feet of warehouse space, as its corporate headquarters. Adam Johnson and Leslie Yurek of NAI Hiffman represented the seller, Dearborn Street Holdings, in the transaction. Vick Mehta of Churchill Realty represented the buyer.
NEW YORK CITY — Brookfield Office Properties selected Jones Lang LaSalle as the office leasing agent for One World Financial Center and Three World Financial Center in New York City. The properties total 3.7 million square feet. John Wheeler will lead the Jones Lang LaSalle team overseeing the assignment. The team also includes Paul Glickman and Clayton Cline. One World FInancial Center is a 40-story tower, located at 200 Liberty St. Three World Financial Center is a 53-story tower at 200 Vesey St.
HOUSTON — Velocis has purchased two Class A office buildings totaling approximately 190,000 square feet in Houston's Hedwig Village. The buildings, 950 and 952 Echo Lane, are currently 90 percent leased. Rudy Hubbard and Kevin McConn of Jones Lang LaSalle represented the seller, Houston Mark I Properties, in the transaction.
HOUSTON — Ziegler Cooper Architects has signed a lease for 25,000 square feet of office space in Bank of America Center, located in downtown Houston. Ziegler Cooper designed its office space to include 65-foot cathedral ceilings over its studio space and a cyber cafe known as Ziegler Cooper Cafe. The new office space is expected to achieve LEED Gold certification and is expected to be complete in December.
DALLAS — Colliers International North Texas has arranged the sale of the 52,750-square-foot Hart Furniture Building, an office and entertainment building located at 1929-1933 Elm St., 201 N. Harwood St. and 1930 Pacific Ave. in downtown Dallas. David Glasscock and Wade Smith of Colliers represented the seller, Cathay Bank, in the transaction. The buyer was Pacific Elm Building.
WEBSTER — NorthMarq Capital has secured $5.8 million in first mortgage refinancing for the 50,100-square-foot Corporate Center Texas, an office building located at 16969 Texas Ave. in Webster. Fiserv, Technology Transfer, Methodist Hospital, Everheart Systems and TRACLabs are major tenants of the property. John Burke and Chad Owens of NorthMarq's Houston office arranged the 10-year loan with a 20-year amortization schedule through a life insurance company on behalf of the borrower, Warehouse Associates Corporate Centre.
NAPLES, FLA. — FTC Naples has sold the 161,000-square-foot Fifth Third Center, located at 999 Vanderbilt Beach Road in Naples, for $49.92 million. The property is the largest office building in Collier County. Premier Commercial represented the buyer in the transaction. Craig Timmins and Clint Sherwood of Investment Properties Corp. represented the seller.