CELEBRATION, FLA. — Inland Private Capital Corp. has sold a 193,463-square-foot office building, located at 220 Celebration Place in Celebration, for $31.1 million. The property is fully occupied by Walt Disney World Co., which has five years remaining on its lease. The buyer was an unaffiliated third party. Stan Johnson Co. represented the seller in the transaction.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Opus Design Build is constructing a new 200,000-square-foot headquarters building for Freightquote.com in Kansas City. The nation's largest online shipping broker, Freightquote is relocating to Kansas City from its current location in Lenexa. The property will be located on a 30-acre site south of St. Joseph Hospital and offer access to Interstate 435. Construction is slated for completion in June 2013. Opus AE Group is the project architect and VanTrust Real Estate is providing development services.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Washington Trust's Commercial Real Estate Group provided a $4.8 million loan for the refinancing of The Gardner Building at 40 Fountain St. in Providence. Emanon Associates has owned the 75,000-square-foot office property for more than 20 years. The building was constructed in 1916 and originally housed the R.L. Greene Paper Co.
NEW YORK CITY — Harbor Group International has completed a $10 million renovation of 1412 Broadway and moved its New York offices to the 14th floor of the 25-story office tower. The company purchased the building in 2010 and recent upgrades include new windows, lobby, corridors and restrooms. Specter DeSouza Architects designed the project. Tenants at the property include Jones New York, One Step Up and Escada USA.
THE WOODLANDS — NorthMarq Capital has secured first mortgage acquisition financing for the 19,663-square-foot Pines Crossing Office Building, located in The Woodlands. Warren Hitchcock of NorthMarq's Houston office arranged the 10-year loan with a 25-year amortization schedule through a life insurance company.
KENT, WASH. — CenterPoint Corporate Park in Kent has sold to Fountainhead Northwest for $46.25 million. The 435,937-square-foot office campus is located on 72nd Avenue South. Mike George and Nick Fletcher of NAI Puget Sound Properties represented the seller, a joint venture between AEW and Unico Properties, in the transaction.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rockrose Development Corp. has entered into an agreement to acquire a 112,687-square-foot office building, located at 1900 M Street NW in Washington, D.C., for $55 million. The property is 89 percent leased. Tenants include Levick Strategic Communications, Sherman Meehan and State Farm Insurance. Gerald Trainor of Transwestern is representing the seller in the transaction. Rockrose is self-represented by Craig Deitelzweig.
CORAL GABLES, FLA. — Tamarindo has acquired the 50,000-square-foot Kendar Office Building, located at 1550 Madruga Ave. in Coral Gables, from Kenneth Rosen for $10.3 million. The property is 97 percent leased. Edmund Mazzei of Mazzei Realty Services represented the seller in the transaction. Ben Silver of Marcus & Millichap, along with Pilar Pulido of The Keyes Company, represented the buyer in the transaction.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United Nations Foundation has signed an 85,000-square-foot office lease, located at 1750 Pennsylvania Ave. NW in Washington, D.C. The foundation, which currently operates in two locations, will expand and consolidate its operations in its new location in January 2014. Tina Weaver of CBRE Group represented the tenant in the lease transaction. Brendan Owen of Vornado represented the landlord.
CHICAGO — Staffing firm Creative Circle has signed a lease for 7,128 square feet of office space on the 14th floor of 330 N. Wabash in Chicago. The initial term of the lease spans more than five years and begins March 1, 2013. With the Creative Circle lease, 330 North Wabash is 89 percent leased. The building, which is owned by a joint venture between subsidiaries of Prime Group Realty Trust, is currently undergoing a renovation that include a new fire safety system, restrooms and elevator cab upgrades. Allen Rogoway of Cresa Partners Chicago and Carlo Brignardello of Cresa Partners Los Angeles represented the tenant in the transaction. PGRT was self-represented by Seven Baron.