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MONTVALE, N.J. — CB Richard Ellis Realty Trust (CBRE) has acquired a Class A office building located in Montvale. The two-story, 142,500-square-foot property is situated on 35 acres at 225 Summit Ave. It is currently occupied by Medco Health Services, which is subleasing the space from Barr Pharmaceuticals. The property was built in 1966 and underwent an $8.5 million renovation in 2007. Amenities include a 300-seat cafeteria and 480 parking spaces. The seller was a partnership between a fund managed by Urdang Capital Management, Ivy Equities and Paragon Realty. The Cushman & Wakefield team of Andrew Merin, David Bernhaut, Gary Gabriel and Jared Zimmel represented the partnership. The same team also procured the buyer.

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NEW YORK CITY — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a total of $34 million in first-mortgage financing for two Manhattan office towers. The buildings total approximately 300,000 square feet and are located at 300 E. 42nd St. and 1776 Broadway. The United Nations is the major tenant at the former property. The loan carries a 15-year term, a 25-year amortization schedule and a fixed interest rate. The lender was Sun Life of Canada. NorthMarq's Craig Bjornsund arranged the funding.

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ALAMEDA, CALIF. — Grubb & Ellis has negotiated the $10.6 million sale of the 62,000-square-foot Bay View Plaza, a two-story office building located at 1600 Harbor Bay Parkway within the Harbor Bay Business Park in Alameda. Anchored by OtisMed, the property was approximately 93 percent leased at the time of the sale. Grubb & Ellis’ Steve Golubchik, Christopher Johnke, Cale Miller, Edward Suharski and Seth McKinnon represented the seller, Ellis Partners, in the transaction; the buyer, Worthington Investments, represented itself.

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SAN DIEGO — The 31,960-square-foot Padre Plaza office building, located at 3505 Camino del Rio South in San Diego, has been sold for $3.9 million. Cushman & Wakefield’s Barry Mahlberg and Derek Applbaum represented the seller, Lewis D. Hutchins, Hampshire Investments LLC, in the transaction, and Jerome Sili represented the buyer, Atlantida LLC.

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BURLINGTON, MASS. — The Davis Companies has acquired a Burlington office park at auction for $32.75 million. Burlington Woods consists of two buildings totaling 267,829 square feet. The project was 64 percent occupied at the time of the sale. Tenants include Philips Color Kinetics, GE Ionics, KeyPoint Partners, Cbeyond and Corporate Technologies. The buyer plans to undertake a significant capital improvements program in order to reposition the property. Cushman & Wakefield has been selected to lease it. The Davis Companies completed the acquisition on behalf of its $230 million Davis Investment Ventures Value Opportunity Fund I.

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HOUSTON — The General Services Administration has signed a 132,539-square-foot lease with MetLife for space in Wells Fargo Plaza. The U.S. Attorney's Office will occupy the space, which is located at 1000 Louisiana St. in Houston. The property is a Class A office building that stands 71 stories tall. Jones Lang LaSalle's Brian Weiss, Bruce Rutherford, David Bale, Louie Crapitto and Anna Schinas represented the tenant. Dave Hanusa and Bonnie Kelley of CB Richard Ellis represented the landlord.

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DENVER — HL Commercial Real Estate has brokered the $22.5 million acquisition of the 135,499-square-foot Quad at Lowry office building in Denver. Located on 8.15 acres, the property is mostly occupied by Kaiser Permanente. HL Commercial’s Tony Diosi represented the Marin County, California-based buyer in the transaction, and Sperry Van Ness’ Dean Corey and Troy Meyer represented the seller, SGMP/Quad at Lowry LP.

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WILSONVILLE, ORE. — Grubb & Ellis has negotiated a 131,793-square-foot, Class A office lease at 27500 SW Parkway Ave. in Wilsonville. Grubb & Ellis’ David Squire and Jake Lancaster represented the building owner, Washington Capital Management, in the transaction with the lessee, Oregon Institute of Technology, which was represented by Melvin Mark Brokerage Co.’s Pat Schreck and Tim Parker. The college signed a 10-year lease with an option to purchase at the four-story building, which was previously InFocus’ headquarters.

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HOUSTON — Sutherland Asbill & Brennan has signed a 41,410-square-foot lease for space in Houston's First City Tower, brining the building's occupancy to 92 percent. The LEED-ED office property, which is owned by FC Tower Property Partners, is located at 1001 Fannin St. First City Tower stands 49 stories and spans 1.3 million square feet. Cushman & Wakefield 's Kevin Snodgrass represented the tenant. Colvill Office Properties' Chip Colvill and Michael Anderson represented FC Tower Property Partners.

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