AUSTIN, TEXAS — Los Angeles-based REIT Kilroy Realty Corp. (NYSE: KRC) has acquired a 2.9-acre site near The Domain in North Austin that is zoned for the development of a 493,000-square-foot office building. The sales price was $40 million. The seller was not disclosed. Entitlements have been fully secured, and construction could commence as soon as this summer, with delivery occurring in 2024.
LOS ANGELES — Harbor Associates and Gemdale USA have purchased Agoura Hills Business Park, an office campus located at 30401–30501 Agoura Road in the Agoura Hills submarket of Los Angeles, for $29.7 million. Built in 1987 on six acres, the 113,991-square-foot campus consists of two two-story office buildings around a central plaza and a 193-car parking lot. The acquisition represents the recapitalization of the office property, which Harbor Associates originally purchased in January 2020 in a joint venture with a Kansas City-based real estate investment firm. The sale represents Harbor’s exit from the investment after meeting its business plan. Matt Heyn and Caitlin Hoffman of CBRE will lease the property on behalf of Gemdale USA and Harbor. Andrew Harper, Will Poulsen, Matt McRoskey and Chad Solomon of JLL represented the seller in the transaction.
CORAL GABLES, FLA. — CBRE has arranged the sale of 2990 Ponce, a 57,790-square-foot office building in Coral Gables, about six miles from Miami. Black Diamond Equities LLC, an affiliate of Mexico-based BEA Equities, purchased the property for an undisclosed price. Christian Lee, Amy Julian and Tom Rappa of CBRE Capital Markets represented the undisclosed sellers. 2990 Ponce is a six-story building with 6,617 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Built in 2012, the property features contemporary finishes, a floor-to-ceiling curved glass curtain wall and a rooftop lounge offering views of Coral Gables and downtown Miami. The property’s tenants include Zubi Advertising, FirstBank Puerto Rico, Hunt Mortgage Group, Mas Group, Altermark and Collection Hair Studio. Located at 2990 Ponce De Leon Blvd., the property is situated 13 miles from Miami Beach, 2.5 miles from the University of Miami and 5.5 miles from Miami International Airport.
CLAYTON, MO. — Franklin Partners has unveiled plans to renovate The Plaza in Clayton, a western suburb of St. Louis. The firm acquired the 340,529-square-foot office building in October 2017. The property was completed in 2001. Franklin Partners expects to bring approximately 160,000 square feet of renovated space to market in April 2023. There will also be a new amenity space named The Plaza Six. Offerings will include flexible spaces, private meeting rooms, two lounges, a game room, golf simulator, fitness center, rooftop deck and a tenant experience app. Mark Palmer and Artie Kerckhoff of CBRE are the leasing agents for the property. Wright Heerema Architects is the project architect.
When it comes to which office properties will succeed in the coming years, success may boil down in part to who is minding the store. Like most big cities, Chicago’s office market has been tested by the pandemic, and office property owners face a far more competitive environment. Year-end 2021 office vacancy rates were nearly 18 percent in the central business district (CBD) and over 25 percent in the suburbs, or 44 percent and 35 percent higher, respectively, than two years prior, according to NAI Hiffman research. Hybrid work is here to stay, and some employers are shrinking or shifting their office footprints. When the pandemic is finally in the rearview mirror, office demand is not going to be the same as it was a couple of years ago, although we are still figuring out just what it will be. Which office properties survive and thrive in post-pandemic Chicago and nationwide will depend on many factors, including the property’s age or condition, its location and, increasingly, how well the property is programmed and run. That includes satisfying tenants in terms of everything from air quality to event assistance; meeting lenders’ environmental, social and governance (ESG) requirements and other new demands; …
CP Group, Related Fund Acquire Las Olas Square Office, Retail Complex in Fort Lauderdale for $144.5M
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — A partnership between locally based office owner-operator CP Group and New York City-based investment manager Related Fund Management has acquired Las Olas Square, an office and retail complex in Fort Lauderdale. The sales price was $144.5 million, according to The South Florida Business Journal. The local news outlet also reports that the seller was a partnership between Steelbridge Capital, Square2 Capital and Apollo Global Management. Las Olas Square consists of a 17-story office building and a three-story office and retail building. Combined, the two buildings total 267,000 square feet. The larger office building features structured parking, meeting and conference facilities, and newly created outdoor amenity spaces. The previous owner recently completed a multimillion-dollar renovation of the lobby, common areas and restrooms. Suites are equipped with motion-activated lighting systems and floor-to-ceiling windows. Retail tenants at Las Olas Square include restaurant Del Frisco’s Grille, Truist Bank and Spaces, a coworking concept. Part of the appeal of Las Olas Square is the strong pipeline of multifamily developments that are underway in the area, as well as the location at a “main and main” intersection within the city’s urban core, according to Brett Reese, senior vice president at CP Group. …
DALLAS — Locally based firm Stockdale Investment Group has acquired Knox Park Village, an 85,000-square-foot office and retail property located in the Knox-Henderson area of Dallas. The two-acre property comprises roughly 59,000 square feet of office space and 26,000 square feet of retail space that is designed to accommodate about 30 tenants. Current retail users include Pei Wei Asian Diner, T-Mobile, Mattress Firm and Fadi’s Mediterranean Grill. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
SAN FRANCISCO, SANTA ROSA, DALY CITY, ALAMEDA, GREENBRAE AND LOS ANGELES, CALIF. — Harrison Street has completed the disposition of a portfolio of eight medical office buildings valued at nearly $215 million across California. The properties were held across several of Harrison Street’s funds and managed in partnership with Pinnacle Capital Management Services. Totaling 380,000 rentable square feet, the portfolio is spread across San Francisco, Santa Rosa, Daly City, Alameda, Greenbrae and Los Angeles’ Van Nuys neighborhood. Tenants include leading regional health systems, such as Marin Health, Sutter Health, CommonSpirit Health and Kaiser Permanente. The seller invested more than $17 million in capital during its ownership, including recent building renovations, tenant improvements and leasing commissions. Chris Bodnar, Lee Asher, Jordan Selbiger, Ryan Lindsley, Sabrina Solomiany and Zack Holderman of CBRE’s U.S Healthcare & Life Sciences Capital Markets team represented Los Angeles-based Pinnacle Capital Management Services in the transaction.
DENVER — JLL Capital Markets has secured $135.7 million in refinancing for 1125 17th Street, a Class A office building in downtown Denver. The borrower was a joint-venture partnership between Hines, Pearlmark and an undisclosed limited partnership. Eric Tupler and Chris McColpin of JLL Capital Markets secured the five-year, floating-rate bridge financing through Deutsche Bank for the borrower. Located at 1125 17th St., the 25-story property features 494,689 square feet of office space with 20,000 square-foot average floor plates, parking for more than 400 vehicles and a Starbucks-occupied retail portion on the ground level. Additional tenant amenities include a basketball court, bocce court, full-service fitness club, juice and smoothie bar, electric vehicle charging stations and lounge with conference space. The property was renovated in 2021 and is currently 60 percent leased to a diverse rent roll spanning many industries, including information technology, healthcare, financial services and energy.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Taconic Capital Advisors has sold Three Resource Square, a 125,728-square-foot, Class A office building in Charlotte. Praelium Commercial Real Estate purchased the property for $21 million. Patrick Gildea, Matt Smith, Grayson Hawkins, Joe Franco and Stephanie Spivey of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction. Harris Ralston and C.J. Kelly of CBRE arranged an undisclosed amount of debt financing through Prime Finance on behalf of the buyer. Built in 1999, Three Resource Square was 85 percent leased at the time of sale. The property will be anchored by Republic Services, a solid waste management company, through 2026. The property’s other tenant is Resolvion, a financial services firm. The office property offers a six per 1,000-square-foot parking ratio and a fitness center. Located at 10815 David Taylor Drive, the property is situated close to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and Interstate 85. Additionally, the property is situated within one mile from Centene’s 1 million-square-foot East Coast headquarters campus.