NEW YORK CITY — Los Angeles-based PCCP LLC has provided a loan of an undisclosed amount for the refinancing of 80 Broad Street, a 36-story office tower in Manhattan’s Financial District. The 423,777-square-foot building was originally constructed in 1931 and includes 12,385 square feet of retail space and private terraces on select floors. Ken Ziebelman, Grant Frankel and Ethan Pond of Eastdil Secured arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between New York City-based Broad Street Development and Invesco Real Estate. Since 2018, ownership has invested more than $9 million in capital improvements to the property.
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Historically, Lincoln, Nebraska, has been a resilient Midwestern city. Home to state and county governments and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, it has weathered past economic ups and downs and provided steady growth close to 2 percent each year. As COVID-19 restrictions ease, people are gradually returning to shop and find entertainment downtown, and new construction continues to rise above Lincoln’s skyline. Interestingly, the last time this many cranes were visible downtown was during the last economic downturn. It has been remarked that during that time, Lincoln “built its way out of the recession.” Now, many building projects are helping to maintain the resiliency of our economy during these challenging times. Prominent projects, proposed or initiated prior to the pandemic, continue to move forward. Examples include a proposed 15-story, 300,000-square-foot mixed-use building by Chicago-based Argent Group housing 200 residential units. Omaha-based White Lotus Development plans a $54 million redevelopment of the Pershing Auditorium block, a vacant city-owned venue. White Lotus would bring 100 affordable housing units with a wellness center, childcare center, retail, community green space and potentially a new city library. Other notable projects include a $21 million renovation of a 100-year-old, seven-story Atrium Building by new local owners. Pushing …
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BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — A partnership between Birmingham-based Fairway Investments LLC and Atlanta-based Pope & Land Enterprises Inc. has acquired Brookwood Office Center, an office building located in Birmingham spanning nearly 170,000 square feet. Atlanta-based Preferred Apartment Communities Inc. sold the property to the partnership for $55 million. Built in 2007, Brookwood Office Center is fully-occupied and is anchored by Kinder Morgan, a Houston-based energy infrastructure company. Other tenants include Surgical Care Affiliates, an outpatient surgery provider; Merrill Lynch, a financial services firm; and PricewaterhouseCooper (PwC), a financial consulting firm. The property also houses two storefronts including O’Henry’s Coffees and JoS.A.Bank. The property has 896 total parking spots. Colliers will retain property management and leasing under the new ownership. Located at 569 Brookwood Village, the office building is situated adjacent to the Brookwood Village Mall and Macy’s. The property is also located near retailers such as The Fresh Market grocery store, Verizon Wireless, Target, Dunkin’ and Five Guys. Fairway Investments and Pope & Land have worked together for more than 20 years on projects to develop and enhance commercial real estate throughout the Southeast.
SAN DIEGO AND BALTIMORE — Realty Income Corp. (NYSE: O) has completed the spin-off of substantially all of its office assets into Orion Office REIT Inc. (NYSE: ONL), a new, independent, publicly traded REIT. Orion Office REIT specializes in the ownership, acquisition and management of a diversified portfolio of mission-critical and corporate headquarters office buildings in high-quality suburban markets across the United States. The portfolio is leased primarily on a single-tenant, net-lease basis to creditworthy tenants. Under the terms of the spin-off, Realty Income stockholders received one share of Orion common stock for every 10 shares of Realty Income common stock held as of the record date of Nov. 2, 2021. Wells Fargo Securities served as lead financial advisor, Moelis & Co. served as financial advisor and Latham & Watkins LLP acted as legal advisor to Realty Income in connection with the spin-off. Realty Income is based in San Diego, while the spin-off, according to SEC filings, is based in Baltimore.
DALLAS — A fund sponsored by CBRE Investment Management has provided a $66.3 million acquisition loan for The Plaza at Solana, a 366,000-square-foot office campus located in the Southlake/Westlake submarket of Dallas. The three-building property was recently renovated and includes 21,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space. Cullen Aderhold of JLL arranged the debt on behalf of the borrower, Boston-based Albany Road Real Estate Partners. The floating rate loan has an initial term of three years and can be extended up to an additional two years.
NEWARK, N.J. — JLL has arranged a $113.5 million acquisition loan for a portfolio of two downtown Newark office buildings totaling roughly 816,000 square feet. The portfolio also includes a 901-space parking garage. Originally built in the 1920s, the buildings are leased on a long-term basis to The State of New Jersey, which houses more than 3,500 employees across 35 departments at the site. Michael Klein, Jon Mikula and Matthew Pizzolato of JLL, along with Brad Domenico of Progress Capital, arranged the three-year, floating-rate loan through ACORE Capital. The borrower, a partnership between SHIFT Capital, The Hanini Group and CoInvestment Partners, will use a portion of the proceeds to fund capital improvements.
BOSTON — A partnership between True North Management Group and Boston-based Celera Properties has purchased a two-building office complex in the northern Boston suburb of Andover with plans to convert the property into a life sciences facility. The complex spans 233,726 square feet. Greg LaBine and Martha Nay of JLL arranged a $35.3 million floating-rate loan through OceanFirst Bank on behalf of the partnership. Proceeds will be used to acquire and reposition the complex.
DALLAS — Third-party logistics company Worldwide Express has signed a 24,480-square-foot office headquarters lease at The Stack, a 16-story office building that recently opened in the Deep Ellum area of Dallas. The Stack features a fitness center, coffee/cocktail lounge and an amenity terrace with views of the Dallas skyline. Transwestern represented the tenant in the negotiations for the 10-year lease. Altschuler & Co. represented the landlord, a partnership between Westdale Real Estate Investment & Management, Ivanhoe Cambridge and Hines.
BOXBOROUGH, MASS. — Massachusetts-based development and investment firm Campanelli has acquired the 409,000-square-foot former CISCO campus in Boxborough, about 30 miles west of Boston. The property was built in 2002 as the California-based technology and cybersecurity firm’s Massachusetts headquarters. Campanelli acquired the campus, which spans 110 acres, in partnership with TriGate Capital. Campanelli is working on a master plan to add up to 1 million square feet of commercial space that could include research and development, lab or office space and will rebrand the property as The Park at Beaver Brook. Newmark has been tapped to lead leasing efforts.