Office

JLL Negotiates Sale of 17-Story Office Building in Downtown Houston

by Taylor Williams December 1, 2020

HOUSTON — JLL has negotiated the sale of 1111 Fannin, a 428,629-square-foot office building in downtown Houston. The 17-story building was fully leased to a single investment-grade tenant at the time of sale. According to the Houston Business Journal, that tenant is JP Morgan Chase. Amenities include a conference center, attached parking garage and access to Houston’s tunnel system, which features more than seven miles of underground climate-controlled walkways with retail and dining amenities. Dan Miller, Marty Hogan and Ethan Goldberg of JLL represented the undisclosed seller and procured the buyer, a partnership between Triten Real Estate Partners and Taconic Capital Advisors, in the transaction. The new ownership plans to redevelop the building and has tapped Chicago-based HPA Architecture to conceptualize the design.

December 1, 2020

Acquisitions Industrial Office Texas

Optimal Elite Management Buys 63,483 SF Flex Building in Metro Dallas

by Taylor Williams December 1, 2020

GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — Sign manufacturer Optimal Elite Management LLC has purchased a 63,483-square-foot office/warehouse building located in the central metroplex city of Grand Prairie. The two-story building is situated on 9.5 acres within Great Southwest Industrial Park and comprises 46,950 square feet of light manufacturing space and 16,533 square feet of office space. The seller, Breg Inc., will continue to occupy the site for the next six months through a sale-leaseback. Noah Dodge and Jason Finch of Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services represented Optimal Elite Management in the deal. Steve Koldyke, Brian Gilchrist and Chris Powers of CBRE represented the seller.

December 1, 2020

Acquisitions Massachusetts Northeast Office

Newmark Negotiates Sale of 362,550 SF Concord Road Corporate Center Near Boston

by Taylor Williams December 1, 2020

BILLERICA, MASS. — Newmark has negotiated the sale of Concord Road Corporate Center, a 362,550-square-foot office complex located approximately 25 miles northwest of Boston in Billerica. The three-building, Class A property offers a fitness center with lockers and showers, a conference center, game room, outdoor patio with seating areas and a bocce court. Robert Griffin, Edward Maher, Matthew Pullen, Samantha Hallowell and Torin Taylor of Newmark represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction and procured KS Partners as the buyer. Dominick Romano of Newmark provided financial analysis support. The property received upgrades to its exteriors, lobbies and amenity spaces in recent years.

December 1, 2020

Connecticut Loans Northeast Office

Cornerstone Arranges $21.5M Refinancing of Bob’s Discount Furniture Headquarters in Connecticut

by Taylor Williams December 1, 2020

MANCHESTER, CONN. — Cornerstone Realty Capital has arranged a $21.5 million loan for the refinancing of Bob’s Discount Furniture’s headquarters office building in Manchester. The borrower, Waterstone Properties Group, developed the 103,500-square-foot building on a nine-acre tract in 2017. Amenities include a café with a lounge, break rooms, conference facilities and 416 parking spaces. The loan was structured with a fixed interest rate, 25-year amortization schedule and a 75 percent loan-to-value ratio.

December 1, 2020

Acquisitions Illinois Midwest Office

Marcus & Millichap Brokers $3.7M Sale of Office Building in Suburban Chicago

by Kristin Harlow December 1, 2020

OAKBROOK TERRACE, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 29,983-square-foot office building in Oakbrook Terrace, a suburb of Chicago, for $3.7 million. Most of the tenants are medical office tenants. Mitchell Kiven of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investment fund that purchased the asset in 2018. Brian Parmacek of Marcus & Millichap secured and represented the undisclosed buyer, which purchased the building within 95 percent of the asking price.

December 1, 2020

Acquisitions Office Top Stories Washington Western

Hudson Pacific, CPP Investments Agree to Acquire Amazon-Leased Office Tower in Downtown Seattle for $625M

by John Nelson December 1, 2020

SEATTLE — Hudson Pacific Properties (NYSE: HPP) and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) have agreed to acquire a 36-story office tower anchored by Amazon in Seattle. The companies plan to form a joint venture to purchase the 668,000-square-foot property located at 1918 8th Ave. for $625 million. CPP Investments will own a 45 percent interest in the joint venture, while Hudson Pacific will own 55 percent and act as general partner and as property, leasing and construction manager. The seller was not disclosed, but multiple media outlets report J.P. Morgan Chase has owned the property since 2011 when affiliates bought the asset from developer Schnitzer West LLC. The property is 98 percent leased with an average remaining lease term of 10 years. Amazon is the largest tenant and occupies a majority of the building, which the Seattle-based e-commerce giant dubs the Blackfoot building. The LEED Platinum-certified tower features a multi-level lobby, great room, central conferencing facility and large fitness center. The office tower is situated in downtown Seattle’s Denny Triangle neighborhood near Hill7, an office tower that Hudson Pacific and CPP Investments purchased in 2016. The property is also near Washington 1000, an office development that Hudson Pacific …

December 1, 2020

Leasing Activity Office Texas

Keller Williams Signs 30,000 SF Lease for New San Antonio Office

by Taylor Williams November 30, 2020

SAN ANTONIO — Keller Williams Realty has signed a 30,000-square-foot, full-building lease at The Park at Vance Jackson for its new San Antonio office. The property consists of two 30,000-square-foot buildings that were completed in February 2020. Russell Noll of Transwestern and Deborah Bauer of Drake Commercial represented the landlord, The Park at Vance Jackson LLC, in the lease negotiations. Cynthia Lee of KW Commercial City View represented the tenant.

November 30, 2020

Acquisitions Connecticut Northeast Office

JLL Negotiates Sale of 224,000 SF Office Complex in Stamford, Connecticut

by Taylor Williams November 30, 2020

STAMFORD, CONN. — JLL has negotiated the $27.2 million sale of a 224,000-square-foot office complex located at 900 Long Ridge Road in Stamford. The 36.5-acre property consists of a 164,300-square-foot building, a 59,700-square-foot building and a 307-space parking garage. Amenities include walking trails, a fitness center, auditorium, cafeteria and training rooms. Jose Cruz, Kevin O’Hearn, Stephen Simonelli, Michael Oliver and Michael Kavanagh of JLL represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer was national investment firm Monday Properties.

November 30, 2020

Acquisitions Illinois Midwest Office

Sterling Bay Sells 207,000 SF Office Building in Chicago’s Lincoln Yards for $110.2M

by Kristin Harlow November 30, 2020

CHICAGO — Sterling Bay has sold 1515 W. Webster, a 207,000-square-foot office building at Lincoln Yards in Chicago for $110.2 million. Constructed in 2018 on the site of the former Gutmann Leather Tannery, the fully leased property was the first office development completed at Lincoln Yards, Sterling Bay’s mixed-use development located along the North Branch of the Chicago River. A global third-party logistics provider occupies the four-story building, which includes open workstations, private offices, conference rooms, two reception areas, a café and a 5,000-square-foot terrace. David Knapp, Tom Sitz, Cody Hundertmark and Josh McGee of Cushman & Wakefield marketed the property for sale and procured the buyer, Apex Capital. The sale was Chicago’s fourth-largest office sale price of 2020, according to Sterling Bay.

November 30, 2020

Acquisitions Arizona Office Western

Granite Phoenix Complex Holdings Sells Four-Building TriWest Corporate Headquarters Campus in Phoenix

by Amy Works November 30, 2020

PHOENIX — Irvine, California-based Granite Phoenix Complex Holdings has completed the disposition of TriWest Corporate Headquarters Campus, a four-building office property in Phoenix. An East Coast-based private buyer entered the Phoenix market by acquiring the property for an undisclosed price. Barry Gabel, Chris Marchildon and Will Mast of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction. Situated on 12.3 acres within Arizona Business Park, TriWest Corporate Headquarters Campus features 121,511 square feet of office space. TriWest Healthcare Alliance fully occupies the property, which is located at 15810, 15820, 15830 and 16010 N. 28th Ave. TriWest has occupied the property since 2003 and recently renewed its lease.

November 30, 2020

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