FRISCO, TEXAS — Kansas City-based VanTrust Real Estate has completed The Offices Three at Frisco Station, a 210,000-square-foot speculative office project located within the 242-acre Frisco Station mixed-use development north of Dallas. The six-story building offers a fitness center, conference center and a tenant lounge and is located within walking distance of more than 50 retail, restaurant and entertainment options. The property is the third of five office buildings planned for that component of Frisco Station.
CHICAGO — Clune Construction has completed Sterling Bay’s new headquarters in Chicago’s Fulton Market. IA Interior Architects designed the 28,000-square-foot space, which pays tribute to Chicago and its architectural history. Sterling Bay owns the property, which is located at 333 N. Green St. Construction began in February 2020 and the project was severely impacted by COVID-19 a month later. Sterling Bay is a Chicago-based real estate investment and development company.
MINNEAPOLIS — Ryan Cos. US Inc. has acquired the commercial property management, property engineering and construction management business of The Excelsior Group (TEG). The transaction, which closed April 29, grows Ryan’s real estate management portfolio by eight office buildings totaling 1.4 million square feet. Minneapolis-based Ryan now manages more than 16 million square feet across the country, including 9 million square feet in Minnesota. TEG is based in St. Louis Park, Minn.
WESTPORT, CONN. — Finance and advisory firm Axiom Capital Corp. has arranged a $10.3 million loan for the refinancing of an office building in Westport, located in the southern coastal part of the state. The building features proximity to Interstate 95 and U.S. Route 1 and is leased to tenants such as Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance, Charter Oak Equity and Lime Rock Partners. The nonrecourse loan was structured with a five-year term and a fixed interest rate. The borrower and direct lender were not disclosed.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Avison Young has secured a $40 million senior loan to fund the pre-development activities and horizontal infrastructure construction for Midtown Exchange, a $1 billion mixed-use development underway in Raleigh. The developer of Midtown Exchange, Dewitt Carolinas, received the funding for the 353,000-square-foot office tower. Wes Boatwright, Mike Yavinsky and Jon Goldstein of Avison Young led the financing transaction through an undisclosed lender. At full buildout, Midtown Exchange will include 790,000 square feet of Class A office space, 1,275 residential units, 300 seniors housing units, 300 hotel rooms, 125,000 square feet of retail and dining space, a convention center and more than seven acres of green space and park amenities. Raleigh-based Dewitt Carolinas is active in development, ownership, management and acquisition of real estate throughout the Carolinas. The firm has completed more than 600 developments and over $2 billion of construction.
INDIANAPOLIS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Heritage Park I in Indianapolis for $8.6 million. The 86,657-square-foot office building is located at 6612 E. 75th St. Alexander Nulf, Joseph DiSalvo and John Godwin of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company. Nulf secured and represented the buyers, a limited liability company and a private investor.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Atlanta-based developer Cousins Properties will develop Domain 9, a 335,000-square-foot office building that will be located within The Domain, a mixed-used development on Austin’s north side. Total project costs are anticipated to be about $147 million. Cousins plans to break ground on Domain 9 in the second quarter and to deliver the building in mid-2023. The company’s current office portfolio within the Domain submarket spans 2.1 million square feet and is 98 percent leased.
IRVING, TEXAS — Caterpillar Inc., the Illinois-based manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, will open a new regional office at Williams Square, a 1.4 million-square-foot office campus in Irving. Caterpillar will occupy multiple floors at Williams Square West Tower, one of the campus’ four buildings, with a projected move-in date of early 2022. The square footage of the newly designed office space has not yet been determined. Bill Brokaw and Karch Schreiner internally represented the landlord, a partnership between Apollo Global Real Estate, Vanderbilt Partners and Hillwood Urban, in the lease negotiations. Ned Franke and Matt Heidelbaugh of Cushman & Wakefield represented Caterpillar.
DALLAS — California-based Fenway Capital Advisors has acquired Campbell Centre, a 322,283-square-foot office building located at 8150-8350 N. Central Expressway in Dallas. The 20-story property was originally built in 1978 and was renovated in 1999 and 2009. Amenities include a 6,000-square-foot fitness center with locker rooms, a 70-seat conference facility, deli and a tenant lounge. Fenway Capital Advisors plans to modernize the interior of the building. The seller was not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Bank of America has provided a $52 million loan for the refinancing of Flushing Plaza, a 233,436-square-foot office building in Queens. The property includes 71,930 square feet of medical office space, 10,653 square feet of retail space and an 808-space parking garage. Gideon Gil and Alex Lapidus of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the loan, which carried a 10-year term and a fixed interest rate, on behalf of the borrower, Muss Development LLC.