FOLSOM, CALIF. — Voit Real Estate Services has arranged the purchase of Natoma Station Corporate Center, a multi-tenant office building in Folsom. Iron Point acquired the property from PAC West Office Equities, an entity of Buzz Oates Real Estate, for $23.7 million. Located at 950 Iron Point Road, the two-story property features 102,750 square feet of Class A office space. The buyer will occupy a portion of the property as the new corporate headquarters for two entities serving the logging and utility services industries: Mountain G Enterprises and Mountain F Enterprises. With these leases, the building will be fully occupied. Additional tenants include Devry, General Dynamics and Allstate. Rocco Curci of Voit’s Irvine, Calif., office represented the buyer, while Kevin Partington and Sean Mullen of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction.
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Leasing Event: BMW of Manhattan Renews 227,000 SF Office, Showroom Space in New York City
by John Nelson
NEW YORK CITY — BMW of Manhattan has renewed its 227,000-square-foot lease at 555 W. 57th St. in New York City, a 20-story office building formerly known as the Ford Motors Building. BMW occupies office space on the ground and concourse levels, as well as the entire second, third and fourth floors. The company also leases the ground-level showroom, which formerly showcased Ford vehicles. BMW will stay in the building for at least another 10 years following its lease renewal with New York-based landlord SL Green Realty Corp. “We’re delighted to extend our longstanding relationship with BMW,” says Steven Durels, SL Green’s executive vice president and director of leasing. Known locally as the BMW Building, the project was built in 1973 and renovated in recent years to include new entrances and an outdoor plaza area, as well as modernized bathrooms and hallways. Situated between 10th and 11th avenues on Manhattan’s west wide, the office building is close to Columbus Circle, Lincoln Center and transportation hubs. Other notable tenants in the building include CBS Broadcasting Inc., City University of New York, Greater New York Hospital Association and Mt. Sinai/Beth Israel. Scott Panzer and Matt Rosen of JLL represented BMW in the …
HOUSTON — Hines and an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management LP have purchased a 2.1 million-square-foot office complex located at 600-601 Travis St. in downtown Houston. The property at 600 Travis St., which was formerly branded JPMorgan Chase Tower, stands 75 stories, measures approximately 1.7 million square feet including 22,237 square feet of ground-floor retail space and is the tallest building in Texas. The building at 601 Travis St. was formerly branded JPMorgan Chase Center, rises 20 stories and spans about 408,000 square feet. The property at 600 Travis St. will undergo significant capital improvements, including upgrades to the lobby and common areas and the addition of a new conference center. Hines manages both buildings. The seller was not disclosed.
AKS Capital Arranges $749M Refinancing for The Company Building Office Property in Manhattan
by Alex Patton
NEW YORK CITY — AKS Capital Partners has arranged a $749 million refinancing loan for the redevelopment of 335 Madison as The Company Building, a 1.1 million-square-foot, Class A office property in Manhattan. Brookfield Real Estate Financial Partners provided the loan to the borrower, Milstein Properties, to support the building’s redevelopment plan, which will deliver a interior upgrades such as a new wellness center, outdoor space, dining venues and a theater. Company, a tech startup incubator, occupies 250,000 square feet as the building’s anchor tenant. Aaron Appel, Jonathan Schwartz, Keith Kurland, Adam Schwartz and Michael Diaz of AKS Capital Partners arranged the transaction for Milstein Properties. SHoP Architects is handling design of the redevelopment.
BOSTON — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has negotiated the $69.2 million sale of 100 Franklin Street, a 123,950-square-foot office building in downtown Boston. At the time of sale, the nine-story building was 95 percent leased to 25 tenants including Webster Bank, data research company Lux Research Inc. and the YMCA. Robert Griffin, Edward Maher, Matthew Pullen, James Tribble and Samantha Hallowell of NKF represented the seller, a partnership between Clarion Partners LLC and Synergy Investments. A partnership between Independencia Asset Management LLC and Synergy Investments LLC was the buyer. Boston Business Journal reports that Synergy will remain in its 9,034-square-foot office within the building and will continue to manage the property.
CANTON, MASS. — Colliers International has arranged the $12.3 million sale of Foxford Business Center, a 112,375-square-foot industrial building in Canton, located approximately 15 miles south of Boston. Foxford Business Center was completed in 1984 and underwent subsequent renovations in 1990 and 1995. The building was fully leased to 13 tenants at the time of sale. Caleb Hudak, Cathy Minnerly, Ovar Osvold, Sean Hannigan and Glenne Bachman of Colliers represented the seller, The Naughton Co., in the transaction. Longpoint Realty Partners was the buyer.
ALISO VIEJO, CALIF. — San Francisco-based Drawbridge Realty has purchased two office buildings in Aliso Viejo for an undisclosed price. Known as 4 and 5 Polaris, the assets serve as the corporate headquarters for Quest Software and UST Global, respectively. Located at 4 and 5 Polaris Way, the four-story 4 Polaris and three-story 5 Polaris buildings offer a total of 169,315 square feet. Anthony Delorenzo, Todd Tydlaska, Sean Sullivan, Michael Longo and Bob Smith of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
Marcus & Millichap Arranges $1.4M Sale of 10,500 SF Office Building in Portland, Oregon
by Amy Works
PORTLAND, ORE. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of MLK Office, an office property located in Portland. An undisclosed buyer acquired the asset for $1.4 million. Located at 2627 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., the building features 10,500 square feet of office space. Joseph P. Blatner and Scott Logan of Marcus & Millichap’s Portland office represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
HIGHLAND PARK, ILL. — The Northern Suburban Special Recreation Association (NSSRA) has purchased a 30,000-square-foot property at 1221 Lake Cook Road in Highland Park for an undisclosed price. NSSRA provides recreation programs and services to people with disabilities in 13 North Shore communities. The new property will enable the organization to expand and offer additional programing and services onsite. Larry Serota, Cece Conway and John Marquardt of Transwestern represented NSSRA. The facility previously belonged to the Lakeside Congregation for Reform Judaism.
SAN MATEO, CALIF. — Meridian has closed escrow on the acquisition of a six-story office building located at 1300 S. El Camino Real in San Mateo. DivcoWest sold the asset for an undisclosed price. Situated near downtown San Mateo, the 100,000-square-foot property was 72 percent occupied at the time of sale. Current tenants include Charles Schwab, LendingTree and the Silicon Valley Community Foundation. The property was built in 1987. Tyler Meyerdirk of Newmark Knight Frank’s San Francisco office represented the buyer and seller in the deal.