EAST LONGMEADOW, MASS. — Money360 has provided a $4.2 million bridge loan for Longmeadow Medical Center, a 22,000-square-foot medical office building. The property is located at 294 North Main St. in East Longmeadow, approximately five miles southeast of Springfield. Terms of the recourse loan include a 24-month term and an 8 percent interest rate. The borrower was undisclosed.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Meridian Group and affiliates of WeWork Property Advisors, an investment fund established by coworking firm WeWork, have created a joint venture to buy 1333 New Hampshire Ave. N.W., a 350,000-square-foot office building in Washington, D.C. Washington Business Journal reported the sales price was $136.5 million. Affiliates of WeWork Property Advisors are contributing 50 percent of the equity, and WeWork Cos. Inc. will lease more than 100,000 square feet of the building. Meridian plans to renovate the building, which is 84 percent leased to Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Field, a law firm that has been in the space for 25 years. The firm is set to leave by August. Renovations are slated to begin next year and be completed in summer 2020. Collins Ege at Eastdil Secured represented the seller, Boston Properties, in this transaction, and Nicholas Seidenberg at Eastdil Secured represented the Meridian Group in its acquisition financing.
TROY, MICH. — Bernard Financial Group has arranged a $28.5 million CMBS loan for the refinancing of Sheffield Office Park in Troy. The office property spans three buildings and 504,075 square feet. Office suites range in size from 773 to 32,000 square feet. Dennis Bernard arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, Sheffield Owner LLC.
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILL. — Avison Young has brokered the sale of a 123,944-square-foot office building in Arlington Heights for an undisclosed price. Northwest Community Healthcare (NCH) purchased the building, which is located at 3040 Salt Creek Lane. The company will relocate its non-clinical business operations and support services staff from a neighboring 50,000-square-foot property to fully occupy the new building. Mark Johnson of Avison Young represented NCH in the sale. The seller was not disclosed.
OAKLAND, CALIF. — TMG Partners and KKR have purchased 1221 City Center, an office tower in downtown Oakland that houses the global headquarters of Clorox. The sales price was not disclosed, but the San Francisco Business Times reports the Swiss financial giant UBS AG (NYSE: UBS) sold the office tower for $255 million. The business publication also reports that this is the third time that the 24-story building has traded in the past six years. In 2012, Clorox Co. sold the asset for $110 million. Located at the intersection of Broadway and 12th Street, the 522,000-square-foot office building was 99 percent leased at the time of sale to various tenants, including Union Bank, Stanford Health Care, Wells Fargo Bank and Parsons Brinkeroff. The LEED-Platinum certified building offers direct access to Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) in its lobby, one of only three Oakland office buildings with that amenity. The property also features panoramic views of the Oakland skyline and the Bay, as well as onsite retail amenities, bike lockers, showers and parking. This acquisition is the second transaction by TMG and KKR in Oakland this year, following the purchase of 1330 Broadway in July. KKR is making the investment through …
DENVER — Newmark Knight Frank has brokered the sale of an office property, located at 3650 E. First Ave. in Denver. Great Western Bank acquired the property from 4N LLC for $5.6 million. The building features 17,189 square feet of office space. Riki Hashimoto, Daniel Grooters and John Gustafson of Newmark Knight Frank represented the seller in the transaction. Cushman & Wakefield, Kentwood Commercial and Land Title Guarantee Co. assisted in the deal.
LOS ANGELES — SRS Real Estate Partners has hired Mike Rielly as senior vice president and managing principal in the Dallas-based company’s new Los Angeles office, which is scheduled to open in early 2019. In this role, Rielly will also lead the newly formed SRS Signature Group nationally. The group is a one-of-a-kind service offering that will cater to aspirational and high-end brands targeting coast-to-coast growth in high-street, Class A mall, lifestyle, premium outlet and design/arts district environments. Rielly has nearly 20 years of experience in commercial real estate and an extensive background incubating and serving best-in-class brands in various categories. Additionally, he has expertise in assisting international retailers with U.S. transitions or expansions, as well as early retail template formation for domestic and global brands.
CHICAGO — A partnership led by national development firm Hines has released plans for Salesforce Tower Chicago, a 57-story office tower that will serve as the new regional headquarters for Salesforce (NYSE: CRM). The San Francisco-based software firm is expected to bring 1,000 jobs to Chicago in connection with the project. Salesforce Tower Chicago will be located in the city’s River North area at the site formerly known as Wolf Point South, which houses several other office skyscrapers. Designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli, the project is slated for completion by 2023. Salesforce, one of the nation’s fastest-growing software companies that employs more than 32,000 people, will occupy about 500,000 square feet at the property, according to The Chicago Tribune. Salesforce opened in Chicago in 2012 and currently employs about 1,400 people in the Windy City. The total price of the project was not disclosed, but the newspaper also reported that Salesforce could receive as much as $41.5 million in tax credits if the company meets certain job creation and capital investment criteria. “Chicago is the Midwest’s largest city with a global and economic force that attracts a wealth of talent and international business,” said Tyler Prince, executive vice president at Salesforce. “We …
HIALEAH, FLA. — Miller Construction has delivered CGI Doors and Windows’ office and manufacturing facility in Hialeah’s Countyline Corporate Park. CGI Windows and Doors moved into the new 325,000-square-foot building at 3780 W. 104th St. from a smaller location in nearby Miami. Flagler Global Logistics was the developer and Ware Malcomb designed the facility. Ware Malcomb offers integrated design services including architecture, planning, interior design, civil engineering and branding to diverse clients in both the private and public sectors.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — JLL has negotiated the sale of 714 Main, a 185,000-square-foot office building in downtown Fort Worth. Built in 1921 and renovated in 2010, the 24-story property is located near Sundance Square and the Fort Worth Convention Center. Ryan Matthews of JLL represented the seller, XTO Energy Inc., in the transaction. The buyer was Tennessee-based Development Service Group Inc. The deal marks the sixth disposition by JLL of XTO’s downtown Fort Worth office assets.