Office

JV Purchases 318,182 SF Office Building Near Los Angeles for $170M

by Amy Works June 26, 2019

EL SEGUNDO, CALIF. — A joint venture between OceanWest and Lionstone Partners has purchased 777 Aviation, an office campus located in El Segundo, approximately 15 miles southwest of downtown Los Angeles. Westbrook & Embarcadero Partners sold the asset for $170 million, or $535 per square foot. Designed and constructed in 1968, the property features 318,182 square feet of office space, a three-story atrium with stadium seating and multiple gathering areas, on-site fitness center, indoor/outdoor conference rooms, flexible open floor plans, on-site café and outdoor areas. Bob Safai, Matt Care and Brad Schlaak of Madison Partners represented both parties in the deal. The team also procured $114.1 million in financing for the buyer.

June 26, 2019

Acquisitions California Office Top Stories Western

Paramount Agrees to Acquire Trophy Office Building in San Francisco for $408M

by Kristin Harlow June 26, 2019

SAN FRANCISCO — Paramount Group Inc. (NYSE: PGRE) has agreed to acquire 55 Second Street, a 387,000-square-foot office building in San Francisco’s South Financial District, for $408 million. The transaction is expected to close in third-quarter 2019. The company expects to bring in a joint venture partner prior to closing. Developed in 2002, the building sits in the Mission-Market Street corridor and is within one block of the new Transbay Transit Center. The property is currently 87.4 percent leased. KPMG, one of the Big Four accounting firms, serves as the anchor tenant. The 25-story office building is LEED Platinum certified. A two-story parking garage can accommodate approximately 120 vehicles. Nuveen Real Estate was the seller, according to the San Francisco Business Times. Hines still serves as property manager after selling the asset in May 2014. Paramount has been greatly increasing its holdings in San Francisco, closing on the $227 million acquisition of 111 Sutter Street in February. A quote from the company’s CEO, Albert Behler, suggested that recent dispositions in Washington, D.C. are funding the company’s San Francisco expansion. For example, the company sold 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue for $220 million last August and 425 Eye Street for $157 million last …

June 26, 2019

Acquisitions Office Texas

HFF Negotiates Sale of 433,132 SF Office Building in Houston’s Greenway Area

by Taylor Williams June 25, 2019

HOUSTON — HFF has negotiated the sale of 20 Greenway Plaza, a 433,132-square-foot office building in Houston. The 10-story property was renovated in 2014 and was 95 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Merrill Lynch, Sunnova Energy Corp., REALEC Technologies, Mitsubishi and Koch Industries. Dan Miller and Trent Agnew of HFF represented the seller, Principal Real Estate Investors, in the transaction and procured the buyer, Stockdale Capital Partners. Wally Reid of HFF arranged acquisition financing through Cigna Realty Investors on behalf of the buyer. The loan was structured with a seven-year term and a fixed interest rate.

June 25, 2019

Development Office Texas

Fort Capital Underway on 21,283 SF Office Project in Fort Worth

by Taylor Williams June 25, 2019

FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Local investment firm Fort Capital is underway on Phase II of Nursery Lane Office Park, a project that will add 21,283 square feet of new space to Fort Worth’s office supply. Phase I spanned 16,800 square feet and was completed in March 2017, and Phase II is expected to be complete by August. Construction on a third and final phase is also slated to occur this year. JLL is handling leasing of the new space.

June 25, 2019

Acquisitions California Office Western

RAF Pacifica Buys 121,541 SF Office Building in Southern California for $20.2M

by Amy Works June 25, 2019

CARLSBAD, CALIF. — San Diego-based RAF Pacifica Group has acquired an office building, located at 1950 Camino Vida Roble in Carlsbad, from an institutional investor for $20.2 million. The buyer plans to rebrand the 121,541-square-foot property as fu*sion, an office/industrial building with a large amenity space. Constructed in 1996 and situated on 10.9 acres, the one-story property features a mezzanine space and loading capabilities. Amenities planned for the new space include a full basketball court, volleyball court, an amphitheater, outdoor seating and dining areas, a fire pit, barbecue grills, hammock space, a wall mural and drought-resistant landscaping. REF has retained Aric Starck of Cushman & Wakefield as the leasing broker for the property.

June 25, 2019

Leasing Activity New York Northeast Office

Flatiron Health Signs 252,452 SF Office Lease Renewal, Expansion in Manhattan

by Taylor Williams June 25, 2019

NEW YORK CITY — Flatiron Health, a healthcare technology firm that specializes in cancer research, has signed a 252,452-square-foot office lease renewal and expansion at One SoHo Square. The newly renovated, 15-story office building is located in Manhattan. In addition to renewing the 130,384 square feet it currently leases, the firm will take an additional 122,068 square feet, bringing its total footprint to nine full floors. Zev Holzman, Brad Wolk and Herman Dodson of Savills Inc. represented Flatiron Health in the lease negotiations, along with Roswell Hobbs, the tenant’s head of real estate. Brent Ozarowski, David Malawer, Andy Peretz and Brian Waterman of Newmark Knight Frank represented the landlord, Imperium Capital.

June 25, 2019

Acquisitions Massachusetts Northeast Office

CBRE Brokers $20.7M Sale-Leaseback of Office, Lab Property Near Boston

by Taylor Williams June 25, 2019

FRAMINGHAM, MASS. — CBRE has brokered the $20.4 million sale of a 153,000-square-foot office and laboratory property located within Framingham Technology Park on the western outskirts of Boston. Zell Partnership represented the seller, biotech firm Sanofi Genzyme, which will continue to operate out of the property until it takes occupancy of a new build-to-suit space at Cambridge Crossing. That property is under construction, and Sanofi Genzyme expects to move in by late 2021 or early 2022. Steve Purpura, Chris Skeffington and Roy Sandeman of CBRE represented the buyer, King Street Properties, which plans to redevelop the property into a multi-tenanted R&D lab facility after Sanofi moves out.

June 25, 2019

Acquisitions Florida Office Southeast

Cushman & Wakefield Brokers $54.4M Sale of Office Building in South Florida

by Alex Tostado June 24, 2019

CORAL GABLES, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $54.4 million sale of 550 Biltmore, a 162,293-square-foot office building in Coral Gables. Miami-based CGI Merchant Group acquired the 16-story building for $336 per square foot. The asset was built in 1986 and renovated in 2013. The property is located at 550 Biltmore Way, six miles west of downtown Miami. 550 Biltmore was 89 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including UBS, Compagnie Financière Richemont (Cartier) and Heinemann Americas Inc. Mike Davis, Miguel Alcivar, Dominic Montazemi, Scott O’Donnell, Brian Gale, Ryan Holtzman and Rick Brugge of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Gale and Holtzman, along with Andrew Trench and Jeannette Mendoza of Cushman & Wakefield, is handling leasing efforts for the building. Cushman & Wakefield also manages the property.

June 24, 2019

Alabama Market Reports Office Southeast Southeast Market Reports

Relocations, Expansions Push Birmingham Office Market to a Tipping Point

by Alex Tostado June 24, 2019

Birmingham is a unique market for Class A office space. Last year had its fair share of notable transactions (both sales and leases), but overall a few key transactions from previous years pushed absorption in the negative figures. The most significant deal that is still impacting our market was a tenant relocation into the Red Roofs Colonnade (Colonnade North and South) located at the interchange of Highway 280 and Interstate 459, the heart of the 280/459 office submarket. Southern Co. Services signed a 700,000-square-foot, long-term lease at the project, and as of Jan. 1, the Red Roofs are now fully occupied. This transaction left a sizable block of Class A office space along the 280/459 corridor. Soon after announcing the relocation, FIS backfilled about 112,500 square feet within Inverness Center North. The CBD is still recovering from Regions Financial giving back about 160,000 square feet at Regions/Harbert Plaza, but this building has seen a large amount of activity since this announcement. Our market is in the midst of absorbing these previous deals now and moving in the right direction. This year has gotten off to a quick start with two encouraging announcements. Shortly after Wells Fargo announced it will be …

June 24, 2019

Acquisitions Office Texas

GlenStar, Singerman Buy 1.1 MSF Office Campus in Metro Fort Worth

by Taylor Williams June 21, 2019

WESTLAKE, TEXAS — A partnership between two Chicago-based investment firms, GlenStar and Singerman Real Estate, has acquired The Terraces at Solana, a 1.1 million-square-foot office campus located in Westlake, a northern suburb of Fort Worth. The sale includes a 20-acre parcel for additional office development, as well as the Solana Fitness Club. The new ownership will either add or upgrade various amenities at the eight-building property, including the conference center, café, a tenant-only fitness center, outdoor lounge and patio and a flexible entertainment space. JLL will handle leasing of the campus, and GlenStar will handle management. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.

June 21, 2019

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