PLEASANTON, CALIF. — Pearlmark has closed on a $13 million mezzanine loan investment for the recapitalization of Britannia Business Center I within Hacienda Business Park in Pleasanton. Pearlmark originated the investment on behalf of Pearlmark Mezzanine Realty Partners IV. The four-building center features 292,000 square feet of office, lab and R&D space. Current tenants include ADP, NeoTract, Carl Zeiss and Diebold. Additionally, the site includes more than 1,100 parking spaces. Bill Swackhamer of Pearlmark arranged the transaction.
BEND, ORE. — Compass Commercial Real Estate Services has arranged the sale of Deschutes Business Center, an office property located at 20332-20370 Empire Ave. in Bend. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property for $6.1 million. Situated on 5.7 acres, the 54,508-square-foot property was built in 1981 and consists of 39 suites spread across five buildings. At the time of sale, the property was 95 percent leased. Robert Raimondi, Russell Huntamer and John Keba of Compass Commercial Asset & Property Management represented the seller, while Gardner Williams, Peter May and Dan Kemp of Compass Commercial Real Estate Services represented the buyer in the deal. Additionally, Paul Weaver, also of Compass Commercial, assisted in representing both parties in the transaction.
CHICAGO — Sheehan Nagle Hartray Architects (SNHA) has signed a 23,615-square-foot office lease to relocate to 1 Prudential Plaza in Chicago. The architectural firm will relocate form 12,907 square feet at 30 W. Monroe St. upon build-out of its space in April 2019. Geoffrey Kasselman, Matthew Whipple, Bob Chodos and Steve Levitas of Newmark Knight Frank represented SNHA in the lease transaction. Landlord Sterling Bay was self-represented in the deal. SNHA cited abundance of natural light, amenities, location and floor plates with room for growth as the reasoning for the site selection. The firm, which has 70 employees, offers architectural design, interior design and predesign services.
SAN FRANCISCO — Hudson Pacific Properties Inc. (NYSE: HPP) and Allianz Real Estate have formed a joint venture to acquire the Ferry Building in downtown San Francisco. Located at the foot of Market Street along the San Francisco Bay waterfront, the landmark features 192,532 square feet of office space and 75,486 square feet of retail space. Equity Office, an affiliate of the Blackstone Group, sold the leasehold interest in the land and improvements to the Ferry Building to the joint venture for $291 million. The remaining term on the ground lease, which is owned by the Port of San Francisco, is 49 years. The Ferry Building is fully leased to companies including SS&C Technologies Inc., Meltwater Inc., Meritage Group LP and Niantic Inc., as well as restaurants and retail tenants such as The Slanted Door and Blue Bottle Coffee. The Ferry Building also plays host to the Ferry Building Marketplace, a public food market that is organized along an indoor street known as the Nave. The food market attracts more than 8.8 million annual visitors. Hudson Pacific owns a 55 percent interest in the joint venture and will serve as the managing member and day-to-day operator of the property, while …
CORNELIUS, N.C. — Woodside Health has completed the disposition of Jetton Medical Park, a two-building medical office property located at 19475 and 19485 Old Jetton Road in Cornelius, a suburb of Charlotte. Montecito Medical Real Estate acquired the property for an undisclosed price. The 45,000-square-foot property is anchored by medical practices affiliated with Novant Health, an integrated healthcare organization with more than 500 locations.
HOMESTEAD AND DUBOIS, PENN. — STREAM Capital Partners has brokered the $23.7 million sale of a three-building office portfolio in Pennsylvania. The 113,000-square-foot portfolio is located at 385 and 395 E. Waterfront Drive in Homestead and 203 W. Weber Ave. in DuBois. Phil DiGennaro, Ryan Smeele, Jordan Shtulman and Jonathan Wolfe of STREAM Capital represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The undisclosed buyer was in a 1031 exchange. The portfolio is currently net leased to GAI Consultants.
DENTON, TEXAS — Fisher59, a distributor of alcoholic beverages serving Texas and Oklahoma, will open a $35 million distribution center and headquarters in Denton. Designed by HDA Architects, the 218,800-square-foot project will feature a cross-dock configuration for the warehouse component, as well as 22,000 square feet of office space. The office build-out will deliver executive and private offices, a sales training room, fitness center and a café. Completion is slated for fall 2019.
ATLANTA — Floor & Decor, a specialty retailer of hard surface flooring and related accessories, plans to relocate and expand its headquarters to Cobb County from Atlanta. The company’s expansion will create 500 jobs, including administrative and customer service positions, over five years, according to Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal. Additionally, the company will receive a $500,000 grant to help establish the new headquarters and could be eligible for more than $3 million in state tax breaks for five if it creates 500 qualifying new jobs, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Floor & Decor was founded in Atlanta in 2000 and currently operates 95 warehouse-format stores in 26 states, including seven in Georgia. In February, the company opened a 1.4 million-square-foot distribution center, which employs more than 100 people, outside of Savannah.
ORANGE, CALIF. — EverWest Real Estate Investors, in partnership with Chile-based fund manager Frontal Test, has acquired 999 Town & Country, an office property located at 999 W. Town and Country Road in Orange. San Diego-based Westcore Properties sold the building for an undisclosed price. The newly renovated 98,907-square-foot building is 74 percent leased to a long-time, single-credit tenant, while the top floor is 100 percent vacant. The recent renovation upgraded the lobby, restrooms, elevators, exterior and landscaping, as well as refreshed Title 24 work spaces. The four-story property also includes an adjacent five-story parking garage. Erik Good of EverWest represented the buyers in-house, while Derreck Barker and Michael Leggett of HFF represented the seller in the deal.
HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. — Internet entertainment service Netflix has signed a lease to fully occupy EPIC, a 327,913-square-foot office building currently under construction in Hollywood. Hudson Pacific Properties Inc. (NYSE: HPP) is developing the project. Netflix will occupy the 13-story building upon completion in January 2020. The lease ends in 2031. Netflix has also signed a coterminous lease extension for 325,757 square feet at ICON and 91,953 square feet at CUE, both of which are Hudson Pacific assets located on the Sunset Bronson Studios lot across the street from EPIC. “Netflix is part of an elite class of high-growth, high-innovation companies leading the revolution in content production and distribution that is reshaping the Los Angeles studio and office markets,” says Victor Coleman, chairman and CEO of Hudson Pacific. “With its growing presence at ICON, CUE and now EPIC, we have created a customized, state-of-the-art, creative urban campus that holistically supports Netflix’s unique culture and business needs.” Designed by Gensler, EPIC is a vertically stacked and terraced building. The development will have floor-to-ceiling windows and operable glass doors with direct access to exterior terraces, fire pits, collaboration areas and a rooftop deck with catering pantry. The property will offer more than 25,000 …