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Memphis Office Market Grows Its Existing Inventory by Nearly 6 Percent

by John Nelson April 23, 2018

Memphis ended 2017 with an overall vacancy rate of 14.8 percent, which is up slightly from where the year started at 14.5 percent — the highest level in three years. As the saying goes, “don’t judge a book by its cover,” and this especially applies to the Memphis office market. In 2017, 600,000 square feet of office space was absorbed. Developers also started 2017 with more than 1.2 million square feet of new office space in the pipeline, with 800,000 square feet delivered last year and the other 400,000 square feet expected to be delivered by the end of the first quarter this year. So within just six months, nearly 6 percent of Memphis’ total office market size was added to the overall available space. That is more new product being delivered than the city has seen in over a decade. Of this 1.2 million square feet, nearly 80 percent will come from adaptive reuse projects, where previously non-functioning properties located in non-core submarkets have undergone significant repurposing. The Sears Crosstown building was erected in 1927 as a 1.5 million-square-foot, mail-order processing warehouse and Sears retail store. The project was the largest building in Memphis at the time of its …

April 23, 2018

Acquisitions New Jersey Northeast Office

Colliers Brokers Sale of 218,500 SF Office Property Near Hackensack

by David Cohen April 20, 2018

ROCHELLE PARK, N.J. — Colliers International has brokered the sale of a 218,500-square-foot multi-tenant office property, located at 365 West Passaic St. in Rochelle Park, for an undisclosed price. Rochelle Park is about three miles northwest of Hackensack. Colliers represented the seller, Onyx Equities and Garrison Investment Group in the transaction. The buyer was a structured joint venture between TAK Group and Bergman Real Estate Group. The property was 77 percent occupied at the time of sale to a tenant roster that included healthcare, financial services, engineering, retail and transportation.

April 20, 2018

Acquisitions Loans Massachusetts Northeast Office

HFF Closes $11M Sale and $7.1M Financing of Office Property in Suburban Boston

by David Cohen April 20, 2018

CONCORD, MASS. — HFF has arranged the $11 million sale and $7.1 million financing of a 104,527-square-foot office property in Concord, about 20 miles northwest of Boston. HFF represented the undisclosed seller and arranged a five-year, fixed-rate acquisition loan through East Boston Savings Bank for the buyer, Azad Legacy Partners. Located at 696 Virginia Road, the property was originally constructed in 1962 and expanded in 1977. In 1997, it was completely rebuilt. The asset consists of two interconnected buildings on 28 acres of land. At the time of sale, the asset was 100 percent leased to the U.S. General Services Administration and is home to the New England District of the Army Corps of Engineers.

April 20, 2018

Development Office Texas

Flower Mound City Council Approves 120,000 SF Spec Office Project

by Taylor Williams April 20, 2018

FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS — The Flower Mound City Council has approved an agreement with FM 2499 Office Venture LLC, an affiliate of Irving-based Realty Capital, to develop a 120,000-square-foot speculative office building in the northern Dallas suburb. The city will commit $25 million to the four-story, Class A project, which has a target completion date of late 2022. The project will include the development of a 480-space parking structure.

April 20, 2018

Loans Multifamily Office Texas

LMI Capital Arranges $9.5M Acquisition Financing for Three Houston-Area Apartment, Office Assets

by Taylor Williams April 20, 2018

HOUSTON — LMI Capital has closed three acquisition loans totaling $9.5 million for two apartment communities and one office building located throughout the greater Houston area. The properties include a 65-unit apartment asset in Galveston County, an 80-unit apartment community in the Spring Branch submarket and a 23,000-square-foot office building located near The Woodlands. Kurt Dennis of LMI Capital placed the loans for the Galveston and Woodlands properties and Jamie Mullin of LMI Capital placed the loan for the Spring Branch property.

April 20, 2018

California Development Office Western

HFF Arranges $145M Construction Loan for Office Building Renovation, Expansion in San Francisco’s SOMA District

by Amy Works April 20, 2018

SAN FRANCISCO – HFF has arranged $145 million in construction financing for 633 Folsom, a seven-story office building located in the SOMA submarket of San Francisco. The Swig Co. will use the loan proceeds to complete a full-building renovation and expansion, which will add five floors to the property. Once completed, the 171,632-square-foot building will become a 12-story, 266,053-square-foot Class A office building. Originally built in 1967 by The Swig Co., 633 Folsom has been fully leased for the past 20 years, most recently to California Pacific Medical Center. The project is scheduled to commence this summer. Bruce Ganong and Bercut Smith of HFF secured the financing for Swig.

April 20, 2018

Acquisitions Office Washington Western

Spire Real Estate Acquires 68,766 SF Office Building in Bellevue, Washington

by Amy Works April 20, 2018

BELLEVUE, WASH. – Spire Real Estate has purchased Swift Gateway, a multi-tenant office building located in Bellevue. The three-story, 68,766-square-foot building was renovated in 2016. Brian Bonipart, Michael Taylor and Skip Slavin of Newmark secured a five-year, $14.5 million acquisition loan with a 30-year amortization schedule on behalf of Spire. Newmark will service the non-recourse financing.

April 20, 2018

Acquisitions Midwest Minnesota Office

CBRE Arranges Sale of 101,568 SF Office Building in Edina, Minnesota for $14.4M

by Kristin Harlow April 19, 2018

EDINA, MINN. — CBRE Capital Markets has arranged the sale of Edinborough Corporate Center in Edina for $14.4 million. The seven-story, 101,568-square-foot office building was built in 1986 as part of a mixed-use development that includes Edina’s Edinborough Park, a one-acre indoor city park. The office building is also connected to the 135-room Marriott Residence Inn and Brookdale Edina, a 203-unit luxury senior apartment complex. The Class A building was 91 percent occupied at the time of sale. Ryan Watts, Sonja Dusil, Tom Holtz and Judd Welliver of CBRE represented the seller, EverWest Real Estate Partners. Altus Properties purchased the asset.

April 19, 2018

Loans Office Washington Western

Newmark Secures $15M Acquisition Loan for 71,329 SF Office Building in Bellevue, Washington

by Amy Works April 19, 2018

BELLEVUE, WASH. – Newmark has arranged $15 million in acquisition financing for Mercer Pointe, a single-tenant office building located within the Bellevue Office Park in Bellevue. The borrower is Spire Real Estate, a subsidiary of Vancouver-based Nicola Crosby Wealth Management. OfferUp.com occupies the 71,329-square-foot, Class A building. OfferUp is an online, mobile marketplace that gives consumers a platform to buy and sell products locally. Brian Bonipart, Michael Taylor and Skip Slavin of Newmark secured the 25-year, fully amortizing, full-recourse loan, which will be serviced by Newmark.

April 19, 2018

Acquisitions Massachusetts Northeast Office

Colliers Brokers $23M Sale of Two Office Buildings in Downtown Boston

by David Cohen April 19, 2018

BOSTON — Colliers Boston has brokered the sale of two vacant office properties in downtown Boston for $23 million. Hemisphere Development purchased the two buildings, located at 13-21 Congress St. and 27-29 Stuart St., with the intent of redeveloping the properties. Colliers represented the seller, Thibeault Properties, in the transaction and also arranged $21.5 million in acquisition and pre-development financing for the buyer through Knighthead Funding LLC. Thibeault Development added approximately $6.3 million in value to the two assets during its ownership. The 13-21 Congress Street building spans 54,450 square feet and is located in Boston’s Financial District, and 27-29 Stuart Street is a 10,540-square-foot property in Boston’s Theater District.

April 19, 2018

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