HOUSTON — NorthMarq Capital has arranged $54.9 million in loans for the acquisition and refinancing of four commercial properties and one apartment community located throughout the Houston area. The properties include Deer Park Marketplace, a 35,000-square-foot retail asset in Deer Park; Havenwood Office Park, a 240,000-square-foot office property in The Woodlands; Hidden Lakes Phase III, a 9,000-square-foot retail property in League City; 2700 Research Forest, a 75,000-square-foot office building in The Woodlands; and Jacinto Palms Apartments in Jacinto City. Warren Hitchcock of NorthMarq Capital’s Houston office arranged the loans on behalf of the undisclosed borrowers.
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SUGAR LAND, TEXAS — WorkSuites, a provider of coworking, virtual and executive office space throughout Houston, has leased 19,692 square feet at 77 Sugar Creek, a Class A office building located in the southwestern metro of Sugar Land. Dan Boyles and Michael Mannella of NAI Partners, along with John Pelletier and Greg Burns of ESRP Advisory, represented WorkSuites in the lease negotiations. Mat Volz and Craig McKenna of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, Velocis.
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Splunk Inc. has signed a long-term lease for 301,000 square feet of office space at 700 Santana Row. The 319,000-square-foot mixed-use building is under construction at the intersection of Santana Row and Olsen Drive in San Jose. Splunk is a publicly traded software company that creates applications for tracking big data. Developed by Federal Realty Investment Trust, 700 Santana Row is scheduled for delivery in 2019. The property will feature seven levels of office space above ground-floor retail space and a parking garage with approximately 1,300 spaces. San Francisco-based WRNS Studio designed the asset, which Devcon Construction is building. The all-concrete structure features 13-foot ceiling heights, a modern glass curtain wall, private terraces, a world-class urban plaza and is built to LEED Silver standards. Once completed, Santana Row will offer a total of 690,000 square feet of Class A office space, which is fully leased; 50 shops; 30 restaurants; nine personal service businesses; 615 rental apartments; 219 residential condominiums; and the 215-room Hotel Valencia.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — HFF has brokered the sale of 500 East Morehead, a 178,336-square-foot office building in Uptown Charlotte. Ryan Clutter, Scot Humphrey, Chris Lingerfelt and Zack Drozda of HFF arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Beacon Partners. HFF’s Roy Rosenbaum and Sean Bannon procured the buyer, a member company of Zurich North America, advised by Zurich Alternative Asset Management, its alternative investment adviser. The sales price was not disclosed, but the Charlotte Business Journal reports the asset sold for $88.5 million. Constructed in 2017, the seven-story property features a fitness center with locker rooms and showers, conference room, three outdoor terraces, a rooftop terrace and three restaurants on the ground floor. The building was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Elliott Davis, CB&I, Lennar Multifamily Communities, Guggenheim Real Estate and Hood Hargett & Associates. The restaurants at 500 East Morehead include The Packhouse, Joe & Nosh and Capishe.
RALEIGH, N.C. — CBRE | Raleigh has arranged leases with the first tenants at Crabtree Terrace, a 173,000-square-foot office building under construction in Raleigh. Coworking company Spaces signed a lease for 31,794 square feet of office space, Longleaf Law Partners signed a lease for 8,000 square feet and a high-end, large-format restaurant signed a lease for 12,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Chapel Hill-based East West Partners is developing Crabtree Terrace, which will include 145,000 square feet of office space and 28,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space upon completion in the fourth quarter of 2019. The building will be situated adjacent to a luxury hotel and conference center that will house a rooftop bar and full-service restaurant. Architecture firms Gensler and Kimley-Horn are designing the building, and Brasfield & Gorrie is the general contractor. Citizens Bank is providing construction financing for the project, and Northridge Capital LLC and SilverCap Partners are providing equity financing.
BERWYN, PA. — Maguire Hayden Real Estate Co. has acquired the Cassford Corporate Center, a five-building, 131,509-square-foot office campus in Berwyn for $9.2 million. The property was vacant at the time of sale but previously occupied by tax technology company Vertex Inc. CBRE represented the seller, a Delaware-based LLC, in the transaction.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — An affiliate of The Luzzatto Co. Inc. (TLC), a Los Angeles-based investment firm, has acquired Austin Oaks, a 445,322-square-foot office park in central Austin. Built throughout the 1970s and 1980s, the 12-building property is situated on 31.4 acres and houses 140 tenants in industries such as financial services, healthcare, legal services and technology. TLC will reposition the property to add more green space, as well as a café and fitness center. HFF represented the seller, Dallas-based Spire Realty Group LP, in the transaction and assisted TLC in securing a 10-year acquisition loan through a life insurance company.
LONG BEACH, CALIF. — The Salvation Army has completed the sale of an office tower, located at 180 E. Ocean Blvd. in downtown Long Beach. An affiliate of Thrifty Oil Co. acquired the 199,156-square-foot property for an undisclosed price. Completed in 1984, the 12-story building features an ocean view, granite-clad lobby, 16,000-square-foot octagonal floor plates and above-standard parking. The buyer plans to further improve the building. Jeffrey Cole, Robert Gary, Ed Hernandez and Nico Napolitano of Cushman & Wakefield’s Capital Markets Group represented the seller in the disposition.
ASHBURN, VA. — Avison Young has arranged the sale of Ashburn Farm Professional Plaza, a 75,191-square-foot medical office park in the Northern Virginia city of Ashburn. The three-building property is located at the center of Ashburn Park, a 1,200-acre planned, mixed-use community. Jim Kornick, Mike Wilson, Chip Ryan, Erik Foster, John Kevill and Mark Johnson of Avison Young arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Harrison Street Real Estate Capital LLC. A joint venture between MBRE Healthcare and Kayne Anderson Real Estate acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. The buildings at Ashburn Farm Professional Plaza were constructed between 1999 and 2002. Tenants at the park include family practices, pediatricians, OB-GYNs, radiology specialists, orthopedists, dentists and a daycare center. The property is located three miles from Inova Loudoun Hospital and less than 10 miles from StoneSprings Hospital Center.
CommonWealth Partners Acquires Pier 4 Office Building in Boston’s Seaport District for $450M
by David Cohen
BOSTON — CommonWealth Partners has acquired the Pier 4 office building in Boston’s seaport district from developer Tishman Speyer for $450 million. The 372,372-square-foot property sold for $1,208 per square foot, the highest ever for a Boston office property, according to Tishman Speyer. Located at 200 Pier 4 Blvd., the building was designed by Elkus Manfredi Architects of Boston and completed in May 2018. Pier 4 currently serves as the global headquarters for the Boston Consulting Group, educational content and technology services company Cengage Learning, and equity manager Man Numeric. “From the beginning, the Pier 4 site presented Tishman Speyer with a unique opportunity to create Boston’s finest modern mixed-use development,” says Jessica Hughes, managing director of Tishman Speyer. “We thank the City of Boston, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and the very dedicated waterfront community for sharing our vision for this property and working with us to bring that vision to full realization.” Amenities at Pier 4 include harbor views, a roof terrace, fitness center, bicycle storage and three levels of parking. Tishman Speyer is currently developing the final phases of the Pier 4 project, which will include a nine-story condominium building and one-acre public waterfront park. The Pier 4 …