ALPHARETTA, GA. — Atlanta Property Group (APG) has acquired One Point Royal, a 150,000-square-foot office building located at 4400 N. Point Parkway in Alpharetta, roughly 27 miles north of downtown Atlanta. The Atlanta Business Chronicle reports Tfo Reva Oa Opr LLC sold the building for $18.5 million. Samir Idris of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller. The two-story building was constructed in 1996 and was 92 percent leased at the time of sale to 12 tenants. One Point Royal features nine-foot ceilings, full height windows and a 4.5 per 1,000 square foot parking ratio. APG plans to invest more than $300,000 in common area renovations and $600,000 on systems upgrades.
SANDY SPRINGS, GA. — Transwestern has secured a 60,402-square-foot lease for Newell Brands Inc. at Morgan Falls Office Park, a five-building office complex located at 7840 Roswell Road in Sandy Springs, roughly 15 miles north of downtown Atlanta. Newell Brands, a Hoboken, N.J.-based marketer of consumer and commercial brands including Yankee Candle, Rubbermaid and Sharpie, will occupy almost all of Building 100. The lease brings the recently renovated building to full occupancy. Jeff Taylor of Transwestern and Garrett Backman of REO Fund 2 LLC, the building owner, arranged the lease on behalf of the ownership. CBRE represented Newell Brands.
GILBERT, ARIZ. — Arch Street Capital Advisors, on behalf of an institutional client, has purchased El Dorado Tech Center in Gilbert for an undisclosed price. Scottsdale, Ariz.-based GoDaddy.com fully occupies the 180,480-square-foot office property. The name of the seller was not released.
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. — Madison Partners has arranged the sale of a creative office building located at 1522 Second St. in downtown Santa Monica. The Hertz Investment Group sold the property to HQ Creative Office for $13.2 million, or $864 per square foot. The asset consists of two interconnected buildings totaling 15,329 rentable square feet. HQ Creative Office, a subsidiary of The HQ Group, plans to redesign and renovate the property, which was vacant at closing. Bob Safai, Matt Case and Brad Schlaak of Madison Partners represented the seller in the transaction.
BOULDER, CO. — HFF has secured a $48 million refinancing for a three-property office portfolio along Walnut Street in downtown Boulder. Leon McBroom of HFF arranged the 12-year, fixed-rate loan through MetLife Real Estate Investments for the borrower, The W.W. Reynolds Cos. The portfolio comprises two historic buildings, Colorado (1919 14th St.) and James (1916-1922 16th St.), and the Wencel Building (1301 Walnut St.), which was completed in 2016. At the time of financing, the portfolio was 96 percent occupied to a variety of tenants, including companies in the technology, consulting, financial services and food and beverage industries.
ORANGE, CALIF. — NKF Capital Markets has brokered the sale of City Tower, a 20-story office building located at 333 City Blvd. West in Orange, about 35 miles southeast of Los Angeles. KSB Capital Advisors purchased the property from Torchlight Investors for $147.2 million. Built in 1988, the building features 435,177 square feet of Class A office space. Situated on 4.9 acres, the building offers an on-site cafe and an adjacent, six-level parking structure. The building is also located within walking distance of Outlets at Orange, an 806,000-square-foot shopping and dining destination. At the time of sale, the property was 78 percent leased to a roster of tenants including UC Irvine Medical Center, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Travelers Insurance and York Risk Services Group. In addition, the property recently underwent a $3 million renovation that included upgrading the lobby, corridors, restrooms and elevator cab interiors. Kevin Shannon, Paul Jones, Sean Fulp and Blake Bokosky of NKF Capital Markets represented the seller. The buyer in the transaction was self-represented. “Central Orange County has been seeing an increase in tenant demand, yet no new office construction, which bodes well for rent growth and asset appreciation,” said Jones. “Our NKF Capital Markets team secured a strong …
SAN DIEGO — MBRE Healthcare has acquired Excel Centre, an 83,213-square-foot medical office building in San Diego, for $37.1 million. The building is located at 17140 Bernardo Center. Kaiser Permanente anchors the property. MBRE plans to convert the remaining third-floor balance of the building, which is currently vacant, to medical office use. Excel Centre is part of the larger Park Terrace, a walkable mixed-use development featuring offices, hotels, restaurants and fitness, in addition to Interstate 15 access. Rick Reeder, Brad Tecca and Travis Ives of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, an institutional investor, in this transaction.
HOUSTON — NAI Partners has arranged the sale of a 151,835-square-foot office building located at 13831 Northwest Freeway in the Fairbanks/Northwest Crossing area of Houston. Jon Silberman of NAI Partners represented the buyer, ManhattanLife, a parent company for several insurance firms, in the transaction. Jay Nowlin of Seller Boxer Properties represented the seller internally. NAI Partners will handle leasing and management of the building, which is the second office property in ManhattanLife’s real estate portfolio along with 10777 Northwest Freeway, the company’s headquarters.
HOUSTON — Arundo Analytics, an analytics software startup with offices in Norway and California, has expanded its office footprint in Houston, leasing 5,400 square feet at 1600 Smith St. in the downtown area. The building was formerly known as Continental Center I and is owned and operated by Brookfield Properties. Bill Boyer of CBRE represented Arundo in the lease negotiations. The company previously occupied 1,250 square feet at 1301 Fannin St.
NEW YORK CITY – Madison Realty Capital (MRC) has provided a $37.5 million first mortgage loan collateralized by a mixed-use development site and two adjacent commercial buildings in the Ridgewood neighborhood of Queens. The borrower, AB Capstone, used the loan proceeds to buy out an existing partner, complete the acquisition of the two commercial properties, pay off previous financing on the development site and fund construction of the new building’s foundation. Located along Myrtle Avenue, St. Nicholas Avenue and Palmetto Street, the proposed development will feature a 17-story, 234,623-square-foot mixed-use building containing 129 residential units, 90,000 square feet of commercial space, 3,300 square feet of community facility space and 352 parking spaces. The two adjacent commercial buildings, totaling 12,170 square feet of space, are currently occupied by retail, office and medical office users.