OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma City-based investment firm Zerby Partners has acquired Lake Park Tower, a 105,026-square-foot office building in Oklahoma City, for $2.5 million. Amy Dunn, Brent Conway, Jim Austin, Tom Lange and Clay Harris of CBRE represented the seller, Lake Park Tower Cotter LLC, in the transaction. Lake Park Tower, a Class B property, was built in 1983.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Atlanta-based Gateway Development has broken ground on 22 WestEdge, a 156,000-square-foot office building located within the $300 million WestEdge mixed-use district in Charleston. The 3 million-square-foot development is situated along the Ashley River, between The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and The Citadel. 22 WestEdge is the third building within the project. At 125 feet, the eight-story building will be the tallest multi-tenant office building on the peninsula and in Charleston’s metropolitan area when it opens in November 2019. The building is 48 percent preleased to MUSC, The South Carolina Research Authority, The City of Charleston, WestEdge Foundation Inc. and Heritage Trust Credit Union. In addition to office space, 22 WestEdge will include 15,000 square feet of street-front retail space. The building will feature restaurants, fitness facilities, conference and event facilities and a rooftop terrace overlooking the Ashley River. Recently completed projects at WestEdge include The Caroline, a 237-unit apartment complex with 20,000 square feet of ground-floor retail. Gateway has also topped out construction on 10 WestEdge, a 350-unit apartment community that will house a Publix, Woodhouse Spa and additional retail and restaurant space. Trident Construction is the general contractor for the project, Perkins + Will …
SILVER SPRING, MD. — Washington Property Co. (WPC) has received a $35 million loan for the refinancing of 8757 Georgia Avenue, a 242,000-square-foot office building in Silver Spring, roughly six miles north of Washington, D.C. Tyler Blue and Paul Wallace of Berkadia arranged the loan through Wells Fargo. WPC acquired 8757 Georgia Avenue in 2001 and invested $20 million to renovate the property. At the time of sale, the building was 87 percent leased to tenants including Conflulytics, Social & Scientific Systems and Synergy Enterprises. The property is situated within walking distance to the Silver Spring Metro station and the planned Purple Line light rail station. In addition, the building has been awarded the LEED for Existing Buildings certification for its incorporation of energy-efficient lighting, low-flow plumbing fixtures and green cleaning products and equipment.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Lingerfelt CommonWealth Partners LLC, in a joint venture with CrossHarbor Capital Partners LLC, has acquired a 28-story, 538,741-square-foot office tower in Kansas City. The purchase price was not disclosed. The seller was Franklin Street Partners, according to the Kansas City Business Journal. Gina Anderson, Gary Carr, Robert Hill and Russell Ingrum of CBRE arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller. The Class A property, located at 2345 Grand Blvd., includes a parking garage and an adjacent four-story annex building. Architect Mies van der Rohe designed the property, which was developed by Shorenstein Co. in 1977. Anchored by law firm Lathrop Gage, the tower is approximately 73 percent occupied. Lingerfelt plans to make a capital investment in the building with a renovation of the lobby and common areas, as well as a reconfiguration and renovation of the ground-floor retail portion of the annex building. Upgrades are planned for the fitness center, locker room, conference center and tenant lounge. Commonwealth Commercial Partners, the company’s property management affiliate, will handle all aspects of the day-to-day asset and property management. Miles McCune, Jeff Winters and Travis Helgeson of Cushman & Wakefield will handle the leasing and marketing of the building’s available …
DALY CITY, CALIF. — A joint venture between Pinnacle Capital Management Services and Harrison Street Real Estate Capital has purchased Physicians Medical Center. The medical office building is located at 901 Campus Drive in Daly City, south of San Francisco. Swift Real Estate Partners sold the property for $30 million. Situated on 2.4 acres, the purpose-built medical office building features 70,705 square feet of space. At the time of sale, the three-story property was 92 percent leased to a variety of tenants, including Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Sutter Health, Campus Surgery Center and AmSurg/Envision Healthcare. Evan Kovac, Andrew Milne and David Dokko of HFF represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal. Additionally, HFF’s Zack Holderman, John Chun and Trent Jemmett arranged a $25 million, non-recourse, floating-rate acquisition loan for the buyer.
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. — A joint venture between Boston Properties Inc. (NYSE: BXP) and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has acquired the 47-acre Santa Monica Business Park for approximately $627.5 million. The seller was not disclosed. Santa Monica Business Park consists of 21 buildings totaling roughly 1.2 million square feet of office and retail space in Santa Monica, a coastal city just west of downtown Los Angeles. The property is located near Interstates 10 and 405 and features a variety of on-site services, including a health club, restaurants, banks, a car wash and a dog park. The property lies within the Ocean Park neighborhood and was 94 percent leased at the time of sale. Boston Properties will invest $147.4 million in the acquisition, yielding a 45 percent ownership stake, while CPPIB will invest $180.1 million. An undisclosed lender provided a $300 million acquisition loan to fund the remainder of the acquisition. The loan features a 4.06 percent interest rate and matures in July 2025. Approximately 70 percent of the rentable square footage is subject to a ground lease with 80 years remaining, including renewal periods. The ground lease provides the joint venture with the right to purchase the land …
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Accounting firm Whitley Penn has signed a 45,872-square-foot office lease at the 25-story Frost Tower in downtown Fort Worth. The property features high-speed elevators, floor-to-ceiling windows and a fitness center. Cannon Camp and Todd Burnette of JLL represented Whitley Penn in the lease negotiations. Seth Koschak and Tyler Maner of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, Anthracite Realty.
FRANKLIN, TENN. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged a $48.8 million acquisition loan for Corporate Centre 8 and 9, two office buildings located at 6640 and 6550 Carothers Parkway in Franklin, roughly 14 miles from downtown Nashville. Michael Ryan, Brian Linnihan and Richard Henry of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the three-year, floating-rate loan with two one-year extension options on behalf of the borrower, KBS Capital Advisors. JPMorgan Chase Bank Strategic Property Fund sold the assets, according to local media reports. The five story buildings, which total 311,864 square feet, are located within the 1 million-square-foot Corporate Centre office park. The property features walking paths, underground utilities, fiber-optic technology and broadband service.
COLUMBIA, S.C. — HFF has secured an $18.2 million loan for the refinancing of Fontaine Business Park, a four-building office portfolio totaling 253,038 square feet in Columbia. Jamie Leachman, Cory Fowler and Drake Greer of HFF arranged the five-year, floating-rate loan through Bridge Investment Group on behalf of the borrower, Diversified Real Estate Ventures. Fontaine Business Park has historically been around 90 percent leased due to demand from state and local government tenants.
BEND, ORE. — Compass Commercial has brokered the sale of an office building located on 0.4 acres at 40 NW Greenwood Ave. in Bend. Howard Friedman, Jay Lyons and Grant Schultz of Compass Commercial Real Estate Services represented the undisclosed buyer and undisclosed seller in deal. The transaction was valued at $1.6 million.
