Office

Northwood Investors Acquires NYC Office Tower from Chinese Conglomerate for $305M

by Katie Sloan February 20, 2018

NEW YORK CITY — Northwood Investors has acquired the 1180 Avenue of the Americas building in Midtown Manhattan from Chinese conglomerate HNA Group for $305 million. The 23-story, 386,921-square-foot office tower was built in 1963, and offers 13,679 square feet of ground-floor retail occupied by tenants including Chick-fil-A and T-Mobile. The fully occupied office component of the property is home to anchor tenant Scripps Networks, which occupies 126,000 square feet at the building. The company’s lease is through November 2021. Jordan Roeschlaub and Dustin Stolly of NKF Capital Markets secured $237 million in financing for the acquisition of the property. The lender was RBC Royal Bank. Founded in 2006, Northwood Investors is a privately held real estate investment advisor. The company invests alongside institutional and private clients in a broad range of real estate globally, with approximately $7 billion worth of assets under management as of Jan. 1, 2018. Haikou, China-based HNA Group is a conglomerate involved in a number of industries, including real estate, tourism, finance and logistics. The company has approximately $145 billion worth of assets, over $90 billion in annual revenues and an international workforce of 410,000 employees globally. HNA has undergone financial struggles in recent months. Following …

February 20, 2018

Office Texas

NAI Partners Secures 8,297 SF Office Lease Expansion in Metro Houston

by Taylor Williams February 19, 2018

KINGWOOD, TEXAS — NAI Partners has secured an 8,297-square-foot office lease expansion at 900 Rockmead Drive in Kingwood, a master-planned community located about 30 miles northeast of Houston. Zach Leger and Jacob Aldridge of NAI Partners represented the landlord, C-III Asset Management, in the lease negotiations. The representative of the tenant, Humble ISD, was not disclosed.

February 19, 2018

Loans Northeast Office Pennsylvania

HFF Facilitates $160M Sale, Financing of 1600 Market Street in Philadelphia

by Amy Works February 19, 2018

PHILADELPHIA — HFF has arranged the $160 million sale and financing of 1600 Market Street, a 39-story office tower located in Philadelphia’s central business district. An affiliate of American Real Estate Partners acquired the 825,968-square-foot building from Equity Commonwealth for $160 million. Ryan Ade and Cary Abod of HFF secured a three-year, floating-rate loan for the buyer for the acquisition of the property. Doug Rodio and Brett Segal of HFF represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.

February 19, 2018

California Office Western

Goldman Sachs, Harbor Associates Purchase 157,000 SF Office Building in Valencia, California

by Nellie Day February 19, 2018

VALENCIA, CALIF. — A joint venture between Goldman Sachs Asset Management Private Real Estate (GSAM) and Harbor Associates has purchased Commons at Valencia Gateway, a 157,000-square-foot office building in the Santa Clarita submarket of Valencia. The Class A asset is situated directly off the I-5 freeway. The price was not disclosed. The partnership intends to implement a capital improvement program to refresh vacant suites and upgrade the overall appeal of the property for tenants. It will also introduce environmental initiatives that can improve the property’s brand.

February 19, 2018

California Office Western

Briggs Development Corp. Acquires Office Property in Silicon Valley

by Nellie Day February 19, 2018

LOS ALTOS, CALIF. — Briggs Development Corp. has purchased a two-story office building in the Silicon Valley submarket of Los Altos. Though the price and square footage were not disclosed, Colliers, which executed the sale, notes the asset sold for nearly $600 per square foot. The building is located at 4410 El Camino Real, near companies like Facebook, Google, Netflix, Apple and Stanford University. Briggs plans to revitalize the Class A project and improve the building and lot. Jason Allen, Dan Bergen and Doug Marks of Colliers represented the seller, a large wealth management client.

February 19, 2018

Illinois Midwest Office

Aetna Affiliate Signs 3,470 SF Office Lease in Lincolnshire, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow February 19, 2018

LINCOLNSHIRE, ILL. — bswift, an Aetna company that provides healthcare technology and benefits administration outsourcing services, has signed a 3,470-square-foot office lease in Lincolnshire. The company is expanding its Chicago office and will occupy new space at 1 Overlook Point in Lincolnshire Corporate Center. bSwift chose the space because of the location, amenities and available workforce nearby, according to a news release. New amenities currently under construction at the office property include a deli, Wi-Fi lounge, conference facility, fitness center and bike room. Jonathan Metzl of Cushman & Wakefield represented bswift in the lease transaction, while Nicholas Panarese of Van Vlissingen and Co. represented ownership.

February 19, 2018

Florida Office Southeast

IPA Brokers $43.2M Sale of Two-Building Office Portfolio in Broward County

by Camren Skelton February 19, 2018

PLANTATION, FLA. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the sale of Plantation Corporate Center I & II, a two-building, 239,616-square-foot office portfolio in Plantation. The sales price was not disclosed, but the South Florida Business Journal reports an affiliate of Gramercy Property Trust sold the portfolio for $43.2 million. Douglas Mandel and Todd Everett of IPA arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller and procured the buyer, a joint venture between IP Capital Partners LLC and a fund managed by Westport Capital Partners LLC. Both buildings are leased to Crawford & Co. through 2021, and Centerfield and Aetna Life Insurance Co. are subleasing at the property. Plantation Corporate Center I & II is located at 1600 and 1601 S.W. 80th Terrace, within one mile of two shopping malls, retail plazas and five golf courses.

February 19, 2018

Office Utah Western

Pluralsight to Occupy 350,000 SF Office Space in Utah for New Headquarters

by Nellie Day February 16, 2018

DRAPER, UTAH — Pluralsight has leased a 350,000-square-foot office property in Draper for its new worldwide headquarters. The space is located at 65 E. Highland Drive in an area known as Silicon Slopes. The enterprise technology learning company will break ground on its new office this summer. Pluralsight will lease the land from the Gardner Co./Staker Co., which owns the property and will develop Pluralsight’s new campus. Pluralsight will consolidate existing operations from Farmington and South Jordan to its new campus once it’s completed in late 2019. Newmark Grubb ACRES represented Pluralsight. Cushman & Wakefield represented the owner.

February 16, 2018

Maryland Office Southeast

TIER REIT Sells 280,000 SF Office Building in Baltimore for $60M

by Camren Skelton February 16, 2018

BALTIMORE — Dallas-based TIER REIT has sold 500 East Pratt, a 280,000-square-foot office building in Baltimore, for $60 million. Boca Raton, Fla.-based Morning Calm Management acquired the 13-story building, according to the Baltimore Sun. The building was constructed in 2005 and was 93 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as CohnReznick LLP, Saul Ewing, Deloitte, JLL, UBS and McGuire Woods. The sale marks TIER REIT’s exit from the Baltimore market, and reduces the number of markets in which the company operates to six.

February 16, 2018

District of Columbia Loans Office Southeast

Natixis Funds $46.3M Loan to Refinance Office Building in D.C.’s CBD

by Camren Skelton February 16, 2018

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Natixis has provided a $46.3 million loan to Normandy Real Estate Partners for the refinancing of 1015 18th St. N.W., a 109,650-square-foot office building in Washington, D.C,’s Central Business District. A joint venture between Normandy Real Estate Partners and NTT Urban Development Corp. acquired the property in 2015, and renovated the asset from Class B to Class A. Originally constructed in 1970, the building was updated to include a new glass curtainwall façade, new two-story lobby, new base building mechanical and ventilation systems, renovated bathrooms and the addition of a 5,000-square-foot rooftop amenity suite and terrace. The building is situated three blocks from the White House, with immediate access to four Metro lines. The property features ground-level retail space, a fitness center, outdoor space and a below-grade parking garage with 118 spaces.

February 16, 2018

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