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Retail Properties of America Sells Office Complex in Schaumburg, Illinois for $86.6M

by Kristin Harlow June 5, 2018

SCHAUMBURG, ILL. — Retail Properties of America Inc. (NYSE: RPAI) has sold Schaumburg Towers in suburban Chicago for $86.6 million. The former Zurich headquarters was the company’s one remaining office complex. American Landmark Properties purchased the 882,071-square-foot asset, which spans two buildings. The property is currently 48 percent leased. Dan Rosenberg and Matt Terpstra of Cohen Financial, a division of SunTrust Bank, secured a $110 million acquisition loan from a dual partnership of lenders, including Prime Finance Partners and Pearlmark Real Estate Partners. Cohen Financial partnered with Steve Roth of CBRE to secure the financing, which closed on June 1. American Landmark will utilize the financing to acquire the asset as well as complete capital improvements and expand tenancy.

June 5, 2018

Acquisitions Office Utah Western

Muller Co., Cerberus Capital Acquire 924,634 SF Office Campus in Utah

by Amy Works June 5, 2018

OREM, UTAH — The Muller Co. and an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management have acquired Canyon Park Technology Center, an office campus in Orem, for an undisclosed price. Built between 1988 and 1992, the 924,634-square-foot campus consists of 14 one-, two- and three-story buildings situated on 85 acres. The property features spaces ranging from 100 square feet to 60,000 square feet, and it was 54 percent leased at the time of sale. WordPerfect Corp. leases a portion of the campus for its headquarters. The buyers plan to upgrade the common areas and grounds with new lobbies, restrooms and tenant amenities, including a dedicated amenity center featuring a lounge and game room, café and gym facilities.

June 5, 2018

Development Illinois Midwest Office

McDonald’s Opens New Global Headquarters in Chicago’s West Loop

by Kristin Harlow June 5, 2018

CHICAGO — McDonald’s Corp. has opened its new corporate headquarters in Chicago’s West Loop neighborhood. The move marks a return to Chicago where the company was headquartered from 1955 to 1971. McDonald’s was most recently headquartered in Oak Brook, Ill. In addition to the approximately 2,000 employees based there, the property will house the flagship Hamburger University location, providing state-of-the-art learning for the company’s employees and future leaders. The new headquarters features open floor plans, a 700-person conference center, work cafe, fitness center and outdoor terraces. The ground floor is home to a one-of-a-kind McDonald’s restaurant that features a rotating menu of favorites from around the globe. Sterling Bay developed the building, while Gensler served as architect of record. IA Interior Architects and Studio O+A designed the interiors. McHugh & ECI Executive Construction Inc. were the general contractors.

June 5, 2018

Market Reports Nevada Office Western Western Market Reports

Reno’s Office Market Successfully Rebounds From The Great Recession

by Taylor Williams June 5, 2018

I have had the pleasure of selling commercial office space in Northern Nevada for nearly 15 years. During this time, I saw the peak of the market from 2003 to 2008 wherein construction was at an all-time high, lease rates were reaching unseen heights and absorption was setting records. Then we all got to experience the Great Recession from 2008 through 2012. This saw nearly half of the buildings that were constructed during the previous peak become empty. Vacancy rates hit 20 percent, lease rates dropped to levels well below where they were in 2003, and construction came to a screeching halt. Then, magically, at the beginning of 2013 the economy took a turn and the Northern Nevada office market began its recovery. This was expedited in 2014 with Tesla making its announcement of the Gigafactory in the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center and the Tesla Effect created a national buzz that hasn’t slowed. Unfortunately, this has created a new problem. The Reno office market sits at 10.1 percent vacancy, down from 20.7 percent during the recession, as net absorption has been positive year over year since 2012. The absorption has been primarily in second-generation space as there has been relatively …

June 5, 2018

Acquisitions New Jersey Northeast Office

Colliers Negotiates $10M Sale of Office Building in New Jersey

by David Cohen June 4, 2018

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Colliers International has negotiated the $10 million partial sale-leaseback of 1 Corporate Place South, a multi-tenant office building in Piscataway that spans 88,780 rentable square feet. Jacklene Chesler, Patrick Norris, Matthew Brown and Angelo Vitale of Colliers represented the seller, Princeton Equities LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was a private New Jersey-based investor. The property, which is situated on a 5.5-acre site, was built in 1981 and upgraded in 1997. Additional lobby and façade renovations were completed in 2009. The building is fully occupied by four tenants including Marlabs, a technology firm that is the properties’ anchor tenant.

June 4, 2018

Development Office Texas

Charles Schwab Opens 50-Acre Office Campus in North Austin

by Taylor Williams June 4, 2018

AUSTIN, TEXAS — San Francisco-based financial services firm Charles Schwab Corp. has opened a new 50-acre campus within the Gracy Farms community in north Austin. According to the Austin Business Journal, the campus is valued at approximately $200 million. The property spans 469,000 square feet and feature two five-story office buildings. Amenities include walking trails, on-site yoga classes, a cafeteria, 275-seat auditorium and a Schwab bank branch for employees. The campus will house about 1,900 of the firm’s Austin employees. Construction of an additional office building and second parking garage is slated to begin this summer. Charles Schwab first came to Austin in 2000.

June 4, 2018

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Acquisitions Office Texas

AQUILA Negotiates Sale of 117,000 SF Office Building in Austin

by Taylor Williams June 4, 2018

AUSTIN, TEXAS — AQUILA Commercial has negotiated the sale of Quarry Lake Business Center, a 117,000-square-foot office building in northwest Austin. The Class A space will serve as the new corporate headquarters for the buyer, Velocity Credit Union. The Florida-based not-for-profit financial institution plans to move into the building by May 2019. Michael Murphy, Jay Lamy and Andrew Reue of AQUILA represented Velocity Credit Union in the transaction. Jeremy Smitheal and Win Smith internally represented the seller, Riverside Resources.

June 4, 2018

Development Midwest Office Wisconsin

Irgens Begins Construction of BMO Tower in Downtown Milwaukee

by Kristin Harlow June 4, 2018

MILWAUKEE — Irgens has begun construction of BMO Tower in downtown Milwaukee. Four concrete pumps poured 6,700 cubic yards of concrete over the weekend to create the foundation for the 380,000-square-foot office tower. Completion is slated for late 2019. Located at 770 N. Water St., the tower will rise 20 stories. BMO Harris Bank and Michael Best have signed leases at the property. Colliers International is the leasing agent, J.H. Findorff & Son is the general contractor and Kahler Slater is the architect.

June 4, 2018

Acquisitions Office Texas

Velocis Sells 189,162 SF Office Complex in West Houston

by Taylor Williams June 1, 2018

HOUSTON — Dallas-based private equity firm Velocis has sold Echo Lane, a two-building, 189,162-square-foot office complex located in the Hedwig Village area of west Houston. Velocis acquired the property in 2012 and raised the occupancy rate from 83 percent to 97 percent during its ownership period. Investment firm 800 Builders acquired the property for an undisclosed price.

June 1, 2018

Colorado Loans Office Western

HFF Secures Refinancing for 366,184 SF Office Building in Denver

by Amy Works June 1, 2018

DENVER — HFF has arranged refinancing for Stanford Place II, an 18-story Class A office building located in the north end of Denver Technological Center. The borrower is Lowe Enterprises Investors. Eric Tupler of HFF arranged the two-year, floating-rate loan with extension options through a national bridge lender. The loan amount was not disclosed. Completed in 1982, 22 tenants occupy the 366,184-square-foot building, with Western Union as anchor tenant.

June 1, 2018

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