Office

Calkain Arranges $14.9M Sale of Retail, Office Building in D.C.’s Palisades Neighborhood

by Camren Skelton May 8, 2018

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Calkain Cos. has arranged the $14.9 million sale of MacArthur Retail & Professional Center, a 45,543-square-foot mixed-use building located at 5185 MacArthur Blvd. N.W. in Washington D.C.’s Palisades neighborhood. Rick Fernandez and Andrew Fallon of Calkain Cos. arranged the transaction on behalf of the undisclosed seller. A group of New York-based private investors acquired the asset, which was 90 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Starbucks Coffee and The UPS Store on the ground floor. The upper two floors of the building house office space.

May 8, 2018

Loans Mixed-Use New York Northeast Office

Avison Young Arranges $120.3M Loan for Acquisition, Redevelopment of Office Complex in White Plains

by David Cohen May 7, 2018

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Avison Young has arranged a $120.3 million financing package for the acquisition and redevelopment of the Westchester Financial Center in White Plains. Bridge Investment Group provided the financing. The 571,000-square-foot office complex is located at 50 Main St. and 1-11 Martine Ave. The buyers, a joint venture of Ginsburg Development Cos. and Robert Martin Co., plan to reposition the complex as a pedestrian-friendly, mixed-use development comprised of offices, retail shops, restaurants and luxury residences. The new development will be called City Square. Mack Cali Realty Corp. sold the property. David Krasnoff of Avison Young secured the financing, which will cover the purchase price, residential conversion costs, tenant improvements, capital expenditures, closing fees and other financing costs.

May 7, 2018

Acquisitions Office Southeast Virginia

Grubb Properties Acquires 275,000 SF Office Building in Metro D.C. for $38.8M

by Camren Skelton May 7, 2018

FAIRFAX, VA. — Charlotte-based Grubb Properties has acquired Argon Plaza, a 275,000-square-foot office building in Fairfax, for $38.8 million. The property is located within the Fair Lakes master-planned community, roughly 19 miles west of Washington, D.C. The mixed-use development is home to a Hyatt Regency hotel and more than 1 million square feet of retail and restaurant space. C-III Asset Management sold Argon Plaza, and HFF and NAI Global arranged the transaction. Grubb Properties plans to make capital improvements to the building that will upgrade its tenant amenities. The property’s anchor tenant, a defense contractor specializing in military technology and intelligence, occupies more than half of the building and recently signed a five-year lease renewal.

May 7, 2018

Leasing Activity Office Texas

Telecommunications Firm Signs 44,508 SF Office Lease in North Austin

by Taylor Williams May 7, 2018

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Virginia-based telecommunications firm GTT Communications has signed a 44,508-square-foot lease at Stonebridge Plaza I & II, a 386,101-square-foot office property in north Austin. KBS Realty Advisors owns the Class A property, which is located near The Domain and The Arboretum at Great Hills, two retail and dining destinations. The surrounding area also offers access to walking trails, tennis and basketball courts and a pool. Robbye Schroeder Kirkpatrick of Newmark Knight Frank represented GTT Communications in the lease negotiations.

May 7, 2018

California Loans Office Western

Hines Joint Venture Receives $144M in Financing for Four-Building Office Campus in Orange County

by Amy Works May 7, 2018

IRVINE, CALIF. — A joint venture between a global investment management firm and Hines has received $144 million in financing for Intersect, a four-building office campus in Irvine. Kevin MacKenzie, John Chun, Jamie Kline, Peter Thompson, Michael Leggett and Dereck Barker of HFF arranged the three-year, floating-rate loan through New York Life Insurance. The borrower will use the loan to retire existing debt and fund the remaining lease-up of the property. Intersect comprises Buildings A, B, C and D located at 17875 and 17877 Von Karman Ave. and 17872 and 17838 Gillette Ave., respectively, in the core airport-area submarket of Orange County. The 425,203-square-foot campus features a restaurant; micro-retail shipping containers that serve grab-n-go coffee, juice and food; indoor and outdoor workspace; a 6,000-square-foot indoor/outdoor gym; private tenant terraces; a 100-seat, stadium-style conference center; a 20-person board room; and an outdoor game pavilion. Additionally, the property features surface parking, a 1,583-space structured parking garage at 17892 Gillette Ave. and a 177-stall subterranean parking facility.

May 7, 2018

Acquisitions Illinois Midwest Office

Podolsky Circle Arranges $2.7M Sale of Office Building in Schaumburg, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow May 7, 2018

SCHAUMBURG, ILL. — Podolsky Circle CORFAC International has arranged the sale of a 43,800-square-foot office building in Schaumburg for $2.7 million. The fully leased property is located at 1000 E. State Parkway within the Woodfield Business Center. Alissa Adler, John Homsher and Paul Tesdal of Podolsky Circle represented the seller, Clear Height Properties. Kelly Joyce of Colliers International represented the buyer, a private investor.

May 7, 2018

Loans New York Northeast Office

JLL Arranges $120M in Refinancing for Bryant Park Office Tower

by David Cohen May 4, 2018

NEW YORK CITY — JLL Capital Markets has arranged a $120 million floating-rate loan to refinance 130 West 42nd street, a Class A office tower with ground-floor retail in the Bryant Park neighborhood of Manhattan. The borrower was Tribeca Associates. Aaron Appel, Jonathan Schwartz, Brett Rosenberg and Adam Schwartz led the JLL team in handling the debt assignment. The 29-story office building, which was built in 1918, totals 250,000 square feet and is located within one block of 15 subway lines. Tribeca Associates spent $27 million to upgrade and renovate the property in 2015.

May 4, 2018

Acquisitions Midwest Office Ohio

CBRE, NKF Broker Sale of 336,000 SF Office Building in Dayton, Ohio

by Kristin Harlow May 4, 2018

DAYTON, OHIO — CBRE and Newmark Knight Frank have brokered the sale of the 130 Building in downtown Dayton for an undisclosed price. The 23-story, 336,000-square-foot office building is located at 130 W. Second St. The buyer, Brian Lash, plans to add a number of amenities to the property, including a fitness center, co-working spaces, a banquet hall and additional meeting space. Matt Arnovitz of CBRE and Jim Vondran and Keith Yearout of NKF represented the seller, Titan Capital Investment Fund.

May 4, 2018

Arizona Development Industrial Office Retail Western

Sigma Contracting Breaks Ground on 100,000 SF Furniture Warehouse in Mesa, Arizona

by Amy Works May 4, 2018

MESA, ARIZ. — Sigma Contracting has broken ground on a headquarters and warehouse facility for Potato Barn, a high-end furniture retailer. Situated on 8.4 acres at 7104 E. Ray Road in Mesa, the 100,000-square-foot property will feature 50,000 square feet of retail space, 30,000 square feet of warehouse space and a 20,000-square-foot outlet store. The $7.4 million facility is slated to open in January 2019. Perez McGree is providing architectural services for the project. The family-owned store plans to consolidate its operations into the new facility and close its locations at 4900 E. Power Road and 586 E. Germann Road in Gilbert, Ariz.

May 4, 2018

Development North Carolina Office Southeast

KDC Breaks Ground on New 205,000 SF Office Building for Credit Suisse in Raleigh

by Camren Skelton May 4, 2018

RALEIGH, N.C. — KDC has started construction on a new regional office building for Credit Suisse in Raleigh’s Research Triangle Park. The 205,000-square-foot, four-story building will be located at 6933 Louis Stephens Drive, adjacent to the existing Credit Suisse office building that KDC developed in 2007. Upon completion of the new facility in June 2019, KDC will begin renovations of the existing building. More than 3,000 Credit Suisse employees will occupy the campus after the project is complete. The investment banking and financial services company is headquartered in Zürich and has regional offices across the U.S. The 62-acre site will feature outdoor workspaces, a new food service cafeteria, internet cafés, conference center and a pedestrian trail. In addition, KDC will add new entrance and exit points and a pedestrian bridge to connect the two buildings. The developer plans to seek LEED certification for the project. Architecture firm Gensler, general contractor Brasfield & Gorrie and engineer Crenshaw make up the rest of the project team.

May 4, 2018

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