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Lutz, Northern Equities Acquire Historic Albert Kahn Building in Detroit, Plan Redevelopment

by Kristin Harlow June 6, 2018

DETROIT — Lutz Real Estate Investments and Northern Equities Group have acquired the historic Albert Kahn Building in Detroit’s New Center, a commercial and residential historic district. The price was undisclosed. The 320,000-square-foot office building, once home to Saks Fifth Avenue, will be converted into 200 apartment units and 60,000 square feet of retail and office space. Kraemer Design Group is the design firm and Cunningham Limp is the general contractor. Brian Raznick of Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss represented the partnership in the transaction. Q10 | Lutz Financial Services secured the acquisition and renovation financing from a West Coast-based lender that had been actively looking for Detroit financing opportunities. A.J. Weiner and Anne Knopke of JLL brokered the sale. The Platform acquired the 10-story Albert Kahn Building in 2015 in a package deal with the landmark Fisher Building.

June 6, 2018

Acquisitions Midwest Minnesota Office

LaSalle Acquires 222,000 SF Office Property in Downtown Minneapolis

by Kristin Harlow June 6, 2018

MINNEAPOLIS — LaSalle Investment Management has acquired T3, a 222,000-square-foot office property in downtown Minneapolis. Neither the purchase price nor the seller was disclosed. Built in 2016, T3 is located within the North Loop submarket. Amazon occupies approximately half of the property under a long-term lease.

June 6, 2018

Acquisitions Illinois Midwest Office

NAI Hiffman Arranges Sale of 165,000 SF Office Complex in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow June 6, 2018

CHICAGO — NAI Hiffman has arranged the sale of InterPark Corporate Center in Chicago for an undisclosed price. The 12-building, 165,000-square-foot office complex is situated on seven acres. Jonathan Berger of Berger Asset Management LLC purchased the property from AREI (InterPark) LLC with plans to revitalize and reposition the asset. Plans call for a new fitness center, conference and lounge space and bike share program. The property will be renamed Concourse Chicago and is expected to reopen this fall. John Cash, Art Burrows, David Haigh and Steve Chrastka of NAI Hiffman brokered the transaction.

June 6, 2018

Acquisitions Illinois Midwest Office

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

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