Office

CBRE Global Investors Fund Buys Two Office Buildings in Los Angeles

by Nellie Day January 23, 2018

LOS ANGELES — The CBRE Strategic Partners U.S. Value 8 has purchased two office buildings in the Los Angeles submarket of Glendale for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition includes the 290,847-square-foot building at 801 N. Brand Blvd. and 136,016-square-foot building at 700 N. Central Ave. The transaction also includes a 50 percent ownership interest in an adjacent parking structure. Both buildings have been recently renovated and feature efficient floorplates. CBRE will implement a planned capital improvement program. The assets are currently 89.9 percent leased to a base of institutional-quality tenants.

January 23, 2018

Massachusetts Northeast Office Top Stories

CrossHarbor Capital Acquires 1.2 MSF Office Complex Near Boston for $227M

by Katie Sloan January 23, 2018

LOWELL, MASS. — CrossHarbor Capital Partners has acquired Cross Point, a 1.25 million-square-foot office complex located roughly 30 miles northwest of Boston in Lowell, for $227 million, according to reports by the Lowell Sun. The seller was Anchor Line Partners, which acquired the property for $100 million in 2014. The property was built in the early 1980s as the headquarters for Wang Laboratories, which owned the property until the company’s 1994 bankruptcy. Cross Point consists of three internally connected, 14-story office towers. Shared amenities include multiple restaurants and cafés, a fitness center, lawn auditorium, on-site daycare and event space. The property serves as the corporate headquarters for workforce management software company Kronos, which occupies more than 435,000 square feet at the property, according to lease agreements brokered by Cushman & Wakefield on behalf of Kronos in 2016. The company occupies the entire first tower — deemed the Kronos Tower — and additional floors in the second tower. Boston-based CrossHarbor Capital Partners is a commercial real estate investment and asset management firm. The company has invested in more than $13 billion worth of commercial real estate on behalf of endowments, foundations, public and corporate pension plans, financial institutions, family offices, and …

January 23, 2018

Office Texas

Transwestern Secures Three Office Leases Totaling 163,834 SF in Metro Dallas

by Taylor Williams January 22, 2018

FARMERS BRANCH, TEXAS — Transwestern has secured a trio of office leases totaling 163,834 square feet at Two Colinas Crossing, a 181,072-square-foot, Class A office property in Farmers Branch. IBM leased 66,018 square feet; Home Point Financial leased 64,788 square feet and an undisclosed financial services firm leased 33,028 square feet. The property, which is now 98 percent occupied, was completed in 2000 and fronts a 110-acre lake with a 10-mile trail system. Duane Henley and Nathan Durham of Transwestern represented the landlord, an affiliate of New York-based REIT Lexington Realty Trust.

January 22, 2018

Office Texas

Marcus & Millichap Brokers Sale of 11,200 SF Office Building in San Antonio

by Taylor Williams January 22, 2018

SAN ANTONIO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of 12414 Nacogdoches Road, an 11,200-square-foot office property in northeast San Antonio. The two-story property consists of seven suites totaling 8,800 square feet of net rentable space. Joshua Murphy of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which were undisclosed limited liability companies.

January 22, 2018

Illinois Midwest Office

Meridian Design Build Moves Corporate Offices to Rosemont, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow January 22, 2018

ROSEMONT, ILL. — Meridian Design Build has relocated its corporate headquarters from Deerfield to Rosemont. The design build general contracting firm will occupy 11,500 square feet at Pointe O’Hare, an 11-story office building located at 9550 W. Higgins Road. The new space features collaborative work areas, a café, wall-mounted TVs and LED lighting. Partners in Design Architects provided architectural services. Michael Flynn, Jason Wurtz and Larry Much of NAI Hiffman represented Meridian in the lease transaction. Equity Office owns and manages the office building.

January 22, 2018

Illinois Midwest Office

GlenStar Acquires 10-Acre Land Site in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow January 22, 2018

CHICAGO — GlenStar Properties LLC has acquired 10 acres of land at the Cumberland Avenue interchange in Chicago for an undisclosed price. Chesapeake Hotel Limited Partnership and Host Hotels & Resorts LP sold the land. Upon closing, GlenStar subdivided the property into three parcels. The largest parcel, totaling 3.6 acres, is available immediately for build-to-suit opportunities. The smallest parcel, approximately 2.4 acres, is in the process of being rezoned. An undisclosed buyer purchased the remaining 2.8-acre parcel and subsequently retained the developer to build a new, 150,000-square-foot office building on its behalf.

January 22, 2018

Northeast Office Pennsylvania

CBRE Arranges $76.9M Sale, Acquisition Financing for 14-Building Office Complex in Metro Philadelphia

by Amy Works January 22, 2018

KING OF PRUSSIA, PA. — CBRE has arranged the sale and acquisition financing of a 14-building office complex located within Renaissance Park in King of Prussia. Radnor, Pa.-based MLP Ventures acquired the portfolio from Liberty Property Trust for $76.9 million. The 641,325-square-foot portfolio consists of 14 single-story office and flex properties. At the time of sale, the buildings were 87 percent occupied. Major tenants include Marsh & McLennan Cos., IKEA, BB&T, RELX Group and MedRisk. Robert Fahey, Jerry Kranzel, Erin Hannan and Jack Corcoran of CBRE Capital Markets represented the seller, and Nick Harris and Steven Doherty of CBRE Debt & Structured Finance procured the financing for the buyer.

January 22, 2018

Massachusetts Northeast Office

Kelleher & Sadowsky Associates Arranges $13.1M Acquisition of Two Office Buildings in Massachusetts

by Amy Works January 22, 2018

MARLBOROUGH, MASS. — Kelleher & Sadowsky Associates has brokered the acquisition of two office buildings located at 150 and 200 Donald Lynch Blvd. in Marlborough. The Minardi Limited Partnership purchased the two buildings from Pondview JV Owner LLC for $13.1 million. Super Stars Learning Center occupies the 9,257-square-foot building at 150 Donald Lynch Blvd., while Brookfield Power, Western Digital and ReWalk Robotics, among others, occupy the three-story 116,762-square-foot building at 200 Donald Lynch Blvd. At the time of sale, the property at 200 Donald Lynch Blvd. was 95 percent occupied. William Kelleher IV and James Cozza of Kelleher & Sadowsky Associates represented the buyer, while Newmark Knight Frank represented the seller in the deal.

January 22, 2018

Loans Mixed-Use Multifamily New York Northeast Office Retail

Ready Capital Structured Finance Secures $6M Loan for Mixed-Use Property in SoHo

by Amy Works January 22, 2018

NEW YORK CITY — Ready Capital Structured Finance has arranged $6 million in financing for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of a mixed-use property in SoHo. The financing is a non-recourse senior floating-rate bridge loan. The property features 7,500 square feet of retail, office and multifamily space.

January 22, 2018

Market Reports North Carolina Office Southeast Southeast Market Reports

Charlotte Sees New Construction, Renovations of Second-Generation Office Space

by John Nelson January 22, 2018

It’s impossible to ignore the ongoing boom of new commercial real estate development in downtown Charlotte. Get a glimpse of the skyline from the Interstate 277 loop and you can see the already-present structures standing tall among the handful of cranes and half-completed construction filling in the gaps. More than a dozen projects are currently underway in Center City, with more expected during the next 12 to 18 months. New and Improved Recently opened towers, like 300 South Tryon and 615 South College, have attracted major corporate relocations to downtown CBD, including Regions Bank and Sitehands. Ally Bank just announced its 400,000-square foot move to Ally Charlotte Center, and Crescent Communities just kicked off development of a new tower in the burgeoning Stonewall corridor for a 2020 completion date. Companies seeking the top-of-market space in the city’s newest downtown office developments want to have a presence in the heart of Charlotte’s energy. There, they can recruit elite talent and build their brand. Of course, that presence comes with the highest rental rates and parking costs, in addition to elevated tenant-buildout budgets in a market where construction costs continue to rise. At the other end of the spectrum, some are finding …

January 22, 2018

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