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CBRE Arranges $45.1M Sale of Six-Building Office Park in Tampa

by Camren Skelton November 17, 2017

TAMPA, FLA. — CBRE has arranged the $45.1 million sale of Tampa International Business Park, a six-building office park in Tampa’s Westshore submarket, roughly six miles north of Tampa International Airport. Dale Peterson, Zachary Eicholtz, Courtney Snell, Philip Weber and Hans Kaunath of CBRE arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, TerraCap Management LLC. Real Estate Value Advisors LLC acquired the property. At the time of sale, the office park was 98 percent leased to tenants including WellCare, Gateway One Financial & Lending and MedHOK Health Care. The six buildings were constructed between 1980 and 1986 and renovated between 2014 and 2017. The property offers 1,816 parking spaces, accounting for a parking ratio of 5.61 spaces per 1,000 rentable square feet.

November 17, 2017

New York Northeast Office Top Stories

SL Green Agrees to Sell 303,515 SF Office Building in Manhattan for $305M

by Kristin Harlow November 17, 2017

NEW YORK CITY — SL Green Realty Corp. (NYSE: SLG) has agreed to sell 600 Lexington Ave. in Midtown Manhattan for $305 million. The 36-story, 303,515-square-foot office building is located on the corner of 52nd Street and Lexington Avenue in the heart of the Plaza District. The property is 99 percent leased to tenants such as MKP Management, Element Capital Management and Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young. The sale is expected to close by the first quarter of 2018, and generate net cash proceeds of approximately $292 million, according to a news release. Darcy Stacom of CBRE represented SL Green in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed. SL Green acquired 600 Lexington Ave. through a joint venture in May 2010 for $193 million, and took full ownership of the property in December 2015. SL Green is a fully integrated real estate investment trust, focused on acquiring and managing retail and office properties in Manhattan. The company’s stock price closed on Thursday, Nov. 16 at $100.81 per share, down from $104.49 per share one year ago. — Kristin Hiller

November 17, 2017

California Loans Office Western

Preylock Real Estate Receives $195M in Acquisition Financing for Silicon Valley Office Portfolio

by Nellie Day November 16, 2017

SANTA CLARA, CALIF. — Preylock Real Estate Holdings has obtained $195 million in acquisition financing for a seven-property office portfolio in Silicon Valley. The 626,000-square-foot office and R&D campus is located at 2770-2800, 2880 and 2890 Scott Blvd.; 2220, 2300 and 2330 Central Parkway; and 2001 Walsh Ave. All seven buildings are triple-net leased to Nvidia and Huawei. Four of the buildings serve as the U.S. headquarters for Huawei, a multinational telecommunications equipment company that is currently the world’s third-largest smartphone producer. The remaining three buildings are leased to Nvidia, inventor of the graphic processing unit and PC gaming, computer graphics and artificial intelligence innovator. The seven-year, floating-rate loan features an initial five-year term followed by two one-year extension options and full-term, interest-only payments. Meridian Capital Group arranged the loan.

November 16, 2017

Office Washington Western

Greenbridge Finishes Renovation of Georgetown Squared Office Building in Seattle

by Nellie Day November 16, 2017

SEATTLE — Greenbridge Investment Partners has completed the renovation of Georgetown Squared (G2), a five-story office building in the Georgetown neighborhood of Seattle. The building is located at 5601 Sixth Ave. South. G2 is currently 76 percent occupied. Notable tenants include Iridio Studios, Builders Capital, Andersen Construction, Archbright, Darigold, Girl Scouts of Western Washington, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and Netfortris. The American Lung Association will soon move into G2. G2 was originally built as a showroom for the adjacent Seattle Design Center. The renovations include new floor-to-ceiling windows, bringing natural light and panoramic views of the Seattle skyline and Mt. Rainier into the building. It also includes a new exterior monument sign, refreshed concrete and tile flooring, new and refurbished elevators, and atrium seating. Tenant amenities include a gym, contemporary conference center, on-site parking and new restaurant concepts that will open in 2018.

November 16, 2017

Industrial Midwest Office Wisconsin

Reich Brothers, Rabin Worldwide to Redevelop Former Oscar Mayer Plant in Madison, Wisconsin

by Kristin Harlow November 16, 2017

MADISON, WIS. — Reich Brothers Holdings LLC and Rabin Worldwide have partnered to redevelop the former Oscar Mayer plant in Madison. The partnership will sell the equipment within the facility at a live and online public auction onsite on Dec. 6-8. Oscar Mayer, a producer of hot dogs, bacon and cold cuts, had occupied the property since 1919, with the site serving as its headquarters from 1957 to 2016. Kraft Heinz announced the closure in 2015 and officially ceased production this summer. The campus features 1.7 million square feet on a 72-acre site. The plan is to redevelop the campus, including repurposing several existing buildings, with a balanced mix of light manufacturing, warehouse, distribution and office space.

November 16, 2017

Michigan Midwest Office

Hayman Co. Plans $10M Upgrade of 732,000 SF Office Complex in Troy, Michigan

by Kristin Harlow November 16, 2017

TROY, MICH. — Hayman Co. has unveiled plans for a $10 million upgrade of a 732,000-square-foot office complex in Troy. The company purchased the five-building property earlier this year for $55 million. Along with external updates to the complex, renovations will be made to the lobbies and bathrooms. A conferencing center will also be added. The name change to PentaCentre is part of the rebranding process for the property, which is located along East Big Beaver Road and was originally built in the mid 1980s. Hayman Co. will handle management and leasing of the property.

November 16, 2017

Industrial Office Texas

Bob Moore Completes 641,226 SF Headquarters for TTI in Fort Worth

by Taylor Williams November 16, 2017

FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Bob Moore Construction Inc. has completed a 641,226-square-foot facility for TTI Inc., a Fort Worth-based distribution firm. The facility, which will serve as the company’s main office headquarters and distribution center, is located within Mercantile Center, an industrial park situated along Meacham Boulevard on the city’s north side. Bob Moore Construction broke ground on the property, which features a tilt-wall configuration and 38 loading docks, in June 2016.

November 16, 2017

Hospitality Loans Office Texas

HSF Secures $22.8M Construction Loan for Hotel Conversion of Houston Office Building

by Taylor Williams November 16, 2017

HOUSTON — Hall Structured Finance (HSF), a Dallas-based private lender, has secured a $22.8 million construction loan to finance the adaptive reuse of the former Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. office building in downtown Houston into a 150-room Hyatt Place hotel. The new hotel will feature ground-floor dining, a rooftop bar, indoor pool, fitness center and approximately 800 square feet of meeting space. Guestrooms, which will be located on the third through 16th floors, will average about 400 square feet per room. A timetable for completion of the project has not yet been established.

November 16, 2017

Civic New York Northeast Office

SUNY New Paltz Breaks Ground on $14M Engineering Innovation Hub

by Amy Works November 15, 2017

NEW PALTZ, N.Y. — The State University of New York (SUNY) at New Paltz, along with PC Construction, has broken ground on a $14 million Engineering Innovation Hub, located on the university’s campus in New Paltz. The two-story structure will add to the school’s growing mechanical engineering program, house the headquarters and laboratories of the university’s Hudson Valley Advanced Manufacturing Center, provide space for potential business partners under the state’s START-UP NY program, and serve as a business incubator for technology and engineering startups in the mid-Hudson Valley. Urbahn Architects designed the 19,500-square-foot facility, which allows for potential expansion. The project team includes Vanderweil Engineers, CSA Group, Leslie E. Robertson Associates, YR&G, BET Engineering Consultants, Edgewater Design, Lumen Architecture and Ellana Inc.

November 15, 2017

Office Texas

PAC Affiliate Purchases 258,000 SF Office Property in San Antonio

by Taylor Williams November 15, 2017

SAN ANTONIO — Preferred Office Properties LLC, an affiliate of publicly traded investment firm Preferred Apartment Communities LLC (PAC), has purchased Westridge at La Cantera, a 258,000-square-foot office development in San Antonio. The Class A property, which is located on the city’s northwest side directly across from the Shops at La Cantera retail center, was 100 percent leased at the time of sale. Allianz Real Estate of America LLC provided a $54.4 million first mortgage loan, which carries a fixed 4.1 percent interest rate, an 11-year term and a 25-year amortization schedule, for the transaction.

November 15, 2017

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