GLENDALE, CALIF. — A joint venture between Lincoln Property Co. and Long Wharf Capital has purchased an eight-story office building in downtown Glendale for an undisclosed sum. The property is located at 520 N. Central Ave. The JV plans to renovate the 96,140-square-foot property in the next few months. This will include modernizing the outdoor amenity space, upgrading the lobby and common areas, and upgrades to four full-floor vacancies. The asset was originally built in 1985. Notable tenants include North American Title, Logic Mate International and H&R Block.
SAN ANTONIO — Port San Antonio has broken ground on Phase I of Project Tech, a $20 million project that will deliver a 90,000-square-foot facility that will be leased to various cybersecurity firms. The property, which is scheduled for 2018 completion, will anchor a larger office development that could span as much as 500,000 square feet across 17 acres. Suites in the building will start at 2,500 square feet per suite.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — Bradford Commercial Real Estate, a Dallas-based brokerage and management firm, has negotiated the sale of Northridge Business Center, a 37,400-square-foot industrial flex building located at 2002-2006 State Highway 360 in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro of Grand Prairie. Michael Spain and Kevin Santaularia of Bradford Commercial represented the seller, Northridge LLC, in the transaction. Chapald-BC LLC, a New Mexico-based firm, purchased the property.
MINNEAPOLIS — Doran Cos. and CSM Corp. have joined forces to acquire the General Mills Riverside Technical Center in Minneapolis for $15.8 million. The 8.7-acre site is located at 330 University Ave. The partnership expects to begin developing concepts for a multifamily housing project this year and to break ground next year. The partnership also negotiated a lease with General Mills for continued use of the space in the Riverside Technical Center building. The construction and architecture companies of Doran will design and build the project.
CINCINNATI — Pro Football Focus (PFF) has signed a 6,000-square-foot office lease at 1208 Central Parkway in Cincinnati. Chris Collinsworth, a former Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver and sports broadcaster, owns PFF. The company will be moving to the new location this summer after renovations are completed. PFF provides football performance data and insights to help teams win their games. Stuffed Realty LLC purchased the 15,000-square-foot building last year with plans to redevelop the property. Travis Likes, Scott Yards and John Eckert of CBRE represented PFF in the lease transaction.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — The Dilweg Cos. has purchased Vantage Place, a five-story, Class B office building in Nashville’s MetroCenter submarket. The seller and sales price were not disclosed, but The Tennessean reports the sales price as $17.7 million. Built in 1981, the 167,818-square-foot property was 92 percent leased to tenants such as Centerstone Research Institute, CGS and Young Williams. The purchase of Vantage Place brings Dilweg’s Southeast holdings to nearly 6 million square feet.
TREVOSE, PA. — CBRE has arranged the sale of a Class A office building located at 1150 Northbrook Dr. in Trevose. Red River Asset Management, Advalurem Group and Lincoln Property acquired the four-story, 107,742-square-foot property. Robert Fahey, Jerry Kranzel and Erin Hannan of CBRE represented the seller, Rubenstein Partners, during the transaction. Built in 2007, 1150 Northbrook features a two-story atrium lobby and a glass curtain wall. The property, which is located near Neshaminy Mall, is 85 percent leased to tenants including Gamesa, Office of the Comptroller (U.S. Department of the Treasury) and Bracket Global.
BABYLON, N.Y. — SVN | Realty Three Advisors has negotiated the $2.3 million purchase of the People’s United Bank Building located at 375 Deer Park Ave. in Babylon. An unnamed buyer purchased the net leased retail and office building from 375 Deer Park Avenue LLC. Patricia Posillico of Sperry Van Ness | Realty Three Advisors represented the buyer. Sabre Real Estate Group represented the seller.
Market Moves There is so much fascinating discussion happening around the Las Vegas office market: what is the future of the suburban office? How does layout truly affect the culture of a company? Is parking a dying amenity? For the Las Vegas office market, it is just as easy to be captivated by imagining the possibilities of tomorrow. The post-recession recovery has seen office as the last product type to get healthy. The resort corridor led the way with a few new developments, like the T-Mobile Arena and Lucky Dragon Hotel, but there were many significant rehabs and upgrades as well. Multifamily and industrial followed closely behind, not surprisingly. What is interesting is that multifamily developers, as well as industrial, have been delivering product classes the valley has not experienced in any previous cycles. These include integrated apartment communities with over-the-top lifestyle amenities, and big bomber industrial buildings with the latest fixings of the day. Office development completions, however, have been limited to niche plays like the 140,000-square-foot Federal Justice Tower, and relic projects like Downtown’s 200,000-square-foot One Summerlin. Some of these projects were carried out by new owners, some with a lower basis. These buildings filled up and are …
SAN DIEGO — Gemini Rosemont has received a $33 million loan to refinance a 177,400-square-foot office tower in San Diego’s Little Italy submarket. The 19-story tower is located at 610 West Ash St. It is 97 percent occupied with 13 tenants that include an international cyber security firm and the General Services Administration. A10 Capital is refinancing a short-term loan that funded the building’s acquisition in 2016. A10 structured its financing with a 10-year maturity that included a $2 million rollover reserve for tenant improvements.