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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
DALLAS — Colliers International has brokered the sale of Empire Central, a two-building, 161,000-square-foot office complex located at 1430 and 1440 Empire Central Drive in Dallas. John Bowles, Bruce Butler and Susan Gwin Burks of Colliers represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Peewit Partners LP purchased the asset for an undisclosed price. The Class B property was built in 1981.
LISLE, ILL. — The Missner Group has completed the renovation of the Olympian Office Center in Lisle. The 168,000-square-foot office building was formerly the headquarters of Porsche Cars North America. The Missner Group acquired the seven-story building, located at 4343 Commerce Court, in 2016. New features include a Wi-Fi lounge, new lighting, finishes and lobby improvements. The renovation also included painting of the property’s exterior. Olympian Office Center was constructed in 1987 and sits on 7.4 acres. The property is currently 30 percent occupied by tenants such as FBI and Hinshaw & Culbertson. Kent Nepras and Scott Nomellini of The Missner Group oversaw the construction team. Interior Design Group Ltd. provided architectural services. Francis Prock and David Florent of Colliers International will market the renovated property for lease.
WESTON, FLA. — Highline Real Estate Capital, in a joint venture with Sefira Capital, has acquired a two-building, 63,000-square-foot office portfolio in Weston, for $13 million. Situated in South Florida’s Broward County, the portfolio includes the 28,000-square-foot Chase Building located at 1040 Weston Road and the 35,000-square-foot Weston Commerce Center at 1625 N. Commerce Parkway. David Duckworth, John Crotty and Michael Fay of Avison Young arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Realty Associates Fund X LP, an affiliate of Boston-based TA Realty. Christian Lee and Amy Julian of CBRE arranged acquisition financing on behalf of Highline and Sefira through BankUnited. Alfie Hamilton and Caitlin Inklebarger of Colliers International will handle the portfolio’s leasing assignment. At the time of sale, the buildings were 90 percent leased.