MCKINNEY, TEXAS — EDGE Realty Capital Markets has arranged the sale of a mixed-use property located at 7508 Eldorado Parkway in McKinney. Iselworth Management Inc. sold the 8,815-square-foot property to Guidepost A LLC, a Delaware-based limited liability company, for an undisclosed price. Wilson Stafford and Brandon Crow of EDGE Realty Capital Markets represented the seller, while Stephen Coffey of Greyhawk Associates represented the buyer in the deal.
CHICAGO — Nitel has relocated to a 32,115-square-foot office space in Chicago’s River North neighborhood. The building is located at 350 N. Orleans St. The space at River North Point is fully built-out and Nitel will make modest tenant improvements to its new space to accommodate density. The provider of telecommunications network services previously occupied 20,000 square feet at 1101 W. Lake St. in Fulton Market. Kyle Kamin, Jon Milonas and Dan Persa of CBRE represented Nitel in the transaction.
HOUSTON — Parkway Properties (NYSE: PKY), a Houston-based REIT, has agreed to sell 49 percent interest in Greenway Plaza and Phoenix Tower, two Class A office properties in the Greenway submarket of Houston, for $512.1 million. Ownership of the two properties will now be a joint venture between Parkway, TH Real Estate, Silverpeak Real Estate Partners and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. Parkway will retain a 51 percent majority interest in the portfolio, with TH Real Estate and Silverpeak sharing a 24.5 percent interest, and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board owning the remaining 24.5 percent. Greenway Plaza is a 52-acre, master-planned, mixed-use development featuring 11 buildings totaling approximately 4.9 million square feet of office space as its focal point. On-site amenities include a full-service restaurant, an underground food court with 16 restaurants, multiple fitness facilities, three full-service banking centers and conference facilities. Although Phoenix Tower is technically a separate property, it’s located immediately adjacent to Greenway Plaza. The 34-story building totals 665,332 square feet and was built in 1984. Amenities include an on-site deli and a Jack Nicklaus-designed, nine-hole putting green. “This transaction helps to mitigate risk in a single office campus that represents 57 percent of our company’s overall …
CULVER CITY, CALIF. — Quantum Capital Partners has arranged $47 million in refinancing for Platform, a 75,000-square-foot office and retail property located in the Hayden Tract district of Culver City. The borrower, Runyon Group, will use the proceeds to retire construction debt and equity on the property, which was completed in late 2016. Mike Yim and Jonathan Hakakha of Quantum arranged the 10-year, non-recourse loan through Wells Fargo for the borrower. The 75,000-square-foot project features approximately 40,000 square feet of office space and 35,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space. The retail portion is currently 98 percent leased to a variety of tenants including Reformation, Magasin, SoulCycle, The Shop, Loqui, Blue Bottle Coffee, Van Leeuwen, Sweetgreen and The Cannibal.
HOUSTON — Davis Holdings has acquired a fully occupied office building located at 1500 McGowen St. in Houston. Skyland Lodge Tract sold the 33,000-square-foot property for an undisclosed price. Originally built in 1972 and renovated in 2002, the two-story, Class B office building features loft-style office space with modern building systems. Louis Rosenthal of JLL represented Davis Holdings, while David Husid and Brandi McDonald of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank represented the seller in the deal.
TROY, MICH. — Bernard Financial Group has arranged a $21.1 million loan for the refinancing of an office property in Troy, a northern suburb of Detroit. The multi-tenant complex consists of 149,976 square feet. Dennis Bernard and Kevin Kovachevich of Bernard Financial originated the loan for the borrower, Liberty Investments LLC. A CMBS firm provided the loan.
FARMINGTON HILLS, MICH. — GHD Services has signed a 24,480-square-foot office lease in Farmington Hills, west of Southfield. The company provides engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services for the water, energy, environment, property and transportation sectors. GHD will be located at 26850 Haggerty Road. John Fricke and Greg Hudas of Signature Associates represented the landlord, Michigan Five Office LLC, in the lease transaction. CBRE represented the tenant.
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — A joint venture between Lowe Enterprises Investors (LEI) and The Family Office (TFO) has acquired Gateway Center, a four-building office portfolio in the South Natomas area of Sacramento, for an undisclosed sum. Gateway Center is located along Interstate 5 near the Interstate 80 interchange. The JV plans to update the properties, including lobby renovations, landscape and lighting improvements, and upgrades to conference rooms, common areas and outdoor gathering spaces. Peter Morgan led the LEI acquisition team. Los Angeles law firm Eisner Jaffe represented the joint venture. This is the first acquisition by the LEI/TFO joint venture, which plans to acquire several additional West Coast office properties in 2017.
GLENDALE, CALIF. — PSI Services has leased 23,589 square feet of office space in Glendale. The Class A space is located at 611 N. Brand Blvd. PSI committed to an 11-year lease. The company is relocating its corporate headquarters from 17,308 square feet at 2950 N. Hollywood Way in Burbank. Jacob Bobek of Avison Young represented PSI in the deal. Jones Lang LaSalle represented the landlord, LNR Partners.
NEW YORK CITY — Spotify, a digital music service, is relocating its U.S. headquarters to 4 World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan from its current location in Midtown South. The company will occupy 378,000 square feet at the office building, which is owned by Silverstein Properties. Spotify is expected to move in early 2018. The relocation and expansion will accommodate more than 1,000 new jobs as well as 832 existing jobs.
