Office

JV Secures $325M in Financing to Revive Potala Tower Hotel, Apartment Project in Seattle

by Nellie Day February 1, 2017

SEATTLE — A joint venture between the Molasky Group and China-based Binjiang Group has secured $325 million in financing to build a 41-story mixed-use multifamily and hotel tower in the Belltown submarket of Seattle. Financing includes a $225 million joint venture partnership, as well as a $100 million construction-to-permanent loan. The project has not been named yet, but will be built on the site of the old Potala Tower. That project was put under the control of a court-appointed receiver, which suspended construction for about one year. The joint venture development partnership, arranged by Newmark, acquired the property from the court-appointed receiver in October 2016. Construction has resumed at the project. PCL will serve as the general contractor and Weber Thompson will act as the architect. The tower will feature 339 apartment units, 142 hotel rooms and 1,824 square feet of ground-floor retail space. It is scheduled for completion in August 2018. The $100 million construction-to-permanent loan was placed with two of Newmark’s correspondent life insurance company lenders, Guardian Life and Voya Investment, with each lender providing $50 million. The seven-year, construction-to-permanent loans will feature interest-only payments for a period of time, and later amortized over 30 years. Newmark will service the loans, …

February 1, 2017

California Office Western

Murphy Development Co. Reacquires Panasonic Buildings in San Diego for $28M

by Nellie Day February 1, 2017

SAN DIEGO — Murphy Development Co. (MDC) has reacquired a 542,197-square-foot campus at the San Diego Business Park for $28 million. The property, which will be rebranded as The Campus at San Diego Business Park, is located at 2001 and 2055 Sanyo Ave. Panasonic will lease about 70 percent of the 329,000-square-foot building after MDC completes 42,000 square feet of new office improvements, at a value of about $15 million. The remaining 94,000 square feet of Class A industrial space and 209,700 square feet of office space will be marketed for lease. MDC originally built the campus in 1986 for Sanyo, which Panasonic acquired in 2010. Brent Bohlken and Bryan Teel of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank represented Panasonic. MDC represented itself in the transaction.

February 1, 2017

California Office Western

Two Office Buildings in San Diego’s Golden Triangle Change Hands

by Nellie Day February 1, 2017

SAN DIEGO — A pair of Class A office buildings in the Golden Triangle area of San Diego have sold to an unnamed buyer for an undisclosed sum. The institutional-quality office campus buildings, Governor Executive Centre and Governor Park Plaza, are located at 6165, 6256, 6333 and 6363 Greenwich Drive. The properties are 90.9 percent leased to tenants like the University of California, San Diego. HFF’s Ryan Gallagher, Nick Psyllos, Nick Frasco and Michael Leggett represented the seller in this transaction.

February 1, 2017

New Jersey Northeast Office

Walker & Dunlop Acquires Deerwood Real Estate Capital in Northern New Jersey

by Amy Works February 1, 2017

NORTHERN NEW JERSEY — Walker & Dunlop has acquired the loan origination platform of Deerwood Real Estate Capital, a commercial mortgage brokerage and advisory firm based in Northern New Jersey. The firm specializes in sourcing debt and equity for all commercial real estate asset classes. Sixteen commercial loan originators are expected to join Walker & Dunlop, including Deerwood co-founders, David Rosenberg and Abe Katz. The acquisition does not bring additional loan servicing to Walker & Dunlop. Terms of the cash transaction were not disclosed.

February 1, 2017

Office Texas

Talon Private Capital Sells 111,722 SF Office Building in Dallas

by Amy Works February 1, 2017

DALLAS — Talon Private Capital has completed the disposition of an office building located at 2525 McKinnon St. in Dallas’ Uptown submarket. City Office REIT Inc. acquired the 111,722-square-foot property for an undisclosed price. Completed in 2003, the property was 96 percent leased at the time of sale. The Retail Connection, Aramark Service, Staffelbach, Hunt and Berkeley Research are tenants at the property. HFF represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.

February 1, 2017

Office Southeast Virginia

Paramount Group to Sell 24-Story Office Building in Metro D.C. for $460M

by John Nelson February 1, 2017

ARLINGTON, VA. — New York-based Paramount Group Inc., a publicly traded office REIT, has entered into an agreement to sell Waterview, a 24-story, 647,000-square-foot office building in Arlington’s Rosslyn neighborhood, for $460 million. Paramount Group sold the asset to Morgan Stanley Real Estate, according to Washington Business Journal. Situated along the Potomac River, Waterview’s office space is currently 99 percent leased to a single tenant, whose lease expires in January 2028. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2017.

February 1, 2017

North Carolina Office Southeast

JLL Arranges 215,450 SF Office Lease in Metro Raleigh

by John Nelson February 1, 2017

MORRISVILLE, N.C. — JLL has arranged INC Research Holdings Inc.’s office lease at Perimeter Five, a Class A office building under construction at 3032 Carrington Mill Blvd. in Morrisville, about 13 miles west of Raleigh. The global contract research firm leased the entire 215,450-square-foot building, which will be situated within the 3 million-square-foot Perimeter Park master-planned office development. The office building will feature lake views, green space, a café serving Starbucks Coffee and a fitness center. Erika Jean McNeil, Paul Glickman, Matthew Astrachan and Michael Morgan of JLL represented INC Research in the 12-year lease deal. William Allen of Trinity Partners represented the landlord. The office building will break ground in March for an expected delivery in July 2018.

February 1, 2017

Indiana Midwest Office

CBRE Arranges Sale of 591,387 SF Office Park in Carmel, Indiana

by Kristin Harlow February 1, 2017

CARMEL, IND. — CBRE Group Inc. has arranged the sale of Hamilton Crossing office park in Carmel, immediately north of Indianapolis. The sales price was not disclosed. The 44-acre office park is located along U.S. 31. The property consists of six buildings and 591,387 square feet. The Class A office space is 88 percent occupied. An affiliate of Group RMC purchased the buildings. Duke Realty owned five of the buildings, while Bankruptcy Estate of ITT Educational Services was the owner of the sixth building. Dan Richardson, David Funke and Paul Lundstedt of CBRE brokered the transaction.

February 1, 2017

Healthcare Midwest Office Wisconsin

Hammes Unveils Plans for Headquarters in Downtown Milwaukee

by Kristin Harlow February 1, 2017

MILWAUKEE — Brookfield, Wis.-based Hammes Co. has unveiled plans to move its headquarters to downtown Milwaukee in early 2018. Hammes will occupy the top two floors of a five-story office building the company is developing in the Park East corridor. The development is located at North Water and East Knapp streets. The first phase of construction will cost approximately $27 million, according to Milwaukee Business Journal. A second phase would add an additional office building.

February 1, 2017

Midwest Office Ohio Top Stories

Millennia Housing Development Buys Key Center, Marriott Hotel in Cleveland for $267.5M

by Nellie Day February 1, 2017

CLEVELAND — Millennia Housing Development has purchased the 1.3 million-square-foot Key Center office tower and adjacent 400-room Marriott Hotel in Cleveland for $267.5 million. The property is located at 127 Public Square and includes a parking structure. Key Center was built in 1991 and is 57 stories tall. The tower houses the headquarters of Key Bank and BakerHostetler law firm, among other tenants. The office tower was 82 percent leased at the time of sale. The seller, Columbia Property Trust (NYSE: CXP), had previously announced its plans to exit the Cleveland and Houston markets. Columbia has completed $1.2 billion of dispositions since January 2016 and $3.3 billion since January 2012. The firm will use proceeds from these sales to reinvest in high-barrier-to-entry markets such as New York City and San Francisco. “Key Center is the most recognizable icon on the Cleveland skyline, and we were determined to take a patient approach in order to identify the right buyer for this significant asset,” says Nelson Mills, CXP’s president and CEO. “Our diligence has now been rewarded, allowing us to exit the Cleveland market at a price within our expectations and accelerate our focus on high-barrier markets.” Columbia Property Trust owns and …

February 1, 2017

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