CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Stan Johnson Co. has brokered the $12 million sale of a 76,899-square-foot, freestanding office building and call center located at 14401 Carowinds Blvd. in Charlotte. The property is leased on a long-term basis to iQor, an outsourcing firm that employs more than 1,000 agents at the facility. Britton Burdette of Stan Johnson’s Atlanta office represented the developer, 14401 Southlake Crossing LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was a private investor.
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JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Lingerfelt CommonWealth Partners LLC has sold Riverplace Tower, a 441,000-square-foot office tower located at 1301 Riverplace Blvd. in downtown Jacksonville. The undisclosed buyer purchased the 28-story tower, which is situated along the St. Johns River, for $53.4 million. The new owner has retained Richmond, Va.-based Lingerfelt CommonWealth to operate the asset, which the company purchased in 2014 for $29 million. Ameris Bank has signage on the office tower and occupies the entire 26th floor. The bank also operates a branch in the lobby. Commonwealth Commercial Partners, Lingerfelt CommonWealth’s property management affiliate, will handle day-to-day asset and property management responsibilities at Riverplace Tower. JLL will continue to handle the leasing and marketing of Riverplace Tower on behalf of the new owner. Lingerfelt CommonWealth Partners is a full-service real estate investment management firm with additional offices in Nashville, Jacksonville, Tampa, Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro and Hampton Roads. Together with its predecessors in the private sector and public REIT sector, its partners have built, acquired and managed nearly 20 million square feet of commercial real estate valued at approximately $2 billion across the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast. In addition to Riverplace Tower, Lingerfelt CommonWealth recently sold the Bank of America Plaza, a …
SAN DIEGO — CBRE Capital Markets’ Debt & Structured Finance team has secured approximately $90 million in acquisition and repositioning financing for an eight-building office and R&D campus in San Diego. The property is located at 16399 W. Bernardo Drive in the Rancho Bernardo submarket. Financing was arranged on behalf of the buyer, an entity owned and managed by Swift Real Estate Partners. CBRE tailored the balance-sheet financing with a base term of three years and the ability to extend the loan as long as seven years. The non-recourse financing included capital toward the purchase of the property, as well as funding to perform capital improvements to reposition the buildings and amenities. The funds will also cover tenant improvements and leasing commissions. CBRE structured a prepayment provision that will allow Swift to sell individual buildings or refinance with long-term debt. CBRE closed the financing with Acore Capital, a domestic advisor of debt investments that worked on behalf of a Japanese Life Insurance Company.
Capital Group Properties Secures Anchor for Mixed-Use Development in Maynard, Massachusetts
by Amy Works
MAYNARD, MASS. — Colliers International, on behalf of developer Capital Group Properties, has secured a grocery anchor for the planned 293,500-square-foot Maynard Crossing property in Maynard. Market 32 by Price Chopper has signed a lease for 68,000 square feet of space at the mixed-use project, which is slated to break ground in the second quarter of 2017 with completion scheduled for summer 2018. Upon completion, the project will feature two full-service and two fast-casual restaurants, a 20,000-square-foot health club, a community bank, hardware store, apparel stores, and medical care center, as well as 180 residential rental units and a 143-unit independent senior living facility. Colliers International Boston is the leasing team for the development.
R.W. Holmes Realty Facilitates $1.9M Sale of Office, Warehouse Property in Bellingham, Massachusetts
by Amy Works
BELLINGHAM, MASS. — R.W. Holmes Realty has arranged the sale of an office and warehouse building located at 24 Williams Way in Bellingham. Gainsboro Brothers LLC sold the property to Matt Clark of TMC Holdings & Development for $1.9 million. Situated on three acres, the building features 34,700 square feet of office and warehouse space. The buyer plans to renovate the property and site for multi-tenant use. John Eysenback of R.W. Holmes represented the seller and buyer in the deal.
PLANO, TEXAS — Rubicon Representation has arranged the sale of an office building located at 4011 W. Plano Parkway in Plano. Wells Asset Management sold the 29,352-square-foot property to a local investment partnership for an undisclosed price. Current tenants at the property include The Einstein School and Farmers Insurance, and Sea Link International will relocate its office to the property from downtown Dallas. Daniel Miller and Graham Perry of Rubicon Representation represented the buyer and new tenant, while the seller had in-house representation.
Greenwich Group Arranges $52.9M in Acquisition, Renovation Financing for Two Office Parks in Greenville
by John Nelson
GREENVILLE, S.C. — The Greenwich Group International has secured $52.9 million in acquisition and renovation financing for Park Central and Park East, two office parks in Greenville totaling 570,000 square feet. The financing included a $39 million loan and $13.9 million in joint venture equity. The borrower, Atlanta-based TWO Capital Partners, purchased the properties in an off-market transaction. Located in Greenville’s I-385 corridor, Park Central and Park East feature 12 buildings that were 70 percent leased at the time of sale. Don Atchison, Steve Lorenz and Larry Baucom led Greenwich Group’s team in securing the financing.
BRENTWOOD, TENN. — Avison Young has brokered the $26 million sale of Gateway Plaza I and Maryland Park Center in Brentwood, a suburb of Nashville. Gateway Plaza I is a three-story, 82,848-square-foot office building located at 5409 Maryland Way. The property was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Foundations Recovery Network, Henderson Financial Group, The Layton Cos. and Right Management. Maryland Park Center is a three-story, 43,696-square-foot office building located at 115 East Park Drive. The building was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Vulcan Construction Materials, Nashville Sleep Medicine, Maxim Healthcare Services and CareSpot. Don Albright, Lisa Maki, Mike Jacobs and Ashley Albright of Avison Young represented the seller, Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada. The acquisition is the first purchase in Brentwood for the buyer, Albany Road Real Estate Partners.
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — NXT Capital has provided an $18.5 million acquisition loan for Centrepark West, a four-building office park totaling 175,000 square feet in West Palm Beach. The site is bordered by I-95 to the east and Palm Beach International Airport to the west. Christian Lee and Amy Julian of CBRE’s Miami office arranged the loan through NXT Capital on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.
SCIO TOWNSHIP, MICH. — Signature Associates has negotiated the sale of 104,590-square-foot office building located at 7322 Newman Blvd. in Scio Township, west of Ann Arbor. The sales price was not disclosed. The building was vacant at closing. The purchaser, Ari-El Enterprises, has hired Signature Associates to begin securing tenants for the complex. John Fricke of Signature Associates represented both the buyer and the seller, Thomsen Reuters.