HOUSTON — Boyd Commercial/CORFAC International has arranged a lease for office space at 12 Greenway Plaza in Houston. Comcast of Houston LLC will occupy 18,133 square feet within the 15-story, 254,920-square-foot building. David Boyd of Boyd Commercial/CORFAC represented the tenant, while Warren Savery of Cousins Properties represented the landlord internally in the transaction.
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MORRIS, SOMERSET AND MERCER COUNTIES, N.J. — Cronheim Mortgage has arranged a cash-out refinance of $27.8 million for six northern and central New Jersey properties. The assets include office, industrial and retail properties in Morris, Somerset and Mercer counties. The undisclosed borrower will use proceeds to cash out some of the significant equity of the property. David Turley, Janet Proscia and Jeff Pacailler of Cronheim Mortgage secured the financing.
DETROIT — Colliers International has arranged a 1,728-square-foot office lease in the Grand Park Centre building, a 20-story office tower, in Detroit. Nowak & Fraus Engineers, an engineering, surveying and planning company, will occupy the space at 28 W. Adams St. The company headquarters will remain in Pontiac, Mich. Nowak & Fraus expect its move into the Grand Park Centre building to be complete in January 2017. Peter McGrath of Colliers International Detroit represented Nowak & Fraus in the lease transaction.
FOUR CORNERS, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $7.3 million sale of Champions Gate Office Building, a 44,836-square-foot office property located at 8390 Champions Gate Blvd. in the resort community of Champions Gate, about 25 miles southwest of Orlando. The asset was fully leased at the time of sale. Dan Mulkey of Marcus & Millichap’s Tampa office represented the undisclosed buyer in the transaction. The buyer was a family based in Tampa that used the purchase to partially accommodate an exchange for a recent portfolio sale.
DAVIS, CALIF. — Fulcrum Properties has acquired University Research Park, a 304,912-square-foot campus in Davis, for $70 million. The 17-building park is located at 1440-1590 Drew Ave., 1850-2020 Research Park Drive and 1947 Galileo Court, less than one mile from the University of California, Davis. The property was 92 percent occupied at the time of sale. Major tenants include Novozymes, Marrone Bio Inovations and UC Regents. CBRE’s Russell Ingrum, Joe Moriarty, Tyler Meyerdirk, Sean Sullivan, Stuart Wright and Matt Post represented the seller, Interland LLC. The firm’s Mike Stassi and Daniel Baker provided leasing market expertise .
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Ridge Capital Investors has purchased One Eleven Market Square, a 320,559-square-foot office property in San Jose, for an undisclosed sum. The property is composed of two towers. A 163,775-square-foot building is located at 111 W. St. John St., while a 156,784-square-foot building is located at 111 N. Market St. The property is 78 percent leased to tenants like Pacific Business Centers, Rockwell Automation, Kerio Technologies, BAM Labs Opportunity Fund and Diamanti. Ridge Capital Investors purchased the property in partnership with an undisclosed commingled discretionary equity fund. The seller was Swift Real Estate Partners, which made capital improvements during its two years of ownership.
Dunbar Real Estate Purchases Eight Medical Office Properties at Tustin Corporate Center
by Nellie Day
TUSTIN, CALIF. — Dunbar Real Estate Investment Management has purchased eight medical office properties at Tustin Corporate Center for an undisclosed price. The center is located at 2492 Walnut Ave. in Tustin. The building is zoned for wet lab medical space. Tustin Corporate Center was built in 1986 and later converted into a mixed-use medical building with individual office condos. The eight office/medical condo units total 31,388 square feet. There are three additional units in the building that are under separate ownership and were not included in this sale. The buyer intends to refurbish and update the building before selling the individual condos.
SANDY, UTAH — Gardner Co. has broken ground on a 327,000-square-foot office building in Sandy. Mountain America Credit Union will own and occupy the building once completed. The 11-story building is located at 9800 South. The building is scheduled for completion in 17 months. Gardner Co. is developing the project, which WRNS Studio designed.
Duke Realty, Baylor Scott & White Health Open 77,000 SF Medical Office Building in McKinney, Texas
by Amy Works
MCKINNEY, TEXAS — Duke Realty and Baylor Scott & White Health, a not-for-profit healthcare system, have opened Baylor McKinney Physician Office Building 2 in McKinney. Located at 5252 W. University Drive, the three-story, 77,000-square-foot building is adjacent to Baylor McKinney I, an 114,924-square-foot medical office building. Affiliates of Baylor Scott & White lease a significant portion of both buildings. The Dallas office of Medco Construction served as general contractor, while the Dallas office of HDR served as architect for the project, which was developed by Duke Realty.
GREENWICH, CONN. — NGKF Capital Markets, on behalf of Fareri Associates, has closed on $97.5 million in debt financing for the acquisition of Greenwich Office Park in Greenwich. The five-year, fixed-rate loan with a full-term interest-only component will be used to acquire the eight-building office park from Clarion Partners for $130 million, or $344 per square foot. Situated on 21 acres, the 380,561-square-foot property underwent a $15.5 million capital improvement program. Jordan Roeschlaub, Steven Sperandio and Daniel Fromm of NGKF Capital Markets arranged the loan for the sponsor, Fareri Associates.