NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of a development site located at 159-18 Northern Blvd. in the Flushing area of Queens in New York City. Flushing Bank sold the property to an undisclosed local buyer for $13.2 million. The 28,764-square-foot site has more than 112 square feet of frontage along Northern Boulevard and 55 square feet of frontage along 159th Street. The site includes a two-story, 9,213-square-foot commercial building and 38,831 square feet of air rights. Stephen Palmese and Stephen Preuss of Cushman & Wakefield handled the transaction.
ADDISON, TEXAS — Stream Realty Partners has arranged the sale of Midway Office Park, an office property located at 4275 Kellway Circle and 16160 Midway Road in Addison. PRE Management sold the 102,855-square-foot property for an undisclosed sum. Dallas Metrocare anchors the property. Jamie Jennings, James Mantzuranis, Caitlin Clinton and Chase Lopez of Stream Realty represented the seller in the transaction. The name of the buyer was not released.
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. — Palisades Capital Partners has acquired a mixed-use property located at 631 Wilshire Blvd. in downtown Santa Monica for $33 million. Originally built in 1958, the property has undergone $4 million in upgrades since 2013, including a remodeled lobby, outdoor common areas and locally focused murals. The 40,000-square-foot office and retail property features 11,000 square feet of retail space along Wilshire Boulevard. Mike Long of CBRE and Kevin Shannon, Rob Hannan and Ken White of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank represented the sellers, PacShore Partners and GreenOak Real Estate LP, in the deal.
NORTH HAVEN, CONN. — O,R&L Commercial has arranged two leases at Universal Business Center, located at 222 Universal Drive in North Haven. In the first lease, Contract Callers Inc. has leased 10,200 square feet of office space at the business center. Frank Hird of O,R&L represented the landlord, Branco Inc., while Sandy Strickling of Broder Commercial represented the tenant. In the second lease, Z-Medica signed for 8,468 square feet of space at the business center. The medical device company develops hemostasis products. Hird represented the landlord, Branco Inc., while Jillian Moruzzi of CW Landmark represented the tenant.
SAN MARCOS, TEXAS — Hill & Wilkinson General Contractors has completed the Science, Technology and Advanced Research One expansion at Texas State University in San Marcos. The $8 million project added 16,000 square feet of lab space and office suites, bringing the facility to a total of 36,000 square feet. The space serves as an incubator for start-up and early-stage businesses by providing tenants access to secure wet labs, clean space, conference rooms and office space for research and development. The project team included PhiloWilke Partnerships, GarzaBury Engineering, E&C Engineers and Consultants and Cardno Haynes Whaley.
CHANDLER, ARIZ. AND IRVING, TEXAS — Columbia Property Trust Inc. has sold CVS Health Tower in Irving, a western suburb of Dallas, and SanTan Corporate Center in Chandler, a southern suburb of Phoenix, for $109.5 million. With the sales, Columbia has exited the Dallas and Phoenix markets and will use the profits for reinvestment in its target markets. The buyers were not disclosed. CVS Health Tower is a 315,000-square-foot, Class A office building located at 750 W. John Carpenter Freeway. The building is primarily leased to CVS Caremark, an independent pharmacy benefit management provider. IBM also maintains a lease at the property. The 12-story building was completed in 1999 and acquired by Columbia in 2006. SanTan Corporate Center consists of two office buildings totaling 267,000 square feet, completed in 2000 and 2003. Columbia acquired the buildings in 2006. Both buildings are 100 percent leased. Toyota Financial Services fully occupies SanTan Corporate Center I, while multiple tenants occupy SanTan Corporate Center II. With these sales, Columbia has completed $660.5 million of dispositions in 2016. Atlanta-based Columbia Property Trust owns and operates Class A office buildings. The company’s portfolio includes 21 office properties and one hotel. -Kristin Hiller
SAN FRANCISCO — American Realty Advisors has purchased Foundry Square III, a 291,093-square-foot office building in San Francisco’s Transbay District, for an undisclosed sum. The building is situated one block from San Francisco’s $4.5 billion Transbay Transit Center. It is fully leased to tenants like IBM, NASDAQ, Perkins Coie, Neustar and Silicon Valley Bank. Jeffrey Weber and Stephen Van Dusen of Eastdil Secured represented the seller, a development joint venture between Tishman Speyer and institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management.
PHOENIX — City Office REIT has acquired a 175,835-square-foot office building in Phoenix for $42.6 million. The Class A building is located at 5090 N. 40th St. within the Camelback Corridor. It is more than 90 percent leased. The seller was a joint venture between Lowe Enterprises and J.P Morgan Asset Management. CBRE’s Jim Fijan and Will Mast negotiated the transaction.
LOUISVILLE, COLO. — Koelbel and Co. has broken ground on a 57,700-square-foot office project in Louisville. The Class A building is located at 168 Centennial Parkway within the Centennial Valley Business Park. The property offers direct access to U.S. Highway 36 and is nearby to Boulder.
DENVER — HFF has arranged a $32 million refinancing for a 151,500-square-foot creative office development in downtown Denver. The property is located at 3001 Brighton Blvd. in the River North (RiNo) submarket. The property was built in 1939 as a produce depot before. It is 97.7 percent leased to a mix of office, retail and restaurant tenants, including CorePower Yoga, Booyah Marketing and Uber. HFF’s Josh Simon, Kristian Lichtenfels and Riaz Cassum secured the seven-year, fixed-rate loan through a life insurance company. The team worked on behalf of Industry Founders and Clarion Partners.