Office

Virtua Partners Completes $18M Recapitalization of Midtown Atrium in Dallas

by Amy Works January 12, 2017

DALLAS — Virtua Partners has completed the $18 million recapitalization of Midtown Atrium, an office complex located in the northern submarket of Dallas. Virtua assisted the tenant-in-common investors with an extension of the current senior loan and a $2 million investment in preferred equity. The new capital is being used to fund tenant improvements, leasing commissions and property upgrades at the 113,359-square-foot building. Versant Commercial Brokerage, an affiliate of Virtua, assisted in placing the new preferred equity. Virtua Partners provided the loan guarantees and stepped in as the new sponsor. Clear Vista Management, also an affiliate of Virtua, will provide asset management services for the new financing package.

January 12, 2017

Connecticut Loans Northeast Office

Thorofare Capital Arranges $40M Acquisition Loan for Office Building in Hartford, Connecticut

by Amy Works January 12, 2017

HARTFORD, CONN. — Thorofare Capital has secured a $40 million floating-rate commercial mortgage for the acquisition of an office building in Hartford. Proceeds of the loan will also be used for tenant improvements and leasing commissions at the 283,640-square-foot building. Kevin Miller and Felix Gutnikov of Thorofare Capital arranged the financing for the undisclosed borrower.

January 12, 2017

District of Columbia Office Southeast

Carr Properties Buys Class A Office Building in D.C. from Shorenstein Properties for $150M

by John Nelson January 12, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Carr Properties has acquired 1875 K Street, a 99 percent-leased, 190,345-square-foot office building in Washington, D.C.’s central business district. The company purchased the Class A building from Shorenstein Properties. The sales price was undisclosed, but Washington Business Journal reports that Carr Properties purchased the 12-story building for $150 million. Completed in 2002, 1875 K Street is located at the corner of 19th and K streets and is anchored by tenants including Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, WeWork, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP and Shipman & Goodwin LLP. The building features 14,000- to 17,000-square-foot floorplates, ceiling heights exceeding 9 feet, an enclosed penthouse with an adjoining roof terrace and a 4,000-square-foot fitness center. Carr Properties will manage property management and leasing services. Eastdil Secured’s Washington office represented Shorenstein Properties in the transaction.

January 12, 2017

Healthcare Loans New York Northeast Office

Cronheim Mortgage Closes $12.7M in Refinancing for Two Medical Office Buildings in Long Island

by Amy Works January 12, 2017

LONG ISLAND, N.Y. — Cronheim Mortgage has arranged $12.7 million in refinancing for two medical office buildings located at 520 Franklin Ave. in Long Island’s Garden City. The properties total 100,141 square feet. The loan was structured with an initial five-year fixed-rate period locked at 3.875 percent followed by a five-year extension option. David Turley, Janet Proscia and Jeff Pacailler of Cronheim arranged the financing for the undisclosed borrower.

January 12, 2017

Industrial Office Washington Western

Boeing Employee Credit Union Purchases Buildings at Gateway Corporate Center in Tukwila

by Nellie Day January 12, 2017

TUKWILA, WASH. — Boeing Employee Credit Union (BECU) has purchased eight buildings at the Gateway Corporate Center office and industrial park in Tukwila for an undisclosed sum. The 11-building center is situated at a junction between State Route 599 and Interstate 5 in the Seattle submarket. BECU previously owned two buildings at Gateway Corporate Center. The credit union built its corporate headquarters at the center in 1990. The new purchase has allowed BECU to increase its holdings in the office park to 589,000 square feet. Bill Frame and Richard Davidson of Kidder Mathews represented BECU. The firm’s Andy Miller and Matt Wood also represented the seller, a global investment manager, in this transaction.

January 12, 2017

California Office Western

Shopoff Acquires Office Building in Newport Beach for $15.4M

by Nellie Day January 12, 2017

NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. — Shopoff Realty Investments has purchased a 44,434-square-foot office building in Newport Beach for $15.4 million. The three-story building is located at 4440 Von Karman Ave. The space was 56 percent occupied by tenants like CommerceWest Bank, DynTek and Johnson Attorneys Group. The asset was purchased through a co-investment structure.

January 12, 2017

California Office Western

Belvedere Place Office Building in Marin County Changes Hands

by Nellie Day January 12, 2017

MILL VALLEY, CALIF. — A partnership between ScanlanKemperBard and Angelo, Gordon & Co. has acquired the 103,000-square-foot Belvedere Place office building in the Marin County city of Mill Valley for an undisclosed sum. The Class A office building is located at 1 and 2 Belvedere Place, about 14 miles north of San Francisco. It was built in 2000. The partnership plans to update the building’s exterior and landscaping. It will also add a gym with showers, as well as lockers, bike lockers and bike storage. Belvedere Place was 60 percent leased at the time of sale. Notable tenants linclude UBS and Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. Haden Ongaro, Mac Cranford and Mark Carrington of Newmark Cornish & Carey represented both the buyer and the seller, Bently Holdings, in this transaction. The team is also serving as the property’s leasing agents.

January 12, 2017

Massachusetts Northeast Office Top Stories

Mori Trust Acquires 10 St. James and 75 Arlington Office Buildings in Boston for $673M

by Katie Sloan January 12, 2017

BOSTON — Tokyo-based Mori Trust Co. Ltd. has acquired 10 St. James and 75 Arlington, a two-building office property totaling 824,772 square feet in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood, for $673 million. The LEED Silver-certified portfolio features an enclosed-glass galleria joining the lobbies of both buildings, on-site dining and a 400-space underground parking garage. The property was acquired from Liberty Mutual Insurance, and is home to the company’s Boston headquarters. Liberty Mutual has already moved many of its workers from the two connected buildings to a $300 million tower built at 157 Berkeley St. in 2013, according to reports by The Boston Globe. The company plans to continue to lease space at 10 St. James and 75 Arlington. Robert Griffin, Edward Maher, Matthew Pullen, Alex Foshay, William Anderson and David Martel of NGKF Capital Markets represented the seller in the transaction. John Butterworth, Tim Howe and Andrea DeSimone of CBRE’s New England office are in charge of leasing for the property. An agreement to continue their services has yet to be announced. Mori Trust Co. established its U.S. subsidiary, Mori America LLC, in November 2016. This acquisition is Mori Trust’s first in the United States. Mori Trust is a developer, owner and manager …

January 12, 2017

Market Reports Midwest Midwest Market Reports Missouri Multifamily Office

Office, Multifamily Sectors Lead Expansive Growth in Clayton Submarket of St. Louis

by Kristin Harlow January 12, 2017

An influx of new workers and residents is expected in the Clayton submarket of St. Louis thanks to more than $630 million in office, residential and mixed-use development that is in the planning stages or currently under way. Health insurer Centene Corp. has announced that it will build a new 16-acre, $450 million campus expansion on the east edge of downtown Clayton at Hanley Road, Forsyth Boulevard and Carondelet Plaza. The project, set to break ground early this year, stands to effectively shift the center of Clayton while adding a mixed-use, Class A office-anchored business and lifestyle development to the submarket. Delivery of the 500,000-square-foot Phase I tower is set for late 2019. At the opposite end of the submarket, Koman Group expects to break ground on its proposed 330,000-square-foot, 14-story office and retail project, situated at the corner of Forsyth and Brentwood boulevards. Just across the street is another $68 million, 233,000-square-foot office project likely to begin in 2018. Proposed by Jared Novelly and Apogee Associates, the project would bring the total proposed office development to a robust 1 million square feet of new Class A space in downtown Clayton. As the premier office submarket in St. Louis, Clayton …

January 12, 2017

Loans Office Washington Western

Greenbridge Obtains $73M Loan for Creative Office Conversion in Seattle

by Nellie Day January 11, 2017

SEATTLE — Greenbridge Investment Partners has obtained a $73 million loan for the conversion, renovation and stabilization of the Seattle Design Center. The two-building center is situated in the Georgetown submarket of Seattle. Greenbridge has divided and rebranded the asset to include the 157,000-square-foot Seattle Design Center and the 280,000-square-foot Georgetown Squared (G2). Greenbridge purchased the asset in 2015 for $24.9 million. The center was 43 percent occupied at the time. Greenbridge renovated the Seattle Design Center building and consolidated its showroom/design tenants into one building. The firm is now turning its attention to the repositioning of the G2 building, which will be converted from showroom space into creative office. The G2 office building will offer 60,000-square-foot floorplates, exposed ceilings and concrete floors, glass walls for natural light, and unobstructed views of downtown Seattle and Mt. Rainier. It will also include full-service amenities like an upscale fitness center and conference center. The non-recourse bridge loan closed at 59.7 percent loan-to-value for a 24-month term with one 12-month extension option. An initial $49 million was funded at closing, with an additional $24 million that will pay for G2’s renovation, construction, tenant improvements and leasing commissions. Steve Bram of George Smith Partners …

January 11, 2017

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