SALT LAKE CITY — The Kissel Co. has purchased the Sweet Candy Building in downtown Salt Lake City for an undisclosed sum. The historic building is located at 200 West and 224 South. The 97,000-square-foot property was built in two phases between 1911 and 1922. The Sweet Candy Building was renovated in 2001, at which time it was converted into retro tech space. It is fully leased. CBRE’s Marty Plunkett and Craig Thomas represented the seller, Olafson II LLC, in this transaction.
SAN ANTONIO — On behalf of Seavest Healthcare Properties, Trammell Crow Co. has begun construction on a medical office building located at 1434 E. Sonterra Blvd. in San Antonio. Seavest Healthcare Properties will own the new three-story, 60,000-square-foot Children’s Hospital of San Antonio Health Pavilion at Stone Oak. The medical office building will focus on pediatric services. CHRISTUS Santa Rosa will lease 88 percent of the property, with the remaining space leased to MedCare Associates, a primary healthcare group. Construction has already begun and is scheduled for completion in fall 2017. The development team includes general contractor Joeris, architect MKS Associates, Cooper-Lochte Landscape Architecture, Pape Dawson, RGM Engineering and Alpha Consulting Engineers.
TULSA, OKLA. — CBRE has arranged the sale of BOK Place at Southern Hills, a 126,656-square-foot, Class A office building in Tulsa. The eight-story asset was 89 percent occupied at closing. Mary Martin of CBRE’s Tulsa office represented the seller, Allegiancy Houston LLC, in the transaction. The building is located at 5727 S. Lewis Ave. near the intersection of East 61st Street and South Lewis Avenue with close proximity to Southern Hills Country Club. Building amenities include high-speed internet, on-site banking with drive thru lanes and an on-site deli. Major tenants include Bank of Oklahoma and The Home Depot.
FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS — JLL has negotiated a 21,803-square-foot office lease for IntelliCentrics Inc. a healthcare network. The company’s new U.S. headquarters will be at Lakeside Commerce Center, located at 1420 Lakeside Parkway in Flower Mound. JLL’s Steve Thelen and Doug Carignan negotiated the lease on behalf of the tenant. Blake Kendrick of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, Exeter Lakeside I LP.
NORFOLK, VA. — Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer has brokered the $10.8 million sale of a 16-story, 230,316-square-foot office building located at 500 E. Main St. in Norfolk’s central business district. Richmond, Va.-based Riverstone Properties LLC purchased the asset from the undisclosed seller. The building was 59 percent leased at the time of sale to 32 tenants. BB&T anchors the property and operates a full-service bank branch on the ground floor. Other tenants include Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce, Hunton & Williams and Brown & Brown. Eric Robinson and John Duffy of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer brokered the transaction.
EAST HAVEN, CONN. — O,R&L Commercial has arranged the sale of the former Connecticut Food Bank building, located at 150 Bradley St. in East Haven. Mario Luciani acquired the 28,712-square-foot industrial and office property for an undisclosed price. The buyer plans to use the building as headquarters for his ServPro franchises. Frank Hird and Tim McMahon of O,R&L Commercial represented the undisclosed seller, while Natuzza Dimasi of William Raveis Real Estate represented the buyer in the transaction.
ST. LOUIS — McGrath & Associates has completed construction of the $1.9 million expansion and renovation of the Pi Beta Phi Fraternity for Women international headquarters in St. Louis. The 4,200-square-foot, two-story expansion connects to Pi Beta Phi’s international headquarters building on Town and Country Commons Drive in West St. Louis County, which McGrath built in 2002. The expansion includes an enlarged break room, conference room and mailroom on the first floor, and office space and expanded archives on the second floor. HKW was the architect.
ATLANTA — A partnership between Banyan Street Capital and funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management has purchased 191 Peachtree Tower from Cousins Properties in downtown Atlanta. The partnership bought the 50-story office tower for $268 million. The 1.2 million-square-foot office tower was 93 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as the Robert W. Woodruff Foundation, Deloitte, Cooper Carry, Hall Booth Smith and The Commerce Club. The Metro Atlanta Chamber is also relocating to the LEED Silver-certified building later this year. “Downtown Atlanta is a premier destination for business and commerce, and 191 Peachtree is the market’s landmark office building,” says Rudy Touzet, CEO of Banyan Street Capital. “This acquisition is an important expansion of our Atlanta portfolio and demonstrates the demand for Class A office located within walkable urban centers.” 191 Peachtree offers direct access to the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, which features retail and restaurant tenants such as Alma Cucina, Bistro 191, The Bean Counter and Jos. A Bank. It is also located directly across from a MARTA transit station. The new ownership has selected Cushman & Wakefield to lease the office tower and plans to initiate select upgrades to 191 Peachtree in the near future. “191 …
CHICAGO — Mesa West Capital has provided a joint venture led by local development firm Sterling Bay with $82.6 million in debt to recapitalize 121 West Wacker Drive, a 41-story office building in downtown Chicago’s Central Loop. The financing included a first mortgage loan originated out of Mesa West’s open-ended Mesa West Core Lending Fund, and mezzanine debt provided by Pearlmark Real Estate on behalf of Pearlmark Mezzanine Realty Partners, IV, LP. The office tower recently underwent an extensive renovation, including a new lobby and retail level, updated building systems and a new tenant amenity floor overlooking the Chicago River.
UNIVERSITY CITY, MO. — Urban Sprouts, a local child development center, has acquired an office and warehouse space for $405,000 in University City, an inner-ring suburb of St. Louis. The property is located at 6757 Olive Blvd. The site was the former manufacturing space for McCarthy Spice & Blends. Renovation of the new Urban Sprouts building will take place in two phases and is slated for completion by August 2017. The first $2.2 million phase will include 11 classrooms with two art studio study rooms plus an interactive kitchen for cooking. The second $1.1 million phase will include classrooms for college-level courses that Urban Sprouts will host for St. Louis Community College. Additional renovations include a natural play area, as well as an outdoor garden. Brendan O’Brien of Hilliker Corp. represented the seller, Edward and Margaret McCarthy, in the transaction. Rome West Realty’s agent Susan Sauer represented the buyer.
