GRESHAM, ORE. — DDR Corp. has acquired Gresham Town Center, a 296,186-square-foot mixed-use center located in the Portland suburb of Gresham, for an undisclosed price. The retail portion of the property is home to tenants including Best Buy, Bed Bath & Beyond, Craft Warehouse, Cost Plus World Market, Old Navy, Ulta Beauty, Panera Bread, Starbucks Coffee, Old Navy, Men’s Wearhouse, Baja Fresh Mexican Grill and Charming Charlie. The center also contains 12,289 square feet of office space. A 45,000-square-foot, single-tenant LA Fitness located north of the center was also included in the sale. Nick Kassab of HFF represented the seller in the transaction, Westlake Realty Group Inc.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Stockbridge Capital Group has sold Cypress Park West I and II, a two-building, 225,757-square-foot office complex located at 6700 and 6750 N. Andrews Ave. in Fort Lauderdale. Hollywood, Fla.-based Naya USA Investment & Management purchased the office buildings from Stockbridge for $43.1 million. Ike Ojala, Hermen Rodriguez and Jorge Portela of HFF represented Stockbridge in the transaction. Situated on 18.5 acres adjacent to a Marriott hotel, the properties were 97 percent leased at the time of sale to Microsoft’s Latin American headquarters, Regus, Sprint, MSC Cruises and Southern Auto Finance Co. The complex’s amenities include an on-site café, conference facility, 24/7 security and a 660-space parking facility with electric vehicle charging stations.
RICHARDSON, TEXAS — Dallas-based KDC has completed the fourth office tower at the developer’s CityLine mixed-used project in Richardson. State Farm will occupy the new tower, and the giant insurer’s employees are currently in the process of moving into the 500,000-square-foot facility. State Farm now occupies 2.1 million square feet of office space at CityLine. Construction of the tower, known as Four CityLine, started in July 2014. Located at the northeast corner of State Street and North Plano Road across from the other three State Farm office towers, Four CityLine consists of a 12-story office building situated atop a five-level parking structure with approximately 30,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. CityLine now includes the four office towers occupied by State Farm; a 489,000-square-foot office complex for Raytheon; nearly 50 restaurants and stores, including the Whole Foods-anchored CityLine Market; 1,000 apartments with another 1,000 under construction; a 148-room select service Aloft Hotel scheduled to open early next year; a wellness office building anchored by Texas Health Resources, Children’s Health and a fitness center; and an urban plaza designed by Office of James Burnett (OJB), the landscape architect of Dallas’ signature Klyde Warren Park. CityLine’s project team includes general contractor Austin Commercial, architect Corgan Architects, civil …
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Prescott Group Inc., along with an institutional investor, has acquired an office building at 316 W. 12th St. in Austin and plans an $11 million redevelopment of the property. The building is located on one acre and is within walking distance of the State Capitol, The University of Texas, Dell Medical School and Austin’s Downtown Entertainment District. The Texas State Teachers Association, which had owned the property since its completion in 1952, was the seller. The redevelopment, which is slated to begin Oct. 10, will include an additional 26,000-square-foot floor to the building. Other planned improvements feature a new restaurant, rooftop terrace, conference room, fitness facility, bike storage and landscaped courtyard. Following the redevelopment, which should be completed in late 2017, the building will be renamed Westview. Andersson•Wise Architects is designing the project. The Burt Group is the general contractor, Sixthriver Architects is the interior designer, Big Red Dog is the civil and MEP engineer, AEC is the structural engineer, and Co’Design is the landscape architect. The project lender is Texas Capital Bank, while HFF arranged the financing. Rachel Coulter and Kevin Kimbrough of the Austin office of JLL will lead the leasing efforts. Prescott Group is …
NEW YORK CITY — NorthStar Real Estate Income II has closed on two portfolio transactions in which it committed approximately $370 million of equity capital, substantially investing all of the company’s current investable capital. Through subsidiaries of its operating partnership, NorthStar Income II originated a $98 million subordinate interest investment in a portfolio of 39 industrial properties in 17 states. The more than 6 million-square-foot portfolio is currently 100 percent leased with an average remaining lease term of 11 years. Additionally, NorthStar Income II acquired a diversified portfolio of limited partnership or similar equity interest in 41 private equity real estate funds, managed by 20 institutional-quality real estate managers from a company managed by NorthStar Income II’s sponsor. NorthStar Income II acquired the funds for $273 million, or a price equal to 92.25 percent of the record date net asset value. Twenty-five percent of the acquisition was funded at closing and the remaining will be funded on December 31. Located in 24 states as well as international locations, the properties include mixed-use, multifamily, office and hotel assets.
NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Consolidated has arranged the sale of an office property located at 13-17 Laight St. in Tribeca. The Vanbarton Group acquired the property, which was previously the main venue for the Tribeca Film Festival, for $90 million. The six-story property features 82,500 square feet of office space. Brian Ezratty and Roberto Ortiz of Eastern Consolidated represented the seller, 810-VE Laight LLC, a partnership between Whitestar Advisors and VE Equities, in the transaction.
Mack Cali Realty Completes $9.6M Sale of Two Office Buildings in Basking Ridge, New Jersey
by Amy Works
BASKING RIDGE, N.J. — Mack Cali Realty Corp. has completed the disposition of two office buildings, located at 222 and 233 Mount Airy Road in Basking Ridge. Exclusive Management acquired the assets, which total 115,961 square feet, for $9.6 million. At the time of sale, the buildings were 65 percent leased. Jeffrey Dunne, Kevin Welsh, Brian Schulz and Jeremy Neuer of CBRE represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
BAYONNE, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged three sales of mixed-use properties in Bayonne. In the first transaction, an undisclosed buyer purchased a three-building mixed-use property located at 462 Broadway, 464 Broadway and 15-17 Liberty Court for $1.1 million, or $90.38 per square foot. The 13,000-square-foot portfolio features four residential units and four commercial units. Fahri Ozturk and Lev Kimyagarov of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the transaction. In the second deal, Ozturk brokered the $1.6 million sale of a 16,500-square-foot mixed-use building located at 813-819 Broadway. The building features 9,000 square feet of ground-level retail and medical office space and 7,500 square feet of second-floor office space. Current tenants are Children’s Specialized Hospital and La Guardiola Pizzeria. In the third transaction, an undisclosed buyer acquired a 17,700-square-foot mixed-use asset located at 544-556 Broadway for $1.3 million. Vacant at the time of sale, the building features a ground-floor retail component and second-floor office space. Ozturk arranged the transaction. The names of the sellers were not released.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Alostar has provided a $14.2 million loan for the refinancing of a 225,000-square-foot office building in Jacksonville. Located at 8787 Baypine Road, the office building is home to the Florida Coast School of Law. Alostar provided the loan to AGNL FCSL LLC, an affiliate of AG Net Lease Realty Fund II.
Equus Capital Partners Completes $67.3M Sale of Tallgrass Corporate Center in Bolingbrook, Illinois
by Amy Works
BOLINGBROOK, ILL. — Equus Capital Partners has completed the disposition of Tallgrass Corporate Center, an office center located at 1000 Remington in Bolingbrook. Middletown Partners acquired the property for $67.3 million. At the time of sale, the 533,365-square-foot Class A office center was 100 percent leased to a variety of tenants, including ULTA Beauty, Presence Health, Quad Graphics and AMITA Health. The office center features a full-service cafeteria, fitness center with locker rooms and showers, and state-of-the-art auditorium and conferencing capabilities. James Postweiler and Peter Harwood of JLL represented the seller in the transaction.