GRUNDY CENTER, IOWA — Lee & Associates has negotiated the $800,000 sale of a 75,000-square-foot industrial property in Grundy Center, a city in central Iowa. The building is located at 701 A Ave. Tom Condon of Lee & Associates represented the seller, Richelieu Foods. Matt Miehe of Fischels Commercial Group represented the buyer, Honary Enterprises, an environmental lubricant manufacturing company.
WILMINGTON, MASS. — CBRE has negotiated the $49.5 million sale of a 187,589-square-foot warehouse and distribution facility in Wilmington, a northern suburb of Boston. The property features clear heights of 24 to 30 feet and was fully leased at the time of sale. Scott Dragos, Chris Skeffington, Doug Jacoby, Roy Sandeman, Tim Mulhall, Tony Hayes and Dan Hines of CBRE represented the seller, locally based investment firm Marcus Partners, in the transaction. The buyer was a partnership between two Boston-based firms, Oliver Street Capital and Bain Capital Real Estate.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based landlord Olshan Properties has secured two new leases at 99 Hudson Street, a 17-story, 175,000-square-foot office building in Manhattan’s Tribeca area. Community College Campus Inc. will relocate to a 9,300-square-foot space on the 12th floor in November, and HR&A Advisors renewed its lease for 12,111 square feet on the third floor. Eric Cagner, Jon Franzel, Claire Koeppel and David Falk of Newmark represented Olshan Properties in the lease negotiations. Darell Handler and Kyle Galin of Handler Real Estate represented Community College Campus Inc., and Michal Mathias of Cushman & Wakefield represented HR&A Advisors.
PAWTUCKET, R.I. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $8.9 million sale of a 64,928-square-foot industrial building in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The building at 670-710 Narragansett Park Drive, which according to LoopNet Inc. was originally constructed in 1978, houses six suites. Harrison Klein of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Legacy Real Estate Ventures, in the transaction. Klein also procured the buyer, an affiliate of NSD Real Estate.
LOS ANGELES — The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has acquired One Westside and Westside Two, located two miles from its Westwood campus in Los Angeles. A joint venture between Hudson Pacific Properties (NYSE: HPP) and Macerich (NYSE: MAC) sold the assets for $700 million. The 700,000-square-foot property — located at 10800, 10830 and 10850 W. Pico Blvd.— was formerly occupied by Westside Pavilion mall, a city landmark that served as the backdrop for a number of movies and television shows since its opening in 1985. Hudson Pacific and Macerich began redevelopment efforts at the property in March 2018, converting the mall into a Class A office campus. Google inked a lease in January 2019 to occupy the entire campus under a 14-year term, which was to commence upon completion of the project in 2022. Details of the termination of Google’s lease at the property were not disclosed. The university plans to convert the property into UCLA Research Park, which will house the California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy at UCLA and the UCLA Center for Quantum Science and Engineering. The acquisition was made possible by a $500 million investment from the state of California, $200 million of which …
The term “adaptive reuse” in real estate circles typically conjures images of repurposing old, obsolete commercial buildings. Meanwhile, academic buildings, administrative offices and other properties on college campuses rarely come to mind. But NAI has noted a growing need among higher learning institutions with vacant or underused assets, particularly as a result of growing online learning options, says Larry Gautier, senior vice president of NAI Miami | Fort Lauderdale. As a result, the brokerage is focused on finding solutions for schools. “NAI hasn’t historically been involved with higher institutions of learning — we’ve typically focused on conventional real estate transactions,” Gautier acknowledges. “But a few years ago, when students weren’t going in to class, colleges and universities were facing a challenge: what do you do with facilities — that were built for thousands of students — in a remote-learning setting? For many schools, remote learning is here to stay.” Options include leasing buildings to commercial users or entering a joint venture with, for example, an aerospace or engineering company for educational programs, he adds. Colleges that suddenly have vast unused parking lots could also enter into long-term leases with multifamily, office or mixed-use developers. “Our position is to help these schools create …
EL PASO, TEXAS — A partnership between two California-based firms, PCCP LLC and Panattoni Development, along with Hunt Cos., is underway on construction of a 939,612-square-foot speculative industrial project in El Paso. Project Grande, which represents the first phase of a larger, 1.8 million-square-foot development, will consist of two buildings on a 45-acre site at the southeast corner of Pellicano Drive and Aircoupe Way on the city’s east side. Features of the rear-load and cross-dock buildings will include 36- to 40-foot clear heights, ESFR sprinkler systems and ample trailer parking. Completion of Phase I, which is 50 percent preleased, is slated for the second half of the year.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — Gantry has arranged $23.4 million in senior financing and preferred equity for the acquisition of DFW Corporate Park, a 211,385-square-foot industrial flex property in the central metroplex city of Grand Prairie. The 22-building development is located at 2100 N Highway 360. Braden Turnbull and Keegan Bridges of Gantry arranged the financing through an undisclosed life insurance company. The borrower was also not disclosed.
HILLSBORO, ORE. — CBRE has directed the sale of Tessera at Orenco Station, an apartment property located at 6523 NE Cherry Drive in Hillsboro, a suburb west of Portland. Seattle-based Security Properties sold the asset to an undisclosed buyer for $99 million. Built in 2014, Tessera at Orenco Station features three residential buildings offering a total of 304 one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans, averaging 807 square feet. Unit amenities include stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, European-style cabinetry, walk-in closets and in-unit washers and dryers. Community amenities include an outdoor pool and spa, a fully equipped fitness center, game lounge, business center with work-from-home studios, a fire pit, barbecues and a bark park with a dog run. Additionally, the property features 369 resident, visitor and retail parking spaces. Josh McDonald, Joe Nydahl and Phil Oester of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.
RENTON, WASH. — Sequoia Equities Inc. has completed the disposition of The Carriages at Fairwood Downs, a multifamily community in Renton, approximately 12 miles southeast of downtown Seattle. The price and buyer were not disclosed. Eli Hanacek, Mark Washington and Kyle Yamamoto of CBRE’s Pacific Northwest multifamily team represented the sellers in the transaction. Built in 1988, The Carriages at Fairwood Downs features 37 residential buildings with 400 one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, averaging 1,093 square feet. Additionally, the property offers 196 townhomes. Onsite amenities include a swimming pool and spa; movie theater; cabana with barbecues and fire pits; dog park; sauna; fitness center; and resident clubhouse. The property is situated on 28.5 acres at 15030 SE 179th St.
