NEW YORK CITY — Law firm Freehill Hogan & Mahar has signed a 17,333-square-foot office lease renewal at 80 Pine Street, a 1.2 million-square-foot building that occupies a full city block in Lower Manhattan. Howard Nottingham and Allyson Bowen of Savills represented the tenant in the negotiations for the 11-year lease. Kevin Daly represented the landlord, The Rudin Family, on an internal basis. The deal coincides with the completion of the first phase of Rudin’s capital improvement program, which included the renovation of the lobby and entrances.
REVERE, MASS. — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) has placed a $5 million loan for the refinancing of a 30-unit apartment building in Revere, a northeastern suburb of Boston. Robert Damigella of MMCC arranged the 20-year loan, which carried a fixed interest rate and a 30-year amortization schedule, on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. The direct lender was also not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY AND TORONTO — KKR, a global private equity firm based in New York City, has agreed to sell a national portfolio of warehouses and distribution centers to Oxford Properties Group, a real estate owner and manager based in Toronto. The $2.2 billion deal is expected to close in the coming months. The portfolio comprises 149 properties located across 12 major industrial U.S. markets, including the Inland Empire in California, Dallas, Atlanta, Phoenix, Chicago, Houston, Tampa, Orlando, San Diego and the Baltimore-Washington, D.C. corridor. Since 2018, KKR and its management platform Alpha Industrial Properties assembled and maintained the portfolio across 50 individual transactions. The firm’s decision to focus on high-barrier-to-entry sites near major population centers attracted the strong offer from Oxford Properties, which is looking to allocate one-third of its global equity in industrial real estate. “Growing our U.S. industrial business is one of Oxford’s highest-conviction global investment strategies as we continue to build, buy and invest in the physical infrastructure that serves the digital economy,” says Ankit Bhatt, vice president of investments at Oxford Properties and leader of the firm’s U.S. industrial investment strategy. ”High-quality, infill, consumption-driven industrial portfolios of scale trade infrequently, so this transaction is …
By Justin Wybenga, vice president of asset services, GMH Communities Every day, we see the world constantly changing. Whether it’s advancements in technology, culture, arts or sciences, there are many things to look forward to as life and business return to normal. One sector of commercial real estate that continues to experience breakthroughs is life sciences. Case in point: Mayor Bill de Blasio and the NYC Economic Development Corp. announced that the organization would double its investment to $1 billion to establish New York City as the global leader in life sciences. With the increasing demand for research and lab space comes an emerging need for innovative housing that supports the rapidly growing population of researchers, professors, graduate students and third-shift workers. Historically, amenities and services for this group have been an afterthought. We saw a void in this space and recently launched a completely new vertical called “Innovative Living.” Innovative Living takes best practices from conventional multifamily and student housing, including cutting-edge technology and best-in-class amenities and services, and tailors those features to accommodate the specific needs of professionals and graduate and postgraduate students working or learning in major innovation hubs. Understand Residents’ Needs Fostering a collaborative living environment …
CYPRESS, TEXAS — Illinois-based shopping center REIT InvenTrust Properties will redevelop Cyfair Town Center, a 433,667-square-foot shopping center in the Houston suburb of Cypress. Kroger, J.C. Penney and Cinemark Theatres are the anchor tenants. InvenTrust’s improvements to the center will include new paint, LED lighting along the storefront exteriors, improved storefront awnings, upgraded signage and enhanced landscaping throughout the property. In addition, InvenTrust will incorporate more public seating and gathering spaces into the design of the center. The first phase of the renovation will begin this month, with completion scheduled for the fourth quarter. The second phase will begin in January 2022 with completion anticipated in late summer 2022.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the sale of The Lofts at Alta LeftBank and The Flats at Alta LeftBank, a two-property, 589-unit multifamily development in Fort Worth. Built in 2018, both communities are located on a 44-acre site at 600 Harrold St. in the city’s West 7th Street District. Both communities offer amenities such as pools, demonstration kitchens, social lounges and fitness centers. Drew Kile, Joey Tumminello, Will Balthrope, Michael Ware, and Taylor Hill of IPA represented the seller, a partnership between developer Wood Partners and Goldman Sachs Asset Management, in the transaction. Lubbock-based Madera Residential purchased the development for an undisclosed price.
AMARILLO, TEXAS — New York City-based Dwight Capital has provided a $21 million HUD-insured loan for the refinancing of Ridgewood Apartments, a 240-unit property in Amarillo. The 10-building community was constructed in 2015 and features a pool, playground, business center, fitness center, basketball and volleyball courts and a party room. Daniel Malka of Dwight Capital originated the financing. The borrower was not disclosed.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — CBRE has brokered the sale of Riverside Place, a 148-unit apartment complex located in the central metroplex city of Grand Prairie. The property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, conference and meeting space, business center, outdoor grilling stations, coffee bar, pet park and package lockers. Chris Deuillet and William Hubbard of CBRE represented the seller, Irving, Texas-based MPH Partners, in the transaction. California-based Shore to Shore Properties purchased the asset for an undisclosed price.
PLANO, TEXAS — Trintech, a locally based provider of financial software products, has signed a 70,000-square-foot office lease for its new headquarters space at Granite Park Seven in Plano. Craig Wilson and Randy Cooper of Stream Realty Partners represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Union Investment owns the asset, having purchased it from Granite Properties in 2018.
NEW YORK CITY — TMRW Life Sciences, which provides management systems and solutions for in vitro fertilization, has signed a 38,000-square-foot lease at 250 Hudson Street in Manhattan. The tenant currently occupies a portion (5,500 square feet) of the seventh floor of the 15-story building and will relocate from that space to occupy the entire sixth floor and part of the ground floor. Mitti Liebersohn of Avison Young represented TMRW Life Sciences in the lease negotiations. Brett Greenberg and Adam Rappaport represented the landlord, Jack Resnick & Sons, on an internal basis.