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KBS Sells 580,368 SF Office Campus Near St. Louis to Lingerfelt CommonWealth

by Alex Tostado May 24, 2019

CLAYTON, MO. — KBS has sold Pierre Laclede Center I & II, a two-building, 580,368-square-foot office campus in Clayton, to Lingerfelt CommonWealth. The sales price was not disclosed. Pierre Laclede Center I & II were constructed in 1964 and 1970, respectively. KBS acquired the office campus in 2010 and implemented a $19 million renovation plan in the intervening years. Amenities include an outdoor veranda/patio area, conference rooms, fitness centers, café, deli, onsite concierge and car washing. The sale included a four-level, 1,304-stall parking garage. HFF marketed the property on behalf of KBS, a California-based private equity firm that owned the asset through its KBS Real Estate Investment Trust II portfolio. The buyer is a national real estate investment management firm based in Richmond, Virginia. Current tenants include Centene, Lathrop Gage, Morgan Stanley and Dana McKitrick P.C. Additionally, The St. Louis Club, a private dining club, occupies the top floor of the property with views of downtown and the Gateway Arch. Clayton is one of the St. Louis region’s most sought-after submarkets for office space and is considered the hub of the St. Louis metropolitan area. Clayton boasts over 1 million square feet of retail space as well, and the Pierre …

May 24, 2019

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Minimal New Development Keeps McAllen Office Market in Check

by Taylor Williams May 24, 2019

Development of new office space in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area rarely happens on a large scale. This ensures that the market remains steady, if unspectacular, assuming the fundamentals during both expansions and contractions do not change. According to CoStar Group, the metro’s office vacancy rate currently stands at 6 percent, while the average asking rent sits at $20.44 per square foot. Modest vacancy compression and rent growth are forecast for the coming years, with the vacancy and average asking rents expected to hit 4.2 percent and $21.30 per square foot, respectively, by 2023. Throughout the Rio Grande Valley (RGV) region as a whole, office market growth is largely confined to McAllen and Edinburg. There is one signature project — Rio Bank’s new corporate headquarters in McAllen — that will serve as a barometer of how well the market can large additions of quality space. According to local newspaper The Valley Morning Star, the 125,469-square-foot project carries a price tag of $20 million. Construction began in January 2018 and is slated to open either late this year or early in 2020, with the namesake tenant expected to occupy about a third of the space. Per local sources, the property, which is …

May 24, 2019

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Acquisitions California Multifamily Seniors Housing Western

Atria, Related Cos., Welltower Buy Former TV Studio in San Francisco for Seniors Housing Conversion

by Amy Works May 23, 2019

SAN FRANCISCO — A joint venture between Related Cos. and Atria Senior Living, along with funding support from Welltower, has acquired the former KRON-TV headquarters in San Francisco, with plans to convert the property to seniors housing. Onyx Partners sold the property for an undisclosed price. Located one block from the new Sutter California Pacific Van Ness Medical Center and along the Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line now under construction, the community will be at the center of the city’s Cathedral Hill neighborhood. In April, the San Francisco Planning Commission unanimously approved the plans to transform the vacant building site into one of the city’s first modern senior living communities in over a decade. Groundbreaking is scheduled for late 2019, with a planned completion by the end of 2021. When completed, the building will total 13 stories and 270,000 square feet, including 7,000 square feet of ground-floor retail. The Related-Atria joint venture was announced in October 2018, with a $3 billion planned pipeline of new seniors housing development. At that time, San Francisco was specifically cited as a high-barrier-to-entry market the venture was interested in, along with New York City, Boston, Los Angeles, Miami and Washington D.C. Welltower …

May 23, 2019

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Development Industrial Nevada Western

Dermody Properties Breaks Ground on 251,800 SF Distribution Center in North Las Vegas

by Amy Works May 23, 2019

NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEV. — Dermody Properties has broken ground on LogistiCenter at Speedway, a distribution facility located at 6565 Nascar St. in North Las Vegas. Situated on 14 acres, the 251,800-square-foot building will feature 32-foot clear heights, 52 dock doors, eight grade-level doors and 182 car parking spaces. The building is currently available for pre-leasing and is divisible to 24,300 square feet. Garrett Toft and Sean Zaher of CBRE Las Vegas is representing the property. United Construction Co. is serving as general contractor.

May 23, 2019

Acquisitions Arizona Retail Western

Cushman & Wakefield Arranges $6.9M Sale of Two Walgreens-Occupied Assets in Metro Phoenix

by Amy Works May 23, 2019

PHOENIX AND SURPRISE, ARIZ. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sales of two retail properties, located at 1840 W. Southern Ave. in Phoenix and 14285 W. Grand Ave. in Surprise. The properties were controlled by Grand Village CFI of Telluride, Colo. The two single-tenant properties, totaling 29,300 square feet, were 100 percent occupied by Walgreens at the time of sale. Rolling Hills Estates, Calif.-based Cove Capital acquired the 14,560-square-foot property in Phoenix for $4.6 million, while Urbandale, Iowa-based Midwest Alliance Partners purchased the 14,740-square-foot asset in Surprise for $2.2 million. Both properties are freestanding buildings with drive-thrus and corporate-guaranteed leases. Chris Hollenbeck of Cushman & Wakefield’s Phoenix office negotiated the transaction on behalf of the seller.

May 23, 2019

Acquisitions Multifamily Oregon Western

Norris & Stevens Brokers Sale of 44-Unit Springhaven Apartments in Oregon for $6.7M

by Amy Works May 23, 2019

WOODBURN, ORE. — Portland-based Norris & Stevens has arranged the sale of Springhaven Apartments, a duplex and townhome project in Woodburn. An investment group led by Portland-based Russell Hosner LLC acquired the asset for $6.7 million as part of a 1031 tax-deferred exchange. The sellers were The James A. Halter Revocable Living Trust and David L. & Gaylene M. Lund. Located at 1108-1196 Park Circle and 1625-1667 Park Ave., the property consists of 19 buildings on 45 separate tax lots offering a total of 44 duplex and townhome rental units, all with attached garages. At the time of sale, the property was 95 percent occupied. The complex was completed in phases from 1983 to 1992. David Chatfield of Norris & Stevens represented both parties in the transaction.

May 23, 2019

Acquisitions Colorado Industrial Western

Quantum Commercial Group Negotiates $1.5M Sale of Industrial Building in Colorado Springs

by Amy Works May 23, 2019

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — Quantum Commercial Group has arranged the sale of an industrial property, located at 2028 Aerotech Drive in Colorado Springs. Aerotech LLC sold the building to KGB LLC for $1.5 million. The property features 15,249 square feet of industrial space. Mary Francis Cowan of Quantum Commercial Group represented the seller, while Mike Helwege and Parker Curry of Core Commercial represented the buyer in the deal.

May 23, 2019

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Capital One Provides $68M Loan for Office Redevelopment Project in Wilmington

by Taylor Williams May 23, 2019

WILMINGTON, DEL. — Capital One has provided a $68 million loan for the redevelopment of a portion of the former office campus of pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca in Wilmington, Delaware. The borrower, Brandywine Investment Group II, acquired the site in 2017 in a sale-leaseback deal and will use the new proceeds to fund construction of a 1,373-space parking garage, as well as to fund tenant improvements and leasing commissions. The loan, which features a five-year term and an adjustable interest rate, also provides working capital for pre-development costs for the remainder of the project. Current plans for the new project, known as Avenue North, call for about 350 apartments, 150,000 square feet of retail space, 100,000 square feet of office space and a 200-room hotel. Jeff Wallace of Capital One originated the transaction on behalf of Brandywine Investment Group II, an affiliate of local developer Delle Donne & Associates.

May 23, 2019

Acquisitions Development Industrial Northeast Pennsylvania

Endurance, Brasler Acquire 18.4-Acre Industrial Site Near Reading, Pennsylvania

by Taylor Williams May 23, 2019

MUHLENBERG TOWNSHIP, PA. — An affiliate of Radnor-based Endurance Real Estate Group and Philadelphia-based Brasler Properties has acquired Berks61, an 18.4-acre industrial land site in Pennsylvania located just outside of Reading. Shortly after acquiring the property, the new ownership secured a build-to-suit agreement with CarbonLITE Holdings LLC, a producer of plastic resins, for the construction of a 270,000-square-foot warehouse and manufacturing facility. The tilt-wall, rail-served building will feature 36-foot clear heights, an ESFR sprinkler system and three drive-in doors. Mark Chubb of Colliers International represented CarbonLITE in the deal. John Van Buskirk, Joel Kreider and Ed Skonecki of Lee & Associates represented the landlord. The partnership also has another project, this one speculative, under development in Berks County that will deliver two buildings totaling approximately 328,000 square feet.

May 23, 2019

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JLL Closes $11M Refinancing of Industrial, Office Asset in New Jersey

by Taylor Williams May 23, 2019

CLOSTER, N.J. — JLL’s Capital Markets team has closed an $11 million loan for the refinancing of Reuten Corporate Park, a 156,782-square-foot industrial and office development in Closter, located across the Hudson River from Yonkers. The property, which spans five buildings with 95,528 square feet of industrial space and 61,254 square feet of office space, was 99 percent leased at the time of sale. Tenants include logistics firm Nippon Express and Rayence, a distributor of flat panel detectors for X-ray equipment. Aaron Niedermayer, Michael Diaz, Chris Byrns and Brendan Collins of JLL placed the loan with M&T Bank on behalf of the borrower, Reuten Associates, which originally developed the property in the mid-1980s.

May 23, 2019

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