GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — BDO has signed a 35,000-square-foot office lease in Grand Rapids. The firm, which delivers assurance, tax and financial advisory services to its clients, will occupy space within 5300 Patterson Ave., a newly renovated office building. Owner Franklin Partners upgraded the lobby and common areas, which include a café, bank, fitness center and shared collaborative spaces. Mary Ann Wisinski of NAI Wisinski of West Michigan, along with Justin Decker and Mark Robbins of Avison Young, represented BDO in the lease transaction. Duke Suwyn of Colliers International represented Franklin Partners. As a result of BDO’s lease, the 140,000-square-foot building is 95 percent occupied. Other tenants include Kellogg Global Service Center, Kellogg Community Credit Union, Maxim Healthcare and Varipro.
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CHICAGO — Men’s luxury apparel retailer Peter Millar has opened its first Chicago storefront at 877 N. Rush St. in the Gold Coast neighborhood. At 3,000 square feet, the location will serve as the retailer’s flagship store. Matt Ramsey and Anthony Genovese of JLL represented the tenant in the lease transaction. Founded in 2001, Peter Millar produces a wide range of casual sportswear, outerwear, tailored dress apparel and performance golf attire.
ROSELLE, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Promenade Pointe of Roselle, a 15,626-square-foot mixed-use building located 30 miles northwest of Chicago, for $3.2 million. The property, completed in 2017, includes three retail spaces on the first floor, eight apartment units on the second floor and one office space on the second floor. At the time of sale, the retail spaces were fully occupied. Andrean Angelov and Ryan Engle of Marcus & Millichap brokered the transaction. Timothy Stephenson Jr. of Marcus & Millichap assisted in representing the undisclosed buyer.
SHELBY TOWNSHIP, MICH. — L. Mason Capitani CORFAC International has arranged the sale of a 16,830-square-foot industrial building located at 51255 Oro Drive in Shelby Township. The sales price was not disclosed. The buyer, Michigan Architectural Millwork, will use the building for the production of doors, plywood, moldings, hardwood boards and hardware. Jason Capitani and Joseph DePonio III of L. Mason Capitani represented both the buyer and the seller, JMJ Investment Co.
SEATTLE — Timberland Partners has completed the disposition of The Hudson, a multifamily property located at 2450 Aurora Ave. N. in Seattle’s Queen Anne neighborhood. A private family acquired the asset for $38.7 million. Dylan Simon and Jerrid Anderson of Colliers International’s Seattle Multifamily team represented the seller in the deal. Built in 1987, The Hudson underwent extensive renovations from 2014 to 2016. Modernization of the building included unit finishes and upgraded amenities, such as a fully-equipped gym, large deck with community barbecue, and a bike maintenance and storage area.
Marcus & Millichap Arranges $50.5M to Refinance Two Multifamily Assets in Southern California
by Amy Works
ORANGE COUNTY AND LOS ANGELES, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. has secured a total of $50.5 million in capital to refinance two multifamily properties in Southern California. In the first transaction, the firm arranged $27.5 million to refinance a 136-unit apartment asset in Orange County. The low-leverage loan, 55 percent loan-to-value, was structured with five years of interest-only payments. For the second transaction, Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. secured $23 million for the refinancing of a 69-unit multifamily property in Los Angeles. The loan was leveraged at 65 percent and structured with a five-year fixed interest rate.
LAS VEGAS — Panattoni Development Co. has completed the construction of Centennial Commerce Center, a speculative industrial facility in North Las Vegas. Located at 6405 E. Centennial Parkway on 10.4 acres, the cross-docked 213,000-square-foot facility features 32-foot clear heights, ESFR sprinklers, LED warehouse lighting and flexible office build-outs. Valued at $16 million, the project will designed with flexibility to accommodate up to four 51,000-square-foot tenants. Speedway10 Industrial, a joint venture between LaSalle Investment Management and Panattoni Development, owns the industrial asset. Alston Construction served as general contractor, and Greg Tassi and Donna Alderson of CBRE are handling the leasing of the property.
LOS ANGELES — Allstate Electric, a division of Regency Lighting, has purchased an industrial property, located at 9240 Jordan Ave. in the Chatsworth submarket of Los Angeles. SDG Jordan Associates LLC sold the property for $9.6 million. Allstate Electric, the buyer, has occupied the 55,000-square-foot property since 2016. Mike Tingus and Grant Fulkerson of Lee & Associates-LA North/Ventura, while Matthew Dierckman of CBRE represented the buyer in the transaction.
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — A private investor has completed the disposition of a neighborhood shopping center located at 3730-3770 Astrozon Blvd. in Colorado Springs. An undisclosed California-based buyer acquired the property for $2.1 million in a 1031 exchange. The newly renovated property features 18,410 square feet of retail space. Cory Gross and Jake Shirek of Marcus & Millichap’s Denver represented the seller, while Brian Smith, also of Marcus & Millichap’s Denver, represented the buyer in the deal. Phillip Gause, also of Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. in Denver, facilitated the loan for the buyer.
Marquee Move: Warner Bros. to Purchase Portion of Burbank Studios, Anchor Office Campus in $1B Deal
by John Nelson
BURBANK, CALIF. — Entertainment and media giant Warner Bros. has inked a deal to purchase a portion of The Burbank Studios, a new 35-acre film, TV, broadcast media and new media campus in Burbank formerly known as NBC Studios. The purchase includes office space, eight soundstages, a mill building and a commissary. The seller is Worthe Rea Estate Group, a Los Angeles-based office developer. Additionally, Warner Bros. inked a lease to be the sole and long-term tenant of a planned two-building office campus adjacent to The Burbank Studios. The Los Angeles Times is reporting the combined value of the studio acquisition and new office space exceeds $1 billion. The co-developers of the office campus are Worthe and San Francisco-based Stockbridge Real Estate, which plan to break ground on the project this fall. The office development will be known as the Second Century Project, named in honor of Warner Bros.’ 100th anniversary in 2023, which is the expected completion date of the design and construction phases. Second Century will include a seven-story building spanning 355,000 square feet and a nine-story building spanning 445,000 square feet. “This is an opportunity to reimagine not only our workspace but our future,” says Kim Williams, …