IRVINE, CALIF. — Irvine Co. has opened 400 Spectrum Center, a 21-story office tower within the Irvine Spectrum. The tower’s sister property, 200 Spectrum Center Drive, debuted a year ago. The newest addition is 40 percent pre-leased. Notable tenants include communications platform company SendGrid, cybersecurity artificial intelligence company Cylance, Kieckhafer Schiffer & Co. and CrossCountry Mortgage.
HERRIMAN, UTAH — Buchanan Street Partners has acquired a 298-unit age-restricted apartment community in the Salt Lake City suburb of Herriman for an undisclosed price. The sellers were KeyBank and Bank of the West. Buchanan Street plans to finish construction of the unfinished property in early 2018. The name of the community was not released. Previously focused on the office, industrial and retail sectors, Buchanan Street launched a multifamily investment platform in March. The company plans to invest $500 million in multifamily properties over the next three years. Kip Paul and Camron Carpenter of Cushman & Wakefield represented the sellers in the transaction. Buchanan Street represented itself. Buchanan Street Partners is a real estate investment firm based in Newport Beach, Calif. Over its history, the company has invested more than $6 billion in real estate debt and equity.
NEW YORK CITY — Savanna has received $100 million in construction financing for an office building development at 106 W. 56th St. in Manhattan. When completed, the 26-story property will feature 90,000 square feet of high-end office space. Designed by Perkins Eastman, the tower is slated for completion in the third quarter of 2018. Kellogg Gaines, Aaron Niedermayer and Douglas Baillie of JLL arranged the financing, which includes a senior construction loan from United Overseas Bank and mezzanine financing from Canyon Partners Real Estate.
NEW YORK CITY — SL Green Realty Corp. has partnered with RXR Realty to acquire a 48.7 percent interest in Worldwide Plaza, a Class A mixed-use property in Midtown Manhattan. New York REIT is selling the interest and will continue to own the remaining equity with WWP Sponsor, its existing partner. Slated to close in the fourth quarter, the transaction values the asset at $1.7 billion. Developed in 1989, Worldwide Plaza consists of a 49-story, 1.8 million-square-foot office tower, a 252,000-square-foot retail building with parking garage and a large open-air plaza. Tenants at the office tower include Nomura Holdings, Cravath Swaine and Moore LLP, WebMD, WNet.org, Rubenstein and CBS Broadcasting. The retail building features a five-stage off-Broadway theater, a 475-space parking garage and TMPL, a state-of-the-art fitness gym. At the time of sale, the property was 100 percent leased.
WAYNE, N.J. — HFF has arranged $18.7 million in acquisition financing for West Belt Plaza, a retail center located in Wayne. Jon Mikula and Jim Cadranell of HFF secured the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through a life insurance company for the borrower, The Klein Group. Renovated in 2001, the 84,202-square-foot West Belt Plaza is leased to a variety of tenants, including PetSmart, HomeGoods, Fidelity Brokerage and Starbucks Coffee.
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — KABR Group has completed the sale of an office building located at 75 S. Broadway in downtown White Plains. Zef Perlleshi acquired the fully renovated building for $13.7 million. New York Department of Education, General Services Administration and New York Worker’s Compensation Board are tenants at the four-story building, which was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale. Multiple offers were made for the building on Ten-X Commercial’s Offer Select transaction platform. Dan Lessing of DSR Group brokered the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Houlihan-Parnes Realtors has arranged a first mortgage refinancing for a one-story strip shopping center in the Bronx. Located at 3408-3418 Boston Post Road, the property features 12,600 square feet of rentable space. Ed Graf of Houlihan-Parnes secured the loan, which features a fixed rate for five years and a 30-year amortization schedule, for the undisclosed borrower.
CHICAGO — The Habitat Co. has acquired 1333 S. Wabash in Chicago’s South Loop for an undisclosed price from CMK Cos. The company acquired the 305-unit luxury apartment tower in a joint venture with Pacific Life and Township Capital. Designed by Chicago-based Brininstool & Lynch, the 28-story building opened in August 2016 and is currently 75 percent leased. The property features a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units, including nine duplex penthouses. Building amenities include a courtyard on the fourth floor that features a lounge area, fire pit and grill stations. Inside, the building features a workout facility, demonstration kitchen and lounge area. Habitat will also handle leasing and management for the property.
MINNEAPOLIS — Dominium has completed the rehabilitation of the historic Millworks Lofts in Minneapolis. The renovation process included transforming two run-down buildings into 78 affordable apartment units. The building dates back to the 1920s and was formerly home to Lake Street Sash & Door Co., according to Minneapolis Business Journal. Many of the building’s historic features were preserved as part of the renovation, including the original windows. Paint was removed from the exterior brick to expose the original shell and the shed building was restored to its original cedar look. Amenities include a fitness center, yoga room, package room and rooftop clubrooms. The property features a geothermal power system, which will heat and cool the building. Millworks Lofts is the first affordable housing property in southern Minneapolis to have this infrastructure, according to Dominium. A grand opening celebration is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 22.
LONG GROVE, ILL. — Capital One has provided a $21.5 million HUD 232/223(f) loan for the refinancing of Avantara Long Grove. The 195-bed skilled nursing facility is located in Long Grove, about 35 miles northwest of Chicago. The property was built in 1995 with additions in 2006 and 2007. The borrower, Cascade Capital Group, purchased the facility in 2016 and completed $3 million in improvements to the rehabilitation wing, therapy gym, front lobby, offices and conference room. Joshua Rosen of Capital One originated the 35-year loan.
