BROOKFIELD, WIS. — The Dickman Co. Inc./CORFAC International has brokered the sale of a 40,427-square-foot industrial building in Brookfield. The property is located at 12745 W. Townsend St. Ryan Opportunity Investments LLC purchased the building from Favorite Son LLC for an undisclosed price. Samuel M. Dickman Jr., Samuel D. Dickman and TJ Huenerbein of Dickman brokered the transaction.
WHIPPANY, N.J. — Barclays Capital, an anchor tenant, has acquired The Crossings at Jefferson Park, an 525,000-square-foot office property located at 115 S. Jefferson Road in Whippany. Vision Real Estate Partners and Rubenstein Partners sold the office campus for $69 million. The seller recently completed a revitalization and rebranding of the 65-acre campus, with the redesign focused on promoting health, wellness and sustainability. The campus features gourmet food services with indoor and open-air seating, a multi-function business lounge with casual seating and WiFi, and a 2,300-square-foot health and wellness center with state-of-the-art equipment, free weights and locker rooms with showers. Arthur J. Gallagher, PSKW, WithumSmith+Brown, JP Morgan Chase and Lord Abbett are tenants at the three-building campus.
WOODBURY, MINN. — Minnesota Gastroenterology has signed an 18,000-square-foot medical office lease at CityPlace in Woodbury, a suburb of St. Paul. The clinic and endoscopy center will occupy space within the planned 50,000-square-foot medical office building. The building will join the 75,000-square-foot Tria Orthopaedic Center, which is currently under construction and slated to open this summer. Minnesota Gastroenterology specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of adults and children with GI disorders, and will open its ninth location in CityPlace in the first quarter of 2018. CityPlace is a 100-acre master-planned development located off Radio Drive and I-94.
ERIE, PA. — The Woda Group Inc. is developing Willow Commons, a $9.5 million seniors housing property located at 2064 Willow St. in Erie. A combination of new construction and the adaptive reuse of The Wesleyville Public School, Willow Commons will feature 29 one-bedroom and 16 two-bedroom affordable apartments for seniors age 62 or older, with income levels below 60 percent of area median income. Slated for completion this fall, the property will feature a community room with kitchen, common laundry, a library/craft room, an exercise room, an outdoor space with a community garden and seating area.
NEW YORK CITY — RKF has facilitated the sale of a retail building located at 344-352 E. 149th St. in the South Bronx. An affiliate of ABCAPSTONE acquired the 50,000-square-foot building from 149th Street Realty Corp. for $17.5 million. The buyer plans to redevelop the building, which has the potential for up to 100,000 square feet of retail space. The building is currently occupied by The Salvation Army Family Store and Donation Center. Zach Mishaan of RKF represented the seller and buyer in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Ready Capital Structured Finance has closed on a $3.6 million loan for a mixed-use property located at One White St. in Tribeca. The undisclosed borrower plans to use the loan to renovate the interior and exterior of the 3,680-square-foot property, which features a three-story residential triplex with roof-top patio and ground-floor retail space. The non-recourse, interest-only loan features a 24-month term, flexible pre-payment and is inclusive of a facility to provide for capital expenditures, leasing commissions and interest and carry reserves.
NEW HAVEN, CONN. — The Connection Inc. has signed a lease for 13,000 square feet of office space at 900 Chapel St. in New Haven. The private, non-profit human service and community development agency will occupy the full penthouse floor at the 142,439-square-foot office tower. Jeffrey Williams and Hollis Pugh of Colliers International Group represented the tenant, while John Keogh of Dow Condon dba Colliers International represented the landlord, PMC Property Group, in the deal.
BOSTON — Oxford Properties Group has provided a $180 million loan for the refinancing of One Congress Street and the Government Center Garage in Boston. The 11-story, mixed-use asset includes a 1,960-space parking garage with 202,854 square feet of office space and 23,212 square feet of retail space. The borrower was a joint venture between National Real Estate Advisors LLC and its Boston-based development partner, The HYM Investment Group LLC. HFF worked on behalf of the borrower to arrange the short-term, floating-rate loan. The property is centered among many of Boston’s most popular neighborhoods and destinations, including the Financial District, TD Garden, Faneuil Hall Market District, the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway, North End, West End and Beacon Hill. The development draws a diverse set of parkers, ranging from commuters to event attendees to residents seeking overnight parking. This location also offers immediate access to entrance ramps for Interstate 93, as well as two on-site subway lines (MBTA Green Line and Orange Line), providing connectivity to greater Boston. The property is also the site of Bulfinch Crossing, a 2.9 million-square-foot mixed-use development project that will consist of residential, office, hotel and retail uses. Led by the borrower, the Bulfinch Crossing project …
The Urban Land Institute (ULI) listed Pittsburgh among its top five markets to watch in the 2017 Emerging Trends in Real Estate report due to its low cost to do business; access to talent via four major universities; and its status as an emerging tech hub with the likes of Uber, Google, Facebook and most recently, Amazon, establishing regional research and development centers in the city. Citizens Bank announced that it would remain a tenant in 525 William Penn Place, where it occupies approximately 150,000 square feet, reporting that its management views Pittsburgh as a growth driver for the company. Ford Motor Company inked a $1 billion deal with Argo AI, a Pittsburgh start-up that focuses on artificial intelligence and robotics, to expand its research and development of self-driving cars. Ford now is surveying the Greater Downtown submarket for space to construct a 100,000-square-foot facility to hold the 200 employees it expects to hire over the next 24 months. Despite the region’s growing popularity as a tech hub, leasing activity in first quarter 2017 reported a 23.3 percent drop from the same period 2016, ending the quarter at just less than 600,000 square feet, while overall net absorption dropped an …
LOS ANGELES — Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts has opened the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills. The hotel is situated at the intersection of Wilshire and Santa Monica boulevards. The 12-story hotel is the Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts’ first new build on the West Coast and second California property. Owned by Alagem Capital Group and clients of Guggenheim Partners, Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills features 119 rooms and 51 suites. Architects Gensler and PYR designed the hotel, which features a rooftop gathering area with VIP cabanas, a lounge area with panoramic views and a swimming pool. The hotel also features 6,300 square feet of meeting spaces, including two ballrooms, as well as a private Rolls Royce shuttle service within two miles of the hotel, world-class dining, the only La Prairie Spa in Los Angeles and the Tracey Cunningham Salon.
