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Mori Trust Acquires 10 St. James and 75 Arlington Office Buildings in Boston for $673M

by Katie Sloan January 12, 2017

BOSTON — Tokyo-based Mori Trust Co. Ltd. has acquired 10 St. James and 75 Arlington, a two-building office property totaling 824,772 square feet in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood, for $673 million. The LEED Silver-certified portfolio features an enclosed-glass galleria joining the lobbies of both buildings, on-site dining and a 400-space underground parking garage. The property was acquired from Liberty Mutual Insurance, and is home to the company’s Boston headquarters. Liberty Mutual has already moved many of its workers from the two connected buildings to a $300 million tower built at 157 Berkeley St. in 2013, according to reports by The Boston Globe. The company plans to continue to lease space at 10 St. James and 75 Arlington. Robert Griffin, Edward Maher, Matthew Pullen, Alex Foshay, William Anderson and David Martel of NGKF Capital Markets represented the seller in the transaction. John Butterworth, Tim Howe and Andrea DeSimone of CBRE’s New England office are in charge of leasing for the property. An agreement to continue their services has yet to be announced. Mori Trust Co. established its U.S. subsidiary, Mori America LLC, in November 2016. This acquisition is Mori Trust’s first in the United States. Mori Trust is a developer, owner and manager …

January 12, 2017

Market Reports Midwest Midwest Market Reports Missouri Multifamily Office

Office, Multifamily Sectors Lead Expansive Growth in Clayton Submarket of St. Louis

by Kristin Harlow January 12, 2017

An influx of new workers and residents is expected in the Clayton submarket of St. Louis thanks to more than $630 million in office, residential and mixed-use development that is in the planning stages or currently under way. Health insurer Centene Corp. has announced that it will build a new 16-acre, $450 million campus expansion on the east edge of downtown Clayton at Hanley Road, Forsyth Boulevard and Carondelet Plaza. The project, set to break ground early this year, stands to effectively shift the center of Clayton while adding a mixed-use, Class A office-anchored business and lifestyle development to the submarket. Delivery of the 500,000-square-foot Phase I tower is set for late 2019. At the opposite end of the submarket, Koman Group expects to break ground on its proposed 330,000-square-foot, 14-story office and retail project, situated at the corner of Forsyth and Brentwood boulevards. Just across the street is another $68 million, 233,000-square-foot office project likely to begin in 2018. Proposed by Jared Novelly and Apogee Associates, the project would bring the total proposed office development to a robust 1 million square feet of new Class A space in downtown Clayton. As the premier office submarket in St. Louis, Clayton …

January 12, 2017

California Multifamily Student Housing Western

Hensel Phelps, Mithun to Build $142M Phase II of Student Housing Project at UC San Diego

by Nellie Day January 11, 2017

SAN DIEGO — The University of California, San Diego has selected a partnership between contracting firm Hensel Phelps and design firm Mithun to build Phase II of its East Campus graduate student housing project. Phase II, to be named Nuevo West, will consist of two buildings totaling 442,000 square feet. The $142 million development will offer 880 beds, 1,350 parking stalls, outdoor gathering space, a market, café and social amenity space. Eighty of the beds at Nuevo West will be reserved for families and patients undergoing medical treatments at the adjacent UCSD medical center. Phase II will be located adjacent to the first phase of the project, Mesa Nueva, a $208.6 million development consisting of 1,355 beds for graduate and professional students. Phase I of the project is under construction now, with an anticipated opening in 2017. Phase II is slated for completion in 2019 .

January 11, 2017

Multifamily Utah Western

Cobblegate Apartments in Sandy Sells for $93.8M

by Nellie Day January 11, 2017

SANDY, UTAH — Col Rich has acquired the 416-unit Cobblegate Apartments in Sandy for $93.8 million. The community is located at 910 E. 9000 South. Cobblegate Apartments is situated near Dimple Dell Regional Park, the Jordan Commons Megaplex Theatres and South Towne Center, a 1,300,000-square-foot shopping mall. Community amenities include underground parking, attached and detached garages and carports, a swimming pool, hot tub, large fitness center, playground, and clubhouse. Daniel Shin and Brock Zylstra of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a local developer, in this trasnsaction.

January 11, 2017

Loans Office Washington Western

Greenbridge Obtains $73M Loan for Creative Office Conversion in Seattle

by Nellie Day January 11, 2017

SEATTLE — Greenbridge Investment Partners has obtained a $73 million loan for the conversion, renovation and stabilization of the Seattle Design Center. The two-building center is situated in the Georgetown submarket of Seattle. Greenbridge has divided and rebranded the asset to include the 157,000-square-foot Seattle Design Center and the 280,000-square-foot Georgetown Squared (G2). Greenbridge purchased the asset in 2015 for $24.9 million. The center was 43 percent occupied at the time. Greenbridge renovated the Seattle Design Center building and consolidated its showroom/design tenants into one building. The firm is now turning its attention to the repositioning of the G2 building, which will be converted from showroom space into creative office. The G2 office building will offer 60,000-square-foot floorplates, exposed ceilings and concrete floors, glass walls for natural light, and unobstructed views of downtown Seattle and Mt. Rainier. It will also include full-service amenities like an upscale fitness center and conference center. The non-recourse bridge loan closed at 59.7 percent loan-to-value for a 24-month term with one 12-month extension option. An initial $49 million was funded at closing, with an additional $24 million that will pay for G2’s renovation, construction, tenant improvements and leasing commissions. Steve Bram of George Smith Partners …

January 11, 2017

Office Oregon Western

ARA, Unico Acquire Congress Center Office Tower in Portland

by Nellie Day January 11, 2017

PORTLAND, ORE. — A joint venture between American Realty Advisors (ARA) and Unico Properties LLC has purchased the 23-story Congress Center in Portland for an undisclosed sum. The office tower is located at 1001 S.W. 5th Ave. Congress Center was built in 1980. The JV plans to upgrade the lobby, fitness center and bike parking. It will also add amenities like an outdoor deck to encourage creativity and collaboration among tenants. HFF’s Nick Kucha and Michael Leggett represented the seller. The firm’s Tom Wilson and Erica Christensen assisted the JV in securing a floating-rate acquisition loan through RBC Capital Markets.

January 11, 2017

California Multifamily Western

Sentre Purchases Sommerset Suites Hotel in San Diego for Multifamily Conversion

by Nellie Day January 11, 2017

SAN DIEGO — Sentre has purchased the 80-room Sommerset Suites Hotel in San Diego for an undisclosed sum. The asset is located at 606 Washington St. in the Hillcrest submarket. The property was originally designed in the late 1980s as a boutique apartment community. The sellers converted the property into a hotel in the mid-90s, leaving most of the apartment amenities intact. This included a heated pool and spa, barbeque area, dining room and business center. Sentre is repositioning the property into the Whiston, an 80-unit boutique apartment community. Sentre received a five-year, fixed-rate loan that was placed with a life insurance company. Financing will be used to purchase the hotel and fund the repositioning. HFF’s Hunter Combs and Scott Hall executed the transaction. Aldon Cole led HFF’s debt placement team.

January 11, 2017

Multifamily Texas

Greysteel Arranges Sale of 30-Unit Multifamily Property in Irving

by Amy Works January 11, 2017

IRVING, TEXAS — Greysteel has brokered the sale of Radford Place Townhomes, a multifamily property located at 3922 Evergreen St. in Irving. Texas 05 Partners LLC sold the property to Radford PT LLC for an undisclosed sum. Built in 1986, the property features 30 two- and three-bedroom units — 24 of which have been renovated — covered parking, a swimming pool and a hot tub. Boyan Radic, Doug Banerjee, Andrew Mueller, Ryan Hill and Andrew Hanson of Greysteel represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.

January 11, 2017

Multifamily Seniors Housing Texas

SLIB Negotiates $3.7M Sale of Skilled Nursing Facility in Snyder, Texas

by Amy Works January 11, 2017

SNYDER, TEXAS — Senior Living Investment Brokerage Inc. (SLIB) has arranged the $3.7 million sale of a skilled nursing facility in Snyder, located approximately 110 miles northeast of Odessa, Texas. The facility was built in 1977 and features 97 licensed and 72 operational beds. A Texas-based operator purchased the property. Neither the seller nor the name of the facility were disclosed. Matthew Alley led the SLIB team in negotiating the transaction.

January 11, 2017

Retail Texas

Marcus & Millichap Brokers Sale of 19,253 SF Retail Property in Denton, Texas

by Amy Works January 11, 2017

DENTON, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Market Square at Unicorn Lake, a 19,253-square-foot retail property located at 2900 Wind River Lane in Denton. Built in 2008, the 100 percent occupied property features all triple-net leases. Bill Jordan of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, and secured the buyer, an out-of-state private investor, in the deal. The acquisition price was not released.

January 11, 2017

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