GLENDALE, CALIF. — Kennedy Wilson has purchased a 437,000-square-foot office campus in Glendale for $144 million. The campus contains two Class A office buildings located at 400 and 450 N. Brand Blvd. The property was purchased through Kennedy Wilson Real Estate Fund V. It is currently 88 percent leased to 21 tenants, including Cigna, DineEquity and Learner’s Digest International.
PHOENIX — A joint venture between Security Properties and Pacific Life Insurance Co. has purchased the 576-unit Andante Apartments in Phoenix for $85.2 million. The community is located at 15801 S. 48th St. The property will undergo a renovation, which will update the clubhouse and unit interiors. Security Properties-affiliate Madrona Ridge Residential will manage the property.
NEWPORT, ORE. — A 1031 exchange buyer has acquired the 44-room Econolodge motel in Newport for an undisclosed amount. The motel is located at 606 S.W. Coast Highway 101. The roadside property is situated on the Central Oregon Coast and features ocean views. Joseph P. Kennedy of Crystal Investment Property represented the buyer.
LEHI, UTAH — Sorenson Media has leased 61,329 square feet of space at Thanksgiving Station 5 in Lehi, located south of Salt Lake City. The building is being constructed at 2300 N. Ashton Blvd. It will serve as Sorenson’s new headquarters. Chris Falk of Newmark Grubb Acres represented Sorenson.
LAS VEGAS — Simon is adding The Slanted Door to The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace, opening in 2018. It will be the Vietnamese restaurant’s first location outside of California. A modern Vietnamese restaurant with roots in San Francisco’s Mission District, the 8,200-square-foot restaurant will be located on Las Vegas Boulevard. The Slanted Door opened its first restaurant in 1995 and received the James Beard Outstanding Restaurant award in 2014, which is given to only one restaurant nationally a year. The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace first opened in May 1992. After two subsequent expansions, The Forum Shops now offers 675,000 square feet of retail, dining and entertainment. Simon owns shopping, dining, entertainment and mixed-use properties.
PHILADELPHIA — Penn Medicine and IMC Construction have broken ground on the new Center for Healthcare Technology in Philadelphia. Located on Civic Center Boulevard, the first phase of the project will be a 250,000-square-foot, eight-story office building. The facility will be used for information technology and human resources. A second phase of the project will add an additional 10 stories totaling 290,000 square feet, bringing the tower to a total height of 18 stories and 540,000 square feet.
NEW YORK CITY — Clipper Realty has entered into an agreement to acquire a multifamily property located at 10 W. 65th St. in New York for $79 million. The 82-unit property spans 82,000 square feet plus 53,000 square feet of air rights located near Lincoln Center and Central Park in the Upper West Side submarket of Manhattan. Clipper plans to invest incremental capital to enhance the property. The company expects to finance the acquisition with property level mortgage debt and cash on hand, with expected closing by fourth quarter 2017.
NEW YORK CITY — Meridian Capital Group has secured $65 million to refinance The Blake, a multifamily property in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, on behalf of BLDG Management. A national life insurance company provided the 10-year loan, which features a fixed rate of 4.2 percent and seven years of interest-only payments. Meridian’s Carol Shelby negotiated the transaction. The Blake, located at 220 E. 63rd St., is a 14-story, 181-unit apartment building including one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Building and neighborhood amenities include a 24-hour doorman, valet services, a lounge, fitness center, on-site parking and a subway station one block away.
WALTHAM, MASS. — King Street Properties has broken ground on a 144,910-square-foot office and laboratory property at 828 Winter St. in Waltham, Mass. The speculative building is scheduled for completion in mid-2018. King Street Properties also owns 830 Winter St., a 100 percent leased, 185,000-square-foot building adjacent to the new development. When 828 Winter St. is complete, the two-building campus will encompass 330,000 square feet in total. On-campus amenities will include two cafeterias, a central courtyard, conference facilities, structured parking, bicycle storage and showers with changing facilities. HFF provided debt financing services for the construction of 828 Winter St. The project team includes architect Perkins+Will and general contractor BW Kennedy & Co.
DALLAS — Goddard Investment Group has begun a $70 million renovation of Fountain Place, a 60-story office tower in downtown Dallas. The project will deliver a 10-story parking garage with four plaza-level restaurants at its base. In addition, AMLI Residential is developing a 45-story luxury apartment tower as part of the new Fountain Place mixed-use complex. Several companies, including Bracewell LLP, Wells Fargo and Tenet Healthcare, have recently renewed their leases at the property, which is now 85 percent occupied. The garage will be delivered in October, while interior renovations are scheduled for a May 2018 completion.
