HOUSTON — Armstrong Medical Supply LLC has leased 9,600 square feet within Racepark Center at 6818 N. Sam Houston Parkway West in Houston. Lee & Associates’ Thomas Leger and Mike Spears represented the landlord, Turnaround Properties LLC. Richard Frye of Adkisson Group Inc. represented the tenant.
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CARMEL, IND. — Colliers International has arranged the sale of 550 Congressional, an office building located in Carmel, a northern suburb of Indianapolis. An affiliate of Tryperion Partners purchased the property from a joint venture between REI Real Estate Services and Perennial Investments in an all-cash transaction for an undisclosed sum. The three-story building features 106,404 square feet of Class A office space, a bocce ball court, fire pit and grill, outdoor meeting areas and a bike share program. Colliers represented the seller in the deal. This purchase is Tryperion’s first acquisition in the Indianapolis area.
CHICAGO — White Oak Realty has reopened a 487,000-square-foot office building located at 200 W. Jackson in Chicago’s Loop. Redesigned by Wright Heerema Architects, the 29-story building features new amenity space on the 28th floor, including a four-seasons hospitality lounge, a full-service conference facility, fitness center and access to healthy and convenient food. Additionally, the redesign includes a renovated lobby and building exterior. Morgan Harbour Construction worked with Wright Heerema Architects on all the interior and exterior renovations. A joint venture between White Oak Realty and Angelo Gordon & Co. purchased the property in 2015.
Ascendant Holdings, Central Properties to Develop Lifestyle Hotel in Madison, Wisconsin
by Amy Works
MADISON, WIS. — Ascendant Holdings and Central Properties are developing a lifestyle hotel at 118 and 122 State St. in downtown Madison. The companies have tapped Portland, Ore.-based Provenance Hotels to manage the property. Slated to open in 2018, the hotel will feature a ground-floor food and beverage operation, meeting spaces and a rooftop lounge.
SOUTHFIELD, MICH. — Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions is renovating Galleria Officentre, a multi-building office park in Southfield. Friedman began managing, leasing and implementing a renovation program at the 1 million-square-foot property, located at 100-400 Galleria, in February. Major interior improvements include a state-of-the-art conference center, video surveillance system, an automated door locking system and two new full-service cafeterias, as well as a renovation of the lobby. Exterior upgrades include modifications to the sidewalks, driveways, tree-lined common areas and courtyards and a redesigned exterior space with a park, including seating, music and gathering areas. The property offers space for lease ranging from 900 square feet to 100,000 square feet.
CHICAGO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Southport Corridor Mixed-Use, a mixed-use property located at 1362 W. Belmont Ave. in Chicago. An individual/personal trust sold the 5,166-square-foot property to a limited liability company for an undisclosed price. The two-story building was vacant at the time of sale. Brewster Hague, Sean Sharko and Austin Weisenback of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and buyer in the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — TerraCRG has arranged the sale of One Prospect Park West, an iconic building located at the corner of Union Street and Prospect Park West in Brooklyn’s Park Slope neighborhood. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property from Haysha Deitsch for $84 million. The nine-story, 169,410-square-foot building is positioned to be converted into residences. The property overlooks Prospect Park and Grand Army Park and features frontage on Prospect Park West, Union Street and President Street. Ofer Cohen and Adam Hess of TerraCRG brokered the transaction.
Bellwether Enterprise Closes $68.9M Acquisition Loan for Office Building in Hanover Township, New Jersey
by Amy Works
HANOVER, N.J. — Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital has closed a $68.9 million loan for the acquisition of One MetLife Way, the global headquarters for MetLife Investments located in Hanover Township. C. Cooper Willis of Bellwether arranged the loan, which was provided by Morgan Stanley, to the borrower, Salus Government Properties. The Class A building features 185,000 square feet of office space and an extensive park-like exterior with seating and lounge area, amphitheater, waterfall and fire pit.
NEW YORK CITY — Pacolet Milliken Enterprises, a privately owned investment company controlled by the shareholders of Milliken & Co., has acquired an apartment building located at 341 Eastern Parkway in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn. An undisclosed seller sold the building for $52 million. The newly constructed property features 63 apartments and ground-floor retail leased to Capital One, Starbucks Coffee and Statcare Urgent Medical Care. Scott Burk of Eastern Consolidated represented the buyer, while Matt Sparks and Alexandrea Rossland, also of Eastern Consolidated, along with Bluejay Management represented the seller in the transaction.
HARRISON, N.J. — HFF has arranged the sale of 221 Bergen, an apartment building located at 221 Bergen St. in Harrison. The TAK Group acquired the 104-unit property from a joint venture between The Hampshire Companies and CrownPoint Development Group for an undisclosed price. Constructed in 2015, the property features studio, one- and two-bedroom market-rate units with high-end finishes, including stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, wood cabinetry, pendant lighting, faux wood plank flooring and in-unit washers and dryers. On-site amenities include a 24-hour fitness center, resident lounge, business center, smartphone security/intercom system, remote-operated garage parking and a furnished rooftop terrace. Jose Cruz, Kevin O’Hearn, Stephen Simonelli, Michael Oliver and Marc Duval of HFF represented the seller in the deal.