EL SEGUNDO, CALIF. — Montana Avenue Capital has purchased a 119,484-square-foot office building in El Segundo for $33.5 million. The building is located at 1700 Walnut Ave. It is currently 99 percent leased to tenants like Fuhu and iSupply. CBRE’s Kevin Shannon, Ken White and Mike Moore represented the seller, USAA Real Estate.
TORRANCE, CALIF. — Totex Manufacturing has purchased a 71,496-square-foot industrial facility in Torrance for $9.8 million. The space is located at 3040-3050 Lomita Blvd. The battery pack and charger manufacturer plans to occupy the space by January 2016. It was formerly occupied by General Motors. Todd Taugner, Frank Schulz, David Prior and Patricia Wisman of the Klabin Company represented Totex. Colliers International represented the seller, Lomita Partners.
SPOKANE, WASH. — Goodale & Barbieri and Dakota Pacific have purchased the RLH office building in Spokane for an undisclosed sum. The building contains 100,000 square feet of office space and a 252-car parking garage. It is situated on the north bank of the Spokane River in downtown Spokane. Notable tenants at the building include Red Lion Hotels Corp., HomeStreet Bank, TransCanada Corp., Mutual of Enumclaw Insurance, Wipfli LLP and Farmers Insurance.
LOS ANGELES — Securitas Security Services USA has renewed its lease for 72,610 square feet at Westlake Spectrum in the Los Angeles submarket of Westlake Village. The new 12-year lease is valued at more than $25 million. CBRE’s Michael Slater and Tom Dwyer represented the landlords, Barker Pacific Group and Rockwood Capital. Richard Bright and Ryan Bright of the same firm represented Securitas.
SAN RAMON, CALIF. — San Ramon-based Vitality Bowls, a superfood café, is set to open three new locations in Colorado and California. New restaurants include a 1,400-square-foot location at Cherry Creek Shopping Center in Denver, Colo.; a 1,100-square-foot location at 19700 Vallco Parkway in Cupertino, Calif.; and a 796-square-foot location at 20668 Rustic Dr. in Castro Valley, Calif. These openings come as part of a plan to open 100 locations by the end of 2016.
NEW YORK CITY — Madison Equities and Italian multi-national construction services company Impresa Pizzarotti & C. Spa have acquired 45 Broad Street from 45 Broad Street L/CAL LLC for $86 million. The property is located in the heart of Manhattan’s Financial District near the New York Stock Exchange and World Trade Center and offers approximately 290,000 square feet of floor area ratio (FAR) for development. Madison Equities and Pizzarotti plan a condominium tower constructed atop an amenity-filled podium. The developers will deliver condominium units for occupancy in 2019. 45 Broad Street will be designed by noted architect Cetra Ruddy, whose recent projects include One Madison Avenue, Walker Tower and the Orion.
BOSTON — WS Development has acquired a 12.5-acre parcel that spans 10 city blocks and is slated to include 2.8 million square feet of residences, offices, hotels, retail, parks, and community space in Boston. Morgan Stanley and Boston Global Investors (BGI) — long-time development partners of WS Development — sold the parcel for $359 million. The land is located along Seaport Boulevard, Congress Street, and Summer Street. WS Development owns 500,000 square feet of retail on seven adjacent blocks. WS will work with the City of Boston and BGI, which will continue to provide urban planning services, to develop the space.
NYACK, N.Y. — Procida Funding’s 100 Mile Fund has provided a $14.5 million construction loan for a newly constructed 133-key Time Hotel in Nyack. The sponsor needed immediate financing to complete construction of the hotel, which is expected to open this fall. The hotel is built in an industrial-style former factory with views of the Hudson River and Tappan Zee Bridge. The property features 3,500 square feet of meeting space, a pool, a fitness center, a bike program, local shuttle services, as well as a Tesla charging station. Début Hotel Group and Hampshire Hotels Management partnered with developer WY Group to deliver the property.
PHILADELPHIA — Bloomingdale’s The Outlet Store, a brand of Macy’s Inc. will open at the Shops at Liberty Place at 1625 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia. The 20,000-square-foot location is scheduled to open in December. Michael Salove and Brittany Goldberg of MSC Retail exclusively represent Macy’s Inc. in the Greater Philadelphia region.
DELRAY BEACH AND BOYNTON BEACH, FLA. — Franklin Street and Neal Realty & Investments Inc. have brokered the purchase of two shopping centers in Palm Beach County totaling $9.1 million. Greg Matus and Peter Crane of Franklin Street and Tim Neal of Neal Realty represented the buyer, Perkins Realty Management LLC, in both transactions. The acquisitions include the $5.1 million purchase of the 23,094-square-foot Shoppes of Delray in Delray Beach and the $4 million acquisition of the 18,311-square-foot Gables End Plaza in Boynton Beach. Shoppes of Delray was nearly 90 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Radio Shack, Cucina Fra Divolo Restaurant, China Garden Restaurant and Atlantic Insurance. David Donnellan of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction. Built in 2000 and renovated in 2014, Gables End Plaza was 100 percent leased at the time of sale. As part of the two deals, the buyer has obtained a new CMBS loan for both assets.
