ANN ARBOR, MICH. — Colliers International Ann Arbor and Wickfield Properties have arranged the lease of 134,927 square feet of office space in Ann Arbor. Truven Health Analytics will occupy space in the Wickfield Center located at 100 Phoenix Drive. The company is relocating its North American headquarters in Ann Arbor to the center and will employ approximately 850 people at the campus. The property previously served as the former Borders Books corporate headquarters before Colliers International sold it to Ann Arbor-based Wickfield Properties in 2013. Jim Chaconas and Brendan Cavender of Colliers International Ann Arbor are directing leasing and marketing efforts for the Wickfield Center.
NEW YORK CITY — New York City-based Savanna has partnered with Hornig Capital Partners and Chelsea Village Associates to acquire 95 Evergreen Ave. in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn for an undisclosed price. The five-story, 165,000-square-foot industrial building is located on the southeastern corner of Evergreen Avenue and George Street. Originally built as the Schlitz Brewery, the property features 15,500- to 36,600-square-foot floor plates, 15- to 30-foot ceiling heights and large windows with direct views of Manhattan and the surrounding boroughs. The joint venture plans to launch a $20 million building-wide capital improvement program in the first quarter of 2015 to convert the property into an office and retail location. Renovations include upgrading the property’s façade, windows, roof, generator, elevators, electric and plumbing systems, fire alarms, sprinklers and HVAC systems. The new space will cater to creative, media and technology tenants. Joe Berko and Lee Slipe of Berko & Associates represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Madison Realty Capital (MRC) has provided Zelig Weiss with $81 million in financing for the development of 55 Wythe Avenue in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood. The project will be a 22-story, 260,000-square-foot mixed-use property that features retail, restaurant and commercial space, as well as a 183-room Level Hotel. The development will bring 40,000 square feet of retail space, a public rooftop garden, office space on the lower levels, and a Level Hotel with a banquet hall and pool deck. MRC initially provided Zelig Weiss with $18.35 million in acquisition financing for the site in May 2014. Andy Nemeroff and Michael Nemeroff of Imperial Capital Co. and Joel Friedman of Nationwide Realty represented the borrower in the transaction.
SALEM, N.H., AND SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT. — Cushman & Wakefield Senior Housing Capital Markets has arranged $49.6 million in construction financing and joint venture equity for two senior housing developments in New England. The projects are LCB Senior Living’s seventh and eighth senior housing developments since it began its development program in 2013. The properties are The Residence at Salem Woods in Salem and The Residence at Quarry Hill in South Burlington. The Salem property will offer 84 apartments with 88 beds for independent, assisted and memory-care living. Wells Fargo provided $15.6 million in construction financing while the joint venture equity was provided by an institutional investor. The project broke ground in November 2014 and is expected to open in early 2016. The South Burlington property features 102 apartments with 104 beds for independent, assisted and memory-care living. PNC Bank provided $18.4 million in construction financing, while Virtus Real Estate Capital provided $8.5 million in joint venture equity. Construction is slated to begin in January 2015 with a planned summer 2016 opening. Rick Swartz, Jay Wagner, Aaron Rosenzweig and Stuart Kim of Cushman & Wakefield negotiated the transactions.
DALLAS — C1S Group will provide design-build services to restore a historic building in Dallas and renovate it for modern live concert audiences. Renovation of the Bomb Factory will be completed in March 2015 and will be the largest concert venue in the historic Deep Ellum district of Dallas. The 48,000-square-foot facility is located on Canton Street near downtown Dallas and is an early 20th century building that was originally an automotive plant. The Dallas-based professional engineering and construction firm will demolish several walls and other infrastructure that is in disrepair. The existing roof structure will be replaced to increase the height of the facility in order to accommodate stage equipment and a mezzanine level. C1S will also build a new stage, several bar areas and a new HVAC system. The renovated space will be able to house almost 3,000 people for concerts.
NEW YORK CITY — HFF has arranged $32 million in non-recourse financing for the development of a 200-key boutique hotel in Manhattan’s Bowery neighborhood. Located at 223-225 Broadway, the hotel will include rooftop amenity space and restaurant and music space with entrances on Bowery and Freeman Alley. The hotel is slated for completion in 2015/2016. HFF worked on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between Omnia Group and Northwind Group, to secure the loan through a global asset management company. Jay Marshall, Christopher Peck and Sam Nidenberg of HFF represented the borrower in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Gaia Real Estate has completed the sale of an apartment building located at 11 Spencer Court in Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood. Persam White LLC purchased the 13-story residential property for $13 million. The 23-unit property features a mix of studio, two-bedroom and duplexes, private elevators, floor-to-ceiling windows, terraces, a gym and a lounge-style roof top deck with views of the Manhattan skyline.
GREENSBORO, N.C. — McConnell Center Two LLC, a joint venture between Goria Properties and Richardson Properties, will soon begin construction on a new 300,000-square-foot speculative industrial building in McConnell Center Industrial Park. This will be the third speculative industrial property in the park, which is located off I-40 near McConnell Road in Greensboro. The joint venture has selected Triad Commercial Properties to lease the asset. General contractor Windsor Commercial is expected to complete shell construction in July 2015.
BOCA RATON, FLA. — Crocker Partners and Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers LLC have teamed up to acquire Boca Center, a 476,000-square-foot mixed-use development in Boca Raton. The development features three Class A office buildings totaling 360,000 square feet and a high-end retail center totaling 116,000 square feet. The office component was 91 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as FINRA, UBS and Sun Capital. The retail component was 98 percent leased to tenants such as Rocco’s Tacos, Morton’s, Joseph’s Classic Market and Total Wine. Boca Center also features a 256-room Marriott hotel, which wasn’t part of the transaction. Crocker and Cornerstone purchased Boca Center from TIAA-CREF for an undisclosed price.
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — KBS Strategic Opportunity REIT II has acquired Springmaid Beach Resort, a 30-acre hotel and campground property in Myrtle Beach, for $40 million. KBS purchased the asset in a joint venture partnership with an affiliate of Integrated Capital LLC. The resort features 491 hotel rooms, a 36,000-square-foot conference center, 187-unit recreational vehicle campground and a 1,060-foot pier. The property’s primary hotel towers were built in 1992, 1995 and 2001. The new owners will operate the property as an independent resort until Hilton Worldwide repositions the asset into a DoubleTree Resort, which is expected to occur in 2016.