Property Type

Tanglewood Acquires Office Building in Houston

by Haisten Willis December 12, 2014

HOUSTON — Tanglewood Property Group has acquired 2000 Bering Drive in Houston. The 192,000-square-foot office building is located in the Tanglewood area just west of the Galleria. The property is 97 percent leased. This is Tanglewood’s second office building acquisition in 2014, the company purchased 5300 W. Sam Houston Pkwy. N., earlier this year. Henry Hagendorf and Cliff Rudolph represented Tanglewood in the acquisition. Houston-based Tanglewood Property Group owns and manages more than 1.4 million square feet of commercial office space, mostly in the uptown Galleria submarket of Houston.

December 12, 2014

Venture Arranges Lease for LA Fitness in Metro Dallas

by Haisten Willis December 12, 2014

FRISCO, TEXAS — Dallas-based Venture Commercial Real Estate represented Fitness International LLC in lease negotiations for a new LA Fitness club in Frisco. A new 38,000-square-foot LA Fitness gym will be built in the Frisco Market Center, which is located at the northwest corner of Main Street and the Dallas North Tollway. Other tenants in the mixed-use development include Main Event Entertainment, Elite Care, Pei Wei Asian Diner, Pie Five Pizza Co. and Mooyah Burgers, Fries and Shakes. John Zikos and Jonathan Cooper of Venture represented LA Fitness in negotiations. Walt Brown Jr. and Tim Dollander of Diversified Partners brokered the lease on behalf of LA Fitness. Darrell Hernandez of United Commercial Realty represented the landlord, Dallas-based Hermansen Land Development Inc.

December 12, 2014

Retail Texas

Velocis Sells Grocery-Anchored Retail Center in Austin

by Haisten Willis December 12, 2014

AUSTIN — Velocis has arranged the sale of Springdale Shopping Center in Austin. Tampa-based Forge Real Estate Partners III LP purchased the 163,677-square-foot retail center. Velocis purchased Springdale Shopping Center in 2012 and invested in a new roof, pylon signage updates and parking lot repairs. H-E-B anchors the center, which is located off of Highway 183. Other tenants include Fashion Outlet, Carousel Pediatrics, Family Dollar and O’Reilly Auto Parts. CBRE’s Chris Cozby, Chris Gerard and Kevin Holland brokered the sale on behalf of Velocis.

December 12, 2014

California Hospitality Western

LaSalle Hotel Sells 7.6M Shares of Stock to Fund Western Hotel Purchases

by Nellie Day December 12, 2014

BETHESDA, MD. — LaSalle Hotel Properties has sold 7.6 million shares of common stock to Barclays, Deutsche Bank Securities and Morgan Stanley for $40.30 per share. LaSalle will use the net proceeds from this underwritten public offering to fund three hotel acquisitions out West. Though the properties were not named, LaSalle noted the hotels were located in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Portland, Ore. They will be purchased for a total of about $500 million. The company will also use some of the proceeds to reduce the amount of its outstanding $750-million senior unsecured credit facility, as well as for general corporate purposes. Barclays, Deutsche Bank Securities and Morgan Stanley are acting as the offering’s underwriters. LaSalle has also granted the underwriters an option to purchase up to 1.14 million additional shares. Bethesda, Md.-based LaSalle Hotel Properties is a multi-operator REIT that owns 44 hotels. The portfolio contains a total of 11,100 guest rooms in upscale, full-service hotels throughout 13 markets in nine states and the District of Columbia. LaSalle specializes in the ownership, redevelopment and repositioning of upscale, full-service hotels in urban, resort and convention markets.

December 12, 2014

California Office Western

KBS Capital Advisors Buys Ten Almaden Office Building in San Jose

by Nellie Day December 12, 2014

SAN JOSE, CALIF. — KBS Capital Advisors has purchased Ten Almaden, a 309,255-square-foot office building in San Jose, for a reported $116.7 million. The Class A office tower is located at its namesake, 10 Almaden Blvd. Ten Almaden is situated near the San Jose Diridon Transit Station, which is serviced by Caltrain, Amtrak, ACE commuter rail, VTA light rail, bus lines and the planned California High-Speed Rail that will connect downtown San Jose to San Francisco and the peninsula. It is also near San Jose’s Norman S. Mineta International Airport, Interstates 280, 680, 880, US 101, and Highways 87 and 17. The LEED-Gold-certified office tower was built in 1988 and renovated in 2010. It features a three-story atrium and lobby, fitness center with outdoor pool, sauna, showers, a six-level parking structure and a café. Ten Almaden is currently 89 percent leased. Notable tenants include Citibank, Comcast, Robert Half International, Rosetta Marketing Group and Turner Construction Company. The seller, Equity Office Properties, was represented by HFF’s Steven Golubchik, Michael Leggett and John Simerlein.

December 12, 2014

California Industrial Western

Terreno Realty Buys Central Plaza, Central Pacific in Union City

by Nellie Day December 12, 2014

UNION CITY, CALIF. — Terreno Realty Corporation has acquired Central Plaza, a 170,129-square-foot industrial complex in the San Francisco Bay Area submarket of Union City, for $23.8 million. Terreno is also under contract to acquire Central Pacific, an adjacent industrial project that is currently under construction, for $37.2 million. The three-building, Class A Central Plaza is located at 33306-33580 Alvarado Niles Road. It recently received an upgrade to its exterior façade, asphalt, roof and HVAC system. Central Plaza is currently 99 percent leased. Notable tenants include Strapack, CoreMark and Phillips Delivery. The four-building, 300,000-square-foot Central Pacific is scheduled for completion next March. The Class A project is being developed by Westcore Properties, which was also the seller of Central Plaza. Kevin Hatcher and Mark Maguire of Colliers International represented both Westcore Properties and Terreno Reality Corporation in these transactions.

December 12, 2014

Arizona Multifamily Western

Waterford at Superstition Springs in Mesa Sells for $33M

by Nellie Day December 12, 2014

MESA, ARIZ. — NALS Apartment Homes has purchased the 280-unit Waterford at Superstition Springs apartment complex in Mesa for $33 million. The community is located at 7311 East Southern Ave. Waterford is situated less than a mile from Superstition Springs Center, a 1.2-million-square-foot regional shopping mall with more than 150 stores and eateries. Mesa Pavilions, a 720,000-square-foot power center, also sits directly across the street from this community. Common-area amenities at Waterford include a resort-style swimming pool with spa, a leasing office, 24-hour fitness center, a clubhouse with resident lounge and Wi-Fi, an executive business center and conference room, 80 detached garages, 30 detached storage units, a car care center, and a courtyard space with a playground, volleyball court and barbecue grills. The seller, Waterford at Superstition Springs LLC, was represented by Steve Gebing of IPA and Cliff David of Marcus & Millichap.

December 12, 2014

California Retail Western

Vitamin Shoppe to Open at Westgate Center in San Jose

by Nellie Day December 12, 2014

SAN JOSE, CALIF. – Vitamin Shoppe will open a 3,000-square-foot store at the Westgate Center in San Jose tomorrow, Dec. 13. The shop will be located at the corner of Saratoga Avenue and West Campbell Avenue. It will occupy a former gas station. The corner site will soon include the Veggie Grill, Verizon Wireless, as well as additional tenants that will be announced shortly. Construction on the corner is slated for completion early next year. Notable tenants at Westgate Center include Target, Nike Factory Store, Walmart Neighborhood Market, Old Navy, Gap Factory Store, Burlington Coat Factory, Nordstrom Rack, Michaels, Any Mountain, J. Crew Factory and Ross Dress for Less. Federal Realty Trust owns both the Westgate Center and the gas station site that is being redeveloped. Westgate was represented by SRS Real Estate Partners.

December 12, 2014

Loans Multifamily Northeast Pennsylvania

Meridian Capital Group Arranges $40M Loan for Drexelbrook Apartments

by Amy Works December 12, 2014

DREXEL HILL, PA. — Meridian Capital Group has arranged a $40 million loan for the refinancing of the Drexelbrook Apartments in Drexel Hill. The borrower is William Key, a general partner of Drexelbrook Associates LLC. The 10-year loan features a floating rate of 129 basis points over the one-month LIBOR and interest-only payments for the full term. Drexelbrook Apartments features 90 buildings and more than 1,200 residential units. Jim Bologno and Paul Gilbert of Meridian Capital Group’s Iselin, N.J., office negotiated the transaction.

December 12, 2014

New York Northeast Retail

RKF Arranges $18.5M Sale of Retail Property in Brooklyn

by Amy Works December 12, 2014

NEW YORK CITY — RKF has brokered the sale of a retail property, located at 197-205 Smith St. in Brooklyn’s Cobble Hill neighborhood. The 20,000-square-foot property sold for $18.5 million. The property offers 10,000 square feet on the ground floor and a 10,000-square-foot basement. Included in the sale are air rights for 10,000 buildable square feet that allows for future expansion. Brian Segall and Ernie Getz of RKF represented the seller, John Dee Corp., and the buyer, a partnership between Jackson Group, Aurora Capital and ACHS Management, in the transaction.

December 12, 2014

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