DALLAS — Colliers International has brokered the sale of Preston Plaza, a 261,186-square-foot office tower in north Dallas. Located at 17950 Preston Road, the Class A property stands 10 stories and is in proximity to President George Bush Turnpike, Dallas North Tollway and I-75. Jack Minter, Creighton Stark and Ben Lurie of Colliers represented both the seller, Granite Properties, and buyer, Caddo Holdings, in the transaction.
SAN MARCOS, TEXAS — CBRE has brokered the sale of four buildings previously owned by Hays County totaling 66,066 square feet in San Marcos. The assets, vacated when the new Hays County Government Center opened in February 2013, will be redeveloped for a variety of uses. Austin-based Primus Real Estate Services purchased the majority of the portfolio, including the former Courthouse Annex, Records Building and Justice Center. An undisclosed buyer acquired the fourth structure, a 3,229-square-foot building located at 302 W. San Antonio St. Walter Saad and Cathy Nabours of CBRE represented Hays County in the disposition.
HOUSTON — Coldwell Banker Commercial United Realtors (CBCUR) has brokered the sale of a 57,719-square-foot industrial building in Houston. The single-story warehouse is located at 6501 Goforth St., in proximity to the interchange of I-610 and State Highway 288. Robert Bain of CBCUR represented the seller, the Stevens family, in the transaction.
SAN ANTONIO — Henry S. Miller Brokerage has arranged the sale of a 10,000-square-foot flex building in San Antonio. Located on approximately 2.3 acres at 1711 Columbia Square, the former restaurant property is in proximity to Southwest Loop 410. Jim Turano and Keith Coelho of Henry S. Miller Brokerage represented the buyer, Columbia Square LLC, which will repurpose the building as the third metro-area location of San Antonio Dialysis outpatient services. Joe Caroll of Cavender & Hill Real Estate represented the seller, Brisend Investments LP, in the transaction.
TORRANCE, CALIF. – A 248-unit apartment complex in Torrance has sold to M West Holdings LLC for an undisclosed sum. The community is located at 20900 Anza Ave. It was built in 1964 and renovated in 2008. The seller, 20900 Anza Avenue Apartments LLC, was represented by Fairfield Residential. Ron Harris, Greg Harris, Kevin Green, Joseph Grabiec, Paul Darrow and Michael DiSimone of Institutional Property Advisors also provided representation.
ARVADA, COLO. — Arvada West Town Center, an 83,278-square-foot retail center, has received $10.5 in refinancing. The 12-building center is located at 14405-14715 W. 64thAve. in Arvada. Notable tenants include Auto Zone, T-Mobile, Wendy’s and Big O Tires. The loan features a 15-year term and 25-year amortization schedule. The loan was arranged by John M. Stewart of NorthMarq Capital’s Denver regional office.
VICTORVILLE, CALIF. – The 220-unit Riverton of the High Desert in Victorville has received $15 million in financing. The community is located at 14374 Borego Road. The seven-year acquisition loan features a 30-year amortization schedule. It was funded under the Fannie Mae DUS ARM 7/6 Loan product line. The loan was originated by lGreg Gillam of Arbor Commercial Funding’s Manhattan Beach office.
RENO, NEV. – The 250-unit Woodside Village Apartments in Reno has sold to a Bay Area limited liability company for $14.9 million. The community is located at 4800 Kietzke Lane. It was built in 1976. Kenneth N. Blomsterberg represented both the buyer and the seller, a Reno limited liability company, in this transaction.
PORTLAND, ORE. – Law firm Bodyfelt Mount LLP has leased 7,663 square feet of space at The Spalding Building in Portland. The historic building is located at 319 SW Washington Street. The law firm will occupy the new space this summer after it relocates from its current space, just a few blocks away. It was represented by Andrew Rosengarten and Buzz Ellis of Jones Lang LaSalle. The landlord, Manchester Capital and Urban Renaissance Group, was represented by Greg Gonzalez and Joe Beehler of Colliers.
BOSTON — Senior Housing Properties Trust (NYSE: SNH) has acquired the two-building headquarters of Vertex Pharmaceuticals in Boston for approximately $1.1 billion. The pair of 15-story towers includes biomedical research facilities, corporate office space, structured parking and street-level retail space for a total of 1.65 million square feet. The property, leased to Vertex for the next 15 years, officially opened last month. Located in Boston’s Seaport District, the facilities will consolidate approximately 1,300 employees from 10 Vertex offices in Cambridge, Mass. “The acquisition of this state-of-the-art property, which is ideally located in Boston’s fastest growing downtown submarket and one of the nation’s top investment markets, represents a unique opportunity to further diversify SNH’s portfolio and increase our exposure to the medical office building segment,” says David Hegarty, president and COO of Newton, Mass.-based SNH. The trust predicts that the transaction will be immediately accretive to normalized funds from operations (FFO) per share by 6 to 8 cents per year. The deal is expected to close in the first half of this year. “Post-closing, SNH will remain solidly positioned with a strong balance sheet and committed to its disciplined strategy of acquiring high-quality, premier properties that create significant value for SNH …