MIAMI — Sedgwick LLP and Veritext Legal Solutions have signed leases totaling 27,000-square-foot at One Biscayne Tower, a 700,000-square-foot office tower located in downtown Miami. The two 10-year leases have a combined value of $9 million. Ryan Holtzman of Taylor & Mathis represented the landlord in the two lease transactions. Catarina Jimenez of Jones Lang LaSalle represented Sedgwick LLP and Ryan Ackerman of CBRE represented Veritext Legal Solutions.
GERMANTOWN, WIS. — Electrical equipment maker Trans-Coil International is developing a new manufacturing and office building in Germantown Industrial Park, shifting operations from two facilities in Milwaukee and Menomonee Falls. The new 66,000-square-foot facility at W132 N10611 Grant Drive in Germantown, about 25 miles north of Milwaukee, is slate for a spring 2014 completion. Trans-Coil, with 123 employees, currently operates at 7878 N. 86th St. in Milwaukee, and W142 N9039 Fountain Blvd. in Menomonee Falls. The company plans to add 55 to 60 jobs during the next three years. The company is negotiating with Economic Development Washington County for a low-interest loan to help finance the development, according to the Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel.
CHICAGO — Centerline Capital Group has provided a $6.7 million bridge loan to refinance and provide funds to expand a multifamily property in Chicago. The 24-unit, five-story apartment property is located at 914 W. Hubbard St. Built in 2006, the property is currently 95.8 percent occupied and includes 25 garage parking spaces. Proceeds from the floating-rate loan will be used to retire existing debt and complete the build-out of several new units. A Chicago-based developer was the borrower. Anthony Longo, managing partner at Alpha Alternatives LLC, brokered the deal.
OAK CREEK, WIS. AND AURORA, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap is marketing a $36.3 million two-property, single-tenant industrial portfolio. The properties are a $19 million, 279,828-square-foot Staples distribution facility located in Oak Creek, Wis., and a $17.3 million, 63,740-square-foot FedEx freight terminal located in Aurora, Ill. Nick Manganais, a vice president of investments in Marcus & Millichap’s Chicago O’Hare office, is representing the seller, an Illinois-based family partnership. The Staples distribution center is located in the southeastern Milwaukee metro area at 120 W. Opus Drive and features 259,828 square feet of warehouse space and 20,000 square feet of office space. The FedEx freight terminal is located at 3883 Butterfield Road in Aurora, the second-largest city in Illinois and part of Chicago’s Naperville/Aurora metropolitan trade area. The property features a 55,120-square-foot main building with 6,800 square feet of office space.
CHICAGO — Essex Realty Group Inc. has arranged the $1.1 million sale of 1270 N. Milwaukee Ave., a two-unit, mixed-use building in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. The yellow brick building includes two renovated rental units that feature spacious floor plans with two bedrooms and a den, a large living room with exposed brick, newer island kitchens, central air, private iron balconies and enclosed parking. The property also features 1,600 square feet of retail space. Jim Darrow and Jordan Gottlieb of Essex were the brokers in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — RFR Holding LLC has secured $100 million in refinancing for 160 Fifth Ave., a 107,000-square-foot office property in the Midtown South submarket of Manhattan. RFR says the refinancing through Citibank will enable it to retire $65 million of existing debt on the Class A boutique property, while taking advantage of lower interest rates. The company purchased the property in 2005 and completed a multi-million dollar renovation program. Its largest tenant at 160 Fifth is the Simons Foundation, a private charitable foundation formed by hedge fund manager James H. Simons, at 76,000 square feet. Also on the tenant roster are office and showroom space for Grohe America, the luxury faucet designer; Forrester Research; and Prophet Brand Strategy. Fashion retailer Club Monaco occupies the retail component of 160 Fifth.
FORT LEE, N.J. — A partnership led by Tucker Development Corp. has secured $218 million in financing for the first phase of Hudson Lights, a 1 million-square-foot, mixed-use redevelopment in Fort Lee. Savills US arranged the debt and equity financing, including a $117 million construction loan from Sovereign Santander Bank. Tucker will soon begin construction on the first 517,000-square-foot phase, including 143,000 square feet of retail, 864 parking stalls and 276 luxury apartments. Tucker Development is building Hudson Lights with its development partner, KRE Group, and Ares Management. Tishman Construction Corp. is serving as the development’s general contractor. KRE Group will also assist with property management for the development’s residential portion upon completion. Robert K. Futterman & Associates is serving as the development’s exclusive retail leasing agent. Hudson Lights, designed by architecture and planning firm Arquitectonica, is the western portion of a 16-acre site in Fort Lee undergoing comprehensive redevelopment. The second phase of Hudson Lights will include an additional 201 residential units, about 50,000 square feet of retail space and parking and a 175-room hotel.
WALTHAM, MASS. — Fantini & Gorga has arranged a $35 million permanent mortgage for a 335,000-square-foot office and industrial portfolio in Waltham, a suburb of Boston. The portfolio includes two Class A office buildings and one industrial building, which were close to 90 percent occupancy at the time of closing.
NEW YORK CITY — Madison Realty Capital (MRC) has originated a $5 million loan, secured by a 243,230-square-foot, newly constructed condominium building in Brooklyn. The five-story property includes 25 residential units and 13 parking spots and is located at 345 Ovington Ave. in the Bay Ridge neighborhood. The loan will be used to retire the existing mortgage, fund closing costs and a future project. The property is roughly 95 percent complete and features one-, two-, and three-bedroom units. The developer has already executed 24 sale agreements and units are expected to begin closing soon.
CYPRESS, TEXAS — Carroll Organization, an Atlanta-based real estate firm specializing in multifamily properties, has purchased Lakeview Lofts in Cypress, approximately 25 miles northwest of Houston. The 366-unit apartment community, located at 17807 Lakecrest View Drive, was 93 percent occupied at the time of the sale. Apartment Realty Advisors marketed Lakeview Lofts on behalf of the seller, TLMF 1 LP, the firm which also built the apartments. Carroll, which expands its Houston-area portfolio to more than 3,000 units with this acquisition, plans to rebrand the property as ARIUM Towne Lake.
