HOUSTON — Churchill Capital Co. has arranged a $12.8 million permanent mortgage for a 157,800-square-foot office property in Houston. The Class B property, a 12-story tower, is located at 1415 N. Loop West, in the northwest quadrant of the city. The undisclosed Brooklyn, N.Y.-based borrower acquired the asset in early 2012 and, in conjunction with property manager Boxer Property, increased occupancy from 60 percent to 92.3 percent. Brad Donnell and Duke Stone of Churchill secured the 10-year, fixed-rate CMBS loan, which includes one year of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization, through Jamie Ruggiero of MC Five Mile.
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ARLINGTON, TEXAS — SkyWalker Property Partners has acquired the Chase Bank Center, a 108,170-square-foot office building in west Arlington. Located at 1301 S. Bowen Road, the four-story structure was 90 percent leased at the time of the sale to tenants including the Texas Department of Health & Human Services, Keller Williams and JPMorgan Chase. SkyWalker is planning $600,000 in upgrades to the facility, which was built in 1982 and last renovated in 2001. Beaux Riley and Gigi Grubbs of Coldwell Banker Commercial Alliance DFW will lease and manage the property going forward. SkyWalker purchased the asset from Dallas-based Rosemont Realty on behalf of Hangover Opportunity Fund LP.
HOUSTON — The Worthing Companies will develop The Heights at Park Row, a 342-unit multifamily property, in Houston. The property will be located within Central Park, a 78-acre mixed-use development of Wolff Cos. on the north side of Interstate 10 in the Energy Corridor submarket. Jeff Peden of Cushman & Wakefield represented Atlanta-based Worthing in the negotiations. Parker Associates is serving as design architect on the project, which is slated to open late this year.
LOS ANGELES — Kilroy Realty Corporation has announced its plans to develop The Residences at Columbia Square, a luxury residential tower in Hollywood. The 20-story tower will be located inside Columbia Square, a $385-million, mixed-use creative office, residential and retail development. The 675,000-square-foot Columbia Square is being developed on the site of the historic CBS broadcast facility on Sunset Boulevard. The Residences will include a mix of long-term rental and furnished extended-stay apartment homes. It will be the first luxury extended-stay property to reside in the heart of Hollywood, according to Kilroy. The firm has teamed up with The Kor Group to collaborate on the project’s programming, design and branding. Kor will also manage the project once construction is complete in spring 2016.
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIF. — Tivoli Square Apartments, LP, has purchased Foothill Crossing, a 312,307-square-foot regional power center in Rancho Cucamonga, for $54 million. The center is located at 12181-12357 Foothill Blvd., across from Victoria Gardens lifestyle mall. It is 90 percent occupied by tenants like Sears Grand, Total Wine & More and Office Depot. The 1031 Exchange buyer was represented by Dennis Vaccaro of Faris Lee Investments. The seller (and developer), Foothill Crossing, LLC, was represented by Jeff Conover of the same firm.
KISSIMMEE, FLA. — HFF has brokered the sale of LOOP West, a 295,100-square-foot retail center located at 2001 W. Osceola Parkway in Kissimmee, near Walt Disney World and Sea World. An affiliate of North American Development Group purchased the property from O’Connor Capital Partners. The retail center is fully leased to Babies “R” Us, Bealls, T.J. Maxx, Books-A-Million, DSW Shoe Warehouse, Party City and Ulta Beauty. Danny Finkle, Brad Peterson, Luis Castillo and Kim Flores of HFF represented the seller in the transaction.
GASTONIA, N.C. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged $10 million in refinancing for Ashbrook Village Apartments, a 423-unit multifamily community located in Gastonia. Bill Matone of NorthMarq’s Charlotte office arranged the 10-year loan with a 20-year amortization schedule through Freddie Mac.
NORTON, VA. — HREC Investment Advisors has arranged the sale of the 120-room Inn at Norton in Norton, a town in western Virginia. The town is located 20 miles from the Kentucky state line and 45 miles from the Tennessee state line. The hotel recently joined the Quality Inn system. Ted Anka of HREC Investment Advisors’ Chicago office represented the seller in the transaction.
ATLANTA — CoStar Group, a commercial real estate information provider, has expanded its lease at Phipps Tower, a 486,917-square-foot, Class A office tower in Atlanta’s Buckhead submarket. CoStar will expand its current 26,800-square-foot lease to occupy a total of 44,000 square feet. Kirk Diamond, April Hawkinson and Erin Smith of Cassidy Turley represented CoStar in the 10-year lease. John Bell and Sara Terry of Crescent Resources represented the owner, John Hancock Life Insurance, in the lease deal. CoStar plans to hire 90 additional employees as part of a plan to relocate the firm’s Southeast region research functions from its Washington, D.C., headquarters. The research firm plans to occupy the new space in the second quarter.
ARLINGTON, VA. — Cresa Washington DC has arranged a 39,192-square-foot office lease extension at N. Kent St. in Arlington’s Rosslyn neighborhood. Tom Birnbach, Mindy Saffer and Dennis Tapiero of Cresa Washington DC represented tenant International Relief & Development, a nonprofit organization, in the lease transaction. Vornado/Charles E. Smith owns the 12-story, 230,000-square-foot office building known as Rosslyn Plaza E.