SCHAUMBURG, ILL. — Morgan / Harbour Construction has completed an 11,000-square-foot office renovation for Crestron Electronics at 935 National Parkway in Schaumburg, a northwest suburb of Chicago. Crestron Electronics relocated its Midwest regional offices to Schaumburg from Arlington Heights. The build-out includes a new custom-built reception desk, two training rooms, multiple private offices, along with a storefront glass entrance in the reception area. Founded in 1968, Crestron Electronics has offices in 45 countries and offers integrated solutions to control audio, video, computer and environmental systems. Morgan / Harbour’s construction team included Dan Kohlsaat and Jerry Hawkinson. Featherstone Consulting Inc. provided the architectural services.
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STAMFORD, CONN. — Skanska has signed an additional $149 million contract to build a new medical building for Stamford Hospital. The new approximately 196,850-square-foot medical specialty building will be constructed on the existing Stamford Hospital campus. Construction on the new building began in spring 2013 and is expected to be completed in spring 2016. In 2012, Skanska began construction on a different renovation and expansion project for Stamford Hospital to expand the hospital’s services and capacity.
NEW YORK CITY — Mortgage Equicap has arranged $56 million in financing for the construction of a 112,000-square-foot apartment property located at 267 Rogers Ave. in Brooklyn. Equicap arranged both the equity and construction financing for the project. The equity was provided by a New York-basedoffice. The non-recourse construction loan will be 75 percent of the total development costs. The apartment property will include 165 one- to three-bedroom units and will feature a fitness center, library, meeting and conference rooms, central laundry facility and billiard room. Equicap advised the developer in negotiating the 99-year ground lease with one of the largest not-for-profit organizations in the country.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $1 million sale of 1222 Rogers Avenue, a 7,400-square-foot mixed-use property in Brooklyn. Derek Bestreich and Erik Rodriguez from Marcus & Millichap’s Brooklyn office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor, and represented the buyer, a limited liability company.
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. – Global consulting, technology and business process outsourcing company iGATE Technologies has signed a long-term lease to occupy 13,000 square feet at Somerset Corporate Center I. The center is one of five buildings within SJP Properties’ 1.5 million-square-foot, Class A office complex in Bridgewater, located about 28 miles southwest of Newark. The company will use the space as its first New Jersey headquarters, which is slated to open in the second quarter. Ron Volk of CBRE represented iGATE in the transaction. SJP Properties was represented in-house.
HOUSTON — HFF has brokered the sale of Interwood Business Center I and II, two industrial facilities totaling 200,086 square feet in Houston. Constructed in 1999, the properties are located at 14430-14440 John F. Kennedy Blvd. and 14469 Heathrow Forest Parkway within the Interwood Business Park, which is immediately south of the George Bush Intercontinental Airport between I-45 and U.S. Highway 59. Tenants include International Seal, Nippon Express, Goodman Distribution and Top Notch Solutions. Rusty Tamlyn and Trent Agnew of HFF represented the seller, KTR Capital Partners LLC, in the transaction. Stockbridge Real Estate Funds acquired the assets free and clear of existing debt.
SAN ANTONIO — Investment and management firm Presidium Group LLC has acquired Towne Oaks, a 123-unit apartment property in San Antonio. The community, which is located at 8623 Starcrest Drive, includes one- and two-bedroom residences, plus amenities such as a swimming pool and clubhouse. The complex is in close proximity to the San Antonio International Airport, North East Baptist Hospital, North Star Mall and MacArthur Park, as well as the major thoroughfares of I-35, Loop 410 and U.S. Highway 281. Presidium Group plans both interior and exterior upgrades, as well as enhancements to the property’s signage. With the purchase of Towne Oaks, Presidium has now acquired three assets in San Antonio in the past six months.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — ARA has brokered the sale of The Arbor at Tallwood, a 120-unit multifamily property in Austin. Built in 1972, the garden-style community offers one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, a swimming pool and a dog park. The complex, which was 96 percent occupied at the time of the sale, is in close proximity to retail outlets such as the Arboretum and the Domain, as well as major area employers such as IBM, Visa and Dell. Matt Pohl and Andrew Shih of ARA represented the seller, San Francisco-based Virtu Investments, in the transaction. Redwood Capital Group, based in Chicago, purchased the asset.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Commercial real estate firm Muskin Commercial LLC has brokered the sale of South Cliff Apartments, a 60-unit multifamily complex in Austin. Located at 2001 I-35 South, the community offers one- and two-bedroom apartments, as well as a swimming pool and laundry facility. Ellen Muskin of Muskin Commercial represented the seller, an individual investor based in Santa Rosa, Calif. The buyer, a Columbus, Ohio-based entity, plans to rebrand the property as 35 Flats and renovate both building exteriors and apartment interiors. Pearsall, Texas-based Security State Bank provided acquisition financing.
SAN FRANCISCO – A five-property multifamily portfolio based in the San Francisco Bay Area has received a $37-million refinancing. The portfolio contains a total of 297 units. Four of the five transactions are long-term refinances, while the other is a bridge loan. Financing was originated by Kenneth M. Fox of Cohen Financial’s San Francisco office. Four loans were secured with JP Morgan Chase Bank, and one was secured with Boston Private Bank & Trust Company. The borrower was a local commercial/multifamily real estate investor and operator.