AUSTIN, TEXAS — Investment fund Velocis has acquired a majority interest in two Class A Austin office buildings totaling 173,870 square feet. Arboretum Atrium, located at 9737 Great Hills Trail, is a 91,083-square-foot facility that was 100 percent leased at the time of the sale. Las Cimas I is an 82,787-square-foot property located in the center of the four-building Las Cimas office park, which is situated at the corner of Bee Cave Road and Loop 360 in the Southwest Austin submarket. Moore & Associates sold the interests to Velocis and will retain management and leasing duties in addition to partial ownership.
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McKINNEY, TEXAS — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a multifamily brokerage division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the sale of Ashton Oaks, a 168-unit multifamily community in McKinney, a northern Dallas suburb. Built in 1988, the property features amenities such as an indoor heated pool, fitness center and multiple barbecue grills. Apartment units include fully equipped kitchens with vinyl plank flooring, 9-foot ceilings and outside storage units. Will Balthrope of IPA represented the seller, an Austin-based limited partnership. The buyer is an Illinois-based limited liability company.
PASADENA, TEXAS — WIKA Process Solutions LP, a manufacturer of industrial measuring instruments, has purchased 13 acres for a new build-to-suit facility to be developed by GSL Welcome Group. The land is located in Park 225, a business park in Pasadena, approximately 14 miles southeast of downtown Houston. The plans for the development call for a two-story, 87,900-square-foot building including 44,025 square feet of office space and a 43,875-square-foot crane-served warehouse. Ryan Wasaff of GSL Welcome Group and Wade Bradow, owner of Park 225, collaborated on the transaction. Kingham Dalton Wilson LTD will perform design build construction services.
SAN FRANCISCO – A portfolio sale that includes Apple’s retail store and Bulgari’s flagship location within San Francisco’s Union Square has closed for a total of $160 million. The buyer was a private, U.S.-based investor. The Bulgari Building is located at One Union Square and 212 Stockton Street. It is a fully leased retail and Class A office building. The property is anchored by Bulgari, though it includes other luxury retail and boutique office tenants like Loro Piana, Lacoste, Vera Wang and Union Square Investments. The Apple store is located at 1 Stockton Street. Other notable tenants within the Union Square neighborhood include Barneys New York, bebe, De Beers, Dior, Ferragamo, Gucci, Hermes, Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs, MaxMara, Prada, Saks Fifth Ave and Tumi. The seller, Deka Immobilien, was represented by Savills.
HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. — La Brea Regency Lofts in Hollywood has received $19.3 million in construction financing. The lofts will be located at 1616 North La Brea Ave near the Roosevelt Hotel and Grauman’s Chinese Theatre. It will contain 56 residential units and 9,000 square feet of retail space. The three-year balance sheet loan features interest-only payments and a LIBOR-based floating rate. It was negotiated by Tal Savariego and Zev Feder of Meridian Capital Group.
SEATTLE – The 36-unit Central Element in Seattle has sold to a private investor for $7.7 million. The community is located at 209 22nd Ave. South in the city’s Central Business District. It was built in 1967. Dan Swanson of Marcus & Millichap’s Seattle office represented both the buyer and the seller, a limited liability company, in this transaction.
ALISO VIEJO, CALIF. — AEW Capital Management has purchased a 109,948-square-foot, institutional-quality building in Aliso Viejo for an undisclosed sum. The corporate headquarters building is located at 1 Enterprise Drive. The building serves as the corporate headquarters for Microsemi Corporation. It is one of the only single-tenant, Class A buildings to be constructed in the Orange County submarket after 1999. The building is leased to Microsemi through January 2021.The seller, Global Investment Advisor, was represented by CBRE’s Bob Smith, Paul Jones, Kevin Shannonand Ken White.
LOS ANGELES — Plaza La Reina, an extended-stay, hotel/retail project in the Los Angeles submarket of Westwood, will soon be completed. It will be located at 10488-52 Lindbrook Drive. Plaza La Reina, LP has tapped Bernards to finish the partially built project. It will be designed by Moule & Polyzoides.
TUSTIN, CALIF. – LTK Venture 1 has purchased the 70-unit Windsor Gardens in Tustin for $14.9 million. The community is located at 1651 Mitchell Ave. It was originally built in 1968, before it was converted into condominiums in 1985.The seller was the Laughlin Family Partnership. The transaction was executed by Pat Swanson and Brett Bayless of Colliers International’s Irvine office.
ARLINGTON, VA. — Brandywine Realty Trust and APA IV, an affiliate of The Shooshan Co., have formed a joint venture to build a 426,900-square-foot office building in Arlington’s Ballston submarket. The 20-story property, known as 4040 Wilson Boulevard, is the final phase of Liberty Center, an eight-building, mixed-use development two blocks from the Balltston Metro Station. The office building will feature 10,000 square feet of retail, 544 below-grade parking spaces and a rooftop terrace with panoramic views of Washington, D.C. The property is designed to achieve LEED-Gold certification. Brandywine and APA will each own a 50 percent interest in the office building. The Shooshan Co. will oversee development, leasing, property management and construction management for the project. Brandywine will assist Shooshan in project development, marketing and leasing services. Brandywine will also contribute up to $36 million in the project. APA IV contributed the development’s initial equity over an eight-year period.