CARLSBAD, CALIF. — Drawbridge Realty Trust has purchased Pacific View Corporate Center, an 80,862-square-foot office building in Carlsbad, for $22.3 million. The Class A building is located at 5759 Fleet Street within the Carlsbad Ranch subdivision. It is fully leased to Synteract and RF Micro Devices. Drawbridge was represented by Rick Reeder, Joe Anderson and Dennis Visser of Cassidy Turley. The seller, TA Associates Realty, was represented by Jeff Cole, Ed Hernandez, Michael Roberts and Brunson Howard of C&W Capital Markets Division.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Cassidy Turley has secured $150 million in acquisition financing for Jamestown LP in its $307.5 million purchase of One Metro Center in Washington, D.C. from Clarion Partners. One Metro Center is a 421,235-square-foot, Class A office tower located at 701 13th St. N.W. in Washington's East End, three blocks from the White House. The property is fully leased. John Campanella and Paul Spellman of Cassidy Turley arranged the floating-rate loan through a bank.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Greysteel, a Washington, D.C.-based investment real estate services firm, has arranged the sale of a two-building, midrise portfolio containing 92 apartments and one ground-floor retail unit. The portfolio is located at 7611 and 7701 Georgia Ave. N.W. in northwest D.C., one block from Silver Spring, Md. Ari Firoozabadi, Kyle Tangney, John Mullen, Caleb Brown and Lance Ahmadian represented the seller, BBS Associates, in the transaction. The buyer was WC Smith, a generational family-operated real estate company based in D.C.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Rock Apartment Advisors, a Birmingham-based apartment brokerage services firm, has closed the $3.2 million sale of The Blach's Lofts at North 20th Street in downtown Birmingham. The community features 24 loft-style units and approximately 5,000 square feet of commercial space, which is fully leased. The property was built in 1923 and renovated in 2008-2009. Justin Uffinger of Rock Apartment Advisors brokered the sale.
MIAMI — Easton & Associates, the commercial real estate brokerage division of The Easton Group, has arranged a 61,700-square-foot lease for warehouse space at a distribution center in Miami. Rana Furniture leased space at the center, located at 7821 N.W. 67th St. Jim Armstrong and Mike Waite of Easton & Associates represented both the tenant and the landlord, SPG NW 77th Court LLC, in the lease deal.
ANN ARBOR, MICH. — Real estate developer and alumnus Stephen Ross is giving the University of Michigan (U-M) $200 million, making it the largest single gift in the history of the university and Ross its largest donor, according to U-M. The money will be split between the university’s business school and the athletic department. Ross is the chairman and founder of New York-based Related Cos. The money will be used to create contemporary spaces for the nearly 6,000 students who take courses at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business and the 900-plus student athletes in all sports. In addition, scholarships will be available for students. Specific projects will be announced in the coming months. In 2004, Ross gave $100 million toward a new building and endowed operations for the business school, which was renamed in recognition of his gift. The building was completed in 2009.
CANAL WINCHESTER, OHIO — Steadfast Income REIT Inc. has acquired the 240-unit BriceGrove Park in the Columbus suburb of Canal Winchester for $20.1 million. The property was built in 2002 and was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale. The property includes two-bedroom units averaging 1,033 square feet with monthly rents averaging approximately $838. Unit amenities include custom oak cabinetry in kitchens and baths, washer and dryer hookups, modern appliances, private patios and/or balconies and garages. Property amenities include a clubhouse with outdoor pool, playground area, picnic gazebo, a fitness center, golf putting green, bike/jogging trails and a three-acre lake with fountain. Steadfast also recently purchased Watermark at Hamburg Place, a 150-unit multifamily property in Lexington, Ky., for $16.3 million.
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, OHIO — The Cooper Commercial Investment Group has arranged the $4.1 million sale of Belden Village Commons in metro Canton. Dan Cooper, president and broker of Cooper Commercial Investment Group in Cleveland, represented the sellers, private investors based in northern Ohio. A northern California-based private investor was the buyer. The sales price represents a 7.9 percent capitalization rate. The 13,216-square-foot shopping center is located at 4800 Everhard Road in Jackson Township. All tenants are under triple-net leases at the fully occupied property.
FRIDLEY, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $1.3 million sale of Colonial Manor Apartments, a 24-unit multifamily property in Fridley, located about eight miles north of Minneapolis. Dan Linnell, Evan Miller and Josh Talberg, investment specialists in Marcus & Millichap’s Minneapolis office, marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a partnership, and the buyer, a private investor. Colonial Manor Apartments is located at 5475 & 5495 Main St. N.E.
NEW YORK CITY — Boston Properties Inc. has entered into an agreement to sell its 45 percent ground-leasehold interest and related tax credits in Times Square Tower for $684 million in cash. An affiliate of Norges Bank will buy the interest. The property is unencumbered by debt. Boston Properties and an affiliate of Norges Bank will form a joint venture upon closing, and Boston Properties will retain property and leasing management for the venture. Times Square Tower is a 1.2 million-square-foot, Class A office tower located in the heart of Times Square in New York City. The 99 percent occupied property was developed by Boston Properties and completed in 2004. The property is subject to a ground lease with the City of New York with 76 years remaining, and it benefits from a Payment In Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) program through June 2024. The joint venture will hold the contractual right to purchase the fee interest in the property beginning in July 2024.