ALAMEDA, CALIF. — The Girl Scouts of Northern Californiahas leased 20,688 square feet at the Harbor Bay Business Park in Alameda. The Class A building is located at 1650 Harbor Bay Parkway. The organization will be relocating from 7700 Edgewater Drive in Oakland to its new space in May. The Girl Scouts were represented by Barry Cohn, David Englert and Mel Harrison of Cassidy Turley. The landlord, Worthington California Investments, was represented by John Dolby and Michael Raffetto, also of Cassidy Turley.
REDWOOD CITY, CALIF. — Storm8 has leased a 50,305-square-foot building inside Redwood City’s Bayshore Technology Park. The Class A building is located at 1000 Bridge Parkway. The social games developer was represented by Erich Sollman of Cassidy Turley. The park’s owner, Harvest Properties, was represented by Mike Moran, Ben Paul, Randy Arrillaga, and Randy Keller, also of Cassidy Turley.
MANTECA, CALIF. — The 3.1-million-square-footCenterPointIntermodal Facility is scheduled to break ground in Manteca within the month. Manteca is situated between Stockton and Modesto in Northern California. The $175-million project will be located just west of Airport Way between Roth Road and Lathrop Road across from the Union Pacific intermodal yards. The funds will be provided by CalPERS. The San Joaquin Partnership estimates the new facility will create 600 permanent jobs.
FORT COLLINS, COLO. – The 220-unit Preserve at the Meadows in Fort Collins has received $25.1 million in financing. The community is located at 350 Riva Ridge Drive. The fully amortized, FHA-insured 223f mortgage features a 35-year term and a fixed 2.75 percent interest rate. It was arranged by Greg Benjamin and Dan Lucchesi of NorthMarq Capital’sDenveroffice.
CEDAR CITY, UTAH — GAF, North America’s largest roofing manufacturer, has purchased a 534,598-square-foot manufacturing facility in Cedar City for an undisclosed sum. The facility is located at 5080 West Highway 56. GAF plans to manufacture foam insulation boards and single-ply roofing system components at the facility. The company was represented by Eric Dienstbach of Binswanger’s Denver office. The seller was CC Utah Enterprises, LLC.
ORLANDO — Crocker Partners has completed its purchase of Orlando University Center, a 386,521-square-foot office complex near the University of Central Florida, for $33.2 million. The property, sold via Auction.com, represents the second largest office sale of 2012. The five-building complex is 70 percent occupied with 56 tenants. Colliers International represented the seller, LNR, in the transaction. The buyer was self-represented. Archetype Mortgage Capital provided the auction financing.
DECATUR, GA. — A partnership between Redstone Investments and Weaver & Woodberry has acquired Decatur Court, a 125,000-square-foot office building in downtown Decatur. Capmark Bank, which took ownership of the property through foreclosure in early 2012, was the seller. The building is 70 percent leased and sits on five acres. Tony Swann of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction. Redstone was self-represented.
DECATUR, GA. — Audubon Communities has acquired Birch Grove and Sycamore Chase, two apartment communities totaling 332 units in Decatur, for $13 million. The properties are situated on a combined 28.3 acres, less than one mile apart at 3073 Cedar Creek Parkway and 3117 Cedar Brook Drive. The combined occupancy is 94 percent. Units are primarily two- and three-bedrooms with an average unit size of 1,142 square feet. Jason Nettles and David Wagner led the HFF team that represented the seller, an affiliate of Resource Real Estate, in the transaction.
DELRAY BEACH, FLA. — Florida Crystals Corp. has acquired 33.1 acres in western Delray Beach for the development of 395 multifamily units for $8.5 million. The buyer plans to develop the property as rental apartments in two phases. The site is one mile from the Delray Marketplace, a 258,000-square-foot shopping center and entertainment destination, which includes a 12-screen movie theater and a Publix grocery store. The Boca Raton office of ARA represented the seller, Atlantic Commons Associates, in the transaction. ARA also secured the buyer.
ATLANTA — Deerwood Real Estate Capital has arranged a $9 million non-recourse loan for a three-building office portfolio in suburban Atlanta. The 100,000-square-foot portfolio consists of three buildings, two of which were fully occupied and were refinanced. The third building, which had 30 percent occupancy, was purchased as a distressed acquisition. The borrower signed a lease at closing that brought the occupancy in the third building to 60 percent. Joe Hercenberg and David Rosenberg of Deerwood arranged the 10-year loan, which contains a 30-year amortization schedule.