MADISON, N.J. — Realogy Corp., which owns real estate firms Coldwell Banker, Century 21 and Sotheby's International Realty, will relocate its corporate headquarters from Parsippany, N.J. to a Madison site about seven miles away. Realogy's current lease expires in 2013, and the company will move into a new 15-acre site at 175 Park Ave. in late 2012. Morristown-based Hampshire Cos. is developing an existing structure into a new 270,000-square-foot building. Construction is currently underway at the site. Global Client Solutions, a Realogy subsidiary, represented Realogy in the transaction. David Simson, Timothy Greiner, and Brendan McBride of Newmark Knight Frank represented Hampshire Cos.
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COVENTRY, R.I. — Washington Trust's Commercial Real Estate Group provided $1.85 million to Soscia Enterprises, for the refinancing and completion of renovations to Coventry Shoppers Park, a shopping plaza located at 22 Coventry Shoppers Park in Coventry, R.I. Cate Fusco of Washington Trust was the lead lender for the project.
AVON, CONN. — MFJ Properties has purchased a 20,600-square-foot medical office building, located at 40 Dale Rd. in Avon, for $1.6 million. Rob Montesi and Steve Inglese of New Have Group's New Haven office represented the seller, Phoenix Dale Road LLC, in the transaction. New Haven Group also procured the buyer.
FORT WORTH — Cypress Equities has arranged a $14.5 million construction loan for Phase III of West 7th, a mixed-use property located on the southeast corner of West 7th Street and University Drive North in Fort Worth. The property features 441 residential multifamily units, 254,107 square feet of retail space and a 103,220-square-foot office building. Phase III will add 32,000 square feet of retail space and 96 multifamily units to the property, which is currently leased to tenants such as Bar Louie, Sweet Tomatoes, The Boardroom Salon for Men, Keena's of Fort Worth, Peruvian Atelier and Wink. Cypress arranged the loan through OmniAmerican Bank and Southwest Bank on behalf of the owner, CRP Cypress West 7th LLC.
SAN ANTONIO — The Spine & Pain Center of San Antonio has opened a 9,622-square-foot medical office at Brooks City-Base, located at 3124 Sidney Brooks, 570B in San Antonio. Brooks City-Base is a 400,000-square-foot master-planned community developed by the Brooks Development Authority.
DALLAS — LA Fitness has signed a long-term lease for a 50,000-square-foot facility within Cityville at Cityplace, a mixed-use development at the northeast corner of North Haskell Avenue and U.S. Highway 75 in Dallas. John Zikos and Jonathan Cooper of Venture Commercial Real Estate's Dallas office represented the tenant in the lease transaction, along with Walt Brown of Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Diversified Partners. Jack Gosnell of United Commercial Realty's Dallas office represented the landlord, Cityville Dallas Haskell Limited Partnership. This transaction marks the 27th LA Fitness location in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.
EL PASO — Mimco has signed 10 leases with Texas Car Title & Payday Loan Services in El Paso for a total 26,143 square feet. Mimco was self-represented in the leasing transactions, and Spencer Peterson of Peterson Commercial Real Estate represented the tenant.
DAVIS, CALIF. – The 80-unit Brush Creek Apartments in Davis has sold to a limited liability company for $8.2 million. The complex was built in 1981 and resides at 1333 Arlington Blvd. Sunny Gill from Marcus & Millichap’s Sacramento, Calif., office represented both the buyer and the seller, a private investor, in this transaction.
PHOENIX – A 76,286-square-foot office building, located at 2929 E. Camelback Road in Phoenix, has been purchased by Greenlaw Partners for $7.5 million. The Class B office building was constructed in 1982 and underwent significant renovations in 2008. It was 52 percent leased at the time of sale. Eric Wichterman and Mick Coover of Cassidy Turley BRE Commercial’s Capital Markets Group represented both the buyer and the seller, Stoughton Plaza, LLC, in this transaction.
SAN DIEGO – The 68-unit Southridge Apartments in San Diego’s La Mesa submarket has sold to a private individual for $7,050,000. The 45,780-square-foot complex was built in 1973 and is located at 7200 Saranac Street.The CBRE Apartment team of Jim Neil and Eric Comer represented both the buyer and the seller, Southridge Apartments, in this transaction.