District of Columbia

HFF Brokers $109M Sale of Downtown D.C. Office Building

by John Nelson April 2, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. — HFF has brokered the $109 million sale of a 195,624-square-foot office building located at 2025 M St. N.W. in downtown Washington, D.C.’s Golden Triangle area. James Meisel, Dek Potts, Andrew Weir, Stephen Conley, Matthew Nicholson and Jessica Diorio of HFF represented the seller, a partnership between The Oliver Carr Co. and Clark Enterprises Inc. Mikeone EK purchased the asset, which was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Kaplan, Radio Free Asia and Smith Bucklin. CBRE arranged acquisition financing for the transaction.

April 2, 2015

Residences on the Avenue Washington, D.C.

District of Columbia Loans Multifamily Southeast

Prudential Mortgage Provides $110M Acquisition Loan for D.C. Apartment Community

by John Nelson April 1, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Prudential Mortgage Capital Co. has provided a $110 million Fannie Mae loan to acquire Residences on the Avenue, a 335-unit apartment community in Washington, D.C.’s Foggy Bottom neighborhood. The property is the only high-rise residential building between Georgetown and the central business district. Completed in 2011, the community’s amenity package includes a fitness and wellness center with a spa, rooftop deck with a pool and grilling areas and 24-hour concierge services. Residences on the Avenue also includes 50,000 square feet of retail space split into five units. Whole Foods Market is the anchor in a long-term lease. Prudential provided the acquisition loan to an unnamed real estate investment manager.

April 1, 2015

District of Columbia Loans Office Southeast

CBRE Arranges $63.6M Acquisition Loan for D.C. Office Building

by John Nelson March 31, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. — CBRE Capital Markets’ debt and structured finance team has arranged $63.6 million in acquisition financing for a 195,624-square-foot office building located at 2025 M St. in Washington, D.C.’s central business district. Charles Foschini, Christian Lee and Christopher Apone of CBRE’s Miami office arranged the 10-year loan through Philadelphia-based RAIT Financial Trust on behalf of the borrower, a private family interest in Brazil. The loan features three years of interest-only payments.

March 31, 2015

Embassy Towers Washington, D.C. Adams Morgan

District of Columbia Multifamily Southeast

UIP, Lubert-Adler Acquire Apartment Building in D.C. for $13.3M

by John Nelson March 31, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Urban Investment Partners (UIP) and Lubert-Adler Partners have teamed up to acquire Embassy Towers, a 72-unit apartment building located in Washington, D.C.’s Adams Morgan neighborhood, for $13.3 million. The property is located at 1620 Fuller St. N.W. The Embassy Towers Tenant Association has not decided whether the property will remain an apartment building or convert into a condominium project. Alan Davis and Brendan Flood of HFF represented the seller, a family consortium, in the transaction. UIP subsidiaries UIP Property Management Inc. and UIP General Contracting Inc. will handle property management duties and renovations to Embassy Towers, respectively.

March 31, 2015

District of Columbia Southeast

Federal Capital, Self Storage Zone Break Ground on Self Storage Facility in D.C.

by John Nelson March 25, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A joint venture partnership between Federal Capital Partners and Self Storage Zone has begun construction on a 1,381-unit self storage facility located at 1850 New York Ave. N.E. in Washington, D.C. The facility will span 112,775 square feet. The joint venture has previously developed and opened a 1,034-unit self storage facility at 645 Taylor St. N.E. in Washington, D.C.

March 25, 2015

District of Columbia Mixed-Use Retail Southeast

AFIAA Purchases Arch Square in D.C.’s East End for $104.3M

by John Nelson March 3, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. — AFIAA, the investment foundation of 35 Swiss pension funds, has purchased Arch Square, a mixed-use building in Washington, D.C.’s Chinatown neighborhood, for roughly $104.3 million. The 54,896-square-foot property was built before World War II and refurbished in 2012. The property features retail space on the first two floors and office space on the top two floors. The office space is leased to the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, and the property’s retail tenant roster includes Walgreens, Sports Zone Elite and Panera Bread. Arch Square is located less than one mile from the White House at the corner of 7th and H streets in Washington, D.C.’s East End submarket.

March 3, 2015

District of Columbia Multifamily Southeast

Renaissance Centro Delivers Luxury Apartment Community in Metro D.C.

by John Nelson February 25, 2015

RESTON, VA. — Multifamily developer Renaissance Centro has delivered Harrison at Reston Town Center, a 360-unit luxury apartment community located at 1800 Jonathan Way in Reston, 22 miles west of Washington, D.C. According to Renaissance Centro, the community is 20 percent pre-leased. Located across the street from Reston Town Center, the multifamily property features more than 28,000 square feet of amenity space, including an indoor lap pool, on-site Starbucks Coffee, 24-hour fitness center, resident lounge, outdoor pool and sundeck, media room, business center, conference rooms, culinary center, dog park and pet spa. The property also has an underground parking garage and a bus stop for Metro’s Silver Line. All residents will have membership to the Reston Association, which operates 15 swimming pools, 52 tennis courts, 1,350 acres of open space and 55 miles of paved pathways and trails. Community Realty Co. is providing property management services for Harrison at Reston Town Center. According to the property’s website (liveharrisonapts.com), rental rates range from $1,855 to $6,605.

February 25, 2015

District of Columbia Office Southeast

Oxford Properties Group Acquires Interest in Washington Center in D.C.

by John Nelson February 20, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oxford Properties Group has purchased a 49.7 percent stake in Washington Center, a 335,000-square-foot office building located at 1001 G St. N.W. in Washington, D.C.’s East End submarket. Oxford Properties Group is the real estate arm of OMERS, the pension plan for municipal employees in Ontario. Oxford partnered with the 12-story building’s developer, Quadrangle Development Corp., in the transaction. QDC Property Management will continue to manage the asset on behalf of the joint venture and QuikPark, also a Quadrangle affiliate, will continue to manage the five-story, below-grade parking garage.

February 20, 2015

District of Columbia Office Southeast

Fannie Mae Signs 700,000 SF Lease for New D.C. Headquarters

by John Nelson January 29, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP represented an affiliate of Carr Properties as landlord in a 700,000-square-foot lease of a building to be constructed for Fannie Mae’s new headquarters at 15th and L streets in Washington D.C. The new build-to-suit property will replace The Washington Post’s current headquarters. The lease is the largest ever non-government lease in Washington, D.C. The Fried Frank team was led by real estate partner Franz Rassman and included real estate associates Valerie Kelly, Neil Hood and Matthew Greeson.

January 29, 2015

District of Columbia Office Southeast

PRP Acquires Office Building in D.C.’s West End for $31.6M

by John Nelson December 9, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. — PRP LLC has purchased a 100,000-square-foot office building located at 2501 M St. N.W. in Washington, D.C.’s West End for $31.6 million. PRP acquired the property from the Association of American Medical Colleges on behalf of one PRP’s real estate funds in partnership with an institutional investor. PRP will convert the building into a 60-unit luxury residential condominium property with 11,475 square feet of retail space featuring outside dining. PRP plans to begin selling condo units in 2015 and deliver the finished homes by mid-2016.

December 9, 2014

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