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JLL Arranges $389.2M Refinancing of One Wilshire Data Center in Downtown Los Angeles

by John Nelson January 11, 2022

LOS ANGELES — JLL has arranged the $389.2 million refinancing of One Wilshire, a multi-tenant data center located at 624 S. Grand Ave. in downtown Los Angeles. The borrower is GI Partners, an alternative investment firm based in San Francisco. The 30-story, 661,553-square-foot data center features five separate utility power risers and 13 onsite generators with fuel storage for 24 hours of operation, along with separate and redundant data risers. The property also features office space, a multi-tower antenna array and fiber connectivity to the rooftop. Kevin MacKenzie, Brian Torp, Jake Wagner, Samuel Godfrey and Darren Eades of JLL arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate, non-recourse, interest-only loan through Goldman Sachs. “As one of the largest internet exchanges in the world, One Wilshire is truly a best-in-class asset recognized as the premier telecommunications hub of the Western United States,” says MacKenzie. “GI Partners has done an excellent job managing the asset to maximize utilization and creating significant value.” The demand for fast, secure and reliable data storage and delivery is at an all-time high and will continue to escalate for the foreseeable future thanks to the widespread appeal of content streaming services, social media and virtual connectivity. As a data center market, …

January 11, 2022

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CBRE Arranges $114M Sale of Neponset Landing in Quincy, Massachusetts

by Taylor Williams January 10, 2022

QUINCY, MASS. — CBRE has arranged the $114 million sale of Neponset Landing, a 280-unit apartment community located at 2 Hancock St. in the South Shore Boston suburb of Quincy. The sales price equates to approximately $407,000 per unit. Built in 2007, the 12-story building offers a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units with stainless steel appliances, granite countertops and individual washers and dryers. Amenities include a lounge with an entertainment kitchen, fitness center, billiards room, leasing office, private media room and concierge services. In addition, residents have access to shuttle service to the North Quincy MBTA station. Neponset Landing is also near Interstate 93, which provides direct access to downtown Boston. Simon Butler, Biria St. John and John McLaughlin of CBRE represented the seller, an entity doing business as Neponset Landing LLC, in the transaction. The seller is an affiliate of Oregon-based Green Cities Co. that secured LEED Certification status for the property in 2018. The CBRE team also procured the buyer, a joint venture between Boston-based Synergy Investments and an undisclosed foreign investment partner. The new ownership plans to implement a capital improvement program, specific details of which were not released. “This transaction marked the successful conclusion …

January 10, 2022

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CRG Sells Portion of $500M, 80-Acre Mixed-Use Community in West Suburban St. Louis

by Julia Sanders January 7, 2022

CHESTERFIELD, MO. — CRG has sold 4.9 acres within Wildhorse Village, an 80-acre, $500 million mixed-use community in Chesterfield, about 22 miles west of St. Louis. CRG sold the land to St. Louis-based developer Pier Property Group to build The Flats at Wildhorse Village, a four-story, 266-unit apartment building. Arcturis and LJC are the architects, while St. Louis-based Holland Construction Services will be the builder for the multifamily project. Construction will begin in the first quarter of 2022 and is slated for completion by the summer of 2023. David Garfinkel of Northmarq secured a $46 million construction loan for The Flats at Wildhorse Village. UMB Bank provided the loan to the borrower, Pier Property Group. The loan terms were not disclosed. Located at 350 Wildhorse Lake Blvd., The Flats at Wildhorse Village will feature studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans on four floors. The building’s exterior will resemble townhomes, with balconies and open terraces. The units will feature quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, glass shower doors and custom flooring. Community amenities will include an interior courtyard, resort-style pool, deck with grilling stations, firepits, fitness center, dog park, dog spa, business center, resident lounges, bike storage and a 400-space parking structure. …

January 7, 2022

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Joint Venture to Break Ground on $1B Life Sciences Campus in North Carolina’s Research Triangle

by Katie Sloan January 6, 2022

MORRISVILLE, N.C. — A joint venture between Starwood Capital Group and Trinity Capital Advisors has announced plans to develop Spark LS, a $1 billion life sciences campus located within North Carolina’s Research Triangle in Morrisville. The 109-acre development will be located at the intersection of McCrimmon Parkway and Airport Boulevard, four miles from Raleigh-Durham Airport and five miles from Apple’s new $1 billion office campus. The 1.5 million-square-foot project is set to include 12 to 15 buildings with lab and bio-manufacturing space, green spaces, restaurants, retail, a STEM education and amenity center, and several multi-use outdoor recreation areas. “We’re excited to continue investing in the Raleigh life sciences market, one of the top clusters in the country,” says Mark Keatley, managing director at Starwood Capital. “The Raleigh life sciences market benefits from record levels of public- and private-sector funding, which is driving increasing demand for high-quality lab and bio-manufacturing space.” Architectural firm Hanbury has been tapped to design the campus, with Doug Cook and Suzanna Nichols of Cushman & Wakefield heading up leasing efforts for the project. A timeline for the development was not announced. Starwood and Trinity have acquired or developed 5.1 million square feet of office and life …

January 6, 2022

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JLL Arranges $330M Sale of Bloc 83 Office Development in Raleigh

by Kristin Harlow January 5, 2022

RALEIGH, N.C. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the $330 million sale of Bloc 83, a new office development totaling 495,121 square feet in Raleigh. The sale represents the largest single real estate transaction in downtown Raleigh’s history, according to JLL. Heritage Properties Inc. sold the asset to City Office REIT (NYSE: CIO). Bloc 83 consists of two Class A office towers that were built in 2019 and 2021. Known as One Glenwood and Tower II, the buildings are 79 percent leased and are anchored by Envestnet, First Horizon Bank and McAdams. Envestnet is a financial services and technology company, while McAdams is a civil engineering company. The development features street-level retail space and two onsite parking garages. Amenities include a fitness center, rooftop space, locker rooms with showers, tenant lounges and an interactive sports room with a golf simulator. The properties are positioned on a little over three acres in Glenwood South, a growing mixed-use district of Raleigh. The Origin Hotel is located onsite and is connected to the One Glenwood parking garage. “Glenwood South has rapidly transformed into the preeminent live-work-play destination in Raleigh,” says Ryan Clutter, senior managing director with JLL. “About half of the residents have …

January 5, 2022

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CBRE Investment Management Agrees to Acquire Logistics Portfolio in US, Europe from Hillwood for $4.9B

by John Nelson January 4, 2022

NEW YORK CITY AND DALLAS — CBRE Investment Management has agreed to acquire a portfolio of logistics real estate assets in the United States and Europe from Hillwood Investment Properties, an industrial developer and owner based in Dallas. Under terms of the $4.9 billion acquisition agreement, affiliates of New York City-based CBRE Investment Management will purchase the 57-property, 28.4 million-square-foot portfolio from Hillwood. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, and CBRE Investment Management expects to close on the assets in stages. The portfolio includes 33 properties in the United States totaling 19.2 million square feet and 24 assets in Germany, Poland and the United Kingdom totaling 9.2 million square feet. “This milestone transaction reflects our ability to leverage the strong financial capacity of our parent company to secure compelling opportunities that help to drive strategic real assets solutions for our clients,” says Chuck Leitner, CEO of CBRE Investment Management. “Backed by a $35 billion AUM global logistics platform and a skilled team with deep domain expertise, we are positioned to be one of the world’s leading investors and operators of logistics assets.” The portfolio is one of several multi-market portfolio transactions in the industrial sector in the past …

January 4, 2022

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Howard Hughes Corp. Receives Municipal Approval for $850M Mixed-Use Project in Manhattan’s Seaport District

by Taylor Williams January 3, 2022

NEW YORK CITY — The Howard Hughes Corp. (NYSE: HHC) has received approval from the City of New York for the development of an $850 million mixed-use project in Manhattan’s Seaport District. The 26-story building at 250 Water St. will house office, retail and multifamily uses, with the housing component comprising 80 percent market-rate and 20 percent affordable units. The residential element of the project will also include for-sale and for-rent units. More specifically, current plans for the 324-foot-tall building call for 270 multifamily units to be developed above five stories of office and retail space. The site currently houses a parking lot that spans a full city block. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill is the architect of the project, which was originally announced in October 2020. The Dallas-based developer estimates that the project will generate more than $1 billion in economic impact, including the creation of more than 3,000 construction and permanent jobs. Howard Hughes Corp. plans to begin remediation of the site this year, with the commencement of vertical construction to occur after that process is completed. “This project will play a vital role in New York City’s recovery through the creation of a new mixed-income rental building, office …

January 3, 2022

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Joint Venture Receives $246M Construction Loan for Life Sciences Project in Metro Boston

by Katie Sloan December 23, 2021

SOMERVILLE, MASS. — A partnership between Leggat McCall Properties, DLJ Real Estate Capital Partners and Deutsche Finance America (DFA) has received $246 million in construction financing for 808 Windsor, a life sciences development located roughly four miles outside Boston in Somerville. Brett Paulsrud and Henry Schaffer of JLL Capital Markets secured the five-year loan through Bank OZK. 808 Windsor will be positioned adjacent to the newly developed Union Square MBTA Green Line Station within Boynton Yards, a master-planned development that is set to span up to 1.35 million square feet. The 11-story property will include 346,000 square feet of state-of-the-art lab space, 7,000 square feet of retail and 242 below-grade parking spaces. A timeline for the development was not announced. Boston remains a top life sciences market in the U.S., with recently announced projects including the conversion of a 105,000-square-foot building in suburban Boston and the conversion of a 102,727-square-foot office building in Boston’s Seaport District into life sciences space, among others. Leggat McCall Properties is an owner, developer and service provider for corporate, educational and healthcare properties across the greater Boston area. The company has developed over 42 million square feet of projects over the past 10 years. …

December 23, 2021

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PRP Acquires Honeywell Corporate Headquarters in Charlotte for $275M

by Kristin Harlow December 22, 2021

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — PRP Real Estate Investment Management has acquired the global corporate headquarters of Honeywell International Inc. (NYSE: HON) in Charlotte for $275 million. Lincoln Harris and Goldman Sachs Asset Management were the sellers. The property, which opened earlier this month, is dubbed the smartest building in the world given the advanced Honeywell technology implemented in the design, according to PRP. Located at 855 S. Mint St. in Charlotte’s central business district, the headquarters spans 373,921 square feet and rises 23 stories. The building is adjacent to Bank of America Stadium, home of the National Football League’s Carolina Panthers. The property is part of Legacy Union, a 10-acre mixed-use project developed by Lincoln Harris and Goldman Sachs that comprises two city blocks on the former site of The Charlotte Observer. The building design showcases proprietary Honeywell technology, supported by a unit within the company that develops building management solutions, including energy conservation, enhanced security systems, surveillance, health monitoring, air quality measuring and network-based infrastructure. The property can house up to 1,300 Honeywell employees. The building includes ground-floor retail space, terraces on the 22nd and 23rd floors and a podium parking garage with 814 spaces. “Infill trophy office properties like …

December 22, 2021

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American Finance Trust to Acquire Shopping Center Portfolio for $1.3B, Sell Office Assets as Part of Corporate Rebrand

by John Nelson December 21, 2021

NEW YORK CITY — American Finance Trust Inc. (NASDAQ: AFIN) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a portfolio of 81 retail centers from CIM Real Estate Finance Trust, a REIT managed by Los Angeles-based CIM Group. The transaction is valued at $1.32 billion. The 9.5 million-square-foot portfolio comprises power retail and grocery-anchored shopping centers, as well as two single-tenant properties. The weighted average lease term of the portfolio is five years, according to CIM. The names and locations of the retail properties were not disclosed. The transaction price comprises primarily cash considerations, as well as $53.4 million in AFIN’s stock and additional considerations based on performance metrics achieved in the first 180 days after closing. The transaction is scheduled to close in the first quarter of 2022. “This immediately accretive off-market transaction represents a unique value creation opportunity,” says Michael Weil, CEO of AFIN. “We are adding significant scale while further enhancing our best-in-class portfolio with pandemic-tested assets on accretive terms.” For CIM Real Estate Finance Trust, the sale repositions the REIT’s retail portfolio to 437 credit-leased retail properties with a weighted average lease term of 10.8 years. The remaining portfolio totals 13.2 million square feet across 45 …

December 21, 2021

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