ROLLING MEADOWS, ILL. — Brown Commercial Group has brokered the sale of a 46,807-square-foot industrial building in the northwest Chicago suburb of Rolling Meadows. The sales price was not disclosed. The transaction was a partial sale-leaseback, as the seller, HK&RP LLC will continue to occupy about 27,000 square feet of the building. The buyer, Alliance Moving and Storage, will occupy the remainder of the building and relocate from its space in Elk Grove Village. Dan Brown of Brown Commercial represented the seller, while Jim Pietrarosso of Brown Commercial represented the buyer.
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HFF Arranges $76.8M Sale of, $58.9M Financing for Liberty Station Office Portfolio in San Diego
by Amy Works
SAN DIEGO — HFF has arranged the sale of Liberty Station, an office complex in San Diego. McMillin Cos. sold the property to a partnership between IDS Real Estate Group and Lionstone Investments for $76.8 million. Located at 2280, 2468 and 2488 Historic Decatur Road and 2750 Womble Road, Liberty Station features four buildings offering a total of 181,171 square feet of office space. The buildings were completed between 2003 and 2006 and are 81.1 percent leased to a diverse tenant roster of legal, professional and financial services, aerospace and defense, hospitality, government and media tenants, among others. Nick Psyllos and Kara Mathis of HFF represented the seller in the deal. Tim Wright and Chris Collins of HFF secured a $58.9 million, 72-month, floating-rate acquisition loan with SunTrust Bank for the buyer. Liberty Station is situated within the greater 360-acre Liberty Station master plan, which includes 349 residential units; 347 hotel rooms, with an additional 650 hotel rooms under construction or proposed; nearly 400,000 square feet of office space; more than 30 food and beverage establishments; over 40 retail stores, including grocery anchors; and 16 health and fitness centers. The master-planned community also features 11 event spaces; a luxury movie theatre; …
HIGHLAND HILLS, OHIO — Time Equities Inc. (TEI) has purchased a 163,000-square-foot, four-story office building in Highland Hills for $7.5 million. The Class A property is located at 23000 Millcreek Blvd., about 16 miles southeast of Cleveland. PNC Bank, which formerly occupied the building, sold the property. The building, constructed in 1997, is now vacant. Jonathan Dulberg of TEI led the acquisition. Robert Leibold, Steve Ross and Douglas Leary of CBRE represented TEI in the sale. CRESCO Real Estate represented PNC Bank. TEI plans to make upgrades to the property in order to attract new tenants. PNC Bank is consolidating employees to its downtown space.
SAN DIEGO — Omninet has completed the sale of Cornerstone Plaza, an office campus located at 6160 and 6170 Cornerstone Court East in San Diego’s Sorrento Mesa submarket. Bridge Investment Group acquired the property for $18.8 million. Built in 1996 and situated on 5 acres, Cornerstone Plaza consists of two buildings offering a total of 97,316 square feet of office space. At the time of sale, the property was 67 percent occupied by a variety of tenants, including Broadcast Company of America, Robbins Research International and Bentley Systems. The buildings are joined by a furnished outdoor gathering space with water features, landscaping and collaborative spaces. Kevin Shannon, Brunson Howard, Paul Jones, Ken White, Rick Stumm and Andrew Pascale of Newmark Knight Frank’s U.S. Capital Markets represented the seller, while Bridge Investment Group was self-represented in the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — Global coworking provider WeWork has closed on its $850 million purchase of the Lord & Taylor Building, a landmark Midtown Manhattan asset located at 424-434 Fifth Ave. The seller, Hudson’s Bay Co. (HBC), is the parent company of Lord & Taylor, which for 104 years had its flagship store on the ground level of the 11-story building. The retailer closed its doors and its famous Fifth Avenue display windows after the 2018 holiday shopping season. HBC and WeWork Property Investors (WPI), WeWork’s real estate division, originally announced the purchase back in October 2017. The final purchase price is consistent with the previously disclosed terms of the transaction. WeWork is in the midst of overhauling the property. The New York-based company is collaborating with architect BIG to restore the Lord & Taylor Building’s display windows on the street level, two-story entrance and its rooftop terrace. WeWork is preserving the basement, first and second floors for retail. “Preserving one of the most iconic buildings in New York City’s history is a monumental opportunity,” says Bjarke Ingels, founding partner at BIG. “Our design will honor Lord & Taylor’s past, building toward the future and ensuring this landmark continues to be …
ORANGEVALE, CALIF. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of Almond Heights Senior Living, an assisted living and memory care facility in Orangevale. A family company sold the asset to an owner-operator for an undisclosed price. Located approximately 17 miles northeast of Sacramento, the 117-unit property features 85 assisted living units and 32 memory care units. Mark Myers and Joshua Jandris of IPA represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal. Adam Christofferson of Marcus & Millichap’s broker of record in California.
SAN FRANCISCO — PCCP has purchased a four-story office property, located at 350 Rhode Island St. in San Francisco’s Potreto Hill neighborhood and Showplace Square office submarket, for $120 million. The name of the seller was not released. Built in 2001, the asset includes two interconnected buildings offering a total of 138,393 square feet of Class A office space over three levels of subterranean parking. The buildings are now under separate ownership, and the parking structure component of PCCP’s acquisition provides added cash flow for the investment. The property features 35,000-square-foot floor plates and a modern, distinctive architectural design.
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — A joint venture between CIGNA Investment Management and The Muller Co. has acquired Century Plaza, a six-story office building located at 550 S. Winchester Blvd. near Santana Row in San Jose. New York Life Real Estate Investors sold the property for $63.4 million. The new ownership plans to rebrand the 103,622-square-foot property and invest approximately $4.1 million to upgrade the façade, landscaping, lobby, restrooms and corridors. At the time of sale, the property was 82 percent leased. Eric Fox and Nick Lazzarina of Cushman & Wakefield’s San Jose office, along with Steven Hermann, Seth Siegel and Adam Lasoff of Cushman & Wakefield’s San Francisco office, represented the buyer and seller in the deal.
MILWAUKEE — TPG Real Estate and Crestlight Capital have purchased the Schlitz Park office campus in Milwaukee for an undisclosed price. The joint venture acquired the 32-acre office property from The Brewery Works Inc., the development and ownership group led by the Grunau and Sampson families. After a $30 million, multi-year renovation, Schlitz Park reached full occupancy in mid-2018. Tenants include US Bank, UMB Fund Services, HSA Bank, Aurora Health Care and the Milwaukee Bucks. The property originally served as the brewery for Joseph Schlitz Brewing Co.
BURR RIDGE, ILL. — Edwards Realty Co. and Core Acquisitions have acquired Burr Ridge Village Center in suburban Chicago for $15 million. The joint venture plans to renovate the 200,000-square-foot retail center. Originally constructed in 2007, the property is home to more than 30 national and local retail tenants. Renovation plans call for more entertainment and food options, according to Ramzi Hassan, president of Edwards Realty Co.