DALLAS — Co-working and office space provider WeWork has opened its new regional headquarters at Thanksgiving Tower in downtown Dallas. The company leased 84,000 square feet at the 1.4 million-square-foot office tower to provide space for roughly 1,600 employees. WeWork opened its first location in Uptown Dallas in January 2017 and subsequently leased 25,000 square feet at Legacy West in Plano.
RICHARDSON, TEXAS— GI Partners has secured a 169,136-square-foot lease renewal and expansion at 3000 Waterview Parkway in Richardson for The University of Texas at Dallas’ UTDesign program. The leased properties are part of Synergy Park, a roughly 300,000-square-foot data center and office complex owned by DataCore LP, an affiliate of GI Partners. The studio will offer engineering students 56 project stations, seven conference rooms, a computer lab and a machine shop.
SACRAMENTO, CALIF., AND LOS ANGELES — Decron Properties has traded a 264-unit multifamily property in Sacramento, plus some cash, to Sequoia in a direct exchange for a two-property, 504-unit apartment portfolio in Simi Valley. The combined value of the properties was estimated at $193 million. Decron acquired the 372-unit the Villas and the 132-unit Overlook for $141 million. Both communities are situated on Country Club Drive within half a mile of each other in the 4,000-acre Wood Ranch master-planned community. Sequoia took title to Broadstone at Strawberry Creek, a 264-unit apartment community in the Sacramento suburb of Elk Creek, for $52 million. Broadstone was Decron’s first investment in Northern California when they acquired the property in June 2012. Stan Jones, Philip Saglimbeni, Salvatore Saglimbeni, Gregory Harris, Kevin Green and Joseph Grabiec of Institutional Property Advisors represented both Decron and Sequoia in the transaction. The trade required more than 15 lawyers across five law firms.
PARAMOUNT, CALIF. — Faris Lee Investments has brokered the sale of two freestanding, single-tenant retail buildings located on a 1.5-acre land parcel at 8819 Alondra Blvd. in Paramount. A private investor acquired the properties, which total 15,772 square feet, for $12.5 million. A 13,972-square-foot CVS/pharmacy and a 1,800-square-foot Starbucks Coffee occupy the buildings. Nicholas Coo and Joseph Chichester of Faris Lee Investments represented the seller, a private family company, while RE/MAX Premier Properties represented the buyer in the deal.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage has arranged the sale of Tabor Crest Memory Care, a 27-unit memory care community in Portland. The price was not disclosed. Tabor Crest was built in 2004 and expanded in 2008. Totaling 11,335 square feet on a 21,700-square-foot infill plot, the beds could potentially be expanded from 30 to 38. The buyer was an affiliate of Granite Investment Group. The new owner has leased the property to Avalon Health Care Group. This is the buyer’s first acquisition in Oregon with the plans to continue to acquire in the state. The seller was not disclosed. Jason Punzel and Brad Goodsell of Senior Living Investment Brokerage handled the transaction.
SAN DIMAS, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Bonita Canyon Gateway, a retail property located at 671 E. Bonita Ave. in San Dimas. An undisclosed developer sold the 7,860-square-foot property for $2.1 million. At the time of sale, the shopping center was 78 percent occupied. Richard Longobardo of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller. The name of the buyer was not released.
EVANSTON, ILL. — Essex Realty Group Inc. has brokered the sale of Churchview Apartments in Evanston for $6.4 million. The property is located at 1450-56 Oak Ave. near Northwestern University. The 28-unit building features a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units. The Baird family of Chicago has owned the property for more than 50 years. Matt Welke, Doug Imber and Kate Varde of Essex represented the seller, while Doug Fisher represented the undisclosed buyer in the transaction. Additionally, the legal team of Austin Hirsch and Steve Miller of Reed Smith LLP represented the seller.
CHICAGO — 29th Street Capital (29SC) has acquired Rand Park Apartments in Mount Prospect, about 22 miles northwest of Chicago. The purchase price was not disclosed. The 42-unit apartment community consists of one- and two-bedroom units. 29SC plans to invest $500,000 in capital improvements to the property, which was under family ownership. Interior upgrades will focus on kitchens and bathrooms. Exterior improvements will include structural repairs to the roof, installing energy-efficient lighting and refinishing the common areas. This is the fifth Chicagoland multifamily property acquisition for 29SC.
EXTON, PA. — A joint venture between Pembroke IV and Ten Capital Management has acquired Valley Creek Corporate Center, an office complex located in Exton. A California-based real estate investment management and advisory company sold the three-building asset for $45.3 million. Located at 220, 222 and 224 Valley Creek Blvd., the 259,163-square-foot property was 95.2 percent leased at the time of sale. Doug Rodio, Brett Segal, Ben Appel and Jose Cruz of HFF represented the seller in the deal. Additionally, Ryan Ade and Neil Campbell of HFF secured a 10-year, fixed-rate acquisition loan through Barclays Capital for the buyer.
LOMA LINDA, CALIF. — Easterly Government Properties has purchased the 327,614-square-foot Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Ambulatory Care Center in Loma Linda. The center is located at 26001 Redlands Blvd. The price was not disclosed. The property serves as the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ flagship outpatient facility. It is fully leased to the VA for 20 years. The center is situated on 37 acres in an enclave that features the Jerry L. Pettis Memorial VA Medical Center and Loma Linda University. The collective VA Loma Linda Healthcare System currently serves more than 72,000 area veterans. JLL’s Brian Saal, Bill Prutting, Lucy Fletcher, Mike Yavinsky, Joe Brennan, Marc Rampulla, Ryan Smith and Tom Bohlinger executed the transaction.
