Investment
HFF Secures $54M Construction Loan for San Antonio’s Historic Joske’s Building
Joske’s Building at the RiverCenter Mall in San Antonio is ready for its redevelopment. Ashkenazy Acquisitions Corp., owner of the historic 500,000-square-foot property, has obtained a $54 million construction loan to finance a rebirth.
Strategic Storage Trust Acquires 9 Facilities for $64M
In separate transactions, Strategic Storage Trust acquired five self-storage properties located in the greater Dallas/Fort Worth and Midland, Texas markets and four self-storage properties located in Alabama and Tennessee, for a total of approximately $64 million.
Alliance Partners Buys 482 KSF Office Tower in Nashville from Parmenter
Alliance Partners has purchased Nashville City Center, a 482,400-square-foot, 27-story office building, from Parmenter Realty Partners.
Oxley Buys 40-Acre M-U Site in London
Singapore-listed property developer Oxley Holdings Ltd. has acquired Royal Wharf, the largest mixed-use site in London since Battersea Power Station.
ULI Special Report: DC Falls in Investors’ Eyes
The 2014 Emerging Trends in Real Estate report contained few surprises, but traditionally durable Washington, D.C.’s drop to No. 22 in the ranking of cities with the best investment activity speaks volumes about the uncertainty the federal government has produced.
MWest Spends $200M for 825 KSF Office, R&D Portfolio in Silicon Valley
MWest Properties’ Silicon Valley footprint just grew by 825,000 square feet. The company, a year-old venture comprised of DivcoWest, Ivanhoé Cambridge and TPG Real Estate, has acquired a three-campus portfolio encompassing 12 R&D and corporate office buildings in San Jose, Calif.
Columbia Property Sells 4 MSF Office Portfolio to Griffin Capital
For Columbia Property Trust, the $521 million sale of an 18-property office portfolio is part of its strategy to refocus on major markets. For Griffin Capital Essential REIT, which acquired the 4 million-square-foot portfolio, it nearly doubles the REIT’s holdings.
Meridian, Beech Street Arrange $90M in Financing for M-F Portfolio in Orange County, Calif.
Real estate finance and advisory firm Meridian Capital Group joined forces with mortgage banking company Beech Street Capital to better position themselves for arranging refinancing for a 982-unit multi-family portfolio in Orange County, Calif.
Silverstein, Loeb Get $85M in Financing for Manhattan’s 529 Fifth Ave.
Silverstein Properties and Loeb Partners Realty have received a seven-year, $85 million loan from Wells Fargo for 529 Fifth Ave. in New York City.
Investcorp Acquires Office, Retail Assets Worth $250M
Investcorp, a global provider and manager of alternative investment products, continues an active year with the acquisition of office and retail assets in the greater Chicago, Los Angeles, Minneapolis and New York areas valued at $250 million.