Office
Hines Picks Up Vacant 175 KSF Office Building in Metro Phoenix
Hines has just increased its ownership footprint in metropolitan Phoenix with the acquisition of Kierland One, a 175,400-square-foot office building in Scottsdale.
British Co. Buys Office Building in Canberra, Australia for $152M
U.K.-based Brompton Asset Management has acquired the 15-story Industry House building in the Canberra commercial business district for $152 million. The transaction ranks as the largest deal of its kind in the capital city’s office market this year.
MetLife Extends $235M in Financing for 974 KSF Houston Office Building
The real estate investments department of MetLife has closed a $235 million loan secured by BG Group Place, a 973,800-square-foot office high-rise in downtown Houston, for a partnership advised by Invesco Real Estate.
Chambers Street Grabs 227 KSF Office Campus in Suburban Dallas
Chambers Street Properties has added 226,900 square feet of premier office space to its metropolitan Dallas portfolio with the acquisition of Carpenter Corporate Center I and II in Irving, Texas.
Northwood Investors Buys Landmark Building in Lower Manhattan
Northwood Investors has purchased 100 Broadway, a 117-year-old, 24-story, 360,000-square-foot office building at Broadway and Pine Street in Lower Manhattan.
W. P. Carey Closes $110M Sale-Leaseback of State Farm Operation Center in Austin
Two W.P. Carey REIT affiliates – CPA 17 – Global and CPA 18 – Global – have acquired the State Farm Operations Center in Austin, in a sale-leaseback for $110 million, the REIT’s first Class A office property in the city.
Harbor Group Sells Chicago Office Tower to Beacon for $113M
An affiliate of Harbor Group International has completed the sale, for $113 million, of 300 South Wacker Drive, a 35-story, 512,400-square-foot office building in downtown Chicago.
JLL to Manage 640 KSF at Suburban DC Headquarters Campus
Jones Lang LaSalle’s management responsibilities in suburban Washington, D.C., just grew by 640,000 square feet. The commercial real estate services firm has been tapped by The Meridian Group to manage three buildings at the 18-acre Solutions Plaza corporate headquarters campus in Tysons, Va.
Tishman Speyer Grabs Iconic Chicago Tower
Global real estate owner, operator and developer Tishman Speyer now has 10 Chicago properties in its portfolio after closing on the acquisition of 190 South LaSalle, a Class A building in the city’s Central Loop, from CBRE Global Investors for a reported $211 million.
Feldman Equities JV Buys 187 KSF Office Tower in St. Petersburg, Fla.
St. Petersburg is looking good to Feldman Equities, Tower Realty Partners and Second City Capital Partners, so the JV team recently acquired the 187,000-square-foot office building formerly known as Wells Fargo Plaza.