Office
Bixby Office Park Acquired for $85 Million; TIAA-CREF Expands Portfolio With Industrial Purchase
It was recently announced that the Bixby Office Park was recently acquired by a private, fully-integrated real estate investment company. Parallel Capital Partners sealed a deal worth approximately $85 million to secure the commercial asset in Seal Beach, CA. This constitutes the largest office transaction in Orange County in 2013. The seller was a large national insurance company, represented by an Eastdil Secured team consisting of Adam Edwards and K.C. Scheipe. The buying entity was PCPI BIXBY LP, an affiliate of Parallel Capital, who represented itself. Continue reading →
Melbourne’s Largest Office Tower in 25 Years Purchased for $462M
Real estate investment trust IOF has announced the acquisition of a premium office project in Melbourne in partnership with Investa Commercial Property Fund.
Hines REIT Pockets $412M on Sale of Houston’s 1.4 MSF Williams Tower
Hines Real Estate Investment Trust brings its ownership of the landmark Williams Tower in Houston to a lucrative end with the $412 million sale of the 1.4 million-square-foot office property to Invesco Real Estate.
Hines Global REIT Acquires Two Overseas Properties for $215M
Hines Global REIT spent more than $215 million on two office properties in the past week, one in London and the other in Sydney, as it continues to expand its international portfolio.
Piedmont Acquires 334 KSF Office Building for $176M
Piedmont Office Realty Trust boosted its Washington, D.C., area portfolio this week by acquiring Arlington Gateway, a 12-story, Class A office property and one of the top buildings in the Rosslyn-Ballston corridor, for $176 million.
Starwood Moves Global HQ to Dubai for One-Month Immersion
As of Sunday, about 10 top executives of Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, including president & CEO Frits van Paasschen, began a month-long relocation of the company’s global headquarters from Stamford, Conn., to Dubai.
Clarion Partners Sells SF Office Tower for $100M
Clarion Partners has completed the sale of 100 Spear St., a Class A, LEED Gold office tower in the heart of San Francisco’s Central Business District for $100 million.
Creative Office Building in Santa Monica Secures Refinancing Deal as Silicon Beach Concept Gains Traction
2700 Pennsylvania Avenue is a 62,000-square foot creative office building that will benefit from its proximity to the upcoming Bergamot Station on the Expo Light Rail line, when it opens in 2015. The building has a 100 percent occupancy rate with its two lease holders being popular names Yahoo! and Jakks Pacific. HFF secured a seven-year, fixed-rate loan through Principal Real Estate Investors on behalf of Welk and The Luzzatto Company through its debt placement team led by Director Chris Vittetoe and Real Estate Analyst Steven Paskhover. Continue reading →
Law Firm to Occupy 165 KSF in New Bay Adelaide Tower
Borden Ladner Gervais, a full-service law firm, will be occupying 165,000 square feet of office space in Bay Adelaide Center’s East tower, slated to open in 2015.
Cassidy Turley Secures $150M in Acquisition Financing for DC-Area Office Complex
Cassidy Turley secured the financing, in the form of a $150 million loan from a commercial bank, for the recent sale of the three-building, 689,000-square-foot Air Rights Center in downtown Bethesda, Md.