Office
Hines, J.P. Morgan Begin Construction on 415 KSF Office Building in La Jolla
Hines and its joint venture partner — a group of institutional investors advised by J. P. Morgan Asset Management — have broken ground on the second office tower at La Jolla Commons in San Diego’s University Towne Center submarket. The project will result in a 415,000-square-foot building that will be occupied in its entirety by LPL Financial.
Clarion Buys 1600 Seventh Ave. Tower in $137M Sale-Leaseback
By Alex Girda, Associate Editor In a $137 million sale-leaseback deal, Clarion Partners L.L.C. has taken ownership of 1600 Seventh Ave., a 598,000-square-foot office tower in Downtown Seattle. CenturyLink, the telecommunications company formerly known as Qwest Communications, sold the property it has occupied for 36 years and will remain in 260,000 square feet of the tower. A team from […]
GlenStar, USAA Spend $152M for Chicago Board of Trade
Two of the three buildings that comprise the Chicago Board of Trade complex at 141 W. Jackson have been sold to a joint venture of GlenStar Properties L.L.C. and USAA Real Estate Co. for approximately $151.5 million.
Normandy Real Estate Partners Buys 280 KSF Times Square South Asset
In the most recent development for the Times Square submarket of Midtown Manhattan, Normandy Real Estate Partners has acquired the 280,000-square-foot, 17-story office building at 1370 Broadway for a reported $125 million.
$480M Buy Nets CommonWealth Partners 872 KSF Seattle Office Building
CommonWealth Partners has purchased Seattle’s Russell Investments Center for $480 million. CBRE, which orchestrated the sale on behalf of Northwestern Mutual, described the trade of the 872,026-square-foot property as “the largest single-asset office sale in the Western United States since 2006.”
Real Estate Recycling Plans Green Office Project in Downtown Minneapolis
By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor Minneapolis developer Paul Hyde, a principal with Real Estate Recycling, plans to construct a two-story office building at 1016 Marquette Ave., the Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal reports. Real Estate Recycling acquired the existing 1931 single-story building from local developer Larry Abdo on April 2 for $825,000. The design […]
KPMG Centre, Valley View Posted for Foreclosure Auctions
By Camelia Bulea, Associate Editor The 34-story KPMG Center in downtown Dallas (pictured at right) and Valley View Center, a 1.6 million-square-foot retail property, have been posted for foreclosure auctions. According to the Dallas Business Journal, KPMG Center has $64 million in listed debt, even though it is appraised at $44 million, while Valley View […]
Cassidy Turley Named Leasing Agent for 1.1 MSF New Jersey Office Portfolio
Normandy Real Estate Partners has tapped Cassidy Turley to serve as the leasing agent for a 1.1 million-square-foot office portfolio in New Jersey, and in turn, Cassidy Turley has welcomed two of the real estate developer’s team members to the firm.
Hicks Ventures Picks Up 141 KSF Across Two Houston Office Assets
Seeking a value-add opportunity in the hot Houston market, Hicks Ventures Ltd. has acquired two Class B office buildings in the area’s Energy Corridor with a total of 141,265 square feet from American Spectrum Realty Inc.
Omni Group Buys Chicago's 200 N. LaSalle for $101M from Younan Properties
Omni Group, a private developer based in Vancouver, has spent $101 million to become the new owner of 200 N. LaSalle in Chicago, acquiring the asset from Younan Properties. The 30-story, 645,170-square-foot building sits in the heart of the city’s financial district.