--Strategic acquisitions and investments over the past five months
will grow company’s holdings in the market to more than two million
square feet--
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Hudson Pacific Properties (NYSE:HPP) has completed a major office
property acquisition and property investment in two transactions
involving landmark San Francisco office properties. The company acquired
1455 Market Street, a 1,012,000-square-foot office tower, in a
transaction with Bank of America and Strada Investment Group for
approximately $93.0 million. In a separate transaction, the company also
made an approximately $40.3 million investment to acquire 51 percent of
the 581,000-square-foot One and Two Rincon Center office project, which
it intends to own in a joint venture with an affiliate of Beacon Capital
Partners. The joint venture includes a put/call arrangement for the
company to acquire the remainder of the Rincon Center properties for a
pre-agreed price, which is projected to occur in the second quarter of
2011.
“We identified San Francisco as a primary investment market this year
and have actively pursued attractive office property acquisitions such
as these since our debut as a publicly traded REIT in June,” said Victor
J. Coleman, chief executive officer, Hudson Pacific Properties. “Both
properties are well-located, quality buildings with solid occupancies
and amenities, attributes that meet our investment criteria.”
One and Two Rincon Center is comprised of 482,000 square feet of office
and 99,000 square feet of retail. The five-story One Rincon Center and
six-story Two Rincon Center, built in 1989, are part of the dynamic,
mixed-use Rincon Center complex that is bounded by Mission, Howard,
Spear and Steuart streets in the South Financial District. The project
is currently 80 percent occupied by premier tenants and remains subject
to a $106.0 million project loan, bearing 6.08% interest, and maturing
July 1, 2011.
The 22-story, 1455 Market Street office property, located in the Civic
Center area, was originally constructed in 1977 as a build-to-suit for
Bank of America. The bank will continue its operations at the property
in approximately 836,000 square feet as part of the transaction. Bank of
America’s on-going occupancy, together with a 90,000-square-foot lease
with The Army Corps of Engineers, and additional retail tenancy,
supports a 92 percent total project occupancy of institutional quality.
“Our long-standing relationships with owners, brokers and financial
institutions distinctly benefit us as we seek opportunities for
acquisitions. These two acquisitions were a direct result of those
relationships and our strong track record, both of which have typified
our investment activity in San Francisco and enabled us to achieve a
substantial presence in this market,” Coleman added.
With the 1455 Market Street acquisition, and assuming the acquisition of
the remainder of the Rincon Center properties, Hudson Pacific Properties
will own over 2.0 million square feet of office properties in San
Francisco. In October, Hudson Pacific Properties acquired 222 Kearny
Street, a 144,440-square-foot, two-building property in the North
Financial District. The company also owns 875 Howard Street, a
286,000-square-foot office property South of Market across from the
Moscone Convention Center.
About Hudson Pacific Properties
Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. is a full-service, vertically integrated
real estate company focused on owning, operating and acquiring
high-quality office properties and state-of-the-art media and
entertainment properties in select growth markets primarily in Northern
and Southern California. The Company’s strategic investment program
targets high barrier-to-entry, in-fill locations with favorable,
long-term supply-demand characteristics in select target markets
including Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, San Francisco, Silicon
Valley and the East Bay. Its portfolio includes 11 wholly-owned
properties and one property under contract totaling approximately 3.4
million square feet, strategically located in many of the Company’s
target markets. Upon completion of the Rincon Center acquisition the
company’s portfolio will total 4 million square feet. The Company
intends to elect to be taxed and to operate in a manner that will allow
it to qualify as a real estate investment trust, or REIT, for federal
income tax purposes, commencing with the taxable year ending December
31, 2010. For additional information visit www.hudsonpacificproperties.com.
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Source: Hudson Pacific Properties
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