Tuesday, June 06, 2006

Jones Lang LaSalle


Equity Office Enters South Florida with $29.5M Acquisition
by Alper Ozkan

Equity Office Properties Trust (NYSE:EOP), the big office REIT headquartered in Chicago, entered the South Florida market with its purchase of 1200 Corporate Place in Boca Raton for $29.5 million from 1200 Corporate Fee, LLC, an affiliate of New York-based Broadway Real Estate Partners, LLC.

Located at the intersection of Glades Road and Federal Highway in Boca Raton, the 128,959-square-foot, four-story suburban office building was built in 1984 in the West Palm Beach submarket and was 94.3% occupied at the time of sale. Major tenants include Smith Barney Citigroup, Blank Rome LLP, JP Morgan Trust Company, Sterling Financial, Raymond James & Associates, and Pan American Bank.

Christian Lee of CB Richard Ellis marketed the property on behalf of seller Broadway Partners, a private, New York-based real estate investment firm founded in 1999 by former Fortress Investment Group exec Scott Lawlor. Equity Office has retained Jones Lang LaSalle for the property’s leasing and management.