A partnership between Hines and RREEF sold Hawthorne Plaza, a 446,765-square-foot office complex in downtown San Francisco, to Manulife Real Estate. The price was undisclosed.
The joint venture originally acquired the Class A commercial property in December 2007 for $186 million, or approximately $416 per square foot.
Hawthorne Plaza is in the south financial district. It includes a 20-story, 348,021-square-foot structure at 75 Hawthorne St. built in 1987 and the original five-story, 98,744-square-foot building at 95 Hawthorne St., which was constructed in 1910 and renovated in 1991. The complex is Energy Star rated and earned LEED-EB Gold certification in 2009.
The Environmental Protection Agency houses its southwest regional headquarters in nearly 285,000 square feet at the complex. The EPA renewed its lease at Hawthorne Plaza in June for an additional 15-year term. The new deal includes significant upgrades to 75 Hawthorne, tenant improvements and a retrofit of key building systems. See CoStar COMPS #2153329 for more information.
Hines is a
commercial real estate firm based in Houston. It owns and manages a portfolio of 1,125 properties valued at $23.7 billion.
RREEF is the real estate investment management business of Deutsche Bank's Asset Management division. It has $41.8 billion in assets under management worldwide.
Manulife Financial Corp.’s real estate arm owns 20 office and industrial properties totaling 5 million square feet in California. In September, Manulife purchased Market Centre, a 770,000-square-foot office complex in San Francisco, from RREEF for $267 million.
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