Monday, December 10, 2012

$97 million sale of 231 South LaSalle in Chicago closed by HFF



231 South LaSalle, Chicago, IL
 CHICAGO, IL – HFF announced today that it has closed the sale of 231 South LaSalle, a 1.03 million-square-foot, historic office and retail building in Chicago, Illinois.

HFF marketed the property on behalf of a Gramercy Capital Corp. and Garrison Investment Group.  Berkeley Properties purchased the asset for $97 million.

Originally built in 1924 as the Illinois Merchants Bank, 231 South LaSalle is 96.6 percent leased to tenants including Bank of America and Northern Trust Company.  

The 23-story property has 1,038,466 square feet of office space and features 24,839 square feet of ground floor retail.  231 South LaSalle occupies a full city block in the LaSalle Street Corridor of Chicago, more commonly recognized as the city’s financial district.

Jeff Bramson
The HFF investment sales team representing the seller was led by senior managing directors Jeff Bramson and Jaime Fink and director Mark Katz.

Gramercy Capital Corp. is a self-managed, integrated commercial real estate investment and asset management company.  

Jaime Fink
The company's Gramercy Realty division currently manages approximately $1.9 billion of commercial properties leased primarily to regulated financial institutions and affiliated users throughout the United States. 

The Gramercy Finance division manages approximately $1.8 billion of whole loans, bridge loans, subordinate interests in whole loans, mezzanine loans, preferred equity, commercial mortgage-backed securities and other real estate securities which are financed through three non-recourse CDOs. 

Mark Katz
The company is headquartered in New York City and has regional investment and portfolio management offices in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, Charlotte, North Carolina, and St. Louis, Missouri.  

To review the company's latest news releases and other corporate documents, please visit the company's website at www.gkk.com or contact Investor Relations at 212-297-1000.

Garrison Investment Group is a leading middle market credit, distressed and asset-based investor.  Garrison’s investment vehicles include hedge funds, private equity format funds and managed accounts.

For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:

Kristen M. Murphy
Associate Director
HFF | 9 Greenway Plaza, Suite 700 | Houston, TX 77046
tel 713.852.3500 | cel 617.543.4873 | fax 713.527.8725 |

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