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Buchanan Street Partners Provides $8.6 Million Construction Loan For Tempe, Arizona Townhome Development

Modern townhome development in Tempe, Arizona, funded by Buchanan Street Partners.
Newport Beach, Calif. and Tempe, Arizona (April 17, 2017) – Buchanan Street Partners closed an $8.6 million loan for construction of The Roosevelt, a 32-unit residential townhome development in Tempe, Arizona. The transaction underscores Buchanan Street’s expanding lending platform and attraction to Greater Phoenix, a region where the company currently owns or has financed approximately 1.5 million square feet of office and multifamily projects.

Charity Concert To Feature Cheap Trick

House of Blues Anaheim Music Hall venue for charity concert
ANAHEIM, CA—Encore for Education, the signature fundraising event for Buchanan Children’s Charities, has raised more than $2.2 million to give back to the kids of Orange County, Buchanan Street’s Robert Brunswick tells GlobeSt.com. Encore for Education, the signature fundraising event for Buchanan Children’s Charities, will take place on April 20 at the House of Blues Anaheim. This year’s event will feature a live concert by the rock band Cheap Trick.

Buchanan Street Partners Launches Multifamily Investment Platform With Addition Of Executive Vice President

Executive Vice President of Buchanan Street Partners, a new multifamily investment platform.
Newport Beach, Calif. (March 13, 2017) – Buchanan Street Partners announces plans to deploy $500 million over the next five years with the launch of a new multifamily platform to further diversify the company’s investment business. Kevin Hampton has been hired as an executive vice president to lead the company’s new initiative at a time when apartment assets are attractive to many investors across the West Coast.

California Investment Firm Adds To Its Houston Office Portfolio

Buchanan Street Partners acquires Houston office tower: Forum and PPI-PEMEX building
While Duke Realty is shedding its suburban office assets across the country, Buchanan Street Partners is in acquisition mode. The Newport Beach, Calif.-based investment firm has added a third local building to its portfolio with the purchase of Sam Houston Crossing II, a 160,000-square-foot office building at 10344 Sam Houston Park. The building, completed by Duke Realty in 2013, is fully leased by Forum Energy Technologies, Pemex and First American Title Co.

Buchanan Street Partners Closes $25 Million Loan for Inland Empire Shopping Center

Boats docked in a harbor with a coastal city in the background
Newport Beach, Calif. (February 6, 2017) – Buchanan Street Partners has provided a $25 million loan to Euclid Plaza LLC, for Stater Bros. Plaza, a 73,641 square-foot retail center in Chino, California. The transaction represents Buchanan Street’s active bridge lending business, which provides expedited, flexible debt financings for high quality real estate projects.

Buchanan Street Partners Picks Up Office Assets In Denver And Houston

Buchanan Street Partners acquires modern office buildings in Denver and Houston.
OC-based Buchanan Street Partners has closed on two west coast office buys, in Denver and Houston. The properties total 384k sf in combined size. In Denver, Buchanan Street Partners purchased 5613 DTC, a 224k sf, transit-oriented office tower located at 5613 DTC Pkwy. The building was sold by SteelWave LLC. Buchanan Street plans to complete extensive improvements that include investing significant capital in tenant spaces, common areas and building systems.

Buchanan Street-Backed Fundraiser To Feature Cheap Trick Performance

Cheap Trick performs live on stage at a Buchanan Street fundraiser event.
Buchanan Street Partners and the real estate firm's foundation, Buchanan Children's Charity, are looking for real estate professionals wanting to rock out to attend at an April 20 benefit concert featuring Cheap Trick. The show, to be held at the House of Blues in Anaheim, Calif., will be the 5th concert partially underwritten by Buchanan Street Partners to benefit Music Matters, a program created in partnership with the Orange County Community Foundation to bring back music programs in Orange County public schools. Some of the proceeds also go to Buchanan Children's Charity, which works to improve the lives of and educational opportunities for children.

Buchanan Street Partners Purchases Denver Office Tower

Buchanan Street Partners Denver office tower purchase: modern office buildings.
Company Plans to Invest in Significant Capital Improvements to Reposition the Property Newport Beach, Calif. and Denver (January 18, 2017) – Buchanan Street Partners announces the acquisition of 5613 DTC, a 224,015-square-foot, transit-oriented office tower located at 5613 DTC Parkway in Denver. Buchanan Street purchased the building from SteelWave, LLC with plans to complete extensive improvements that will attract and retain tenants seeking a first class office environment in one of Denver’s premier office submarket.

Buchanan Street Partners Buys Office Tower In Houston

Buchanan Street Partners acquires Houston office tower: Forum and PPI-PEMEX building
Newport Beach, Calif. and Houston (January 18, 2017) – Buchanan Street Partners has acquired Sam Houston Crossing II, a 160,000-square-foot office building located at 10344 Sam Houston Park Drive in Houston from Duke Realty for an undisclosed price. This is Buchanan Street’s sixth acquisition in Texas in the last 24 months.

UCI Real Estate Luncheon Celebrates Leaders

Four men at UCI Real Estate Luncheon, holding awards
IRVINE, CA—The Center for Real Estate at UCI’s Paul Merage School of Business paid tribute to four of the top leaders in the real estate industry at a recent awards luncheon and presentation of the lifetime achievement award at the Hotel Irvine here. The luncheon was sponsored by FivePoint, a California-based community real estate development company, and Kennedy Wilson, a global real estate investment company; more than 500 guests attended the celebration. Among the honorees were Douglas C. Neff, partner/president at IHP Capital Partners, who was presented with the 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award. According to long-time friend John Duncan, “Doug is one of the brightest people any of us know.

Buchanan Street Partners Provides $16 Million Land Loan To Refinance Coastal Redevelopment In Huntington Beach

Aerial view of coastal redevelopment in Huntington Beach with oil tanks and wetlands.
Newport Beach, Calif. (November 10, 2016) – Buchanan Street Partners has provided a $16 million loan to refinance 21845 Magnolia Street, a 29‑acre industrial facility in Huntington Beach, California recently purchased by subsidiaries of Shopoff Realty Investments. The loan represents the company’s ongoing strategy to provide reliable bridge financing for value-add real estate.

The Spirit Of Giving: Shana Baker

Shana Baker in a blue dress at a dining table
There is a need in every community; but generosity runs deep in Orange County. From the agencies that feed and heal out children to the individuals whose dedication and altruism are changing the lives of many; here are the organizations and leaders driving our philanthropic scene right now. You can hear the smile in Shana Baker’s voice when she talks about her 1 ½-year-old adopted son, Jaxson: “He likes to go, go, go!” The same happy note reverberates when she talks about her philanthropic “itch.” It grew out of her grandmother’s charitable passion, took root in her teens when she served Thanksgiving meals with the Salvation Army and has led her to numerous efforts, like the Pediatric-Adolescent Diabetes Research and Education Foundation.

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