As reported in The Dallas Morning News
A landmark Westlake business campus has changed hands as Albany Road Real Estate Partners buys Westlake office and retail buildings. The Plaza at Solana on State Highway 114 includes two office buildings and retail center. Built in the 1980s as part of the original mixed-use Solana business park, Plaza atSolana includes almost 361,000 square feet of space.
The buildings were designed by acclaimed Mexican architect Ricardo Legorreta. Since 2016, the campus has been owned by Alabama-based investor Harbert Management. Now the buildings have sold to a company set up by Albany Road Real EstatePartners, a Boston-based commercial property firm with offices in Dallas, Nashville and San Francisco, deed records show.
The Plaza at Solana is more than 87% leased and is in an area that’s seeing huge employment growth by financial services firms. Fidelity Investments, Charles Schwab and Deloitte all have major nearby operations. Commercial property firm Jones Lang LaSalle is marketing the Plaza at Solanafor sale. The purchase was financed with a $66.3 million loan provided by CBRE Investment Management, county records show.
“Albany Road’s demonstrated experience in the market, focused capital improvement plan and strong local submarket fundamentals made this an exceptional investment for our platform,” Nick Ito, managing director for CBREInvestment Management, said in a statement. The Plaza at Solana is the latest high-profile Dallas-Fort Worth office property tochange hands. With workers starting to return to the office, investors are startingto make more purchases.