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The deal was reported by Bethesda, MD-based commercial real estate finance firm Walker & Dunlop, which represented California-based Praelium Commercial Real Estate and South Street Partners of Charlotte, NC, in refinancing the property as part of a restructuring and recapitalization of the ownership entity.

Øystein Elgsaas, architect and partner at Voll Arkitekter, says The Mjösa Tower symbolizes environmentally friendly thinking in construction and offers proof that tall buildings can be built using wood.

“The chance to own a site like One Geoffrey Way does not come around often,” says Jeffrey Babikian, a CBRE executive vice president. Originally built as a headquarters for American Cyanamid, Toys 'R' Us occupied the property for 16 years.

California is still a top market, despite its maturity, along with Western US secondary markets that show signs of growth.

These properties, ranging in size from 3.5 to 80 acres, are located in some of the fastest-growing suburbs in DFW including Carrollton, the Colony, Lewisville, Flower Mound and Highland Village.

In conjunction with the purchase of the Emeryville Center for Innovation, BioMed Realty reports that Novartis will enter into a one-year leaseback on the existing building, during which time BioMed Realty will put forward redevelopment plans to transform the building into a Class A+, state-of-the-art multi-tenant laboratory and office facility.