According to an Associated Press article the Department of General Services in California has selected California First LLC, a partnership led by Hines and Antarctica Capital Real Estate, as the buyer for 11 state office properties that went up for bid earlier this year with a winning offer of $2.33 billion. The sale will result in more than $1.2 billion for California's state general fund and $1.09 billion to pay off bonds on the properties. Over the next 20 years, the state will reportedly lease the offices back from the new owner at predetermined rates, and will no longer maintain, operate, or repair the buildings. All the leases with California First allow the state to buy back any or all of the buildings at anytime during the 20-year term. The offices included in the portfolio are:
• Attorney General Building, Sacramento
• California Emergency Management Agency Building, Sacramento
• Capitol Area East End Complex, Sacramento
• Elihu M. Harris Building, Oakland
• Franchise Tax Board Complex, Sacramento
• San Francisco Civic Center, San Francisco
• Junipero Serra State Building, Los Angeles
• Department of Justice Building, Sacramento
• Public Utilities Commission Building, San Francisco
• Judge Joseph A. Rattigan Building, Santa Rosa
• Ronald Reagan State Building, Los Angeles
"Far from a fire sale, this was a stiff, multiple-offer competition that generated favorable pricing for the state," Kevin Shannon, vice chairman of CB Richard Ellis, which brokered the sale, said in a written statement. Rich Mayo, one of the chief investors, said California, despite its financial problems, is a reliable investment. The state is not a tenant prone to "run out on leases or anything," he said in a Sacramento Bee article.
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