CPPIB partners in $627.5 mln buy of Santa Monica Business Park
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has partnered with Boston Properties Inc (NYSE: BXP) in a joint venture to buy Santa Monica Business Park, a Santa Monica, California office and retail business park. The 47-acre property was acquired for about US$627.5 million, including US$11.5 million of seller-funded leasing costs. As part of the joint venture, CPPIB will invest US$147.4 million to obtain a 45 percent interest. Hilary Spann, CPPIB managing director and head of Americas real estate investments, said the deal gives the pension fund "immediate scale" in the West Los Angeles office market.





