LOS ANGELES-Those who follow @GlobeStcom on Twitter may have seen a post teasing the announcement earlier today, but GlobeSt.com has learned that Hudson Pacific Properties Inc. has entered into purchase agreements to acquire 901 Market St. in San Francisco and the Olympic Bundy Media Campus in West Los Angeles. The company agreed to purchase the 901 Market St. property for $90 million and the Olympic Bundy Media Campus for $89 million in a separate transaction.

Although Hudson Pacific Properties did not respond to GlobeSt.com queries by deadline as to the identity of the seller, GlobeSt.com has learned that the seller of the West L.A. property is Merlone Geier Partners, and according to public records, 901 Market St. is owned by CommonFund, an institutional investment firm based in Wilton, CT.

901 Market is an approximately 211,000-square-foot historic landmark building consisting of approximately 148,000 square feet of office space and 63,000 square feet of ground floor and lower level retail space. Located at the crossroads of the Union Square and South of Market submarkets, adjacent to the Westfield San Francisco Shopping Centre and Union Square BART entrance, 901 Market boasts prominent visibility and access to San Francisco's burgeoning technology and social media-oriented tenants and Union Square's retail visitors, according to a prepared statement.

901 Market is approximately 62% leased to a diverse tenant base, affording the company the “opportunity to significantly enhance future income by capitalizing on the favorable market conditions throughout San Francisco.” This acquisition is expected to close on or before June 1, 2012.

The Olympic Bundy Media Campus located at 1901, 1925, and 1933 South Bundy Dr. and 12333 W. Olympic Blvd. in Los Angeles is comprised of 11.55 acres, with four existing buildings totaling approximately 233,600 square feet. According to the firm, the Olympic Bundy Media Campus represents “an exciting opportunity to renovate and reposition a large-scale office location into a modern creative office campus.”

Approximately 84,200 square feet of the project has been renovated and is immediately available for office tenancy, of which 64% is currently leased through May 2013 to the Rubicon Project, an online advertising technology company. Approximately 149,400 square feet of the project is planned for renovation to capitalize on West Los Angeles' growing technology and media tenant demand, according to a prepared statement.

All of the buildings at the Olympic Bundy Media Campus feature high, wood bowtruss ceilings, sawtooth skylights, and industrial windows, features appealing to today’s creative office users. The site also benefits from zoning which could potentially support up to an additional 500,000 square feet of future improvements. This acquisition is expected to close on or before September 1, 2012. Both acquisitions are subject to customary closing conditions.

According to Victor Coleman, chairman and CEO of the firm, “Our primary growth strategy has been to increase the company's presence in markets with a diverse base of office tenants, with an emphasis on media, entertainment and technology tenancy.” He adds that “these highly desirable assets in dynamic submarkets of San Francisco and West Los Angeles deliver on this objective. These acquisitions present an opportunity to continue to enhance shareholder value by identifying assets in strong markets where our experience can create value.”

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