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Boeing Moves Global Headquarters to Arlington, Plans to Build Research Campus

by John Nelson

ARLINGTON, VA. — Boeing (NYSE: BA) has chosen Arlington as the site for its new global headquarters due to the city’s proximity to Washington, D.C., and strong client and talent base in the region. The aerospace and defense giant is moving its headquarters from Chicago, where the firm plans to maintain a significant office presence. In addition to the corporate relocation, Boeing plans to develop a research and tech hub in Arlington to support and train Boeing employees in the areas of cyber security, autonomous operations, quantum sciences and software and systems engineering. Details about the campus and the construction timeline were not disclosed. Boeing’s stock price closed on Thursday, May 5 at $150.47 per share, down from $229.81 a year ago, a 34.5 percent decline.

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Brookfield Agrees to Acquire Watermark Lodging Trust for $3.8B

by Taylor Williams

NEW YORK CITY AND CHICAGO — Private real estate funds managed by Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE: BAM) have agreed to acquire Chicago-based hospitality REIT Watermark Lodging Trust for $3.8 billion. Watermark’s portfolio was constructed over the past decade and currently consists of 25 luxury hotels and resorts totaling 8,100 rooms across 14 states. The properties are primarily located in Sun Belt markets. Under the terms of the deal, Brookfield will acquire all outstanding shares of Watermark’s common stock for approximately $6.73 per share. The purchase price represents a premium of more than 7.5 percent from the most recently published net asset values per share as of Dec. 31, 2021. The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter. “Hotels and resorts of this scale and quality are difficult to replicate,” says Lowell Baron, managing partner and chief investment officer in Brookfield’s real estate group. “This portfolio is well positioned given its concentration in the Sun Belt, as well as in coastal destinations and gateway cities with high barriers to entry.” Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is serving as exclusive financial advisor to Watermark. Hodges Ward Elliott is providing estate advisory services to Watermark, and Clifford Chance US LLP and …

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TIAA to Open Corporate Center in Frisco, Create 2,000 New Jobs

by Taylor Williams

FRISCO, TEXAS — The Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association (TIAA) will open a corporate center in Frisco, a move that is expected to create about 2,000 new jobs and constitute a capital investment of approximately $58 million. The site will be located within The Star, the Dallas Cowboys’ 91-acre headquarters and training campus. Founded in 1918, TIAA provides insurance and financial services to employees in the academic, research, medical and governmental fields. The organization, which did not provide a timeline for the move, cited the workforce demographics of North Texas, as well as the amenities at The Star, as major factors behind its specific site selection.

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Breakthrough Properties Raises $3B to Develop Life Sciences Properties in US, Europe

by Amy Works

LOS ANGELES — Breakthrough Properties, a joint venture between Tishman Speyer and Bellco Capital, has closed its Breakthrough Life Science Property Fund. The venture raised $3 billion in direct capital and co-investments, to scale a global portfolio of ecosystems for early-, mid- and late-stage life science companies. Founded in 2019, Breakthrough will use the newly raised funds to finance its ongoing developments, which are in various stages of design, construction and pre-development, as well as and fuel its acquisition of additional opportunities throughout the United States and Europe. The venture currently has 4.6 million square feet of projects in the pipeline across San Diego, Boston and Cambridge, Mass., Philadelphia, Amsterdam and Oxford and Cambridge, UK. In 2021, Breakthrough broke ground on its 515,000-square-foot Torrey View by Breakthrough development, a 10-acre research and development campus in San Diego. The biosciences arm of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Co.) signed a lease at the campus prior to completion.

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JBM Institutional Announces $1.6B of Multifamily Listings in Florida

by Julia Sanders

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. — JBM Institutional Multifamily Advisors, a multifamily brokerage firm based in St. Petersburg, has announced 19 listings either under contract, available or coming soon for a total price tag of $1.6 billion. The listings, which comprise 4,143 units, include the following: Southwest Florida • Pearl Founders Square, a 400-unit apartment community in Naples • BOLD Lofts, a 98-unit multifamily property built in 2019 in Sarasota • Vive, a 288-unit apartment community built in 2021 in Fort Myers • Charlotte Commons, a 264-unit apartment community built in 2022 in Port Charlotte • ShoreView, a 216-unit multifamily property built in 2021 in Bradenton • The Palms at Cape Coral, a 280-unit apartment community slated for completion by 2023 in Cape Coral • Alvista Golden Gate, a 200-unit apartment community built in 1988 in Naples • Bear Creek, a 120-unit affordable housing community built in 1995 in Naples • The Point at Bella Grove, a 180-unit apartment community built in 2017 in Sarasota • The Bergamot Apartments on 780, a 98-unit apartment community built in 2020 in Sarasota • Opus, a 63-unit apartment community built in 2000 in Naples • Ridgelake, a 329-unit apartment community built in 2020 in Sarasota …

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RealSource Properties Launches $390M Multifamily REIT with 10 Communities

by Amy Works

SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake City-based RealSource Properties has announced the launch of its real estate investment trust (REIT) with 10 existing properties. The $390 million REIT targets multifamily properties nationwide. Assets in the REIT will be managed by the same value-add real estate strategy currently deployed at RealSource multifamily assets across the country. The 10 existing properties already owned by RealSource Properties REIT include 2,897 apartments in Ohio, Texas, North Carolina and Colorado.

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Mirae Asset Global Purchases Academy Sports Headquarters Campus in Metro Houston for $190M

by John Nelson

KATY, TEXAS — Mirae Asset Global Investments, a global investment firm based in Seoul, South Korea, has purchased the headquarters campus of sporting goods retail giant Academy Sports + Outdoors (Nasdaq: ASO) in the west Houston suburb of Katy. Phoenix-based Tratt Properties sold the 1.5 million-square-foot campus, which is triple-net leased to Academy Sports on a long-term lease, for $190 million. The 93-acre campus includes a little over 1.2 million square feet of warehouse space, 250,000 square feet of flexible office space and mezzanine space totaling approximately 800,000 square feet. Located at 1800 N. Mason Road, the site has immediate access to Interstate 10 and Texas Highway 99, which circles Houston. “From a logistics perspective, this property is exceptionally well-located, with access to highways in all directions,” says Ken Hedrick, executive managing director of Newmark. “The scarcity and increasing value of land in the west Houston area further enhance the property’s value.” Hedrick, along with Newmark colleagues Jerry Hopkins, Andrew Ragsdale, Alex Foshay and Kristian Nielsen, represented Tratt Properties in the sale. Dustin Stolly, Jordan Roeschlaub and Nick Scribani, also with Newmark, arranged acquisition financing on behalf of Mirae Asset Global. Tratt Properties is an active logistics real estate investor …

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Blackstone Agrees to Acquire Student Housing Giant American Campus Communities for $12.8B

by Katie Sloan

NEW YORK CITY AND AUSTIN, TEXAS — Blackstone Inc. (NYSE: BX) has agreed to acquire American Campus Communities (NYSE: ACC) in a deal valued at $12.8 billion, including the assumption of debt. ACC is the largest publicly traded owner, manager and developer of student housing in the United States. Blackstone plans to take the company private through Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust Inc. and Blackstone Property Partners, which unlike its traditional private-equity funds can hold properties as long-term investments, according to media sources. This move comes as the price of public equity has been more expensive than private institutional capital over the past few years, according to Bill Bayless, co-founder and CEO of ACC, in a letter to employees. During that time, many of the private players in the sector were able to acquire and develop more aggressively than the cost of public equities permitted. The purchase price represents a premium of 22 percent against ACC’s 90-day, volume-weighted average share price as of April 18, and a 30 percent premium over the company’s closing stock price on Feb. 16, the day prior to ACC disclosing an indication of willingness from Blackstone to acquire the Austin-based firm. This transaction marks Blackstone’s largest investment …

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Lument Opens New Office in Downtown Boston

by Taylor Williams

BOSTON — Lument, a commercial real estate lender based in New York City, has opened a new office at 10 Arch St. in downtown Boston. The Boston team will focus primarily on originating agency loans and proprietary capital for institutional and private multifamily owners. Brian Sykes, a 30-year industry veteran, will lead the new office along with managing director Jon Wood. The duo previously worked together for nearly 10 years at Capital One and at Deutsche Bank. Rounding out the team are director Tim Smits; vice president Mike McNeill; assistant vice president Mitchell Goldenberg; and administrative assistant Christine Mahoney. Lument has about 30 offices across the country.

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Dave & Buster’s Agrees to Acquire Entertainment Concept Main Event for $835M

by Katie Sloan

DALLAS AND COPPELL, TEXAS — Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ: PLAY) has agreed to acquire family entertainment concept Main Event for $835 million in an all-cash transaction. The seller is a joint venture between Ardent Leisure Group Limited and Red Bird Capital Partners, and the deal is expected to close later this year. Chris Morris, current CEO of Main Event, will serve as CEO of the combined entity upon closing. The move ends the search for a new Dave & Buster’s CEO, which has been ongoing for approximately seven months following the retirement of Brian Jenkins. The purchase price represents a valuation of approximately nine times Main Event’s 12-month adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) as of Dec. 31. Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and BMO Capital Markets Corp. are the joint lead arrangers and joint book-runners on the transaction. “From a strategic fit perspective, Main Event’s business model, footprint and asset quality aligns well with Dave & Buster’s,” says Kevin Sheehan, board chair and interim CEO of the Coppell-based buyer.  “Main Event targets a different demographic — families with younger children — while Dave & Buster’s primarily targets young adults,” he continues. …

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