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Bose to Close All Remaining U.S. Stores

by Alex Tostado

FRAMINGHAM, MASS. — Bose Corp. will close all of its 54 stores in the U.S., as well as many remaining locations in Australia, Japan and Europe in the coming months, totaling 119 brick-and-mortar locations. The Framingham-based company, which specializes in audio engineering, said the closures are due to “dramatic” shifts to online shopping. Bose opened its first store in 1993 and currently has its biggest concentration of stores in the Northeast (10), Southern California (nine) and Florida (seven). “Originally, our retail stores gave people a way to experience, test and talk to us about multi-component, CD and DVD-based home entertainment systems,” says Colette Burke, vice president of global sales at Bose. “At the time, it was a radical idea, but we focused on what our customers needed, and where they needed it — and we’re doing the same thing now.” Furthermore, as smartphones changed the industry, Bose focused on mobile, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi solutions. Today, the company said its major products are being purchased through e-commerce channels, including Bose.com. Bose says it will continue to operate 130 stores in China, the United Arab Emirates, India, Southeast Asia and South Korea. The privately held company said it will not disclose how many …

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Walker & Dunlop Opens First Austin Office for Multifamily Investment Sales

by Taylor Williams

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Multifamily finance firm Walker & Dunlop has announced the formation of a new investment sales team in Austin, which represents the company’s first office in the state capital. Managing directors Matt Pohl and Forrest Bass and vice president Spencer Roy, all of whom previously worked at HFF prior to its acquisition by JLL, will lead the team in the sourcing and execution of multifamily deals. The team will focus on Texas and markets in the Southeastern United States. The office is located at 501 Congress Ave and is open for business.

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Greystone Acquires C-III Asset Management, $20.7B Special Servicing Portfolio

by John Nelson

IRVING, TEXAS — Greystone has purchased C-III Asset Management (C3AM), an Irving-based special servicer, as well as the firm’s $20.7 billion portfolio. C3AM offers fund management, principal investment, mortgage origination, loan servicing, investment sales, property management and brokerage services for its U.S. clients, according to Bloomberg. These clients include third-party portfolio owners, CMBS trusts, CDOs (collateralized debt obligation) and government agencies. The company was previously a wholly owned subsidiary of New York-based C-III Capital Partners LLC. Paul Smyth will lead Greystone’s newly created special servicing group. Smyth, who recently joined Greystone, was the former president of C3AM before taking an executive role at Credit Suisse in New York for the past several years. New York-based Greystone is a real estate lender, investor and advisor in the multifamily and healthcare real estate sectors. The company offers agency, CMBS, HUD, bridge and proprietary financing through its platforms such as Greystone Servicing Co., Greystone Funding Co. and other affiliates.

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NorthMarq Acquires KDH to Expand Mortgage Business in Houston

by John Nelson

HOUSTON — Minneapolis-based NorthMarq has acquired Kinghorn, Driver, Hough & Co. (KDH), a commercial debt and equity firm based in Houston. Ray Driver will relinquish his role as principal of KDH to become managing director of NorthMarq’s Houston office, joining Tony Gray and John Burke to lead the office. Founded in 1945, KDH is self-described as the oldest independently owned commercial real estate capital company in Texas. Formerly part of the Q10 network, KDH will bring eight additional mortgage banking professionals and five financial analysts, increasing the total employees in the expanded NorthMarq office to nearly 30. KDH also brings a loan servicing portfolio totaling nearly $2 billion, extending NorthMarq’s servicing portfolio to more than $60 billion.

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Pier 1 Imports to Shutter Up to 450 Stores

by John Nelson

FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Pier 1 Imports Inc., a home goods retailer based in Fort Worth, has announced its intention to shutter up to 450 stores, which represents nearly half of its current store count of 936. The retailer also plans to close a select number of distribution centers and reduce its corporate expenses, which includes corporate layoffs. Pier 1 says that its efforts will help right-size the company’s omni-channel operations and allow it to move forward with an “appropriately sized store footprint.” Pier 1 has hired a third-party liquidator to help manage the store closings. The locations of the closing stores and distribution centers were not disclosed. Pier 1 (NYSE: PIR) reported that its net sales are down 13.3 percent year-over-year in its most recent quarter ending Nov. 30, 2019. (The company’s fiscal calendar traditionally runs from early March to late February.) Pier 1 also reported a 15.3 percent reduction in its inventory compared to this time last year. Robert Riesbeck, CEO and CFO of Pier 1, says that the company has been seeking to clear out its “non go-forward” merchandise. “Looking ahead, we believe that we will deliver improved financial results over time as we realize the benefits …

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Faris Lee Investments, MTN Retail Advisors Form Partnership

by Amy Works

IRVINE, CALIF., AND SALT LAKE CITY — Irvine-based Faris Lee Investments, a national retail advisory and investment sales firm, and Salt Lake City-based MTN Retail Advisors, a grocer-specialized data collection and analytics provider, have entered into a partnership agreement. The collaboration will allow the team to combine Faris Lee’s retail, real estate, finance and investment advisory services with MTN’s predictive analytics and proprietary technology, including artificial intelligence machine learning. “MTN’s retail-specific, fact-based analytics will factor into the valuation, underwriting and assessment of these assets as we examine the real estate in any local market for the benefit of the occupier, investor/developer and lender,” says Rick Chichester, president and CEO of Faris Lee Investments. MTN maintains data records on more than 28,000 active U.S. grocers — a number that will grow to include 40,000 grocers over the next 18 months as the partnership takes shape. “We are not a market research firm, a demographer or an aggregator,” says Doug Munson, principal and founder of MTN Retail Advisors. “We take an analytic approach to retail investment that doesn’t exist anywhere else today. Our methods have been refined over the company’s 15-year history, through physical site visits to every grocery we have on …

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CBL Properties to Suspend Stock Dividends, Review on Quarterly Basis Through 2020

by Alex Tostado

CHATTANOOGA, TENN. — CBL Properties (NYSE: CBL) will suspend its stock dividends for 2019 and possibly through year-end 2020 in the face of retail bankruptcies, store closures and corporate restructurings of tenants within its portfolio. The Chattanooga-based shopping center and mall owner’s board of directors will review the suspension quarterly but doesn’t expect the dividends to resume in 2020. CBL announced the decision following a review of current taxable income projections for 2019 and 2020. Unpaid dividends on CBL’s preferred stock shall accrue without interest.  The suspension includes CBL’s common stock, 7.375% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock and 6.625% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock. CBL’s stock price fell in the wake of the announcement, going from $1.36 per share Monday afternoon to 93 cents per share Tuesday morning, then steadily rose to $1.03 for Thursday’s opening.  Stephen Lebovitz, CBL’s CEO, says that the REIT has tried to shore up operating costs the past 18 months through reducing executive compensation and capital expenditures, as well as bringing on joint venture partners. Lebovitz expects the company’s net operating income to decline in 2020.

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Cushman & Wakefield Acquires NAI Long Island, Hires 16 Professionals

by Taylor Williams

MELVILLE, N.Y. — Cushman & Wakefield has acquired the brokerage division of NAI Long Island, adding 16 new commercial leasing and investment sales professionals to its regional workforce. Founded in 1980 by Carmine Inserra, NAI Long Island is based in Melville, located centrally on Long Island, and represents both investors and tenants in leasing and sales of office, industrial, retail and mixed-use properties. Former NAI Long Island employees will continue to work temporarily in NAI Long Island’s current office until all team members relocate to a new Cushman & Wakefield office in Melville in 2020. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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ReNew, Merrill Gardens Form Joint Venture to Operate Bulk of Former New Senior Portfolio

by Amy Works

SEATTLE AND TOLEDO, OHIO — Merrill Gardens, a Seattle-based owner-operator, has formed a joint venture with ReNew, a Toledo-based REIT. The two companies will co-own 26 of the 28 seniors housing properties that ReNew is acquiring from New Senior Investment Group. In addition to owning a minority stake in the venture, Merrill Gardens will take over operations of the 26 communities. The two companies have worked together before on other joint ventures. An existing operating partner of ReNew will operate the final two communities in the portfolio, with ReNew taking a full ownership stake in those properties. The transaction brings Merrill Gardens’ total portfolio to 65 communities in 17 states. Of the 26 communities that will now be part of the Merrill Gardens portfolio, 15 are currently managed by Blue Harbor, the Portland-based management company that Merrill Gardens purchased in early November. Merrill Gardens also recently announced the addition of Tana Gall as president, replacing Dave Eskenazy who plans to retire early next year. Gall was the CEO at Blue Harbor for the past three years and she will now oversee the expanded Merrill Gardens portfolio. “This agreement provides an important chance for us to expand our footprint and diversify …

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CBRE Acquires San Antonio Real Estate Firm Reata

by Taylor Williams

SAN ANTONIO — CBRE Group Inc. has acquired Reata Real Estate, a San Antonio-based full-service firm that focuses on retail, office, medical office and land transactions. Founded in 2001, Reata employs approximately 45 real estate professionals serving clients across Central and South Texas. In describing the acquisition, CBRE executives cited the opportunity to shore up its leasing, sales and managers services in the growing San Antonio market.

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