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Gantry Arranges $128M in Construction Financing for Legado at the Met Apartments in Santa Ana, California

by Jeff Shaw January 26, 2024

SANTA ANA, CALIF. — Gantry Inc. has negotiated $128 million in construction-to-permanent financing from three separate lenders for the development of Legado at the Met in Santa Ana, less than 10 miles southeast of Anaheim. The borrower was Legado Cos. Legado at the Met will comprise 258 market-rate apartments. The Class A development will be situated at 200 E. First American Way, across from First American Title’s headquarters. While a construction timeline for the project was not officially disclosed, Apartments.com states that the property will open in 2025. According to the City of Santa Ana’s government website, the community will rise six stories. Units will come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts ranging from 612 to 1,783 square feet in size. The property will also include a 617-space parking garage. George Mitsanas and Amit Tyagi of Gantry’s Los Angeles production office arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower. Gantry’s production team underwrote the complex financing in three tranches with three of the firm’s correspondent life company lenders. Gantry will service all three loans. — Channing Hamilton

January 26, 2024

Development Features Multifamily Office

The Journey from Empty Urban Offices to Residential Solutions Is a Complex Path

by John Nelson January 26, 2024

By Charvi Gupta of Getzler Henrich & Associates LLC Vacancy rates in office buildings in major metropolitan areas like New York City have surged, driven by the widespread adoption of remote work policies as well as the relocation of major corporate headquarters. With housing shortages exacerbating the issue, there is a growing discourse surrounding the conversion of these vacant office spaces into residential units. According to The Wall Street Journal, 1 billion square feet of office space sits vacant across the United States. While the numbers cover only office mortgages packaged into commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS), they reflect a broader freeze in the lending market for office buildings. However, the journey from empty office buildings to habitable residences is far from a linear path and comes with considerable challenges. With numerous examples to examine, as well as insights from financial restructuring consultants to consider, it’s clear that office-to-residential conversions are complex to say the least. Conversion Challenges The conversion process is becoming increasingly difficult. Construction loans are far more expensive than they were 18 months ago, and banks continue to be cautious about development lending, with many conversion efforts on hold because of higher interest rates. Although more cities are …

January 26, 2024

Market Reports New Mexico Retail Western Western Market Reports

Albuquerque’s Retail Boom Settles Down

by Jeff Shaw January 26, 2024

— By Anthony Johnson, President, Pegasus Group and Western Regional Director, X Team Retail Advisors; and AJ Johnson, Associate Broker, Pegasus Group — Looking back on the Albuquerque retail market for 2022 and 2023, I have to say that 2022 was the height of our boom in terms of the sale/lease of shopping center and freestanding pad sales, built-to-suit opportunities and redevelopment opportunities. The top consumers of these product types were chicken (QSR), coffee, car washes and cannabis, or as we affectionately called them, the “Four C’s.” Due to the sheer amount of activity in the pad user market, underutilized was a key word during this time. We saw vacant pad sites that were once considered unleasable or unsellable, perking the interest of investors, tenants and developers. By 2022 the negative effects of the pandemic had subsided, which resulted in the most robust year we’ve ever seen in terms of pad sales/leases. I’ve never seen anything like it. It was like a crescendo… and then, the “music” stopped. It was February of 2023 when the music started to get fainter. By August 2023, the music stopped, and now we’re seeing the aftermath of this. Meaning, many of the pad sites …

January 26, 2024

Development Florida Office Southeast

Sterling Bay, Key International Propose 51-Story Office Tower in Miami’s Brickell District

by John Nelson January 25, 2024

MIAMI — Sterling Bay has joined Key International as a co-developer for 848 Brickell, a proposed 51-story mixed-use tower in downtown Miami’s Brickell district. Plans for the Class A tower include 750,000 square feet of creative offices, structured parking for 1,000 vehicles and 7,500 square feet of ground-level retail space. The project is pursuant to zoning approval by Miami-Dade County. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill designed the tower, amenities of which would include tech-enabled conference facilities, a high-end fitness center, outdoor terrace, padel tennis courts and private open-air lounges.

January 25, 2024

Development Hospitality Mixed-Use Multifamily Southeast Tennessee

Turnberry to Develop 39-Story Hotel-Condo Tower in Nashville

by John Nelson January 25, 2024

NASHVILLE, TENN. — Turnberry plans to develop and operate The St. Regis Nashville and The Residences at The St. Regis Nashville, a 39-story hotel-condo tower at 805 Demonbreun St. in Nashville. The property will span 740,000 square feet and feature 177 hotel rooms and 111 for-sale residences, as well as a fine-dining restaurant, lobby bar, three-meal restaurant, full-service spa and two amenity decks — one for hotel guests and one for residents. The design team includes architectural firm Morris Adjmi, interior designer Meyer Davis and architect of record Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart. St. Regis Hotels & Resorts is a brand within the Marriott International family. The property will be situated adjacent to the JW Marriott Nashville, which Turnberry delivered in 2018. The South Florida-based developer plans to break ground on St. Regis Nashville in 2025.

January 25, 2024

Loans Multifamily North Carolina Southeast

Greystone Provides $18.6M Agency Loan for Keystone Apartments in Fayetteville, North Carolina

by John Nelson January 25, 2024

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Greystone has provided an $18.6 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of Keystone Apartments, a 202-unit multifamily property in Fayetteville, about 64 miles south of Raleigh. Justin Hechler of Greystone originated the nonrecourse, fixed-rate loan on behalf of the borrowers, Magma Equities and Prudent Growth Partners. The financing was underwritten with a five-year term, two years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule. Built in 1974, Keystone Apartments features one- and two-bedroom units, as well as a clubhouse, fitness center, swimming pool and a dog park.

January 25, 2024

Acquisitions Georgia Industrial Leasing Activity Southeast

Colliers Brokers $16.3M Sale-Leaseback for Distribution Center in Adairsville, Georgia

by John Nelson January 25, 2024

ADAIRSVILLE, GA. — Colliers has brokered the $16.3 million sale-leaseback of 400 Princeton Boulevard, a 294,020-square-foot distribution center located on a 17.5-acre site in Adairsville, about 60 miles northwest of Atlanta via I-75. The seller, The Dixie Group, sold the facility and leased it back for 10 years from the buyer, a private owner-operator based in California. Todd Harrell and Steve Bartlett of Colliers represented the seller in the transaction. Hagan Dick and Doug Alexander of Colliers’ Debt & Equity team assisted with the loan assumption on behalf of the buyer. 400 Princeton is close to I-75, Ga. Highway 104 and a CSX rail line, as well as within an hour’s drive to Appalachian Regional Port, an inland port that provides direct rail connection to the Port of Savannah.

January 25, 2024

Acquisitions Florida Retail Southeast

Marcus & Millichap Arranges $7.5M Sale of Retail Center in Longboat Key, Florida

by John Nelson January 25, 2024

LONGBOAT KEY, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $7.5 million sale of Centre Shops, an oceanfront retail center located at 5370 Gulf of Mexico Drive in Longboat Key, a barrier island near Sarasota, Fla. Situated on a 4.7-acre site in Manatee County, the five-building property features 37,880 square feet of retail space that was 95 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Lazy Lobster Restaurant, Longboat Key Flower Shop, Pilates Longboat Key, La Norma Italian, Blue Dolphin Café, The UPS Store and Longboat Resort Wear. Nearly two-thirds of the tenant roster has operated at the retail center for seven years or longer. James Medefind of Marcus & Millichap’s Tampa office represented the Florida-based seller in the transaction. Jeff Enck of SRS Real Estate Partners represented the undisclosed buyer. Centre Shops has recently undergone improvements including new roofing and exterior lighting and a revamped parking lot.

January 25, 2024

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Civic Development Texas

Linbeck Breaks Ground on $25M Lower School for Fort Worth Country Day

by Taylor Williams January 25, 2024

FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Locally based general contractor Linbeck has broken ground on the $25 million Annie Richardson Bass Lower School at the 104-acre campus of private school Fort Worth Country Day. When complete in spring 2025, the building will be home to about 350 students in grades first through fourth. Academic facilities will include a 2,130-square-foot library, two science labs, breakout study rooms and administrative offices for support counselors and healthcare personnel, as well as a playground with a sports court. San Antonio-based Lake|Flato Architects designed the project, and Dallas-based Hocker Design provided landscape architecture services.

January 25, 2024

Affordable Housing Loans Multifamily Texas

BWE Provides $16.8M in Agency Financing for Affordable Seniors Housing Project in Dallas

by Taylor Williams January 25, 2024

DALLAS — BWE, the commercial lender formerly known as Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital, has provided $16.8 million in Freddie Mac permanent financing for Estates at Ferguson, a 164-unit affordable seniors housing project in Dallas. The property will offer 99 one-bedroom units and 65 two-bedroom units, with the majority of residences (148) reserved for renters earning 60 percent or less of the area median income. John Killough and John Roberts of BWE originated the loan, which carries a 15-year term and a fixed interest rate. The City of Dallas HFC also issued tax-exempt bonds as part of the project’s capital stack, and The Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs provided Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) equity. Construction is underway and expected to last about 15 months. The sponsor was not disclosed.

January 25, 2024

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