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McDonald’s to Test Small-Format, Beverage-Led CosMc’s Concept with First Location in Metro Chicago

by Katie Sloan December 7, 2023

BOLINGBROOK, ILL. — McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) has announced plans to test CosMc’s, a new smaller format concept featuring a beverage-led menu with new food and drink items. The first location will open this month in the Chicago suburb of Bolingbrook, where the first McDonald’s franchise location opened in 1955. By the end of 2024, the company plans to open 10 pilot locations for the concept, with target markets set to include the Dallas-Fort Worth and San Antonio metropolitan areas. CosMc’s will offer digital and drive-thru ordering formats only, with dynamic menu boards, cashless payment devices and pick-up windows. The concept’s menu will be beverage-focused, including specialty lemonades and teas, blended beverages and cold brew coffees. Drink offerings — which will include churro- and s’mores-flavored coffees, sour cherry energy drinks and lemonades — will be customizable, to include the addition of boba, energy and Vitamin C shots. CosMc’s locations will also feature a small lineup of food items, including new offerings like a spicy queso sandwich and pretzel and hash brown bites, alongside traditional menu standbys like Egg McMuffin sandwiches and McFlurrys. The new concept is named after CosMc, a mascot that McDonald’s launched in the late 1980s. Chicago-based McDonald’s is …

December 7, 2023

Acquisitions Features Multifamily Seniors Housing

Seniors Housing Acquisitions Make More Sense Than Development in Today’s Market, Says Benchmark CEO Tom Grape

by Jeff Shaw December 7, 2023

The dearth of new supply in the seniors housing space is a double-edged sword, says Tom Grape, founder, chairman and CEO of regional operator Benchmark Senior Living. While the lack of new product has provided a much-needed lift to operators of existing communities seeking to boost occupancy, it’s also a missed opportunity for developers chomping at the bit to start new projects. The year-over-year (YOY) inventory growth in seniors housing was 1.3 percent in the third quarter, nearly the smallest YOY growth since 2012, according to NIC MAP. Grape foresees the possibility of even slower inventory growth in the near term. “We’ve got a development pipeline, but we’re sort of parking it. Construction costs remain high. We’re starting to see early signs that maybe those are softening a bit, but nothing has really softened materially,” said Grape during the keynote interview at the seventh annual InterFace Seniors Housing Northeast conference in Philadelphia on Wednesday, Nov. 29. Laura Cambria of KARE, senior vice president of operations at KARE, a senior living staffing app that connects caregivers with operators, conducted the interview. France Media’s InterFace Conferece Group and Seniors Housing Business hosted the conference at the Hilton Philadelphia at Penn’s Landing. The daylong event …

December 7, 2023

Market Reports New York Northeast Northeast Market Reports Retail

Stability Returns to New York City Retail Market

by Taylor Williams December 7, 2023

By Taylor Williams Across Manhattan’s major retail corridors and pockets, leasing agents, operators and owners are all gaining greater clarity on what levels of rent various submarkets can bear and, by extension, how much spaces are truly worth. After three years of disruptions of the public health and financial variety — each devastating in its own right — a reset of sorts is a major windfall for the country’s largest and arguably most dynamic retail market. Closing deals is challenging enough when all parties are on the same page and the economy is stable. When markets are going through tumultuous phases of discovery in which perceived valuations of spaces fluctuate wildly, negotiations tend to flame out even more quickly — if they even get going at all. “A year ago in Manhattan, you could have two adjacent stores, and one might have been asking for $120 per square foot while the other wanted $220 per square foot,” says Chase Welles, partner at TSCG, an Atlanta-based brokerage and consulting firm that is active in New York City. “There’s certainly more definition relative to last year, and the range of asking rents in each submarket has narrowed.” “The market has become more …

December 7, 2023

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Development Multifamily Texas

Titan Development, Aberg Property Top Out $63M Multifamily Project in Fort Worth

by Taylor Williams December 6, 2023

FORT WORTH, TEXAS — A partnership between Titan Development and Dallas-based investment firm Aberg Property Co. has topped out The Trailhead at Chisholm Trail, a $63 million multifamily project in South Fort Worth. The 284-unit development is situated within the 625-acre Chisholm Trail Ranch master-planned community. Units will be spread across seven buildings and will be available in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom formats. Amenities will include a pool, dog park and a pickleball court. HEDK Architects is designing the project, and MW Builders the general contractor. Completion is slated for fall 2024. Construction of a second phase will begin in early 2024.

December 6, 2023

Acquisitions Multifamily Texas

ECI Group Sells 318-Unit Columns at Westchase Apartments in Houston

by Taylor Williams December 6, 2023

HOUSTON — Atlanta-based investment firm ECI Group has sold The Columns at Westchase, a 318-unit apartment community in Houston, to Mosaic Residential for an undisclosed price. Built in 1999, The Columns at Westchase offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, clubhouse and outdoor grilling and dining stations. ECI acquired the property in 2018 and implemented capital improvements to unit interiors, building exteriors, landscaping and amenity spaces. David Mitchell of Newmark represented ECI Group in the transaction.

December 6, 2023

Leasing Activity Office Texas

CBRE Negotiates 52,120 SF Office Headquarters Lease in Houston

by Taylor Williams December 6, 2023

HOUSTON — CBRE has negotiated a 52,120-square-foot office headquarters lease at Westway II, a 10-story building located near Houston’s Energy Corridor area. Abby Alford and Lucian Bukowski of CBRE represented the tenant, Texas-based consulting firm Cobb, Fendley & Associates, in the lease negotiations. Chip Colvill of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed landlord. The lease term is 10 years. Kirksey designed the space, which spans two floors, and Arch-Con Corp. handled the build-out.

December 6, 2023

Industrial Leasing Activity Texas

ADG Concepts Signs 45,000 SF Industrial Lease in Saginaw, Texas

by Taylor Williams December 6, 2023

SAGINAW, TEXAS — ADG Concepts has signed a 45,000-square-foot industrial lease in Saginaw, a northern suburb of Fort Worth. The provider of air compression systems will relocate from nearby Haltom City to adjacent suites at Blue Mound Industrial Park, a 164,152-square-foot development. Jason Finch, Richard Hitz and Michael Spain of Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services represented the landlord, Dallas-based Blue Ridge Industrial, in the lease negotiations. Niko Padilla of Mercer Co. represented the tenant.

December 6, 2023

Leasing Activity Retail Texas

Tanishq Opens Two Stores Totaling 8,800 SF in Texas

by Taylor Williams December 6, 2023

HOUSTON AND FRISCO, TEXAS — Indian jewelry retailer Tanishq has opened two new stores totaling 8,800 square feet in Texas. The stores at 2335 Post Oak Blvd. in Houston and 2809 Preston Road in Frisco comprise 3,800 and 5,000 square feet, respectively, and mark the second and third locations in the country for the brand. Tanishq opened its flagship store in Northern New Jersey earlier this year.

December 6, 2023

Development Loans Multifamily New York Northeast

Bank OZK Provides $95M Construction Loan for Manhattan Multifamily Project

by Taylor Williams December 6, 2023

NEW YORK CITY — Bank OZK has provided a $95 million construction loan for a 194-unit multifamily project that is under construction at 300 E. 50th St. in Manhattan’s Turtle Bay neighborhood. Designed by BKSK Architects, the 23-story building will feature studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a fitness center, coworking lounge, rooftop garden, grilling terrace and a catering kitchen. The project also includes 4,888 square feet of commercial space, and 30 percent of the units will be reserved as affordable housing. The borrower and developer is a joint venture between locally based developer MAG Partners, global investment firm Safanad and Global Holdings Management Corp. Completion is scheduled for late 2025.

December 6, 2023

Hospitality Loans Massachusetts Northeast

JLL Arranges Refinancing of 164-Room Copley Square Hotel in Boston

by Taylor Williams December 6, 2023

BOSTON — JLL has arranged a loan of an undisclosed amount for the refinancing of the 164-room Copley Square Hotel in Boston’s Back Bay area. The seven-story boutique hotel was recently renovated and offers a fitness center, communal kitchen and multiple onsite food-and-beverage options. Mike Huth, Amy Lousararian, Maddie Blount and Brandon Smith of JLL arranged the loan through an undisclosed lender on behalf of the borrower, Hawkins Way Capital.

December 6, 2023

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