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Logistics, Life Sciences at Center of Philadelphia’s New, Transformational Development

by Taylor Williams December 8, 2022

By Andrew Chused, founding partner, head of investments, Hilco Redevelopment Partners From the nation’s beginning to modern times, Philadelphia has been a bellwether city with a proud legacy of leading the nation to many of its firsts, including the country’s inaugural medical school, library, hospital, business school and stock exchange. In this city of firsts, Hilco Redevelopment Partners (HRP) is unlocking and reinventing a large portion of the city: the former 1,300-acre Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES) site on the city’s southwest side. Not only is the redevelopment of this site transforming a relic of the city’s industrial age into a new, sustainable economy for the first time, but the project will also transform the way logistics and life sciences companies grow in southwest Philadelphia. An Economic Hub The site, aptly named The Bellwether District, represents a new ecosystem for a variety of tenants, including logistics, e-commerce and life sciences. Located in the shadows of University City and along the Schuylkill River, the project will create over 32,000 jobs and serve as an economic catalyst that drives growth to the city and region for generations to come. Upon its acquisition of the property in June of 2020, HRP quickly began the …

December 8, 2022

John Ducey Walker & Dunlop Affordable Housing

Affordable Housing Content Partner Development Features Leasing Activity Midwest Multifamily Northeast Southeast Texas Walker & Dunlop Western

Walker & Dunlop: Affordable Housing Crisis Calls For New Solutions, Effective Programs

by Sarah Daniels December 8, 2022

By John Ducey, chief production officer of Walker & Dunlop’s affordable lending group Private industry and the federal government are rallying to recover ground lost to a housing affordability crisis that has been decades in the making. Nearly half of the nation’s renters, 46 percent, are housing cost-burdened, which the Census Bureau defines as those families paying 30 percent or more of their income on rent and utilities. The burden is higher for some, with nearly one in four families (23 percent of Americans) paying half or more of their income for housing. The situation calls for a change in tactics, a recognition of recent policy failures and a shared commitment to double down on programs with proven efficacy. As a nation we must ask, what can we do differently to put more homes within reach for the growing ranks of Americans who struggle to meet basic housing costs? A Building Problem The gap between housing costs and strained household budgets has widened due to both insufficient supply and wage stagnation that has fueled demand for affordable housing. The larger of the two issues — a lack of supply — traces chiefly to the 2008 financial crisis, which put a …

December 8, 2022

Development Healthcare Michigan Midwest

Pfizer to Invest $750M to Expand Production Plant in Kalamazoo, Michigan

by Kristin Harlow December 7, 2022

KALAMAZOO, MICH. — Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) has unveiled plans to invest $750 million in its sterile injectable facility in Kalamazoo. This investment builds upon a $465 million Phase I investment in the facility in 2018 and is expected to create 300 additional jobs at the location. One of Pfizer’s largest plants, the Kalamazoo property is a global supplier of sterile injectable, liquid and semi-solid medicines as well as active pharmaceutical ingredients. Currently, the multi-story, 400,000-square-foot facility employs 3,000 employees and contractors. The plant has been in operation since 1948. Pfizer’s stock price opened at $49.76 per share Wednesday, Dec. 7, down slightly from $51.72 per share one year ago.

December 7, 2022

Acquisitions Midwest Multifamily Northmarq Wisconsin

Northmarq Brokers Sale of 1,288-Unit Multifamily Property in Madison, Wisconsin

by Kristin Harlow December 7, 2022

MADISON, WIS. — Northmarq has brokered the sale of a four-property multifamily portfolio totaling 1,288 units in Madison for an undisclosed price. The properties include Carolina Apartments, The Monticello, Monona Lakeview and Country Meadows. They were built from 1956 to 1992. Parker Stewart and Dominic Martinez of Northmarq represented the seller, who was the original developer of The Monticello and Carolina Apartments as well as the long-term owner of the other two communities. A Wisconsin-based investor purchased The Monticello, Carolina Apartments and Monona Lakeview. A Chicago-based investor purchased Country Meadows, which totals 466 units.

December 7, 2022

Acquisitions Illinois Industrial Midwest

Coldwell Banker Commercial Affiliate Negotiates Sale of 488,000 SF Industrial Facility in Freeport, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow December 7, 2022

FREEPORT, ILL. — Coldwell Banker Commercial McGuire Mears & Associates has negotiated the sale of a 488,000-square-foot industrial facility in Freeport, a city in Northwest Illinois. The sales price was undisclosed, but the list price was $7 million. The building is roughly 70 years old and features a clear height of 26 feet, 30 exterior docks and 10 drive-in doors. Adam Shultz of Coldwell Banker Commercial McGuire Mears & Associates represented the seller, an affiliate of Janesville, Wis.-based Badger Property Investments LLC. The buyer was an affiliate of Milwaukee-based Phoenix Investors LLC.

December 7, 2022

Development Illinois Midwest Multifamily

McShane to Build 32-Unit Supportive Living Community for Adults with Autism in Grafton, Wisconsin

by Kristin Harlow December 7, 2022

GRAFTON, WIS. — McShane is building Woodside Prairie, a 32-unit supportive living community for adults with autism in Grafton, about 20 miles north of Milwaukee. Impact Seven is the developer. The project incorporates four supportive living buildings as well as two townhomes. Additionally, a 3,700-square-foot activity building will contain a community kitchen, craft space, computer center and fitness area. Completion is scheduled for October 2023. New Horizon Ventures is the architect.

December 7, 2022

Acquisitions Indiana Midwest Retail

Quantum Arranges Sale of 3,500 SF Retail Building Occupied by Sherwin-Williams in Fort Wayne

by Kristin Harlow December 7, 2022

FORT WAYNE, IND. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has arranged the sale of a single-tenant retail building occupied by Sherwin-Williams in Fort Wayne for an undisclosed price. Constructed in 2022, the building spans 3,500 square feet. Chad Firsel and Seth Gilford of Quantum represented the seller, Chicago-based Core Acquisitions LLC. The asset sold to an out-of-state buyer.

December 7, 2022

Acquisitions Affordable Housing Multifamily Texas

CAF, Goldman Sachs Acquire 2,766-Unit Multifamily Portfolio in Dallas-Fort Worth

by Taylor Williams December 7, 2022

DALLAS — A partnership between a subsidiary of locally based investment firm CAF Cos. and Goldman Sachs Asset Management has acquired a portfolio of 16 multifamily properties totaling 2,766 units in Dallas-Fort Worth. The names and addresses of the properties, which are collectively known as The Obsidian Portfolio, were not disclosed, but all were constructed as market-rate projects. The new ownership plans to self-impose rent restrictions and social programming for renters at a variety of income levels. New services will include childcare, afterschool tutoring, workforce development and financial literacy. The seller was not disclosed.

December 7, 2022

Loans Seniors Housing Southeast

JLL Arranges $175M Refinancing for Seniors Housing Portfolio in the Southeast

by John Nelson December 7, 2022

DALLAS — JLL Capital Markets has arranged a $175 million refinancing for a six-property seniors housing portfolio totaling 821 units across the Southeast. The portfolio offers a mix of independent living, assisted living and memory care units. Five of the properties are recently completed and the sixth, a second phase to its adjacent sister property, is currently under construction. The properties are positioned in high-growth markets with strong demographics and forecasted growth in the senior population. The communities are near major retail, entertainment, healthcare and professional centers, as well as numerous outdoor activities such as golf courses and country clubs. Allison Holland and Jason Skalko led the JLL Capital Markets debt advisory team representing the unnamed borrower. Further details on the borrower and properties were not disclosed.

December 7, 2022

Development Florida Mixed-Use Restaurant Retail Southeast

Miami Worldcenter Associates, CIM Deliver 80,000 SF Retail Building, Future Home of Bowlero and Sports & Social

by John Nelson December 7, 2022

MIAMI — Miami Worldcenter Associates and partner CIM Group have delivered Block F-East, an 80,000-square-foot “jewel box” retail building within the $4 billion Miami Worldcenter campus in downtown Miami. The standalone, glass-encased building marks one of the last retail components to be delivered as part of the 27-acre mixed-use development. The building, which will be home to Bowlero and the recently announced Sports & Social, will feature an open-air rooftop restaurant overlooking Miami Worldcenter’s World Square public plaza and park. Block F-East is located at the confluence of the 7th Street Promenade and World Paseo open-air retail pedestrian streets. The site is directly west of Miami Worldcenter’s upcoming citizenM boutique hotel and north of the completed luxury apartment tower Bezel Miami. In addition to the jewel box’s tenants, other retailers at Miami Worldcenter include Sephora (now open), lululemon athletica, Savage x Fenty, Ray-Ban, Posman Books and Lucid Motors, as well as dining and entertainment concepts such as Brasserie Laurel (now open), El Vecino and Chicago’s Maple & Ash and etta restaurants.

December 7, 2022

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