WARREN, MICH. — Green Lantern Pizza has leased 1,400 square feet at Village Plaza in Warren, a northern suburb of Detroit. The Warren restaurant marks Green Lantern Pizza’s 10th location in the state. Michael Murphy, Bill McLeod and Haley Kelly of Gerdom Realty & Investment represented the landlord, Shango Enterprise Group. Located at the northwest corner of 13 Mile and Mound roads, Village Plaza spans roughly 100,000 square feet. Green Lantern Pizza has operated in metro Detroit since 1955.
SAN DIEGO — Realty Income Corp. (NYSE: O), a publicly traded REIT, has agreed to acquire up to 185 single-tenant retail and industrial properties from subsidiaries of CIM Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. for approximately $894 million. The exact composition of the portfolio depends on completion of due diligence and the potential exercise of rights of first refusal related to certain properties. If the entire 185 properties are included, the transaction will represent a 7.1 percent capitalization rate. “We believe the deployment of net sales proceeds will continue to advance our program to generate sustainable and increasing dividends for our shareholders through earnings growth,” says Richard Ressler, president, CEO and chairman of CIM Real Estate Finance Trust. “Additionally, this transaction increases our flexibility as we seek to capitalize on investment opportunities resulting from the current market environment.” The properties feature a weighted average remaining lease term of approximately 9.2 years with approximately 48 percent of the portfolio’s annualized contractual rent derived from investment-grade rated clients. The properties total 4.6 million square feet, with 55 retail clients representing 95 percent of the total portfolio rent. The remaining 5 percent comes from four industrial clients. The top two renters in the portfolio …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In 2022, local and state legislatures across the country raised the issue of rent control to address the high cost of living and the ongoing affordable housing crisis. Some municipalities enacted rent control measures or expanded on those already in place, while the efforts of others were shot down by city councils and state law. Rent control measures are regulations enacted by state or local governments that place a limit on the amount a landlord can charge to lease a home or increase rent upon the renewal of a lease. Rent control regulations are legally binding once signed by a governor or passed through a referendum. The intent of rent control is to keep living costs affordable for renters, particularly those who are earning lower incomes. However, the official position of the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) as well as the National Apartment Association (NAA) is that rent control exacerbates housing shortages, causes existing buildings to deteriorate and disproportionately benefits higher-income households. The NMHC and NAA, both based in Washington, D.C., have stated that they are in favor of alternative methods, such as voucher-based rental assistance, to address affordable housing shortages. Rent Control Efforts Gain Traction Though …
So much has been made about the future of retail in the United States. Is it dead? Is it back? How has it evolved? No doubt, retail was the sector most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and that is also true here in Washington, D.C. If you look at regional data, it appears to be rebounding nicely. The overall market currently boasts a near record-low vacancy rate at just 5.1 percent, according to CoStar Group. Tighter market conditions have helped landlords restore pricing power throughout the District, and asking rents and rent growth have surpassed pre-pandemic highs. When we measure by net absorption, retail demand in the region in 2022 is on pace to reach its highest level since 2016. But numbers don’t tell the whole story as the retail sector’s recovery in D.C.’s downtown market post COVID differs greatly from all of the metropolitan area’s other submarkets in a scenario that can only be described as a tale of two markets. Downtown D.C. So, what’s driving downtown retail these days? Simply, it’s the office market. Retail’s post-pandemic recovery is almost entirely dependent on office workers, and there is no more significant factor at play for its success than corporation’s …
CHICAGO — Standard Communities led a public-private partnership that acquired Bryn Mawr Belle Shore Apartments in Chicago’s Edgewater Beach neighborhood. The total capitalization of the acquisition was roughly $46 million. The affordable housing community includes 371 units across two buildings as well as 15,000 square feet of retail space. Standard plans to make improvements such as new common area lighting, refurbished common areas and amenities, and renovated management offices. Standard completed the transaction in partnership with the Illinois Housing Development Authority, Chicago Housing Authority, the City of Chicago Department of Housing and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
LINCOLN AND ASHLAND, NEB. — Walker & Dunlop has originated a total of $20.9 million in HUD refinancing for Fallbrook Assisted Living and Memory Care in Lincoln and Oxbow Living Center in Ashland. Walker & Dunlop’s Kevin Giusti and Mikko Erkamaa originated the loans in both deals on behalf of the borrower, MJ Senior Housing. Both transactions refinanced floating-rate debt and provided cash proceeds. Fallbrook Assisted Living and Memory Care received a $13.3 million loan. The property is a 71-unit assisted living and memory care facility that was built in 2018 and opened in 2019. Oxbow Living Center received a $7.6 million loan. The property is a three-story, 79-unit assisted living and memory care community.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Greystone has provided an $18.6 million Freddie Mac loan for the acquisition of a 200-unit multifamily property located outside of Kansas City. Originally built in the 1980s, the garden-style community features one- and two-bedroom units. Adam Lipkin of Greystone originated the loan, which features a fixed interest rate, 10-year term, 30-year amortization schedule and five years of interest-only payments. The borrower and name of the property were not provided.
INDIANA — In a sale-leaseback transaction, Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT) has purchased a portfolio of five retail properties occupied by Jiffy Lube in Indiana. Jiffy Lube has roughly 15 years remaining on its leases at the net-leased properties. The sales price of $7.9 million represents a cap rate of 6.5 percent.
CLARKSTON, MICH. — Fitness concept Club Pilates will open a 2,580-square-foot location at the White Lake Commons shopping center in Clarkston, a northern suburb of Detroit. The property is located near the intersection of Dixie Highway and White Lake Road. Michael Murphy, Haley Kelly and Tjader Gerdom of Gerdom Realty & Investment represented the landlord, Shango Properties. Stephen Smith of TNF Realty represented the tenant.
BURLINGAME, CALIF. — Gemini Rosemont Commercial Real Estate has acquired Peninsula Life Science Center in Burlingame from Sansome Street Advisors and Gordon Brothers for $59.3 million in an all-cash transaction. The acquisition was fully funded in partnership with Gemini Investments, an investment company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Located at 1828 El Camino Real, the eight-story building features 65,804 square feet of office space. At the time of sale, the property was 98 percent leased and anchored by three life sciences tenants. Built in 1974 and most recently renovated in 2022, the property features floor-to-ceiling windows, an above-market parking ratio and a nearby BART train stop. Seth Siegel, Steve Hermann and Ryan Venezia of Cushman & Wakefield represented the sellers, while Gemini Rosemont was self-represented in the transaction. David Wilson, a property manager with Gemini Rosemont, will manage the asset.
