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Silvestri Investments Acquires Flagship Neiman Marcus Building on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile

by Katie Sloan April 28, 2022

CHICAGO — Silvestri Investments Inc. has acquired the flagship Neiman Marcus building located at 737 N. Michigan Ave. within Chicago’s Magnificent Mile, a 13-block shopping district that attracts more than 30 million visitors annually. The transaction is one of only eight trades on Michigan Avenue over the past decade, according to JLL, which brokered the sale. The luxury department store chain has operated its 195,500-square-foot location since the four-story building was constructed in 1983. The 1.2-acre Neiman Marcus boasts the largest continuous frontage on Michigan Avenue at 200 feet. Amy Sands, Clinton Mitchell, Alex Sharrin and Michael Nieder of JLL’s Retail Capital Markets team represented the undisclosed seller and procured the buyer in the 1031 exchange transaction. Christopher Knight, also of JLL, secured a seven-year acquisition loan on behalf of the buyer. Chicago’s Magnificent Mile was hit particularly hard by the COVID-19 pandemic as tourism decreased and the city’s crime increased. Today, nearly a quarter of all Magnificent Mile retail space is vacant — more than double its vacancy four years ago, according to Crain’s Chicago Business. Earlier this month, Brookfield Properties announced that it was turning over Water Tower Place shopping mall to its lender, indicating that the property …

April 28, 2022

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Multifamily Operators Battle Fraud, Labor Shortages on the Front Lines, Say InterFace Panelists

by John Nelson April 28, 2022

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Property managers are navigating a minefield of issues in today’s apartment market. Analyzing renter applications for fraud, collecting overdue rent and turning over units from freeloading tenants are all in a day’s work for savvy apartment operators. Amanda Kitts, senior vice president of property management at Northwood Ravin, a multifamily owner and operator based in North Carolina, said that part of the role of an operations professional today entails poring over documents like check stubs, IDs and employment records to make sure the prospective resident is creditworthy. She said that fraud is more prevalent in some markets than others, so it’s imperative that property managers are adequately trained. “Charlotte still is a very big market for fraud, but Durham not so much. Chapel Hill is squeaky clean; nobody does anything wrong in Chapel Hill,” joked Kitts. “We have these applications and check stubs, and maybe one could be off, and you have to investigate and Google. We’re almost mini-FBI investigators.” Kitts’ comments came during the leasing and operations panel at France Media’s InterFace Carolinas Multifamily, which took place April 14 at the Hilton Uptown Charlotte. The networking and information conference drew more than 260 attendees from all facets …

April 28, 2022

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Analyzing the Potential of Lincoln’s Commercial Real Estate Market

by Kristin Harlow April 28, 2022

What does the Lincoln, Nebraska commercial real estate market have to offer? Quite simply it has land, room to grow, affordability and a centralized location. Pair these attractive and unique features with an educated workforce in a culturally diverse community and the answer becomes clear. Lincoln’s commercial real estate market has a lot of potential. Despite Lincoln’s small size of approximately 300,000 people, it is experiencing the same challenges and triumphs as the bigger metropolitan areas. Warehouse space One of the biggest challenges in the Lincoln market is the low supply of industrial space in a high-demand environment. The industrial vacancy rate as of year-end 2021 was 1.6 percent. Any new product that comes on market is leased quickly and the per-square-foot selling price is trending up with a 31 percent increase in just three years. Unfortunately, in the Lincoln market, the value of new industrial construction building permits has been trending down over the last five years. The rising cost of construction makes this trend even more significant; many developers are unwilling to invest in speculative product without the certainty that tenants will pay the rental rate necessary to provide an adequate rate of return. One local developer, Las …

April 28, 2022

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Thompson Thrift Acquires 30-Acre Land Parcel in Phoenix for Mixed-Use Development

by Amy Works April 27, 2022

PHOENIX — Thompson Thrift has purchased a 30-acre development site at the southwest corner of Dove Valley and 29th Avenue in Phoenix. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The company plans to develop a mixed-use property on 16 acres of the site. The remaining acreage will be left as outdoor space that is part of Skunk Creek Wash natural preserve, and will feature pedestrian amenities and running paths. Upon completion, the development will feature apartments and 35,000 square feet of retail. Oregano’s, a local pizza chain, and Twisted Sugar, a gourmet cookie shop, have pre-leased space at the development.

April 27, 2022

Company News Multifamily Utah Western

RealSource Properties Launches $390M Multifamily REIT with 10 Communities

by Amy Works April 27, 2022

SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake City-based RealSource Properties has announced the launch of its real estate investment trust (REIT) with 10 existing properties. The $390 million REIT targets multifamily properties nationwide. Assets in the REIT will be managed by the same value-add real estate strategy currently deployed at RealSource multifamily assets across the country. The 10 existing properties already owned by RealSource Properties REIT include 2,897 apartments in Ohio, Texas, North Carolina and Colorado.

April 27, 2022

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Ready Capital Closes $34.4M Loan for Multifamily Property in Las Vegas

by Amy Works April 27, 2022

LAS VEGAS — Ready Capital has closed $34.4 million in financing for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of a 152-unit apartment community in central Las Vegas. Upon acquisition, the undisclosed borrower will implement a capital improvement plan consisting of interior and exterior renovations, along with deferred maintenance. Ready Capital closed the nonrecourse, interest-only, floating-rate loan, which features a 36-month term, two extension options, flexible prepayment and a facility to provide future funding for capital expenditures.

April 27, 2022

California Development Multifamily Seniors Housing Western

Clearwater Living Nears Completion of 117-Unit Seniors Housing Community in Glendora, California

by Amy Works April 27, 2022

GLENDORA, CALIF. — Clearwater Living has opened the sales office at Clearwater at Glendora, a 117-unit assisted living and memory support community in Glendora, approximately 25 miles east of Los Angeles. Construction on Clearwater at Glendora began in spring of 2021. The two-story, 117,000-square-foot property is being built on nearly three acres. When it is completed later this year, the community will feature 88 assisted living and 29 memory care apartments with studio, companion, one-bedroom and two-bedroom layouts.

April 27, 2022

Acquisitions California Retail Western

Passman Group Brokers $6.7M Sale of Beverlywood Plaza in Los Angeles

by Amy Works April 27, 2022

LOS ANGELES — The Passman Group has arranged the sale of Beverlywood Plaza, a shopping center located in Beverlywood, a neighborhood in the Westside region of Los Angeles. The property traded for $6.7 million, or $710 per square foot. The names of the buyer and seller were not released. Situated on a 13,500-square-foot lot, the property features 9,500 square feet of retail space. Current tenants include Beverly Robertson Veterinary Clinic and Beverlywood Market. David Passman, Marc Pakravan and Michael Navi of The Passman Group represented the seller in the deal.

April 27, 2022

Industrial Leasing Activity North Carolina Southeast

JLL Secures 340,000 SF Industrial Lease with FedEx Ground in Metro Raleigh

by Julia Sanders April 27, 2022

NEW HILL, N.C. — JLL has secured an approximately 340,000-square-foot lease with FedEx Ground at TIP West within Triangle Innovation Point, a 2,200-acre life sciences and advanced manufacturing park in New Hill. Matt Winters and Al Williams of JLL handle marketing and leasing for the park on behalf of ownership, a joint venture between Samet Corp., Lee-Moore Capital and a Denver-based family office. FedEx Ground will fully occupy Building One at TIP West, which is currently under construction. The building is part of the first phase of development at Triangle Innovation Point and will deliver by the end of the year. FedEx Ground is set to occupy the space in early 2023. Triangle Innovation Point can be subdivided for specific users as needed, with lot sizes ranging from 10 to 1,000 acres, and building layouts from 35,000 square feet up to 1 million square feet. Triangle Innovation Point is located close to the Research Triangle Park and Raleigh-Durham International Airport.

April 27, 2022

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Brennan Investment Group Breaks Ground on 110,000 SF Industrial Building in Winston-Salem

by Julia Sanders April 27, 2022

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Chicago-based Brennan Investment Group has broken ground on a Class A industrial building on the former RJ Reynolds Headquarters campus in Winston-Salem known as Whitaker Park. Landmark Construction is the general contractor on the project. The construction timeline was not disclosed. The tilt-wall, speculative building will span 110,000 square feet and is designed to be divisible from one to four tenants. Bob Lewis, Chris Lowe and Jamie Newell of NAI Piedmont Triad are handling leasing on behalf of Brennan Investment Group. The Whitaker Park sits in a strategic last-mile, infill location near downtown Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University and five nearby interstates.

April 27, 2022

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