OLYMPIA, WASH. — Berkadia has arranged the sale of Evergreen Park, a garden-style apartment property located at 2121 Evergreen Park Drive SW in Olympia. The community traded for $11.1 million, or $150,000 per unit. The names of the buyer and seller were not released. Built in 1979, Evergreen Park features 74 one- and two-bedroom apartments. The property has been partially renovated and was 99 percent occupied at the time of sale. Chad Blenz, Mitchell Belcher, Steven Chattin and Jay Timpani of Berkadia Seattle represented the seller in the transaction.
IRVINE, CALIF. — Alere Property Group has purchased an industrial property located at 8710-8750 Research Drive in Irvine. A private investor sold the asset for an undisclosed price. Constructed in 2005, the 35,475-square-foot building features 20-foot clear heights, two dock-high loading positions, three ground-level doors and 12,000 square feet of office space. The Class A warehouse building is divisible to accommodate multiple tenants. Currently, a manufacturer of technological equipment for industrial machinery occupies the building. Todd Marten and Trent Walker of Voit Real Estate Services represented the seller and buyer in the deal.
CHICAGO — Oxford Capital Group LLC has acquired the 247-room, luxury lifestyle hotel known as Thompson Chicago in the city’s Gold Coast neighborhood. Oxford’s wholly owned affiliate, Oxford Hotels & Resorts LLC, assumes management of the property effective immediately. Thompson Chicago will remain affiliated with Hyatt’s luxury lifestyle hotel brand Thompson Hotels. The property originally opened in 2013. Oxford plans to revamp the hotel’s ground-floor restaurant, Nico Osteria. The hotel is also home to 12,000 square feet of meeting and event space, private suites and a fitness center. A joint venture between Walton Street Capital and AJ Capital Partners sold the hotel for around $70 million, according to Crain’s Chicago Business.
CLEVELAND — Berkadia has arranged a $72.9 million loan for the refinancing of The Beacon in Cleveland. Located at 515 Euclid Ave., the high-rise multifamily property features one- and two-bedroom units. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, rooftop sky lounge, dog park and onsite restaurants. Mark Vogel and Dan Geuther of Berkadia arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, Ohio-based Stark Enterprises. Global investment firm KKR provided the seven-year loan, which features a 4 percent interest rate and a 65 percent loan-to-value ratio.
GREENFIELD, IND. — A fund sponsored by CBRE Global Investors has purchased a 505,872-square-foot warehouse in the eastern Indianapolis suburb of Greenfield for an undisclosed price. Completed this year, the property is known as Mount Comfort Logistics Center II and is fully leased. The building sits on a nearly 43-acre site at 4268 W. County Road. The property features a clear height of 36 feet, 50 dock doors, three drive-in doors, 50 trailer parking spaces and 155 auto parking spaces. The facility is expandable by more than 220,000 square feet. Seller information was not disclosed.
KENOSHA, WIS. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the sale of Southport Plaza and Indian Trail Plaza in Kenosha for $43.5 million. A Florida-based private buyer purchased the two adjacent shopping centers, which total 407,367 square feet. Anchored by Kohl’s, Fresh Thyme and Hobby Lobby, the centers were 92 percent occupied at the time of sale. Southport Plaza was built in 1996 and Indian Trail Plaza was constructed in 2006. Both properties are located at the intersection of Green Bay Road and 75th Street. Craig Fuller, Scott Wiles, Erin Patton and Jared Shapiro of IPA represented the seller, a Chicago-based private equity firm. The team also represented the buyer, which secured permanent financing from a bank at a 76 percent loan-to-value ratio.
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Growing Southern California Industrial Demand Creates Shifts in Strategy, Outlook
Industrial real estate in Southern California has become what one might conservatively call a “fast-paced atmosphere.” The presence of multiple offers, sellers pushing up values and buyers continuing to chase deals have made for constantly increasing values and activity. Christopher J. Destino, SIOR, principal at Lee & Associates, spoke to REBusinessOnline about making strategic decisions in this unusual environment. REBusiness: What is the forecast for demand in industrial properties in Southern California? Destino: The future of demand in the area is very strong, with developers seeking new sites aggressively and underwriting steady future rent growth over the next couple of years. A lot of that is driven by e-commerce, and there’s still so much room to grow in the e-commerce world. E-commerce accounted for approximately 13.6 percent of retail sales in the first quarter of 2021 (a number that is steadily increasing). There is still a lot of room for that percent to increase, and that’s what is driving most industrial demand. REBusiness: What are the types of tenants have the most demand for space right now? Destino: The big three are distribution companies, contractors and service-type industries. There is a still a small manufacturing base, but those are the …
By Noah Juran, NorthMarq Cincinnati remains a highly sought-after market for multifamily investors as the U.S. emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Cincinnati area’s apartment market fundamentals, including rent growth, rent collections and occupancy levels, are holding up well. Significant amounts of capital — including local, out-of-state and international — are aggressively seeking to be deployed into multifamily assets, which continues to drive up pricing. Multifamily has outperformed many other commercial real estate sectors during COVID, as many investors consider it a safe-haven investment. However, a lack of inventory for sale is slowing transaction activity. COVID-19 impact While delinquencies increased in 2020 due to pandemic-related layoffs and furloughs, many apartment owners in Cincinnati recorded strong rent performance, especially those properties that are well-managed and efficiently screen tenants. There was an eviction moratorium in Ohio, but it had a minimal impact. Workforce housing properties with lower-income tenants experienced the most negative effects during the pandemic. Many operators in Cincinnati and throughout the Midwest recorded collections at or above 90 percent, which is typical. Owners may have had a couple of tenants who requested rent relief or deferred payments, but after the dust settled, most borrowers, owners and operators did not experience …
MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO. — PCCP and TriStar Properties have formed a joint venture for the acquisition of 137 acres in Maryland Heights within metro St. Louis. The joint venture plans to build Westport Commerce Center, a speculative industrial park totaling six buildings and up to 1.3 million square feet. Buildings will range in size from 194,615 to 252,720 square feet. Construction will take place in phases, with the first phase consisting of two buildings totaling 194,615 square feet each. The buildings will share a 185-foot truck court and trailer parking area. Completion of the first phase is slated for spring 2022.
ST. FRANCIS, WIS. — M&R Development has opened 42 Hundred on the Lake, a 236-unit luxury apartment complex in St. Francis, five miles south of downtown Milwaukee. A ribbon-cutting ceremony took place Thursday, July 22. The community, which is located at 4200 S. Lake Drive, is more than 65 percent leased. Units range in size from 583 to 1,204 square feet and monthly rents range from $1,248 to $3,350. Amenities include a clubhouse, private lounge, business center, game room, fitness center, pet spa, package room, two outdoor courtyards, grilling stations, fire pits, lounge areas overlooking Lake Michigan and a pool with cabanas. RMK Management is overseeing leasing and property management.