NASHUA, N.H. — Boston-based brokerage firm Atlantic Capital Partners has negotiated the sale of 270 Amherst Street, a 39,750-square-foot shopping center located near the Massachusetts-New Hampshire border in Nashua. Anchored by German discount grocer Aldi, the property was 86 percent leased at the time of sale. Justin Smith, Sam Koonce and Molly Lynch of Atlantic Capital Partners represented the seller, Saxon Partners, and procured the buyer, Linear Retail, in the transaction.
INDIANAPOLIS — KennMar has acquired The Pyramids office park in Indianapolis for an undisclosed price. New York City-based Sterling American Property Inc. was the seller, according to the Indianapolis Business Journal. Located at 3500 Depauw Blvd., The Pyramids consists of three 11-story office buildings totaling 366,704 square feet. KennMar acquired the landmark, pyramid-shaped property with assistance from INVST LLC, an SEC-registered investment advisor based in Indianapolis, and lender Teachers Credit Union. Indianapolis-based KennMar plans to renovate the property by upgrading the façade, enhancing interior common areas and adding some new external amenities. “While the pandemic has created uncertainty around the office market, we are bullish on the sector and anticipate that businesses will eventually return to an in-person work setting over the next several years,” says Brent Benge, president and CEO of KennMar. “We want to create an office environment that gets people excited about returning to work.” KennMar says the acquisition fits in well with its strategy to redevelop the site formerly occupied by Caribbean Cove, an indoor water park and hotel located on the same road as The Pyramids that closed in late 2017. KennMar currently has several projects underway on that site, including a freestanding Starbucks and …
Property owners should receive a Notice of Appraised Value from their appraisal district by mid-April. This year, it is imperative that retail property owners submit an assessment protest prior to the deadline and help to establish fair taxable valuations in the post-pandemic marketplace. Since March 2020, COVID-19 has brought uncertainty and ongoing challenges to real estate owners. People often discuss the commercial real estate “winners and losers” of COVID-19, and of the four commercial real estate food groups, retail certainly suffered one of the heaviest initial blows. But how has the property type recovered as the pandemic has evolved? This article explores where exactly retail falls, and then offers strategies to argue more effectively for reduced assessments. Evolving trends To develop a full picture of the current state of shopping centers, one must look back to 2019 and early 2020 before the pandemic. In 2018, approximately 5,800 retail stores closed nationwide and only 3,200 opened, for an overall deficit of 2,600 locations. In 2019, the size of the annual store deficit nearly doubled with 5,000 more closures than openings. E-commerce sales volume rose steadily from 2010 through 2019, which, coupled with accelerating physical store closures, clearly indicate a slowdown in …
By Glenn R. Rudy, Senior Managing Director, Retail Capital Markets, Newmark We all know the commercial real estate industry is cyclical and there are casualties in every cycle across asset classes. However, retail seems to always be in everyone’s crosshairs. It quite frequently is the tail wagging the dog across institutional investors. Consider this, though: if there is one thing the pandemic has proven (once again), it is that the retail sector as a whole is one of the most resilient in the industry. Nowhere in the country is this statement more evident than here in Orange County. While investment sales activity was sluggish overall in 2021, picking up largely in the fourth quarter, retail leasing activity was record breaking. Annual net absorption turned positive after nine consecutive quarters of losses. Vacancy rates have not yet returned to pre-pandemic levels, but rent growth has reach a new all-time high as of year-end 2021. Tenants and landlords were both motivated to sign leases in 2021 to satisfy the increased market demand from consumers yearning to get out and be social again. Society wanted to spend its money on soft goods, dining out and enjoying the retail experience that was so sorely missed in 2020. On the investment …
PHOENIX — Creation RE, a Phoenix-based real estate investment and development firm, and J.P. Morgan Global Alternatives have created a joint venture with plans to invest $1 billion in industrial, warehouse and logistics real estate projects across four states. The partners have released plans to capitalize and develop seven projects, three of which have already closed and four in the pipeline. The properties total approximately 5 million square feet in Newmark, N.J.; Melville and Islandia, N.Y.; Fort Worth, Texas; and Chandler, Gilbert and Phoenix, Ariz.
PHOENIX — Decron Properties has acquired Ascent at Papago Park, an apartment property located at 4950 E. Van Buren St. in Phoenix, for $107.5 million. The 270-unit community features one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans spread across 14 two-story residential buildings. It was built in 2007 The buyer plans to undertake a two-phase capital improvement program. The first phase will include upgrading the common areas and amenities and addressing any needed repairs or upgrades to the property’s infrastructure. The second phase will include an extensive renovation of all units, including installation of updated cabinetry, countertops and appliances. The seller was not disclosed.
OGDEN, UTAH —Canterbury Partners LLC has completed work on Senior Living on Washington, an affordable seniors housing community in Ogden, approximately 35 miles north of Salt Lake City. Partners on the project include R & O Construction, Think Architecture, The Richman Group Affordable Housing Corp., JP Morgan Chase Community Development Bank, Rocky Mountain Community Reinvestment Corp. and the Olene Walker Housing Loan Fund. Senior Living on Washington is a 100 percent affordable housing project for seniors over age 62. EMG Management will be the operator. The number of units was not disclosed.
VAN NUYS, CARSON, VERNON AND OCEANSIDE, CALIF. — New York-based New Mountain Capital has completed the disposition of four infill industrial properties in the Greater Los Angeles and San Diego County area to Rexford Industrial Realty for $65 million. Totaling 150,736 square feet, the four assets are located at: 14243 Bessemer St. in Van Nuys 17011, 17023 and 17027 S. Central Ave. in Carson 2970 East 50th St. in Vernon 2843 Benet Road in Oceanside Arctic Glacier Co. currently occupies all the properties, which are cold production and distribution facilities. Vincent Polce, Robert Bickel, Barbara Perrier, Eric Cox and Rebecca Perlmutter of CBRE represented the seller in the deal.
LOS ANGELES — Parkview Financial has purchased a multi-tenant office building located at 11440 San Vicente Blvd. in West Los Angeles’ Brentwood neighborhood. Westwood Financial, which owned the property since 1989 and currently occupies the first floor, sold the asset for $19 million. Parkview Financial plans to occupy the three-story, 24,317-square-foot property as its new headquarters. The company will implement a $2 million renovation of the asset’s common areas, as well as building out the entire 8,000-square-foot second floor, with plans to move in by late 2022. Built in 1972, the building features various floorplate layouts with walkability to amenities, including restaurants and retail stores. Additionally, the property features 49 parking spaces and overlooks Veterans’ Park on Wilshire Boulevard. Tom Sexton and Michael Arnold of NAI Capital represented the buyer, while Daniel Rainer, Matt McRoskey and Andrew Harper of JLL represented the seller in the transaction.
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS — Tampa-based multifamily investment firm American Landmark has purchased Cavalli at Iron Horse Station, a 328-unit apartment community in North Richland Hills, a northern suburb of Fort Worth. Built in 2021, the property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units that range in size from 605 to 1,298 square feet and are furnished with stainless steel appliances, granite countertops and private balconies/patios. Amenities include a pool, media/game room, fitness center, resident lounge, outdoor grilling and dining areas and a pet park. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.