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DRA Advisors, KPR Centers Sell 16 Northeast Shopping Centers Totaling 1.5 MSF

by Taylor Williams July 15, 2022

NEW YORK CITY — A joint venture between two New York City-based firms, DRA Advisors and KPR Centers, has sold 16 grocery-anchored shopping centers totaling roughly 1.5 million square feet that are located throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic region. The sale occurred in conjunction with the joint venture’s acquisition of 33 grocery-anchored shopping centers throughout the region from Cedar Realty Trust for $879 million. The centers were sold to Baltimore-based Klein Enterprises, Kimco Realty Trust and an affiliate of KPR Centers for undisclosed amounts. Chris Angelone of JLL represented the seller in this transaction. The joint venture intends to hold and manage the remaining centers acquired from Cedar Realty Trust, which currently have a collective occupancy rate of 93 percent.

July 15, 2022

Acquisitions Multifamily Northeast Pennsylvania Student Housing

Rittenhouse Realty Arranges $87M Sale of Philadelphia Student Housing Community

by Taylor Williams July 15, 2022

PHILADELPHIA — Locally based brokerage firm Rittenhouse Realty Advisors has arranged the $87 million sale of Hamilton Court, a 295-bed student housing community located near the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, outdoor grilling and dining areas and onsite laundry facilities. Hamilton Court also houses 21,400 square feet of retail space. Rittenhouse represented the seller, Post Brothers, which acquired the 103-unit property in 2015 and implemented a $21 million capital improvement program.

July 15, 2022

Industrial Leasing Activity New Jersey Northeast

IDI Logistics Signs Home Improvement Retailer to 111,111 SF Industrial Lease in Passaic, New Jersey

by Taylor Williams July 15, 2022

PASSAIC, N.J. — Atlanta-based IDI Logistics has signed a 111,111-square-foot, full-building industrial lease with an undisclosed home improvement retailer at 26 Jefferson St. in the Northern New Jersey community of Passaic. The facility sits on 7.5 acres and features a clear height of 40 feet, 27 docks, two drive-in doors and parking for 61 cars and eight trailers. David Knee and Chris Hile of JLL represented IDI Logistics in the lease negotiations.

July 15, 2022

Development Industrial Massachusetts Northeast

Vantage Builders Delivers 100,000 SF Cannabis Cultivation Facility in Metro Boston

by Taylor Williams July 15, 2022

WALTHAM, MASS. — General contractor Vantage Builders has delivered a 100,000-square-foot cannabis cultivation facility in the western Boston suburb of Waltham for wholesale provider Greencare Collective. The facility features vegetation rooms; six 9,500-square-foot grow rooms; cultivation process rooms for drying, trimming, curing and packaging; vault storage; and a commercial kitchen for the creation of cannabis edibles. The second floor has office space, and a 2,000-square-foot dispensary located in the front of the building is scheduled to open this summer. The project team included BKA Architects, BLW Engineers (MEP), McClure Engineering (civil) and Trinity Engineering (structural).

July 15, 2022

Affordable Housing Development Massachusetts Multifamily Northeast Seniors Housing

Arch Communities, WinnCos. Complete $25.7M Residential Adaptive Reuse Project in Southbridge, Massachusetts

by Taylor Williams July 15, 2022

SOUTHBRIDGE, MASS. — Arch Communities and developer WinnCos. have completed a $25.7 million residential adaptive reuse project in Southbridge, located in the southern central part of the state. The project converted the 90,000-square-foot former Mary E. Wells High School building into a 62-unit affordable housing complex for seniors age 55 and older. Of the 62 apartments, 56 are reserved for households earning 60 percent or less of the area median income (AMI), including eight apartments reserved for residents at or below 30 percent of AMI. Six units have been customized for handicapped and sensory-impaired households. The 106-year-old building had been vacant for eight years before construction began in 2020.

July 15, 2022

California Market Reports Retail Western Western Market Reports

San Diego Retail Momentum Continues in 2022

by Jeff Shaw July 15, 2022

By Chad Iafrate, Executive Director, and Phil Lyons, Managing Director, Cushman & Wakefield Retail leasing and investment sales transaction volumes continue to increase in 2022. This growth trend began to surge in the second part of 2021 following the pandemic recovery. Retail vacancy rates in San Diego County have decreased quarter over quarter to 5.9 percent, with vacancy lowest among power centers and strip centers. Asking rental rates, meanwhile, have increased across the county. This is primarily driven by significant rent growth at lifestyle centers (+5 percent from the previous quarter) and neighborhood centers (+2.8 percent). All major retail use categories seem to be back in expansion mode after four consecutive quarters of positive absorption. Pent-up consumer demand, stimulus and liquidity have all helped fuel growth plans in the retail sector with tenants continuing to try to make up for the lost year during the 2020 pandemic-related lockdowns. Suburban shopping centers have been the beneficiary of the work-from-home model as employees who would typically frequent retailers near their offices have pivoted to restaurants and shops closer to their residences. Investor confidence in retail centers also continues to increase, most notably from rising REIT activity and exchange buyers. Local retail investment …

July 15, 2022

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Acquisitions California Retail Western

SRS Brokers $35M Sale of Retail Property in La Quinta, California

by Amy Works July 14, 2022

LA QUINTA, CALIF. — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of a 154,383-square-foot portion of One Eleven La Quinta Center, a community retail center located at 78959 CA-11 in La Quinta. A Coachella Valley-based private family office sold the asset to Anaheim-based Milan Capital Management for $35 million. Chris Tramontano and John Redfield of SRS’ Investment Properties Group represented the seller, while the buyer was self-represented in the deal. Terrison Quinn and Casey Mahony of SRS Real Estate Partners are the exclusive leasing agents for the property. Tenants include Ross Dress for Less, Staples, Petco and Big 5 Sporting Goods. The property was 79 percent occupied at the close of escrow. The center is shadow anchored by Stater Bros, Hobby Lobby and Kohl’s. Built in phases between 1992 and 2002, One Eleven La Quinta Center totals 852,465 square feet and is situated on 19.7 acres. This transaction marks the first sale of a portion of the center since development.

July 14, 2022

Acquisitions Hospitality Washington Western

CIP Negotiates Sale of Four-Property Hospitality Portfolio in Washington

by Amy Works July 14, 2022

PACKWOOD, EATONVILLE AND ASHFORD, WASH. — Crystal Investment Property (CIP) has arranged the sale of a four-hotel portfolio in Washington. Terms of the transaction, including the names of the seller and buyer and the acquisition price, were not released. The portfolio includes Cowlitz River Lodge and Crest Trail Lodge in Packwood, Mill Village Motel in Eatonville and Nisqually Lodge in Ashford. All four properties are independent, mid-scale hotels each with 25 to 32 rooms. Cowlitz River Lodge, Nisqually Lodge and Crest Trail Lodge feature large lounges, stonework fireplaces and various guest amenities throughout the properties. Mill Village Motel is the only exterior-corridor property and offers a business center, guest library and meeting/event space. CIP President Joseph Kennedy and team handled the transaction.

July 14, 2022

Acquisitions Arizona Industrial Western

Koll Co. Buys Industrial Portfolio in Phoenix for $13.7M in Sale-Leaseback Deal

by Amy Works July 14, 2022

PHOENIX — The Koll Co. has purchased a two-building industrial portfolio, totaling 65,594 square feet in southwest Phoenix. JFN Mechanical sold the properties for $13.7 in an off-market transaction. The portfolio consists of a 32,608-square-foot building, delivered first-quarter 2022, at 4587 W. McDowell Road that is fully leased to Phoenix WinSupply, and a 32,986-square-foot facility at 5127 W. Roosevelt St. that JFN will continue to occupy through the sale-leaseback agreement. JFN Mechanical is a plumbing contractor that works exclusively on student housing, multifamily, seniors housing and hospitality construction projects. The property at 4587 W. McDowell Road features 24-foor clear heights, 1,200 square feet of office space, dock and grade doors, evaporative cooling systems, LED lighting, ESFR sprinklers and a fully secured truck court. The facility at 5127 Roosevelt St. features 24-foot clear heights, 3,000 square feet of office space, dock and grade doors, evaporative cooling systems, LED lighting, ESFR sprinklers and a fully secure truck court. Phil Haenel and Will Strong of Cushman & Wakefield represented both parties in the portfolio sale and leaseback.

July 14, 2022

Acquisitions Arizona California Hospitality Western

NewcrestImage to Acquire Four La Quinta Hotels in California, Texas, Arizona

by Amy Works July 14, 2022

DALLAS — Dallas-based NewcrestImage has agreed to purchase four La Quinta by Wyndham-branded hotels, totaling 696 rooms. A joint venture between Highgate and Cerberus sold the properties for an undisclosed price. The hotels include La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham LAX in Los Angeles; La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Anaheim in Anaheim, Calif.; La Quinta Inn by Wyndham Phoenix North in Phoenix; and La Quinta Inn & Suites DFW Airport South/Irving in Irving, Texas. The acquisition of the LAX property marks NewcrestImage’s first gateway location in California.

July 14, 2022

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