SPOTSWOOD, N.J. — NAI Fennelly has negotiated the $40.2 million sale of a vacant manufacturing facility that sits on 58 acres in the Central New Jersey community of Spotswood. Jerry Fennelly and Patrick Dintrone of NAI Fennelly represented the undisclosed seller, which operated the facility from 1941 to 2020, in the transaction. The buyer was an unnamed institutional investor.
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Investment, Financing in Seniors Housing Driven by Property Performance
If there were one phrase to summarize the attitude of seniors housing investors and lenders in 2022, it would be “cautiously optimistic.” How quickly can the seniors housing industry hope to recover in the face of continued difficulties? What is likely to drive the financing and investment market? While difficulties due to COVID and labor shortages continue to create challenges in terms of immediate occupancy, strong demand fundamentals and a healthy appetite for seniors housing investments indicate a return to normality is possible in 2022, according to Brandon Taseff, senior vice president, and Lee Delaveris, vice president on KeyBank Real Estate Capital’s team. Headwinds, Tailwinds in Seniors Housing The headwinds for seniors housing investment and development should not be dismissed, Taseff indicates. Staffing issues, the Omicron variant, slow occupancy growth and sluggish absorption of senior living units have made for slow going in the market with acquisition, development and financing activity remaining below normal levels. 2021 saw many positive factors to counter these impediments: widespread vaccination, a rebound in occupancy and a strengthened capital market interest in seniors housing. 2022 may be able to continue this momentum, explains Delaveris. “There are a lot of good reasons to think the industry will …
JUPITER, FLA. — A joint venture between PCCP LLC, Woodmont Industrial Partners and Butters has purchased 115 acres in Jupiter. The site is situated within Palm Beach Park of Commerce, a 1,200-acre master-planned industrial park located 23 miles northwest of West Palm Beach. The seller and sales price for the land were not disclosed. The parcel is zoned for industrial use and the site plan approval is now in process. The joint venture plans to develop eight industrial buildings totaling approximately 1.5 million square feet at the site. The speculative project will feature concrete tilt-up construction, and the first two buildings for development will include a 301,145-square-foot warehouse with anticipated completion in January 2023 and a 50,094-square-foot warehouse anticipated for completion in July 2023. Palm Beach Park of Commerce is home to more than 70 businesses and 1,400 employees with tenants including Amazon, Walgreens, CSX and McLane. The site is situated close to the Florida Turnpike and Interstate 95.
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. — Baltimore-based Continental Realty Corp. has acquired The Six Apartments, a 92-unit multifamily community located in Mount Pleasant, for $28.3 million. Tai Cohen of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The asset was purchased via Continental Realty Fund V LP, a $210.8 million private equity fund focused on acquiring retail and multifamily properties in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions. Developed by an affiliate of Origin Development Partners LLC, the Six offers studio, one- and two-bedroom floorplans ranging from 574 to 1,154 square feet of space. Built in 2018, unit features include granite kitchen and bathroom countertops, custom cabinetry, hardwood flooring, tile backsplashes, pendant lighting, walk-in closets, ceiling fans throughout, in-unit washers and dryers, stainless steel appliances, garden tubs and balconies. Community amenities include an outdoor pool, clubhouse with conference center, health and fitness center, pet park, bike and kayak storage area, private garages and a recreational area with an outdoor kitchen, movie screen wall and firepit. The three-story community was 97 percent occupied at the time of sale. Located at 2170 Snyder Circle, the property is situated near top employers including Joint Base Charleston, Medical University of South Carolina, The Boeing Co. and …
HOUSTON — Berkadia has negotiated the sale of The Alora and The Ellis, two multifamily properties totaling 687 units in Houston. The 400-unit Alora offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, business center, sport court, playground and a dog park. The 287-unit Ellis features one-, two- and three-bedroom units that range in size from 721 to 1,147 square feet. Its amenity package consists of a pool with a sundeck, picnic and grilling stations, a clubhouse with a coffee bar, event and party room and onsite laundry facilities. Joey Rippel, Chris Young, Jeffrey Skipworth, Kyle Whitney, Todd Marix and Chris Curry of Berkadia represented the seller, locally based investment firm Barvin, in the transaction. Houston-based Indus Management acquired the assets for an undisclosed price.
KENNESAW, GA. — CBRE has brokered the $28.1 million sale of a medical office building located at 187 Chastain Road NW in Kennesaw, about 26.7 miles north of downtown Atlanta. Lee Asher, Chris Bodnar, Jordan Selbiger, Ryan Lindsley, Sabrina Solomiany and Zack Holderman of CBRE represented the seller, PLSQ Chastain, an entity comprising investors from Quintus and Pope & Land Real Estate. Renasant Bank provided acquisition financing on behalf of the undisclosed buyer. Piedmont Healthcare Inc. fully occupies the entire property on a new long-term lease. CBRE represented Piedmont Healthcare in the lease transaction. In 2021, Pope & Land developed the 39,642-square-foot building as a build-to-suit for Piedmont. The property includes a linear accelerator and includes imaging, infusion and radiation and oncology suites for cancer treatment on the first floor. The second floor includes more than 30 exam rooms for multiple specialties. Brasfield Gorrie was the contractor for the facility, and EYP was the architect.
MORRESVILLE, N.C. AND SAN DIEGO — Mooresville-based Lowe’s and San Diego-based Petco Health and Wellness Co. Inc. have plans to open a new in-store concept that will offer both home and pet products within select Lowe’s locations. The first Lowe’s + Petco store-in-store concept is slated to open at the Lowe’s Alamo Ranch store in San Antonio at the beginning of February. The companies plan to also expand to 14 additional Lowe’s locations in Texas, North Carolina and South Carolina by the end of March. The purpose of the new Lowe’s + Petco locations is to provide a unique customer experience where customers can support their pet’s health and wellness through an assortment of Petco’s pet food, supplies and services and improve the home they share in one shopping trip. The new store locations are also expected to offer a selection of Petco’s pet services, including Vetco vaccination clinics, microchipping, prescription pest prevention and mobile grooming at select times and locations.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Cypress Real Estate Advisors has completed Eastlake at Tillery, a 172,000-square-foot office project in East Austin. The complex consists of two three-story buildings and an adjacent parking structure. Amenities include a fitness center, prep kitchen and multiple outdoor gathering spaces. Construction began in December 2019. Delineate Studio designed the project, and Harvey Cleary served as the general contractor. AQUILA Commercial is the leasing agent.
DALLAS — A partnership between Texas-based Quadrant Investment Properties and Maryland-based FCP will develop a 120,286-square-foot office building at 1333 Oak Lawn Ave. in the Dallas Design District. The development will feature a five-story parking garage and amenities such as a fitness center, basketball court, community lounge, two terraces and a ground-floor restaurant. Completion is slated for the third quarter of 2023. Transwestern will market the building for lease.
LOUISVILLE, KY. — The Kroger Co. has plans to open a 50,000-square-foot delivery spoke facility in Louisville. The Cincinnati-based grocer has partnered with Ocado Group, a UK-based technology company, to operate the facility. The property will collaborate with Kroger’s Customer Fulfillment Center in Monroe, Ohio. Additionally, the Louisville property will serve as a cross-dock to connect customers with fresh food by using a combination of vertical integration, machine learning and robotics. The project is expected to become operational later this year and will employ up to 161 full-time associates.