PLAINFIELD, IND. — Omada Worldwide Expedite Inc., an independent family-owned transportation company, has expanded its industrial lease to 42,497 square feet at Gateway Business Park in Plainfield near Indianapolis. Omada previously occupied 12,000 square feet at the property, which is owned by Chicago-based HSA Commercial Real Estate. Ryan Kelly of Colliers represented the tenant, while Terry Busch and Jared Scaringe of CBRE represented ownership.
By Evan Meyer, Senior Office Specialist, Kidder Mathews The business climate continues to thrive in Reno as the regional economy quickly rebounded from the pandemic-fueled recession of 2020. Reno performed far better than most markets on the West Coast with a low unemployment rate (4.2 percent in August) and expanding job growth (+7.2 percent year over year). The region’s rapid growth persists as new businesses continue to move into the area, a trend that accelerated over the past few years. Most relocations are coming from California, attracted by the strong economic environment and business-friendly policies in Northern Nevada. As one of the fastest-growing regions in the U.S., expansion is occurring across multiple industries, including technology, manufacturing, distribution, financial and healthcare. The diverse and dynamic nature of the regional economy has driven the overall performance of the office market. This has produced continuous years of declining vacancy and a decade of rising rents, even through the peak levels of the pandemic. At the end of the third quarter, the vacancy rate was 7.7 percent, a 130-basis point drop compared to the previous quarter. Vacancy rates continue to decline across all submarkets due to strong demand and tenant expansion. Net absorption also gained momentum …
MICHIGAN, INDIANA AND ILLINOIS — The Boulder Group has brokered the sale of a portfolio of properties net leased to Dollar General for $5.4 million. The four single-tenant buildings are located in Battle Creek, Mich., Bedford, Ind., Sheffield, Ill. and Streator, Ill. Randy Blankstein and John Feeney of Boulder represented the seller, a West Coast-based private individual, as well as the buyer, a Midwest-based institution. Each property has 10 to 12 years remaining on its lease term.
NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between Sunrise Senior Living, Houston-based Hines and Welltower (NYSE: WELL) has opened Sunrise at East 56th, a 151-unit high-rise community on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. The property offers assisted living and memory care services. Sunrise is collaborating with Northwell Health for services at the building. SLCE Architects designed the property, and Champalimaud Design created the interiors. The fourth, 11th and 15th floors feature landscaped outdoor terraces and gardens with views of the Manhattan skyline.
MYSTIC, CONN. — New York City-based Dwight Capital has provided a $29 million bridge loan for the refinancing of Harbor Heights Apartments, a 121-unit multifamily asset in Mystic, located in the southern coastal part of Connecticut. The property was built on 10.5 acres in 2020 and offers a pool, fitness center, clubhouse with a kitchen, dog park and outdoor grilling areas. Daniel Malka and Jacob Gauptman of Dwight Capital originated the loan. The undisclosed borrower will also use a portion of the cash-out proceeds to fund predevelopment costs for a second phase of the property, a 72,000-square-foot surgical center.
SOUTH HACKENSACK, N.J. — Metro Philadelphia-based investment firm Seagis Property Group has acquired a 63,000-square-foot warehouse in South Hackensack, located outside of New York City in the Meadowlands submarket. The property was fully leased at the time of sale. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. The deal increases the size of Seagis Property Group’s New Jersey portfolio to 33 buildings totaling 5.2 million square feet.
ATLANTA — For the past few months, the apartment sector has been in an upswing from an owner and operator perspective. Rents are rising and occupancy rates are high. However, some fear that these positives in the real estate market are going to be short-lived and eventually come to an end. Kevin Owens, division president of RPM Living, said that when the hottest geographic markets start to slow down, then other markets are going to follow suit. “Boise, Idaho is the hottest market from a rent growth standpoint in the country for the last few months, and it took a hit in November. So, if the hottest markets are going to start slowing down, then other markets are going to start slowing down. It’s just a natural progression,” said Owens. Owens’ comment came from a panel titled: “A Report from the Frontlines: What is the Outlook for Leasing, Management & Operations in 2022?” The discussion was one of the many that occurred at France Media’s InterFace Multifamily Southeast conference at the Westin Buckhead hotel in Atlanta on Dec. 2. The panel experts included moderator Craig Thompson, partner at Carr, Riggs & Ingram LLC; Kevin Owens, division president of RPM Living; …
NEW YORK CITY — The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has reached an agreement with a consortium of private financial sponsors to build a 2.4 million-square-foot international terminal that will anchor the south side of John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York City. The $9.5 billion project will comprise 23 gates and be built in phases at the airport’s T1, T2 and the former T3 terminals, with groundbreaking anticipated for next year. The port authority expects for the first gates at the new terminal, dubbed New Terminal One, to debut in 2026, with full project completion expected in 2030. The overall development is expected to support 10,000 new jobs, including 6,000 construction jobs. “The time to get large infrastructure projects done is now, and I’m committed to getting JFK’s brand new Terminal One underway and completed as soon as possible,” says New York Gov. Kathy Hochul. The design-build team for the project includes AECOM Tishman and Gensler. The passenger facilities at New Terminal One will feature larger check-in, security and concessions areas. Design elements will include high ceilings, natural light, interior green space and local artwork. Technology that will be supported at the terminal include …
“I see friends shaking hands, saying how do you do…” Like many urban city centers, New Orleans has faced unprecedented challenges from COVID-19 over the past 19 months. The metro area lost more than 85,000 jobs between second-quarter 2019 and second-quarter 2020. In an economy heavily reliant on tourism, Orleans Parish was the most impacted with over 41,000 jobs lost, predominantly in the hospitality sector. Retailers — and their employees — depend on the large boosts of economic activity provided by large-format gatherings such as conventions and festivals like Jazz Fest, French Quarter Fest, and Mardi Gras, all of which were cancelled for the past 24 months. Additionally, the very active hurricane seasons of 2020 and 2021 resulted in devastation from three major storms in economic centers along our coastal community. New Orleans is still navigating clean-up efforts following Hurricane Ida, which landed Aug. 29, while real estate developers, builders and tenants face even more pricing and timing challenges due to material and worker shortages that were further hindered by storm activity. However, we are marching in the right direction. Cruises are resuming from Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA). Business travelers are getting back on the road. Offices are …
ORLANDO, FLA. — Berkadia has secured a $70.8 million bridge loan for UnionWest at Creative Village, a 640-bed, 15-story student housing complex located in downtown Orlando. Michael Weinberg, Rebecca Van Reken and Alec Fox of Berkadia secured the financing on behalf of the sponsors, Development Ventures Group, Ustler Development and Naples, Fla.-based Halstatt Real Estate Partners. Bank of America provided the loan, which will be used to take out the existing construction loan that Michael Weinberg of Berkadia arranged in 2017. UnionWest at Creative Village offers four-bedroom floor plans with skyline views of Orlando, high-speed Wi-Fi and cable TV. Community amenities include a skydeck, study areas and kitchen and laundry services on each floor. UnionWest also includes approximately 12,000 square feet of ground floor commercial space leased to Subway, Dunkin’, Vera Asian, Qdoba and Addition Financial. The property’s parking garage contains 602 spaces. The student housing asset was more than 95 percent occupied as of the loan closing. Built in 2019, UnionWest at Creative Village serves the student population at the University of Central Florida (UCF) at the UCF and Valencia Downtown Campus. The development cost for the project was $105 million. Both Valencia College and UCF lease education space …
