WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) has found that 79.4 percent of renters made at least a partial rent payment as of Oct. 6. NMHC surveyed its network of 11.4 million professionally managed units as part of its Rent Payment Tracker metric. The number of households paying rent this month is up from Sept. 6, when 76.4 percent of renters made a payment. The Washington, D.C.-based organization also reports that the figure is unchanged from Oct. 6, 2019. NMHC releases the survey in partnership with apartment management platforms RealPage, ResMan, Yardi, Entrata and MRI Software.
GOODLETTSVILLE, TENN. — Dollar General will launch popshelf, a new shopping concept that will offer seasonal and home décor, health and beauty must-haves, home cleaning supplies, party goods and entertaining needs. The Goodlettsville-based retailer says 95 percent of the items will be priced at $5 or less. Each popshelf location will average 9,000 square feet and will house up to 15 employees. The first two locations will open near Nashville this fall with the company expecting to open another 30 locations by the end of fiscal year 2021, which will be Jan. 29, 2021. According to Dollar General, initial targeted customers are primarily female and are located in diverse suburban communities with a total household annual income ranging from $50,000 to $125,000.
ERLANGER, KY. — NorthMarq has arranged a $4.2 million refinancing loan for Donaldson Road Center I, a two-building, 121,000-square-foot industrial property in Erlanger. An undisclosed life insurance company provided the 10-year loan, which features a 25-year amortization schedule. The facility is located at 1360-1390 Donaldson Road, three miles southeast of Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport and 11 miles southwest of downtown Cincinnati. The facilities were leased to tenants including Fry Fastening Systems, Trane Supply and Sherwin-Williams Commercial Paint Store at the time of the loan closing. The borrower was not disclosed.
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CALIF. — PSRS has arranged $7.1 million in refinancing for Promenade Office Park, a multi-tenant office building located in Westlake Village. The building features 74,000 square feet of office space. Grady Seldin of PSRS secured the financing through a life insurance company for the undisclosed borrower.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — The Austin office market closed the third quarter with a total vacancy rate of 14.3 percent, up 360 basis points from 10.7 percent at year-end 2019, according to a new report from CBRE. The market saw approximately 371,000 square feet of negative net absorption during the third quarter, fueled largely by vacated sublease space, and has now posted about 625,000 square feet of negative absorption for the year. While the bulk of the market’s negative absorption was concentrated in the CBD, some submarkets performed well, including the Southwest, which posted about 204,000 square feet of positive absorption. According to the report, roughly 400,000 square feet of sublease space was added to the supply between the second and third quarters, yielding a total of 1.6 million square feet of vacant sublease space. While vacancy is down relative to the second quarter of 2020, the report also noted that there are some 29 office projects totaling 6.1 million square feet under construction, suggesting that it may take some additional time for occupancy to return to pre-COVID levels even if absorption turns the corner into positive territory.
FARMERS BRANCH, TEXAS — Excelsa Properties has acquired Aspen at Mercer Crossing, a 260-unit apartment community located in the northern Dallas metro of Farmers Branch. Built in 2019, the property features studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging in size from 663 to 1,423 square feet. Amenities include a pool, outdoor kitchen and gaming area, fitness center and a dog park. The seller was not disclosed.
MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS — Adolfson & Peterson Construction has begun a $53 million expansion project at Heritage High School, part of the Independent School District of Midlothian. Located about 30 miles south of Dallas, the project will add a second-level classroom wing, two gymnasiums, a fine arts complex, an expanded cafeteria and four new athletic facilities. Existing academic and athletic spaces will also be renovated. VLK Architects is handling design of the project, which is expected to be complete in summer 2022.
HURST, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Arbor Park, a 78-unit multifamily complex in Hurst, located northeast of Fort Worth. According to Apartments.com, Arbor Park offers one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool and onsite laundry facilities. Al Silva and Ford Braly of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company, in the transaction. The duo also procured the buyer, a private investor
NEWTON, MASS. — Service Properties Trust (NASDAQ: SVC), a hospitality management firm based in metro Boston, has terminated its management agreements with Marriott International (NYSE: MAR) for 122 hotels. Pursuant to its agreement with Marriott, Service Properties Trust is selling 24 of the 122 Marriott-branded hotels, including eight TownePlace Suites hotels totaling 834 rooms; 13 Courtyard by Marriott hotels totaling 1,813 rooms; and three Residence Inn hotels totaling 342 rooms. The eight TownePlace hotels are scattered across four states and will be sold for $45.3 million, and the 16 Courtyard and Residence Inn hotels feature locations across nine states and will be sold for $107.8 million. The majority (89) of the other hotels will be transferred to Sonesta on January 31, 2021 and operated under Sonesta’s various brands moving forward.
ANN ARBOR, MICH. — Domino’s Pizza Inc. (NYSE: DPZ) reported that its U.S. same-store sales grew 17.5 percent in the third quarter compared with the same period last year. The Ann Arbor-based pizza chain says it was positively impacted by customers ordering more takeout during the COVID-19 pandemic. Global retail sales increased 14.4 percent in the third quarter to more than $3.7 billion. Revenues increased $146.9 million or 17.9 percent, while net income increased $12.8 million or 14.8 percent. As of Oct. 5, Domino’s estimates that fewer than 300 international stores are temporarily shuttered. There are more than 17,200 Domino’s stores in over 90 markets.