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InterFace Roundtable: Capital for Active Adult Investment is Available, but ‘Fickle’

by Jeff Shaw November 10, 2020

While the recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has certainly made life tougher for active adult investors, there is still capital available. It has just become harder to get. “The equity is pretty rational right now. It’s the TINA phenomenon — there is no alternative,” said Mark Marasciullo, chief investment officer with The United Group of Companies, which develops active adult properties. “There is, institutionally speaking, more and more equity piling up on the sidelines. The market’s pretty liquid, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. There’s a lot of capital out there, but it’s fickle.” The comments came during a roundtable session titled “Investment Outlook for the Active Adult/55+ Market” at France Media’s InterFace Seniors Housing Southeast conference. The event was held virtually on Nov. 5 and 6. Marasciullo hosted the session, which invited attendees to openly lead the discussion. Marasciullo noted that continued high housing prices could keep move-ins high for active adult operators. Housing website Redfin reports that home-buying demand surpassed pre-pandemic levels by June. “If you’re contemplating selling your house, you’re looking around and saying ‘there’s never going to be a better time.’ Our industry has caught a bit of a tailwind,” said Marasciullo. “I’m actually very …

November 10, 2020

Development Industrial New Jersey Northeast

Sansone, Brookfield Acquire Land in Northern New Jersey for 1.3 MSF Spec Industrial Project

by Taylor Williams November 10, 2020

SOUTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. — A partnership between St. Louis-based developer Sansone Group and a fund backed by Brookfield Asset Management has acquired 85 acres in Northern New Jersey for the development of a 1.3 million-square-foot speculative industrial facility. The property will be located in between the townships of Monroe and South Brunswick and near the Port of Newark. Construction is scheduled to begin in the first quarter of next year and to take a year to complete.

November 10, 2020

Development Industrial New Jersey Northeast

Fidelco, Elberon to Develop 140,000 SF Cold Storage Facility in Northern New Jersey

by Taylor Williams November 10, 2020

ELIZABETH AND NEWARK, N.J. — Developers Fidelco Realty Group and Elberon Development Group will build a 140,000-square-foot cold storage facility on the Elizabeth-Newark border in Northern New Jersey. The property will be located at the site of the former Magruder Color dye and pigment manufacturing plant, which was vacated in 2006. The 10.5 million-cubic-foot building will include 18 docks and 30,000 pallet positions. New Jersey-based FreezPak Logistics will operate the facility, which is expected to be complete in fall 2021.

November 10, 2020

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Development Industrial Nevada Western

CapRock Partners Breaks Ground on 1.1 MSF Logistics Park in North Las Vegas

by Amy Works November 10, 2020

NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEV. — Newport Beach, Calif.-based CapRock Partners has started construction on CapRock Tropical Logistics, a two-building logistics complex in North Las Vegas. Located at 5802 and 5902 E. Tropical Parkway, CapRock Tropical Logistics is situated on an 83-acre site that CapRock assembled through the acquisition of 24 parcels from 13 owners in first-quarter 2020. Totaling 1 million square feet, the park will feature a 857,060-square-foot building and a 271,262-square-foot building — both slated for delivery in the third quarter of 2021. The largest building is a build-to-suit for an undisclosed e-commerce retailer that signed a long-term lease. The tenant will also utilize approximately 17 acres of excess land south of the building that CapRock reconfigured to meet the tenant’s specifications, including providing additional parking. The smaller facility will feature 32-foot minimum clear heights, a 100 percent concrete truck court with 185-foot depth, above-standard trailer and automobile parking with 194 parking spaces and up to 57 trailer parking spaces, 54 dock-high loading doors, two drive-in doors, an ESFR sprinkler system and 3,000 amps of 277/480V, three-phase power. Rob Lujan, Xavier Wasiak and Jason Simon of JLL represented CapRock Partners in the acquisition of the land and have been …

November 10, 2020

Development Multifamily New York Northeast

ACRES Capital Provides $16M Construction Loan for Multifamily Project in The Bronx

by Taylor Williams November 10, 2020

NEW YORK CITY — ACRES Capital Corp. has provided a $16 million construction loan for a 53-unit multifamily project that will be located at 653-655 Mace Ave. in the Allerton area of The Bronx. The seven-story building will be located near multiple public transit lines and will feature 15,000 square feet of amenity space. Abe Mann of Progress Capital arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, Supreme Equities LLC.

November 10, 2020

Healthcare Leasing Activity Life Sciences Massachusetts Northeast Office

Ginkgo Bioworks Signs 38,759 SF Life Sciences Lease at The Quad in Boston

by Taylor Williams November 10, 2020

BOSTON — Locally based biotechnology firm Ginkgo Bioworks has signed a 38,759-square-foot life sciences lease at 10 Wilson Road in the Cambridge area of Boston. The new space is located within The Quad, a four-building, 510,000-square-foot campus that is being developed in phases by The Davis Companies. McKenna Teague and Erick Smith of CBRE represented the developer in the lease negotiations. Anne Columbia and Patrick Downey of Columbia Group Realty Advisors Inc. represented the tenant.

November 10, 2020

Acquisitions Massachusetts Northeast Office

SVN Brokers Sale of 33,000 SF Office Building in Lowell, Massachusetts

by Taylor Williams November 10, 2020

LOWELL, MASS. — SVN | Parsons Commercial Group | Boston has brokered the sale of a 33,000-square-foot office building located at 81 Bridge St. in Lowell, which is located north of Boston. The sales price was approximately $2.5 million. According to LoopNet Inc., the two-story building was constructed in 1916. Marci Alvarado and Jake Parsons of SVN represented the seller, Bridge Street Business Center LLC, in the transaction. The duo also procured the buyer, Mill Bridge Residential LLC.

November 10, 2020

Acquisitions Multifamily Washington Western

EJF Capital, Holland Partner Group Purchase Two Multifamily Buildings in Washington State for $62.5M

by Amy Works November 10, 2020

VANCOUVER, WASH. — EJF Capital and Holland Partner Group have formed a joint venture to acquire and operate two adjacent six-story buildings in downtown Vancouver. The $62.5 million acquisition will be rebranded Coen & Columbia, offering a total of 200 multifamily units and approximately 2,220 square feet of retail space. Scheduled for delivery in the fourth quarter, Coen will feature 118 apartments, with 20 percent set aside for workforce housing, and 2,220 square feet of retail space. Columbia, will feature 82 apartments. Both buildings sit atop a city-owned parking garage with more than 750 parking spaces. The buildings are located on 1.1 acres in an area certified as Qualified Opportunity Zone under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which offers investors tax benefits to invest into opportunity zones with the aim of spurring economic growth in lower income areas. KeyBank provided financing for the project.

November 10, 2020

Acquisitions Arizona Multifamily Western

JRK Property Holdings Buys 408-Unit Multifamily Community in Tempe, Arizona

by Amy Works November 10, 2020

TEMPE, ARIZ. — Los Angeles-based JRK Property Holdings has purchased 909 West, an apartment property located at 909 W. Grove Parkway in Tempe. MG Properties Group sold the asset for an undisclosed price. Built in 1999, 909 West features 408 units in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans in three- and four-story buildings. Community amenities include two swimming pools, a resident clubhouse, basketball court, fitness center, picnic area with gas grills and dog park. Tyler Anderson, Sean Cunningham, Asher Gunter, Matt Pesch and Mark McFate of CBRE’s Phoenix Multifamily Institutional Properties represented the seller in the transaction.

November 10, 2020

Acquisitions Net Lease Oregon Retail Western

Stan Johnson Co. Arranges $5.7M Sale of Walgreens-Occupied Property in Keizer, Oregon

by Amy Works November 10, 2020

KEIZER, ORE. — Stan Johnston Co. has brokered the sale of a retail property located at 5000 River Road North in Keizer. A Los Angeles-based institutional buyer sold the asset to a Long Beach, Calif.-based private investor for $5.7 million. Originally constructed in 2008 on 1.6 acres, the property features 13,775 square feet of retail space. Walgreens occupies the building on a net lease including a 15-year base term with rent increases every five years. Pat Weibel and BJ Feller of Stan Johnson Co. represented the seller in the transaction.

November 10, 2020

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