DENVER — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of two skilled nursing facilities in the Denver metro area and a third in Eastern Colorado. The portfolio totals 250 skilled nursing beds, as well as 25 assisted living units. LTC Properties sold the assets as part of its plan to divest all its Preferred Care-branded communities. The buyer is a private company looking to expand its presence in Colorado, as well as its relationships with its third-party operators in the state. The price was not disclosed.
DALLAS — Tuesday Morning Corp. (NASDAQ: TUES) has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The Dallas-based retailer says the actions are in response to “the immense strain the COVID-19 pandemic and related store closures have put on the business.” Tuesday Morning is a discount home furnishings chain. The company opened its first store in 1974 and currently operates 687 stores in 39 states. The retailer expects to permanently close approximately 230 stores to focus on high-performing locations. The phased store closures will take place this summer. After closing all stores and furloughing most of its 9,000 employees on March 25 as a result of COVID-19, Tuesday Morning has reopened more than 80 percent of its existing store footprint and expects to continue store reopenings and bringing associates back to work over the coming weeks. With no e-commerce platform, the closure of all physical stores was particularly devastating for Tuesday Morning compared with some other retailers, according to Business Insider. Tuesday Morning says that comparable store sales for the reopened stores have been approximately 10 percent higher than sales during the same period in 2019. The retailer began reopening stores April 24. “Prior to the pandemic, we were gaining momentum in …
On May 21, Shopping Center Business, Western Real Estate Business and California Centers magazines hosted “California Retail Reboot: How Will California’s Retail and Restaurant Sector Recover Post-Coronavirus?” Experts from California’s retail sector gathered to discuss the future of California retail and how to ensure the success of tenants and their properties. Topics discussed include the following: How will California retailers, restaurants and developers adapt? How will landlords and retail property owners support tenants and customers? What do brokers and investors need to know about the retail landscape and changes due to COVID-19? Panelists: Jonathan Lorenzen of Allen Matkins (moderator) Kyle Kavanaugh of Main + Main Howard Samuels of Samuels & Company Matthew Berger of Brixmor Property Group Jeff Kreshek of Federal Realty Investment Trust Philip D. Voorhees of CBRE Webinar sponsors: Allen Matkins is a California-based law firm with more than 200 attorneys in four major metropolitan areas of California: Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego and San Francisco. The firm’s areas of focus include real estate, construction, land use, environmental and natural resources; corporate and securities, real estate and commercial finance, bankruptcy, restructurings and creditors’ rights, joint ventures and tax; labor, employment; and trials, litigation, risk management and alternative dispute resolution in all of …
James Flynn, CEO of Hunt Real Estate Capital and ORIX Real Estate Capital, spoke with Randy Shearin of France Media in a brief interview to give insight on what lenders think about debt and equity during the COVID-19 pandemic, industry flexibility and pivoting operations with an eye towards what assets are most likely to recover quickly after the crisis. Flynn talks not only about how the pandemic has changed business as usual for lenders, but also Orix’s acquisition of Hunt Real Estate and the need to transition as a business in the midst of global change. Listen to this interview here. Topics discussed by James Flynn and Randy Shearin include: Mergers and uniting platforms/organizations in a time when tech is paramount Deal closing/lending: before, during and after COVID-19 Sectors/asset classes of interest to lenders Hear how lenders are approaching the coronavirus pandemic crisis and what’s ahead for the lending industry. Q&A sponsor: Hunt Real Estate Capital, a division of ORIX Real Estate Capital, is a leader in financing commercial real estate throughout the U.S. The company finances all types of commercial real estate: multifamily properties (including small balance), affordable housing, office, retail, manufactured housing, healthcare/senior living, industrial and self-storage facilities. …
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLA. — MHCommercial Real Estate Fund LLC (MHC) and Waterfall Asset Management have acquired Golden Bear Plaza, a 243,000-square-foot office complex in Palm Beach Gardens, for $49.8 million. The three-building campus was 90 percent leased to tenants including AT&T, Otis Elevator Co., Pike Electric, Dycom Industries, NextEra Energy, SlimFast and Zimmer Biomet 3i at the time of sale. M&T Bank provided acquisition financing for the buyers. This is the first office acquisition in Florida for Waterfall Asset Management, which is based in New York City. Dung Lam, Neil Merin and Jordan Paul of West Palm Beach, Fla.-based NAI/Merin Hunter Codman Inc. formed MHC in November. NAI/Merin Hunter Codman will provide property and leasing management. The seller was not disclosed. Nicklaus Cos. LLC, a development company headed by Hall of Fame golfer Jack Nicklaus (whose nickname is Golden Bear), originally built the campus between 1985 and 1990.
CORAL GABLES, FLA. — JLL has negotiated the $46.8 million sale of Plaza San Remo, a 59,694-square-foot mixed-use property in Coral Gables. Whole Foods Market occupies the ground floor of the seven-story property. Built in 2007, the building was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including Pediatric Associates and OXXO Care Cleaners and also features a seven-story parking garage. Danny Finkle, Luis Castillo and Eric Williams of JLL represented the seller, an undisclosed institutional investment advisor, in the transaction. The buyer was a core fund advised by Zurich Alternative Asset Management LLC.
NEW YORK CITY — A joint venture between Charney Cos. and Tavros Holdings has opened The Dime, a 350,000-square-foot mixed-use tower in the South Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn. Located at 275 S. 5th St., the building features 177 luxury studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, as well as 100,000 square feet of office space and 50,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Multifamily rental prices start at $3,000 per month for studios and more than $7,000 per month for three-bedroom units. The 23-story tower incorporates the Dime Savings Bank building, which was originally constructed in 1908. Amenities include an acre of outdoor space with a community garden and basketball court, a fitness center, resident lounge and business center. MetroRock leases a 10,000-square-foot rock climbing gym on the ground floor. Fogarty Finger Architecture designed the building.
ATLANTA — Berkadia has provided a $16.2 million Freddie Mac refinancing loan for The Residences at City Center, a 182-unit affordable housing community in Atlanta’s Vine City neighborhood. The 10-year loan features a floating interest rate and five years of interest-only payments, followed by a 30-year amortization schedule. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units that were recently renovated to include granite countertops, walk-in closets, stainless steel appliances and bay windows. Communal amenities include a pool, fitness center, laundry facilities, outdoor area with grilling stations and a dog park. The Residences is located at 55 Maple St. NW, adjacent to Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Andy Hill and Tyler Nowlin of Berkadia originated the loan on behalf of the borrower, Texas-based Domain Communities.
CHELSEA, MASS. — Arbor Realty Trust has provided a $59 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of One North of Boston II, a 222-unit multifamily property located in the northern Boston suburb of Chelsea. Arbor provided the 10-year, fixed-rate loan to a joint venture between locally based firms Redgate Capital Partners LLC and TransDel Corp. Located at 150 Heard St., the six-story property totals 182,581 net rentable square feet and features two studio apartments, 161 one-bedroom, 44 two-bedroom and 15 three-bedroom units. The property, which is Phase II of the One North Boston project, was constructed in 2016. Jeff Black, Kevin Phelan, Sean Burke and Bryan Koop of Colliers International originated the loan.
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARK. — SRS Real Estate Partners National Net Lease Group has arranged the $4 million sale of an 8,000-square-foot retail property in North Little Rock. The property is fully leased to Vitamin Shoppe and Mattress Firm on their respective corporate-guaranteed triple-net leases. The property is situated at 4300 McCain Blvd., seven miles north of downtown Little Rock. The asset is an outparcel to a Lowe’s Home Improvement-anchored shopping center. Brian Wolfman of SRS represented the seller, Los Angeles-based McCain Plaza LLC, in the transaction. Aaron Hines of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, New Mexico-based G&T Investments LLC, which was completing a 1031 exchange. Tyler Johnson of Pegasus Capital Markets represented the buyer in sourcing acquisition financing.