BROOKFIELD, WIS. — The Boulder Group has arranged the sale of a PNC Bank ground lease in Brookfield for $2.5 million. The single-tenant, net-leased property is located at 12821 W. Bluemound Road. The original 20-year ground lease commenced in November 2012. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of Boulder represented the seller, a Northeast-based real estate investor. The Midwest-based buyer completed a 1031 tax-deferred exchange. There are 2,459 PNC Bank branches nationwide.
In response to the outbreak of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, industrial landlords in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) are demonstrating greater flexibility on short-term lease structures in order to keep deals moving forward. With most of the nation sheltering in place to stem the spread of the virus, e-commerce activity is accelerating, leading to greater demand for distribution and logistics services. In addition, supply chain operators that service essential industries — such as grocery, healthcare, construction and infrastructure — are working overtime to store and ship the necessary product to end users. In addition, many of these suppliers are also carrying more inventory. This is because are at interest rates are at historic lows, making it cheaper to stockpile goods and equipment, and because the global healthcare crisis has caused demand for certain foods, household products and consumer goods to skyrocket. All of this activity translates to short-term disruption in industrial real estate. Some deals are on hold, and the market is now seeing more unforeseen requirements from firms that need additional space for inventory storage, as well as from distribution and logistics users that are hiring more workers and shipping more product. “Several larger distribution companies are still …
In recent weeks, the ability of commercial real estate owners to access debt and equity has come into question as the novel coronavirus wreaks havoc on the economy. While some deals in the pipeline are still getting done, the debt markets took a pause as the pandemic took hold. Debt markets were waiting for clarity on how various sectors would react, according to Mark Strauss, managing director of capital markets, and Rob Quarton, director of capital markets, with Walker & Dunlop’s Irvine, Calif., office. The two recently spoke with REBusinessOnline via Zoom about the robustness of certain asset types, market stability, debt pricing and adoption of tech-heavy creativity in the wake of COVID-19 and its effects on commercial real estate nationwide. Commercial Real Estate Debt & Coronavirus Strauss and Quarton primarily work with institutional capital sources that provide capitalization for commercial real estate developers and owners. As such, they have a broad view of all debt markets and their willingness to fund. Debt funds are one of the most affected areas of the financial markets. “The way that debt funds finance their position behind the scenes — either using collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), bank warehouse lines or repo facilities — …
DURHAM, N.C. — JLL has negotiated the $65.9 million sale of Lodge at Croasdaile, a 320-unit, garden-style multifamily community in Durham. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans totaling 340,160 square feet of rentable commercial space. The community was developed in three phases and was completely delivered in 2019. Communal amenities include a saltwater pool, outdoor grilling areas, resident lounge with community kitchen and coffee bar, fitness center with yoga space, outdoor pavilion with games, private gardens and a dog park. The property is situated at 3130 Hillandale Road, six miles north of downtown Durham. Jeff Glenn, Andrea Howard, Allan Lynch, Caylor Mark, John Currin and Justin Good of JLL represented the seller, a joint venture between Boston-based The Davis Cos. and Gemini Partners LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was Virginia-based RST Development, which assumed management operations under its affiliate, Hercules Living.
BOYNTON BEACH, FLA. — PEBB Enterprises and Banyan Development have received $27 million in financing for their Mainstreet at Boynton mixed-use project underway in Boynton Beach. Buffalo, N.Y.-based M&T Bank provided the loan. The property is situated at 6405 W. Boynton Beach Blvd., 13 miles north of Boca Raton in Palm Beach County. A 26,000-square-foot Sprouts Farmers Market will anchor the project, which will also feature a Wawa on an outparcel. The retail portion is 85 percent preleased. A 158-bed, 117,000-square-foot co-living facility will also be a part of the project. Jupiter, Fla.-based general contractor Mason Construction expects to complete the project in second-quarter 2021.
NAPLES, FLA. — Gates Construction has delivered The Pineapple House at Sapphire Lakes, a two-story, 127-unit seniors housing community in Naples. The owner and operator is Senior Care Residence Sapphire Lakes at Naples LLC. The property spans 115,381 square feet and offers an open-air courtyard, fitness center, massage areas, hydrotherapy room, pool, beauty salon, theater room, library, chapel, craft room, private dining room, clubroom bar and dining options that will include a bistro and an open-air patio. The new community is located at 7901 Radio Road, seven miles east of downtown Naples. Michael Kerner, Development Consulting LLC and Phoenix Associates of South Florida Inc. designed the community.
ELLICOTT CITY, MD. — KLNB has arranged the $9.4 million sale of North Ridge Professional Center, a 38,894-square-foot medical office building in Ellicott City. The building was 97 percent leased at the time of sale to anchor Ellicott City Ambulatory Surgery Center, Howard County Government, Seton Medical Group (a division of St. Agnes Healthcare) and Infectious Disease Associates. The property is situated at 2850 N. Ridge Road, 15 miles west of downtown Baltimore. Don Schline, Craig Morrell and Brad Berzins of KLNB represented the seller, Foulger-Pratt, in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed.
BOSTON — JLL has arranged the $19.3 million sale of 45 Holton Street, a 180,000-square-foot industrial warehouse in the northwestern suburb of Boston of Winchester. The building features 26-foot clear heights, 33 loading docks, two drive-in doors and roughly 18,000 square feet office space, as well as convenient access to Interstates 95 and 93 and State Route 3. At the time of sale, the property was fully leased to Tighe Logistics Group and Archive America. Matt Sherry and Jamey Lipscomb led a JLL team that represented the seller, JG Holt Ltd. Partnership, in the transaction. Brett Paulsrud and Sam Campbell led the JLL debt placement team that arranged $13.3 million in acquisition financing through Harbor One Bank for the buyer, a partnership between Boston-based firms Bain Capital Real Estate and Oliver Street Capital.
BETHLEHEM, PA. — Colliers International has brokered the $3 million sale of a 33,000-square-foot office building located at 257 Brodhead Road in Bethlehem, an eastern suburb of Allentown. The seller, First Commonwealth Federal Credit Union (FCFCU), previously used the building as its corporate headquarters and will move to a new space within the Trexler Business Center development currently under construction in Trexlertown, Pennsylvania. An undisclosed new tenant has already been procured. Derek Zerfass of Colliers represented FCFCU in the transaction. Ryan Dietrick and Kelly Berfield, also of Colliers, represented the buyer, Brodhead Road Holdings LLC.
RED BANK, N.J. — First National Realty Partners (FNRP) has acquired The Coastal Building, a 29,178-square-foot Class A office building in Red Bank, a southern suburb of New York City. Located at 151 Bodman Place on the Navesink River, the property offers convenient access to State Highway 35 and the Garden State Parkway. At the time of sale, tenants included Conklin Office Services LLC, Hudson Canyon Investment Counselors and The Pat Menna Law Firm. The building was constructed in 1982 and underwent lobby renovations in 2013. First National acquired the building in an off-market transaction and plans to improve the property with targeted upgrades focused on green initiatives and technology. The sales price was undisclosed.
