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Walker & Dunlop Provides $2.4B Fannie Mae Refinancing for Multifamily Portfolio in Metro D.C., Largest Loan in Company’s History

by Alex Patton May 1, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Walker & Dunlop Inc. has provided a $2.4 billion Fannie Mae loan to refinance a 67-property multifamily portfolio in the Washington, D.C., metro area. The borrower is Virginia-based multifamily owner and manager Southern Management Corp. (SMC). The portfolio includes 22,439 units in total, more than 60 percent of which qualify as affordable housing. The loan package features staggered maturities across a mix of fixed- and floating-rate, full-term, interest-only financing. “This $2.4 billion Southern Management transaction gave us the opportunity to partner with one of our top DUS lenders, Walker & Dunlop, using the credit facility, one of our most flexible financing products, to structure a winning solution for the borrower while delivering affordability to the Washington, D.C.,” says Jeffery Hayward, executive vice president of multifamily at Fannie Mae. The loan represents the largest transaction in Walker & Dunlop’s history, according to a statement from the company. “Walker & Dunlop’s creativity, tenacity and market knowledge resulted in a superior execution for this large and complex transaction amidst the uncertainty of a rapidly unfolding financial and health crisis,” says Suzanne Hillman, president and CEO of SMC. Brendan Coleman, Chris Forte and Connor Locke led a Walker & Dunlop team …

May 1, 2020

Development Florida Loans Multifamily Southeast

Madison Realty Provides $102M Construction Loan for Two Multifamily Communities in South Florida

by Alex Tostado April 30, 2020

POMPANO BEACH AND PLANTATION, FLA. — Madison Realty Capital has provided a $102 million construction loan to Invesca Development Group for two planned multifamily projects in South Florida’s Broward County. Invesca will use some of the loan to complete a 214-unit property at 452 E. Atlantic Blvd. in Pompano Beach. Construction is 98 percent complete, and Invesca expects to start lease-up in the next two months. The yet-to-be-named property will also include 12,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The asset will feature two buildings connected by a sky bridge and will offer studio to three-bedroom floor plans. Invesca will use the other portion of the loan to begin construction on a 330-unit project at 4350 W. Sunrise Plantation Blvd. in Plantation. The planned development includes an additional 30,000-square-foot commercial building, office space and 10 townhomes with 37 townhome lots on a 12-acre site. The property will comprise eight nine-story buildings offering studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans. The two communities are situated 11 miles from each other. Josh Zegan of Madison Realty Capital originated the loan.

April 30, 2020

Acquisitions North Carolina Retail Southeast

SRS Arranges $23.9M Sale of Hobby Lobby-Anchored Shopping Center Near Charlotte

by Alex Tostado April 30, 2020

MATTHEWS, N.C. — SRS investment Properties Group has arranged the $23.9 million sale of Matthews Corner Shopping Center, a 191,664-square-foot property in Matthews. The asset was fully leased at the time of sale to eight tenants, including Hobby Lobby, Marshalls, Academy Sports + Outdoors and Ollie’s Bargain Outlet. Matthews Corner is situated on 19 acres at 2332 Matthews Township Parkway, 12 miles southeast of downtown Charlotte. Kyle Stonis and Pierce Mayson of SRS represented the seller, Viking Partners, in the transaction. The buyer, Big V Property Group, was self-represented in the transaction.

April 30, 2020

Company News Development Mixed-Use Office Southeast Virginia

Amazon Executive Says Company is ‘Beginning to Scale’ at HQ2 Campus in Northern Virginia

by John Nelson April 30, 2020

ARLINGTON, VA. — Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) is “beginning to scale” at its HQ2 campus underway in Arlington, according to Jay Carney, the company’s senior vice president of global corporate affairs. During a weekly webinar series conducted by Walker & Dunlop, Carney said the corporate campus, dubbed Met Park, is under construction and that the company is hiring in earnest, though he said it will “take some time” to reach the previously announced 25,000 goal. Carney, who was the former White House press secretary during President Barack Obama’s administration, led Amazon’s national HQ2 search in 2017 and 2018 to find a second home for the company outside of Seattle. The e-commerce giant ultimately chose both Northern Virginia and Long Island City in the Queens borough of New York City in late 2018, in addition to a 1 million-square-foot outpost in Nashville, Tenn. Amazon pulled out of its planned New York City location in early 2019. Clark Construction is the general contractor for the HQ2 campus, and JBG Smith is Amazon’s development partner, as well as its landlord for office space that Amazon is using in the rebranded National Landing district in Arlington’s Crystal City submarket. Carney said the company is not …

April 30, 2020

Retail Texas

Houston Retail Market Posts Strong First Quarter, But COVID-19 Impacts Loom, Says Colliers

by Taylor Williams April 30, 2020

HOUSTON — Although vacancy ticked up slightly and asking rents fell marginally relative to the fourth quarter of 2019, Houston’s retail market emerged from the first quarter of 2020 with a high occupancy rate (94.6 percent), positive net absorption (400,000 square feet) and positive year-over-year rent growth (6.5 percent triple-net), according to a new report from Colliers International. The market also had 1.7 million square feet of new retail space under construction at the end of the first quarter, which the report cites as one of the lower quarterly figures for this cycle. However, negative impacts due to the COVID-19 outbreak will inevitably hit the market during the second and third quarters, the report projected. The Colliers research team found that Houston restaurants that have traditionally favored dine-in service have reported revenue declines as high as 90 percent in some cases. With many retailers not expected to reopen after the pandemic subsides, the report found that Houston’s vacancy rate could spike to 12 or higher by year’s end, putting downward pressure on rents.

April 30, 2020

Retail Texas

Sprouts Farmers Market Expands Grocery Pickup, Delivery Service to 30 Texas Stores

by Taylor Williams April 30, 2020

PHOENIX — Sprouts Farmers Market has expanded its grocery pickup and delivery platform to 30 of its store in Texas as the Phoenix-based grocer faces heightened demand amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Customers may choose between same-day pickup and ordering several days in advance. Sprouts has partnered with Instacart to roll out its delivery service and plans to have it available at its 340 nationwide stores by early May. Sprouts currently operates about 45 stores in Texas, with two more slated to open in the coming months in Houston and Tyler.

April 30, 2020

Industrial Leasing Activity Texas

CBRE Negotiates 152,274 SF Industrial Lease Renewal in Metro Dallas

by Taylor Williams April 30, 2020

COPPELL, TEXAS — CBRE has negotiated a 152,274-square-foot industrial lease renewal at 200 Northpoint Drive in Coppell, located near DFW International Airport. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 2006 and totals 549,848 square feet. Brian Gilchrist and Tim Vogds of CBRE represented the tenant, HVAC manufacturing firm Hart & Cooley, in the lease negotiations. The name and representative of the landlord were not disclosed.

April 30, 2020

Acquisitions Industrial Texas

Marcus & Millichap Brokers Sale of 35,183 SF Industrial Building in Devine, Texas

by Taylor Williams April 30, 2020

DEVINE, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 35,183-square-foot industrial building located along the Interstate 35 corridor in Devine, a suburb of San Antonio. A national oilfield services firm currently occupies the property. Brennan Foley and Joshua Murphy of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. Other terms of sale were not disclosed.

April 30, 2020

Healthcare Leasing Activity Office Texas

Magellan Health Signs 8,000 SF Lease at Offices Two at Frisco Station

by Taylor Williams April 30, 2020

FRISCO, TEXAS — Magellan Health, a Fortune 500 healthcare provider based in Phoenix, has signed an 8,000-square-foot lease at The Offices Two at Frisco Station on the northern outskirts of Dallas. VanTrust Real Estate developed the 210,000-square-foot speculative property, which now has more than a third of its space leased to healthcare providers. The building is 75 percent leased overall. VanTrust has begun preleasing The Offices Three at Frisco Station and expects to complete that project in early 2021.

April 30, 2020

New York Northeast Retail

Macy’s to Reopen 68 Stores on Monday, as U.S. Economy Seeks to Stabilize

by Alex Patton April 30, 2020

NEW YORK CITY — Macy’s Inc. plans to reopen 68 of its approximately 775 stores Monday, after state and federal mandates forced the retailer to temporarily close its stores during the COVID-19 outbreak. The New York City-based retailer plans to open an additional 50 stores on May 11. The department store chain closed all of its stores and furloughed most of its storefront workforce on March 17. The closures also included the company’s subsidiary chains, Bloomingdale’s and Bluemercury, but all three chains have maintained their online services. The newly opened Macy’s stores will offer touch-free consultations and demonstrations of beauty products and will only offer a few fitting rooms at a time, which will be frequently sanitized.

April 30, 2020

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