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Omaha Industrial Continues to Be a Top-Performing CRE Sector

by Kristin Harlow

By John Dickerson, OMNE Partners Omaha continues to be strong economically. The Omaha-area population is nearing the 1 million mark, and Omaha has been rated in the top 10 of cities to move to. Unemployment is less than 3 percent compared with about 4 percent nationally, and employment growth is about 2 percent per year.  In commercial real estate, business news generally says that Omaha is doing better than larger cities in the U.S. Of the key sectors, industrial has performed very well. Leasing pace Per CoStar information, Omaha’s vacancy rate is 3 percent. The total industrial square footage is 108 million square feet, and there is approximately 4 million square feet under construction. A large share of construction is due to Google, Facebook and other large users adding facilities. About 1.7 million square feet has been absorbed in the last year. Currently, per market information gathered from Crexi listings, there is approximately 2.6 million square feet available for lease in Douglas and Sarpy counties. (See chart for a breakdown by property types.) One other thing to note is that in the 139 properties with space for lease, there appears to be only 20 spaces for lease with 2,000 square …

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Dual Appraisal Methods Improve Opportunities to Get Fair Taxation for Seniors Housing Properties

by John Nelson

By Phil Brusk and Caleb Vahcic of Siegel Jennings Co. L.P.A. The seniors housing sector can’t seem to catch a break. Owners grappling with staffing shortages and other operational hardships lingering from the pandemic are facing new challenges related to debt and spiraling costs. High interest rates and loan maturations loom over the industry, with $19 billion in loans coming due within the next 24 months, according to Cushman & Wakefield’s “H1 2024 Market Trends and Investor Survey” on senior living and care. Factors driving high costs include wage pressures, inflation and — incredibly — rising property taxes. Despite operational challenges and declining occupancy at many facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic, property tax relief for seniors housing was mixed. Many assessors resisted downward adjustments to taxable values, maintaining that recovery was around the corner. Now, seniors housing operators face property tax assessments that equal or exceed pre-pandemic levels. As in the hospitality sector, most seniors housing owners understand that their operating properties include more value components than real property alone. In evaluating whether a tax assessment is reasonable and fair, however, owners need to realize that how an assessor addresses their real estate, personal property and intangible assets can drastically …

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ArizonaCivicDevelopmentLoansRetailWestern

BWE Secures $425M in Construction Financing for Mosaic Quarter Sports Complex in Tucson

by Amy Works

TUCSON, ARIZ. — BWE has secured a $425 million credit-tenant lease to provide construction financing for Phase I of Mosaic Quarter, a planned sports destination spanning 90 acres and 1 million square feet in Tucson. Brian Boland of BWE originated the credit-tenant lease financing from CTL Capital on behalf of Mosaic Quarter Development LLC, an affiliate of Knott Development. The property was underwritten based on the credit of Pima County, Ariz., the future lessee, enabling the borrower to secure more favorable terms with higher leverage due to the property’s guaranteed future cash flow over the term of the 30-year lease. Mosaic Quarter’s Phase I will feature the 137,000-square-foot MQ Field House, the 200,000-square-foot MQ Iceplex, a central utility plant and onsite civil and sitework improvements, as well as offsite infrastructure improvements necessary to support the larger project, including parking. MQ Field House will include interchangeable wood, turf and specialty flooring systems on two floors of athletic space, including eight basketball courts, six volleyball courts, four indoor soccer fields, 24 pickleball courts, two 7-on-7 football fields, 32 badminton courts, two party rooms and a rooftop event patio. MQ Field House will offer fitness programming that will be taught by University of Arizona …

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ColoradoDevelopmentMultifamilyWestern

Thompson Thrift Opens 319-Unit Quarry Apartment Community in Fort Collins, Colorado

by Amy Works

FORT COLLINS, COLO. — Thompson Thrift has opened The Quarry, a multifamily property located at 1775 Ashlar Drive near the main campus of Colorado State University in Fort Collins. The first residents began moving into the community in April, and Thompson Thrift expects construction to be completed during first-quarter 2025. Situated on 20 acres, The Quarry offers 319 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments in three- and four-story buildings, as well as 10 single-family villa structures and detached garages. Units features gourmet bar kitchens with quartz countertops and designer backsplashes, walk-in closets and full-size washers/dryers, as well as private outdoor spaces with fenced yards on select units. Community amenities include a clubhouse, 24-hour fitness center, swimming pool with cabanas, community garden and a fitness trail.

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AcquisitionsArizonaIndustrialWestern

Leon Industrial Acquires 175,723 SF Portfolio in Tempe, Arizona

by Amy Works

TEMPE, ARIZ. — Leon Industrial, a subsidiary of Dallas-based Leon Capital Group, has purchased the Tempe Freestanding Industrial Portfolio, an infill industrial portfolio situated on more than 9 acres in Tempe. Terms of the transaction were not released. Totaling 175,723 square feet, the portfolio includes a 116,516-square-foot building at 525 W. 21st St., a 33,400-square-foot building at 1917-196 W. 1st St. and a 25,807-square-foot building at 1401 S. Siesta Lane. At the time of sale, the buildings were each 100 percent leased to single tenants. Phil Haenel, Will Strong, Foster Bundy and Katie Repine of Cushman & Wakefield’s Private Capital Group represented the buyer and undisclosed seller in the transaction. Additionally, Mike Haenel and Andy Markham of Cushman & Wakefield provided leasing advisory services.

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AcquisitionsCaliforniaRetailWestern

NAI Capital Directs $6.8M Purchase of Dollar Tree-Occupied Retail Building in Garden Grove, California

by Amy Works

GARDEN GROVE, CALIF. — NAI Capital Commercial has arranged the acquisition of a retail building located at 10840 Katella Ave. in Garden Grove. An entity doing business as Katella Gateway Plaza LLC purchased the asset from Garden Grove Gateway LLC for $6.8 million. Dollar Tree occupies the 15,000-square-foot building, which was built in 2005, under a triple-net lease. Sheri Messerlian and Ilmar Kalviste of NAI Capital Commercial represented the buyer, while Shawn Bakke represented the seller in the deal.

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AcquisitionsIndustrialNevadaWestern

MCA Realty Buys 32,000 SF Industrial Property in Las Vegas

by Amy Works

LAS VEGAS — MCA Realty has acquired a single-tenant industrial building located at 2124 Industrial Road in Las Vegas for $4.2 million in an off-market transaction. The asset was purchased within the firm’s MCA Realty Industrial Growth Fund II, the first acquisition with the fund. Hajoca Corp., the parent company of Kelly’s Pipe & Supply Co., fully leases the 32,000-square-foot building that was built in 1962. Kevin Higgins and Garrett Toft of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller and buyer in the transaction.

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Biden Administration Announces $3B Investment in Port Infrastructure

by John Nelson

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Biden Administration has announced a $3 billion investment from the Inflation Reduction Act to improve port infrastructure and support an estimated 40,000 “good-paying and union jobs” at 55 ports across 27 states. According to The White House press, U.S. ports employ more than 100,000 union workers. The initiative, named The Clean Ports Program, is headlined by a $147 million investment for the Maryland Port Administration via grants and awards that will support 2,000 jobs, as well as fund the installation of zero-emission equipment, charging infrastructure and power improvements. Biden made the announcement yesterday at the Port of Baltimore, site of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in March. The Clean Ports Program is expected to increase the demand for American manufactured electric cargo handling equipment and eliminate more than 3 million metric tons of carbon pollution over the first 10 years of implementation, which is equivalent to 391,220 homes’ energy use for one year. The program will fund new battery-electric and hydrogen-powered cargo handling equipment, drayage trucks, locomotives and vessels, as well as charging/fueling infrastructure and solar power installation.

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AcquisitionsFloridaMultifamilySoutheast

Olympus Property Acquires Apartment Community in Downtown St. Petersburg for $81M

by John Nelson

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. — Olympus Property has acquired 930 Central Flats, a 218-unit apartment community located in downtown St. Petersburg. The seller and sales price were not disclosed, but Tampa Bay Business Journal reports the property traded for $81 million. Developed in 2019, the six-story property is situated within the Central Avenue entertainment corridor and adjacent to the $6.5 billion Gas Plant District redevelopment. This transaction marks Olympus Property’s second acquisition in the Tampa Bay area, bringing the owner-operator’s Florida portfolio to 5,500 units. “The property’s unmatched location and upscale amenities align seamlessly with our long-term investment approach,” says Chase Bennett, chief acquisitions officer at Olympus Property.

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AcquisitionsRetailSouth CarolinaSoutheast

IPA Brokers $18.8M Sale of Shopping Center in Bluffton, South Carolina

by John Nelson

BLUFFTON, S.C. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the $18.8 million sale of Bluffton Target Center, a shopping center located in Bluffton, approximately seven miles west of Hilton Head Island. Built in 2001, the property totals 100,314 square feet and was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including Dick’s Sporting Goods, Staples and Starbucks Coffee. Zach Taylor of IPA represented the seller, an entity doing business as Stafford Bluffton LLC, in the transaction and procured the buyer, Tarantino Properties Inc.

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