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KORE Investments Acquires Class A Office Building in Metro Chicago for $128.5M

by Alex Patton December 12, 2019

DOWNERS GROVE, ILL. — Colorado-based KORE Investments has acquired Esplanade II, a Class A office building totaling 583,982 square feet in the Chicago suburb of Downers Grove, for $128.5 million. Located at 3500 Lacey Road, the property is situated on 19 acres of the Esplanade office campus at the convergence of I-355 and I-88 in the East-West Corridor submarket. Building amenities include a deli, conference facility, parking deck and car wash service. Additional campus amenities include an on-site daycare and a fitness center. A Doubletree Hotel is also located on the campus, and a shuttle service offers transportation to the nearby Metra BNSF Line Belmont Station. The property offers direct access to the Oak Brook and Yorktown retail corridors. At the time of sale, Esplanade II was 96.9 percent leased to tenants including Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant, Kia Motors and Glanbia Performance Nutrition. Skidmore Owings Merrill designed the building, which was originally built in 1992 and has undergone more than $7.4 million of capital improvements since 2014. Patrick Shields, Jeff Bramson, Jaime Fink, Sam DiFrancesca and Bruce Miller of JLL represented the seller, BentallGreenOak’s U.S. Core Fund. — Alex Patton and Kristin Hiller

December 12, 2019

InterFace Multifamily Southeast Operations Panel

Conference Coverage Features Georgia Multifamily Southeast Southeast Feature Archive

Multifamily Operators Detail Top 20 Ways to Boost NOI

by John Nelson December 12, 2019

ATLANTA — It’s something that everybody wants: Increased cash flow. Multifamily operators gave a tutorial on the 20 best ways in which their firms are boosting net operating income (NOI) during France Media’s 10th annual InterFace Multifamily Southeast conference. The event took place on Tuesday, Dec. 3 at The Whitley hotel in Atlanta’s Buckhead district. The full-day conference attracted nearly 400 multifamily professionals from across the Southeast. Ed Wolff, chief revenue officer for multifamily lease insurance firm LeaseLock Inc., moderated the operations discussion. The panelists included Sharon Hatfield, chief operating officer of CF Real Estate Services LLC; Lisa Taylor, senior managing director of client services at Greystar; and Marcie Williams, president of RKW Residential. The discussion was bifurcated between how these operators are driving NOI by increasing/creating revenue and minimizing expenses. Hatfield said that operators can experience the most immediate results by focusing on the revenue stream at the property level. “In today’s challenging environment, it’s better to try to approach the revenue side than it is expenses,” said Hatfield. “Revenue can impact the value of the asset so much.” The panelists’ best revenue-boosting methods ranged from the practical to the futuristic. Greystar’s Taylor said that her firm has partnered …

December 12, 2019

Development Multifamily Seniors Housing Southeast Virginia

Erickson Living Starts Construction of $300M Seniors Housing Community in Richmond’s Short Pump Area

by Alex Tostado December 11, 2019

RICHMOND, VA. — Erickson Living has started construction of Avery Point, a large-scale continuing care retirement community in the Short Pump area of Richmond. Upon full buildout, the community will feature 1,160 independent living units, 120 assisted living units, 60 memory care units and 60 skilled nursing beds. The property will comprise 14 individual buildings totaling 2 million square feet of space. Total development costs are estimated at $300 million. Phase I is currently under way, which is scheduled to deliver 200 independent living apartments and a 43,000-square-foot amenity building in 2022. The development was first reported by the Richmond-Times Dispatch, and Erickson has since confirmed the details to REBusinessOnline. The newspaper also reported that Erickson bought the 94-acre plot in 2018 for $23.5 million, and that entrance fees will start around $200,000 and be 80 percent refundable.

December 11, 2019

Arkansas Development Industrial Southeast

Timber Company to Invest $90M for Manufacturing Plant in Conway, Arkansas

by Alex Tostado December 11, 2019

CONWAY, ARK. — Structurlam Mass Timber Corp., a British Columbia-based mass timber manufacturer, has unveiled plans for a plant in Conway, approximately 30 miles from Little Rock. The mass timber manufacturer will spend $90 million to purchase, retrofit and equip a former steel plant. Set to open in mid-2021, the plant will create 130 new jobs and will source lumber from nearby Arkansas forestland. Conway is located near multiple transportation corridors, including Interstate 40, U.S. Routes 60 and 64 and Arkansas Highway 365. The Structurlam plant will produce mass timber building products and industrial matting products for the Southern, Central and Eastern United States, including providing building materials for Walmart’s new 350-acre Home Office campus in Bentonville.

December 11, 2019

Development Retail South Carolina Southeast

CBL Properties to Redevelop Coastal Grand Retail Center in Myrtle Beach

by Alex Tostado December 11, 2019

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — CBL Properties plans to redevelop Coastal Grand in Myrtle Beach. As part of the redevelopment, the Chattanooga-based shopping center owner will relocate Dick’s Sporting Goods, which will include Golf Galaxy, to a building near Dillard’s and a new 53,000-square-foot Flip N Fly that will occupy Dick’s current space. Flip N Fly will bring a trampoline park as well as other family attractions to Coastal Grand. Construction on the new Dick’s/Golf Galaxy store will begin in early 2020. More information about a grand opening date will be announced as plans are finalized.

December 11, 2019

Acquisitions Florida Retail Southeast

Consolidated-Tomoka Land Acquires Strand Shopping Center in Jacksonville for $62.7M

by Alex Tostado December 11, 2019

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co. has acquired The Strand, a 212,000-square-foot retail center in Jacksonville, for $62.7 million in a 1031 tax exchange. The Strand was 95 percent leased at the time of sale to 20 tenants, including four anchors: Hobby Lobby, PGA Superstore, 2nd & Charles and Best Buy. The property is located at 1401 Riverplace Blvd., 12 miles southeast of downtown Jacksonville and adjacent to St. Johns Town Center, home to more than 150 retailers. Colliers International’s Northeast Florida office will handle leasing efforts on behalf of the new owner. The seller was not disclosed.

December 11, 2019

Acquisitions Kentucky Loans Multifamily Southeast

Dougherty Mortgage Provides $8.2M Fannie Mae Green Loan for Multifamily Property in Louisville

by Alex Tostado December 11, 2019

LOUISVILLE, KY. — The Atlanta office of Dougherty Mortgage recently provided an $8.2 million Fannie Mae acquisition loan for Newberry Parc Apartment Homes, a 132-unit, market-rate multifamily property in Louisville. Borrower Durham Hill Properties II LLC obtained the 12-year loan with a 30-year amortization schedule utilizing Fannie Mae’s Green Rewards program. Located at 250 Olde English Court, the apartment complex was constructed in 1971 and renovated in 2017. One- and two-bedroom units are located in six three-story residential buildings. Newberry Parc offers picnic and grilling areas, a pool, business center and onsite laundry.

December 11, 2019

Hospitality Loans New York Northeast

JBA Equities Arranges $135M Loan for Refinancing of Mondrian Park Avenue Hotel in Manhattan

by Alex Patton December 11, 2019

NEW YORK CITY — JBA Equities has arranged a $135 million loan for the refinancing of the Mondrian Park Avenue hotel in the NoMad district of Manhattan. Journal Hotels manages the 190-room hotel, which opened in October 2017. KeyBank Real Estate Capital provided a $110 million senior mortgage loan and South Korea-based Fidelis Asset Management provided a $25 million mezzanine loan. Jonathan Aghravi, Charles Han and Eli Terry of JBA Equities, along with Tal Bar-or of Lantern Real Estate, secured the loan for the borrower, Moin Development.

December 11, 2019

Development Multifamily New York Northeast Seniors Housing

Terwilliger & Bartone Completes Phase I of 98-Unit Seniors Housing Community on Long Island

by Alex Patton December 11, 2019

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. — Terwilliger & Bartone Properties has completed Phase I of Cornerstone at Hauppauge, a 98-unit seniors housing project in Hauppauge, located in the central part of Long Island. The community will ultimately offer 68 one-bedroom and 30 two-bedroom units to residents aged 55 and older and a 3,000-square-foot clubhouse with a dining room, library, fitness center and outdoor recreation area. Phase II, which centers on the construction of two-bedroom units, is slated for completion in March 2020.

December 11, 2019

Acquisitions Multifamily Northeast Pennsylvania

Counter Capital Acquires Philadelphia’s Shirt Corner Apartments for $22M

by Alex Patton December 11, 2019

PHILADELPHIA — Counter Capital Management LLC has acquired Shirt Corner Apartments, a 62-unit multifamily community in the Old City District of Philadelphia, for $22 million. The property, which was delivered in July 2015, offers studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Counter Capital plans to improve the amenities offered at the property.

December 11, 2019

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