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Brooklyn and Queens: Worthy Alternatives to Overpriced Manhattan Office Market?

by Taylor Williams December 13, 2019

New York City is one of the priciest office markets in the world, with Manhattan housing the core business district of the city. The borough has always been the place to be — the ultimate live-work-play destination that houses the big corporations and the talent that recruiters look for. Overall, office asking rents in Manhattan fell only slightly during the third quarter to $74 per square foot, per Cushman & Wakefield, while rents in some submarkets continued to rise. In highly appealing office clusters like Hudson Yards or the Plaza District, asking rents often exceed $100 per square foot, meaning small- to mid-sized tenants are often priced out of these areas. Historically, areas outside Manhattan have not been as desirable for office users. Yet with rising housing prices, many New Yorkers have been priced out of the borough, forcing them to either downsize or get off the island. Developers have taken advantage of this trend and started investing in residential projects in Brooklyn and Queens in order to attract homebuyers. Businesses soon started to take notice, and many office-using tenants have since migrated or expanded into the outer boroughs, primarily Brooklyn and Queens. Small Leases Drive Brooklyn Brooklyn has always …

December 13, 2019

Development Loans Office Southeast Virginia

PCCP Provides Construction Loan for 25-Story Tysons Central Office Tower

by Alex Tostado December 12, 2019

TYSONS, VA. — Pacific Coast Capital Partners LLC (PCCP) has provided a senior construction loan for a joint venture between Foulger-Pratt and USAA Real Estate to finance the speculative development of Tysons Central. The property is a 25-story, 388,077-square-foot office tower in the Tysons Corner submarket of Washington, D.C. Construction has begun on the fully entitled project, located at 1750 Tysons Central St., and completion is scheduled for March 2022. Details of the financing were not disclosed. Tysons Central is a LEED Gold-certified, Gensler-designed office tower near the Greensboro Metro station. Amenities will include a sky lobby, fitness center, lounge and shared conference spaces. The property will also offer 14,738 square feet of ground floor retail space, as well as three floors of below-grade parking and six floors of above-grade parking totaling 754 spaces.

December 12, 2019

Acquisitions Georgia Multifamily Southeast

Passco Buys Buckhead Multifamily Complex from Greystar for $106.5M

by Alex Tostado December 12, 2019

ATLANTA — California-based Passco Cos. has purchased Avana Lenox, a 423-unit apartment community in the Buckhead district of Atlanta. The firm purchased the asset from Greystar for $106.5 million. CBRE’s Paul Berry represented Greystar in the transaction. Avana Lenox was built in 1998 and offers units with one-, two-, and three-bedroom floorplans, as well as units with two-story loft floor plans and townhomes with attached garages. The property located at 925 Canterbury Road has nearby access to Interstate 85 and Ga. Highway 400. Amenities include a newly renovated ﬁtness center, pool, club rooms, a fire pit, game room, shuffleboard, conference room, package locker system and tennis courts. Greystar will continue to manage the property. Capital improvements were made recently to Avana Lenox’s common areas and some units. Passco has plans for more unit updates. The acquisition brings Passco’s Atlanta multifamily portfolio to more than 1,800 units.

December 12, 2019

Development Georgia Industrial Southeast

Chesterfield Completes 778,000 SF Shaw Manufacturing Facility Near Savannah

by Alex Tostado December 12, 2019

PORT WENTWORTH, GA. — Chesterfield, a Winter Park, Fla.-based real estate developer, has completed a 778,000-square-foot facility for carpet manufacturer Shaw Industries Group Inc. in Port Wentworth, 12 miles northwest of downtown Savannah. Built in just seven months, the Shaw facility is now part of Chesterfield’s Georgia International Trade Center (GITC), a light industrial and manufacturing park spanning 1,150 acres. The general contractor for the Shaw facility is Omega Construction and the project architect is Atlas Collaborative. Stonemont Financial Group served as Chesterfield’s capital partner. The GITC is master planned for up to 7.2 million square feet. Located less than 10 miles from the Port of Savannah, the GITC has nearby access to the CSX Railway.

December 12, 2019

Acquisitions Development Industrial North Carolina Southeast

Medline Purchases 220 Acres Near Raleigh-Durham for New Distribution Center

by Alex Tostado December 12, 2019

MEBANE, N.C. — Illinois-based medical supply manufacturer and distributor Medline Industries Inc. has purchased 220 acres in Mebane for a planned 1.2 million-square-foot distribution center. The $65 million distribution center will be built on West Ten Road in Orange County, approximately 17 miles northwest of Durham. It will be located in the Buckhorn Economic Development District, near Interstates 40 and 85. Medline paid a total of $8.1 million for all eight parcels involved in the transaction. Medline says the distribution center will initially create 250 new full-time jobs and at full capacity the company anticipates creating as many as 600 jobs. Pickett Sprouse’s Mark O’Neal represented the sellers of five of the eight sites involved in the transaction.

December 12, 2019

Development Florida Leasing Activity Retail Southeast

Chick-fil-A, Old Navy to Join $425M River Landing Project in Miami

by Alex Tostado December 12, 2019

MIAMI — UrbanX Group has inked new lease agreements with fast casual restaurant Chick-fil-A and clothing retailer Old Navy to occupy a total of 19,000 square feet along the Miami River. The tenants will join River Landing Shops & Residences, the 8.1-acre mixed-use development currently under construction. Chick-fil-A and Old Navy are both scheduled to open in spring 2020 and join already signed tenants Publix, Burlington, T.J. Maxx, Ross Dress for Less, GNC, Chase Bank, AT&T and Hobby Lobby. The $425 million River Landing in the Mid River district, west of downtown Miami, is scheduled to open in early 2020. UrbanX Group’s Andrew Hellinger and Coralee Penabad are River Landing’s lead developers. The project will consist of approximately 345,000 square feet of retail space, 135,000 square feet of office, 528 apartments, more than 2,000 parking spaces, a 25,500-square-foot restaurant row and a landscaped riverwalk.

December 12, 2019

Acquisitions Illinois Indiana Industrial Midwest Ohio Wisconsin

Starwood Acquires 33-Property Industrial Portfolio in Midwest for $319.6M

by Kristin Harlow December 12, 2019

CHICAGO, INDIANAPOLIS, COLUMBUS AND MILWAUKEE — Starwood Real Estate Income Trust Inc., a non-traded real estate investment trust managed by Starwood Capital Group, has acquired a 33-property industrial portfolio totaling 4.1 million square feet in the Midwest for approximately $319.6 million, excluding closing costs. The properties are located in Chicago, Indianapolis, Columbus and Milwaukee. The portfolio is 98 percent leased to 50 tenants. It is largely comprised of light industrial buildings of less than 250,000 square feet. Kurt Sarbaugh, Robin Stolberg, Michael Joseph and Dominic Espinosa of JLL represented the seller, Becknell Industrial and a joint venture partner. Becknell will retain its position in the portfolio. Ken Martin, Alex Witt, Troy Shiley and Nelson Almond of JLL arranged a 10-year, $210 million fixed-rate CMBS loan with a global investment bank on behalf of new ownership.

December 12, 2019

Iowa Midwest Office

Ruan Cos. Taps Transwestern to Manage 750,000 SF Des Moines Office Portfolio

by Kristin Harlow December 12, 2019

DES MOINES, IOWA — Transwestern Commercial Services has been awarded the property management assignment for the headquarters of Ruan Cos. in Des Moines. Ruan is a family-owned trucking and logistics company. The assignment includes 750,000 square feet of office space across Ruan Center and Two Ruan Center, located at 666 Grand Ave. and 601 Locust St., respectively. This marks Transwestern’s entrance into the Des Moines market. Micah Larmie, Bonnie Boden and Pete Miceli of Transwestern’s Midwest asset services team will provide management and building engineering services for the two properties. General Manager Jona Schmidt of Transwestern will be onsite to directly oversee operations. Built in 1975, the 24-story Ruan Center is situated in the city’s central business district.

December 12, 2019

Development Illinois Industrial Midwest

Krusinski Construction Completes Buildout of Food Distribution Facility in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow December 12, 2019

CHICAGO — Krusinski Construction Co. has completed a 90,000-square-foot buildout for 86 Food Service at 1400 W. 43rd St. in Chicago. The distributor of wholesale food and supplier of fresh produce, meat, poultry and dry goods to restaurants and grocery stores occupies the space within an existing 167,000-square-foot, speculative warehouse previously built by Krusinski. The buildout for 86 Food Service included the installation of cold storage refrigeration, freezers and a retail component to serve its customer base. Additional features include 7,500 square feet of office space, 50 new car parking stalls, one drive-in door and a clear height of 32 feet. Prologis served as developer with Cornerstone Architects Ltd. as architect and Grivas-Krause Associates Ltd. as structural engineer.

December 12, 2019

Acquisitions Midwest Retail Wisconsin

Boulder Group Arranges $2.3M Sale of Net Leased Piggly Wiggly Store in Wisconsin

by Kristin Harlow December 12, 2019

NEW HOLSTEIN, WIS. — The Boulder Group has arranged the $2.3 million sale of a single-tenant property net leased to grocer Piggly Wiggly in New Holstein, about 40 miles south of Green Bay. The 29,651-square-foot building is located at 2243 Calumet Drive. There are more than eight years remaining on Piggly Wiggly’s lease. Randy Blankstein and John Feeney of Boulder represented the seller, a Wisconsin-based partnership. A Midwest-based individual purchased the asset while completing a 1031 tax-deferred exchange.

December 12, 2019

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