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Hanley Investment Group Arranges $29.5M Sale of ALDI-Anchored Shopping Center in Metro Los Angeles

by Amy Works March 28, 2019

SOUTH GATE, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group has negotiated the $29.5 million sale of The Crossroads at Firestone, a 53,262-square-foot, ALDI-anchored shopping center in South Gate. The property is located on six acres at 5802-5840 Firestone Blvd., 11 miles south of downtown Los Angeles. The Crossroads was built in in 2017 and was fully leased at the time of the sale to tenants including ALDI, AT&T, Bank of America, The Buffalo Spot, Burgerim, Churroholic, Fast 5 Express Car Wash, Flame Broiler, Hiccups Restaurant & Tea House, Jersey Mike’s Subs, La Michoacana Premium, Panera Bread, Pizza Studio, Sherwin-Williams and Tacos El Gavilan. Ed Hanley of Hanley Investment Group represented both the seller, Catellus Development Corp., and the buyer, SAFCO Capital Corp., in the transaction.

March 28, 2019

Acquisitions California Retail Western

SRS Directs $14.9M Sale of 16,433 SF Shopping Center in Cypress

by Amy Works March 28, 2019

CYPRESS, CALIF. — SRS Real Estate Partners’ Investment Properties Group has arranged the sale of Cypress Village Shopping Center, a three-building retail asset located at 9515-9575 Valley View St. in Cypress. A Southern California-based private investor acquired the property from Cypress Village Partners LLC for $14.9 million, or $910 per square foot. Situated on 2.4 acres, a variety of restaurants and retailers occupy the 16,433-square-foot property. Current tenants include Pieology Pizzeria, 85°C Bakery Café, Burger Boss, WaBa Grill, Urban Cup and Churned Creamery. Rich Walter, Pat Kent and Parker Walter of SRS Real Estate represented the seller in the transaction.

March 28, 2019

California Development Loans Multifamily Western

PCCP Provides $14.7M in Equity for 75-Unit Apartment Development in Bay Area

by Amy Works March 28, 2019

SUNNYVALE, CALIF. — PCCP has invested $14.7 million of preferred equity, in a joint venture with Bay West Development and Lane Properties, for the construction of 311 Mathilda, a multifamily development in downtown Sunnyvale. Located at 311 S. Mathilda Ave., the five-story property will feature 75 Class A apartment units in a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts and 4,860 square feet of ground-floor retail space that a Denny’s restaurant is expected to occupy. On-site amenities will include an outdoor courtyard with barbecues, dining terrace, fire pit and lounge seating; a fitness center with an additional exterior courtyard for group activities or classes; a two-story tenant clubhouse; a rooftop deck and lounge; and 54 bike parking spaces. Completion is slated for early 2021.

March 28, 2019

Acquisitions Industrial Oregon Western

Compass Commercial Negotiates $2.3M Sale of Industrial Building in Central Oregon

by Amy Works March 28, 2019

REDMOND, ORE. — Compass Commercial Real Estate Services has negotiated the $2.3 million sale of an industrial building located in Redmond, approximately 20 miles northeast of Bend, Ore. Located at 2050 SW Deerhound Ave., the property features 13,602 square feet of industrial space. Bruce Churchill of Compass Commercial represented the undisclosed buyer and undisclosed seller in the deal.

March 28, 2019

Development Office Texas Top Stories

Amazon to Expand Austin Tech Hub, Create 800 New Jobs

by Alex Tostado March 28, 2019

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) will expand its Austin Tech Hub and create 800 new jobs by 2020, the company announced today. The tech giant will move into a 145,000-square-foot office space within The Domain, a 304-acre mixed-use development by Austin-based Endeavor Real Estate Group. Dallas-based TIER REIT is the project partner behind The Domain’s office buildings, which will eventually total 2.1 million square feet of Class A space. Amazon’s space will be housed within Domain 10, a 15-story, 299,673-square-foot building. The Austin Tech Hub is one of 17 such North American facilities operated by Amazon. More than 20,000 people are employed across the 17 hubs; Austin employees focus mainly on developing Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon Business, Amazon devices, video game designing and advertising. Amazon already employs approximately 6,600 workers in the Austin area. This employee base includes more than 1,000 corporate-level employees, 3,000 employees in the nearby San Marcos warehouses and 2,600 workers through Whole Foods, according to The Austin American-Statesman. Amazon has created more than 22,000 jobs in Texas since 2011, including more than 1,000 in the past four years, according to Terry Leeper, general manager of Amazon’s Austin Tech Hub. During that same period, the …

March 28, 2019

Features Georgia Hospitality Southeast Southeast Feature Archive

Hunter Conference Recap: Hospitality Industry’s Run on Soft Brands Will be ‘Limited,’ Say Lodging Executives

by John Nelson March 28, 2019

ATLANTA — Somewhere between a branded hotel like Holiday Inn and a truly independent hotel lies the “soft-branded” hotel. These properties are pseudo-independent in that they don’t adhere to hotel brand standards but their owners can tap into the networks of established chains for resources like reservation software, loyalty programs and distribution channels. Owners franchise the hotel properties for a fee, but the operations and look more resemble an independent hotel, which is an attractive concept given how many travelers are looking for authentic experiences from their hotel stays. “Soft brands are the hot product in the hotel industry,” said Jeff Higley, vice president and editorial director of Hotel News Now/STR Global. Higley’s comments came during the 31st annual Hunter Hotel Investment Conference, which was held March 20-22 at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis in downtown Atlanta. The conference drew 1,850 attendees. Higley moderated a panel on the first day of the event that included executives from hotel brands and hospitality ownership and development firms. Evolution of soft brands According to lodging research and analytics firm STR, soft-branded hotels comprise a little more than 1.3 percent of all U.S. hotel rooms, but that figure is significant in that 11 years the …

March 28, 2019

Market Reports Midwest Midwest Market Reports Minnesota Multifamily

Twin Cities’ Apartment Market Poised for a Strong 2019

by Kristin Harlow March 28, 2019

The Twin Cities apartment market is historically characterized by high occupancy and minimal volatility, with consistent and solid year-over-year rent increases, minimal concessions and a sustained vacancy rate well below 5 percent. As a result, there is abundant interest from investors and lenders alike to place capital in the Twin Cities. The lending environment for Twin Cities’ apartment owners appears poised for another great run in 2019, with all lender types having a large appetite to place capital in the market. Agency lenders Agency lenders (Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae and HUD) have been extremely active, and that will not change. Their allocations remain high, and all agencies are expected to compete aggressively for business. Additionally, there is an increased focus on products catering to affordable and workforce housing, not only for existing properties, but in providing loan commitments and locked interest rates for takeout financing for affordable or workforce housing projects. The agency reach extends geographically to secondary and tertiary out-of-state markets as well, with minimal impact on underwriting standards. Agency lenders are able to provide relatively high leverage, longer-term, nonrecourse financing for all classes of apartments. Their ability to offer partial or full-term interest-only payments is a significant …

March 28, 2019

California Features Lument Multifamily RED Capital Group Western

RED: California’s Southland Economy Loses Steam but Apartment Performance and Property Markets Strengthen; Cap Rates Decline

by Jaime Lackey March 27, 2019

Since the Baby Boom generation was in its infancy, Southern California has represented the apex of American popular culture, with its freedom, fun and limitless opportunity. But in the last few years the Southland’s place in the American imagination has been superseded to a degree by the digital prowess of its Bay Area and Pacific Northwest neighbors. Recently, the tide has begun to turn. While still wildly successful economically and culturally influential, the Bay Area, Seattle and Portland seem to be bumping into resource constraints that have dimmed their luster. By contrast, the Southland has found its stride, attracting increasing amounts of venture capital, building powerful digital and biotech platforms and proving a bit more adept than the cities to the north at finding space to facilitate economic and population growth. Venture capitalist Peter Thiel hasn’t been the only titan to notice. The impact on multifamily markets is palpable. Property sales volume records were shattered last year and cap rates fell to historic lows. Investors are increasingly embracing the value-add strategies popularized in lower-cost growth markets, driving prices of aging Class B garden properties higher and fueling faster rent growth in submarkets where the renter-by-necessity tenant predominates. Although increased supply …

March 27, 2019

Acquisitions Office Top Stories Washington Western

Ponte Gadea Acquires 800,000 SF Amazon-Leased Office Block in Seattle for $740M

by David Cohen March 27, 2019

SEATTLE — Real estate investment firm Ponte Gadea has acquired Troy Block, an 800,000-square-foot, Amazon-occupied office complex in Seattle. Although the price was not disclosed, The Puget Sound Business Journal was first to report it at $740 million. The full-block, two-building property is located at 300 Boren Avenue North in the South Lake Union district of Seattle. Miami-based Ponte Gadea is led by Spanish billionaire Amancio Ortega, a fashion mogul whose company is parent to retail brand Zara. Ortega’s net worth is $67 billion, making him the fifth richest person in the world, according to Bloomberg. Seattle-based developer Touchstone purchased the 2.5-acre property for $18.4 million in 2011 and built two L-shaped office buildings on the block, according to The Seattle Times. Amazon leases the entire office portion of the project, which opened in 2016 and 2017. Ground-floor retail at the development also includes an Amazon Go store, Maslow’s restaurant and Cascade Coffee Works. Mark Gibson, Stephen Conley, Manny De Zarraga, Michael Leggett, Gerry Rohm, Coleman Benedict, Kevin Freels and Logan Greer of HFF represented the seller, a partnership between USAA Real Estate and Touchstone, in the transaction. This transaction represents the largest single asset trade by volume in Seattle history, …

March 27, 2019

Florida Industrial Leasing Activity Southeast

Logistics Company Renews 364,608 SF Industrial Lease in Miami

by Alex Tostado March 27, 2019

MIAMI — Ceva Logistics, a global logistics supply chain company, has renewed its long-term, 364,608-square-foot lease to fully occupy 5601 NW 72nd Ave. in Miami. The industrial property is situated about seven miles west of Miami International Airport. Thomas Kresse, Ben Eisenberg Walter Byrd and Carlos Gaviria of Transwestern Commercial Services represented the landlord, Clarion Partners, in the lease transaction. Devin White of CBRE represented the tenant.

March 27, 2019

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