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Gramor Secures Construction Financing for Phase I Component of $1.5B Waterfront Vancouver Project

by John Nelson June 8, 2017

VANCOUVER, WASH. — Gramor Development Inc., a privately held firm based in Oregon, has secured a round of construction financing for Phase I of its $1.5 billion mixed-use project along the Columbia River in Vancouver. Known as The Waterfront Vancouver, the project will span 20 city blocks and 32 acres and feature residential, office, retail and restaurant space, as well as a Hotel Indigo. U.S. Bank provided a $42.5 million construction loan to Gramor Development for Block 6 Office and Block 6 Residential — a seven-story office building and a six-story, 63-unit apartment building. The street level of both assets will house the Shops at Waterfront Way, which will include retail and restaurants. Committed tenants include M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust at Block 6 Office and Cascade Sotheby’s International Realty and MidiCi The Neapolitan Pizza Co. at Block 6 Residential. The project team for Block 6 includes architect Ankrom Moison and general contractor Robertson & Olson. “Gramor is a driving force in revitalizing Vancouver’s waterfront and the local community,” says Ann Young, senior vice president, and Oregon market manager of U.S. Bank. “U.S. Bank is excited to be part of the project and to help bring this vibrant and unique development …

June 8, 2017

Market Reports Midwest Midwest Market Reports Multifamily Wisconsin

Wisconsin Supreme Court Reaffirms Subsidized Housing Valuation Methods

by Kristin Harlow June 8, 2017

In a major victory for subsidized housing developers and investors, the Wisconsin Supreme Court has reaffirmed longstanding principles governing the assessment of these properties. The Dec. 22, 2016 decision in Regency West Apartments LLC v. City of Racine confirms that the assessment of a subsidized housing project is a property-specific exercise that must take into account the type of federal program involved, specific restrictions on the property, and actual property income and expenses. The decision also affirms that the value of a subsidized property cannot be determined by comparison to conventional apartment properties that have no restrictions and can charge full market rents. Historical context The Wisconsin Supreme Court first upheld these principles in a 1993 case involving a Milwaukee apartment project subject to rental and other restrictions imposed by the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The assessor had valued the property based on market rents at conventional apartments, ignoring the property owner’s inability to legally charge market rents. The Supreme Court nullified the assessment, stating that the assessor had illegally assessed the property by “pretend[ing]” that the HUD restrictions did not apply. The new decision In the December 2016 decision, the Supreme Court reaffirmed the …

June 8, 2017

Features Office Top Stories

NAIOP Forecasts Solid Office Space Demand for All of 2017 as Business, Consumer Confidence Rise

by Kristin Harlow June 8, 2017

HERNDON, VA. — A new forecast released by the NAIOP Research Foundation calls for approximately 39.7 million square feet of net absorption of office space in 2017. That is about 10 million square feet per quarter — similar to the 41.4 million square feet absorbed in 2016. Greater than expected hiring in the office-using sectors of the economy led to 14.8 million square feet of positive net absorption in the fourth quarter of 2016, well above the 7.8 million square feet that had been projected. The annualized growth rate in office-using jobs was 2.52 percent in the first quarter of 2017, compared with 1.58 percent growth in overall nonfarm payroll employment, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. If growth in office-using employment continues at such a pace, the need for office space will expand rapidly and thus cause actual absorption to come in near or above the 39.7 million square feet of total absorption projected for all of 2017. However, prior experience suggests that growth in the number of office-using jobs will likely decelerate as it moves closer to the overall employment growth average over the long term, according to NAIOP. The forecast is also driven, in part, by …

June 8, 2017

California Hospitality Western

OTO Development Acquires Silicon Valley Redevelopment Site for $21M

by Nellie Day June 7, 2017

SUNNYVALE, CALIF. — A 3.4-acre redevelopment site located at 767-769 N. Mathilda Ave. in the Silicon Valley submarket of Sunnyvale has sold to OTO Development for $21 million. OTO Development plans to build a Hilton Garden Inn on the property, which is currently occupied by the Palladium nightclub, TL Beer Garden and a restaurant. Vince Schwab and Jeffrey Ida of Marcus & Millichap represented both the buyer and seller, Sinogap LLC, a locally based family office, in the transaction. Potential buyers worked with the City of Sunnyvale’s planning commission for the past two years to obtain the necessary approvals and complete the sale, which is part of a 1031 exchange. The replacement properties in the exchange are the Calaveras Park Professional Center, a 21,008-square-foot medical office park in Milpitas, and an apartment complex in San Jose.

June 7, 2017

California Retail Western

RedMill Capital Breaks Ground on Shops at Livermore in Metro San Francisco

by Nellie Day June 7, 2017

LIVERMORE, CALIF. — RedMill Capital, alongside financial partner ANICO Eagle LLC, has broken ground on The Shops at Livermore, a 115,000-square-foot mixed-use development located roughly 40 miles outside San Francisco in Livermore. The center will be located adjacent to the San Francisco Premium Outlets, and will be home to discount fashion retailers and a mix of national restaurants. The Was Group LLC has been tapped to assist the joint venture in leasing efforts. A five-person Colliers International team led by Julie Taylor and Stephen Rusher is also marketing the center. A grand opening for the development is set for mid-2018.

June 7, 2017

Oregon Retail Western

Southgate Shopping Center in Portland Changes Hands

by Nellie Day June 7, 2017

PORTLAND, ORE. — Southgate Shopping Center, a 50,826-square-foot, multi-tenant strip center located in the Southgate area of Portland, has sold to a private buyer for an undisclosed sum. The center was 97 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Office Max, HobbyTown, Round Table Pizza, Starbucks Coffee, H&R Block, Arby’s and Sprint Mobile. Brian Hanson and Nick Kassab of HFF marketed the property on behalf of the seller, ML Commercial Properties Inc.

June 7, 2017

Arizona Multifamily Student Housing Western

Pierce Education Properties Acquires Student Housing Community Near University of Arizona

by Nellie Day June 7, 2017

TUCSON, ARIZ. — Pierce Educations Properties has acquired The Junction at Iron Horse, a 232-bed student housing community located near the University of Arizona in Tucson. The community offers one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units with bed-to-bath parity. Community amenities include a swimming pool, lazy hammock courtyard, outdoor lounge area, 24-hour fitness center and computer center with a study lounge. The seller in the transaction and the sales price were undisclosed.

June 7, 2017

Hawaii Industrial Western

Alexander & Baldwin Purchases Five Buildings at Honokohau Industrial Park in Hawaii for $10M

by Nellie Day June 7, 2017

KAILUA-KONA, HAWAII – Alexander & Baldwin has acquired five buildings within the Honokohau Industrial Park in Kailua-Kona for $10 million. The buildings are situated on two lots within the 37-acre industrial park. They are centrally located to service both Kailua-Kona and the Kohala Coast. The buildings contain a total of 73,200 square feet and are currently 94 percent leased to tenants in the construction, tourism, food distribution, automotive repair and transportation industries. The purchase was largely financed with sales proceeds from non-income producing properties.

June 7, 2017

Hospitality Loans Texas

PCCP Provides $63.5M Construction Loan for 268-Room Hotel in Dallas

by Taylor Williams June 7, 2017

DALLAS — PCCP LLC has provided development firm Dunhill Partners a $63.5 million loan for the construction of the Virgin Hotel Dallas, a 16-story, 268-room located at 1909 Hi Line Drive in the Dallas’ Design District. Scheduled to be complete in late 2019, the hotel will feature a lobby restaurant, poolside bar and a workplace lounge known as the Commons Club. Dallas-based Hamilton Realty Finance arranged the financing.

June 7, 2017

Hospitality Texas

NewcrestImage Begins Construction of Three-Hotel Campus in Amarillo

by Taylor Williams June 7, 2017

AMARILLO, TEXAS — NewcrestImage has begun construction on a hotel campus at the intersection of Interstate 40 Frontage Road and South Soucy Road in Amarillo. The project will deliver three hotels totaling approximately 300 rooms. The first property, a 94-room Tru by Hilton hotel, is expected to open in mid-2018. Construction of a Hyatt-branded hotel and Marriott-branded hotel is slated to begin by the end of the year.

June 7, 2017

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