PORTLAND, ORE. — Curio Collection by Hilton has opened The Porter, a 297-room hotel in Portland. The new property is located at 1355 SW 2nd Ave. Amenities include a library, heated indoor pool with Jacuzzi, sauna room, steam room, meditation spa, locker rooms and 24-hour fitness center. Each guest room offers complimentary Wi-Fi, imperial bath products, a mini bar stocked with local products, and a complimentary selection of coffee and tea. Union Investment owns the property, which Widewaters Group manages.
AURORA, ILL. — Principle Construction Corp. has completed tenant improvements for Magick Woods in Aurora, located about 40 miles west of Chicago. The manufacturer and distributor of bathroom vanities, sinks and vessels occupies a 375,000-square-foot industrial space at 1600 Sequoia Drive. Improvements included the addition of a new 3,501-square-foot office space, a 94,276-square-foot racking area, a 7,800-square-foot assembly area, 58 trailer storage spaces, battery charging stations and LED lighting. Magick Woods also plans to expand its warehouse into the remaining 161,301 square feet of the building. Seefried Properties and LIT Industrial Limited Partnership own the building, which Principle constructed in 2016. Darrin Dehmlow and Tom Sterbenz of Principle oversaw the project. Harris Architects provided design services.
BARTLETT, ILL. — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has negotiated the sale of a 186,000-square-foot industrial facility in Bartlett for an undisclosed price. The speculative building is located at 1365-1395 Brewster Creek Blvd. within the Brewster Creek Business Park. The property features a clear height of 32 feet, 35 exterior docks, two grade-level doors and parking for 224 cars. Adam Marshall of NKF represented the seller and developer, Ridge Development. Elise Couston and Mark Deady of NKF represented the buyer, Barings Real Estate, which was acting on behalf of an institutional investor.
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIF. — BJ’s Restaurants has extended the lease term on its corporate headquarters in Huntington Beach. The headquarters is located at One Pacific Plaza. Known as the “Restaurant Support Center,” BJ’s occupies 57,100 square feet of office space on multiple floors at the 12-story, Class A tower. PR One Pacific Plaza LLC owns the complex. Chon Kantikovit of Cushman & Wakefield represented BJ’s.
CHASKA, MINN. — StorageMart has opened a self-storage facility in the Minneapolis suburb of Chaska. The property contains 544 units and more than 89,000 square feet of rentable space. A variety of storage options include climate-controlled units and drive-through loading bays. Based in Columbia, Mo., StorageMart is privately owned and family operated.
ANDERSON TOWNSHIP, OHIO — The Kroger Co. has unveiled plans to open its second Kitchen 1883 restaurant this fall. The standalone restaurant and patio will be located in Anderson Township, a neighborhood in greater Cincinnati. Kitchen 1883 features a menu inspired by American and international flavors, handcrafted cocktails and a community-centered atmosphere. The restaurant will operate for lunch and dinner daily along with brunch on the weekends. The first Kitchen 1883 opened in Kentucky in November 2017. Kitchen 1883 is one way for Kroger to redefine the customer experience through innovative concepts, according to Daniel Hammer, Kroger’s vice president of culinary development and new business. The name stems from the company’s foundation in 1883.
LOS ANGELES — L’Occitane en Provence, a prestige beauty brand based in Los Angeles, has introduced the L’Occi Truck, a traveling shop experience for the brand. The retail store on wheels presents a new direct-to-consumer shopping model. Inspired by the vintage French Citroën H Van, often used by small-town French farmers, the retro truck is cladded in L’Occitane’s signature Provençal sunshine yellow and is approximately 16 feet long by 7 feet high. Two openings, featured at the truck’s side spanning across the entire length and rear, invite customers to view an internal shelving display filled with an assortment of product as well as relevant campaign imagery. A tester-rail and foldable display counter anchored under the truck’s side opening will feature an interactive station for passerby to test-and-play with product.A large exterior screen will display video content showcasing the Provençal lifestyle and brand history. At each destination, beauty associates will accompany the truck to guide the guests through demonstrations. The truck debuted in Washington, D.C. at the Cherry Blossom Festival on April 7. The L’Occi Truck will offer support for future store closings due to renovations.
NEW YORK CITY — Berkadia has arranged a $198.3 million loan for the office component of Brooklyn Renaissance Plaza, a 1.4 million-square-foot, mixed-use property in Brooklyn. The deal restructures existing debt on the property’s 465,000-square-foot office condominium space. This section of Brooklyn Renaissance Plaza is fully leased to the Kings County District Attorney (KCDA). That lease has 10.5 years left on it. The borrower is a joint venture between New York-based Muss Development Corp. and San Diego-based HomeFed Corp. The loan features a 21.5-year term and a 4.47 percent interest rate. Mark Vogel and Dan Geuther of Berkadia secured the funds through CGA Capital Corp., a Maryland-based private lending and investment firm. “In seeking to obtain a loan duration of over 20 years, we were presented with two significant challenges,” says Vogel. “The ground-lease payment will reset to unknown market rates in 2021 and 2031, and the KCDA lease expires in 2028.” “Working with CGA, we were able to craft a custom credit solution that enabled us to underwrite through these significant risk events and accomplish the client’s objective of long-term fixed-rate financing,” he added. Brooklyn Renaissance Plaza is located at 345 Adams St. In addition to the office condo, the …
The positive momentum for the Memphis industrial market continues. For the previous three years, the market has had positive absorption every quarter. This momentum continued through 2017, where we saw an annual net gain of 6.6 million square feet of positive absorption. Memphis has not seen this type of multi-year, record-breaking performance since the early 2000s. Achieving year-over-year absorption volume at this level proves Memphis can continue to attract both new developers and investors. Given ideal geographical positioning, Memphis is known as America’s Distribution Center, boasting unparalleled expertise in distribution and logistics. The Memphis International Airport houses the second-busiest cargo airport in the world. Companies recognize that the Memphis MSA offers reliable, cost-effective distribution, with the ability to reach 70 percent of the U.S. population within 24 hours. Moreover, Memphis is one of only three cities with five Class I Rail Systems, and has the fifth-largest inland port, as well as 10 major trucking companies utilizing Interstates 40 and 55. It’s no wonder that FedEx World Hub makes Memphis its home, and UPS chose it to house a major hub. Southeast Submarket The Memphis market continues to see nearly all of its growth to the southeast into Fayette County, Tennessee, …
MORRISTOWN, N.J. — Thorofare Capital has provided a $27.1 million loan for the acquisition of Mount Kemble Corporate Center, a 229,685-square-foot office campus in Morristown. The loan proceeds will also be used for property improvements and lease-up efforts. The borrower is a joint venture between Vision Properties and The Birch Group. The property was built in 1999 and is comprised of two, three-story Class A office buildings. At the time of closing, the property was 81 percent leased with a tenant roster that included Coughlin Duffy LLP, Avaya, Tenfour and Artech. Thorofare’s floating-rate mortgage featured a three-year initial term and two, one-year extension options.