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Essex Negotiates $2.2M Sale of Former Lincoln Log Factory in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow June 26, 2017

CHICAGO — Essex Realty Group Inc. has negotiated the sale of a vacant timber loft building, once home of Playskool Manufacturing Co.’s Lincoln Logs, for $2.2 million. The property is located at 1750 N. Lawndale Ave. in Chicago. The building features three floors of 15,278 square feet each. The attached warehouse includes an additional 23,380 square feet and office space totals 3,500 square feet. Jim Darrow and Jordan Gottlieb of Essex represented the undisclosed seller, while Brian Mond represented the buyer.

June 26, 2017

Alabama Market Reports Multifamily Southeast Southeast Market Reports

Job Growth, Limited Deliveries Elevate Birmingham Apartment Market’s Outlook

by John Nelson June 26, 2017

Urban submarkets have largely carried the Birmingham multifamily market’s recovery. However, going forward investors will look to capitalize on greater yields in suburban submarkets. Despite rising rents, absorption continues to climb and concessions are falling off. Greater absorption metrics will be a recurring theme this year as rising construction costs and tightening access to capital constrain new development. Supportive Economy Birmingham’s economy added 8,000 net jobs year-over-year as of December 2016, growing at an accelerated rate of 1.6 percent. Further, unemployment remains low at 5.4 percent. Industries such as transportation, education, healthcare, government, and finance are at the forefront of job growth in the market, accounting for 75 percent of the net jobs added. Moody’s projects that the metro will add more than 24,000 net jobs through 2020, expanding by approximately 4.7 percent. Recent expansion announcements in the market reaffirm this trend, including the Project Sunrise deal that will create 746 manufacturing jobs via a $120 million investment in the former Meadowcraft facility. Another needle-moving deal is Mercedes-Benz U.S. International’s $1.3 billion plant expansion in Vance, which has resulted in automotive suppliers growing their footprint in the market. For instance, Eissmann Group Automotive recently added 200 jobs in nearby Pell …

June 26, 2017

Hospitality Massachusetts Northeast Top Stories

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust Sells Parking Garage at Boston Hotel for $95M

by Taylor Williams June 26, 2017

BOSTON — Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (NYSE: PEB), a hospitality REIT, has sold an 826-space parking garage at Revere Hotel Boston Common, located at 200 Stuart St. in downtown Boston, for $95 million. The buyer was not disclosed. The sale, which closed on June 23, also includes 10,500 square feet of vacant space on the ground floor. Pebblebrook will utilize the proceeds from the sale for general business purposes, such as paying off outstanding debt or repurchasing some of its shares of common stock. The company expects the acquisition to generate approximately $11.7 million in additional net income across the second, third and fourth quarters, and to reduce funds from operations (FFO) by $1.3 million during that period. Since initiating a strategic disposition plan in 2016, the REIT has sold five hotels and two non-hotel assets that have generated $676.8 million in gross proceeds. “This sale generates significant value for our shareholders at a very favorable price and overall capitalization rate,” says Jon Bortz, CEO and president of Pebblebrook, based in Bethesda, Md. “These property sales continue to allow us to take advantage of the value differential between the higher private market prices and values and the lower public market valuation …

June 26, 2017

California Hospitality Western

Lone Oak Lodge in Monterey Changes Hands

by Nellie Day June 23, 2017

MONTEREY, CALIF. — A local, private investor has acquired the 46-room Lone Oak Lodge in Monterey for an undisclosed sum. The hotel is located at 2221 N. Fremont St. The boutique property is near the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Cannery Row, Fisherman’s Wharf and Pebble Beach. Joshua Miehl and Oliver Shah of Atlas Hospitality Group represented the seller.

June 23, 2017

Industrial Nevada Western

Dermody Properties Completes First Building at LogistiCenterSM Near Reno

by Nellie Day June 23, 2017

RENO, NEV. — Dermody Properties has completed the first building at LogistiCenterSM, four miles from the California border in western Reno. The 223,619-square-foot building is already fully leased. Dermody plans to develop an additional 803,022 square feet at the center. Building 2 will consist of 182,000 square feet. It is scheduled for completion in September, after which construction of Phase II will commence. CBRE’s Eric Bennett and Gordon Zach is marketing the properties for lease.

June 23, 2017

Arizona Multifamily Western

Greystar Real Estate Partners Acquires Green Leaf Promontory Pointe in Phoenix

by Nellie Day June 23, 2017

PHOENIX — Greystar Real Estate Partners has purchased the 424-unit Green Leaf Promontory Pointe in Phoenix for an undisclosed sum. The community is located at 888 E. Clinton St. within the 1,200-acre Pointe Tapatio master-planned community. It was built in two phases in 1984 and 1996. Cliff David and Steve Gebing of Institutional Property Advisors represented both the buyer and seller, Green Leaf Partners, in this transaction.

June 23, 2017

Colorado Multifamily Western

Phoenix Realty Group Buys Silver Cliff Apartment Homes in Englewood, Colorado

by Nellie Day June 23, 2017

ENGLEWOOD, COLO. — Phoenix Realty Group has acquired the 312-unit Silver Cliff Apartment Homes in Englewood for an undisclosed sum. The Class B complex is located at 5275 S. Delaware St. It was completed in 1991. The property will undergo improvements in operations, enhancements to the on-site amenities and upgrades to the apartment interiors through a value-added program.

June 23, 2017

Office Utah Western

U of U Health Signs Lease for Office Space at Sugar House Development in Salt Lake City

by Nellie Day June 23, 2017

SALT LAKE CITY — The University of Utah Health has signed a lease for one of the two office buildings at the new Sugar House development in Salt Lake City. The project is located at 2290 S. 1300 East. The university’s new Sugar House Clinic will focus on promoting community health, offering health services to patients, including primary and preventative care, oncology care and weight-loss services. Westport’s Sugar House development is set to include two office towers and a multifamily residential building. Demolition on the site is expected to begin in June, with the U of U Health building scheduled for completion in mid-2019.

June 23, 2017

Multifamily New Jersey Northeast Seniors Housing

Capitol Seniors Housing to Break Ground for Two Seniors Housing Communities in New Jersey

by Amy Works June 23, 2017

SHREWSBURY AND MT. LAUREL, N.J. — Capitol Seniors Housing is developing two seniors housing communities in New Jersey. Construction is slated to begin this month on Chelsea Senior Living of Shrewsbury, a $29.3 million, 73,000-square-foot property located at 515 Shrewsbury Road. Slated to open in third quarter 2018, the community will feature 85 apartments, with 58 for assisted living and 27 for memory care, as well as a sunroom, bistro, tavern, outdoor patio, theater, art studio and gallery. The company is also breaking ground in July for Arbor Terrace Mt. Laurel. Located at the intersection of Creek and Centerton roads, the $28.4 million, 75,000-square-foot community will feature 88 apartments, a bistro, theater room, art studio, technology lounge, fitness/rehab center, sports theater, patio, courtyard and two-story water feature. The community is scheduled to open in the third quarter of 2018. Capitol Seniors Housing also recently completed Arbor Terrace Morris Plains, an 82-unit assisted living and memory care community in Morris Plains, N.J., and has two additional properties under development. The 83-unit Atria of Norwood in Norwood, N.J., is slated to open in March 2018 and the 82-unit Arbor Terrace of Mountainside in Mountainside, N.J., is expected to open in May 2018.

June 23, 2017

Massachusetts Northeast Office Retail

L3 Capital, LaSalle Acquire 74,500 SF Commercial Building in Boston’s Downtown Crossing

by Amy Works June 23, 2017

BOSTON — L3 Capital and LaSalle Investment Management have purchased a vacant commercial building located at 399 Washington St. in Boston’s Downtown Crossing for an $63.2 million. The buyers will renovate and rebrand the 74,500-square-foot building as DTX 399. The building will offer six levels of retail and creative office space. Evan Papanastasiou of Eastern Consolidated represented the seller, Robert Posner, while Adelaide Polsinelli, also of Eastern, procured the buyer in the deal. The owners have retained Colliers International to market the property for lease.

June 23, 2017

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