LOS ANGELES — Westfield Corp., a mixed-use developer based in Sydney, Australia, is opening its $1 billion redevelopment of Westfield Century City mall in the Century City district of Los Angeles on Tuesday, Oct. 3. Westfield expects the open-air development to have the majority of its more than 200 shops and restaurants open for the event, including a new three-level Nordstrom. The 1.3 million-square-foot development will also feature a remodeled, three-level Bloomingdale’s, a new two-level Macy’s and an Equinox fitness club and spa. The center’s new and existing dining options include Bibigo, California Pizza Kitchen, Chick-fil-A, Chipotle, Everytable, Lifehouse Tonics + Elixirs, Panda Express, Randy’s Donuts, See’s Candies, Shake Shack, Wexler’s Deli and the West Coast’s first Eataly, an Italian market concept that will open later in the month. Eataly will feature multiple restaurants, food and beverage counters, retail items and cooking classes. In addition to the department store anchors and existing AMC movie theater, new and existing retailers include Apple Store, Banana Republic, Disney Store, J. Crew, Kate Spade New York, Madewell, Microsoft, SUITSUPPLY, Tory Burch and Warby Parker. Westfield’s in-house design studio worked with Los Angeles-based designer Kelly Wearstler to redesign the project’s outdoor plazas, landscaped terraces and …
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TAMPA, FLA. — The National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) Student Housing Conference wrapped up Sept. 27 at the Marriott Waterside hotel, highlighting the industry’s productivity and progress in the second and third quarters, and providing a forecast for a strong fourth quarter. The tone of the conference was bolstered by Monday’s news that American Campus Communities (ACC), the industry’s largest owner, had purchased a 3,776-bed portfolio from Core Spaces and DRW Real Estate for $590.6 million, the largest transaction to date in 2017 in the sector. Also setting a strong tone was attendance of this year’s conference; more than 850 industry professionals, according to NMHC. The conference kicked off its educational sessions Monday afternoon with a panel featuring five industry leaders — Randy Churchey, CEO of EdR; Bill Bayless, CEO of ACC; Donna Preiss, CEO of The Preiss Company; Brian Dinerstein, CEO of The Dinerstein Company; and Wes Rogers, CEO of Landmark Properties. The panel, moderated by Peter Katz, executive managing director of Institutional Property Advisors, was very bullish on the sector as a whole. They emphasized that the increased sophistication of the sector is gaining the attention of the investment community. What’s more, the growth of the sector is …
The St. Louis industrial market has enjoyed robust growth in recent years in part because of a growing economy, the rise of e-commerce and 3PL activity, favorable tax incentives and abatement packages and a movement to quality from existing users. With a population of 37.5 million in a 300-mile radius and over 96 million in a 500-mile radius, St. Louis is a distribution force to be reckoned with. Over the past five years, vacancy has dropped from 9 percent to 4.1 percent as of the second quarter of 2017. This number, paired with asking lease rates rising 9 percent during that same time frame, illustrate the health of the market. With more than 2.7 million square feet of space absorbed already this year, the 4.2 million square feet currently under construction will be absorbed quickly. Low vacancies have spurred the need for speculative space, which has increased at a rate not seen before in this market. Recent ongoing or completed projects include a 548,850-square-foot space at Aviator Business Park, 158,000 square feet at Fenton Logistics Park and two 100,000-square-foot buildings at Hazelwood Logistics Center. Having spec product on the market places St. Louis on the radars of users that require …
IRVINE, CALIF. — Sabra Health Care REIT (NASDAQ: SBRA) has acquired 21 skilled nursing facilities in a sale-leaseback transaction with an undisclosed West Coast operator for $378 million. The Irvine-based, publicly traded REIT plans to buy the operator’s three remaining facilities before the end of the year for $52 million, for an expected total purchase price of $430 million. The acquisitions are one of several mega-deals for Sabra this year. In August, the company completed its acquisition of skilled nursing owner and former Ventas spinoff Care Capital Properties. Just last week, Sabra also announced it had agreed to buy minority interest in a 183-property portfolio of Enlivant-operated seniors housing communities for $371 million. Sabra plans to eventually acquire 100 percent interest in the portfolio. Sabra was the 21st largest owner of seniors housing in the U.S. with 74 communities and 7,624 units as of June 1, according to the American Seniors Housing Association’s 2017 tally. However, that ranking was before any of these three major acquisitions. Concurrent with the new sale-leaseback transaction, Sabra also announced that it has begun the process of marketing for sale the remaining 43 facilities that the company leases to Genesis Healthcare Inc. Sabra predicts the sales …
Bellwether Enterprise Closes $51M Refinancing of 260-Unit Apartment Community in Bellevue
by Nellie Day
BELLEVUE, WASH. — Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital LLC has closed the $51 million refinancing of the 260-unit Alley 111 in Bellevue. The apartment community is located at 11011 N.E. 9th St. Alley 111 was built in 2015. The community features a rooftop deck and lounge, fitness center, storage lockers for skis and snowboards, and dry-cleaning services. The property’s ground-floor retail includes Minamoto Japanese Cuisine and Honor Coffee. Laurie Morfin originated the 10-year, fixed-rate loan. The lender was Nationwide.
CBRE Arranges Construction Financing for 157-Unit Seniors Housing Community in Aliso Viejo
by Nellie Day
ALISO VIEJO, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged an undisclosed amount of construction financing for Belmont Village Aliso Viejo, a 157-unit assisted living and memory care community in Aliso Viejo, a master-planned community in the San Joaquin Hills between Los Angeles and San Diego. A joint venture between Houston-based operator Belmont Village Senior Living and Boston-based private equity firm Blue Moon Capital Partners is developing the Class A project. Belmont will operate the community once construction is completed. A development timeline was not released. Aron Will of CBRE National Senior Housing arranged the non-recourse, four-year, floating-rate loan through a regional bank.
PERRIS, CALIF. — National Distribution Centers has leased an 864,000-square-foot industrial facility within the Perris Distribution Center. The cross-dock distribution facility is situated on 43.2 acres within the Perris Valley Commerce Center in Perris. The center is bordered by Nance and Markham streets, as well as by Webster and Indian avenues. It is slated for completion in early October. Perris Distribution Center will feature energy-efficient LED lighting, solar panels and electric vehicle charging stations. Cushman & Wakefield represented National Distribution Centers, while NKF’s Mark Kegans and Ron and Dean Washle represented the owner and developer, Industrial Property Trust, in this transaction.
PASADENA, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of two multifamily properties totaling 980 units in the Houston metro of Pasadena. The 514-unit Alta Vista and the 468-unit Las Villas are both located near Port Houston, with access to State Highway 225, the Sam Houston Tollway and Interstate 45. Both properties were built in 1970 and renovated between 2012 and 2015. Jeffrey Fript and Christian Mazzini of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Empire Square Group, a New York-based private equity firm, in the transaction. Fript procured the buyer, an undisclosed multifamily operator based in Houston.
SAN ANTONIO — Online commercial real estate firm ArborCrowd has offered investors an opportunity to own equity interests in Quarry Station Apartments, a 306-unit multifamily community in San Antonio’s Alamo Heights neighborhood. The total capitalization of the deal is $40.8 million, with ArborCrowd raising $3.2 million in equity and projecting a return of 16 to 19 percent across a two- to four-year hold period. As part of the deal, the current owner will invest in upgrades to the property’s interiors and exteriors. ArborCrowd is a crowdfunding real estate investment organization that is part of the Arbor family of companies, including Arbor Realty Trust, Arbor Commercial Mortgage and AMAC.
HOUSTON — Results Physiotherapy, a Tennessee-based physical therapy operator with more than 130 clinics across nine states, will soon open four new locations in the Houston area. The new clinics will be located at 2900 Weslayan St. in River Oaks; at Market Town Center in Sugar Land; at Town Square Shopping Center on the city’s west side; and at 4660 Beechnut St. in Meyerland. Jamie Weaver of EDGE Realty Partners represented Results Physiotherapy, which will now operate eight locations in the Houston area, in all lease negotiations. .