HUNTERSVILLE AND CONCORD, N.C. — ECHO Realty has acquired two Harris Teeter-anchored shopping centers located in metro Charlotte. The acquisitions include Regency Village, a 70,000-square-foot center located in the Lake Norman community of Huntersville, and Coddle Creek, an 80,000-square-foot center located in Concord. This acquisition brings ECHO Realty’s presence in North Carolina to six grocery-anchored properties, four of which are located in the Charlotte market.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Hoffman-Madison Waterfront (HMW), the developer of The Wharf, a $2 billion, mile-long neighborhood under construction along Washington, D.C.’s Southwest waterfront, has announced that the development will feature a new Hilton hotel and a new anchor office tenant, global law firm Fish & Richardson. HMW is a partnership between master developers PN Hoffman and Madison Marquette. Situated adjacent to 7th Street Park, Hilton Worldwide will open a 175-room Canopy by Hilton, the first North American hotel for the international brand. The Canopy will join a 238-room Hyatt House at The Wharf. When complete, The Wharf will feature more than 3 million square feet of new residential, office, hotel, retail, marina, and public uses, including waterfront parks, promenades, piers and docks. The development will encompass 24 acres of land and 50 acres of water on the Washington Channel. Phase I is slated to open in October 2017, and Phase II is expected to open between 2020 and 2021. “The Wharf is a truly ideal neighborhood for our Canopy by Hilton brand and we are thrilled to be a part of this amazing project,” says Gary Steffen, global head of Canopy by Hilton. Fish & Richardson, which specializes in global …
Already facing a labor shortage, the U.S. seniors housing industry could be dealt a “devastating” blow if president-elect Donald Trump were to limit the number of lower-wage immigrants coming into the country in order to accommodate an increased number of high-wage skilled immigrants, says Jeff Sands, managing principal and general counsel for HJ Sims. “It’s a real issue this industry is grappling with,” especially given the growing number of facilities. Sands’ comments came during a “State of the Industry and 2017 Outlook” panel at the InterFace Seniors Housing Northeast conference in Philadelphia on Tuesday, Nov. 15. The U.S. seniors housing market will need to recruit 1.2 million new employees by 2025, Argentum reported in a research report released earlier this year. Because about 70 percent of the 65-plus population — including many people with cognitive impairment — requires some form of long-term care, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the nation’s aging population will create unprecedented demand for the services of the senior living industry in the coming decades. According to donaldjtrump.com, the president-elect’s campaign website, his immigration controls will result in the selection of immigrants based on their likelihood of success in the United States …
Many of the national trends unfolding in the multifamily sector are playing out in Grand Rapids, the second largest city in Michigan, with a population estimated at 195,000 and slightly more than 1 million metrowide. A combination of demographic, economic and lifestyle trends are leading to the creation of more renter households. This includes Baby Boomers, Millennials and renters by choice across all income levels. In addition, Grand Rapids is experiencing an urban renaissance that is bringing new commerce, housing and amenities into the downtown area. During the 2016 National Multifamily Housing Council conference in Orlando, Grand Rapids was recognized as one of the top three small to mid-sized markets in the country for multifamily investment. Annualized apartment rent growth in Grand Rapids has been running at a robust 7 to 8 percent for the past two years, but some momentum has been lost in the wake of a large number of units that have come on line. The annual rent growth slipped to 4.6 percent during the four-quarter period that ended Sept. 30. The average occupancy rate remains above 97 percent, but is gradually coming off a peak of 98.6 percent in the third and fourth quarters of 2013. …
EPHRATA, PA. — A joint venture between Heidenberg Properties Group and Strategic Real Estate Partners has acquired Ephrata Commons Shopping Center, located at 385 N. Reading Road in Ephrata. An undisclosed seller sold the property for $6.1 million. Tenants at the 54,810-square-foot shopping center include Redner’s Warehouse Market, Tokyo Asian Cuisine, RadioShack, Cecilia’s Beauty Salon, Wild Wings Pizza & Things and Gehman Jewelers.
BEAVERTON, ORE. — A joint venture between Holland Partner Group and Invesco Real Estate has acquired the 566-unit LaSalle Apartments in Beaverton for $140 million. The community is located at 15021 S.W. Millikan Way. It is situated near the Nike World Headquarters. CBRE’s Debt & Structured Finance Team arranged financing. Josh McDonald, Eli Hanacek and Jon Hallgrimson of the CBRE Capital Markets Pacific Northwest Institutional Properties team represented both the buyer and seller, Waterton, in this transaction.
SAN FRANCISCO — Vanbarton Group has purchased a 117,000-square-foot office building in San Francisco for $83 million. The 15-story tower is located at 115 Sansome St. It is fully leased. The property was built in 1912 as the Standard Oil Co. headquarters. The seller, TA Realty, had converted more than 70 percent of the building to creative office space. JLL’s Michel Seifer and Erik Hanson represented TA Realty in the transaction.
PHOENIX — An affiliate of Cohen Asset Management has purchased a 452,271-square-foot industrial facility in Phoenix for $33.5 million. Breakthru Beverage Group occupies the entire property. The facility is located at 1115 S. 47th Ave. in West Phoenix. The beverage company recently signed a new 15-year lease at the space. Cohen Asset Management purchased the property in a double escrow transaction from Breakthru. Breakthru acquired the property through a 2011 purchase option agreement with then-owner Crexus AZ Holdings 1 LLC. Don and Payson MacWilliam of Colliers International executed the transaction.
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — A partnership between Trammell Crow Company and Principal Real Estate Investors has completed construction of MidPoint@237, a 563,000-square-foot manufacturing project in San Jose. The three-building project is situated at North 1st Street and Nortech Parkway at the top of Silicon Valley’s Golden Triangle. Rob Shannon and Chip Sutherland of CBRE marketed the Class A project. The architect is ARC TEC Inc. and the general contractor is Lusardi Construction Co.
LOS ANGELES — NSB Associates has purchased a 59,395-square-foot office building in El Segundo for an undisclosed sum. The Class B building is located at 181-185 S. Douglas St. in the Los Angeles submarket. NSB represented itself in the transaction, while Alan Pekarcik and Chris Smith of Avison Young represented the seller, an institutional investor.
