Property Type

Aries Conlon Capital Arranges $62.4M Refinancing for Hotel Portfolio

by Kristin Harlow October 31, 2017

CHICAGO — Chicago-based Aries Conlon Capital has arranged a $62.4 million non-recourse loan for the refinancing of a seven-hotel portfolio in seven states. The portfolio, owned by Inner Circle Investments, includes six Radisson hotels, which are located in Cromwell, Conn.; Billings, Mont.; Highpoint, N.C.; Albany, N.Y.; Appleton, Wis.; and Cheyenne, Wyo; as well as one independent, boutique hotel in St. Louis. Rushi Shah of Aries Conlon arranged the interest-only loan with an international investment bank. Instead of refinancing its assets as fee-simple properties, Inner Circle split ownership of the land parcels and the hotels into leased-fee and leasehold entities respectively, entered into 99-year leases with its hotels as tenants and then refinanced the land/leased-fee portions at a higher loan-to-value ratio and more attractive terms. Aries Conlon is now refinancing the corresponding leaseholds to effectively close the loop.

October 31, 2017

Indiana Loans Midwest Multifamily

Pillar Provides $23.3M Refinancing for Two Apartment Properties in Indianapolis

by Kristin Harlow October 31, 2017

INDIANAPOLIS — Pillar Financial has provided $22.3 million in Fannie Mae loans for the refinancing of two apartment properties in Indianapolis. Echo Ridge, constructed in 2003, features 208 apartment units. English Village also consists of 208 one- and two-bedroom units. Both properties are located on the southeast side of Indianapolis in a workforce housing area, which targets renters earning incomes of approximately 80 percent of the area median income. Joe Markech of Pillar originated a $13.3 million loan for Echo Ridge and a $10 million loan for English Village. The 10-year loans feature 30-year amortization schedules. David Ross of Crossroads Realty Advisors arranged the financing.

October 31, 2017

Industrial Midwest Missouri

Binswanger Brokers Sale of 250,000 SF Industrial Building in Boonville, Missouri

by Kristin Harlow October 31, 2017

BOONVILLE, MO. — Binswanger has brokered the sale of a 250,000-square-foot industrial building in Boonville, about 25 miles west of Columbia. The sales price was not disclosed. The property is located at 2501 Boonslick Drive. Constructed in 1979 with renovations in 1988, the facility features 30-foot clear heights, 14,050 square feet of office space, 22 dock doors, two drive-in doors and parking for 310 vehicles. An individual buyer, Daniel E. Smith, purchased the property with plans to use it for speculative leasing of manufacturing or warehousing uses. Jim Medbery of Binswanger represented the undisclosed seller.

October 31, 2017

Michigan Midwest Retail

Costco Opens 165,000 SF Membership Warehouse in East Lansing, Michigan

by Kristin Harlow October 31, 2017

EAST LANSING, MICH. — Costco Wholesale Corp. has opened a 165,000-square-foot membership warehouse in East Lansing. The property is situated on a 64-acre parcel near I-69 that is the site of a former golf course. Shawn O’Brien of CBRE|Martin began working with Costco in 2012 for site selection in the Lansing market. This is Costco’s 15th store in the state of Michigan. A grand opening took place on Friday, Oct. 27.

October 31, 2017

Illinois Midwest Retail

Interra Negotiates $4.8M Sale of CVS Ground Lease in Highland Park, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow October 31, 2017

HIGHLAND PARK, ILL. — Interra Realty has negotiated the sale of a CVS ground lease in Highland Park for $4.8 million. The 13,225-square-foot building is located at 2000 Skokie Valley Road, approximately 25 miles north of Chicago. Craig Martin and Colin O’Malley of Interra represented both parties in the transaction. The seller, a local real estate development firm, developed the property in 2011. The buyer, a local family, was completing a 1031 exchange. CVS has approximately 20 years remaining on its lease.

October 31, 2017

Florida Multifamily Southeast

Interest Rates, Tax Uncertainty Help Slowdown of Multifamily Investment Sales, Says Franklin Street’s Darron Kattan

by John Nelson October 31, 2017

For the first time since 2009, the U.S. multifamily real estate sector’s annual sales volume is flirting with falling below the preceding year’s total. Through the first three quarters of 2017, U.S. multifamily investment sales totaled a little over $104 billion, according to Real Capital Analytics (RCA), which tracks sales of multifamily properties and portfolios that are $2.5 million and greater. Experts don’t anticipate sales activity in the last quarter of the year to be enough to surpass last year’s grand total of $160.6 billion in trade volume. As a follow up to the cover article “Coming Back Down to Earth” from the September issue of Southeast Real Estate Business, we caught up with Darron Kattan, managing director of Franklin Street’s Tampa office, to get his take on the U.S. multifamily market. The following is an edited interview: Southeast Real Estate Business: Thus far in 2017, multifamily investment sales are on track to be below 2016 totals. In your opinion, what is causing the decreasing volume? Kattan: A few factors are contributing to this trend. First, the slight increase in the interest rates have given the market pause. Many sellers that have owned for a long time are sitting squarely …

October 31, 2017

New York Northeast Office Top Stories

Olayan America, Chelsfield Unveil Plans for $300M Renovation of 550 Madison Avenue in Manhattan

by Katie Sloan October 31, 2017

NEW YORK CITY — Olayan America and developer Chelsfield have unveiled plans for a $300 million renovation of 550 Madison Avenue, an office tower located in Midtown Manhattan. The property — which was completed in 1984 and designed by architect Philip Johnson — was formerly known as the Sony Tower and the AT&T Building. Olayan America acquired the property in May 2016, and has tapped design firm Snøhetta for the renovation. The renovation is set to double the size of the nearby public space; create an outdoor garden; add food and retail offerings; and partially replace the building’s eye-level façade with undulating glass to allow a transparent look into the lobby, atrium and first two levels of the building. The property will also be seeking LEED Gold certification, WELL certification from the International WELL Building Institute, and Wired certification for digital infrastructure upon completion. The property will incorporate a dedicated outdoor air ventilation system, which will ensure tenants have access to a continuous supply of fresh air while consuming less energy than a typical mechanical ventilation system. The renovation is slated for completion in 2019. Lead brokers for the project are Mary Ann Tighe, Howard Fiddle and Scott Gottlieb of CBRE. Olayan …

October 31, 2017

Affordable Housing Features Top Stories

Not-So-Affordable Affordable Housing: Low Cap Rates, Funding Challenges Impact Niche Sector

by Katie Sloan October 31, 2017

Always on the lookout for new yield-producing products, commercial property investors have turned affordable housing into the latest hot alternative real estate asset. Backed by government subsidies and incentives, affordable housing investments provide the relative safety and income of a high-yield Treasury bond or net-lease investment, which is hard to pass up in the crowded field that has driven up conventional property prices. “A lot of cash buyers and funds have come into the affordable housing market. They see it as a stable asset class,” says Heidi Burkhart, founder and president of New York-based Dane Real Estate, an affordable housing brokerage that has closed some $1.5 billion in transactions since 2008. “It’s a cool time to be in affordable housing; it’s a hot topic.” It’s going to get hotter. Economic and cultural trends portend a shortage of the product for years to come as college debt, unpredictable job creation, high home prices, rising rents and other variables are blocking home ownership and weighing down renters, according to observers and Affordable Housing: Emerging Asset Class, Global Investment Possibilities, a report issued by CBRE in July. In New York City, some 54 percent of renters in 2015 were “cost-burdened,” paying more than …

October 31, 2017

California Industrial Western

Westcore Properties Buys Warehouse in Metro Los Angeles

by Nellie Day October 30, 2017

SANTA FE SPRINGS, CALIF. — Westcore Properties has purchased a 74,038-square-foot warehouse building in the Los Angeles submarket of Santa Fe Springs for an undisclosed sum. The warehouse is located at 13915 Maryton Ave. The purchase marks Westcore’s return to the Los Angeles industrial market after an 18-month hiatus. The firm plans to add about 5,000 square feet of speculative office space to the vacant warehouse building. It will also make limited upgrades to the existing structure. The asset is the only modern building of its size available along the 5 Freeway corridor that spans from the City of Commerce to the North Orange County marketplace, according to Scott Heaton, who, along with Chris Sheehan of Colliers International, represented both parties in the transaction. The seller was Bridge Development.

October 30, 2017

Hospitality New Mexico Western

Marriott SpringHill Suites in Las Cruces Changes Hands

by Nellie Day October 30, 2017

LAS CRUCES, N.M. — The 101-room Marriott SpringHill Suites in Las Cruces has sold to a California-based investor for an undisclosed sum. The hotel is located at 1611 Hickory Loop. The property is situated near New Mexico State University, Downtown Mall, Las Cruces Conventions Center, Memorial Medical Center and White Sands Missile Range. The buyer owns and operates a hotel portfolio throughout the Southwest under major brands including Marriott and Hilton. Mike Armstrong of HREC Investment Advisors represented the private seller in the transaction.

October 30, 2017

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