BELVIDERE, ILL. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has arranged the sale of Belvidere Plaza in Belvidere, about 13 miles east of Rockford, for $1.5 million. The 28,094-square-foot property is located at 342-390 W. Chrysler Drive. Anchored by Family Dollar, the retail center houses a mix of local and national tenants. Chad Firsel of Quantum represented the seller, a Michigan-based property owner. Jack Farritor of Quantum represented the buyer, private real estate investors based in Washington, D.C.
WHEELING, ILL. — Millennium Properties R/E has brokered the sale of a 30,000-square-foot industrial warehouse in Wheeling for $1.4 million. The property, located at 140 Shepard Ave., is fully leased to multiple tenants. The building features 14-foot ceilings, two docks and 10 drive-in doors. Brad Thompson and Chet Evans of Millennium brokered the sale. Neither the name of the buyer nor the seller was disclosed.
HONOLULU AND GREEN VALLEY, ARIZ. — Lancaster Pollard has arranged two Fannie Mae loans totaling $57.1 million for seniors housing communities in Honolulu and the Tucson suburb of Green Valley. The first transaction was a $51.2 million loan that refinanced construction debt for The Plaza at Waikiki in Honolulu. MW Group owns the property, which was built in 2015. The community has been named Hawaii’s best senior living facility by The Honolulu Star Advertiser for three consecutive years. Jason Dopoulos, Doug Harper and Casey Moore led this transaction for Lancaster Pollard. In the second transaction, Lancaster Pollard assisted Frontier Management with the $5.85 million refinancing of a 52-unit memory care community in Green Valley. The 15-year loan refinanced maturing debt. Harper and Moore led the effort for Lancaster Pollard on the second closing.
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — Newmark Cornish & Carey (NCC) has arranged the $32.5 million sale of Laguna Village, a 120,893-square-foot retail center in Sacramento. Mike Zylstra and Forrest Gherlone of NCC arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Hall Equities Group. NCC’s Tom Fehr, Anthony Pappageorge and Zachary LeBeouf represented the buyer, Laguna Village Investors LLC, a private investor from the Sacramento area. At the time of sale, Laguna Village was 98 percent leased to tenants including Regal Cinemas, 24 Hour Fitness, Subway, Papa Murphy’s and My Gym.
ESCONDIDO, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged $29.8 million in financing for Westmont Town Court, a 144-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in the San Diego suburb of Escondido. The borrower is Westmont Living, which purchased the property in 2012. Following the acquisition, Westmont implemented a three-year capital improvement plan that renovated the property and added the 22-unit memory care wing. The property is 92 percent occupied. Aron Will of CBRE National Senior Housing and Andrew Behrens of CBRE Multifamily Institutional Group arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan with 60 months of interest-only payments through Freddie Mac. The use of the funds was not disclosed. Westmont currently owns and/or operates 11 seniors housing communities located throughout California and Oregon.
SAN MATEO, CALIF. — HFF has secured a $15 million loan for the renovation of The Baywood, a 26,157-square-foot retail and office building in San Mateo. Chris Gandy of HFF arranged the three-year, floating-rate loan through a national bridge lender on behalf of the borrower and developer, B St Development. Proceeds of the loan will be used to remodel the façade and will add a third floor totaling approximately 5,000 square feet of rentable space.
SAN DIEGO — CBRE has arranged the $10.1 million sale of Riverdale Shopping Center, a 66,416-square-foot retail center in San Diego. Philip Vorhees, Reg Kobzi, Jimmy Slusher, Kirk Brummer, Megan Wood and Sean Heitzler of CBRE arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, a partnership advised by SENTRE that includes Peckham Properties Inc., Commercial Sites Limited and Wells Fargo Bank. Kobzi also represented the buyer, Becker Properties LLC. CVS/pharmacy anchors Riverdale Shopping Center, which was fully leased at the time of sale to food and service tenants including Black Angus and Armstrong Nursery.
DISTRICT HEIGHTS, MD. — ARA Newmark has arranged the $131 million sale of The Avanti, a 930-unit multifamily community in District Heights, roughly 11 miles southeast of Washington, D.C. Al Cissel, Ryan Ogden, Drew White and Mike Marshall of ARA Newmark arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Suitland Park LLC, an entity comprising Dragone Realty Investments and PCCP LLC. GMF Capital acquired the asset, and Dragone Realty elected to retain its ownership stake in the property. “With the recent comprehensive renovation that Dragone and PCCP completed, The Avanti is positioned at the top of the submarket and will outperform the competition for the foreseeable future,” said Cissel. “The transaction worked out well for everyone and will capitalize on the strong demand for quality product in the area, resulting in high investment yields.” Constructed in 1965 and renovated in 2012 and 2016, The Avanti includes one- to three-bedroom units and features wall-to-wall carpeting, ceramic and vinyl flooring, breakfast bars and walk-in closets. Community amenities include a swimming pool, business center, dog park and fitness center. Kelley Drye & Warren LLP provided legal counsel to Dragone Realty in the transaction. Morrison & Foerster LLP represented PCCP, and Neuberger, Quinn, Gielen, Rubin & …
Del Markward will be logging a lot of frequent flyer miles over the next year as he travels around the country and abroad to meet with several chapters of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR), an organization with more than 3,200 members in 685 cities and 36 countries. In addition to serving as the 2018 global president of SIOR, Markward is founder of the Markward Group, a real estate consulting, advisory and brokerage firm based in Allentown, Pa. Markward was officially inducted as president of the organization in October at the outset of the SIOR World Conference in Chicago. He most recently served as president-elect of SIOR and before that was vice president. The commercial real estate community recognizes professionals who have earned the SIOR designation as among the most capable and experienced brokerage practitioners in any market, according to the organization. On the heels of the SIOR World Conference, REBusinessOnline interviewed Markward about some of the dynamic changes taking place in the industrial real estate sector today, including the sharp rise in demand for space driven by e-commerce companies. What follows is an edited transcript of the Q&A. REBusinessOnline: Supply chain logistics is an industry undergoing a dramatic …
The Detroit metropolitan area has experienced significant economic growth in recent years, fueled by a strengthening auto industry as well as the continued diversification of the local employment landscape. The hotel sector is benefitting from existing employers expanding operations locally and new entrants to the market. The Big Three automakers continue to invest in the region, while companies like e-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc. are building large warehouse facilities. Revenue gains for hotels were accordingly robust during the 2010–2016 period. Revenue per available room (RevPAR) during that stretch grew nearly 71 percent, rising from a low of roughly $38 in 2009 at the depths of the Great Recession to over $64 by year-end 2016. Both the average daily rate (ADR) and occupancy have posted consistent gains since 2010. Moreover, hoteliers sold a record number of room nights in the city of Detroit in 2016, according to STR. Occupancy levels approached 70 percent by the end of 2016, with ADRs of nearly $150 in the central business district (CBD). The data for 2017 show a relatively stable occupancy level with robust gains in ADR. The record performance achieved in this expansionary period has spurred tremendous hotel development in the downtown core and …