Property Type

Marcus & Millichap Brokers $8.9M Sale of Shopping Center in Metro D.C.

by John Nelson August 4, 2016

WOODBRIDGE, VA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $8.9 million sale of Woodbridge Square, a 42,881-square-foot shopping center located on 5.1 acres at 13179-13291 Occoquan Road in Woodbridge, roughly 20 miles outside of Washington, D.C. Built in 1990, the property was fully leased at the time of sale to 17 tenants including Dollar General, La Despensa, Top Nails and Teresa Jewelry. Dean Zang of Marcus & Millichap’s Washington, D.C., office represented the seller, a private investor based in Washington state. Zang and Marcus & Millichap’s TZD Retail team secured the buyer, a private limited liability company completing a 1031 exchange. Infinity Realty represented the buyer in the transaction. Bryn Merrey of Marcus & Millichap’s Mid-Atlantic offices was the broker of record for the transaction.

August 4, 2016

North Carolina Office Southeast

Insite Properties Arranges $5.4M Sale of Office Building in Charlotte

by John Nelson August 4, 2016

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Insite Properties has brokered the $5.4 million sale of Lincoln Building, a Class A, 25,500-square-foot office building located at 3315 Springbank Lane in Charlotte. Built in 2000, the three-story brick office building is situated near the intersection of Highway 51 and Providence Road. The property was 85 percent leased at the time of sale. SunTrust Bank occupies the building’s first floor and operates four drive-thru lanes. Jay Blanton and Bart Murr of Insite Properties represented the buyer, Family Video Employees LLC, in the transaction. Rob Cochran and Jared Londry Cushman & Wakefield’s Charlotte office represented the seller, Lincoln Charlotte Office LLC, an entity controlled by Grubb Properties.

August 4, 2016

Alabama Mixed-Use Southeast

Crunkleton Announces New 225 Holmes Mixed-Use Project in Downtown Huntsville

by John Nelson August 4, 2016

HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — Crunkleton Commercial Real Estate Group has announced a new redevelopment of a vacant corner lot at Holmes Avenue and Greene Street in downtown Huntsville. Crunkleton is the leasing agent of the project, known as 225 Holmes. The property will span 32,000 square feet and feature shops, office space and possibly a rooftop restaurant or entertainment venue. Designed by architect Nola | VanPeursem, 225 Holmes will be situated across the street from Below the Radar, Sip and Old Town Beer Exchange. The development is expected to bring 150 to 200 daytime jobs to downtown Huntsville, according to Eric St. John of Crunkleton. Construction is scheduled to begin in the fall, and the first anchor tenant for the building will be announced at the groundbreaking ceremony.

August 4, 2016

Florida Retail Southeast Top Stories

Office Depot to Close 300 Stores Over Three Years

by Katie Sloan August 4, 2016

BOCA RATON, FLA. — Boca Raton, Fla.-based Office Depot Inc. (NASDAQ: ODP) announced Wednesday that the company plans to close an additional 300 stores over the next three years in an attempt to cut $250 million in costs by 2018. Office Depot closed 42 stores in the second quarter of 2016, completing the company’s previously announced “U.S. retail store optimization plan,” which called for the shuttering of 400 stores nationwide. The company now has a total of 1,513 stores open in the United States, with plans to close an additional 25 throughout the year. The company hopes to expand the pilot program for its smaller, 15,000-square-foot format to 24 stores by the end of 2016, with 100 stores targeted for 2017. The new, smaller footprint is designed to provide customers with easier shopping using a smaller, more curated assortment of products, while expanding in-store services. The announcement comes on the heels of the termination of a merger with Staples Inc. in May, which resulted in a cash payment from Staples of $250 million. As a result, Office Depot has initiated a dividend of 2.5 cents per share, payable on Sep. 15 to shareholders of record at the close of business …

August 4, 2016

Features Industrial Top Stories

Declining U.S. Industrial Vacancy Rates Tied to E-commerce Growth

by Haisten Willis August 4, 2016

The U.S. industrial vacancy rate dropped 20 basis points (bps) to 8.8 percent during the second quarter of 2016, largely driven by companies building or leasing warehouse space to meet continued demand for e-commerce shopping, according to CBRE. The decline marked the 25th consecutive quarterly drop in available U.S. industrial space. “Plummeting U.S. industrial vacancy rates signify that this sector of the commercial real-estate market is benefitting from increasing acceptance of the e-commerce model,” says Chris Roach, president of BBG Valuation, an independent national commercial real estate valuation and assessment firm headquartered in Dallas. “We anticipate this downward trend in vacancy rates will continue for at least the remainder of this year.” According to CBRE’s second-quarter U.S. industrial and logistics report, the national industrial market expanded for a 25th consecutive quarter, logging 66.2 million square feet of positive net absorption. This was up 8 percent over the previous quarter. At the same time, a total of 41.6 million square feet of new supply was added nationally, which failed to keep up with demand. The growing trend in e-commerce shopping is expected to continue to fuel demand for warehouse space, which is needed to store inventory for shipping directly to consumers …

August 4, 2016

Market Reports Michigan Midwest Midwest Market Reports Multifamily

Metro Detroit Apartment Market Finds Its Groove

by Christina Cannon August 4, 2016

Favorable hiring trends in metro Detroit have driven household formation to its highest point since the start of the new millennium. As a result, multifamily asset performance and operations have shown marked improvement with respect to demand, occupancy, rents and prices. In the first quarter of the year, local employers created 14,500 jobs for a year-over-year gain of 2.3 percent, which brought Detroit’s unemployment level to its lowest level since 2001. Employment advances were led by the professional and business services sector as well as the leisure and hospitality sector, which added 16,100 and 6,000 workers, respectively. Total employment at the end of 2016 is projected to be 1.9 percent higher than it was at the end of 2015. The generally higher paying professional and business services jobs will lead to broad-based employment growth through the rest of the year, and gains in this segment are expected to support growing demand for luxury rentals. In any event, rental demand in Detroit is on the rise for the foreseeable future. Construction takes off Encouraged by positive employment trends, economic indicators and a recovering automotive industry, new construction, renovation and conversion are thriving. Developers have new multifamily projects underway in more than …

August 4, 2016

California Multifamily Western

Decron Properties Buys Adagio at South Coast in Santa Ana for $96M

by Nellie Day August 3, 2016

SANTA ANA, CALIF. — Decron Properties has purchased the 349-unit Adagio at South Coast in Santa Ana for $96 million. The multifamily community is located at 3124 S. Main St. The garden-style property was built in the 1970s. Decron plans to renovate unit interiors with shaker-style cabinets, quartz countertops, stainless-steel appliances, vinyl plank flooring and in-unit washers and dryers. The seller was Prime Residential.

August 3, 2016

California Multifamily Seniors Housing Western

Sabra Plans to Divest 29 Genesis-Managed Skilled Nursing Facilities

by Nellie Day August 3, 2016

IRVINE, CALIF. — Sabra Health Care REIT (NASDAQ: SBRA) plans to sell off 29 of its 78 skilled nursing facilities currently managed by Genesis Healthcare Inc. The plan, announced on the Irvine-based company’s second-quarter earnings call, is the latest in a trend of publicly traded REITs reducing their exposure to skilled nursing. Last year Ventas spun off its skilled nursing portfolio into a separate REIT, and in May HCP Inc. announced it planned to do the same. As part of the deal, as the facilities are sold, Genesis’ rent will be reduced by 7.5 percent of the net proceeds from the sales. Sabra is currently under contract to sell five other Genesis-managed facilities. If Sabra completes those transactions and is able to sell the entire 29-property portfolio, it will reduce the number of Sabra-owned, Genesis-managed facilities from 78 to 43. If completed, Sabra estimates the sales will reduce the percentage of its revenue from skilled nursing from 51.1 percent to 24.9 percent, after sales proceeds are reinvested.

August 3, 2016

California Retail Western

Marcus & Millichap Arranges $6.7M Sale of Mt. Eden Shops Near San Francisco

by Nellie Day August 3, 2016

HAYWARD, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $6.7 million sale of Mt. Eden Shops, a 10,184-square-foot retail property located at 25965-26250 Industrial Blvd. in the San Francisco suburb of Hayward. The property consists of two freestanding buildings on one parcel anchored by Starbucks Coffee and 7-Eleven. Vincent Schwab and Jeffrey Ida of Marcus & Millichap’s San Francisco office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, an undisclosed limited liability company.

August 3, 2016

California Retail Western

Coldwell Arranges $6.2M Sale of The Plaza at Gordon Ranch in Metro LA

by Nellie Day August 3, 2016

LAKEWOOD, CALIF. — Coldwell Banker Commercial Advisors has arranged the $6.2 million sale of The Plaza at Gordon Ranch, a 9,939-square-foot retail center located in the Los Angeles suburb of Lakewood. Scott Hook of Coldwell Banker Commercial represented the seller and buyer in the transaction. Both parties were undisclosed. 7-Eleven anchors the center, which consists of eight units.

August 3, 2016

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