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Greater Portland Retail Bucks National Trend with Decreasing Vacancy

by Jaime Lackey July 20, 2016

The retail sector in Southern Maine’s commercial real estate market remained strong through year-end 2015 with all signs indicating continued improvement through 2016. While the national average retail vacancy rate increased to 12.6 percent in 2015, the retail vacancy dropped to 3.6 percent in Greater Portland, according to Malone Commercial Brokers’ annual retail survey. Greater Portland is a major market in Southern Maine consisting of 6.46 million square feet of retail space. 2015 marked the sixth consecutive year of declining vacancy rates in the market since its 10-year high of 10.8 percent in 2009. Meanwhile, the national retail vacancy rate rose in 2015 over year prior, marking the first vacancy increase in five years and nearly matching the 2011 national vacancy rate of 12.9 percent. Heading into the third quarter of 2016, Southern Maine’s retail sector remains extremely healthy. Short-term forecasts for Portland predict continued absorption of existing space, new retail construction, and strong market competition. Significant Developments and Redevelopments Thompson’s Point, Portland — Represented by Drew Sigfridson of CBRE / The Boulos Company, this 29-acre redevelopment offers up to 220,000 square feet of retail, office, hospitality, and recreational space off of Interstate 295. Final renovations of the 34,000-square-foot Brick …

July 20, 2016

Hospitality Indiana Midwest

White Lodging Reacquires Indianapolis Marriott Downtown for $165M

by Christina Cannon July 19, 2016

INDIANAPOLIS — The original developer of the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown has reacquired a property it opened more than 15 years ago. Affiliates of Merrillville, Ind.-based White Lodging Services Corp. and REI Investments bought the 622-room hotel from LaSalle Hotel Properties (NYSE: LHO) for $165 million and plan to begin renovations in the first quarter of 2017. White Lodging has managed the hotel since its inception. The renovation will include 10 additional guestrooms as well as two new restaurants and a new lobby bar. White Lodging, REI Investments and Kite Cos. originally owned and opened the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown in February 2001. The hotel offers more than 40,000 square feet of meeting and event space with two restaurants and a Starbucks.

July 19, 2016

Kansas Midwest Multifamily

Timberland Partners Purchases 236-Unit Apartment Property in Topeka

by Christina Cannon July 19, 2016

TOPEKA, KAN. — Minneapolis-based Timberland Partners has acquired Woodland Park at Soldier Creek, a 236-unit apartment community in Topeka, for an undisclosed price. The community was built in 2008. Timberland plans to add a variety of upgrades, including a new swimming pool, signage and improvements to the parking lot. Timberland used capital from its Timberland Partners Investment Fund V LLC to fund the acquisition. Reid Teaney and Mac Crowther of ARA Newmark Kansas City represented the seller in the deal. Timberland Partners is a real estate investment and management firm that currently owns over 11,000 apartment units in 12 states.

July 19, 2016

Midwest Minnesota Mixed-Use

HeadFlyer Brewing to Open at 861 E. Hennepin in Minneapolis

by Christina Cannon July 19, 2016

MINNEAPOLIS — Ackerberg has executed a long-term lease with HeadFlyer Brewing, a newly founded taproom and brewery, to occupy 9,435 square feet in the Miller Textile Building located at 861 E. Hennepin Ave. in northeast Minneapolis. The speculative project is now 61 percent leased. Renovation of the property began in December 2015 as part of the transformation of the former Miller Bag Building into office and retail space. The newly branded Miller Textile Building now includes 10,000 square feet of retail and 38,000 square feet of office space, with 84 free off-street parking stalls in a four-story building. HeadFlyer Brewing will open this fall. According to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, for decades the Miller Bag Co. produced potato sacks, seed bags and feed bags for the agricultural market, later adding a production line for bags for Toro lawn mowers. In 1999, the Miller Bag Co. merged with another firm and today that entity is known as The Airtex Group, which provides multi-faceted textile design and manufacturing solutions. Ackerberg is developing the project. Additional project partners include general contractor Bainey Construction and project architect RoehrSchmitt. First Western Bank and the City of Minneapolis provided financing. The Metropolitan Council and the Department of …

July 19, 2016

New Jersey Northeast Office

Liberty Property Trust to Develop New Headquarters for American Water in New Jersey

by Amy Works July 19, 2016

CAMDEN, N.J. — Liberty Property Trust has signed an agreement with American Water to develop the company’s new corporate headquarters at One Water Street in Camden. The project is the inaugural commercial development at Liberty’s The Camden Waterfront, a 20-acre, $1 billion mixed-use development master planned by Robert A.M. Stern Architects. Designed to achieve LEED Platinum certification, the five-story One Water Street will feature 222,376 square feet of office space. Construction of the building and an adjacent parking garage is slated to begin this fall subject to the completion of Liberty’s due diligence, and acquisition of the site. The new building is expected to be completed in the second half of 2018.

July 19, 2016

California Multifamily Western

Monterra Ridge Apartments in Santa Clarita Trades for $45.5M

by Nellie Day July 19, 2016

SANTA CLARITA, CALIF. — An unnamed buyer has acquired the 232-unit Monterra Ridge apartment complex in Santa Clarita for $45.5 million. The community is located at 28085 Whites Canyon Road. Monterra Ridge is situated near interstates 14 and 5, which provide access to greater Los Angeles. The property was built in 1985. Greg Harris, Kevin Green and Joseph Grabiec of Institutional Property Advisors represented both the buyer and seller in this transaction.

July 19, 2016

Healthcare New Jersey New York Northeast

NorthMarq Capital Arranges $91.5M in Refinancing for Medical Office Portfolio in New Jersey, New York

by Amy Works July 19, 2016

MORRISTOWN, N.J. — NorthMarq Capital’s Morristown office has arranged $91.5 million in refinancing for a 13-property medical office portfolio with 11 assets in Northern New Jersey, one in New York and one in Florida. Gregory Nalbandian of NorthMarq secured the financing for the borrower, Regent Medical Properties. The five-year, fixed-rate loan was bifurcated between a $81.5 million senior loan placed with Natixis Real Estate Capital and a $10 million mezzanine loan placed with Morrison Street Capital. The portfolio is a 353,000-square-foot core medical office portfolio with several buildings featuring on-site surgery centers within close proximity to major hospitals.

July 19, 2016

Midwest Minnesota Retail

New Dunkin’ Donuts Coming to Roseville, Minnesota

by Christina Cannon July 19, 2016

ROSEVILLE, MINN. — VANTive Group, a franchise company based in Chicago, has signed a 2,000-square-foot lease at 2425 Rice St. in Roseville for a new Dunkin’ Donuts restaurant. It is the first lease in Minnesota for the VANTive Group, which owns five existing Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants in the Chicago area. Roseville is located eight miles northeast of Minneapolis. The restaurant site, owned by Hempel, is under construction and the restaurant is scheduled to open this fall.

July 19, 2016

California Multifamily Western

The Bungalows at Mathilda in Silicon Valley Sells for $22.5M

by Nellie Day July 19, 2016

SUNNYVALE, CALIF. — An unnamed buyer has purchased The Bungalows at Mathilda, a 68-unit apartment complex in the Silicon Valley submarket of Sunnyvale, for $22.5 million. The community is located at 126 Ahwanee Ave. The Bungalows at Mathilda has undergone extensive exterior and interior renovations over the past year. It is situated near major employers, including the new campuses for Google and Apple. Adam Levin and Robert Johnston in Marcus & Millichap’s Palo Alto office represented the buyer and seller, Interstate Equities Corp., in this transaction.

July 19, 2016

Michigan Midwest Retail

Hanna Andersson, American Girl to Open at Twelve Oaks Mall in Metro Detroit

by Christina Cannon July 19, 2016

NOVI, MICH. — Children’s clothing retailer Hanna Andersson and American Girl are set to open new locations at Twelve Oaks Mall, a 550,000-square-foot center located in the Detroit suburb of Novi. Both retailers are slated to open in early August on the mall’s upper level near Nordstrom. The American Girl store will be the retailer’s first in Michigan, and will be a temporary boutique, according to reports by Crain’s Detroit Business.

July 19, 2016

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