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Novel Coworking Opens 190,385 SF Office Building in D.C.’s Dupont Circle District

by Alex Tostado March 12, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Novel Coworking has opened Novel Coworking Dupont Circle, a 12-story, 190,385-square-foot office building in northwest Washington, D.C. The company acquired the building, situated at 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, in July 2019. The space can accommodate one- to 200-person teams. Situated two blocks from Dupont Circle, the building was originally developed in 1940. Memberships start at $199 per month, private offices start at $575 per month and office suites start at $399 per employee a month. Chicago-based Novel Coworking operates 37 locations nationwide.

March 12, 2020

Acquisitions District of Columbia Office Southeast Top Stories

Paramount Group to Sell Pennsylvania Avenue Office Building for $115M

by Taylor Williams March 9, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Paramount Group Inc. has agreed to sell 1899 Pennsylvania Ave., a 191,000-square-foot office building in Washington, D.C., for $115 million. Originally built in 1915 and most recently renovated in 2002, the 11-story building is located just three blocks from The White House in the city’s central business district. The property features 18,200-square-foot floor plates and floor-to-ceiling glass façades, as well as amenities such as a fitness center, rooftop terrace and 64 covered parking spaces. In addition, four Metrorail lines serve the building. “With the sale of 1899 Pennsylvania Ave., we have now strategically sold all five of our wholly owned assets in Washington, D.C.,” says Albert Behler, chairman, CEO and president of Paramount Group. “This transaction demonstrates our determination to sell stabilized or non-core assets and redeploy that capital into higher-growth opportunities.” The transaction is expected to close during the fourth quarter. The buyer was not disclosed. The Washington Business Journal reported in 2010 that Paramount Group had acquired the asset for $149 million. Paramount Group is a New York City-based investment and management firm that specializes in owning and operating Class A office properties in the core markets of New York City, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. …

March 9, 2020

District of Columbia Southeast

U.S. Economy Adds 273,000 Jobs in February, Surging Past Economists’ Expectations

by Alex Tostado March 6, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. economy added 273,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in February, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported Friday. Economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal had forecast an increase of 175,000 jobs. The unemployment rate remained unchanged from January at 3.5 percent. The BLS revised both January and December 2019 job totals up by a combined 85,000 jobs. The BLS now reports December added 37,000 jobs for a total of 184,000. January’s total stood at 273,000 jobs, up 48,000 from the original report. After revisions, job gains have averaged 243,000 per month over the past three months. Food services and drinking places added 53,000 jobs in February. Employment in the industry has increased by 252,000 over the past seven months, following a lull in job growth in the sector in the first half of 2019. The leisure and hospitality sector added 51,000 jobs, though it is worth noting that the BLS expects disruptions caused by the coronavirus to be reflected in the March jobs report. The healthcare sector added 32,000 jobs in February. Retail trade lost 7,000 jobs. Transportation and warehousing lost 4,000 for a net loss of 16,000 jobs in the early part of 2020. In February, average …

March 6, 2020

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Washington’s Tech Boom Changes the Multifamily Investment Calculus

by Sarah Daniels March 3, 2020

Washington and Northern Virginia are among the nation’s most expensive places to rent an apartment, which in part explains the billions of dollars being spent on apartment construction there. But Capital Area asset returns in the post-recession era haven’t clearly supported these decisions. From 2013 to 2018, rents in Washington and NoVA increased at respective compound annual rates of 3.2 percent and 2.6 percent, tabulating Reis data, materially slower than the 4.7 percent average growth recorded by the 50 largest U.S. apartment markets. Likewise, occupancy trends were no better than average, muted by heavy supply, suggesting that Washington NOI growth in most cases was measurably slower than in alternative markets. But everything changed last year. Although Washington has been a technology player for decades, the region’s strengths fell primarily in telecom and defense, markets in which proximity to government was a competitive advantage. But the region’s growing prowess in private applications of digital technology reached critical mass in 2019 with Amazon’s decision to site its East Coast headquarters in Northern Virginia, specifically with a view toward tapping its deep reservoir of high-tech talent. The impact on economic growth in the capital is only beginning and seems likely to fundamentally alter …

March 3, 2020

Acquisitions Development District of Columbia Multifamily Office Southeast

Joint Venture Acquires Office Building in D.C. for $34.7M, Plans to Reposition as Apartments

by Alex Tostado February 24, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A joint venture between Lincoln Property Co. and Cadillac Fairview has acquired 1313 L Street, an 84,040-square-foot office building in downtown Washington, D.C., for $34.7 million. The property is situated less than a mile from The White House. The building was formerly the headquarters of the seller, the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). The asset was originally built in 1984 and has served at NAEYC’s headquarters since 2006. Dek Potts, Susan Carras, Walter Coker and Brian Crivella of JLL represented the seller in the transaction. West, Lane & Schlager (WLS) is advising NAEYC on its relocation to a new headquarters. The buyers plan to redevelop the building into apartments, but provided few details.

February 24, 2020

Acquisitions District of Columbia Hospitality Southeast

Park Hotels Sells Embassy Suites by Hilton Hotel in D.C.’s Georgetown District for $90.4M

by Alex Tostado February 20, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. has sold the Embassy Suites by Hilton Washington DC Georgetown, a 197-room hotel in Washington, D.C., for $90.4 million. The property is situated at 1250 22nd St. NW in Georgetown, one mile west of downtown D.C. The hotel offers an indoor pool, fitness center, arcade, complimentary breakfast, baggage storage and a business center. The buyer was EOS Investors LLC.

February 20, 2020

Acquisitions District of Columbia Multifamily Southeast

Greysteel Arranges $13.7M Sale of Apartment Complex in D.C.

by Alex Tostado February 14, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Greysteel has arranged the $13.7 million sale of Glenwood Apartments, a 90-unit apartment complex in Washington, D.C.’s Edgewood neighborhood The property was originally built in 1942 at 2315-2321 Lincoln Road NE, two miles northeast of downtown D.C. The community offers studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans and amenities including a courtyard, package services, dog park and a grilling area. The seller, Stonebridge Investments, recently invested $1.5 million to upgrade the lobbies, hallways, leasing office, courtyard, dog park and approximately 37 units prior to the sale. Ari Firoozabadi, Kyle Tangney, Herbert Schwat and Dutch Seitz of Greysteel represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed.

February 14, 2020

Company News District of Columbia Georgia Southeast

CoStar Group to Acquire Atlanta-Based Apartment Data Company for $588M

by Alex Tostado February 13, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. AND ATLANTA — CoStar Group has entered into an agreement to acquire Atlanta-based RentPath Inc. Although the sales price was not disclosed, The Wall Street Journal reports the sales price will be $588 million. RentPath, a digital marketing solutions provider to the multifamily housing industry, is voluntary filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. CoStar is a stalking horse bidder, meaning if another qualifying bid to purchase RentPath emerges, a bankruptcy auction bid will be held. Washington, D.C.-based CoStar primarily focuses on selling real estate data but is continuing its push into the multifamily sector, having previously bought Apartments.com and ForRent.com. RentPath received $74.1 million in financing to remain operational through the sales process.

February 13, 2020

District of Columbia Loans Southeast

MBA: Commercial, Multifamily Mortgage Maturity Volume to Increase 48 Percent in 2020

by Alex Tostado February 12, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. — An estimated $163.2 billion of the $2.2 trillion of outstanding commercial and multifamily mortgages held by non-bank lenders and investors will mature in 2020, a 48 percent increase from the $110.5 billion that matured in 2019, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Commercial Real Estate/Multifamily Survey of Loan Maturity Volumes. The results were released at the 2020 Commercial Real Estate Finance/Multifamily Housing Convention & Expo in San Diego. The four-day conference ends today. “Commercial and multifamily mortgage maturities will rise this year from the low levels of the past two years,” says Jamie Woodwell, MBA’s vice president of commercial real estate research. “Given the long-term nature of many commercial mortgages, maturities remain muted, with just 7 percent of the total balance of non-bank-held mortgages maturing in 2020.” Life insurance companies will see $24.8 billion, or 4 percent of their outstanding mortgage balances, mature this year. Among loans held in CMBS financing, $67.2 billion, or 11 percent, will come due. Only $11.9 billion (2 percent) of the outstanding balance of multifamily and healthcare mortgages held or guaranteed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and Ginnie Mae will mature in 2020. Commercial mortgages held by …

February 12, 2020

District of Columbia Loans Southeast

PNC Narrowly Tops Wells Fargo in MBA’s 2019 Commercial, Multifamily Servicer Rankings

by Alex Tostado February 11, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Mortgage Banker Association (MBA) has released its 2019 ranking of commercial and multifamily mortgage servicers, which is calculated by deal volume. PNC Real Estate/Midland Loan Services led the field with $702 billion in loan volume as of Dec. 31, 2019, narrowly edging out Wells Fargo Bank ($700 billion). KeyBank National Association ($306 billion), Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC ($280 billion) and CBRE Loan Services ($228 billion) rounded out the top five. The Washington, D.C.-based association released the rankings at the 2020 Commercial Real Estate Finance/Multifamily Housing Convention & Expo, held at the Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego. The four-day conference concludes Wednesday. The MBA also ranked a few different categories in its report, including ranking the top agency servicers. For Fannie Mae loans, Wells Fargo, Walker & Dunlop, Berkadia, CBRE and Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) are the top five servicers. For Freddie Mac, Wells Fargo, KeyBank, PNC, CBRE and Berkadia are the top five performers. Orix Real Estate Capital, Walker & Dunlop, Berkadia, Greystone and Wells Fargo were the top Federal Housing Authority (FHA) and Ginnie Mae servicers. Wells Fargo, PNC, KeyBank, NKF and JLL were the top CMBS servicers, and JLL was at the top of …

February 11, 2020

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