WASHINGTON, D.C. — SIOR Foundation has announced Aaron Barnard as its new president for the 2018-2019 term. The transition from current president Bill Ginder to Barnard occurred last week at the Society of Industrial & Office Realtors (SIOR) Fall World Conference in Denver. Barnard is a veteran broker in Minneapolis with Cushman & Wakefield and specializes in investment analysis, tenant and landlord representation. Additional 2018-2019 SIOR Foundation officers are President-Elect Chris Curtis (Nugent Curtis Real Estate), Vice President Albert McNeel (Endura Advisory Group) and Treasurer Stan Kleweno (Transpacific Investments). New SIOR Foundation Trustees who began three-year terms at the latest conference include Nancy Morse (Newmark Knight Frank), Jack O’Donoghue (Grant Street Associates/Cushman & Wakefield Alliance), Adrian Arriaga (AAA Real Estate & Investments), Robert Horn Jr. (JLL), Jesse Laikin (Lee & Associates) and Peter Richardson (Primera Cos.). As the largest association of commercial real estate brokers, Washington, D.C.-based SIOR Foundation promotes and funds programs that advance the real estate profession through educational scholarships, research projects, publishing and development of real estate curricula for higher education.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Walker & Dunlop has structured $61 million in financing for the recapitalization of The Shops at Dakota Crossing, a trophy retail center in Washington, D.C. Jamie Butler of Walker & Dunlop led the team that replaced the existing construction financing with a senior bridge loan, which also provides for future funding based on additional leasing and capital costs. Located on New York Avenue, the 140,000-square-foot shopping center is 98 percent pre-leased to national and local tenants, including the city’s first Costco, Lowe’s Home Improvement Warehouse, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Marshalls, PetSmart, Chick-fil-A and Starbucks Coffee.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Paramount Group Inc. has completed the sale of 425 Eye Street, an office building located in the NoMa submarket of Washington, D.C. Saban Real Estate acquired the seven-story property for $157 million. As of June 30, 425 Eye was 98.7 percent leased with weighted average in-place gross annualized rents of $46.16 per square foot. The U.S. government leases 90 percent of the office space at the 372,552-square-foot building. Jim Meisel of HFF represented the seller in the transaction. Cary Abod led the HFF team in securing acquisition financing through EagleBank. Additionally, Paramount has completed the previously announced sale of 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., for $220 million.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Aria Development Group has purchased a land parcel located at the corner of Florida Avenue and North Capitol Street N.E. in Washington, D.C., for an undisclosed price. The buyer is planning to develop a mixed-use building, including residential space, on the 25,000-square-foot site. The purchase represents the culmination of three years of assemblage activity to connect tree-lined P Street N.E. with Florida Avenue and North Capitol Street. Additional details of the transaction were not released. This acquisition represents Aria’s eighth multifamily or mixed-use investment in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — JBG Smith has sold Executive Tower, a 130,000-square-foot office building in Washington, D.C. Exan Capital acquired the asset for $121.4 million. The 11-story building is located at 1399 New York Ave. in D.C.’s East End submarket. Collins Ege and Nicholas Pappas of Eastdil Secured arranged the transaction on behalf of JBG Smith. Executive Tower was 93 percent leased as of June 30.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal Capital Partners (FCP) and Level 2 Development have sold Takoma Central, a 150-unit apartment community in Washington, D.C., for $50.6 million. The partnership completed construction on the community in 2015. Located at 235 Carroll St. N.W. in the city’s historic Takoma neighborhood, Takoma Central includes a mix of one- and two-bedroom units and is situated adjacent to the Takoma Metrorail station. Community amenities include a business center, clubhouse, fitness center, storage lockers, barbecue area and a resident lounge. In addition, the community includes 9,000 square feet of ground-floor retail currently leased to tenants such as Busboys & Poets, Yoga Heights and S&A Beads. Dave Nachison and Brenden Flood of Eastdil Secured represented FCP and Level 2 in the transaction. The name of the buyer was not disclosed. The Bozzuto Group has been retained to manage the community.
The 195 million-square-foot Washington, D.C., metropolitan industrial market features various sectors and centers of demand across the region. The overall market has been extremely healthy, with unique forces impacting the area’s primary regions of Northern Virginia, Suburban Maryland and Washington, D.C. The overall metro market expanded between first-quarter 2017 and first-quarter 2018. Net absorption in the period was 1.7 million square feet, albeit a significant slowdown from the previous 12-month cycle (4.2 million square feet). After falling significantly during the past five years, vacancy remained relatively flat in first-quarter 2018 and settled at 6.8 percent, a 10-basis-point drop year-over-year. A lack of available space limited opportunities for occupancy gains but allowed owners to increase asking rents. The average asking rent rose sharply to $10.04 per square foot, up from $9.58 per square foot one year earlier. Of the 1.9 million square feet of new supply under construction, 1.3 million square feet was in Northern Virginia’s less constrained but in-demand Loudoun County. Overall new supply was 55 percent preleased at the end of the first quarter. The Washington metro industrial market inside the Interstate 495 Beltway contrasts in many ways to the market outside the Beltway. The most significant difference is …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has secured a $32 million loan for the refinancing of Reed Row Apartments, a newly developed, 132-unit apartment community in Washington, D.C.’s Adams Morgan neighborhood. Phillip Cox and Bill Mattice of Grandbridge arranged the 10-year, interest-only loan through a correspondent insurance company. The name of the borrower was not disclosed, but according to local media reports, Kettler, a Virginia-based multifamily developer and property manager, developed the property this year. Reed Row features a private courtyard, outdoor chess table and fire pit, coworking space, fitness center, bike room, dog washing station and a rooftop terrace.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — HFF has arranged the sale and financing for the Jefferson Building, a 73,168-square-foot office building located in Washington D.C.’s central business district. Jim Meisel, Andrew Weir, Stephen Conley, Matt Nicholson and Dave Baker of HFF brokered the transaction on behalf of the seller, Invesco Real Estate, and procured the buyer, Marcus Partners. In addition, HFF’s Dan McIntrye and Jay Graham arranged acquisition financing through a balance sheet lender on behalf of the buyer. The purchase price and loan amount were not disclosed. The eight-story Jefferson Building, most recently renovated in 2016, is situated within walking distance to four Metrorail stations. The property was 87 percent leased at the time of sale to 12 tenants including SN/SI Networks LLC, International Center for Alcohol Policies, Relman, Dan & Colfax PLLC and London & Mead/Andrew J. Kline LLC. In addition, the Jefferson Building houses The Palm, one of D.C.’s landmark restaurants.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR) has appointed Tom McCormick as its new CEO. McCormick, an industrial specialist based out of Irvine, Calif., has been an SIOR member for 33 years and has served as SIOR global past president, SIOR foundation past president, his local chapter’s past president and most recently as SIOR’s operations director on the board of directors. He is the first SIOR designee to hold an executive position within the organization. McCormick joins SIOR from Rockefeller Group International, where he served as senior vice president of national accounts before retiring a little over a year ago. Prior to that role, he held positions at Coldwell Banker Commercial and Panattoni. “I am thrilled that Tom has agreed to take on the challenge as our new leader,” said Del Markward, SIOR 2018 global president, in a statement. “His commitment and service to SIOR has been demonstrated across the board. Tom’s management skills and depth of knowledge make him a solid mentor and role model for our members, staff and the industry as a whole.” Founded in October 1940, SIOR is a Washington, D.C.-based organization comprising nearly 3,100 industrial and office real estate specialists. The broker network …