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Marcus & Millichap Brokers $9.8M Sale of Holiday Inn Hotel in Alexandria, Louisiana

by John Nelson

ALEXANDRIA, LA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $9.8 million sale of Holiday Inn Alexandria Downtown, a 169-room hotel located at 701 4th St. in downtown Alexandria that fronts the Red River. The seller was Sharpco Hotels, an investment firm based in Natchitoches, La., that purchased the formerly vacant hotel from the City of Alexandria and revitalized and rebranded the property. A partnership between Tennessee-based VJ Hotels and Texas-based ARK Hospitality purchased the hotel. David Altman of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the transaction. Steve Greer served as Marcus & Millichap’s broker of record in Louisiana for the transaction. Holiday Inn Alexandria Downtown features 11,000 square feet of meeting space, a restaurant and Tesla car chargers, as well as direct access to the Randolph Riverfront Convention Center.

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New Orleans’ Multifamily Markets Sees Diminishing Impact From ‘Three I’s’

by John Nelson

In our state of the market overview  article in Southeast Real Estate Business October 2023, we defined three challenges in the metro New Orleans multifamily market. These are interest rates, inflation and insurance — or as we dubbed them “the three I’s.” Not to be redundant; however, a year later these elements are still very much factors in the current market and continue to define how multifamily assets are acquired, sold, financed and developed. There is, however, reason for optimism as each of these defining elements has diminished, albeit not completely, from where they were 12 months ago. Interest rates — On Sept. 18, the Federal Reserve reduced short-term rates by 50 basis points — the first reduction in four years. More importantly was the decline in the rate of the 10-year Treasury yield, which is what most multifamily loans are priced from. As of this writing, the 10-year Treasury yield was at 3.76 percent, the lowest it has been in the past 16 months.  A further reason for optimism is the fact that the Fed has indicated the potential for four rate cuts next year. There is also the anticipation of further clarity in the capital markets once the …

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Economic Headwinds, Rising Costs Affect Industrial Market in Greater New Orleans

by John Nelson

Despite healthy local market dynamics, the greater New Orleans industrial market did not perform as strongly as insiders expected it to perform over the past 12 months, which is indicative of wider economic factors suppressing a market with pent-up demand.  The Port of New Orleans and its access to major shipping routes along the Mississippi River has long been the principal component for industrial real estate in the area. The recent 2024 regular session of the Louisiana Legislature committed $230.5 million to Port of New Orleans infrastructure projects, including allocations to the Louisiana International Terminal, a $1.8 billion project in Violet, La., scheduled to be operational in 2028, which will be the Gulf South’s premier container shipping gateway able to accommodate New Panamax- and Post New Panamax-sized vessels.  A bit further up the Mississippi River but still in the greater New Orleans region, Canadian company Woodland Biofuels announced a $1.35 billion investment at the Port of South Louisiana in Reserve, La., to establish the largest renewable natural gas plant in the world. The facility will take waste wood and sugar cane and turn it into natural gas. The process will be carbon-negative, leaving less carbon in the atmosphere than before …

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Challenges Unfortunately Outweigh Opportunities for New Orleans Office Market

by John Nelson

A combination of short sales, declining occupancy rates, loan concerns and migration to suburban offices contribute to uncertainty in the New Orleans office market. As we approach the fourth quarter of this year and begin to reflect back on the market in 2024, the challenges unfortunately outweigh the opportunities. Two notable cases include The DXC Technology Center and The Energy Centre.  The DXC Technology Center, located at 1615 Poydras St. in the Central Business District (CBD), a once-prized office tower anchored by Freeport McMoRan, sold for less than $37 per square foot. The building, over 500,000 square feet, traded for $18.5 million, significantly below the remaining debt on the property. The New Orleans Police Department recently signed a lease to occupy approximately 45,000 square feet in the building, which lessens the steep decline in the building’s value. The Energy Centre, located at 1100 Poydras St., is one of the most desirable and best-performing Class A towers in the CBD. It entered receivership, but the building is back on track and is rumored to be nearing a sale. The building owner, The Hertz Group, controls four additional Class A office towers on Poydras St. (400, 650, 701 & 909 Poydras St.), …

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Blueprint Negotiates Sale of Central Louisiana Seniors Housing Property

by John Nelson

ALEXANDRIA, LA. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of Regency House Alexandria, an assisted living and skilled nursing community in Alexandria, a city in Central Louisiana that lies on the south bank of the Red River. The seller was a local owner-operator. The buyer, a national owner-operator with an existing presence in Louisiana and experience with HUD’s transfer of physical assets (TPA) process, which involves the assumption of a HUD-insured loan, purchased the asset for an undisclosed price. Regency House Alexandria consists of 10 assisted living beds and 60 skilled nursing beds and only accepts Medicare and private pay as sources of payment.

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BWE Arranges Financing for 104-Property Circle K Retail Portfolio in the Sun Belt

by John Nelson

IRVINE, CALIF. — BWE has arranged a $45.5 million loan for the financing of a Circle K portfolio across six states in the Sun Belt. Located in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina and South Carolina, the portfolio comprises 104 single-tenant convenience store and gas station properties. Tom Kenny and Josh Boehling of BWE’s Irvine, Calif., office arranged the loan through a life insurance company on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. The five-year, fixed-rate financing features interest-only payments and a five-year extension option.

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Kia of Covington, Gulf States Real Estate to Open New Car Dealership on Louisiana’s Northshore

by John Nelson

COVINGTON, LA. — Gulf States Real Estate, Development and Construction Services has announced that Kia of Covington will soon open its new car dealership. The site of the future dealership is located at the intersection of I-12 and US Highway 190 on Louisiana’s Northshore. The Kia franchise owner, Kevin Szura, had paused the development due to rising interest rates and construction costs, resulting in a six-month delay. While Szura worked on finding alternative financing sources, the Gulf States team led by Jason Reibert and Mike Saucier “value engineered” more than $500,000 out of the construction budget, which also required approval from KIA’s corporate design team. “Although we will be entering the market six months later than we had hoped, the value engineering and financing efforts were well worth it given today’s tough business climate for new construction,” says Szura. Mark Holcomb Consulting LLC served as an advisor for the new Kia of Covington project.

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The Supreme Court Takes on Tax Takings

by John Nelson

By Angela Adolph, Esq. of Kean Miller LLP Federal courts rarely adjudicate property tax matters, which have traditionally been the province of state courts. In May 2023, however, the U. S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in a case that squared state property tax law up against the Fifth Amendment takings clause, which prohibits taking private property for public use without just compensation. Taken for taxes The events leading to Tyler vs. Hennepin County began in 1999, when Geraldine Tyler purchased a Minneapolis condominium that she occupied until she moved into a seniors housing community in 2010. Tyler retained ownership of the condominium but failed to pay property taxes on it for several years, resulting in approximately $2,300 in unpaid taxes and $13,000 in interest and penalties. Acting in accordance with Minnesota tax forfeiture procedures, Hennepin County seized the condominium and sold it for $40,000. This extinguished Ms. Tyler’s $15,000 tax debt, and Hennepin County kept the remaining $25,000. Minnesota’s tax forfeiture procedure required the county to give the delinquent taxpayer adequate notice of the tax sale; notably, the procedure lacked a mechanism for a delinquent taxpayer to assert a claim to any sale proceeds remaining after paying off …

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Churchill Stateside Closes $47.7M Construction Financing for Affordable Housing Project in Lake Charles, Louisiana

by John Nelson

LAKE CHARLES, LA. — Churchill Stateside Group LLC has closed $47.7 million in construction financing for Deerwood Apartments, a new 144-unit affordable housing development in Lake Charles, a city in western Louisiana. Once complete, the property will feature 18 one-bedroom units, 84 two-bedroom apartments and 42 three-bedroom units that will cater to families. The construction timeline and developer/sponsor were not disclosed. The financing package included $21.5 million of short-term, tax-exempt bonds through Churchill Stateside Securities LLC; a $20.8 million construction loan via Churchill Mortgage Construction LLC; a $4.8 million forward tax-exempt permanent loan commitment; and a $600,000 Equitable Recovery Program loan commitment through Churchill Mortgage Investment LLC. The Clearwater, Fla.-based financial services company utilized its PUBLIC-TEL loan program to facilitate the financing.

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Reynolds, Slabotsky Family Office Acquire Riverside Oaks Apartments in Shreveport, Louisiana for $9.5M

by John Nelson

SHREVEPORT, LA. — A partnership between Reynolds Asset Management and Slabotsky Family Office has purchased Riverside Oaks Apartments, a 185-unit community located at 109 Southfield Road in Shreveport. The undisclosed seller sold the property to the partnership for $9.5 million. John Hamilton of Marcus & Millichap brokered the transaction, with Tom Didio, Max Custer and Michael Mataras of JLL procuring acquisition financing. Built in 1972, Riverside Oaks features one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, as well as a swimming pool, playground, laundry facilities, bicycle storage, picnic area and a dog park. Reynolds and Slabotsky are planning to invest $4 million to overhaul Riverside Oaks, including installing new roofs, driveways, site lighting, landscaping and fencing, as well as upgrading the pool and dog park, improving security features and renovating interiors. Renovations are anticipated to begin immediately and continue over the next two years.

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