ALEXANDRIA, VA. — JLL has brokered the sale of Oakville Self Storage, a 934-unit self-storage facility in Alexandria, about 8.3 miles north of Washington, D.C. The sales price was not disclosed. An entity doing business as Potomac Yard Mini U Storage LLC in partnership with Elevation Fund 8 LLC has bought the facility. Brian Somoza, Steve Mellon, Bruce Strasburg and Craig Childs of JLL represented the seller, an institutional investor. Built in 1949, Oakville Self Storage is a three-story building that was converted to a self-storage facility in 1989. The property is now operating under the Mini U Storage brand. The property features non-climate-controlled interior units, dock-high drive-up units and elevator access to upper floors. The facility is roughly 79 percent leased with over 675 tenants. Located at 405 Swann Ave., Oakville Self Storage is situated in the center of Oakville Triangle, a master-planned, 1 million-square-foot mixed-use redevelopment comprising Class A multifamily, townhomes, retail and healthcare properties. The self-storage facility will undergo exterior and interior renovations, including a complete exterior upgrade and the addition of a new office space and climate-controlled units. The facility will remain open throughout construction. BWD Architects is the design firm for the renovation project.
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Walker & Dunlop: Excess Capital Makes for Competitive Lending Environment
The third quarter of 2020 was the beginning of a significant rebound for capital markets in commercial real estate. After banks and other lenders slowed their activity during the pandemic, lenders and equity investors regained their momentum — particularly in multifamily and industrial — a trend that has continued through the third quarter of 2021. It’s a good time to be a borrower, explains Mark Strauss, managing director of capital markets, and Rob Quarton, senior director of capital markets, with Walker & Dunlop’s Irvine, California, office. Vigorous Lending Markets Currently, Quarton explains, “Banks are really competitive. Debt funds are also aggressive — their funding mechanisms, like collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), have come back strong. Further, insurance companies are under allocated to real estate, which increases their annual volume targets and desire to win more business. Consumers have been purchasing more life insurance policies and insurance in general post pandemic, which provides dry powder for insurance companies to invest. In general, lending markets are very robust today, with ample options for lenders up and down the capital stack.” “Lenders have yearly production quotas, and I don’t think any of them hit their quotas last year,” adds Strauss. “This caused an overhang of …
Cicada Capital, Eightfold Purchase Clark Tower Office Building, Restaurant Outparcel in East Memphis
MEMPHIS, TENN. — Cicada Capital Partners, in partnership with Eightfold Real Estate Capital LP, has purchased Clark Tower, a 34-story, 653,614-square-foot office tower located at 5100 Poplar Ave. in Memphis. The transaction included an adjacent 5,647-square-foot restaurant outparcel located at 5110 Poplar Ave. The sales price and seller were not disclosed. Built in 1973, Clark Tower is East Memphis’ tallest building, according to the Memphis Business Journal. Cicada Capital plans to make capital investments on the property, including upgrades to the interior and exterior portions of the building and upgraded amenities. The property is located inside the Interstate 240 loop. Avison Young will provide property management and leasing advisory services on behalf of the new ownership. John Lamberson Jr. and Terry Radford of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.
SOUTHAVEN, MISS. — Kushner has acquired The Clare Apartments, a 352-unit multifamily community in Southaven, for $45.1 million. The seller was not disclosed. Newmark was the broker for the transaction. Situated less than 18 miles from downtown Memphis, Clare is centrally located between Northwest Mississippi Community College, Tanger Outlets Southaven and Landers Center. The property will be rebranded as Southaven Pointe. Community amenities include a swimming pool, tennis court, volleyball court, business center, dog park and a picnic area. Kushner is a New York City-based real estate development and management firm with a portfolio including residential, commercial, retail, hospitality and industrial properties.
ANTIOCH, TENN. — Lee & Associates has brokered the sale of a 121,596-square-foot office property in Antioch. The sales price was $27.9 million, but the buyer and seller were not disclosed. William Sisk and Brett Wallach of Lee & Associates represented the buyer in the transaction. Located at 5720 Crossings Blvd. on nearly 12 acres, the property, which is currently being used as a call center, is located 14.6 miles south of Nashville and about 14.4 miles from Nashville International Airport.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Arriba Capital has provided an $18.5 million construction loan for a new Hyatt Place hotel in Nashville. In addition to the construction loan, Arriba arranged a complex ground lease on the property. Hyatt Place hotel will have 130 rooms with an average size of 350 square feet. One of the hotel amenities includes a fitness center. The borrower, Rev Par Cos., is a privately held hospitality management and development group based in the Southeast. Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Arriba Capital has financed multiple projects for the borrower.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Commercial and multifamily mortgage bankers are expected to close approximately $578 billion of loans backed by income-producing properties in 2021, according to a report released by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) on Tuesday. The report predicts a 31 percent increase from last year’s loan volume of $442 billion. Jamie Woodwell, MBA’s vice president for commercial real estate research, says that commercial and multifamily real estate markets are moving past the pain that the COVID-19 pandemic caused in 2020. “There remain significant differences by property type, but incomes have rebounded strongly and investor interest in real estate and real estate finance is robust,” says Woodwell. “The result is strong property appreciation and increased transaction activity, both of which are fueling financings.” MBA predicts that multifamily lending alone will rise to $409 billion this year, which would be a new record and a 13 percent increase from 2020’s total of $360 billion. Looking ahead, MBA anticipates additional increases in lending volume in 2022, with activity rising to $597 billion in commercial/multifamily loan originations by mortgage bankers, and $421 billion in total multifamily lending. Based in Washington, D.C., the MBA is a national association representing the real estate finance industry, …
RICHMOND, VA. — Apple Hospitality REIT, a publicly traded hotel REIT based in Richmond, has sold 20 select-service hotels for $211 million. The portfolio includes 11 Marriott-branded hotels and nine Hilton-branded hotels. The buyer is a joint venture between San Francisco-based Flynn Properties Inc. and Minneapolis-based Värde Partners. The 20 hotel properties are located throughout the Sun Belt, Northeast, Pacific Northwest and Midwest. Flynn Properties will assume property management duties and oversee capital improvements at the hotel over the next few years. With this acquisition, Flynn Properties’ select-service hotel portfolio increases to 26 properties. Flynn Properties, a division of Flynn Holdings, recently bought six Marriott Courtyards and four luxury resorts. Värde Partners is a global alternative investment firm whose investments span corporate and traded credit, real estate and mortgages, private equity and direct lending.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — CBRE has arranged a loan for the refinancing of The Village at Commonwealth, an 823-unit multifamily complex in Charlotte. Nate Sittema, Kristen Reilley, Grant Harris and Elliott Voreis of CBRE arranged the loan on behalf of the owner, Northwood Ravin. Manhattan-based KKR provided the five-year permanent loan. The loan amount was not disclosed. Located at 1308 Lorna St., the Village at Commonwealth is situated within Charlotte’s Plaza Midwood neighborhood near Veterans Memorial Park. Built in 2015, the property includes studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units and townhomes and has ample parking and detached garages. Community amenities include a fitness center, sauna, spa, pool, bike storage, beer garden, barista bar, walking and biking trails, gameroom, pet care, conference room and a clubhouse and business center. Northwood Ravin is a Charlotte-based, full-service development, construction and property management firm.
STONE MOUNTAIN, GA. — Berkadia has arranged the $62.2 million sale of Lakeview I and II, a 540-unit apartment property in the Atlanta suburb of Stone Mountain. Judy MacManus, Paul Vetter, Andrew Mays and Matt White of Berkadia represented the seller, California-based Praxis Capital, in the transaction. Bethesda, Md.-based Acento Real Estate Partners was the buyer. Lakeview previously operated as two properties and is now combined into one property. Located at 200 Summit Lake Drive, Lakeview I and II has one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. The property features fully equipped kitchens and patios or balconies. Praxis Capital previously renovated 32 of the units so the transaction represents a value-add opportunity for Acento. Community amenities include two swimming pools, two playgrounds, an outdoor area with grilling stations and a laundry facility. The property is located about 1.5 miles from Stone Mountain Industrial Park and is also situated close to the Atlanta Media Campus, Amazon’s new robotic distribution facility and Assembly Yards.