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CBRE Arranges $121M Sale of Four Seasons Resorts and Residences in Vail, Colorado

by Kristin Harlow December 2, 2016

VAIL, COLO. — CBRE Hotels has arranged the sale of the Four Seasons Resort and Residences in Vail for $121 million. The 134-room resort is located at 1 Vail Road, and includes 121 hotel guestrooms and 13 condominiums. The resort offers slope-side ski-valet facilities located adjacent to Gondola One in Vail Village. Additional amenities include a 14,935-square-foot spa, over 7,000 square feet of flexible meeting and event space, dining and retail space. Bernard Van der Lande of CBRE Capital Advisors, along with Mark Darrington and Larry Kaplan of CBRE Hotels, represented the seller, Barclays. Barclays acquired the property out of bankruptcy when it was under construction in 2009. New York City-based Extell Development Co. was the buyer. — Kristin Hiller

December 2, 2016

University Hospital, Charlottesville, Va.

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Skanska USA to Renovate, Expand University Hospital in Virginia for $142M

by Jeff Shaw December 1, 2016

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. — Skanska USA, a division of the Sweden-based construction company, has been chosen for a $142 million renovation and expansion of University Hospital, located on the University of Virginia campus in Charlottesville. The main part of the expansion will be a 425,000-square-foot, 15-story tower on a plot adjacent to the current hospital, a helipad that is no longer in use. The expansion includes a new emergency department, surgical suites, a six-story inpatient section and expanded ancillary services. The project also includes 95,000 square feet of renovations to the existing buildings, including new drop-off and entry points for the ambulances. The project will be completed in phases. The tower is scheduled to open in the fourth quarter of 2019, and the renovations are scheduled for completion in the fourth quarter of 2020. The hospital is part of the University of Virginia Health System. International architecture firm Perkins+Will designed the project. — Jeff Shaw

December 1, 2016

Features Hospitality Top Stories

Group Bookings Brighten Hotel Outlook for 2017

by Kristin Harlow December 1, 2016

NEW YORK CITY — Committed occupancy and average daily rates (ADR) for the first quarter of 2017 are showing major signs of growth in the hotel sector. Group travel is leading the way despite the continuing lag in transient booking pace in the fourth quarter of 2016, according to new data from TravelClick’s November 2016 North American Hospitality Review (NAHR). TravelClick defines a transient traveler as an individual business or leisure traveler. Transient booking pace is the rate by which these travelers book their reservations. Committed occupancy is defined as the sum of transient rooms and group rooms committed divided by capacity. The November NAHR looks at group sales commitments and individual reservations in the 25 major North American markets for hotel stays that are booked by Nov. 1, 2016, from the period of November 2016 to October 2017. Across all travel segments in the first quarter of 2017, occupancy and ADR are up 6.7 percent and 2.7 percent, respectively. Occupancy for the group segment is up 6.8 percent. “Even with the slowing transient reservation pace this month, especially within the business segment, hoteliers should look to the New Year for a promising outlook,” said John Hach, TravelClick’s senior industry …

December 1, 2016

Florida Office Southeast Top Stories

Lingerfelt CommonWealth Sells Riverplace Tower in Downtown Jacksonville for $53.4M

by John Nelson November 30, 2016

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Lingerfelt CommonWealth Partners LLC has sold Riverplace Tower, a 441,000-square-foot office tower located at 1301 Riverplace Blvd. in downtown Jacksonville. The undisclosed buyer purchased the 28-story tower, which is situated along the St. Johns River, for $53.4 million. The new owner has retained Richmond, Va.-based Lingerfelt CommonWealth to operate the asset, which the company purchased in 2014 for $29 million. Ameris Bank has signage on the office tower and occupies the entire 26th floor. The bank also operates a branch in the lobby. Commonwealth Commercial Partners, Lingerfelt CommonWealth’s property management affiliate, will handle day-to-day asset and property management responsibilities at Riverplace Tower. JLL will continue to handle the leasing and marketing of Riverplace Tower on behalf of the new owner. Lingerfelt CommonWealth Partners is a full-service real estate investment management firm with additional offices in Nashville, Jacksonville, Tampa, Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro and Hampton Roads. Together with its predecessors in the private sector and public REIT sector, its partners have built, acquired and managed nearly 20 million square feet of commercial real estate valued at approximately $2 billion across the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast. In addition to Riverplace Tower, Lingerfelt CommonWealth recently sold the Bank of America Plaza, a …

November 30, 2016

Multifamily New York Northeast Top Stories

ACORE Capital Provides $156M Construction Loan for The Ritz-Carlton Residences in New York

by Katie Sloan November 29, 2016

NORTH HILLS, N.Y. — ACORE Capital has provided $156 million in construction financing for Phase II of The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Long Island, North Hills, located 20 miles east of Midtown Manhattan on Long Island’s North Shore. Mike Tepedino, Michael Gigliotti and Geoff Goldstein of HFF worked on behalf of RXR Realty LLC to place the construction loan with ACORE Capital. HFF previously secured construction financing on the borrower’s behalf for the first phase of the condominium project in 2013, which is now more than 90 percent sold. The first 120-unit phase of the property was recently completed, and offers two- and three-bedroom units. The second phase of the project will consist of an additional 120 units totaling approximately 270,211 square feet. Each unit will have a minimum of two indoor parking spaces available. Community amenities include indoor and outdoor swimming pools, a fitness center and yoga studio, resident lounge, private reception rooms, boardroom, billiards room, coffee and espresso bar, and movie theater. The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company manages the property and offers the full array of Ritz-Carlton’s services, including concierge, doormen, porters and membership in The Ritz-Carlton’s worldwide reservations network. The community also offers a number of a-la-carte services such as housekeeping, …

November 29, 2016

Features Industrial Top Stories

Self Storage: The Strong, Stable REIT Investment

by Jeff Shaw November 29, 2016

The self storage REIT industry is sizzling hot. Last year, when stocks were flat and REITs generated a mere 2.8 percent return on average, self storage REITs returned a whopping 40 percent, far surpassing all other REIT sectors. Occupancy rates at the 51,000 self storage facilities in the United States have grown by 11 percent from the first quarter of 2012 to the first quarter of 2016. The need for storage facilities continues to increase as Baby Boomers retire and downsize, while millennials flock to rental apartments without garages and basements. In fact, the growth in the inventory of self storage facilities mirrors recent increases in apartment occupancy. Although net absorption of apartments is slowing, self storage REITs remain a solid investment. That’s because the existing inventory of storage facilities is relatively low due to a slowdown of construction during the recession. This lack of sufficient supply prompted Integra Realty Resources to predict record-level prices and continued demand for this strong investment type into 2017. One of the advantages of self storage is that it involves so little capital outlay when compared to other kinds of commercial real estate, such as malls, offices or apartments. Indeed, it requires less capital …

November 29, 2016

Florida Loans Office Southeast Top Stories

Parmenter Receives $84M Loan for Acquisition of Primera Towers Office Park Near Orlando

by Nellie Day November 28, 2016

LAKE MARY, FLA. — Parmenter Realty Partners has received $84 million in financing to partially fund the company’s acquisition of Primera Towers I–V, a five-building office park in Lake Mary. The 772,000-square-foot park is located at 605, 610 and 615 Crescent Executive Court and 255 and 300 Primera Blvd. just north of Orlando. Holliday Fenoglio Fowler (HFF) arranged the financing. Primera Towers is 89 percent leased to tenants like Blue Cross & Blue Shield, Liberty Mutual, Paylocity, D+H, Dixon Ticonderoga and HNTB. The park features on-site fitness centers and a café with patio seating. The suburban mid-rise buildings were developed between 1997 and 2000 immediately east of Interstate 4. HFF’s Ed Coco and Matt Casey worked on behalf of Parmenter Realty Partners investment fund and an institutional equity partner to secure the funds through JPMorgan Chase Bank NA. Parmenter acquired Primera Towers for $130 million. The seller was a joint venture between Banyan Street Capital, Oaktree Capital Management and Balandis AG. Mike Davis, Michael Lerner and Rick Brugge of Cushman & Wakefield represented the JV in the sales transaction. This sale was the first time in the park’s history that ownership has ever been consolidated. Parmenter plans to expand the …

November 28, 2016

Office Top Stories Washington Western

Tristar Capital, RFR Holding Acquire Amazon Phase VII Office Property in Seattle for $244M

by Nellie Day November 23, 2016

SEATTLE — A joint venture between Tristar Capital and RFR Holding has purchased Amazon Phase VII, a 12-story office building with ground-floor retail in the South Lake Union neighborhood of Seattle, for $244 million. The building is located at 400 Ninth Ave. N. Amazon Phase VII features 313,000 square feet of office space fully leased to Amazon, 5,700 square feet of ground-floor retail space fully leased to Sam’s Tavern and a four-level subterranean garage. The development also includes a public plaza and a landscaped rooftop terrace with sweeping views of the city. “Nebulous,” a public art installation by local artist Dan Corson, is suspended above the public plaza. The building was completed in 2015 and is LEED-Gold certified. NBBJ designed the project, which Turner Construction built. The Washington State Chapter of NAIOP honored the building’s seller, Vulcan Real Estate, with the 2015 Office Development of the Year award for its 1 million-square-foot expansion of Amazon’s South Lake Union headquarters. This expansion included Amazon Phase VI, Phase VII and VIII. Kevin Shannon, Ken White, Michael Moll and David Milestone of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, along with CBRE’s Tom Pehl, Lou Senini and Owen Rice, negotiated the transaction. “Core, best-in-class office product in …

November 23, 2016

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CBRE Global Investment Partners Acquires Minority Stake in $1.5B West Coast Retail Portfolio

by John Nelson November 22, 2016

LOS ANGELES AND SAN FRANCISCO — CBRE Global Investment Partners has acquired a 45 percent stake in a $1.5 billion portfolio of 55 retail assets located on the West Coast. The investment was made on behalf of the company’s flagship Global Alpha Fund and various separate account clients and totals roughly $450 million, according to reports by The Wall Street Journal. San Francisco-based Merlone Geier Partners (MGP) is the majority owner in the portfolio, which totals nearly 7 million square feet, and will maintain its position as operating partner. The properties are largely anchored by grocery and necessity-based retailers, and are concentrated in Southern California, Seattle, Sacramento, the San Francisco Bay Area and Portland. “This joint venture gives us a rare opportunity to access for our clients a large diversified portfolio of high-quality retail centers that would be challenging to acquire in scale,” says Ian Gleeson, CIO for CBRE Global Investment Partners. “We are pleased to partner with Merlone Geier because it is a leading operator that has significant experience in the retail sector.” Eastdil Secured advised MGP in the transaction. MGP is a private real estate investment company focused on the acquisition, development and redevelopment of retail and mixed-use …

November 22, 2016

Features Retail Top Stories

How Owners Can Drive Revenue for Retail Centers Through Innovative Landscape Design

by Katie Sloan November 22, 2016

The retail experience has and continues to evolve. Online sales are projected to reach $523 billion by 2020, increasing at an annual average rate of 9.32 percent, according to reports by Forrester Research Inc. While brick-and-mortar shopping still remains a dominant channel for American consumers, e-commerce growth continues to increase at a rapid rate, indicating a fundamental shift in the way today’s consumers approach retail. In order to remain competitive in this ever changing landscape, retail owners must adapt their strategies to create retail centers that cater to the evolving demands of today’s shoppers. The majority of consumers that still prefer to make purchases in stores are no longer simply searching for places to shop, but are rather seeking multi-sensory environments and experiences that cannot be replicated through online channels. The question is, how do retail owners create these experiential centers that extend beyond the traditional retail experience? The short answer: innovative landscape design. Landscape design can play an integral, if not essential, role in cultivating these experiences and transforming a center from a cookie-cutter mall to an upscale destination of choice. In fact, the presence of physical beauty has been proven to build and establish an emotional connection with …

November 22, 2016

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