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Ventas to Sell 36 Skilled Nursing Facilities to Kindred for $700M

by Jeff Shaw November 14, 2016

LOUISVILLE, KY. — Kindred Healthcare Inc. (NYSE: KND) plans to buy the 36 skilled nursing facilities it currently operates for Ventas for $700 million. The move is the latest step in Kindred’s plan to fully exit the skilled nursing business. The company will presumably try to sell the facilities that it will now both own and operate. Kindred announced its plan to leave skilled nursing last week on its third-quarter earnings call, which revealed a quarterly loss of $671.3 million. The company will focus instead on home healthcare and post-acute care hospitals. Ventas (NYSE: VTR), one of the largest healthcare REITs in the country, sent out its own statement the next day, noting that Kindred could not sell or lease the 36 Ventas-owned facilities without Ventas’ consent. By buying those 36 facilities, Kindred is now free to sell or lease the properties. As part of the deal, Ventas has extended its lease with Kindred for all the Ventas-owned acute-care hospitals in Kindred’s operational portfolio. The leases were set to expire between 2018 and 2020, but have all been extended to 2025. Ventas itself is attempting to exit the skilled nursing business as well. The company created a separate spinoff company …

November 14, 2016

Georgia Industrial Southeast Top Stories

UPS Unveils Plans for $400M, 1.5 MSF Distribution Center in Atlanta

by Kristin Harlow November 11, 2016

ATLANTA — United Parcel Service (UPS) has unveiled plans for a new 1.5 million square-foot distribution center in Atlanta. California-based Majestic Realty Co. will develop the project on a 250-acre industrial site west of the city’s downtown. The facility will be the largest in the UPS global network and will process 100,000 packages per hour. Development costs will total $400 million. The site’s location near Fulton County Airport-Brown Field, otherwise known as Charlie Brown Airport, offers easy access from I-285, I-20 and Fulton Industrial Boulevard. Majestic Realty will also provide additional infrastructure for the airport, including up to 20 new hangars and a new $1.1 million operations center. UPS expects the facility to be fully operational on Nov. 1, 2017. Majestic Realty, InvestAtlanta, the City of Atlanta, the State of Georgia, Fulton County and UPS make up the public/private partnership. Majestic Realty recently completed a five-year entitlement process for Fulton County Airport, and signed a 50-year ground lease with Fulton County. Majestic Realty is the largest privately held developer and owner of master-planned business parks in the United States. — Kristin Hiller

November 11, 2016

Midwest Mixed-Use Top Stories Wisconsin

Cobalt Partners Breaks Ground on $160M Mixed-Use Development in Metro Milwaukee

by John Nelson November 10, 2016

GREENFIELD, WIS. — Cobalt Partners LLC, a commercial real estate development firm based in Milwaukee, has begun construction on 84South, a 48-acre, $160 million mixed-use development in Greenfield, approximately 10 miles southwest of Milwaukee. Designed by Milwaukee-based Rinka Chung Architecture, 84South will feature 375,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space, a full-service health club, office space and 360 apartment residences. The development is situated along I-894 at the interchange of 84th Street and Forest Home Avenue, less than a mile from Southridge Mall, the largest enclosed regional mall in the state. Cobalt Partners has selected Mid-America Real Estate-Wisconsin as leasing agents for 84South, and the firm has already signed a slate of retailers to open in Phase I, which is scheduled for a summer 2017 completion. “84South is going to expand the Southridge regional trade area and provide retailers an opportunity to locate stores within a submarket that has proven challenging to land within,” says Scott Satula, vice president of Mid-America. “We’re excited to be a part of the 84South development team and are pleased to bring quality shopping and dining options to Greenfield and the neighboring communities.” The retailers opening in Phase I of 84South include Fresh Thyme …

November 10, 2016

Colorado Multifamily Top Stories Western

Oak Coast Properties Acquires 959-Unit Apartment Complex in Denver for $129M

by Katie Sloan November 9, 2016

DENVER — Oak Coast Properties has acquired Pembrooke on the Green Apartments, a 959-unit multifamily community located in Denver, for $129 million. The 37-building property is located at 10700 E. Dartmouth Ave., close to the Denver Technological Center, downtown Denver, Fitzsimons Life Science District and Denver International Airport. The community was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale, and offers a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom units with fireplaces, frost-free refrigerators and walk-in closets. Shared amenities at the complex include a barbecue and picnic area, a business center, carports, two clubhouses, community kitchen, dog park, fitness center, two heated swimming pools, sauna, laundry rooms, playground, soccer field, splash park and walking path. The company has set aside $1.9 million for capital improvements, which will include upgrades to landscaping and outdoor furniture; concrete and stair repairs; roof and gutter repairs; steel fixes; exterior upgrades to the leasing office, pools, clubhouses and laundry rooms; and mechanical work including electrical and plumbing. Renovations are scheduled to begin immediately. Charles Halladay, Lee Redmond and Brock Yaffe of HFF’s debt placement team assisted in securing a $103 million Freddie Mac loan for the acquisition of the property. Miami-based Pensam Residential provided a portion of the …

November 9, 2016

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Kindred Plans to Leave Skilled Nursing Business, Posts Third-Quarter Loss of $671.3M

by Jeff Shaw November 8, 2016

LOUISVILLE, KY. — Kindred Healthcare Inc. (NYSE: KND) plans to fully exit the skilled nursing business, the Louisville-based healthcare owner-operator announced Monday afternoon during a third-quarter earnings call. Kindred posted a $671.3 million loss in the third quarter. The company was already in the process of reducing the number of skilled nursing facilities in its portfolio. At its peak the company owned and/or operated more than 300 skilled nursing facilities across the country. Kindred will instead focus the bulk of its efforts on Kindred at Home, the country’s largest provider of home healthcare and hospice services, according to Kindred. The company expects half its earnings to come from Kindred at Home, while long-term acute care hospitals will account for 25 percent of its earnings and rehabilitation services will account for the remainder. By divesting its entire skilled nursing portfolio, Kindred expects to reduce annual rent obligations by $90 million, capital expenditures by $30 million and corporate overhead by between $70 million and $100 million. “We are taking proactive strategic steps to position Kindred for long-term success against the backdrop of dynamic changes in the healthcare services industry,” says Benjamin Brier, president and CEO of Kindred. “Our plan to exit the …

November 8, 2016

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Forecast Survey: What’s Your Take on Real Estate in 2017?

by John Nelson November 8, 2016

REBusinessOnline.com is conducting a brief online survey of brokers, lenders and the owner/developer/manager community to gauge market expectations for 2017, and we welcome your participation. This survey should only take a few minutes to complete. The results will appear as a news feature story in the January 2017 issues of the regional publications. Questions cover a variety of topics, ranging from the outlook for investment sales and leasing activity in 2017 to development and lending opportunities to interest rates. Note: We prefer to attribute comments we quote from open-ended responses, however you may respond anonymously if you prefer. To take our 2017 broker survey, please click here To take our 2017 developer/owner/manager survey, please click here To take our 2017 lender survey, please click here Thanks for your participation! Matt Valley Editorial Director of Regional Real Estate Publications France Media, Inc.

November 8, 2016

Florida Office Southeast Top Stories

Joint Venture Purchases Park Tower in Downtown Tampa for $79.8M

by Nellie Day November 7, 2016

TAMPA, FLA. — A joint venture between City Office REIT (NYSE: CIO), Feldman Equities LLC and Tower Realty Partners has acquired Park Tower, a 475,000-square-foot office building in downtown Tampa, for $79.8 million. The 36-story tower is located at 400 N. Tampa St. The joint venture plans to make a substantial investment in the property to modernize the building. The building is approximately 86 percent leased. Notable tenants include BB&T, United States Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office, Level 3 Communications and Lykes Insurance. The tower boasts views of Hillsborough Bay, the Hillsborough River and the Tampa skyline. Park Tower was built in 1973. It was the tallest building in Tampa until 1981 when One Tampa City Center was constructed. Park Tower has previously served as the headquarters for the First National Bank of Tampa, the Lykes Brothers Corp. and Colonial Bank. Park Tower is situated near the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts and Lykes Gaslamp Park, about two blocks from the Hillsborough River and the Tampa Riverwalk entertainment district. Mike DiBlasi of Feldman Equities will lead the building’s leasing efforts. The seller was Sterling American Property. City Office REIT currently owns about 1 million square feet of office properties …

November 7, 2016

Florida Mixed-Use Retail Southeast Top Stories

CNL Lifestyle Properties Sells Resort Retail Portfolio in U.S., Canada for $103M

by John Nelson November 4, 2016

ORLANDO, FLA. — In a move to further liquidate the company, CNL Lifestyle Properties Inc., a REIT specializing in the acquisition of resort properties, has sold a seven-property portfolio of international trophy retail assets located within luxury resorts for $103 million. A private real estate consortium between The Imperium Cos., MMG Equity Partners and Blue River Family Office Partners was the buyer. The portfolio consists of 423,482 square feet of ground-floor retail in the mixed-use villages of six ski resorts and one golf and beach resort in the United States and Canada. The properties include: • Whistler Creekside Village in Whistler, British Columbia • The Village at Mammoth in Mammoth Lakes, Calif. • Village at Snowshoe in Snowshoe, W.Va. • Village at Cooper in Frisco, Colo. • Stratton Mountain Village in South Londonderry, Vt. • Blue Mountain Village in Blue Mountains, Ontario and • The Village of Baytowne Wharf in Miramar Beach, Fla. Lori Schneider of Marcus & Millichap’s Institutional Property Advisors (IPA) division arranged the sale. Schneider, along with the Marcus & Millichap’s brokers of record for each state in the portfolio, exclusively represented the seller and procured the buyer. “These stabilized yet dynamic assets are unique in location, …

November 4, 2016

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Chinese Investors Buy 75 Percent Interest in Welltower Seniors Housing Portfolio for $930M

by Nellie Day November 3, 2016

TOLEDO, OHIO — A joint venture between Cindat Capital Management Limited and Union Life Insurance has purchased a 75 percent interest in a Welltower-owned portfolio of seniors housing properties for $930 million. The acquisition represents Cindat’s first foray into U.S. health care real estate investment. The portfolio contains 11 seniors housing properties that are leased to Brookdale Senior Living, as well as 28 skilled nursing facilities leased to Genesis Healthcare. Welltower will retain 25 percent interest in the properties. The transaction is expected to close by year end and is subject to customary closing conditions. “With aging demographics and U.S. healthcare trends driving the need for innovative health care infrastructure, we believe the sector represents an attractive long-term investment opportunity,” says Greg Peng, CEO at Cindat Capital Management, representing Cindat and Union Life. “We have a significant appetite for investing in the sector and we look forward to a mutually beneficial relationship with Welltower to capitalize on this unique opportunity.” The agreement comes on the heels of Welltower’s third-quarter report, in which the company announced plans to significantly increase dispositions for 2016. The company initially planned to sell $1.3 billion of its assets, but announced it would like to sell …

November 3, 2016

Features Hospitality Texas Texas & Oklahoma Feature Archive Top Stories

Beware of RevPAR in Property Tax Valuations

by Haisten Willis November 3, 2016

When comparing hotels for valuation purposes, a common method of making adjustments for the difference between properties is to examine revenue per available room (RevPAR), a measurement of hotel performance. If executed poorly, these calculations can distort property value and lead to unfairly heavy tax burdens on hospitality owners. There are two different ways to calculate RevPAR. The first is to multiply the average rental income per room by the number of rooms occupied, then divide by the number of days in the period. The other method is to divide total guestroom revenue by the number of available rooms and divide that figure by the number of days in the period. In an article titled “Using RevPAR as a Basis for Adjusting Comparable Sales,” published in February 2002 by HospitalityNet.org, appraiser Erich Baum voiced a common argument shared by appraisers who advocate for RevPAR adjustments. Baum contends that the adjustments are appropriate because the revenue a hotel generates is tied to its location and the quality of its product. The question in valuation for property taxation is whether or not RevPAR incorporates additional, non-real estate values such as quality of brand, management, goodwill, etc., and whether or not the RevPAR …

November 3, 2016

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