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Walker & Dunlop Arranges $754M in Financing for Aman New York Luxury Residences

by Kristin Harlow July 13, 2022

NEW YORK CITY — Walker & Dunlop Inc. has arranged $754 million in financing for Aman New York, a luxury hotel and condo development in Midtown Manhattan. Aman New York occupies the top 20 floors of the 100-year-old Crown Building at the corner of 57th Street and Fifth Avenue, across the street from Trump Tower. OKO Group was the developer. The 95,000-square-foot residential portion includes 22 units, while the 117,000-square-foot hotel section contains 83 guest rooms and suites. The rooms are among New York’s largest, and the hotel is the only one in New York to offer working fireplaces in each room. The lower floors of the building remain retail space. The hotel portion is scheduled to open on Tuesday, Aug. 2. Reservations will be available beginning Monday, July 25. The development is Aman’s first U.S. urban residence project and provides special features for owners such as private entrances, plus access to three dining venues, a jazz club, wine room and 25,000-square-foot Aman Spa. Nearly all of the condos are pre-sold, with one of the units selling for $55 million, marking one of the priciest residential transactions in New York so far this year. Originally built in 1921, the Crown …

July 13, 2022

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American Tower Sells Minority Stake in Data Center Portfolio to Stonepeak for $2.5B

by John Nelson July 12, 2022

BOSTON AND NEW YORK CITY — American Tower Corp. (NYSE: AMT), a multitenant communications REIT, has agreed to sell a 29 percent stake in its data center platform to Stonepeak, an alternative asset management firm based in New York City. The deal, which comprises common and preferred equity from Stonepeak’s affiliated investment vehicles and debt commitments, is valued at $2.5 billion. The AMT data center portfolio consists of 27 data centers in 10 U.S. markets. AMT purchased Denver-based CoreSite Realty Corp. in a $10.1 billion deal that was announced last November. AMT will retain managerial and operational control, as well as day-to-day oversight of its U.S. data center business, and Stonepeak will obtain certain governance rights. The transaction is expected to close in third-quarter 2022, subject to customary closing conditions. “We are pleased to partner with Stonepeak in our U.S. data center business,” says Tom Bartlett, president and CEO of American Tower. “While this transaction supports the equity financing component for our previously completed CoreSite acquisition, it also creates a platform through which growth opportunities can be strategically evaluated and financed.” Andrew Thomas, managing director and co-head of communications at Stonepeak, says that AMT’s data center platform aligns with Stonepeak’s …

July 12, 2022

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Cushman & Wakefield Arranges Sale of 1.7 MSF Normandale Lake Office Park Near Minneapolis

by Taylor Williams July 11, 2022

BLOOMINGTON, MINN. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of Normandale Lake Office Park, a 1.7 million-square-foot complex in the southern Minneapolis suburb of Bloomington. The price was not disclosed, but the property sold for $370 million when last it traded hands in 2014, according to the Star Tribune. David Knapp, Jeremiah Olsen, Tom O’Brien, Avery Ticer, Sam Maguire, Dan Phoel and Adam Spies of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, a partnership between insurance giants MetLife Investment Management and Allstate, in the transaction. The buyer was New York City-based Opal Holdings. Normandale Lake Office Park consists of five buildings that were developed between 1983 and 2009. The structures vary in height from 11 to 17 stories and range in size from 242,598 to 467,016 square feet. Amenities include a wellness center, fitness center with locker rooms, multiple conference rooms, heated executive parking structures and walking and biking trails. In addition, the development offers several services for tenants, such as a floral shop, childcare center, car wash and hair salon. Normandale Lake Office Park is also home to a fine dining restaurant, two casual dining concepts and a Caribou Coffee location. At the time of sale, the property was 91 …

July 11, 2022

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Colliers Arranges $192.5M Construction Financing for 208,616 SF Life Sciences Project Near Boston

by Jeff Shaw July 8, 2022

SOMERVILLE, MASS. — Colliers Capital Markets has arranged $192.5 million in construction financing for the development of 100 Chestnut Street. The life sciences project totals 208,616 rentable square feet in the Brickbottom District of Somerville, a first-ring suburb of Boston. The plans also call for nearly 8,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space and two levels of below-grade parking. The borrower, North River Leerink (NRL), is developing the property as part of a larger mixed-use “campus for discovery and innovation,” which will include labs, creative offices and retail space on 4.5 acres of contiguous land. Scheduled for completion in summer 2023, the four-story, Gensler-designed facility will be built to LEED Platinum standards. Square Mile Capital Management provided the construction funds. Jeff Black, Kevin Phelan, Sean Burke and Bryan Koop led the Colliers Capital Markets team representing the borrower. “This financing marks a major milestone for the transformation of Somerville’s Brickbottom District into a world-class hub for innovation and wellness,” says Black. “Metro Boston remains the most active and liquid life sciences market in the world, and 100 Chestnut Street is well-positioned to catalyze the region’s next great ecosystem.” The site runs parallel to 150 & 200 Inner Belt Road, a …

July 8, 2022

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CBRE Arranges $145.1M Construction Financing for 250-Unit Seniors Housing Development in Vancouver, Washington

by Jeff Shaw July 7, 2022

VANCOUVER, WASH. — CBRE has arranged $145.1 million in construction financing for The Springs at The Waterfront, a seniors housing development in Vancouver, just across the Columbia River from Portland, Ore. The borrower is a joint venture between private equity firm Harrison Street, seniors housing operator The Springs Living and healthcare real estate developer PMB. The project is located within Vancouver Waterfront, a 32-acre master-planned development that is slated to eventually include 75,000 square feet of office space, 45,000 square feet of retail space and over 900 residential units. The Springs at The Waterfront will feature 250 independent living, assisted living and memory care units on a 1.3-acre site. The developers will seek both LEED and Fitwell certifications for sustainability and wellness. The Springs Living will operate the property upon completion, a timeline of which was not disclosed. The community will feature organic rooftop gardens, integrated health and treatment programming, multiple dining venues and connection to the waterfront and community amenities. Additionally, less than one mile east of the community, the Vancouver VA Medical Center provides a full continuum of inpatient, outpatient, long-term and emergent care. Aron Will, Austin Sacco and Tim Root of CBRE National Senior Housing arranged the …

July 7, 2022

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Avanti Residential Acquires Soleste Grand Central Apartment Complex in Miami for $181M

by Kristin Harlow July 6, 2022

MIAMI — Avanti Residential has acquired Soleste Grand Central, a 360-unit luxury apartment complex in downtown Miami, for $181 million. The seller was The Estate Cos., which developed the property in 2021. Located at 218 NW 8th St., Soleste Grand Central is walkable to various retail and dining options and features immediate access to I-95. Floor plans range from studios to three-bedroom units. Amenities include a fourth-floor pool, fitness center, yoga and spin studios, salon, dog park, clubroom, café, gaming lounge and a business center with individual coworking spaces and a conference room. The acquisition marks Avanti’s fourth South Florida investment in the past year, following purchases in Boynton Beach, Doral and St. Petersburg. Avanti has now invested nearly $500 million in Florida and continues to actively seek Class A apartments in the state and other key markets nationwide. “We continue to see strong fundamentals in several South Florida multifamily markets, where employment growth and migratory trends remain impactful demand generators in an already supply-constrained apartment sector,” says Christian Garner, president and CEO of Avanti. Walker & Dunlop’s South Florida investment sales team, led by Still Hunter, brokered the sale. Headquartered in Denver, Avanti is an investor and owner-operator of …

July 6, 2022

Acquisitions Florida Office Southeast Top Stories

CP Group, DRA Advisors Acquire 47-Story Office Tower in Downtown Miami

by John Nelson July 5, 2022

MIAMI — A joint venture between CP Group and DRA Advisors has purchased Miami Tower, a 47-story office tower located at 100 SE Second St. in downtown Miami. The seller is USPO Miami LLC, an entity established by Sumitomo Corp. of America, which purchased Miami Tower in 2016. The sales price was not disclosed, but South Florida Business Journal reports the tower traded for $163.5 million, a significant decrease from the $220 million price tag Sumitomo paid six years ago. Built in 1987 as offices for CenTrust Bank, Miami Tower spans 636,000 square feet and features a tiered glass façade and an exterior LED lighting system. The property features 37 floors of offices, 10 levels of parking, street-level retail space, an onsite Miami Metromover station, sky terrace and a 13,100-square-foot event lobby on the 11th floor. The new ownership plans to make significant capital improvements at Miami Tower, which was 67 percent leased at the time of sale. Transwestern, which handled leasing at Miami Tower under the previous owner, recently executed leases with firms including AST & Science, World Wide Express, LKLSG, ABKD Group, Best Buddies, AWE Medical Group and Pardo Jackson Gainsburg PL totaling more than 40,000 square feet. …

July 5, 2022

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Bally’s Divests of Two Rhode Island Casino Resorts to GLPI in $1B Sale-Leaseback Transaction

by Taylor Williams July 1, 2022

LINCOLN AND TIVERTON, R.I. — Bally’s Corp. (NYSE: BALY) has agreed to sell two of its casino resorts in Rhode Island to an affiliate of Gaming & Leisure Properties Inc. (NASDAQ: GLPI) for $1 billion. The properties in question are Bally’s Twin River Lincoln Casino Resort in Lincoln and Bally’s Tiverton Casino & Resort in Tiverton. A timeline for the closing of the sale-leaseback deal was not disclosed. Under the terms of the agreement, Rhode Island-based Bally’s will continue to operate the gaming operations and will pay a $9 million transaction fee at closing. GLP Capital, the acquiring entity of the Pennsylvania-based REIT, has agreed to pre-fund a deposit of up to $200 million that will be credited or repaid either at closing or on Dec. 31, 2023, whichever comes first. Ballly’s Twin River Lincoln features 136 hotel rooms and suites and a total of 162,000 square feet of gaming space, including 4,100 slot machines, 125 table games and a sportsbook. In addition, the resort houses four restaurants, three food courts, nine bars, three live entertainment venues, two VIP lounges and a retail store. Bally’s Tiverton comprises an 83-room hotel and 33,600 square feet of gaming space with 1,000 slot …

July 1, 2022

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MDH Partners Sells 58-Property Sunbelt Logistics Portfolio Located Across 10 States for $1.3B

by Katie Sloan June 30, 2022

ATLANTA — MDH Partners has sold its 58-property Sunbelt Logistics Portfolio to an undisclosed global institutional investor for $1.3 billion. MDH will retain an ownership stake in the portfolio and will continue to operate the properties. The portfolio spans 9.7 million square feet of industrial space across 10 states, including 11 properties in Georgia; 10 properties in Florida; eight properties in Texas; seven properties each in Arizona and Missouri; four properties each in Tennessee and North Carolina; two properties each in South Carolina and Virginia; and one property in Kentucky. The final two properties include nearly 675,000 square feet of newly constructed buildings in Nashville and Charlotte that were constructed with CarbonCure, a technology for the concrete industry that introduces recycled carbon dioxide into fresh concrete to reduce its carbon footprint. The portfolio consists of modern, state-of-the-art industrial and bulk distribution properties with an average size of 169,000 square feet. The properties feature average clear heights of 30 feet with 130-foot truck courts. The portfolio was 97 percent occupied at the time of sale by more than 100 regional, national and international tenants with an average remaining lease term of 5.7 years. “This diversified portfolio provides immediate scale and operating …

June 30, 2022

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PIDC, Ensemble/Mosaic Unveil $6B Mixed-Use Redevelopment Plan for Philadelphia’s Navy Yard

by Kristin Harlow June 29, 2022

PHILADELPHIA — PIDC and Ensemble/Mosaic have revealed the “2022 Navy Yard Plan,” a roadmap for $6 billion of new investment for Philadelphia’s Navy Yard over the next 20 years. Plans call for 12,000 new jobs and 8.9 million square feet of new life sciences, commercial, residential, retail and mixed-use development. Of the total $6 billion investment, Ensemble/Mosaic’s development initiatives are slated to generate $4.8 billion. This is the third plan undertaken since PIDC, Philadelphia’s public-private economic development corporation, took ownership of the former military base on behalf of the City of Philadelphia. The original plan was formulated in 2004, followed by an updated one in 2013. “The Navy Yard has been an anchor and economic driver for Philadelphia for more than two centuries, serving in both times of war and peace. Today, the progress it has made and will continue to make as outlined in this plan will help reinforce its role as a leading business and life sciences campus and an unrivaled asset to the city,” says Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney. The development team plans to significantly expand the Navy Yard’s cluster of cell and gene therapy firms by building out an additional 4.3 million square feet of lab …

June 29, 2022

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