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SL Green Receives $3B Loan for Refinancing of One Vanderbilt Office Building in Manhattan

by Taylor Williams

NEW YORK CITY — Locally based real estate giant SL Green Realty Corp. (NYSE: SLG) has received a $3 billion loan for the refinancing of One Vanderbilt, a 1.7 million-square-foot office tower in the East Midtown neighborhood of Manhattan. Designed by Kohn Pederson Fox Associates and located across the street from Grand Central Station, One Vanderbilt rises 77 stories and 1,401 feet, making it the tallest building in Midtown Manhattan. SL Green developed the property, which carried a price tag of $3.3 billion, in partnership with Houston-based Hines and the National Pension Service of Korea. One Vanderbilt includes 10,000 square feet of ground-floor retail and restaurant space. In terms of tenant amenities, the building features a 30,000-square-foot space with meeting areas, a club-style lounge, curated food offerings and an outdoor terrace that faces Grand Central. A consortium of financial institutions led by Wells Fargo and Goldman Sachs provided the debt, which was structured with a 10-year term and all-in fixed interest rate of approximately 2.94 percent. Other lenders that contributed to the financing included Bank of America, Bank of China, Bank of Montreal, Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan Chase, Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc. and Citi. Chatham Financial acted as an advisor …

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AcquisitionsCompany NewsIllinoisMidwestNew YorkNortheastSeniors HousingTop Stories

Ventas Agrees to Acquire Independent Living Owner New Senior Investment Group in $2.3B Deal, Including 103 Properties

by John Nelson

CHICAGO AND NEW YORK CITY — Ventas Inc. (NYSE: VTR) has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire New Senior Investment Group (NYSE: SNR), a New York City-based owner of independent living communities across the country. The deal between these two seniors housing real estate investment trusts (REITs) is valued at $2.3 billion, including $1.5 billion of debt. The transaction will bolster the number of independent living communities for Ventas, which as of March 31 owned (fully or partially) 1,200 properties. As of first-quarter 2021, 48 percent of Ventas’ portfolio was classified as independent living. Post acquisition, Ventas expects independent living will comprise 58 percent of its portfolio. New Senior currently owns 103 properties across 36 states, with a large concentration clustered in California, North Carolina, Florida and Oregon. The portfolio was a little more than 80 percent occupied as of May 31, and the average age of residents was 81. The only New Senior property that isn’t independent living is Watermark at Logan Square, a continuing care retirement community located in Philadelphia. The acquisition will deepen Ventas’ relationship with seniors housing operators such as Atria Senior Living and Holiday Retirement, which announced last week their plans to merge …

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Swerdlow Group Breaks Ground on $300M Sawyer’s Walk Mixed-Use Development in Miami

by Julia Sanders

MIAMI — Swerdlow Group has broken ground on Sawyer’s Walk, a 1.4 million-square-foot mixed-use development in Miami’s Overtown neighborhood that will include 250,000 square feet of retail space below 578 apartments designated for low-income seniors. Swerdlow Group is collaborating with the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) on the $300 million project. Swerdlow Group and its partners, Delray Beach, Fla.-based SJM Partners and Miami-based Alben Duffie, acquired the 3.4-acre property at 249 NW 6th St. from the Community Redevelopment Agency for $10 million. Construction is scheduled for completion in 2023. Sawyer’s Walk will include a 50,000-square-foot Target and a 25,000-square-foot Aldi supermarket, as well as new locations for Ross Dress for Less, Five Below and Burlington. The development will provide approximately 1,000 parking spaces. Sawyer’s Walk will also feature 25,000 square feet of public space that includes outdoor seating for the project’s restaurants, a children’s playground, pedestrian promenade and dog park. The residential portion of Sawyer’s Walk will include studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments reserved for seniors earning at or below 60 percent of the area median income. Community amenities will include a rooftop pool deck, a clubhouse and entertainment lounge, meeting rooms and a complimentary health club membership …

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Institutional Property Advisors Arranges $90M Sale of Camp Hill Shopping Center Near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

by Katie Sloan

CAMP HILL, PA. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the $90 million sale of Camp Hill Shopping Center. The property is located at 3301 Trindle Road in the borough of Camp Hill, roughly three miles outside Harrisburg.  The 430,198-square-foot center was 96 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Giant Food Markets, Boscov’s Department Store, Staples, Five Below, Barnes & Noble and LA Fitness.  Brad Nathanson of IPA represented the seller, Cedar Realty Trust (NYSE: CDR), and identified the buyer, GSD CampHill Pradsavi Group LLC, in the transaction. Marcus & Millichap also arranged financing on behalf of the buyer. Cedar Realty Trust will be retaining management of the property. “There is tremendous demand for dominant grocery-anchored shopping centers nationally, given the rebound in the markets post-COVID-19 and the attractive debt markets,” says Nathanson. “Demand is outpacing the supply of first-class, high-performing assets like Camp Hill Shopping Center.” Cedar Realty Trust is a real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on owning, operating and redeveloping grocery-anchored shopping centers across urban markets from Washington, D.C., to Boston. The Port Washington, N.Y.-based company’s stock price closed on Wednesday, June 23, at $16.61 per share, up …

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Regent Properties Acquires Four-Asset Office Portfolio in Downtown San Diego for $420M

by Kristin Harlow

SAN DIEGO — Regent Properties has acquired a portfolio of four office buildings in downtown San Diego for $420 million. The acquisition marks Regent’s first investment via its Regent Opportunity Fund V. The high-rise properties include 1 Columbia Place, 701 B Street, 2 Columbia Place and 707 Broadway. Totaling 1.5 million square feet, the buildings represent approximately 16 percent of all Class A and B office inventory in downtown San Diego, according to Regent. The transaction, which equates to $281 per square foot, also includes a parking garage. Privately owned real estate investment adviser Emmes was the seller, according to The San Diego Union-Tribune. “With this investment, Regent is continuing its push to acquire high-quality office projects across the Sunbelt,” says Eric Fleiss, CEO of Regent. “We are seeking to purchase over $2 billion of assets over the next 24 months.” Prior to the sale, the seller extensively renovated the portfolio’s common areas, including upgrading the lobbies and outdoor amenities. Regent plans to augment these renovations with additional “hospitality-oriented improvements,” such as new fitness centers, conference centers, eateries and community gathering places like outdoor terraces and wine lounges. “To successfully attract and retain tenants today, we need to give them …

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Holiday Retirement Sells Operations Business to Atria, 86 Communities to Welltower for $1.6B in Megadeal

by John Nelson

LOUISVILLE, KY., WINTER PARK, FLA., AND TOLDEO, OHIO — In a massive blockbuster deal for seniors housing, the seventh-largest operator of seniors housing in the United States (Atria Senior Living) will acquire the third-largest (Holiday Retirement), with the largest owner in the country (Welltower) buying up a large portfolio of the affected assets. Atria, a privately held seniors housing operator based in Louisville, has agreed to buy the operations business of Winter Park-based Holiday Retirement. Meanwhile, Toledo-based REIT Welltower (NYSE: WELL) will buy the 86 properties that Holiday owns and self-manages for slightly less than $1.6 billion. Holiday currently manages 240 communities in 43 states, largely in the independent living sector. The combined company will employ more than 19,000 staffers to serve over 45,000 residents. The new firm will manage 447 communities across 45 states and seven Canadian provinces. The newly combined entity will be the second-largest seniors housing operator in the country, behind only Brookdale Senior Living. After the transaction, Atria will manage more than 250 “nearly identical” communities and higher end properties such as the recently opened Atria Newport Beach in Southern California, as well as luxury urban properties that Atria is co-developing in a joint venture with …

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Kennedy Wilson Buys Three Apartment Communities, Development Site Near Boise for $143M

by Taylor Williams

MERIDIAN AND BOISE, IDAHO — Kennedy Wilson Holdings Inc. (NYSE: KW) has purchased three apartment communities totaling 640 units and a multifamily development site that is fully entitled for 240 units in the Boise metro area for $143 million. The three multifamily communities include The Lofts at Ten Mile, Jasper Apartments and Towne Square. The new owner plans to implement value-add programs at the existing communities and to complete construction at the Dovetail development site, which is located in an Opportunity Zone, by 2023. Construction costs for that project are estimated at about $60 million. The Lofts at Ten Mile, located west of downtown Boise in Meridian, features one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, business center, media lounge and outdoor grilling stations. Jasper Apartments, also in Meridian, offers one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments and amenities such as a resident lounge, pool, fitness center and private study rooms. Towne Square, located in Boise, includes one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans and a similar suite of amenities. Kennedy Wilson has an average ownership stake of 95 percent in these four properties, which were acquired in off-market trades, and has invested $68 million of equity into them. …

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Geolo Capital Sells 160-Acre Ventana Big Sur Resort in California for $148M

by Julia Sanders

BIG SUR, CALIF. — Geolo Capital and its joint venture partner Wanxiang America Real Estate have sold Ventana Big Sur Resort, an Alila Resort in Big Sur. The buyer, an affiliate of the Hyatt Hotels Corp., bought the 160-acre property for $148 million. Geolo, which is the private equity investment arm of the John Pritzker family office, claims the $2.5 million-per-room price is a record for a North American resort. Built in 1975, Ventana Big Sur Resort is a 59-room property. Geolo Capital acquired Ventana in 2015 and then renovated and reopened the property in 2017. San Francisco-based interior design firm BraytonHughes Design Studio and Carmel, Calif.-based architectural firm Ray Parks & Associates led the renovation project. The renovations included a new Glass House Gallery, which showcases artwork, jewelry, pottery and photography from California-based artists, as well as upgrades to all the guestrooms, suites and villas. Additionally, outdoor fireside seating was added, and a new 7,000-square-foot Ocean Meadow Lawn was added for events and weddings with space for up to 200 guests. Ventana Big Sur has a total of 12,000 square feet of events and meeting space. A new restaurant, the Sur House restaurant, was also built during renovations, as …

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Kilroy Realty Acquires Newly Completed Indeed Tower in Austin’s Central Business District for $580M

by Katie Sloan

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Kilroy Realty Corp. (NYSE: KRC) has acquired Indeed Tower, a 36-story office development in Austin’s Central Business District for $580 million in an off-market transaction.  Completed in May 2021, Indeed Tower is situated on a full city block at the intersection of 6th and Colorado streets. The 730,000-square-foot property was 57 percent leased at the time of sale, with 42 percent of the building occupied by online employee recruiting platform Indeed.com. The property features 10,000 square feet of ground-floor food and beverage space; 30,000 square feet of outdoor deck space; a 35,000-square-foot historic post office building that can accommodate a variety of uses; and a private park. Eastdil Secured and Allen Matkins advised Kilroy Realty on the acquisition of the tower, which is targeting LEED Platinum certification. “I can’t overstate how well Indeed Tower fits with our strategic and property objectives,” says John Kilroy, chairman and CEO of the Los Angeles-based buyer. “It provides us with scale that will support future growth, is anchored by an investment-grade technology tenant and provides a value-add opportunity through lease-up in an office market that is strengthening.” Austin has the fourth largest concentration of tech talent behind San Francisco, Seattle and …

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WashREIT Agrees to Sell Office Portfolio for $766M, Shifts Focus to Multifamily Sector

by Kristin Harlow

WASHINGTON, D.C. — WashREIT (NYSE: WRE) has agreed to sell substantially all of its office portfolio to a Brookfield Asset Management private real estate fund for $766 million. The portfolio consists of 12 office assets spanning nearly 2.4 million square feet in metro Washington, D.C. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter. As of May 31, the office portfolio was approximately 83 percent occupied. Six of the properties are located in Northern Virginia — 515 King Street, Courthouse Square, 1600 Wilson Boulevard, Fairgate at Ballston, Arlington Tower and Silverline Center. The other six assets are located in Washington, D.C. They include 1901 Pennsylvania Avenue, 1220 19th Street, 2000 M Street, 1140 Connecticut Avenue, the Army Navy Building and 1775 Eye Street. The sale coincides with WashREIT’s multi-year strategy of transforming into a multifamily REIT. The company has also signed a letter of intent to sell its remaining eight retail assets, and expects to complete that sale in the third quarter. WashREIT says it plans to use the net proceeds from the sales to fund the expansion of its multifamily platform through acquisitions in Southeast markets and to reduce its leverage by repaying outstanding debt. After the transaction …

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