SAN FRANCISCO — PGIM Real Estate, the San Francisco-based real estate investment and financing business of PGIM, has arranged a $259 million Fannie Mae credit facility addition secured by six multifamily properties on the West Coast. The borrower is The Sobrato Organization. The properties, totaling 1,141 units, are located in suburban West Coast locations benefiting from strong regional demographics and proximity to major employment nodes, according to PGIM. Natalia Todorov, Lauren Kiesel, Elizabeth Velazquez and A.J. Hamer of PGIM handled the transaction. Further details were not disclosed.
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the acquisition of five retail outparcels located at Citrus Landing, a 124,904-square-foot retail center in the Inland Empire city of Riverside. Tenants at the outparcels, which total 25,916 square feet, include Carl’s Jr., Quick Quack Car Wash, Arrowhead Credit Union, Panda Express, Café Bottega, Pacific Dental and Chick-fil-A, which is scheduled to open next year. Stater Bros. anchors Citrus Landing, which was fully occupied at the time of sale. Kevin Fryman and Ed Hanley of Hanley Investment Group represented the 1031-exchange buyers in the transaction. REZA Investment Group represented the seller, Paragon Commercial Group.
— By Steven Chattin, Managing Director, Berkadia — Nationwide, inflated interest rates are significantly impacting property values. In the Seattle metro, cap rates are increasing while values decline and bridge debt rates hover at 8 percent or higher — non-starters for many multifamily investors. The common play is to secure favorable short-term financing for if and when rates come back down. Due to these factors, family offices, high-net-worth individuals and private capital groups are the most active players in today’s market. Lenders are also feeling the impact of the economic environment, with the current depth being extremely shallow for competitive options. As transactions slow, some players are scaling back or stepping out of certain arenas entirely. Umpqua Bank recently shuttered its multifamily lending operation on the West Coast. According to second-quarter data provided by CoStar, multifamily sales volume has decreased by 50 percent year over year. Agency debt is most favored right now with fixed rates preferred over floating rate debt. Where available, loan assumptions are generally the most attractive option and have bridged many deals across the finish line. Challenges aside, many developers are staying busy as evidenced by the nearly 12,000 additional units projected within the Seattle-Tacoma metro …
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — A joint venture between GMH Communities and Wexford Science & Technology has announced plans for ANOVA Aggie Square, a 252-bed student housing community near the University of California, Davis campus in Sacramento. The community will be constructed during Phase I of Aggie Square, a larger mixed-use project that is set to include state-of-the-art research facilities and office space. ANOVA Aggie Square will offer micro-studio, studio, one-, two- and four-bedroom units for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as young professionals working in the technology, life sciences and healthcare industries. Shared amenities will include soundproof office pods, a micro-market with gourmet vending options, co-working spaces, conference rooms, a ride-share lounge and 24/7 concierge services. A timeline for the development was not announced.
MENIFEE, CALIF. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of Sunny Rose Glen, a 55-unit assisted living and memory care community in the Inland Empire city of Menifee. The community was built in 2010 and totals 30,000 square feet on a 1.8-acre plot. The seller was a single-asset owner looking to retire. The buyer was a California-based group looking to expand its portfolio in Southern California. The new owner plans to operate the community itself following cosmetic improvements to the property. The price was not disclosed. Brad Goodsell, Jason Punzel, Vince Viverito and Jake Anderson of SLIB handled the transaction.
SAN FRANCISCO — CBRE has secured $8 million in acquisition and construction financing for Fulton Retail DE1 LLC. The borrower has acquired a site at 555 Fulton St. in San Francisco and plans to develop a Trader Joe’s grocery store on the site. The 16,600-square-foot location may open by fall 2024. Regina Wang, Connor Lemley, James Bach and Griffin Walker of CBRE arranged the 30-month, fixed-rate bridge loan for the borrower to acquire and build out the retail space.
DENVER — Malman Commercial Real Estate has arranged the sale of an industrial property located at 890 Navajo St. in Denver’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. GS Navajo LLC sold the asset to 890 Navajo LLC for $4.1 million. The property features 56,160 square feet of industrial space. Jake Malman of Malman Commercial Real Estate represented the seller in the deal.
GLENDALE, ARIZ. — Saddle Creek Logistics Services has signed a deal to occupy a 570,080-square-foot industrial building in Glendale. The tenant is a third-party logistics company specializing in designing and delivering omnichannel logistics solutions for manufacturers, retailers and ecommerce companies. Ladson Montgomery, Rob Stephens and Chase Gabriel of Newmark represented the tenant in the deal. The name of the landlord was not released. The 620-foot-deep building features 40-foot clear heights, 87 dock-high doors, four large grade-level doors, 190-foot concrete truck courts, 132 trailer parking stalls with 89 future trailer stalls, and 356 auto parking stalls. The building also offers clerestory windows, energy-efficient LED lighting, an ESFR fire sprinkler system, two existing groundwater wells in the business center and heavy industrial zoning.
— By Scott Romick — The Western region is going through a lot of changes when it comes to the office market. Downtown San Francisco, in particular, was a large tech hub with so much infrastructure prior to the pandemic, but it’s currently become more of a ghost town. Because hybrid and remote work is common now, many of the workers who are back to the office have moved to local submarkets that offer faster commutes, more efficiency, affordability and other key factors. Southern California, on the other hand, is a growth market. Suburban areas like the San Fernando Valley’s Sherman Oaks — which has become more active than the West Valley — continues to expand its population. This helps the office market as well as existing and new retailers. Even pockets like Encino, Studio City and Burbank have become more populous, attracting a young workforce given their proximity to local restaurants, coffee shops and parks. Unfortunately, Downtown Los Angeles is still struggling to recover as a central business district, Century City is rebounding slowly and Santa Monica is shifting in its downtown area, given the nature of office structures and their footprints. Hybrid & Regionalized Real Estate The hybrid work …
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How to Maximize Agency Financing for Affordable Housing
There are a variety of ways to build affordable housing, but implementing these strategies has become an increasingly difficult proposition in 2023. Affordable housing projects seem to face challenges on every front. Generally affordable housing developers will: Despite intensifying renter demand for new units, developers are struggling to make their projects financially feasible, says John Ducey, chief production officer in the affordable lending group at Walker & Dunlop. “Affordable housing developers are facing some of the toughest headwinds I’ve seen in more than 20 years in the industry,” Ducey says. “That means developers are forced to work harder than ever to structure deals that stretch scarce housing subsidies and maximize agency financing.” Challenging Conditions One impediment to affordable housing efforts is reduced future rent levels, related to area median income (AMI) caps the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) imposed recently on LIHTC properties in many markets in the United States. The unexpectedly restrictive caps forced developers to slash revenue projections, scuttling some transactions and forcing many loan applicants to renegotiate or seek alternative financing to salvage deals. On the expense side, inflation and the labor crunch continue to drive up costs for new construction, renovation of older affordable …