— By Kenny Houser and Mike Hale, Principals, Capacity Commercial — The industrial real estate sector has experienced a noticeable deceleration with a decline in leasing and sales activities. This trend is particularly evident in Portland where commercial property sales transactions have been steadily decreasing. There was a quarter-over-quarter decline of almost 29 percent in the second quarter of 2023, resulting in a sales volume of $3.4 billion, the lowest recorded since late 2014. The Federal Reserve’s decision to pause its rate hike campaign in response to inflation concerns has impacted the market. With borrowing costs fluctuating, the disparity between buyer and seller expectations has created challenges in determining agreeable property valuations. Simultaneously, leasing activity has also slowed, indicating a return to normalcy in Portland’s industrial market. Total deal volume in the first quarter of this year reached about 1.7 million square feet, a 35 percent decrease compared to the average of 2.6 million square feet per quarter over the previous two years. Despite the slowdown in leasing, the limited amount of industrial space under construction in Portland is expected to maintain a balance between supply and demand. The current construction activity accounts for 1.1 percent of the total inventory, …
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Public-Private Partnership Purchases 379-Unit Maunakea Affordable Housing Community in Honolulu
by Amy Works
HONOLULU, HAWAII — Standard Communities has led a public-private partnership with the State of Hawaii, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Honolulu-based Stanford Carr Development, the City of Honolulu and Hawaii Housing Finance & Development Corp. in the acquisition of Maunakea, a 100 percent affordable housing community in Honolulu. Although the price was not disclosed, according to the acquisition team, the transaction is the largest FHA deal and Project-Based Section 8 transaction in Hawaii state history. The transaction extends the affordability of all units at the property for 20 years. Located at 1245 Maunakea St., Maunakea features 254 one-bedroom units and 125 two-bedroom units. Standard will implement renovations budgeted at more than $41 million, approximately $109,000 per unit, at the property, which was built in 1977 and renovated in 2000. In unit renovations will include updates to kitchens and bathrooms, as well as new flooring. Residents will also benefit from new windows throughout the property, a new business center, fitness center and the addition of grills to the picnic area.
GRESHAM, ORE. — An affiliate of Abacus Capital Group has acquired Lumina Apartments, a multifamily community located at 2700 W. Powell Blvd. in Gresham. Built in 1994 and most recently renovated in 2022, Lumina features 440 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments spread across 20 residential buildings. All units feature large floor plans, in-unit laundry and private balconies or patios with storage. Community amenities include a resident lounge, fitness center, package lockers, business center, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, a sun deck with barbecue grills, playgrounds and a dog park. Additionally, the property offers 880 surface, carport and garage parking options. Joe Nydahl, Josh McDonald and Phil Oester of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the deal.
LOS ANGELES — Cityview has completed the development of Jasper, an Opportunity Zone apartment property at 2528 S. Grand Ave. in Los Angeles. Situated adjacent to the University of Southern California, Jasper features 296 studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans, including 25 units designated very low affordable and three designated moderate-income affordable. The community features two rooftop sky decks with outdoor dining and Korean barbecue grills, an entertainment terrace and views of downtown Los Angeles. Additionally, the property offers a resort-style pool deck with cabanas, loungers and daybeds, a game lawn area, billiards, a built-in outdoor pizza oven and communal spaces for outdoor dining and entertaining. The pet-friendly community also features a two-story club room with a commercial-grade kitchen, business center, dog park and onsite dog spa and wash. Cityview partnered with AC Martin, WPIC Construction, Nadia Geller Design and Labib Funk and Associates on the project.
North Palisade Partners Acquires Hayward Industrial Outdoor Storage Site in California for $19.7M
by Amy Works
HAYWARD, CALIF. — North Palisade Partners has purchased a nearly 8-acre site at 4125 Breakwater Ave. in Hayward for $19.7 million. The fully leased property is a value-add industrial outdoor storage facility situated at the base of the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge. The acquisition adds an asset with in-place income to the company’s portfolio and offers a potential future redevelopment opportunity. Current tenants at the property include United Rentals, SSS Transport, Outfront Media, American Tower and Crown Castle. Dick Scott of Scott Ventures I represented the buyer, while Jay Hagglund of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller in the deal.
LAHAINA, HAWAII — Pacific Retail Capital Partners (PRCP) has launched an effort to raise funds and awareness for those affected by the recent wildfires in Lahaina on the island of Maui. Dubbed #ExtendAloha, the campaign encourages donations to the DTL Foundation’s dedicated Maui Fire Relief Fund. PRCP manages Queen Ka’ahumanu Center on the island and has agreed to match the first $10,000 raised. Donations can be made at dtlfoundation.org/mauifire.
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Multifamily Owners Navigate Challenges, Opportunities Arising from Capital Markets
When Zelman & Associates’ 2023 Virtual Housing Summit opens in September, Alex Virtue will take the stage as a newly appointed managing director who has been charged with expanding the firm’s investment banking coverage of multifamily and other commercial real estate property sectors. Virtue joined the institutional research advisory and investment firm in May with over two decades of experience in mergers and acquisition transactions and capital raising across real estate sectors in both the public and private capital markets. His resume includes senior positions with Merrill Lynch, Eastdil Secured/Wells Fargo Securities, CBRE Capital Advisors and Xebec, an industrial developer and asset manager. Zelman & Associates, founded in 2007, was acquired by Bethesda, Md.-based commercial real estate finance and advisory firm Walker & Dunlop in 2021. “My focus at Zelman and Walker & Dunlop is broadening the firm’s reach on entity-level transactions in multifamily and related housing sectors such as single-family rentals, built-for-rent, student housing, affordable housing and manufactured housing communities, as well as other commercial real estate sectors,” says Virtue “I would characterize my concentration as bringing traditional banking investment expertise, knowledge and services across the Walker & Dunlop platform and working with my colleagues to bring these advisory …
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Urban Catalyst has launched UC Multifamily Equity I LLC (UCME) to focus on the development of Aquino, a multifamily property within walking distance of downtown San Jose. The project is fully entitled and approved for multifamily construction. The development timeline was not released. Aquino will offer 272 studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments with stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, electric ranges and air conditioning. On-site amenities will include private coworking offices, a bar and lounge, fitness center with a yoga studio, dog run, and courtyard with an outdoor kitchen. Urban Catalyst has structured UCME as a real estate operating company, which allows it to accept funding from qualified retirement accounts such as IRAs and 401(k) plans.
Birtcher Development Receives $75M Construction Financing for 492,631 SF Logistics Center in Rialto, California
by Amy Works
RIALTO, CALIF. — Birtcher Development LLC has received $75 million in construction financing for the development of Birtcher Logistics Center Rialto, a Class A logistics facility currently under construction in the Inland Empire city of Rialto. Situated on 21 acres, the 492,631-square-foot property will feature 40-foot clear heights, 62 dock-high doors, 5,642 square feet of ground-floor office space and 5,221 square feet of mezzanine space. Additionally, the site will offer 90 trailer parking spaces and 287 auto parking spaces. Greg Brown, Peter Thompson and Spencer Seibring of JLL Capital Markets’ debt advisory team secured the nonrecourse loan from the lender, Principal Global Investors.
ProEquity Asset Management Sells Power Plaza Retail Center in Vacaville, California for $29.2M
by Amy Works
VACAVILLE, CALIF. — ProEquity Asset Management has completed the disposition of Power Plaza, a grocery-anchored neighborhood retail center at 1001-1071 Helen Drive in Vacaville, approximately midway between Sacramento and San Francisco Bay. DPI Retail acquired the asset for $29.2 million. Built in 1993 and 1994, the 112,250-square-foot retail center was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale. Current tenants include Sprouts Farmers Market, Restoration Hardware Outlet, Williams Sonoma Home Outlet, Pacific Dental Services, The Good Feet Store and Banfield Pet Hospital. Eric Kathrein, Tim Kuruzar, Warren McClean and Andy Spangenberg of JLL Retail Capital Markets represented the seller in the deal.