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Media Reports: Disney to Lay off 28,000 Employees at Theme Parks in California, Florida

by Alex Tostado

BURBANK, CALIF. — The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) will lay off 28,000 employees who were previously furloughed due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to multiple media reports. Disney World in Orlando, Fla., and Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., both closed in mid-March due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Disney’s chief financial officer Christine McCarthy said in May that for every two weeks the parks were closed, the company lost $500 million. Disney World reopened in July with limited capacity, but Disneyland remains closed under California guidelines. A timeline for reopening has not been established. Disney chairman Josh D’Amaro sent a letter to employees Tuesday, Sept. 29 notifying workers of the impending layoffs. The letter does not disclose how many layoffs the company expects to make, but he says in the letter that layoffs will affect executive, salary and hourly roles. “Earlier this year, in response to the pandemic, we were forced to close our businesses around the world. Few of us could have imagined how significantly the pandemic would impact us — both at work and in our daily lives,” D’Amaro said in the letter. “We initially hoped that this situation would be short-lived, and that we would recover quickly and …

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Lee & Associates Orange Brokers $22.3M Sale of Industrial Building in Cerritos, California

by Amy Works

CERRITOS, CALIF. — Lee & Associates Orange has arranged the sale of a freestanding industrial building located at 12836 Alondra Blvd. in Cerritos. The property traded for $22.6 million. The names of the seller and buyer were not released. Situated in Cerritos Industrial Park, the 109,368-square-foot facility features 10 dock-high loading positions, 24-foot clear heights, a fenced yard and major street frontage on Alondra Boulevard. Jeff Gahagan of Lee & Associates Orange represented the seller in the deal.

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Monticello Provides $2M in Working Capital for 338-Bed Skilled Nursing Portfolio in Montana

by Amy Works

MONTANA — Monticello has provided a $2 million working capital loan to the operating companies of two skilled nursing facilities totaling 338 beds in Montana. Monticello’s asset-based lending group, Monticello Commercial Capital LLC, provided the financing. No further details were disclosed.

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Urban Visions, Mitsui Fudosan America Plan 36-Story Office Tower in Downtown Seattle

by Kristin Harlow

SEATTLE — Urban Visions and Mitsui Fudosan America Inc. have unveiled plans for The Net, a 36-story, 812,000-square-foot office tower in Seattle’s central business district. The joint venture purchased the half-block site on Third Avenue for $127.7 million, according to the Puget Sound Business Journal. Gerry Rohm and Logan Greer of JLL Capital Markets arranged the joint venture partnership for the development. Designed by Urban Visions and architectural firm NBBJ, the Class A tower will comprise 800,000 square feet of office space and 12,000 square feet of street-level retail space. Six levels of subterranean parking will provide 390 spaces. With an emphasis on health, the project will feature abundant natural light and green space, including a sky park on the upper three levels. Tenants will enjoy views of Seattle’s waterfront, Pioneer Square, the Stadium District and Mount Rainier. The property will be surrounded by many transportation options, including bus lines, the Seattle Ferry Terminal and the Marion Street Pedestrian Bridge. Completion of the project is slated for 2024. “The future supply of this scope and type of development is limited,” says JLL’s Rohm. “The developers will define an entirely new generation of office buildings that are foremost focused on occupant …

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Skanska to Develop $64M Data Center for Flexential in Hillsboro, Oregon

by Amy Works

HILLSBORO, ORE. — Skanska has signed a multi-phase contract with Flexential Corp. to develop H3 – Flexential Data Center in Hillsboro, a western suburb of Portland. The $64 million first phase includes a 349,827-square-foot Tier III data center with a structural steel core and concrete tilt panels as the primary façade. The first data hall will support an initial IT capacity of 4.5 megawatts. Construction is underway with completion slated for September 2021. Flexential is an IT solutions provider based in Charlotte, N.C. The company’s clients include healthcare systems, financial services corporations, digital media and communications companies and technology firms.

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Donohoe Hospitality Opens Dual-Branded Hotel Near Las Vegas Convention Center

by Amy Works

LAS VEGAS — Donohoe Hospitality Services, a division of Donohoe, has opened the dual-branded Hampton Inn & Suites and Home2 Suites by Hilton Las Vegas located at 755 Sierra Vista Drive in Las Vegas. Located adjacent to the Las Vegas Convention Center, Hampton Inn & Suites features 150 guest rooms while Home2 Suites offers 100 guest suites. The hotels share common amenities including a lobby, dining facilities, a cocktail lounge, 1,000 square feet of meeting and event space, swimming pool, exercise rooms, a business center and onsite parking.

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Crow Holdings Completes Sale of 241,591 SF Industrial Facility Near San Francisco

by Amy Works

LIVERMORE, CALIF. — Crow Holdings Industrial, the industrial development arm of Crow Holdings, has completed the sale of Bay Area Commerce Center I – Hawthorne, located at 7600 Hawthorne Ave. in Livermore. Black Creek Group, a Denver-based real estate investment management firm, acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. The newly constructed property features 241,591 square feet of warehouse space, 32-foot clear heights and parking for 190 cars and 18 trailers. At the time of sale, the facility was 70 percent leased to a mattress retailer. Situated within the Tri-Valley submarket, Bay Area Commerce Center I – Hawthorne provides easy access to Interstate 580 and the greater Bay Area, including the Port of Oakland and Oakland International Airport.

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Greystone Provides $13.9M HUD Refinancing for Savoy at Lake Center Seniors Housing in Seattle

by Amy Works

SEATTLE — Greystone has provided a $13.9 million HUD loan to refinance The Savoy at Lake City Senior Living, an 80-unit seniors housing property in Seattle. Shana Daby and Lorie Hanson of Greystone originated the transaction on behalf of the borrower, Lake City Project Associates. The non-recourse loan features a fixed interest rate and a 40-year term and amortization. As a green-certified and energy-efficient HUD housing project, The Savoy at Lake City also qualifies for a reduction in mortgage insurance premium (MIP) of 40 basis points, from 65 to 25 basis points, annually. Constructed in 2017, The Savoy at Lake City is a four-story building on Seattle’s north side that consists of 80 one- and two-bedroom units.

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Value Investment Group Sells Prescott Airpark Flex Industrial Property in Arizona for $3.1M

by Amy Works

PRESCOTT, ARIZ. — Value Investment Group has completed the sale of Prescott Airpark NNN Flex Industrial, an industrial property located at 2286 Crosswind Drive in Prescott. A privately held, California-based 1031 exchange buyer acquired the asset for $3.1 million. Cory Gross of Marcus & Millichap’s Denver office represented the seller in the deal. Gross, along with Ryan Sarbinoff as Marcus & Millichap’s Arizona broker of record, secured and represented the buyer in the transaction. Built in 2000, the property features 30,020 square feet of warehouse and industrial space. At the time of sale, the facility was fully occupied by a mix of national and regional tenants all on triple-net leases.

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CT Realty, PGIM Break Ground on 4.4 MSF Logistics Hub in Southern California’s Inland Empire

by John Nelson

JURUPA VALLEY, CALIF. — A joint venture between CT Realty and PGIM Real Estate has broken ground on Agua Mansa Commerce Park in Jurupa Valley, a city within greater Los Angeles’ Inland Empire West submarket. The logistics hub is fully entitled for 4.4 million square feet of industrial space. Newport Beach, Calif.-based CT Realty has undergone predevelopment on the 206-acre industrial park and plans to begin site work immediately. Newark, N.J.-based PGIM has invested in the development on behalf of institutional investors in its U.S. core plus equity fund. Agua Mansa Commerce Park will feature three buildings spanning over 1 million square feet each. The larger buildings will have a cross-dock design with 40-foot clear heights, which are ideally suited for e-commerce users. E-commerce sales have spiked during the coronavirus pandemic and are estimated to grow by 18 percent this year, the highest year-over-year increase on record, according to eMarketer. The Inland Empire’s network of rail systems and highways, as well as its proximity to the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach, provides tenants with access to 25 million people throughout Southern California. Agua Mansa will also feature two 200,000-square-foot buildings with 32-foot clear heights that are …

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