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Kindred to Sell Entire Skilled Nursing Business to BM Eagle for $910M

by Camren Skelton July 5, 2017

LOUISVILLE, KY. — Kindred Healthcare Inc. (NYSE: KND) has announced plans to sell the entire skilled nursing portion of its business to BM Eagle Holdings for a total value of $910 million. Kindred is a Louisville-based owner-operator of transitional hospitals, skilled nursing centers, home care, hospice, assisted living and other medical services. The company has been working toward an exit of its skilled nursing business since it posted a $671.3 million loss during third-quarter 2016. The price includes the $700 million that will immediately go to Ventas as part of a previously announced deal. Ventas (NYSE: VTR), one of the largest healthcare REITs in the country, will turn over its ownership of 36 Kindred-operated facilities to BM Eagle Holdings, leaving Kindred with a total value of $210 million. BM Eagle Holdings is a joint venture led by affiliates of BlueMountain Capital Management. The Kindred portfolio spans 18 states and includes 89 nursing centers with 11,308 licensed beds and seven assisted living facilities with 380 licensed beds. The buyer did not disclose plans for the future operations of the portfolio. The deal will reduce Kindred’s annual rent expense by approximately $88 million, annual capital expenditures by approximately $30 million, and interest …

July 5, 2017

Multifamily Texas Top Stories

Greystar-Led Fund to Acquire Monogram Residential Trust for $3B

by John Nelson July 5, 2017

PLANO, TEXAS — Monogram Residential Trust Inc. (NYSE: MORE), an owner and developer of high-end apartment communities, has entered into a definitive merger agreement to be purchased by a newly formed perpetual life fund led by Greystar Real Estate Partners. The purchase price is $3 billion, including debt. Other principals of the fund, known as Greystar Growth and Income Fund LP, include affiliates of APG Asset Management, GIC and Ivanhoe Cambridge. Monogram’s stockholders will receive $12 per share in cash, which represents a premium of approximately 22 percent to Monogram’s unaffected closing stock price on July 3, the last trading day prior to the public announcement of the transaction. The ownership group has retained Walker & Dunlop to secure acquisition financing for the transaction, which includes Monogram’s share of its two joint ventures with PGGM and NPS. The PGGM joint venture will be restructured, and Greystar will purchase the joint venture interests held by NPS pursuant to a separate assignable purchase and sale agreement for approximately $500 million. JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. has provided a commitment letter to Greystar Growth and Income Fund for $2 billion in debt financing for the transaction. The deal is expected to close in the …

July 5, 2017

Office Texas Top Stories

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board to Acquire Parkway for $1.2B

by Kristin Harlow June 30, 2017

TORONTO AND HOUSTON — Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and Parkway Inc. (NYSE: PKY) have entered into a definitive agreement under which CPPIB will acquire Parkway, a Houston-based real estate investment trust, for $1.2 billion. The transaction, expected to close in the fourth quarter of this year, equates to $23.05 per share. Parkway owns the largest office portfolio in Houston, according to CPPIB. Located in the Westchase, Greenway and Galleria submarkets, the 19 properties span approximately 8.7 million square feet and were 87 percent leased as of March. Financial services, technology and commodities tenants anchor the buildings. TPG Capital and its affiliates, which collectively own approximately 10 percent of the outstanding common stock of Parkway, have agreed to vote in favor of the transaction. Parkway will pay its previously announced second quarter dividend today, but will suspend all future quarterly dividend payments through the expected close of the transaction. “We believe there are still some near-term headwinds in the office sector for Houston, but the implied asset valuation of this transaction shows CPPIB’s appreciation for the high-quality portfolio we have assembled and the near-term stability it provides during the current downturn in the market,” says James R. Heistand, president and CEO of Parkway. …

June 30, 2017

District of Columbia Maryland Office Southeast Top Stories

Government Properties Income Trust to Acquire First Potomac Realty Trust for $1.4B

by Nellie Day June 28, 2017

BETHESDA, MD. — Government Properties Income Trust (NASDAQ: GOV) has agreed to purchase all of the outstanding shares of First Potomac Realty Trust (NYSE: FPO) in a deal that is valued at $1.4 billion. The all-cash transaction, which includes the assumption of debt, is expected to close before the end of 2017. First Potomac shareholders will receive $11.15 in cash per share, or about $683 million in aggregate, at the close of the transaction. This represents a premium of about 9.3 percent to First Potomac’s 30-trading day volume weighted average price, based on a period ending April 24, 2017. The remaining transaction value includes the expected repayment of about $418 million of FPO debt and an assumption of about $232 million of FPO mortgage debt, as well as the payment of transaction fees and expenses. FPO has agreed it will not pay any distributions to its shareholders before the transaction closes. GOV’s distributions to its shareholders will not be impacted by the transaction. First Potomac maintains an office and industrial portfolio of properties that are located primarily in the metropolitan Washington, D.C., area. FPO’s portfolio includes 39 properties (74 buildings) with about 6.5 million square feet that was 92.2 percent …

June 28, 2017

Office Texas Top Stories

TIER REIT Acquires Office Tower in Metro Dallas for $123.3M, Exits Louisville Market with $71.5M Portfolio Sale

by Jeff Shaw June 27, 2017

PLANO, TEXAS — TIER REIT Inc. (NYSE: TIER) has acquired 5851 Legacy Circle, a 12-story office tower in the Legacy Town Center area of Plano, for $123.3 million. The sale includes the assumption of a $66 million mortgage loan. The seller was not disclosed. The property, also known as Tower One, is master leased to Encana Corp., which has subleased 88 percent of the property to tenants such as LegacyTexas Bank, U.S. Renal Care and Aimbridge Hospitality. The Class A, 319,000-square-foot property was built in 2012. Tower One is contiguous to two other land parcels totaling four acres that TIER bought in 2015. The company is building office towers on each of those properties, which will add an additional 570,000 square feet. TIER will rebrand the entire combined development as Legacy District. “This acquisition complements our existing development parcels and enhances our vision for Legacy District, given its strategic location in the heart of the vibrant live-work-play Legacy submarket,” says Scott Fordham, president and CEO of TIER REIT. “Further, it plants our flag prominently near the exciting new corporate campuses of Toyota, JP Morgan, Liberty Mutual and FedEx Office, which combined should bring over 15,000 new office workers to the …

June 27, 2017

Hospitality Massachusetts Northeast Top Stories

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust Sells Parking Garage at Boston Hotel for $95M

by Taylor Williams June 26, 2017

BOSTON — Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (NYSE: PEB), a hospitality REIT, has sold an 826-space parking garage at Revere Hotel Boston Common, located at 200 Stuart St. in downtown Boston, for $95 million. The buyer was not disclosed. The sale, which closed on June 23, also includes 10,500 square feet of vacant space on the ground floor. Pebblebrook will utilize the proceeds from the sale for general business purposes, such as paying off outstanding debt or repurchasing some of its shares of common stock. The company expects the acquisition to generate approximately $11.7 million in additional net income across the second, third and fourth quarters, and to reduce funds from operations (FFO) by $1.3 million during that period. Since initiating a strategic disposition plan in 2016, the REIT has sold five hotels and two non-hotel assets that have generated $676.8 million in gross proceeds. “This sale generates significant value for our shareholders at a very favorable price and overall capitalization rate,” says Jon Bortz, CEO and president of Pebblebrook, based in Bethesda, Md. “These property sales continue to allow us to take advantage of the value differential between the higher private market prices and values and the lower public market valuation …

June 26, 2017

Hospitality New York Northeast Top Stories

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust Sells Dumont NYC for $118M

by Nellie Day June 21, 2017

NEW YORK — Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (NYSE: PEB) has sold the 252-room Dumont NYC in New York for $118 million. The transaction marks Pebblebrook’s exit from the New York market. The upper upscale hotel is located at 150 E. 34th St. at Lexington Avenue in Manhattan. It was built in 1986. The buyer was LeFrak Organization, which plans to convert the hotel into apartments, according to The Real Deal. Dumont NYC was previously part of a six-hotel portfolio Pebblebrook held with joint venture partner Denihan Hospitality Group. Denihan Investments completed a redemption agreement with Pebblebrook that transferred ownership of the jointly owned hotels in October. Denihan became the sole owner of four of the assets. This included The Benjamin, Fifty NYC, Gardens NYC and Shelburne NYC for a total of 917 rooms. Pebblebrook assumed full ownership of Dumont NYC and Manhattan NYC, totaling 870 rooms. Manhattan NYC was then sold to a joint venture between Sioni Group, Patriarch Equities and Highgate for $217.5 million. It was rebranded as the Stewart Hotel. Proceeds from the Dumont NYC sale will be used for general business purposes, which may include reducing Pebblebrook’s outstanding debt or repurchasing some of the company’s common shares. “With …

June 21, 2017

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Five Transformative Years Elevate Denver’s Office Market

by Camren Skelton June 20, 2017

The region is creating transformative projects that are substantially elevating the desirability of its office market five years into Denver’s strong development cycle. This trend — strongest in Denver’s Central Business District (CBD) and Southeast Suburban (SES) submarkets — is attracting a new breed of tenants to the Denver landscape. About 1.4 million square feet of Class A office space has been delivered in Denver’s CBD since 2012, with an equal amount under construction. Deliveries in the previous development cycles (1999 to2003 and 2007 to 2010) were on a smaller scale, delivering about 800,000 square feet and more than 1.5 million square feet, respectively. During the 2007 to 2010 development cycle, which had the unfortunate timing of commencing right before the financial crisis, new product struggled with pre-leasing. It took an average of 10 quarters to lease up to stabilized occupancy at 85 percent. Only one project, 1800 Larimer Street, was more than 85 percent leased in the first year. In contrast, the current cycle is much different and much stronger. The amount of square footage being added to the CBD outweighs the previous other two cycles. Leasing activity is white hot as well, with new product averaging 60 percent …

June 20, 2017

Arkansas New York Northeast Retail Southeast Top Stories

Walmart Agrees to Acquire Apparel Retailer Bonobos for $310M

by Taylor Williams June 19, 2017

BENTONVILLE, ARK., AND NEW YORK CITY — Walmart (NYSE: WMT) has agreed to acquire online apparel retailer Bonobos Inc. for approximately $310 million in cash. Walmart, the giant discount department store chain, expects to complete the transaction by September. The announcement comes on the heels of Walmart’s acquisition of online women’s apparel retailer ModCloth in March. Founded in 2007 by Andy Dunn and Brian Spaly, New York-based Bonobos designs and sells its own brands of clothing for men. These brands will be featured and sold on various Walmart-owned digital platforms, including Jet.com, which Bentonville-based Walmart acquired in August 2016 for approximately $3 billion. Bonobos also operates 35 physical retail locations, known as Guideshops, across the United States. Walmart currently has no plans to feature lines of Bonobos clothing in its brick-and-mortar locations, according to The New York Times. Under the terms of the agreement, Dunn, the current CEO of Bonobos, will oversee the company’s collection of clothing brands that are designed in-house and distributed online. Marc Lore, CEO of Walmart U.S. e-commerce and founder of Jet.com, says the acquisition reflects the company’s long-term e-commerce strategy. “We’re seeing momentum in the [e-commerce] business as we expand our value proposition with customers,” he …

June 19, 2017

Loans Multifamily New Jersey Northeast

HAP Investments Raises $6.8M to Fund 800-Unit Multifamily Development in Jersey City

by Amy Works June 16, 2017

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — HAP Investments has raised $6.8 million through a private placement in Israel for 544 participation units, each valued at $12,500. The units are not tradable and are not listed for trading on any stock exchange. HAP Tower Journal Square Limited Partnership will use the capital to partially fund the development of an 800-unit multifamily tower located in the Journal Square section of Jersey City. In order to fully fund the $437 million project, another funding round will take place. The private placement was approved by the Israeli Securities Authority, an entity similar to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

June 16, 2017

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