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Kennedy Wilson Agrees to Acquire Toll Brothers’ Apartment Living Platform for $347M

by Abby Cox

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. AND FORT WASHINGTON, PA. — Kennedy Wilson (NYSE: KW) has agreed to acquire the Toll Brothers Apartment Living platform from the national homebuilder for $347 million. The transaction is expected to close next month and will bring more than $5 billion of assets under management to Kennedy Wilson. The acquisition includes ownership of 18 apartment and student housing properties valued at $2.2 billion, as well as management contracts for an additional 20 properties totaling $3 billion in value. Kennedy Wilson will also take control of — and assume the construction management responsibilities for — 29 development sites worth an estimated $3.6 billion. Kennedy Wilson expects to make an initial investment of approximately $90 million in the acquired interests, which will be funded from existing Kennedy Wilson partners.  “This purchase helps create an unparalleled national platform within the rental housing space that totals over 80,000 units we own, finance or manage,” says William McMorrow, chairman and CEO of Kennedy Wilson. As part of the transaction, Kennedy Wilson will acquire the Toll Brothers Apartment Living management team to oversee the existing portfolio, with plans to make offers to all current Toll Brothers’ employees. Meanwhile, Toll Brothers Inc. (NYSE: TOL) …

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PulteGroup CEO Emphasizes Importance of Innovation in Active Adult Sector at NIC Conference

by Hayden Spiess

AUSTIN, TEXAS — The Del Webb active adult brand, long associated with Sun Belt markets, is gaining traction in the Midwest, says Ryan Marshall, president and CEO of Atlanta-based PulteGroup Inc. (NYSE: PHM), parent company of Del Webb. But unlike Sun City, Arizona — the pioneering planned retirement community developed by Del Webb starting in 1960 — today’s developments are much smaller in scale. Del Webb Hickory Greens, located about 25 miles southwest of Cleveland in Columbia Township, Ohio, officially opened in March of this year. The 622-home community is spread across 325 acres, where residents age 55 and older can enjoy a variety of resort-style amenities designed to foster an active and social lifestyle.  The centerpiece of the community is a 14,000-square-foot amenity center featuring indoor and outdoor pools, outdoor pickleball courts and a fitness center. Del Webb Hickory Greens also offers year-round social events, walking trails, over 170 acres of green space, a dog park and a community garden. “It’s one of our best-selling active adult Del Webb communities year to date,” says Marshall, noting that the Cleveland market is not traditionally known as a hotspot for retirees. “We’ve probably sold 110 homes [at Del Webb Hickory Greens] since February, which is …

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Eli Lilly Announces Plans for $5B Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Facility Near Richmond, Virginia

by Hayden Spiess

GOOCHLAND COUNTY, VA. — Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and Co. (NYSE: LLY) has announced plans for a $5 billion manufacturing facility located in Goochland County, which is situated west of Richmond. Earlier this year, Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly shared plans to build four new pharmaceutical manufacturing plants. The Virginia facility is the first of the four to be formally announced. Since 2020, the company has invested $50 billion in capital expansion commitments.  When finished, the development will mark the company’s first dedicated, fully integrated active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) and drug product facility for its bioconjugate platform and monoclonal antibody portfolio, which create ingredients for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases.  Completion of the facility is scheduled within the next five years. According to Eli Lilly, the project will create more than 650 permanent jobs in the area, in addition to 1,800 construction jobs. The company projects that for each dollar invested in the development, up to $4 of local economic activity will be generated.  Goochland County was selected as the site for the new facility out of hundreds of applications.  Plans for the facility include the use of technologies including machine learning, AI and automated systems. To implement these technologies, …

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JLL Brokers $118.5M Sale of Whole Foods-Anchored Shopping Center in Boca Raton, Florida

by John Nelson

BOCA RATON, FLA. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the $118.5 million sale of Uptown Boca, a 194,927-square-foot shopping center located at 9536-9704 Glades Road in Boca Raton. Whole Foods Market anchors the property, which was fully occupied at the time of sale to tenants including Life Time Fitness, REI, HomeSense and Sephora. Danny Finkle, Jorge Portela and Kim Flores of JLL represented the seller, a joint venture between Schmier Property Group, Giles Capital Group, Rosemurgy Properties and Wheelock Street Capital. The buyer was Stockbridge Capital Group. Uptown Boca also features 456 luxury apartment units that were not included in the transaction.

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Rithm Capital Agrees to Acquire Paramount Group Office REIT for $1.6B

by Kristin Harlow

NEW YORK CITY — Rithm Capital Corp., a global alternative asset manager, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Paramount Group Inc. (NYSE: PGRE), a vertically integrated real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns, operates, manages and redevelops Class A office properties in New York City and San Francisco. The purchase price is approximately $1.6 billion. New York City-based Paramount’s portfolio includes 13 owned and four managed office assets totaling more than 13.1 million square feet, 85.4 percent of which was leased as of June 30. Under the terms of the agreement, which has been approved by the boards of directors of both companies, Rithm will acquire all outstanding shares of Paramount common stock for $6.60 per fully diluted share. Paramount’s stock price closed at $7.38 per share Tuesday, Sept. 16, up from $5.08 per share one year ago, a more than 45 percent increase. Rithm expects to fund the transaction with a combination of cash and liquidity from its balance sheet and potential opportunities from co-investors. New York City-based Rithm says the addition of the Paramount portfolio will create new opportunities for investors to access its real estate platform and bolster its asset management business. “We believe the …

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Greystone Structures $31.3M in Acquisition Financing for Multifamily Property in Merrillville, Indiana

by Kristin Harlow

MERRILLVILLE, IND. — Greystone has provided a $26.3 million Freddie Mac loan to finance the acquisition of Tiberon Trails Apartments in Merrillville. Additionally, Greystone Equity Services brought in MORE Capital, an affiliate of Morgan Properties, as a preferred equity provider. MORE Capital supplied a nearly $5 million preferred equity loan in conjunction with the Freddie Mac financing. Eric Rosenstock of Greystone originated the Freddie Mac loan on behalf of the borrower, Bayshore Properties. The loan features a fixed interest rate over a five-year term with a 30-year amortization and two years of interest-only payments. Tiberon Trails comprises 374 units with a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. Amenities include a playground and fitness center.  

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Why Texas Remains a Prime Market for Retail Redevelopment

by Taylor Williams

By Kenneth Katz, principal at Baker Katz Growth and innovation opportunities remain strong in Texas, despite ongoing changes in the retail sector. True potential often emerges not just from redeveloping individual buildings, but also from reimagining the future of entire communities. Identifying underutilized retail assets where others see stagnation — and meticulously transforming them into vibrant, value-generating destinations — is key to successful retail redevelopment projects. At its core, redevelopment is a response to change. When commercial properties are first built, they are typically developed to meet a market’s needs in terms of an appropriate tenant mix, functional layouts, attractive aesthetics and other key attributes. Over time, however, as communities evolve, populations shift, infrastructure expands and tenant preferences and tastes change, previously optimized projects can gradually underperform. These shifts create opportunities for thoughtful redevelopment. Identifying Strong Candidates Properties that no longer meet the desires or needs of a community are often the strongest candidates for redevelopment. These can include projects with outdated configurations, limited accessibility due to changes in roadways or high vacancy rates from tenant relocations or bankruptcies. Other high-potential properties may suffer from deferred maintenance that has reduced occupancy and rents or from aesthetic obsolescence that discourages both …

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Red Bull, Partners Break Ground on 2.3 MSF Bottling Plant in Concord, North Carolina

by Abby Cox

CONCORD, N.C. — Energy drink giant Red Bull, along with development partners Ball Corp. (NYSE: BALL) and Rauch North America, has broken ground on a 2.3 million-square-foot production, manufacturing and distribution bottling plant in Concord, a northeast suburb of Charlotte. The $1.5 billion investment, as disclosed by several media sources, is expected to begin operations in 2028, with maximized filling capacity anticipated by 2031. The Charlotte Business Journal reports that the companies originally bought the 500-acre site at the former Philips Morris cigarette plant site, now rebranded as The Grounds, in 2021 for $55 million, after first announcing their plans to open a facility. As additionally reported, the plan initially began as a $740 million project, but as the Cabarrus County Economic Development Corp. approved enhanced incentives in 2022, the project expanded. The fully automated Red Bull plant will now offer 170,000 pallet spaces, as well as internal conveyor bridges for intralogistics that will connect can manufacturing to co-packing to warehousing, and lastly, directly to customer deliveries to “minimize carbon emissions.” Ball Corp. will also build an 800,000-square-foot aluminum can plant at the industrial park. The company will produce packaging at the new facility for Red Bull, as well as other beverage …

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RaceTrac Agrees to Acquire Potbelly Sandwich Shop Chain for $566M

by Kristin Harlow

ATLANTA AND CHICAGO — Convenience retailer RaceTrac Inc. has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of fast-casual sandwich chain Potbelly Corp. (NASDAQ: PBPB) for $17.12 per share. The all-cash transaction is valued at roughly $566 million, representing a premium of approximately 47 percent to Potbelly’s 90-day volume-weighted average price as of Sept. 9. The acquisition is expected to close in the fourth quarter, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. Founded more than 40 years ago in Chicago, Potbelly sells toasted sandwiches, salads, soups and hand-dipped milkshakes. The sandwich shop chain currently maintains more than 445 company and franchise-owned locations across the United States, with a long-term goal of reaching 2,000 shops. “We have positioned Potbelly for accelerated franchise-led growth in recent years, and this transaction fortifies our path while delivering certain and immediate value to our shareholders,” says Bob Wright, president and CEO of Potbelly. Wright, a former Wendy’s executive, led a turnaround of Potbelly during the pandemic, according to Crain’s Chicago Business. Expanding the franchisee base was a major part of the strategy. Atlanta-based RaceTrac, one of the largest privately held companies in the United States, operates more than 800 convenience stores …

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PNC Agrees to Acquire FirstBank for $4.1B, Adding 95 Retail Branches in Colorado and Arizona

by John Nelson

PITTSBURGH AND LAKEWOOD, COLO. — The PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (NYSE: PNC) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Lakewood-based FirstBank Holding Co., including its banking subsidiary FirstBank, in a deal valued at $4.1 billion. Founded in 1963, FirstBank Holding has $26.8 billion in assets under management as of June 30 and provides commercial and retail banking services across Colorado and Arizona. The bank operates 95 FirstBank retail bank branches. PNC plans to retain all of FirstBank’s retail branches, as well as the onsite banking team members. The bank branches will be rebranded as PNC Bank branches following the closing of the merger, after which FirstBank will be fully merged into PNC Bank NA. “For decades, FirstBank has been proud to serve Colorado and Arizona with a strong community focus, deep customer relationships and dedicated commitment to our employees,” says Kevin Classen, CEO of FirstBank. “In PNC, we have found a partner that not only values this legacy but is committed to building on it. Their scale, technology and breadth of financial services will allow us to offer even more to our customers, while ensuring that our employees and communities continue to thrive.” Upon completion of the merger, Classen …

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