Slower absorption and rent growth plagued industrial, office and multifamily asset classes across the United States in the third quarter, as outlined in Lee & Associates’ 2023 Q3 North America Market Report. Some regional exceptions were able to buck the overdevelopment trend, but retail was the only property type to avoid the quarter’s shift toward rising vacancy rates. High interest rates, slower rent growth and fear of overbuilding have contributed to lower construction starts in every sector. The full Lee & Associates report is available — including breakdowns of factors like detailed vacancy rates, inventory square footage, cap rates outlined city by city, market rents and more — here. The analysis below provides an overview of industrial, office, retail and multifamily real estate sectors alongside sector trends, economic background as well as geographic exceptions within each property type. Industrial Overview: Absorption Continues Slowing, Inventories to Spike Demand for industrial space remained positive in the United States in the third quarter, but growth this year has lost steam compared to strong net absorption totals of the last two years. U.S. net growth in the third quarter totaled 29.9 million square feet compared to 94 million square feet for the same period last year. …
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— By Daniel A. Kapic, Vice President, Regional Manager, Marcus & Millichap — Reno continues to be one of the nation’s fastest-growing smaller markets, underpinning tenant demand in the office sector. While remote and hybrid work have impacted office use in the metro, market-wide vacancies have kept in decent shape. Entering July 2023, Reno’s 15.1 percent vacancy rate was below the pre-2017 average. Rapid household growth has backstopped space needs, with law, financial and health service providers executing expansions to capture share in a growing market. The local household count increased 2.2 percent year over year in September, which was the second fastest among metros with fewer than 600,000 households. South Reno is spearheading this growth with 14 consecutive quarters of positive apartment net absorption through June 2023, drawing consumer-facing office tenants to the highly developed Meadowood neighborhood. The Reno VA Medical Center — which serves patients as far as Alturas, Calif. — recently announced its relocation to the area, which should also elevate long-term needs for nearby medical office space. While household growth has shored up space demand, Reno’s office market is still recalibrating to a 20-year-high supply injection. Overall inventory expanded 2 percent in the first half of …
SANDUSKY, OHIO AND ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Sandusky-based Cedar Fair Entertainment Co. (NYSE: FUN) and Arlington-based Six Flags Entertainment Corp. (NYSE: SIX) have entered into a definitive merger agreement to combine in a merger of equals transaction. The all-stock deal values the combined company at approximately $8 billion, including debt. Under the terms of the agreement, which has been unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both companies, Cedar Fair investors will receive one share of common stock for each unit they own, and Six Flags shareholders will receive .58 shares for each share they own. Following the close of the transaction, Cedar Fair unitholders will own approximately 51.2 percent and Six Flags shareholders will own about 48.8 percent of the combined company’s equity. “Our merger with Six Flags will bring together two of North America’s iconic amusement park companies to establish a highly diversified footprint and a more robust operating model to enhance park offerings and performance,” says Richard Zimmerman, president and CEO of Cedar Fair. The combined company will operate a portfolio of 27 amusement parks, 15 water parks and nine resort properties across 17 states in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. The companies expect the merger to …
Brookfield Agrees to Purchase Cyxtera’s Assets for $775M, Including Seven US Data Centers
by John Nelson
NEW YORK CITY AND MIAMI — Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP (NYSE: BIP) and its institutional partners have entered into an asset purchase agreement (APA) with Miami-based data center owner-operator Cyxtera. Brookfield will acquire “substantially all” of Cyxtera’s assets for $775 million. As part of the agreement, the New York City-based investment firm will purchase the real estate supporting seven Cyxtera data centers in the United States. The locations of the affected properties were not disclosed. According to the company’s website, Cyxtera operates facilities in Albuquerque, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Columbus, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York/New Jersey, Northern Virginia, Phoenix, Seattle, Silicon Valley, Tampa and Canada. Brookfield will purchase the real estate that supports the data centers from several landlords, including Digital Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE: DLR) and Digital Core REIT. The court-supervised process stems from Cyxtera’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. The company cited financial challenges and lack of funding when it filed for bankruptcy this past summer, about two years after it went public. Cyxtera’s stock price peaked at $14.60 per share in May 2022 before dipping below $1.80 by December 2022. “We are pleased to reach this agreement with Brookfield, which represents a favorable path forward for our …
CHESTERFIELD, MO. — Keystone Construction Co. has broken ground on a 131,000-square-foot headquarters and manufacturing facility for Tubular USA in Chesterfield, a western suburb of St. Louis. Tubular is a supplier of in-line galvanized pipe and tubing. The project is located within Phase II of Spirit Valley Business Park. The new facility will replace Tubular’s two existing buildings in Weldon Spring, Mo. The project team includes Gray Design Group, Stock & Associates Consulting Engineers Inc. and Knapp Engineering. Completion is slated for June 2024. Keystone built the infrastructure for the first phase of the 50-acre Spirit Valley Business Park in 2008 and has since constructed 11 buildings within the business park.
SAN DIEGO AND DALLAS — Realty Income Corp. (NYSE: O) and Spirit Realty Capital Inc. (NYSE: SRC) have entered into an all-stock merger agreement valued at $9.3 billion. The combined company, which will operate under the Realty Income banner, is expected to become the fourth largest REIT on the S&P 500 index with a total enterprise value of $63 billion. Both companies primarily invest in freestanding, net-leased commercial properties. Realty Income boasts a portfolio of 13,100 properties located across the U.S. and Europe, and Spirit Realty owns a portfolio of 2,064 properties across 49 states. Primary tenants across the combined company’s portfolio include Life Time Fitness, BJ’s Wholesale Club, At Home, Dave & Buster’s, Dollar Tree, The Home Depot, Treasury Wine Estates, Sainsbury’s, 7-Eleven, Lowe’s and Chipotle Mexican Grill. Under terms of the agreement, each share of Spirit Realty Capital will be converted into 0.762 of a share of newly issued Realty Income stock. At closing, this will result in Realty Income and Spirit owning 87 percent and 13 percent of the combined company, respectively. No external capital is currently being used for the transaction. Realty Income and Spirit cite the potential for higher earnings, a more competitive cost of …
DENVER AND MILWAUKEE — Two healthcare REITs, Denver-based Healthpeak Properties (NYSE: PEAK) and Milwaukee-based Physicians Realty Trust (NYSE: DOC), have agreed to enter into an all-stock merger agreement that is valued at roughly $21 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, each share of Physicians Realty Trust common stock will be converted into 0.674 of a share of newly issued Healthpeak common stock. The combined entity will feature a portfolio of roughly 52 million square feet of healthcare assets. On a pro-forma basis, Healthpeak and Physicians Realty Trust shareholders will own approximately 77 percent and 23 percent of the combined company, respectively. The deal is expected to close during the first half of next year. Of the combined 52 million square feet, about 40 million would consist of outpatient healthcare facilities in major gateway markets like Nashville, Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Phoenix and Denver. Healthpeak CEO Scott Brinker will lead the newly formed company in conjunction with a board of directors comprised of eight existing Healthpeak directors and five existing Physicians Realty Trust directors, including current CEO John Thomas. In detailing the reasons behind the merger, executives from both companies noted that Healthpeak Properties and Physicians Realty Trust have overlapping footprints in …
While many cities grapple with a declining population, softening rents and a struggling office market, Miami is riding a wave of population growth and apartment demand. This stems from the usual factors — sun, lifestyle and low taxes — as well as something unprecedented: an influx of large office users. New-to-market office tenants are transforming Miami’s economy and helping offset the challenges of inflation and rising interest rates. Miami multifamily fundamentals remain strong, with plenty of liquidity in the market. Our economy is more diversified than ever, and this has made it one of the most desirable markets in the country. Supply and demand People and businesses fleeing states with higher taxes and longer pandemic restrictions helped fuel Miami’s population surge between 2020 and 2022 and led to record-breaking rent growth during that period. Miami has become a magnet for large financial and tech firms, with well-heeled companies like Starwood Property Trust, Citadel Securities, BlockChain and Blackstone Group taking new office space. All told, a record 57 companies relocated or expanded to Miami-Dade County last year. Between May 2022 and May 2023, Miami added over 83,000 jobs, more than a 4 percent increase. Miami’s unemployment rate as of May 2023 …
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Tanger Factory Outlet Centers (NYSE: SKT) has completed Tanger Outlets Nashville, a 290,000-square-foot outlet mall in Nashville. The property is Tanger’s first new development since 2019. The open-air development consists of seven retail buildings and The Green, a central outdoor community space for programming and activations. The mall is currently 96.5 percent occupied by 60 retailers and restaurants, including Nike, Polo Ralph Lauren, Coach, Ulta Beauty, Michael Kors, Pottery Barn, Under Armour, Crocs, American Eagle, Journeys, Old Navy, Victoria’s Secret and Adidas. The property also features 15 murals by artists from across the U.S., and food and beverage offerings including Shake Shack, Crumbl Cookies, Tailgate Brewery, Red Bicycle Coffee, Prince’s Hot Chicken and Eggspectation. The development incorporated a number of sustainability efforts, including the addition of a honeybee hive with 30,000 bees; 12 electric vehicle charging stations; 2,800 rooftop solar panels; and the planting of over 500 trees and 10,000 shrubs and ground-covering plants. The development led to approximately 700 people employed during the center’s construction and another 1,100 part-time and permanent jobs created through its retail operations. The grand opening for Tanger Outlets Nashville will be tomorrow, Oct. 27. To celebrate, the company will offer prizes …
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Chicago-based Brennan Investment Group has acquired a 75,000-square-foot distribution facility located at 565 Brick Church Park Drive in Nashville. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Situated on a 5.3-acre site five miles north of downtown Nashville, the property was fully leased at the time of sale to locally based AllParts Medical, a division of Philips Healthcare that uses the facility to stock, test, repair and distribute more than 60,000 replacement parts used in high-end medical tools. Built in 1996 and renovated in 2019, the infill building features a 135-foot truck court, 24-foot maximum clear heights, LED lighting, climate control and 12,500 square feet of office space. The facility was formerly used as a studio for the TV show “Nashville.” The 565 Brick Church Park property represents Brennan’s fourth acquisition in the Nashville market since 2019.