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DC Office Market Presents an Opportunity for Reclassification and Innovation

by John Nelson

The Washington, D.C., office market is facing challenging times, marked by unprecedented vacancy rates, dwindling demand and a significant supply-demand imbalance. Within these constraints, the flight to quality trend is reshaping how investors and lenders view office assets and should lead to an inventory reclassification.  The divide between high-quality assets and lesser properties widens almost daily, creating a bifurcated market with fierce competition for quality space. Meanwhile, older, less desirable properties languish, accumulating vacancies as they fail to meet current occupier expectations.  Without intervention, the less desirable properties will continue to drag down the market’s perception, obscuring the success of top-tier spaces with a headline vacancy rate. To contribute to the stabilization of the market, office participants must acknowledge this divide and assess distressed assets not as liabilities, but as opportunities to reset and reclassify properties based on realistic usage and demand. Lenders are central to this process as they control a substantial portion of distressed office stock. After years of extending loans to stave off foreclosure during uncertain times, many are now realizing that relief is unlikely to materialize organically. As a result, foreclosures are already up 121 percent in 2024 year-to-date over 2023 in Washington, D.C. On average, …

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SRS Real Estate Brokers $7.4M Ground-Lease Sale of Northern New Jersey Retail Building

by Taylor Williams

LINDEN, N.J. — SRS Real Estate Partners has brokered the $7.4 million ground-lease sale of a 5,585-square-foot retail building in the Northern New Jersey community of Linden that is leased to convenience store operator Wawa. The building was constructed in 2023 on 1.5 acres within the 350,000-square-foot Legacy Square shopping center, and Wawa has 19 years remaining on the corporate-guaranteed lease. Kyle Fant, Britt Raymond, Matthew Mousavi and Patrick Luther of SRS represented the seller, a partnership between Dallas-based Cypress Equities and San Francisco-based Stockbridge Capital Group, in the deal. The undisclosed, New York-based buyer acquired the property via a 1031 exchange.

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Marathon Asset Management Provides $164M Acquisition Loan for Shopping Mall in Thousand Oaks, California

by Amy Works

THOUSAND OAKS, CALIF. — Marathon Asset Management has provided a $164 million mortgage loan for the acquisition of The Oaks, a shopping mall located in Thousand Oaks, roughly 38 miles west of Los Angeles. Stockdale Capital Partners was the borrower. Nordstrom, Dick’s Sporting Goods and AMC Theatres anchor the 1.2 million-square-foot property, which is situated on 85 acres. Other tenants at the center include Apple, Anthropologie, Zara, H&M and Arhaus. Joseph Griffin of Marathon originated the loan. Greg Stampley and Jessica Henning of Eastdil Secured arranged the financing on behalf of Stockdale.

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The Evolution of the Texas Drugstore

by Taylor Williams

By Jason Baker, principal at Baker Katz If you look back about 150 years or so, drugstores have played a big role in communities nationally and across Texas. From the beginning with small corner pharmacies to today’s large retail chains with 24-hour service, drive-thrus and a wide range of products, drugstores have filled retail and service needs in the communities they serve. However, in the past few decades, there has been a noticeable shift. In the 1980s and 1990s, national chains such as Walgreens and CVS expanded rapidly, often setting up stores at the exact same intersection. These stores became go-to spots for everything from prescriptions to film processing to everyday essentials and necessities. However, their fast-paced growth also came with its own set of challenges, such as high costs of real estate and operational expenses that left the underlying real estate of many of the drugstores vulnerable when market conditions changed. Shifting Consumer Behaviors Force Adaptation Over the past two decades, consumer behavior has changed significantly. With the rise of telehealth, people can now see a doctor on Zoom and get a prescription without ever leaving their home. At the same time, online giants and big-box retailers have also …

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Multifamily Investors Hedge 2025 Bets to Guard Against Possible Industry Turbulence

by Taylor Williams

By Nellie Day The multifamily investment market has provided some mixed signals over the past year. There have been the ebbs and flows in the 10-year U.S. Treasury bond yield and interest rates, a moderating level of inflation (the Consumer Price Index rose 2.7 percent in November on an annual basis), and a hard-fought presidential election with Donald Trump emerging as the victor.  Despite the volatility in the debt markets, the overall sentiment among investors remains positive.  CoStar Group notes that multifamily transaction volume nationally rose 18 percent year over year in the third quarter of 2024, reaching $74 billion. CoStar adds, however, that momentum noticeably slowed toward the end of the quarter, when fixed-rate borrowing costs climbed in step with the rising yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note.  “This trend is underscored by a 4 percent decline in quarter-over-quarter transaction volume — a contrast to the typical seasonal uptick in the third quarter — following stronger activity in the first two months of [the fall season],” says Chad Littell, national director of U.S. capital markets analytics at CoStar.  Pickup in Transactions  Littell observed that the U.S. multifamily investment market “somewhat mirrored” the movement of the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield, …

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CBRE to Acquire Coworking Operator Industrious, Create New Business Segment

by Hayden Spiess

DALLAS AND NEW YORK CITY — CBRE Group Inc. (NYSE: CBRE) has announced plans to acquire Industrious National Management Co. LLC, a flexible workspace provider. Dallas-based CBRE, which has invested in Industrious since late 2020 through roughly 40 percent equity interest and a $100 million convertible note, will purchase the remaining 60 percent equity stake for approximately $400 million, giving Industrious an overall valuation of $800 million. Founded in 2012, New York City-based Industrious offers workplaces with private offices, suites, meeting rooms and desks. The current Industrious portfolio features approximately 200 properties across 65 cities globally. According to a press release issued by CBRE, Industrious’ revenue has grown at a compound annual rate of more than 50 percent since 2021.  In addition to the acquisition, CBRE will establish a new business segment. Dubbed Building Operations & Experience (BOE), the new segment will “unify building operations, workplace experience and property management, positioning CBRE to deliver scalable, future-ready solutions for offices, data centers, warehouses and other facilities,” according to CBRE.  Jamie Hodari, CEO and co-founder of Industrious, will lead CBRE’s BOE division, which will include CBRE’s Enterprise Facilities Management, Local Facilities Management and Property Management divisions, as well as Industrious. The new business …

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CARFAX Signs 87,000 SF Office Lease at Metro DC’s Reston Station for New Corporate Headquarters

by John Nelson

RESTON, VA. — CARFAX, an automobile history reporting platform based in Centreville, Va., has signed an 87,000-square-foot office lease at Reston Station, a mixed-use development about 20 miles west of Washington, D.C. CARFAX will occupy three floors of the office building at 1906 Reston Metro Plaza, which will serve as the company’s new corporate headquarters. The landlord, Comstock Holding Cos. Inc., says CARFAX plans to move into its new space by the end of the year. Reston Station spans 90 acres near the Wiehle-Reston East Station on Metro’s Silver Line features more than 500 residential units, shops, restaurants and offices for companies including Google, ICF International and Spotify.

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IPA Brokers $116M Sale of La Vista Apartments in Santa Maria, California

by Katie Sloan

SANTA MARIA, CALIF. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the $116 million sale of La Vista Apartments, a 460-unit multifamily community located in the Central Coast community of Santa Maria.  Joseph Grabiec, Kevin Green and Gregory Harris of IPA represented the seller, Kennedy Wilson, and procured the buyer, WestView Capital, in the transaction. The property is the largest multifamily asset to trade hands in Santa Barbara County both by number of units and sales price, according to IPA.  Constructed in 1979 on 31 acres, the community offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Shared amenities include two pools and spas, a clubhouse, leasing office, large courtyards, picnic tables and grills.  “Santa Maria is in the midst of a dynamic growth period with surging housing demand,” says Grabiec. “It is estimated that the city’s population will grow 27 percent between 2024 and 2050, and during the next five years, average year-over-year rent growth is projected to be 4 percent annually while occupancy remains above 96.5 percent.” Beverly Hills, Calif.-based Kennedy Wilson (NYSE: KW) is a real estate investment firm with over $28 billion of assets under management across the United States, United Kingdom and …

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Nordstrom Family, Liverpool to Take Namesake Department Store Chain Private in $6.25B Deal

by John Nelson

SEATTLE — Nordstrom Inc. (NYSE: JWN) has signed a definitive agreement with the Nordstrom family and Mexican omnichannel retailer El Puerto de Liverpool SAB de CV (Liverpool) in a deal that will take the fashion department store giant private. The all-cash transaction is valued at $6.25 billion. Erik, Pete and Jamie Nordstrom, along with other members of the Nordstrom family, and Liverpool plan to acquire all the outstanding common shares of Nordstrom that they do not already beneficially own. The deal would give the Nordstrom family a majority ownership stake (50.1 percent) in the Seattle-based retailer, with Liverpool owning 49.9 percent of the company. “For over a century, Nordstrom has operated with a foundational principle of helping customers feel good and look their best,” said Erik Nordstrom, CEO of Nordstrom, in a prepared statement. “Today marks an exciting new chapter for the business. On behalf of my family, we look forward to working with our teams to ensure Nordstrom thrives long into the future.” Under the terms of the agreement, Nordstrom common shareholders will receive $24.25 in cash for each share of Nordstrom common stock they hold, which represents a premium of approximately 42 percent to the unaffected closing common …

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Creative Capital, Partnerships Loom Large in Healthcare Real Estate, Says InterFace Panel

by John Nelson

NASHVILLE, TENN. — Healthcare real estate investment is at a pivotal point of this current cycle. On one hand, the investment sales market is expected to rebound heartily following a few subdued quarters. According to data from Maryland-based research firm Revista, investment sales volume for medical office buildings (MOBs) was $2.1 billion in third-quarter 2024, in line with the first two quarters of the year but down from more robust quarters in 2021 and 2022. On the other hand, funding this expected uptick in acquisitions will be more layered than ever before, even with the recent cuts to the federal funds rate by the Federal Reserve. Ben Appel, executive managing director of Newmark’s healthcare capital markets team, said that the competition level is increasing as deals come to market, but what’s more notable is the capital stack behind those bids. Editor’s note: InterFace Conference Group, a division of France Media Inc., produces networking and educational conferences for commercial real estate executives. To sign up for email announcements about specific events, visit www.interfaceconferencegroup.com/subscribe. “Today those bids have two to three different sleeves of capital behind them,” said Appel, who is based out of Newmark’s Philadelphia office. “We are seeing some of …

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