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JLL has arranged $172 million in financing for the acquisition of the newly completed Four Seasons Hotel Nashville in Nashville, TN. Eric Tupler, Jeff Bucaro, Brian Dawson and Kevin Davis represented the borrower — a joint venture between GD Holdings, Stonebridge Development Co., and Copford Capital Management LLC — and secured the acquisition financing through …
Birmingham, AL-based Growth Capital Partners and AEW Capital Management have purchased four Class A distribution facilities totaling 2,871,900 square feet in Atlanta, GA’s Interstate 75 south corridor. • Two buildings totaling 1,504,800 square feet at 195 King Mill Road in the McDonough submarket • One 867,140-square-foot building at 150 Greenwood Industrial Parkway in the McDonough …
B3 Holdings, LLC, has acquired a three-property, 481-unit multifamily portfolio in CT and RI for $117 million (an average of $243,243 per unit). Victor Nolletti, Eric Pentore and Wes Klockner of Institutional Property Advisors (a division of Marcus & Millichap) represented the seller, Brookfield Asset Management, and procured the buyer, B3 Holdings LLC. The assets …
Newton, MA-based JNR Management, Inc., has acquired the 125-key Residence Inn Boston Framingham and the 96-key Residence Inn Boston Norwood/Canton. The properties are Marriott-branded extended-stay hotels in the Boston, MA area, and the buyer has retained the brand for both hotels under a long-term franchise agreement with Marriott International, Inc. Alan Suzuki and Matthew Enright …
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Retail experts gathered at Connect Retail West 2022, a one-day conference at the Luxe Sunset Boulevard Hotel in Los Angeles, Wednesday, to discuss the state of retail. There was a dark cloud lingering over the enthusiasm such as the capital markets wall, retail space, the office market, a shrinking workforce, and of course a recession, …
Newport Beach, CA-based SRS Real Estate Partners National Net Lease Group (NNLG) has completed 14 sales of newly-developed KinderCare Learning Centers throughout several U.S. states. The transactions of the single-tenant properties totaled in excess of $60 million. SRS NNLG’s Chad Lieber represented the sellers in the deals who were all developers. The buyers were private …
Trilogy Real Estate Group, a Chicago-based real estate investment and property management firm, has hired Jennifer Rhodus in its capital markets group as national sales manager, RIA and family office. Rhodus will be responsible for developing relationships with registered investment advisors and ultra-high net worth individuals and families to help further the sales efforts of …
Last year, a client entrusted Peak Realty Chicago (PRC) to purchase and stabilize a five-flat located at 2815 N. Harding Ave. in Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood. A year later, after $150,000 in renovations, it closed for $1,115,000, a near $250,000 profit. The brick building was identified as a value-add property in the Logan Square submarket …
Jupiter, FL-based Rendina Healthcare Real Estate — in a $1-billion joint venture with Chevy Chase, MD-based Artemis Real Estate Partners and CalSTRS — has acquired a 12-property, 352,981-square-foot, multi-state medical office building portfolio. Newmark facilitated the transaction, equity placement and financing. Jay Miele, Ben Appel, Michael Greeley and John Nero of Newmark, in cooperation with …
Myrtle Beach, SC-based Sands Companies has completed its $4.1-million acquisition of a 22-acre site in the Gainesville submarket of Newberry, FL with plans to develop a $37-million build-to-rent community with 212 cottage-style apartment homes. Tim Davis of SVN | Alliance Commercial Real Estate Advisors represented the seller. “We were aggressively targeting opportunities to expand into …
A global survey by Cushman & Wakefield and WeWork found growing demand for flexible office space. The data and perspectives provided by the survey suggest that flexible office options can be a valuable component of a diverse office workplace ecosystem, providing employees the workplace flexibility they now demand. Among the 800 WeWork users surveyed, 40% …
Privately held investment firm Cain International and The Public Investment Fund have made a $900-million investment into Aman Group to support the brand’s global expansion of ultra- luxury hotels and branded residences. The transaction values Aman Group at US$3 billion. Aman Group comprises a collection of 34 hotels across 20 countries, 12 of which include Aman Branded …
As businesses are returning to the office post-pandemic, office real estate owners are using creative methods to welcome tenants and employees back to the workplace. The implementation of water features at these locations is enabling stakeholders to realize the unique ways these amenities are enhancing their properties. Outside the Lines (OTL), a design-build construction company …
Industrial demand is expected to maintain a healthy pace, though likely not at the record set in 2021, according to CBRE’s Industrial Occupier Survey. Of the 100 U.S.-based respondents, 64% overall and 81% of third-party logistics companies plan to expand their real estate footprint over the course of the next three years, economic uncertainty notwithstanding. Food …
Rosewood Realty Group arranged the sale of a mixed-use building in the East Village for $4.4 million. The 7,560-square-foot building at 337 E. 9th St. sold at a 5.6% cap rate or $582 per square foot, at a GRM of 12.94%. Aaron Jungreis, Ben Khakshoor and Alex Fuchs of Rosewood represented both the buyer, a …
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (ESRT) has added national jewelry brand Pandora to its retail tenant roster with a lease at 112 W. 34th Street. All retail spaces at 112 W. 34th Street are fully leased as Pandora will occupy a store previously leased to Swatch. Located opposite Macy’s and one block west of the …
Family Development and Mosaic are working together on Town Germann, a gated, build-to-rent community located in Gilbert, Arizona. The 14.5-acre property will consist of 209 townhomes ranging from approximately 1,192 to 1,379 square feet with two- and three-bedrooms, 2 baths and two-car attached garages. Rents are anticipated from $2,600.00 to $2,900.00. Town Germann’s amenities will …
JLL has hired Alison Flynn Gaffney, as Division President, Healthcare. She will be leading JLL’s healthcare business. With more than 30 years of industry experience, Flynn Gaffney most recently served as the interim Chief Operating Officer with the University of Utah Health, Hospitals & Clinics, where she had executive and financial oversight for all inpatient …
JLL Capital Markets has arranged $34.8 million construction financing for Cornus House, a 199-unit, mid-rise multi-housing development in Tacoma, WA. The firm’s Kaden Eichmeier and Jake Davidson represented the developer, Arboreal Investments to secure the senior loan with a national bank, along with an investment from a Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing provider. “Cornus …
Seyfarth Law Firm has welcomed a trio of partners in Corporate and Litigation practices to its Seattle office. Michael Herbst and Russel Robertson join the firm’s Corporate department and Ryan Dumm joins the Litigation department. All three partners arrive at Seyfarth from Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt. “Michael and Russ’s transactional practice connects well to the …
Veleta Capital Partners (VCP) provided $18 million in senior secured, floating-rate bridge financing for the acquisition and renovation of the 137-unit Maverick Oak Lawn Apartments in Dallas. The property, built in 1972, will see some of the money go toward interior and exterior renovations. The non-recourse, 24-month loan was at 68% LTC. Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital …
Plans to develop a 208-acre site in Austin are moving forward, thanks to a recent Austin City Council vote that approved critical funding and support items. When complete, the Colony Park Sustainable Community project is expected to feature mixed-income housing units, mixed-use retail and office space, a transit center and civic/institutional land uses. The development …
Bethesda, MD-based Excelsa Properties has closed on the $78-million purchase of Columbia Pointe, a 325-unit multifamily in downtown Columbia, MD. The value-add property was jointly acquired by Excelsa US Real Estate II, LP and an Excelsa co-investment vehicle. Excelsa Properties represented itself in the acquisition. The seller, Morgan Properties, was represented by Newmark. “With current …
Ashburn, VA’s Quantum Park was the star digital infrastructure asset of the last 10 years, according to a report by 42Floors that analyzed CommercialEdge data center sales and development data from 2012 through 2021 in 90 markets across the US. Total data center sales activity in the Washington, DC market accounted for about 22% ($1.4 …
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