Monday, June 29, 2020

KBS Sells Two Buildings at a 415,492 Square-Foot Class A Office Complex in San Jose, CA for $95 Million


The buildings in District 37 are owned by KBS Real Estate Investment Trust II at 100 Headquarters Drive and 200 Holger Way, San Jose, CA

 
Rodney Richerson
SAN JOSE, CA, June 29, 2020 – KBS, one of the largest investors in premier commercial real estate in the nation, announced today that it has sold two additional buildings at District 237, a Class A office/R&D complex in San Jose, California.

 The buildings owned by KBS Real Estate Investment Trust II at 100 Headquarters Drive and 200 Holger Way, 142,710 square-feet of the property were sold to independent real estate fund and asset management company EXAN Group for $95.2 million. EXAN Group will be retained as management of District 237.

District 237, formerly known as Corporate Technology Centre, is located in the North San Jose submarket of the Silicon Valley,a highly desirable area of Northern California among office users, according to Rodney Richerson, regional president, western region, for KBS.

Chrisdo Fan

“KBS consistently identifies exceptionally well-located assets in markets where powerful value creation is possible,” says Richerson.


Amanda Kennedy
“North San Jose, with its close proximity to tightly occupied Silicon Valley cities such as Palo Alto and Mountain View, is one of those markets.


Brent Carroll
"Tech tenants who like Silicon Valley and are seeking more competitive rates are drawn to this submarket, and discerning office investors like EXAN Group recognize how an institutional-grade property like District 237 adds value to their portfolio.”

Built in 1999 and 2001, District 237 was built with eight one-, two-, and three-story buildings. 

The buildings feature excellent window lines and efficient floor plates, according to Brent Carroll, asset manager for District 237 and senior vice president for KBS. 

In 2018, the company sold three of the eight buildings.

“Each building in this highly sought-after property features superb visibility from over 3,000 feet of Highway 237 frontage,” says Carroll.


Juan Jose Zaragoza
“This property’s location has evolved into one of the most desirable in Silicon Valley,with the Highway 237 corridor benefiting from positive new developments and emergence as the prime linkage point for companies drawing employees from either side of the San Francisco Bay.”

Carroll adds that the collection of buildings at District 237 ranged from 20,009 square feet to 101,194 square feet, with an average floorplate of nearly 31,500 square feet, which attracts larger, well-capitalized tenants with high credit quality. 

KBS recently repositioned and rebranded District 237, which resulted in a combined total of 315,622 square feet in new leases with three global companies at the property.

Joe Moriarty
 Rather than white boxing the five buildings, the company took one building and completely built out the interior which included a more open layout, updated common areas, a new tenant lounge, fitness center and private outdoor amenity areas that we believed would drive new leasing activity by infusing new energy into the project.

“As a real estate fund manager, District 237 meets our current acquisition mandate of core assets with credit tenants within the best submarkets in the U.S.,” says Juan Jose Zaragoza, managing partner and founder of EXAN Group.

Scott Prosser
“This acquisition reflects EXAN’s commitment to deploy overseas capital in the U.S. despite the pandemic, as we continue to demonstrate our ability to execute deals in a timely manner.

"Our plan is to continue building our portfolio with assets similar to District 237 in the upcoming quarters.”

District 237 is located directly adjacent to @First retail center, which has attracted a rich mix of neighborhood amenities including Target, CVS Pharmacy, Fresh and Easy, Chipotle, Coffee Bean, Chick-fil-A, Panera, Chase Bank, Marriott Courtyard, Hotel Sierra and many others.


Jack DePuy
The sale of the Property was brokered by the CBRE Northern California Capital Markets Team consisting of Joe Moriarty, Scott Prosser, Jack DePuy, Russell Ingrum, Brad Zampa and Mike Walker.

“KBS’ repositioning of District 237, along with this property’s excellent location near dining, daily-needs retail, and lodging, place it on the short list for office tenants seeking space in the Silicon Valley region,” says Moriarty, executive vice president.


Russell Ingrum
Attorneys Bruce Fischer, Howard Chu and Chrisdo Fan, and paralegal, Amanda Kennedy, of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s Orange County office represented KBS as legal counsel in the disposition.

“We were very pleased to represent KBS in the disposition of these two buildings at District 237,” said Fischer, Greenberg Traurig’s Chair of the West Coast Real Estate Practice and Co-Managing Shareholder of the Orange County Office, who led the Greenberg Traurig team.

Howard Chu 
District 237 is located at 100 Headquarters Drive and 200-350 Holger Way in San Jose, California

About KBS

KBS is one of the largest investors of premier commercial real estate in the nation.

As a private equity real estate company and an SEC-registered investment adviser, KBS and its affiliated companies have completed transactional activity of approximately $42 billion on behalf of private and institutional investors globally.

Peter Bren
Founded in 1992 by Peter Bren and Chuck Schreiber, KBS acquires and operates prime commercial real estate in some of the most successful epicenters in the country. 

The firm is committed in its business ethics, its business relationships and its constant focus on exceeding the expectations of its investors, partners and tenants.

SEC registration as an investment advisor does not imply any particular level of skill or training.


About CBRE Group, Inc.

CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBRE), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Los Angeles, is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm (based on 2019 revenue).

Chuck Schreiber
The company has more than 100,000 employees (excluding affiliates) and serves real estate investors and occupiers through more than 530 offices (excluding affiliates) worldwide.

 CBRE offers a broad range of integrated services, including facilities, transaction and project management; property management; investment management; appraisal and valuation; property leasing; strategic consulting; property sales; mortgage services and development services.

CONTACT:

Micaela Fehrenbach 
mfehrenbach@brower-group.com



JLL secures $27.5 million refinancing through Fannie Mae



The 278-unit Stoney Creek Apartments is situated on 27.5 acres at 2710 Wilkie Drive approximately five miles south of downtown Rapid City, SD
DENVER, CO, June 29, 2020 – JLL Capital Markets announced today that it has arranged $27.5 million in financing for Harmony Heights Apartments and Stoney Creek Apartments, two garden-style multi-housing communities totaling 533 units in Rapid City, South Dakota.

 JLL worked on behalf of the borrowers, Harmony Heights Associates LLP and Stoney Creek Associates LLP, to originate two uncrossed, 10-year, fixed-rate Fannie Mae loans.

The loans, which will be used to refinance existing financing, will be serviced by Jones Lang LaSalle Multifamily, LLC, a Fannie Mae DUS lender.

Brock Yaffe
 Harmony Heights Apartments consists of 15 three-story buildings housing 255 units. The property is situated on 17.43 acres at 1819 Harmony Heights Lane just south of Interstate 90 in Rapid City.

 The 278-unit Stoney Creek Apartments is situated on 27.5 acres at 2710 Wilkie Drive approximately five miles south of downtown Rapid City. 

Developed by the borrower in 2008, the property consists of 16 three-story residential buildings along with a clubhouse and 29 detached garages.

 The JLL Capital Markets team representing the borrower was led by Senior Director Brock Yaffe.

 For more news, videos and research resources on JLL, please visit our newsroom.

 Contact:

 Kimberly Steele
JLL Senior Associate,
Public Relations
Phone: +1 713 852 3420



The Castell Project, Inc. Releases “Black Representation in Hospitality Industry Leadership 2020” Report


Peggy Berg

ATLANTA, GA, June 29, 2020—Officials of Castell Project, Inc., a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the careers of women professionals in the hospitality industry, today released the “Black Representation in Hospitality Leadership 2020” report. 

The statistical document reflects the industry prior to the ongoing pandemic.  Castell Project plans to release an updated report in January to show the impact on Black representation as the industry rehires.

“While Black women and men account for one in five hospitality jobs according to the US Department of Labor, our research found they are a mere one in 65 hospitality industry executives at the director level or higher.

"This is the public face of the industry shown on corporate websites,” said Peggy Berg, chair, Castell Project, Inc.  

“The hospitality industry has long told the story that anyone can start at an entry level position and reach leadership through sweat and hard work.  Unfortunately, the numbers do not show this to be true for Black employees.  

"We hope the statistics in this report will support negotiations and a real commitment to open opportunity to Black men and women.”

Three analysts captured information from the websites of hotel companies listed in the STR Directory of Hotel & Lodging Companies.  Each website was reviewed twice, and LinkedIn was used to verify some entries.

  Identification was made by visual inspection, and self-identification could vary.  Data includes 630 hotel companies drawn from 971 companies that are based in the U.S. or Canada.  The sample set has a minimum of five hotels and/or 700 rooms.  The dataset includes 6,302 people.

                Highlights of the report include:
  • 84 percent of the 630 hotel company websites reviewed for this study do not show any Black executives on their websites, while only 102, or 16 percent, showed a Black employee at the director level or above.

  • Black executives represent 1.5 percent of hospitality industry executives at the director level or above on company websites, which is 12.5 times below their proportionate share of hospitality industry employment.

  • Compared to the hospitality industry, which shows 1.5 percent of executive roles being held by Black people, Korn Ferry reports that they hold five percent of executive positions across all industries and four percent of executive positions at S&P 500 companies.
“Diversity in leadership has not been a high priority for the hospitality industry,” Berg added. 

“With attention now, however, it can shape the future. 

"This means being mindful of the post-coronavirus racial makeup of organizations and implementing best practices modeled by leading companies that have successfully diversified leadership across the economy.”

A full copy of the report can be found on the Castell Project website at ww.castellproject.org.w


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