Friday, October 5, 2012

Colliers International Completes $5.2 Million Sale of Industrial Property in Chino, CA to Owner/User for West Coast Headquarters



Richard Schwartz
 CHIINO, CA. (Oct. 5, 2012) Colliers International, the third largest global real estate services organization, has completed the $5.2 million sale of an industrial/manufacturing building located at 13900 Sycamore Way in Chino, Calif. The property is situated on 4.82 acres and totals 65,837 square feet.

Richard Schwartz, Brad Yates and Stefan Pastor of Colliers International represented the buyer, SBC Enterprise LLC, a DVD manufacturer. The seller was Feldhron Trust and was represented by Mark Kegans of Grubb Newmark Knight Frank.

Brad Yates
“SBC is expanding its operations to Chino from Ontario,” said Schwartz. “This new location will be their headquarters for its West Coast operations and will also be used for distribution and manufacturing.” 

The property includes office space, a large, 4.82-acre fenced yard area, 24’ clearance, 5,000 square feet of office space and a 9,000-square-foot covered canopy bonus area.

Contact:

Darcie Giacchetto
Spaulding Thompson & Associates
949.278.6224

Colliers International Completes 211,236-SF Lease with Porteous Fastener Co. in Santa Fe Springs, CA




Clyde Stauff
 SANTA FE SPRINGS, CA -- Colliers International, the third largest global real estate services organization, has completed a 211,236-square-foot long-term lease of an industrial building to Porteous Fastener Company. Built in 2000 and situated on 9.78 acres, the building is located at 13113 Adler Dr. in Santa Fe Springs, Calif. 

Clyde Stauff, SIOR and Steve Calhoun, SIOR of Colliers International represented the landlord, Santa Fe Springs-based Golden Springs Development Company, LLC. The tenant was represented by Andy Zimbaldi of Alden Management Group.

Steve Calhoun
Founded in 1966 in downtown Los Angeles, Porteous Fastener Company has grown into the largest privately held Importer / Master Distributor of steel fasteners in the United States. Porteous is consolidating from two locations, one in the South Bay and the other in the Mid Counties area. 

The property includes office space, 32’ minimum ceiling clearance, ESFR fire sprinkler system, 44 dock high loading doors and 263 parking spaces.

Contact:

Darcie Giacchetto
Spaulding Thompson & Associates
949.278.6224

HFF secures $2.35 million refinancing for self storage facility in Sacramento, CA




21st Century Storage, Sacramento, CA
LOS ANGELES, CA – HFF announced today that it has secured a $2.35 million refinancing for 21st Century Storage, a 457-unit self storage facility in Sacramento, California.

                Working on behalf of 21st Century Storage, HFF placed the fixed-to-floating rate loan with Kinecta Federal Credit Union.  The loan has a five-year term with a five-year extension option.  The borrower was refinancing to take advantage of lower rates in the market.

                21st Century Storage is located at 4161 Pell Drive close to Interstate 80 about five miles north of downtown Sacramento.  The property was completed in 2004 and totals 55,780 square feet.

Christopher Vittetoe
 The HFF team representing the borrower was led by director Christopher Vittetoe.

                21st Century Self Storage is a privately-held company based in Aspen, Colorado.  The company operates eight facilities in the United States with more under development.

Contact:

Kristen M. Murphy
Associate Director
HFF | 9 Greenway Plaza, Suite 700 | Houston, TX 77046
tel 713.852.3500 | cel 617.543.4873 | fax 713.527.8725 | www.hfflp.com

HFF closes $19.5 million sale of Richmond Plaza in Augusta, GA



Richmond Plaza, August, GA
 ATLANTA, GA – HFF announced today that it has closed the sale of Richmond Plaza, a 178,167-square-foot, grocery-anchored shopping center in Augusta, Georgia.

                HFF exclusively represented the seller, an affiliate of BPG Properties, Ltd. in the sale of the property to Phillips Edison-ARC Shopping Center REIT Inc.  The purchase price was $19.5 million.

                Richmond Plaza is located at 3435 Wrightsboro Road across from Augusta Mall at the intersection of Interstate 520 and Wrightsboro Road.  Originally built in 1979, the property was most recently renovated in 2008 and is 93.5 percent leased to Kroger (anchor tenant), JoAnn Fabric and Harbor Freight Tools.

                The HFF team representing the seller was led by managing directors Jim Hamilton and Richard Reid.

Contact:

Kristen M. Murphy
Associate Director
HFF | 9 Greenway Plaza, Suite 700 | Houston, TX 77046
tel 713.852.3500 | cel 617.543.4873 | fax 713.527.8725 | www.hfflp.com

North American Properties Announces Tenants for Avalon Phase 1 in Alpharetta, GA



Avalon, Alpharetta, GA
ATLANTA (Oct. 5, 2012) – North American Properties (NAP) today announced new tenants for Avalon, a $600 million resort-inspired, mixed-use development underway in Alpharetta, Ga.

NAP also announced that more than half of the Phase 1 retail space is committed, with an additional 25 percent in negotiation. Avalon is scheduled to open April 2014.

“Avalon will deliver a purposefully designed experience in the art of living well,” said Mark Toro, managing partner for NAP. “Imagine stepping into a retail environment that feels and delivers like a five-star resort. Your every need is anticipated and every indulgence fulfilled. Avalon's completely unique guest and resident experience has already attracted best-in-class restaurants and retailers toopen their first suburban Atlanta locations here and we expect other like-minded brands to follow suit.”

Mark Toro
“In order to compete with e-commerce, we must deliver an exceptional experience,” said Ron Pfohl, partner and director of leasing at NAP. “By creating a mixed-use development with energy and round-the-clock activity, we will make each guest’s visit memorable. We are thrilled with the tenants we have signed, as they will contribute meaningfully to the overall experience at Avalon.”

 For a complete copy of the company’s news release and a rundown on the new tenants, please contact:

Elizabeth Hagin
O: 404-965-5023
C: 678-642-4301
@elizabethhagin

Thomas D. Wood Closes Financing Deals Totaling $19.45 Million



Steven H. Wood
MIAMI, FL -- Thomas D. Wood and Company, a Strategic Alliance Mortgage, LLC. member, secured financing in the amount of $19,450,000. $5,000,000 Lake Point Business Park in Orlando, Florida, $5,350,000 for West Boca Place Shopping Center in Boca Raton, Florida, $5,500,000 for Regent Propertiesin Tampa, Florida and $3,600,000 for Hendersonville Walgreens in Hendersonville, North Carolina.

Steven H. Wood, Chief Operating Officer, secured financing for the Lake Point Business Park in the amount of $5,000,000 through Thomas D. Wood and Company's correspondent relationship with Symetra Financial. The non-recourse loan has a term of 8 years with a 25 year amortization, based on an interest rate of 5.125% and a loan-to-value of 47%. The borrower was looking for long-term fixed rate financing on a non-recourse basis.  The 134,081 square-foot flex office warehouse building was built in 1985 and can be found at 6200-6360 Hazeltine National Drive, Orlando, Florida 32822.

Brad Cox
Brad Cox, CCIM, CPM, Vice President, secured financing for West Boca Place Shopping Center in the amount of $5,350,000 through Thomas D. Wood and Company's correspondent relationship with Advantus Capital Management LLC. The non-recourse loan has a term of 15 years with a 25 year amortization, based on an interest rate of 5.2% and a loan-to-value of 42%. The 58,174 square-foot mixed use retail and office building was built in 1983 and was remodeled in 2002. West Boca Place Shopping center can be found at 8165, 8175, 8177 Glades Road, Boca Raton, Florida 33434. 

Marshall Smith
Marshall Smith, Executive Vice President, secured financing for Regent Properties in the amount of $5,500,000 through Thomas D. Wood and Company's correspondent relationship with Advantus Capital Management LLC. The fixed rate loan has a term of 10 years with a 25 year amortization, based on an interest rate of 5% and a loan-to-value of 65%. The borrower was looking for long-term fixed rate financing while the interest rates were low.  The 198,000 square-foot industrial buildings can be found at 4400 118th Avenue North, 12415 73rd Court North and 12941 Memorial Highway, Tampa, Florida 33635.

 Smith also secured financing for Hendersonville Walgreens in Hendersonville, NC  in the amount of $3,600,000 through Thomas D. Wood and Company's correspondent relationship with Advantus Capital Management LLC. The fixed rate loan has a term of 22 years with a 22 year amortization, based on an interest rate of 5% and a loan-to-value of 72%. The borrower wanted to pull out cash equity on a fixed rate loan.  The 15,004 square-foot retail building was built in 2007 and is located at 1148 Asheville Highway, Hendersonville, North Carolina 28791

For further information, please contact:

 Ashlee E. Wood
Director of Marketing and Public Relations
(305) 776-3949
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Cousins signs three restaurants and two women’s shops for Emory Point in Atlanta



Emory Point rendering
ATLANTA, GA (Oct. 5, 2012) – Five more shops and eateries have signed on to the new Emory Point project in northeast Atlanta being developed by Cousins Properties Incorporated (NYSE: CUZ) with Gables Residential.

Burgerfi, Bonefish Grill, Paradise Biryani Pointe, LOFT and Francesca’s Collections are the latest additions to the portfolio of national and local brands at Emory Point, the $100+ million mixed-use development.

Emory Point is now 82 percent committed. Its retailers, restaurants and professional services are expected to have staggered openings starting in November.

For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:

 Rachel Tobin,
Jackson Spalding                                
(404) 724-2501;


Marcus & Millichap Sells 26,164-SF Shopping Center in Coral Springs, FL for $2.85 Million




Coral Springs Plaza
 CORAL SPRINGS, FL– Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services, the nation’s largest real estate investment services firm, has announced the sale of Coral Springs Plaza, a 26,184-square-foot shopping center located in Coral Springs, FL, according to Gregory Matus, Vice President/Regional Manager of the firm’s Ft. Lauderdale office. The asset commanded a sales price of $2,855,000.

Vice President Investments Barry M. Wolfe in Marcus & Millichap’s Ft. Lauderdale office had the exclusive listing to market the property on behalf of the seller, an individual/personal trust from Pembroke Pines, FL.

Barry M. Wolfe
“Since its development, the plaza has benefited from a strong base of local tenants - many of whom have run their businesses in the center for an extended number of years. As an example, six of the tenants have been in the plaza in excess of ten years,” says Wolfe.   Tenants include: LaSpada’s Original Hoagies and various local retailers.

Coral Springs Plaza is located at 7891 West Sample Road.

Press Contact:

Gregory Matus
Regional Manager / Vice President, Ft. Lauderdale
(954) 245-3400

Rhodes+Brito Selected for Continuing Services Architects for Valencia College



Ruffin Rhodes
 ORLANDO, FL, --- Rhodes+Brito Architects based in Orlando was recently selected as a continuing services architect for Valencia College.

Ruffin Rhodes, co-founder and partner at Rhodes+Brito, said this award will involve projects for architectural services under $2,000,000 in construction and $200,000 in fees for design studies annually.  Rhodes+Brito has completed several projects previously on the east and west campuses of Valencia College. 

Rhodes+Brito is a full-service architectural firm that opened its offices in downtown Orlando in 1996 to specialize in design of public facilities, including schools, airports and courthouses.

For more information, contact:

Ruffin Rhodes, Rhodes+Brito Architects, 407-648-7288 x103 ruffin@rbarchitects.com
Maximiano Brito, Rhodes+Brito Architects, 407-648-7288 max@rbarchitects.com
Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142 (fax: 4410)


Foreclosure Filings Spike 36% In South Florida Region In Q3 2012


  
 MIAMI, FL --Lenders initiated more than 13,200 foreclosure actions in the tricounty South Florida region in the third quarter of 2012, representing a 36 percent surge in filings on a year-over-year basis compared to the same July through September period in 2011, according to a new report from CondoVultures.com.

For the year, lenders have filed nearly 35,700 notices of default - the first step in the repossession process - in the first nine months of 2012 in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties after filing less than 24,000 actions during he same January through September period in 2011, according to the report based on the Condo Vultures® Foreclosure Database™.

Despite the spike in South Florida foreclosure actions in the first nine months of this year, the 2012 total number of filings initiated in the region is down compared to the same nine-month period in previous years when nearly 49,000 actions were filed in 2010 and nearly 75,500 actions were filed in 2009, according to the report based on filings with the Clerks of the Court for each respective county. 

 For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:

Condo Vultures® LLC is a real estate consultancy and marketing company based in the 225 Midtown Building at 225 NE 34th St., Suite 209B, Downtown Miami, Florida, 33137. Condo Vultures® LLC can be reached at 800-750-0517.

Gap Narrowing Between Life Companies and CMBS Debt, Notes RECI



Jeanne Peck
Chicago, IL – The Real Estate Capital Institute noted in September that other than improved CMBS market conditions, much of the focus within the realty capital markets leans toward treasury behavior.  Monthly highlights are as follows:

The gap between life companies and CMBS debt is narrowing as Wall Street
returns with a vengeance.  Conduit loan spreads have tightened by as much as
much as half a point during the past two months.  The net effect is substantially more competition for longer term permanent loans. Banks comfortably dominate funding arena for terms of five years or less, including floating-rate debt.

Even though new construction home sales recently fell, prices posted the largest increases since before the Great Recession.  The housing recovery is uneven and is tied to job growth in select metro areas.  In some cases, a shortage persists for lower priced units!

Fixed-rate home mortgages, again, dropped to record low level-s below 3.5%. Such persistently low rates seem to prove the Fed's monetary policy soundly impacts housing.

Treasury rates dropped during the last half of September - proof that the fed is trying to address a drop in domestic consumer spending within a fragile economic recovery.  Slower growth in China and certain troubled European Union economies add more concern.  Expect rates to stay at low levels in the foreseeable future. 

Credit lines, letters of credit and other unsecured bank-related financial instruments are still challenging to obtain. Banks seek strong collateral backing any type of transactions, erring on the side of caution as far as credit risk; they cannot afford to under-collateralize their investments.

Jeanne Peck with The Real Estate Capital Institute opines, "with mortgage rates at such low levels, much of the attention is towards improving property financial performance."

 She adds, "Debt pricing for core properties is at commodity levels, meaning lenders compete on leverage levels and structure at this time, it's not just about having capital available to lend."

The Real Estate Capital Institute(r) is a volunteer-based research
organization that tracks realty rates data for debt and equity yields.  The
Institute posts daily and historical benchmark rates including treasuries,
bank prime and LIBOR.

Contact:

Jeanne Peck,
 Executive Director
The   Real Estate Capital Institute(r)
3517 West Arthington Street
Chicago, Illinois USA 60624
director@reci.com        




Atlantic|Pacific Companies Receives Two Prestigious Awards for their Property Management and Development Subsidiaries



Alex Lastra

MIAMI, FL – On September 28th, Atlantic | Pacific Development (A|P Development) received the Residential Developer of the Year award at the Latin Builders Association® (LBA) Annual Awards Luncheon at the Hyatt Regency Miami.

The awards luncheon celebrated the efforts of the LBA’s members and directors within the association and their industry. The award was presented by Jeff Atwater, State of Florida CFO and Guillermo Fernandez, President Elect of the LBA. Rudy Rojas, Alex Lastra and Joseph Roig accepted the award on behalf of A|P Development.

Joseph Roig
Alex Lastra, Senior Managing Director of Atlantic | Pacific Development states “It’s an honor to receive such a significant award from a well-respected and admired organization as the Latin Builders Association. We are thrilled with the recognition and it serves as a testament to the quality and knowledge of the people who make up Atlantic | Pacific Development.”

 “For over four decades, we have consistently nourished our relationships with clients and employees making us one of the leading property management companies in South Florida. Winning this award further instills our commitment to being the best at what we do,” states Tom Smith, Senior Managing Director of Atlantic | Pacific Management.

 For more information, visit www.apmanagement.net. or contact  Randy Weisburd at rweisburd@apmanagement.net.

 For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:

Jessica Wade Pfeffer
President
Jessica Wade Inc.
7100 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 305A | Miami, FL 33138
Cell +1.305.804.8424 | Blackberry Pin 32EC7AE1

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Promotions and a New Face at Marcus & Millichap

 
Matthew Kipp

 Matthew Kipp Named Sales Manager in Newport Beach


NEWPORT BEACH, CA – Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services, the nation’s largest real estate investment services firm, has named Matthew Kipp sales manager in Newport Beach, according to Joseph V. Cesta, vice president and regional manager of the firm’s Newport Beach office.

This is Kipp’s second stint with Marcus & Millichap. He was an office and industrial property investment specialist in the Newport Beach office from April 2003 to December 2010.

Steven J. Siegel Promoted to First Vice President Investments

Steven J. Siegel
NEW YORK, NY – The board of directors of Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services, the nation’s largest real estate investment services firm, has promoted Steven J. Siegel to first vice president investments.

This achievement is one of the highest levels of recognition the firm awards to its investment specialists. It represents excellence in the development and servicing of long-term client relationships, according to J.D. Parker, vice president and regional manager of the firm’s Manhattan, New Haven, Conn. and White Plains, N.Y. offices.

Naomi Shu Moves Up to Associate Vice President Investments

Naomi Shu
NEW YORK, NY– The board of directors of Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services, the nation’s largest real estate investment services firm, has promoted Naomi Shu to associate vice president investments.
 
 Most recently, Shu held the title of senior associate. After being named an associate of the firm in January 2004, Shu was promoted to senior associate in August 2005. Shu is an associate member of the firm’s National Multi Housing Group.

For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:

Stacey Corso
Public Relations Manager
(925) 953-1716