Monday, June 24, 2013

HFF arranges financing for Breckenridge Apartments in Rockford, IL



Breckenridge Apartments, 7367 Meander Drive, Rockford, IL

CHICAGO, IL – HFF announced today that it has arranged financing for Breckenridge Apartments, a 144-unit multi-housing community in Rockford, Illinois.

Trent Niederberger
HFF worked exclusively on behalf of the borrower, Breckenridge Apartment Homes, LLC, to secure a seven-year, fixed-rate loan through Greystone’s Fannie Mae DUS lending platform.  Proceeds were used to refinance the property.

Breckenridge Apartments is located at 7367 Meander Drive minutes away from Interstate 90 in northeast Rockford.  The property is 98 percent leased and features 144 two-bedroom, one-bath units.  Each unit includes a full-size washer and dryer and an oversized one-car garage.

HFF’s debt placement team representing the borrower was led by Trent Niederberger.

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

Olivia Hennessey
HFF | 9 Greenway Plaza, Suite 700 | Houston, TX 77046
tel 713.852.3403 | fax 713.527.8725 | www.hfflp.com
                                                               

HFF closes sale of Jersey City redevelopment site



180 Baldwin Ave. redevelopment site, Jersey City, NJ


FLORHAM PARK, NJ – HFF announced today that it has closed the sale of a 5.20-acre redevelopment site at 180 Baldwin Avenue in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Michael Nachamkin
                HFF marketed the property exclusively on behalf of the seller, 180 Baldwin, LLC.  180 Baldwin Avenue, LLC purchased the site.

                180 Baldwin Avenue is located in the Journal Square section of Jersey City with close proximity to the PATH train providing access to Midtown Manhattan.  The property is currently improved with a 300,000-square-foot manufacturing building that was the former Mueller Pasta Factory.

                The HFF team representing the seller was led by managing director Michael Nachamkin.

                “There are very few opportunities in Jersey City for new development and even fewer of this size,” said Nachamkin.  “This site is an ideal location for an office or retail development in the heart of one of the most densely populated areas in the country.”
  
For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:

Olivia Hennessey
HFF | 9 Greenway Plaza, Suite 700 | Houston, TX 77046
tel 713.852.3403 | fax 713.527.8725 | www.hfflp.com
                                                                 

$90 million financing arranged by HFF for Boston Harbor Garage


Boston Harbor Garage, 70 East India Road, Downtown Boston, MA

BOSTON, MA – HFF announced today that it has arranged $90 million in financing for the Boston Harbor Garage, a 1,380-space parking garage with 30,000 square feet of street-level retail.

Riaz A. Cassum
HFF worked on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between The Chiofaro Company and Prudential Real Estate Investors, to secure the five-year, fixed-rate loan through Hartford Investment Management Company. 

The Boston Harbor Garage is located at 70 East India Road in downtown Boston, adjacent to the New England Aquarium and along the Rose Kennedy Greenway across from Faneuil Hall. 

The HFF team representing the borrower was led by senior managing director Riaz Cassum, director Porter Terry and real estate analyst Samantha Bendetson.

“This property has consistently performed extremely well throughout the years and remains one of the highest-income producing garages in the city.  The asset’s unbeatable location near many of Boston’s most popular attractions and its central business district coupled with Boston’s strong market help to assure that it will continue to be a dependable source of revenue for the borrower,” commented Cassum.

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

Olivia Hennessey
HFF | 9 Greenway Plaza, Suite 700 | Houston, TX 77046
tel 713.852.3403 | fax 713.527.8725 | www.hfflp.com

                                                       

HFF closes $35.9 million sale of two Publix-anchored centers in Miami, FL



Plaza Alegre, 14630 SW 26th Street, West Kendall, FL

MIAMI, FL – HFF announced today that it has closed the sale of Plaza Alegre and Meadows, two Publix-anchored neighborhood centers totaling 163,935 square feet in the Miami, Florida submarket of West Kendall.


Meadows Shopping Center, 4260 SW 152nd Avenue,
West Kendall, FL

                HFF marketed the properties exclusively on behalf of the seller, Equity One, Inc.  A fund managed by the Goldman Sachs Real Estate Investment Group purchased the assets free and clear of existing debt. 

Daniel Finkle

                Completed in 2003, Plaza Alegre is an 88,411-square-foot center that is 94.6 percent leased to tenants including Publix, Goodwill, and Wells Fargo.  The property is situated on 7.97 acres at 14630 SW 26th Street. 

                Meadows has 75,534 square feet of retail space that is 95.5 percent leased.  Prominent tenants include Publix, Supercuts and GNC.  The property is located on a 9.11-acre site at 4260 SW 152nd Avenue.

                The HFF team representing the seller was led by senior managing director Danny Finkle, director Luis Castillo, and senior real estate analyst Rob Saracco.

Luis Castillo
“We continue to see extraordinary demand for high quality, grocery-anchored retail centers like these,” said Castillo.  “Plaza Alegre and Meadows are two extremely productive properties in dense infill markets that should continue to outperform for its new owners.”

HFF’s investment sales team closed more than $2.4 billion in sales for retail assets nationally in 2012.  HFF capitalized more than $680 million in retail transactions in the state of Florida during 2012.

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

Olivia Hennessey
HFF | 9 Greenway Plaza, Suite 700 | Houston, TX 77046
tel 713.852.3403 | fax 713.527.8725 | www.hfflp.com
                                                                 

Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp Arranges $6.4 Million in Acquisition Financing for Church Deal in Landover, MD

  


  
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 24, 2013 – Marcus & Millichap Capital Corporation (MMCC) has arranged $6,380,000 in financing for the purchase of a church in Landover, Md.

Kevin Thurman
Kevin Thurman, an associate director in MMCC’s Washington, D.C. office, arranged the funding.

“The borrower wanted a church located closer to its congregation than the existing facility,” says Thurman. “The purchase of a new facility required the sale of the existing real estate.”

Stacey Milam, first vice president investments in the Washington, D.C. office of Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services, is representing the buyer in that transaction, which is currently under contract,” Thurman continues.

Stacey Milam
“Before coming to us, the borrower tried to obtain financing through five different lenders but was unsuccessful because the acquisition property was part of a bankruptcy/pre-foreclosure proceeding, and the lenders requested a significant down payment,” adds Thurman.

 “Challenges to the financing continued when one lender rescinded its commitment and the back-up lender refused all bank-ordered third-party reports.

“Through our close relationships with the lending community and creative problem solving, MMCC was able to bring the initial lender back to the table and close the transaction,” Thurman concludes.

The financing was structured so the borrower brought just $200,000 to closing, which met the client’s original objective of a minimal down payment.

The five-year loan is fixed at 5.5 percent with 30-year amortization. The LTV is 55 percent

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

Gina Relva,
Public Relations Manager
Marcus & Millichap Capital Corporation
(925) 953-1716

                                                                                 

Steve Otos Joins Marcus & Millichap as Director in Portland, OR

  
Steve Otos

 PORTLAND, OR, June 24, 2013 – Marcus & Millichap Capital Corporation (MMCC) has named Steve Otos as a director in the firm’s Portland office, according to William E. Hughes, senior vice president and managing director of MMCC.

            In his new position, Otos will arrange debt and equity financing for all types of commercial real estate assets, including hospitality, multifamily, retail, and office and industrial properties.

“Steve has a strong background in finance and financial structuring,” says Hughes. “His experience, particularly in the hospitality sector, will be of great value to our clients in Portland and throughout the Pacific Northwest.”

During his career, Otos has financed more than $140 million in hospitality projects.

William E. Hughes
            Prior to joining MMCC, Otos was a development and contract specialist for a $60 million high-rise project in San Antonio, Texas. Before that he served as executive vice president for Wright Development, was senior director of finance for Pacific Security Capital, a real estate loan originator for Wells Fargo and director of finance for Morgan, Cox & Slater, all in Portland.

Otos graduated from Portland State University, where he earned a Bachelor of Business Administration with an emphasis in finance and law, and a Bachelor of Science in psychology.

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

Gina Relva,
Public Relations Manager
Marcus & Millichap Capital Corporation
(925) 953-1716


Celebration Golf Course named one of Top 50 golf courses for women in U.S.


Celebration Golf Course, Celebration, FL


CELEBRATION, FL --- The Celebration Golf Club near Walt Disney World has been named one of the nation’s top 50 golf courses for women by GolfDigest.

Carol Daniels
Carol Daniels, tournament and group sales agent, said Celebration’s welcoming atmosphere, top-course conditions, amenities and beginner-friendly ladies league along with a comfortable 5181 total yardage from the women’s tees are some of the reasons the golf course was selected. Celebration also has junior/ beginner tees.

Celebration Golf Club recently launched a summer league for ladies; they meet every Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. for golf, prizes and dinner.

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

Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407- 644-4142 or
 407-461-3780 Lvershelco@aol.com.

Private Equity Firm Kayne Anderson Real Estate Advisors, LLC Signs 12,637 SF Lease at One Town Center in Boca Raton, FL


One Town Center, Boca Raton, FL


BOCA RATON, FL, June 24, 2013 – On the heels of its conversion to a multi-tenant office building, One Town Center has signed its first tenant, Kayne Anderson Real Estate Advisors (KAREA). 

Michael Erickson
The private equity firm, which is the real estate arm of Los Angeles-based Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, has signed a lease for 12,637 square feet.

 Michael Erickson, Senior Vice President with CBRE handled the real estate transaction on behalf of building owner MetLife and CBRE’s Senior Vice President, Jeff Kelly, represented the tenant with the assistance of John Jaspert, Senior Associate.

Jeffrey Kelly
 “We’re excited to make the move to Palm Beach County and to set up offices in a Class A building like One Town Center,” said Al Rabil, managing partner and CEO of Kayne Anderson Real Estate Advisors. “We thank the Palm Beach County Business Development Board, MetLife and CBRE for their efforts to make this a seamless transition for us.”

 Instrumental in the deal were the efforts of the Palm Beach County Business Development Board who have been working to bring hedge-fund and private-equity firms to Palm Beach County.

John Jaspert
“There has been a significant amount of interest from hedge fund and private equity companies looking to set up offices in Palm Beach County. Approximately 15 have relocated to the area over the past two years," said Kelly Smallridge, the BDB’s President and CEO.

 “We are especially pleased that One Town Center has helped attract new business to the area,” stated Chuck Davis, regional director of MetLife’s Tampa real estate investment office.  “It is an exceptional building that has the high-profile, Class A office space needed to accommodate all of Kayne Anderson’s needs.”

Al Rabil
 Earlier this year One Town Center, formerly known as the Tyco Building, reentered the Boca Raton leasing market with the largest block of Class A office space in the Glades/West Boca submarket. 

The building has undergone a conversion from a single-use Class A office building to a multi-tenant office building.  In addition to amenity upgrades and renovations to the lobby and common areas, the third floor was renovated as a multi-tenant office floor to showcase the building’s flexibility to meet market demand for tenant spaces of all sizes.  Kayne Anderson is taking over half of the third floor space. 

Kelly Smallridge
 “This marks the first time in 21 years that tenants have the opportunity to lease space at this address since the property was in a single tenant’s hands for most of its history,” said  Michael Erickson, CBRE Senior Vice President. 

“The renovations have ensured the building maintains its iconic status, drawing interest from prospective tenants both within and outside of the Boca Raton market.”

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


Michael Erickson, CBRE, (561) 393-1616 michael.erickson@cbre.com
Christine Montemurro, (212) 578-7129 cmontemurro@metlife.com
Olivia Offner for KAREA, (212) 279-3115 ext. 233   ooffner@prosek.com



Arbor Funds $107.2M in Fannie Mae, Bridge & CMBS Deals Nationwide


Compass Landing Apartments, Newport, NC


Windsor Upon Stonecrest, Burlington, NC
UNIONDALE, NY (June 24, 2013) - Arbor Commercial Mortgage, LLC, a national, direct commercial real estate lender, announced the recent funding of 13 loans totaling $107,210,000 across the country under Arbor’s comprehensive array of loan programs, including the Fannie Mae Delegated Underwriting & Servicing (DUS®) Loan, Fannie Mae DUS® Military Housing, Fannie Mae DUS® Affordable Housing product lines, and Arbor’s Bridge and CMBS product lines. These loans include:

·         Multifamily Property, Greenville, NC – This 288-unit student housing property received $27,000,000 funded under the Arbor Bridge Loan product line. The refinance loan has a term of 24 months. The property serves East Carolina University students.

Flat Creek Apartments, Weaverville, NC
         Compass  Landing,  Newport,  NC  –  This  192-unit  multifamily  property  received $17,500,000 funded under the Fannie Mae DUS® Military product line. The 15-year refinance loan amortizes on a 30-year schedule. It is located less than three miles from entertainment, shopping, schools and places of employment and just under 11 miles from Cherry Point Air Station, one of the nation’s major Marine Corps Air Stations.

·         Windsor Upon Stonecrest, Burlington, NC – This 220-unit multifamily property received $12,500,000 funded under the Fannie Mae DUS® Loan product line. The 15- year refinance loan amortizes on a 30-year schedule. Amenities include a swimming pool with a waterfall, a hot tub, a playground, detached garages, storage units, a car wash, a barbeque area, a tanning salon and open surface parking spaces.

Villas at Marlin Bay, Lake Wylie, NC
·         Multifamily Property, Fayetteville, NC – This 105-unit multifamily property received $9,500,000 funded under the Arbor CMBS product line.

·         Flat Creek, Weaverville, NC – This 50-unit multifamily property received $3,600,000 funded under the Fannie Mae DUS® Loan product line. The 10-year refinance loan amortizes on a 30-year schedule. Each unit features a washer/dryer hookup. Weaverville is located just minutes from downtown Asheville, NC.

·         Multifamily Property, Macomb, IL – This 152-unit student housing property received $18,500,000 funded under the Arbor CMBS product line.

Gilbert Clock Apartments, Winsted, CT
 ·         Villas at Marlin Bay, Lake Wylie, SC – This 168-unit multifamily property received $11,620,000 funded under the Fannie Mae DUS® Manufactured Housing Loan product line. The 10-year refinance loan amortizes on a 30-year schedule. The Villas at Marling Bay is within walking distance to many shops and restaurants. Amenities include a fitness center, laundry room, pool and playground.

·         Gilbert Clock Apartments, Winsted, CT – This 72-unit multifamily property received $2,700,000 funded under the Fannie Mae DUS® Loan product line. The 10-year refinance loan amortizes on a 30-year schedule.

Westbrook Park Apartments, Seymour, CT
·         Westbrook Park Apartments, Seymour, CT – This 37-unit multifamily property received $1,750,000 funded under the Fannie Mae DUS® Loan product line. The 10-year refinance loan amortizes on a 30-year schedule. Westbrook is a garden-style apartment offering a common washer/dryer area as well as tenant storage.

·         Hunter Oaks Apartments, Clinton, MS – This 144-unit multifamily property received $2,700,000 funded under the Fannie Mae DUS® Loan product line. The 10-year refinance loan amortizes on a 30-year schedule. Hunter Oaks is a garden style apartment complex located in central Mississippi seven miles west of the capitol city of Jackson.

Hunter Oaks Apartments, Clinton, MS
·         County Green Apartments, Attleboro, MA – This 36-unit multifamily property received $2,140,000 funded under the Fannie Mae DUS® Loan product line. The 10-year refinance loan amortizes on a 30-year schedule.

·         77 Green Street, Lynn, MA – This 27-unit multifamily property, an addition to the Lynn Portfolio closed in 2012, received $1,400,000 funded under the Fannie Mae DUS® Loan product line. The 10-year refinance loan amortizes on a 30-year schedule. The Lynn Portfolio is centrally located only nine miles north of Boston.


County Green Apartments, Attleboro, MA
·         28-30 Franklin Street Apartments, Lynn, MA – This 24-unit multifamily property, an addition to the Lynn Portfolio closed in 2012, received $1,250,000 funded under the Fannie Mae DUS® Loan product line. The 10-year refinance loan amortizes on a 30-year schedule.

·         Taylor Lofts Apartments, South Boston, VA – This 47-unit multifamily property received $1,200,000 funded under the Fannie Mae DUS® Affordable Housing Loan product line. The 15-year refinance loan amortizes on a 30-year schedule. The property includes amenities such as an onsite fitness center, a central laundry facility and on-site parking.  Taylor Lofts Apartments is within close proximity to Downtown South Boston.South Boston, VA, is located approximately 5 miles north of the Virginia/North Carolina state line.

John Edwards
All of the loans were originated by John Edwards, Vice President in Arbor’s Boston, MA, office. “Arbor provides an expansive array of commercial lending products to suit the needs of any client in any market, as is evidenced by this listing of transactions.” Edwards said. “Arbor has made sure it is there for its clientele in a variety of ways and we see that as we continue to expand our lending platforms as we did with CMBS.”

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

Christopher Ostrowski, costrowski@arbor.com


Greysteel Announces Exclusive Taco Bell Ground Lease Offering in Frederick, MD


Taco Bell ground-leased property, Frederick, MD





Frederick, MD,  June 24, 2013– Greysteel, a leading real estate investment services firm based out of Washington, D.C., announced today that Vice President Peter Snell, head of the Single Tenant Net Lease Investment Group, has been named exclusive advisor and agent for a Taco Bell ground leased property located in Frederick, Maryland.

Peter Snell
The property is ideally located along MD Route 40, commonly known as the “Golden Mile”, which serves as a premier retail corridor to the Frederick market.

Situated in a dense infill location, Taco Bell benefits from exceptional surrounding demographics with over 103,900 residents and an average household income of $90,943 in a five mile radius; as well as tremendous traffic counts averaging over 43,000 vehicles passing the property on a daily basis.

Additionally, Taco Bell serves as an out-parcel to the Aldi anchored Vista Shops. The property is listed for $1,500,000 (6.00% cap).

Golden Mile, Frederick, MD
“The offering presents an opportunity for an investor to own a truly management-free asset,” commented Greysteel’s Snell, who continued “given the premier location of Taco Bell as well as the revitalization efforts along the corridor the real estate has intrinsic value, enhanced by the tenants recent commitment to further extend their lease term.

“Opportunities to own a trophy asset in this market are few and far between – we have already begun fielding offers for the property and expect to receive multiple more early in our marketing campaign.”

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

Yassi Farzaneh
Production Manager
7735 Old Georgetown Road, Suite 301
Bethesda, MD 20814
T. 202-280-2714
C. 703-973-5322


CRE Show Offers Detailed Primer on Investing in REITs


Michael Bull

 ATLANTA, GA (June 24, 2013) – With the commercial real estate markets beginning to recover, many investors are looking to brighten their financial future by buying shares of real estate investment trusts (REITs).

The most recent episode of the “Commercial Real Estate Show,” hosted by Michael Bull of Bull Realty, provided an enlightening primer on REITs, giving listeners a thorough history of the organizations and detailed tips on investing in them.

 Guests included Brad Case, senior vice president of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts; Keven Lindemann, director of SNL Real Estate; and Brad Thomas, senior vice president of capital markets at Bull Realty. Thomas regularly writes about REITs for Forbes, Seeking Alpha and The Street.

Brad Case
REITs can be publicly traded or privately held and must distribute at least 90 percent of their taxable income to shareholders. Equity REITs own and often manage commercial properties, while mortgage REITs buy mortgages and mortgage-backed securities.

 Historically, REITs have provided investors with strong returns, and those returns have proven to be less volatile than those offered by other stocks, Case said. “Holding REITs really benefits retirement investors because it reduces the volatility of their overall portfolio,” he said.

 Over the last year, the U.S. REIT market has delivered a total return of nearly 19 percent, according to Case.

Keven Lindemann
“If you believe that having exposure to real estate in your investment portfolio is a positive thing – as I think we all do – and you have a reasonably long-term horizon, REITs have always paid off,” Lindemann said.

 When evaluating a REIT, an investor should consider such metrics as the company’s funds from operation and net asset value, as well as the strength of its management team, Thomas said.

 “When you invest in a public REIT today, you are not only investing in the brick and mortar, you’re investing in that management team,” he said. “I think it’s very critical to understand who manages these REITs and what their value proposition is all about.”

Brad Thomas
“What you really want to see is a strong management team that has a good way of identifying what part of the real estate industry they know best and see that they have a good strategy to focus on that part of the industry,” Case said.

 In the case of publicly traded REITs, investors can easily access a wealth of information about the firms, guests noted. The companies are required to make SEC filings every three months, and their quarterly earnings calls can be heard on various websites, such as Seeking Alpha.

 With the commercial real estate markets in various states of recovery, the future for REITs is bright, guests said. “I do expect the economy to continue to strengthen slowly but steadily, and that’s really going to be good news for people who hold REITs in their investment portfolios,” Case said.

 The entire episode on the U.S. REIT market is available for download at www.CREshow.com. The next “Commercial Real Estate Show” will be available on June 27 and will feature interviews from the IMN Special Assets and Workout Conference.

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

The Wilbert Group
Please note new office number: (404) 549-7150
Cell: (404) 405-2354

South Florida's Luxury Condo Resale Market Faces High Inventory Levels




MIAMI, FL -- Despite a 29 percent spike in the number of luxury condo resales - with an asking price of at least $1 million - transacting in South Florida in the first three months of 2013, the tricounty region of Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach is faced with a challenging level of inventory available for purchase, according to a new report from CondoVultures.com.

Buyers acquired more than 310 luxury condos in South Florida in the first three months of 2013 compared to less than 245 condos during the same period in 2012, according to an analysis by the licensed Florida brokerage CVR Realty™.

In same January through March period of previous years, buyers acquired about 222 luxury condo resales in 2011 and less than 190 units in 2010, according to an analysis based on Florida Realtors association data.

Despite the increased transaction velocity for luxury residences, the South Florida condo market has amassed about 15 months of inventory available for resale, according to the report.


On a county-by-county basis, the South Florida luxury condo resale inventory breaks down to 15.8 months of supply in Miami-Dade, 15.2 months of supply in Broward, and 12 months of supply in Palm Beach, according to the report.

Contrast this with the overall South Florida condo resale market - regardless of asking price - that stands at 4.6 months of inventory available for purchase, according to the report.

Industry watchers contend a healthy real estate market should have about six months of available inventory. Any inventory levels higher that six months represent a buyer's market while any inventory levels lower that six months signify a seller's market.

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

Condo Vultures® LLC
225 Midtown Building
225 NE 34th St.,
Suite 209B,
Downtown Miami, Florida, 33137.
800-750-0517.