Dark Comedy Short Open House 1-4 Spotlights The Cutthroat Real Estate Industry

 (Photos Credit: Open House 1-4)

Los Angeles, CA,  April 30, 2020 –  Dark comedy short Open House 1-4  is now available on Amazon Prime, the announcement was made by filmmaker/screenwriter Brad Holloway.

 Brad Holloway

https://www.amazon.com/Open-House-1-4-Short-Film/dp/B086P8Q1N6

Holloway’s film, which recently received the Gold Award from the International Independent Awards, Winter 2020 edition, takes a dark yet humorous look at the intensely competitive and sometimes dangerous real estate industry, marking his directorial debut. 

Tanya Christiansen

 The film also launched recently on It’s A Short (www.itsashort.com), an online streaming platform that celebrates and promotes short films worldwide.

“During this time as people are homebound due to COVID-19, I’m happy that I can offer Amazon Prime viewers a small escape and some comic relief," comments Holloway.  "I feel the real estate community in particular - the agents, buyers and sellers -- will definitely relate to my film."

Link to official trailer: https://vimeo.com/391070084

Chellie Garcia

Open House 1-4 places the spotlight on the concept of the cultural phenomenon in the United States, the “open house”.  

Every weekend, realtors fan out across the country planting open house signs, inviting prospective buyers into private residences. But when a snooty realtor in an upscale Florida neighborhood suspects a Latino couple who stops by her open house is there to rob her, she informs her other guests, and all hell breaks loose.

Donna Rae Allen

The short’s award-winning cast features Brian Balance, Mauricio Bemudez, Tanya Christiansen, JJ Crowne, Chellie Garcia, Jamie Molina, Donna Rae Allen, Keila Rosado and LJ Ugarte. 

Keila Rosado 

Currently on the festival circuit, the film will soon be launching on additional streaming platforms.

Brad Holloway has been a working screenwriter for twelve years. He sold his first feature script Black Box to Warner Brothers with Lorenzo Di Bonaventura (Transformers).

Nikki Stranghetti

 He went on to write feature length scripts and pilots for Warner and other major studios, including Paramount, and Lionsgate, working with producers Jason Blum, Michael De Lucaa and Rodrigo Teixeira and director James Mangold. 

His current projects include The Games of 1940 with RT Features (Ad Astra, Call Me Your Name), based on an original idea by David Seidler (Oscar winner for The King’s Speech), Conception with producer Dylan Russell and director Fulvio Sestito, Swine with producer Nikki Stranghetti, and Carnival with Robert Lawrence (The Kingkiller Chronicle with Lin Manuel Miranda, Clueless, Die Hard With A Vengeance). 

Danielle Furst 

Open House 1-4 is produced by Demitri Blanco and Chuck Ardezzone. Jeremy James is the film's Director of Photography and Sound Engineer is Logan Jones. Award-winning composer Danielle Furst scored the film.

CONTACTS:

Nicole Goesseringer

Muj nicolekultura@gmail.com

 310-804-0964

https://www.instagram.com/openhousethefilm/

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JLL arranges sale and financing of Conroe, TX apartment property

The Loop Apartments, a 188-unit, Class A luxury apartment community in Conroe, TX

Greg Austin

HOUSTON, TX, April 28, 2020 – JLL Capital Markets announced today that it has closed the sale of and arranged acquisition financing for The Loop Apartments, a 188-unit, Class A luxury apartment community in Conroe, Texas.

JLL marketed the property exclusively on behalf of Apartment Advisors, Inc. and procured the undisclosed buyer.

 Chip Nash

 In addition, JLL worked on the new owner’s behalf to arrange a fixed-rate Fannie Mae acquisition loan. 

The loan will be serviced by Jones Lang LaSalle Multifamily, LLC, a Fannie Mae DUS lender.

The Loop Apartments is located at 3400 Loop 336 just minutes from Interstate 45 to the north of the Houston metro. 

Bob Heard

Completed in 2017, the sought-after property consists of eight three-story apartment buildings that house a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans averaging 909 square feet. 

Units feature luxury lighting packages, stainless steel appliances and high-end finishes. Common area amenities include a saltwater pool, two outdoor grilling stations, state-of-the-art fitness center, outdoor entertainment pavilion, dog park, 424 parking spaces and controlled access.

 Chris Curry

The JLL Capital Markets team representing the seller was led by Greg Austin, Chip Nash, Bob Heard, Chris Curry, Todd Marix, Chris Young, Joey Rippel and Kyle Whitney.

JLL’s Capital Markets debt placement team representing the new owner was led by Tim Leonhard, Mary Davis and Eric Hightower.

JLL delivers multi-housing investors a full range of solutions through one diverse, integrated platform. 

Todd Marix

The division employs approximately 400 professionals who provide comprehensive investment sales and disposition services with access to thousands of domestic and foreign investors. 

JLL is also one of the nation’s largest affordable and conventional multi-housing and seniors housing lenders with comprehensive loan underwriting, asset management and loan servicing capabilities. 

 Chris Young

Agency/GSE lending and loan servicing are performed by Jones Lang LaSalle Multifamily, LLC, a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated.

 Loans made or arranged in California are pursuant to a California Financing Law license. 

JLL Capital Markets is a full-service global provider of capital solutions for real estate investors and occupiers. 

Joey Rippel 

The firm's in-depth local market and global investor knowledge delivers the best-in-class solutions for clients — whether investment advisory, debt placement, equity placement or a recapitalization. 

The firm has more than 3,700 Capital Markets specialists worldwide with offices in nearly 50 countries.

For more news, videos and research resources on JLL, please visit the firm’s U.S. media center Web page: U.S. newsroom.

Kyle Whitney

About JLL

JLL (NYSE: JLL) is a leading professional services firm that specializes in real estate and investment management. 

JLL shapes the future of real estate for a better world by using the most advanced technology to create rewarding opportunities, amazing spaces and sustainable real estate solutions for our clients, our people and our communities. 

Tim Leonhard

JLL is a Fortune 500 company with annual revenue of $18.0 billion, operations in over 80 countries and a global workforce of more than 93,000 as of December 31, 2019. 

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About Apartment Advisors, Inc.

Apartment Advisors, Inc. is a privately held construction and development company specializing in suburban walk-up multi-housing properties in Texas.

Eric Hightower

Contact: 

Olivia Hennessey, JLL Senior Associate, Public Relations 

Phone: +1 713 852 3403

Email: Olivia.Hennessey@am.jll.com

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Hospitality Ventures Management Group (HVMG) Launches coronavirus pandemic Relief Fund for Associates

Susan Sanders

ATLANTA, GA, April 29, 2020—Hospitality Ventures Management Group (HVMG), an Atlanta-based, private hotel investment, ownership and management company, today announced it has launched a relief fund for its laid off associates impacted financially by the on-going coronavirus pandemic. 

Launched via GoFundMe across just the corporate office initially, the fund collected more than $20,000 in just two hours and has continued to grow as corporate associates, property associates, property owners and friends of the company continue to contribute.

Robert Cole

            “We are guided by our Purpose, ‘To be excellent in all we do so our associates, guests and partners LOVE us,’ so it was vitally important to us at HVMG to offer whatever support we can during these obviously trying times,” said Robert Cole, president & CEO, HVMG.

  “Due to this outpouring of aid, we continue to have funds being distributed in the form of gift cards for Walmart and similar retailers.”  

            The fund is voluntarily supported by anyone wishing to donate to these in-need hotel industry workers. 

 “Whether the associate needs the funds for essential items, groceries, medical bills or to care for a loved one, we are thankful for the generosity and encouraged to know that this money will make a difference for our associates in need,”  said Susan Sanders, executive vice-president & chief human resources officer.

“We work with each property general manager to ensure the funds are  distributed quickly in a fair and consistent manner. 

"As the states are delayed by the sheer number of requests for financial aid, this assistance can help bridge the gap between filing and receiving state unemployment compensation.”

For additional information on the fund and for those interested in donating themselves, please visit:

  https://www.gofundme.com/f/hvmg-associate-relief-fund?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1

 CONTACT:

 CHRIS DALY

PRESIDENT

DALY GRAY PUBLIC RELATIONS, INC.

620 Herndon Parkway, Suite 115 | Herndon, VA 20170

Main: 703-435-6293

Mobile: 703-864-5553

 chris@dalygray.com | www.dalygray.com

www.hvmg.com 

Columbus, OH Office of Lee & Associates Hires Key Office Broker JL Johnson

 JL Johnson

COLUMBUS, OH, April 29, 2020 – Lee & Associates, the largest broker-owned commercial real estate firm in North America, announced today the addition of JL Johnson as Senior Vice President of Office Services of the Columbus, Ohio office. 

“The growth of our mid-west presence is a high priority for our enterprise," said Lee & Associates CEO, Jeff Rinkov. 

  "The Lee & Associates - Columbus office has outstanding leadership, abundant resources, and growing multi-discipline market penetration.  We are extremely pleased to add JL to this team given the strength and depth of his resume along with his market leadership.”

Jeff Rinkov

Mr. Johnson is a well-established Corporate Services executive with significant experience and focuses on global transaction management and strategic planning for corporate clients. 

 Residing in Columbus, JL represents multiple national and international office clients.

“JL brings a very important experience base and skillset to our Columbus office. His experience in finance, banking, corporate real estate, management, and business development complements our existing service lines and leverages the Lee national and international network. 

 "He is a proven deal maker in the Columbus office marketplace, and we are excited for him to help expand our office platform,” said Todd Spencer, Principal at Lee & Associates.

Prior to joining Lee & Associates, JL most recently was Senior Vice President of Office Brokerage at Equity in Columbus.  

Todd Spencer

 Mr. Johnson began his career as a REIT Analyst for Morgan Stanley in New York City. 

 He has also spent time in commercial real estate asset management with Huntington Bank and PNC Bank, where he provided major credit facility solutions as well as treasury management applications before transitioning to negotiating lease terms for both retail and corporate back-office locations. 

“Lee & Associates presents me with the opportunity to become a part of a growing entrepreneurial, broker-owned international platform with exceptional resources that position me to expand my business while delivering superior outcomes for my clients," said Johnson.                                             
"I’m extremely excited for this next step in my career.” 

For the latest news from Lee & Associates, please visit lee-associates.com or follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Link and  our company blog.

CONTACT:

Bailey Ludt
Lee & Associates – Columbus
(614) 923-3300
bailey.ludt@lee-associates.com

JLL closes $15.31 million sale of San Diego, CA business park

Viewridge Business Park, a three-building office park totaling 72,803 square feet in San Diego’s Kearny Mesa area.

SAN DIEGO, Calif., April 28, 2020 – JLL Capital Markets announced today that it has closed the $15.31 million sale of Viewridge Business Park, a three-building office park totaling 72,803 square feet in San Diego’s Kearny Mesa area.

Lynn LaChapelle 

JLL marketed the property on behalf of the seller, California-based MIG Real Estate. Dollinger Properties purchased the asset.

Viewridge Business Park is situated on 3.7 acres at 4711, 4715 and 4719 Viewridge Ave. in the heart of San Diego’s Kearny Mesa area, which is home to some of San Diego’s most prestigious national and international companies. 

Sach Kirpalani

The property has immediate access to most of the county’s major commuter thoroughfares, including Interstates 15 and 805 and State Routes 163 and 52. 

Viewridge Business Park has received $2.5 million in capital improvements over the last four years, and the two-story buildings are 93% leased to a diverse tenant mix.

Bob Prendergast 

The JLL Capital Markets team representing the seller was led by Managing Directors Bob Prendergast and Lynn LaChapelle and Senior Director Sach Kirpalani.

“Viewridge Business Park represented an excellent opportunity for the buyer to acquire a quality suburban office building in one of San Diego’s best-performing submarkets,” said MIG Real Estate CEO Greg Merage. 

Greg Merage

“MIG continues to aggressively seek opportunities to acquire assets throughout the Western U.S and has significant discretionary capital to invest including a separate dedicated opportunity zone fund for development and redevelopment of multifamily, mixed use and industrial projects.”

 Scott Athearn

“Dollinger Properties continues to expand its portfolio in San Diego,” added Scott Athearn, Dollinger Principal. “Viewridge Business Park represents our fourth acquisition in San Diego over the past 18 months. 

"We are attracted to the underlying strength of the San Diego economy and are seeking additional purchases.”

For more news, videos and research resources on JLL, please visit the firm’s U.S. media center Web page: U.S. newsroom.

Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc. ("JLL") is a real estate broker licensed with the California Department of Real Estate, license #01223413.            

Contact: 

Lynn Lachapelle, JLL Managing Director 

California License #:  00898286

Phone: +1 858 410 1216

Email: lynn.lachapelle@am.jll.com

Kimberly Steele, JLL Senior Associate, Public Relations

Phone: +1 713 852 3420

Email:  Kimberly.Steele@am.jll.com

 jll.com.

JLL closes sale of downtown Milwaukee retail collection

Downer Avenue Retail Collection, two buildings that house 60,986 square feet of retail, office and residences in the heart of downtown Milwaukee, WI

CHICAGO, IL, April 28, 2020 – JLL Capital Markets announced today that is has closed the sale of the Downer Avenue Retail Collection, two buildings that house 60,986 square feet of retail, office and residences in the heart of downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

                            Amy Sands

JLL marketed the property on behalf of the seller, C-III Asset Management. Bridge33 Capital purchased the asset.

Situated on 1.48 acres at 2551 and 2650 N. Downer Ave., the two buildings are on both the west (2551) and east (2650) sides of Downer Avenue in a walkable, amenity-rich area of downtown Milwaukee. 

The buildings are within walking distance to Milwaukee’s new streetcar, The Hop, along with several MCTS bus stops, and the buildings have immediate access to two major Interstates, Interstates 94 and 794. 

Janice Sellis

Completed in 1916, Downer East is home to a variety of service and internet-resistant tenants, including Stone Creek Coffee, F45, Breadsmith, Downer Cleaners, Café Hollander, Downer Wine and Spirits and Robert Laurence Salon and Spa. 

Downer West was completed in 1912 and contains two multi-housing units in addition to its retail and office space occupied by Landmark Theatres, Pizza Man, Henry’s, Salon Nova, Optix on Downer, Boswell Book Company and Starbucks. Both buildings were renovated in 2006.

The JLL Retail Capital Markets team representing the seller was led by Managing Directors Amy Sands and Clinton Mitchell and Senior Director Janice Sellis.

Clinton Mitchell 

For more news, videos and research resources on JLL, please visit the firm’s U.S. media center Web page: U.S. newsroom.

Contact:

 Kimberly Steele, JLL Senior Associate, Public Relations

Phone: +1 713 852 3420

Email:  Kimberly.Steele@am.jll.com

 jll.com.
Bridge33 Capital LLC