JFK’s Georgetown Home in DC on Market for $4.68 Million

President John F. Kennedy's former home in Georgetown district of Washington, DC

Photo credit: Ryan Corey           Source: www.ttrsir.com

                  President John Fitzgerald Kennedy

•   Born: May 29, 1917, Brookline, MA
• Assassinated: November 22, 1963, 
• Died: Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas, TX
• Presidential term: Jan. 20, 1961 – Nov. 22, 1963

WASHINGTON, DC -- In the late 1940s, a young John Fitzgerald Kennedy moved to Washington D.C. as a newby congressional representative from Massachusetts where he lived in a beautiful red-brick home in the city’s Georgetown neighborhood.

Jacqueline (Jackie) Kennedy Onassis

According to local legend, JFK first met Jacqueline Bouvier at a nearby neighborhood dinner party when introduced by a mutual friend.

According to the friend, Jack reached across the table for the asparagus and asked her for a date. Today, after extensive renovation and updating, the stately home is on the market at $4.68 million, according to TopTenRealEstateDeals.com.

President William (Bill) Clinton and wife Hillary Rodham Clinton

Since Washington’s first days as America’s capital city in the 1790s, politicians, lobbyists, and journalists have gravitated to the Georgetown neighborhood for the city’s best restaurants, schools, art galleries, quaint shops and homes.

 Kitty Kelly

 It has been home to Francis Scott Key and Alexander Graham Bell. Both Jack and Jackie Kennedy, prior to and after their marriage, lived there.

The Clintons, Pamela and Averell Harriman, columnist Drew Person, journalist Kitty Kelly, Henry Kissinger and many other of the country’s movers and shakers have called Georgetown home.

Pamela and Averell Harriman

With Georgetown University on the community’s doorstep, many of the capital’s embassies including France, Sweden and Thailand are also located in the Georgetown neighborhood.

Washington columnist Drew Person

Well known to film fans, Georgetown has been the setting for a number of movies including Topaz, St. Elmo's Fire and The Exorcist.

On a tree-lined, cobblestone street, Kennedy’s former residence is located only a few blocks to Georgetown University and the Potomac River.

Henry Kissinger 

The circa-1800, three-bedroom, four-bath house measures in at 4,659 square feet of living space with large windows, high ceilings and is cheerful and bright with sunshine spilling into the large rooms.

Francis Scott Key

The ground floor has a dramatic foyer with suspended circular staircase, formal living and dining with large entertaining terrace and a beautifully paneled library.

The large eat-in, lounge-in kitchen is up-to-the-minute in style and function and the laundry room is spacious. Every inch of the residence has undergone extensive renovation and updating.

Alexander Graham Bell

Upstairs bedrooms and baths are cheerful and bright with a private terrace off the master that also has a fireplace.

Despite coming from one of America's wealthiest families, Kennedy was not much of a home owner almost always choosing to rent instead of buying - including his free White House residence.

Christie-Anne Weiss 

 He also had the unlimited use of his parents' mansions in Palm Beach and the Kennedy Compound on Cape Cod.

The Georgetown home that JFK rented in his early congressional days is for sale at $4.68 million.

The listing agents are Christie-Anne Weiss and Christopher Ritzert of TTR Sotheby’s, Washington, D.C.

CONTACT:

Genelle C. Brown
Content Manager, Media Division
TopTenRealEstateDeals.com
Phone:  434-480-4504
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Self-storage portfolio in the NYC and Boston MSAs sold

A portfolio of three Class A self-storage properties totaling 3,596 units was sold in the greater New York City and Boston areas.

 

Steve Mellon 

HOUSTON, TX – JLL Capital Markets announced it has closed the sale of a portfolio of three Class A self-storage properties totaling 3,596 units in the greater New York City and Boston areas.

JLL marketed the portfolio on behalf the sellers, which are affiliates of Banner Real Estate Group. An affiliate of Public Storage purchased the assets.

The portfolio comprises three new, institutional-quality assets in highly desirable, densely populated core urban areas with extremely high barriers to entry. 

The facilities were constructed in 2018 and 2019. The two New York properties are located at 5002 2nd Ave. in Brooklyn and at 479 5th Ave. in New Rochelle, which is in Westchester County, and the Boston-area property is at 490 Eastern Ave. in Malden.

Brian Somoza

The JLL Capital Markets team was led by Managing Director Steve Mellon and Brian Somoza along with Senior Managing Directors Andrew Scandalios and Coleman Benedict.

“This portfolio offers immediate scale in the self-storage sector with a meaningful presence in two of the most sought-after markets in the U.S.,” Mellon said. 

“This was an extremely rare opportunity for the buyer to place a large amount of capital in institutional-quality assets located in core, urban areas with extreme barriers to entry for new competition.”

Andrew Scandalios 

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

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.

Coleman Benedict

About Banner Real Estate Group:

Banner Real Estate Group and its affiliates (“Banner”) are a group of real estate companies based in Northbrook, Illinois. 

Banner focuses on the acquisition, management and development of multifamily, self-storage and senior housing properties nationwide. 

Since its founding in 1989, Banner as acquired and operated 48 multifamily properties and has developed 20 self-storage facilities and apartment communities, collectively worth nearly $1.4 billion. 

Contact: 

Kimberly Steele
 JLL Senior Associate
 Public Relations

Phone: +1 713 852 3420

Email:  Kimberly.Steele@am.jll.com

jll.com.
BannerRealEstateGroup.com.

Class A mixed-use property in Metuchen, NJ trades for $29.6 million

The Hub at Metuchen is a Class A, transit-oriented mixed-use residential and retail property located
 in Metuchen, Middlesex County, New Jersey.

Jose Cruz

MORRISTOWN, N.J., March 23, 2020 – JLL Capital Markets announced today that it has completed the $29.6 million sale of The Hub at Metuchen, a Class A, transit-oriented mixed-use residential and retail property in Metuchen, Middlesex County, New Jersey.

JLL marketed the property exclusively on behalf of the seller, Renaissance Properties. A private buyer purchased the asset as part of a 1031 exchange requirement free and clear of existing financing.

The Hub at Metuchen is situated on 2.69 acres at 656-660 Middlesex Avenue in the heart of Metuchen’s transit village.

Steve Simonelli

 Located in central New Jersey, just off Interstate 287 and less than a 10-minute walk from the Metuchen train station, the property offers residents convenient access to all of the New York City metro’s major employment centers, including Manhattan in 45 minutes. 

Metuchen’s convenient access to transportation has led to a recent renaissance in the vibrant downtown, reflected by over 100,000 square feet of retail and 428 apartment units delivered since 2014 within a half-mile of the Metuchen Station.

Completed in 2018, The Hub at Metuchen consists of a mix of 79 luxury apartments averaging 899 square feet along with 11,203 square feet of retail and a total of 136 parking spaces. 

Michael Oliver

The property offers a luxurious amenity package, including a state-of-the-art fitness center with yoga room, resident lounge, bike storage and pet washing station. 

Units feature quartz countertops, wood cabinetry, designer tile, plank flooring, smart lock entry, and in-unit washers and dryers.

The JLL Capital Markets team representing the seller included Jose Cruz, Steve Simonelli, Michael Oliver, Kevin O’Hearn and Michael Kavanagh.

Kevin O’Hearn

“We are seeing transactions that represent good long-term opportunities in strong markets still closing given today’s current environment,” Cruz said.

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

 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.

 Michael Kavanagh

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

Contact:

 Olivia Hennessey
 JLL Senior Associate
 Public Relations  

Phone: +1 713 852 3403

Email: Olivia.Hennessey@am.jll.com

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Levin Johnston Completes Sales of Two Bay Area Multifamily Communities Via Strategic 1031 Exchange

1 Devonshire is a 15-unit multifamily property in the San Francisco Peninsula submarket of San Carlos, CA

BAY AREA, CA – Levin Johnston of Marcus and Millichap, one of the top multifamily brokerage teams in the U.S. specializing in wealth management through commercial real estate investments, recently sold two multifamily assets in the Bay Area:

Adam Levin

Leigh Court, an 18-unit multifamily community in San Jose, California and 1 Devonshire, a 15-unit multifamily property in the San Francisco Peninsula submarket of San Carlos, California.

With these sales, the brokerage team facilitated a strategic 1031 exchange on behalf of the investor who sold Leigh Court and acquired 1 Devonshire, according to Levin Johnston’s Executive Managing Director Adam Levin and Senior Managing Director Robert Johnston – who were both recently recognized by CoStar Group, Inc. as Power Broker Award recipients. 

“Demonstrating the strength of the irreplaceable San Jose location, we were able to quickly source a buyer for Leigh Court who met the seller’s price requirement,” explains Levin.

“The seller of the asset was then looking to acquire another Bay Area property that would offer immediate strong cashflow and growth potential with less hands-on management required.”

Robert Johnston

According to Johnston, the team recognized that the 1 Devonshire community, which had previously been marketed unsuccessfully by other brokers, would be an ideal asset for the investor to trade into as part of their 1031 exchange.

“We were able to procure the investor we worked with to sell Leigh Court as the buyer of the San Carlos community, which had recently undergone strategic interior and exterior improvements to increase its value,” Johnston continues.

“The buyer in this transaction recognized the long-term potential in 1 Devonshire, and we were ultimately able to satisfy both parties’ investment objectives.”

San Carlos is located in the heart of San Francisco Bay Area and is known for its high quality of living. Situated near the nation’s top tech employers and lively community, 1 Devonshire is a trophy asset that will attract Peninsula renters for years to come, notes Levin.

 Contacts:

Alex Caswell / Elisabeth Manville 

Brower Group

(949) 438-6262

acaswell@brower-group.com

levinjohnston.com.

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