Southwest Strategies and Former San Marcos Council Member Chris Orlando Create Strategic Partnership

Chris Orlando

SAN DIEGO, CA, July 07, 2020 –– Southwest Strategies, one of California's leading public affairs firms serving clients in transportation, land-use, water, energy and more, is excited to announce a new partnership that will help us better serve clients in North County San Diego, Orange County, the Inland Empire and beyond. 

Chris Orlando, former San Marcos City Council member and business leader, has entered into a strategic partnership with Southwest Strategies to bring added expertise and relationships to support our growing business in areas beyond central San Diego.

“We’re excited to partner with Chris Orlando to provide strategic public affairs support in some of the fastest growing communities in Southern California. His long track record of success as an elected official and public affairs practitioner is well recognized throughout the region,” said Chris Wahl, President of Southwest Strategies. Orlando possesses more than 25 years of corporate communications, marketing and public affairs experience, including as co-founder of Fit Pay Inc., a technology platform the enables contactless payment capabilities. “The opportunity to partner with Southwest Strategies is very exciting for me personally,” said Chris Orlando. “I have long respected and admired their approach to the business and how they have achieved so many accomplishments on behalf of their clients.” During his tenure on the San Marcos City Council, Orlando served as the City’s representative on the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) Board of Directors, where he served as chair of the Regional Energy Working Group.  Chris Wahl He also represented San Marcos on the North County Transit District’s (NCTD) Board of Directors, including service as Board Chair, Vice Chair and representative to the Los Angeles, San Diego, San Luis Obispo Rail Corridor Agency. Yes, Southwest Strategies Works Outside of San Diego! "Many of our friends and clients are unaware that we work on projects all across California and the southwestern part of the United States," said Wahl.  "We love San Diego, but we’re proud to also to do work in the Bay Area, Central Valley, Orange County and places in between. We have offices in Central and Northern California, too."

CONTACT:

	Ben Boyce
	(858) 541-7800

CBRE Global Investors Inks Long-Term Lease at Tanner Point in Portland, OR with Ampere Computing

                                

Renee J. James

PORTLAND, OR, July 7, 2020 - CBRE Global Investors today announced that it signed a major lease agreement with a fast-growing tech firm at Tanner Point, a new Class A creative office building in Portland’s vibrant Pearl District. 

The deal represents 40,000 square feet of premium workspace at the recently energized building, which has become a flag-bearer for CBRE GI’s new Above & Beyond (A&B) tenant amenity platform that recently launched in Portland and 11 other major U.S. office markets. 

Autumn Brice 

Ampere Computing, a tech startup specializing in data processing, is relocating to the building and will take the entire top two floors at the tower. The move coincides with a recent expansion initiative at Ampere and will double the size of the firm’s Portland-based headquarters.  

Founded in 2017 by CEO Renee J. James, Ampere Computing is experiencing unprecedented growth as the need for cloud software surges in the marketplace. 

Trevor Kafoury

The firm was courted by multiple office owners in downtown Portland, with Tanner Point’s cutting-edge amenities and state-of-the-art workspace key factors in Ampere’s decision to call the building home. 

Tanner Point is also set to welcome Cooperativa, an innovative Italian food hall and market concept slated to open later this summer.  

To help tenants attract and retain top talent, CBRE Global Investors  recently introduced its hospitality-driven “A&B” amenity program at Tanner Point, which aims to go Above and Beyond for tenants by anticipating and addressing the demands of a modern workplace through community-driven environments, customized technology and hospitality services.  

 Kevin Kaufman 

“Tanner Point delivers a first-class workplace experience that embraces the technology-enhanced lifestyle sought by today’s companies,” said Trevor Kafoury, Executive Vice President at CBRE. 

“The lease agreement with Ampere Computing is indicative of the early success we are seeing with A&B, along with the incredible gravitational pull exerted by the Pearl District. 

"We continue to field inquiries from prospective tenants representing a variety of industries and look forward to forging more partnerships in the months ahead.” 

  

Acquired by CBRE Global Investors in late 2018, Tanner Point offers a variety of premium amenities tailored for the region’s growing tech-centric work population. 

Tanner Point, a new Class A creative office building in Portland’s vibrant Pearl District. 

The lobby of the 182,851-square-foot building is outfitted in accents such as reclaimed wood detailing and a tech-enabled communal lounge area anchored by a fireplace, along with expansive windows that blur the lines between indoors and outdoors and connect users to the energized street environment. Tenants also have access to a cutting-edge fitness center and on-site bike storage.  

Floor plans ranging from 16,000 to 29,000 square feet are currently available throughout the building. Trevor Kafoury, Kevin Kaufman and Autumn Brice from CBRE are overseeing leasing at Tanner Point. 

CONTACTS:

Nick Banaszak 

The Wilbert Group 

nbanaszak@thewilbertgroup.com 

www.cbreglobalinvestors.com.

Aliya Seymour · 

Account Coordinator

1718 Peachtree St., Suite 1048 · 

Atlanta, GA 30309

M: 678-477-3630

Hanley Investment Group Arranges Sale of Single-Tenant Building Occupied by County of San Bernardino for $13.5 Million

Ed Hanley

SAN BERNARDINO, CA -- Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors, a nationally recognized real estate brokerage and advisory firm specializing in retail property sales, announced that the firm arranged the sale of a single-tenant building occupied by the County of San Bernardino located at 265 East 4th Street in San Bernardino, California.

The sale price was $13,450,000.

Hanley Investment Group represented both the buyer and the seller.  Hanley Investment Group's Executive Vice President Matt Burnett represented the seller, a private investor based in Los Angeles, and President Ed Hanley represented the buyer, The Krausz Companies, Inc. in Irvine, California. 

The two-story, 50,082-square-foot building, built in 2009, sits on 4.62 acres at the southwest corner of the signalized intersection of 4th Street and Waterman Avenue.

Waterman Avenue is one of the main trade area thoroughfares with more than 23,000 cars passing the site daily. More than 348,000 people live within five miles of the site and the Ontario International Airport (ONT) is just a seven-minute drive from the building.

Matt Burnett 

“This was a very rare government secured lease, with no early cancellation provision,” said Burnett. “Hanley Investment Group procured a 1031 exchange buyer who understood the value of this property and its excellent fundamentals with a best-in-class tenant that is internet- and COVID-resistant.”

According to Burnett, “Need-based government services such as this offer stability in the face of growing online sales as well as potential economic instability.”

The County of San Bernardino has an AA credit rating from Standard & Poors (S&P) and an AAA credit rating from Fitch. The property had no deferred maintenance and is LEED certified.

Single-tenant building occupied by
 the County of San Bernardino
 located at 265 East 4th Street
in San Bernardino, CA

Burnett noted that the Inland Empire had the highest job growth rate in California and the highest home price growth in Southern California. The County of San Bernardino is home to more than 2.1 million residents with a 28% projected growth rate over the next 25 years.

CONTACTS:

Matt Burnett, Executive Vice President 
Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors            
949.585.7623 | mburnett@hanleyinvestment.com

Anne Monaghan 

anne@monaghanpr.com

www.hanleyinvestment.com.

Trez Capital Announces New High-Yield Fund and Re-opens Temporarily Paused Prime Trust and Yield Fund

Daniel Marchand

Dallas, TX -- Trez Capital announced the launch of the Trez Capital High Yield #1 (2020) Fund (High Yield Fund) following a successful first close. 

The fund remains open for investment until December 31st to a maximum of $100 million.

The new fund enables investors to share in a portfolio of loans that will target net returns in excess of 10% per annum in a portfolio of senior ranking mortgages.

 It will focus on real estate projects in U.S. markets with higher than average population and GDP growth. The first investments will be for single-family lot development financings in Texas, a state experiencing job growth and strong demand for affordable housing.

“The housing market in the Southwest U.S. is particularly strong and with interest rates at record lows, buyers in this region are motivated to purchase homes,” said Daniel Marchand, Senior Vice President and Head of Investor Global Sales.

“While traditional real estate lenders have substantially halted lending given the pandemic, Trez Capital, through its High Yield Fund, has capitalized on the current market disruption to lend to high quality proven borrowers in established housing projects.”

In addition, Trez Capital will re-open Trez Capital Prime Trust and Trez Capital Yield Trust to limited redemptions. The funds were temporarily paused due to the pandemic.

Morley Greene

Despite the substantial disruption in the commercial real estate industry caused by COVID-19, the firm has maintained distributions across all funds with no delays or reductions.

“Trez Capital’s stability over the past few months is a result of our prudent risk management and deep industry knowledge and expertise,” says Morley Greene, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

 “We have always placed the interests of our investors first and foremost.

"During the unprecedented economic impact caused by the novel coronavirus our best-in-class origination and underwriting capabilities and our partnerships with leading developers were put to the ultimate test and resulted in stability in a time of uncertainty.”

CONTACT:

BoardroomPR

Eric Kalis

ekalis@boardroompr.com

Todd Templin

 ttemplin@boardroompr.com

954-370-8999