Tuesday, October 13, 2020

$88.89 million construction loan secured for Fremont Apartments in Portland, OR

Fremont Apartments located on the Willamette River
at 1550 Northeast Naito Parkway Portland, OR

 PORTLAND, OR – JLL Capital Markets announced it arranged $88.89 million in construction financing to build the Fremont Apartments, a Class A multi-housing community located on the Willamette River at 1550 N.E. Naito Parkway in Portland, Oregon.

 JLL worked on behalf of a partnership between Lincoln Property Company and Bridge Investment Group to secure the loan through ACORE Capital, a leading commercial real estate finance company.

Jordan Angel

The asset will be held for 10+ years as it represents an Opportunity Zone investment.

 The 227,599-square-foot high-rise, apartments will consist of 236 units, averaging 932 square feet. Sitting on 1.84 acres, the property is perfectly positioned on the waterfront of the North Pearl District.

The Fremont Apartments will be the tallest building in proximity to the river in Portland and is the only new permitted residential waterfront project on the west side.

The 17-story upscale tower will include a mix of studios, one-bedroom and two-bedroom floor plans. The project will offer premium interior finishes and community amenities including a resident lounge, subterranean parking garage and rooftop terrace with unobstructed views of downtown Portland and the Willamette River.

 Doug Bond 

The property also includes a riverfront restaurant space overlooking the Willamette River.

 Formerly a corridor of warehouses, the Pearl District is one of the most sought-after neighborhoods in Portland and is known for its vibrant entertainment scene, renowned restaurants, iconic art galleries and local shops and boutiques. 

 The JLL Capital Markets team representing the borrower was led by Managing Directors Jordan Angel, Doug Bond and Casey Davidson and Analysts Brock Knapp and Taylor Gimian.  

 “This development will represent the best units in the burgeoning Pearl District with extraordinary views of the Willamette River,” said Angel.

 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.

Casey Davidson

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About Lincoln Property Company

Lincoln Property Company is one of the largest and most diversified real estate companies in the United States, offering a comprehensive suite of value-added services for its clients, including asset and property management, construction management, development and build-to-suit services, investments / acquisitions, and landlord representation.

 Lincoln is highly regarded within the real estate community and among its clientele: investors, lenders, tenants, and owners of commercial real estate. Additionally, its experienced team and ownership mentality uniquely position Lincoln as one of the most trusted real estate partners among institutional real estate investors.

Taylor Gimian

About Bridge Investment Group

Bridge Investment Group ("Bridge"​) is a leading, forward-integrated real estate private equity firm with $22.0 billion in assets under management and a 30-year history as a real estate owner-operator. 

Bridge combines its nationwide, 4,100+* person "boots-on-the-ground"​ operating platform with specialized teams of investment professionals focused on select US real estate verticals - multifamily, workforce and affordable housing, senior housing and medical properties, office, debt strategies, and opportunity zones.

  CONTACT:

Natalie Passarelli

 JLL Senior Associate

 Public Relations

Phone: +1 224 477 7307

Email: Natalie.Passarelli@am.jll.com

www.acorecapital.com.

jll.com.

Hospitality Ventures Management Group (HVMG) Announces Grand Opening of 104-Room Residence Inn by Marriott Waco/South in Texas

104-room Residence Inn by Marriott Waco/South in Texas. 

WACO, TX, Oct. 13, 2020 — Hospitality Ventures Management Group (HVMG), an Atlanta-based, private hotel investment, ownership and management company, today announced the grand opening of 104-room Residence Inn by Marriott Waco/South in Texas. 

 The hotel is owned by Ridgeland, Miss.-based Wealthqq Hospitality Group, a hospitality ownership/development/construction management company.

             “The Residence Inn by Marriott Waco/South marks our fifth hotel in Texas and our 20th  Marriott-branded property,” said Robert Cole, president & CEO, HVMG. 

 

Robert S. Cole

 “Our familiarity with the market, extended-stay hotels and the Residence Inn brand will allow us to ramp up quickly and be a market leader.  Additionally, HVMG brings its ‘Be Excellent’ culture and best practices to add value to the hotel’s profitability and guest satisfaction.”

 Located at 2424 Marketplace Drive, the 4-story hotel is near Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center and proximate to Baylor University and multiple corporate entities and situated within the Central Texas Market Place development. 

             Based in Ridgeland, Miss., Heritage Hospitality Group owns, develops and constructs hotels throughout the United States. 

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Blackton Leesburg Awarded Multi-Million Dollar Homebuilding Supply Contract for Seven of Maronda’s Gainesville, FL Area Subdivisions

 

Michael “Micky” Blackton

LEESBURG, FL --- Blackton, Inc., one of Florida ’s oldest and largest suppliers of materials to the homebuilding industry, who expanded with a new Leesburg location earlier this year, recently earned a contract worth an estimated $4.8 million from the Jacksonville Division of Maronda Homes. 

Michael “Micky” Blackton, chairman of the Orlando-based firm, said the Blackton- Leesburg operation at 105 Park Center St. will provide flooring materials for planned construction of more than 600 new single-family homes and town homes next year in the Gainesville-Ocala area with a similar number of homes projected for years to follow.  


The contract includes homes in seven of Maronda Homes’ communities including: Marion Oaks in Ocala; Tara VillageTara Estates and Tara West End northwest of Gainesville in Alachua; Newberry Corners and Oak Park  in Newberry west of Gainesville; and Cinnamon Hill in High Springs, Fla.  

Blackton said the work will commence within the next 30 days. 

“We have seen a marked increase in sales of our products over the past six months and we expect to see significant growth, especially at our Leesburg operation, over the next 12 months,” he said.  

Headquartered north of downtown Orlando , family-owned Blackton, Inc. has been supplying the homebuilding industry from Jacksonville to Tampa for more than six decades.

CONTACTS:

 

Michael “Micky” Blackton, Chairman, Blackton Inc.

 407-898-2661 Micky@Blacktoninc.com

 

Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications

407-644-4142 or 407-461-3781 Beth@larryvershel.com

 

 

Cornerstone Collective Announces Nexus Design Standards To Provide Updated and Unified Safety Protocols for Hotel Industry

   

Suzie Hall

 BOISE, IDAHO, Oct.13, 2020 --Officials of The Cornerstone Collective today announced a comprehensive program to provide hotel brands, owners and operators with a road map to design their properties safely, intelligently and prudently for today and the inevitable recovery from the Covid-19 virus. 

 The proprietary Nexus Design Standards lay out specific criteria culled from across the full spectrum of expert sources, including the CDC, EPA, WELL, LEED, IBC, Fitwel, Mindful Materials and medical specialists.  

 The program provides non-biased, research-based solutions that provide critical guidance for safe design, while allowing the ability to optimize the hotel’s uniqueness.


“A number of brands and hotel management companies have put together their own pandemic safety procedures, but no two are alike,” said Suzie Hall, founder and president, The Cornerstone Collective. 

 “If an owner has multiple brands or owns an independent property, there is no trusted resource to assist them through what can be a costly process.

 "The Nexus Design Standards are the first unified, all-encompassing approach that addresses all aspects of design for the ‘new normal.’ 

 


"There is a lot of confusion and conflicting claims ranging from what constitutes appropriate distancing to what makes the most effective barriers. 

 "Not only do Nexus Standards include potentially life-saving advice, but they can substantially reduce costs by 15 – 40 percent.  The Standards are supplier-agnostic but provide clear specifications on materials which often cost less than other options, even though the quality is similar if not superior.”

Hall has spent the last 28 years designing and advocating for how indoor environments can improve human health and well-being.  With 20 completed LEED projects and dozens of healthcare assignments, she was ideally qualified to lead this initiative. 


 “We’ve called upon our experience in designing hospital interiors, which present a higher concern for safety, as well as my current position on the Board of the St. Alphonsus Hospital Foundation.  Utilizing that expertise, we worked with expert sources that form the core of the program.”

 The new standards address ten key areas: Disinfectability, Cleanability, Performance, Health, Environmental, Price, Life Cycle Cost, Sustainability, Proof of Product Properties / Claims and Warranties. 

 CONTACT:

Chris Daly, media

 chris@dalygray.com

 (703) 864-5553