Monday, May 2, 2022

Cloud Apartments Hires Matthew Rapa as Director of Construction

 

Matthew Rapa

SAN JOSE, CA – Cloud Apartments, a product company that builds a signature line of prefabricated apartments to drive down the cost of housing and drive up the quality for its renters, announced this week the hiring of Matthew Rapa as the Director of Construction.

 

 Matthew will lead the construction of Cloud Apartments’ prototype units and use his experience in modular construction to further its patented snap technology for installing prefabricated units on site.


Curtis Wong

Curtis Wong, Founder and CEO of Cloud Apartments, said, “I feel so fortunate to have Matt as our first hire at Cloud Apartments. Matt has installed about 1,000 modules during his career.

 

"With his construction expertise, he is single-handedly building our prototype apartment units and adding his real-world experience as we design our proprietary snap connection systems.”


Rapa is a licensed General Contractor and comes to Cloud Apartments with experience in the commercial real estate and construction industries. 


Cloud Apartments will launch its first apartment in 2024 

His professional background includes working as the  Senior Modular Superintendent of RAD Urban in Oakland, CA and running his own construction company through project management and consulting.  

 

Cloud Apartments will launch its first apartment in 2024 and is currently seeking partnerships with developers to participate in its feasibility study

 

CONTACTS:

 

Bailey Green 

bailey@tamaraedwards.co

 

Tamara Edwards, 1510 North Elston #3f, Chicago, IL 60642

Tamara@Tamaraedwards.co 

 

https://www.cloudapartments.com/.

Brian K. Watson, VP at CrossMarc Services, Earns Prestigious CCIM Designation


  Brian K. Watson

WINTER PARK, FL -  Brian K. WatsonCCIM, MBA, a vice president at CrossMarc Services based in Winter Park, has been awarded the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) Designation from the CCIM Institute, recognizing him as an expert in the disciplines of commercial and investment real estate.  

 

Stephen R. Rigl

CCIM Institute, headquartered in Chicago, is a commercial affiliate of the National Association of Realtors. Its members are responsible for an approximate $400 Billion annually of real estate transactions globally. 

“We are so proud of Brian and hope his leadership will inspire more diverse students and young professionals to pursue their CCIM designation,” said Florida CCIM Chapter President Stephen R. RiglCCIM, MBA.

 

“Brian is a leader in the diversification of commercial real estate, as well as one of the brightest in the industry,” said John CrossmanCCIM, founder and president of CrossMarc Services.

 

John Crossman
 “We are proud of Brian’s accomplishment which is a testament to his business acumen, negotiation skills and enterprising perseverance.  

"We look forward to his continued successes and contributions that enhance our growth and the services our clients receive.”


Among the more than one million residential and commercial real estate professionals in the United States, only an estimated 7 percent hold the CCIM designation. 


 Watson is now among that small minority with this prestigious designation.  

 


CONTACTS:

 

Brian K. Watson, CCIM, MBA, VP Commercial Real Estate Advisory, Brokerage, Investment Sales and Leasing, CrossMarc Services, LLC, 1011 N. Wymore Rd., Winter Park, FL 32789; 407-794-9393 or bwatson@Crossmarcservices.com 

 

John CrossmanCCIM, CRX, President, CrossMarc Services, LLC;  1011 N. Wymore Rd., Winter Park, FL 32789 jcrossman@crossmarcservices.com 

or 407-794-9393 

 

Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, Inc. 2433 Lee Rd., Winter Park, FL 32789; 

407-461-3781; beth@larryvershel.com

 

  

JLL Capital Markets closes $58 million sale of a Whole Foods-anchored retail center along Connecticut’s Gold Coast

Grace Braverman
 

 MORRISTOWN, NJ, May 2, 2022 JLL Capital Markets announced today that it has closed the nearly $58 million sale of King’s Crossing, an approximately 82,000-square-foot, Class A destination shopping center anchored by Whole Foods Market in affluent Fairfield Township, Connecticut.

 

JLL marketed the property on behalf of an institutional seller. TA Realty acquired the asset.


Jose Cruz
Developed in 2011, King’s Crossing is 97 percent leased to a superior mix of needs-based tenants, including Whole Foods, CVS Pharmacy, Petco, Five Guys, Sleep Number and Chipotle.

 

A shadow-anchored Home Depot provides additional traffic to the center.

 

Positioned on 10.5 acres at 330-350 Grasmere Ave., King’s Crossing is in Fairfield Township, a highly sought-after community 50 miles from New York City.

 

The center is less than a mile from both Route 1 and Interstate 95, providing easy connectivity, and in Connecticut’s Gold Coast, an affluent coastal area of the state.


 Kevin O’Hearn
The growing area is also home to a wealthy customer base with average household incomes exceeding $183,000.

 

The JLL Capital Markets team representing the seller was led by Jose Cruz, Kevin O’Hearn, Danny Finkle, Michael Oliver, Steve Simonelli, Andrew Scandalios and Grace Braverman.

 

“We’re thrilled to have worked with notable institutional firms such as the seller and TA Realty on the sale of this prestigious asset,” O’Hearn said.


Danny Finkle
“With Whole Foods as it’s anchor and a national tenant roster, King’s Crossing is a premier retail property in this region. 


"We had a tremendous response from investors and expect the buyer to do very well with it.”

 

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 sales and advisory, debt advisory, equity advisory or a recapitalization.


Michael Oliver
The firm has more than 3,000 Capital Markets specialists worldwide with offices in nearly 50 countries.


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About TA Realty

 

TA Realty is among the largest and most experienced providers of real estate investment management services to U.S. and non-U.S. institutional investors.

 

Since its inception in 1982, TA Realty has managed $36 billion of real estate assets through value-add and core strategies and customized separate/advisory accounts.


Steve Simonelli
TA Realty’s investment philosophy focuses on creating diversified real estate portfolios that aim to generate strong cash flow, receive intensive asset management, and seek to achieve long-term value creation.

 

 For four decades, TA Realty has maintained this philosophy through multiple real estate and economic cycles, a strength recognized by pension funds, endowments, foundations and high-net-worth individuals. 

 


About JLL


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


Andrew Scandalios

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. 


JLL is a Fortune 500 company with annual revenue of $19.4 billion in 2021, operations in over 80 countries and a global workforce more than 98,000 as of December 31, 2021. 


JLL is the brand name, and a registered trademark, of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated. 

 

CONTACT:


Kimberly Steele

PR, Capital Markets,

Agency Leasing

and Valuation Advisory 

JLL

T +1 713 852 3420

M +1 832 244 9994

JLL.com

 

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