Saturday, May 27, 2023

Western Specialty Contractors Restores Original Stone Wall at Historic Lochmoor Mansion Overlooking Lake Superior in Duluth, MN

 

Lochmoor Mansion on the shores of Lake Superior
 in Duluth, MN.

Chester Congdon
 St. Louis, MO --Western Specialty Contractors – Minneapolis Branch was given the opportunity to restore the original stone courtyard wall at historic Lochmoor Mansion on the shores of Lake Superior in Duluth, MN.

Built in 1929 by Duluth mining magnate Chester Congdon, the English Tudor style home was a gift to his daughter Marjorie.

The home’s current owners have worked meticulously to restore and preserve the mansion’s original character, including the stone wall surrounding its courtyard.

Over time, the wall had begun to lean towards the lake to the point that it needed to be rebuilt, and a portion of the wall surrounding an outdoor fireplace and entertainment space needed tuckpointing. 


Western’s masonry experts dismantled the 60-ft-long, 7-ft-tall natural stone wall, taking care to mark the exact location of each stone, and rebuilt the lake-facing wall as it was originally constructed, taking care to maintain the arch around a gate opening.


A few stones that had crumbled when removed were replaced with other stones found around the property. Western used mortar to rebuild the wall and for tuckpointing the fireplace area that had been selected from several samples by the owners the year prior.


“The biggest challenge of this project was obviously maintaining the historic integrity of the stone wall’s original construction,” said Daryl Carlson, Sales/Project Manager at Western’s Minneapolis Branch.



“We knew this was important to the owners, and with our experience working on historic masonry structures and buildings, as well as custom-mixing mortars based on historic colors and textures, we were able to rebuild the wall as it would have appeared 94 years ago when it was originally constructed.”


Western’s crews completed the project in five months and within budget.

For more information about Western’s masonry restoration services, please visit https://westernspecialtycontractors.com/masonry-services/.

About Western Specialty Contractors

Family-owned and operated for over 100 years, Western Specialty Contractors is the nation’s largest specialty contractor in masonry and concrete restoration, waterproofing and specialty roofing.

 Daryl Carlson

Western is headquartered in St. Louis, MO, with 30 branch offices nationwide and employs more than 1,200 salaried and hourly professionals who offer the best, time-tested techniques and innovative technology.

For more information about Western Specialty Contractors, please visit www.westernspecialtycontractors.com.       

 

  

 

Contact:

 

Jennifer Beidle

314-607-9459

jennifer@jbeidlepr.com

 

JLL Capital Markets handles sale of industrial warehouse with outdoor storage component at 1701 Westinghouse Boulevard located in Charlotte’s premier Southwest submarket

 

 Pete Pittroff

 CHARLOTTE, NC –  JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of 1701 Westinghouse Blvd., a 97,100-square-foot industrial facility featuring an outdoor storage component in Charlotte, North Carolina. The price was not disclosed.

 

JLL represented the seller, Selwyn Property Group, and procured the buyer, Granite Canyon Partners.

The property sits on a 15.37-acre parcel along Westinghouse Blvd. and contains over three acres of leasable, outdoor storage in addition to the existing building footprint.

Dave Andrews 

1701 Westinghouse Blvd. is situated in the heart of Charlotte’s Southwest submarket. It is positioned near the I-485 and I-77 interchange, providing connectivity throughout the entire MSA.

It is also conveniently located 10 miles from the Charlotte Douglas International Airport, one of the country’s busiest airports.

The Charlotte industrial market is one of the premier industrial markets in the Southeast, offering excellent regional accessibility, a skilled workforce and a low cost of operation. Charlotte’s inventory is comprised of over 260.4 million square feet of warehouse space.

Josh McArdle
The JLL Capital Markets Investment Sales and Advisory team was led by Senior Managing Director Pete Pittroff, Directors Dave Andrews and Josh McArdle and Associate Michael Scarnato.

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

For more news, videos and research resources, please visit JLL’s newsroom.

 

About Selwyn Property Group

Selwyn Property Group is a leader in Southeastern industrial, office, retail, multifamily, acquisitions, development and brokerage.

Patrick (Pat) Pierce
 Partners Pat Pierce, Grey Poole and Jensie Teague have more than 100 years of combined industry experience.

The firm’s commercial real estate experience is concentrated in the Carolinas, Virginia and Georgia, where they have developed properties in excess of $1 billion and total more than 12 million square feet.

 

About Granite Canyon Partners

 

Granite Canyon Partners (GCP) is managed by two experienced commercial real estate investment professionals, Jay Klug and Paul Kang.


Grey Poole 

Based in Washington, D.C. (HQ) with a satellite office in Durham, N.C., GCP is focused on acquiring retail, industrial/flex, and mixed-use properties across the country with a focus on value-add and opportunistic transactions in the $5-$50M total valuation range.

 

GCP is focused on building a portfolio of durable cash flow with downside protection while delivering exceptional value to our investors.


About JLL

 

For over 200 years, JLL (NYSE: JLL), a leading global commercial real estate and investment management company, has helped clients buy, build, occupy, manage and invest in a variety of commercial, industrial, hotel, residential and retail properties.

Jensie Teague

A Fortune 500 company with annual revenue of $20.9 billion and operations in over 80 countries around the world, our more than 103,000 employees bring the power of a global platform combined with local expertise.


 Driven by our purpose to shape the future of real estate for a better world, we help our clients, people and communities SEE A BRIGHTER WAYSM


JLL is the brand name, and a registered trademark, of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated. For further information, visit jll.com. 

 

  

Contact:

 

Alli Semans,

 Public Relations, Associate

Phone: +1 330 329 6750

Email: Alli.Semans@jll.com

  

JLL Capital Markets completes sale of 260,000-square-foot Volkswagen Parts Distribution Center in Jacksonville, FL

Taylor Osborne
 

 MIAMI, FL –  JLL Capital Markets has closed the sale of 4150 Perimeter Industrial Pkwy, a 260,000-square-foot distribution center in Jacksonville, Florida. The price was not disclosed.

 John Huguenard

Constructed in 2008, the property is fully leased to Volkswagen Group of America and sits on 15.35 acres in the Westside submarket of Jacksonville.

It features rear-loading capabilities in a fully air-conditioned warehouse space, a rare and coveted building feature in the Jacksonville industrial market.

4150 Perimeter Industrial Pkwy is located adjacent to Jacksonville’s Beltway, I-295 and within minutes to I-10 and I-95.

This strategic location provides convenient access to more than 70 million consumers and exceptional connectivity to the Jacksonville CSX Intermodal terminal and JaxPort, the second largest vehicle handling port in the U.S.

 Wells Waller

The JLL Capital Markets Investment Sales and Advisory team was led by Senior Managing Director John Huguenard, Managing Director Luis Castillo, Director Cody Brais, Executive Managing Director Luke Pope, Analyst Taylor Osborne and Associate Wells Waller.

Luis Castillo
“Much like other East Coast port markets, Jacksonville has been on a tear recently and we continue to see deep investor interest for industrial opportunities there,” said Castillo.

 “This sale represents our team’s 5th transaction in that market over the last 12 months and we expect to see more activity as fundamentals continue to exceed expectations.

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.

Cody Brais


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

For more news, videos and research resources, please visit JLL’s newsroom.

 About JLL 

For over 200 years, JLL (NYSE: JLL), a leading global commercial real estate and investment management company, has helped clients buy, build, occupy, manage and invest in a variety of commercial, industrial, hotel, residential and retail properties.


 A Fortune 500 company with annual revenue of $20.9 billion and operations in over 80 countries around the world, our more than 103,000 employees bring the power of a global platform combined with local expertise. 


Luke Pope
Driven by our purpose to shape the future of real estate for a better world, we help our clients, people and communities SEE A BRIGHTER WAYSM. JLL is the brand name, and a registered trademark, of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated. 

 

 

 

 


Contact:

 

Alli Semans,

 Public Relations, Associate

Phone: +1 330 329 6750

Email: Alli.Semans@jll.com

 

jll.com. 

 

 

 

NAIOP Commends Supreme Court Ruling in Sackett v. EPA on Wetlands Definition

 

Marc Selvitelli 

  

WASHINGTON, DC – NAIOP President and CEO Marc Selvitelli issued the following statement after the Supreme Court's unanimous verdict in the case of Sackett v. EPA:

 

Today the Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Sackett v. EPA, a case involving the jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act and the definition of “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS), and an issue on which NAIOP has been active on behalf of commercial real estate.

 

  In a victory for NAIOP members and the CRE industry, the Court ruled that the Clean Water Act extends only to wetlands that are “as a practical matter indistinguishable from waters of the United States” and that have a continuous surface connection with that water.


Aerial view of a wetland. Photo credit: Pixabay.com
For many years, NAIOP has advocated for commonsense regulation to protect our nation’s wetlands that is clear, increases predictability and consistency in EPA and Army Corps of Engineers wetlands decision making, and reduces unnecessary permitting delays.

 

 Our most recent comments to the Biden administration’s WOTUS rule reflected this approach.

 

The Supreme Court decision finally clarifies the legal test needed to determine whether a federal wetlands permit is required for a development project. This will go a long way to reducing the uncertainty and added costs of delay that were the result of the legal ambiguity that existed.


Kathryn Hamilton

The Biden WOTUS rule had been suspended in 26 states because of legal challenges. The Supreme Court ruling will most likely force changes to the Biden administration’s regulation to ensure its application is consistent with the decision.

 

NAIOP members should rest assured that we will continue to work with federal policy makers as regulations governing our industry are developed.

 

Contact:

 

 Kathryn Hamilton

703-673-1429 office

 703-283-7273 mobile

hamilton@naiop.org

naiop.org