Sunday, October 29, 2023

JLL Capital Markets arranges $4 million in acquisition financing for Alice Hall apartments in Savannah, GA

 

Sarah Murphy

 SAN FRANCISCO, CA –  JLL Capital Markets has arranged $4 million in acquisition financing for Alice Hall, a 14-unit apartment building with plans to be converted into a short-term rental in Savannah, Georgia

 

Jonah Aelyon
JLL represented the borrower, The AltAccom Group, and secured the three-year loan with two one-year extensions from the lender.


The JLL Capital Markets Debt Advisory team was led by Director Jonah Aelyon, Senior Production Associate Sarah Murphy and Associate Ethan Habecker.

“JLL is pleased to have helped The AltAccom Group’s inaugural acquisition,” said Aelyon. “The historic district of Savannah, Georgia will benefit from their creative approach to hospitality and their new capital partner will allow them to realize their vision.”

Alice Hall is a three story, 20,000-square-foot apartment building that includes 10 two-bedroom units and four three-bedroom units, with secure parking.

Built in 2007, the property has nine-foot ceilings, expansive walk-in closets, stainless steel appliances and granite countertops.

The units will be converted from existing long-term tenancy to short-term and flexible-term furnished apartments. The addition of hotel-like services and technology will be added to enhance the guests’ experience. Completion of the project is set for Q3 2024.

Terry Strongin
Located at 455 Montgomery St., the property is ideally situated within Savannah’s highly desirable Historic District. 

In 2022, Savannah was included in Travel & Leisure’s “Top 5 Cities to Visit in the U.S.” and “Best Weekend Destination to Visit” by Global Traveler, with over 15 million visitors annually.

Terry Strongin, founding partner of The AltAccom Group, LLC added, 


“JLL delivered as promised with creativity and focus. The acquisition of Alice Hall is the first of many planned acquisitions of apartment buildings that will be converted to serviced apartments (aka aparthotels).”


Alice Hall is a three story, 20,000-square-foot
apartment building in Savannah, GA
 that includes 10 two-bedroom units
 and four three-bedroom units,
with secure parking.


“We believe that the serviced apartment sector is an emerging real estate asset class capable of delivering outsized returns and is rapidly becoming recognized and accepted by institutional investors looking for an attractive risk adjusted return”, Strongin said.

 

The AltAccom Group is a leading company in the serviced apartment space and partners with capital providers to acquire apartment buildings located in urban markets to operate as short-term furnished apartments and corporate housing.

 

 Contact:


Alli Semans

PR, Hotels & Hospitality,

 Capital Markets

JLL
M +1 330 329 6750

 

jll.com

 

Retail experts Jay Sterling and Jack Tait join JLL Value & Risk Advisory platform

  

Jay Sterling 
CHICAGO, IL – JLL’s Value and Risk Advisory platform has hired Directors Jay Sterling and Jack Tait in Dallas and Tampa, respectively, to join as team leads in the retail valuation practice.

  Sterling and Tait report to Senior Managing Director Brett Suszek, who oversees the retail sector for the Value and Risk Advisory business in the U.S.

 

“As with every other asset class, our retail clients are increasingly looking to JLL Value and Risk Advisory to provide valuable insights surrounding current property values,” Suszek said. “We’re really excited to add Jay and Jack to the team, who both bring with them a wealth of knowledge in the valuation industry.”


Jack Tait 
Sterling joins JLL from Atrium Real Estate Services, where he spent nine years as the Director of the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex appraisal team. Sterling holds a bachelor’s degree from Southwestern University.

 

Tait, who is based in Tampa, will focus on growing JLL Value and Risk Advisory’s presence throughout Florida and providing best-in-class valuation services to clients.

 

He joins JLL from Cushman and Wakefield where he spent the last four years as Director in the Valuation and Advisory team. Tait graduated from Florida State University.

 

 JLL Value and Risk Advisory is the essential guide to the changing face of real estate values and risk. Our expert value and risk specialists are here to help investors and lenders identify, mitigate and monitor risk, and optimize real estate values across all sectors and geographies.


Brett Suszek


2,500 experts in over 35 countries analyze $3 trillion of real estate, delivering actionable risk and value insights, so investors and lenders stay ahead in the market. 


A global community of sector-based specialists, the team delivers tailored client solutions for your real estate and business asset interests, giving an accurate picture of value and risk across any opportunity.

 

For more news, videos and research resources on JLL, please visit our newsroom.

 

Contact:


Kristen Murphy

Director, Public Relations, Americas

JLL

One Post Office Square, Suite 1100

Boston, MA 02109

T +1 617 848 1572

M +1 617 543 4873

Kristen.Murphy@jll.com

 

jll.com

 

Ware Malcomb Names Jim Lukens Civil Engineering Manager in Nashville, TN Office

 Jim Lukens
  NASHVILLE, TN  Ware Malcomb, an award-winning international design firm, announced Jim Lukens, P.E. has joined the firm’s Nashville office as Civil Engineering Manager.

  In this role, he will work closely with the office leadership team to help grow the firm’s civil engineering practice, foster client relationships and lead business development.

Lukens brings more than 30 years of experience in civil engineering, design, project management and client management to the firm.

“Jim is an experienced and multi-faceted engineering and real estate development professional,” said Greg Spon, Regional Director for Ware Malcomb. “We look forward to his leadership of our civil engineering team in Nashville and support of our growing Southeast region.”  

 

Greg Spon
“Jim’s diverse background and skills are a welcome addition to Ware Malcomb’s growing civil engineering practice,” said Chris Strawn, Principal for the firm’s Civil Engineering practice. “He has decades of experience leading projects from feasibility through entitlements and construction.”

Prior to joining Ware Malcomb, Lukens operated his own engineering and land development firm for more than 20 years.

 A licensed professional engineer in Tennessee, he received a Bachelor of Civil Engineering degree from Georgia Institute of Technology, and MBA degree from Belmont University. In addition, he is a licensed Real Estate Affiliate Broker specializing in commercial real estate.

 Contacts:


Rachel Devany

Chris Strawn

VP Public Relations,

 KCOMM for Ware Malcomb

 Maria Rodgers, Director,

 PR & Communications, 949.660.9128,

 mrodgers@waremalcomb.com

 Sean Boswell,

 PR Associate, 949.660.9128,

 sboswell@waremalcomb.com

 





  

Carrie Kahn 

PORTALND, OR – JLL Capital Markets has closed the sale of The Perch PDX, a 141-unit, newly constructed, luxury, transit-oriented multi-housing community located in the highly sought-after Overlook neighborhood of North Portland, Oregon. The price was not disclosed.

The Perch PDX is located at 5325 North Interstate Avenue
within a highly walkable, mixed-use lifestyle
 and leisure activity hub in North Portland OR


JLL represented the seller, Fairfield, and procured the buyer, Green Leaf Capital Partners.


 Ira Virden

The JLL Capital Markets Investment Sales and Advisory team was led by Senior Managing Director Ira Virden, Managing Director


Carrie Kahn
and Director Frank Solorzano.

 

Frank Solorzano

Built in 2020, The Perch PDX features studio, one- and two-bedroom units, averaging 648 square feet in size. 

The Perch PDX is located at 5325 N. Interstate Ave. within a highly walkable, mixed-use lifestyle and leisure activity hub.

 

The property is ideally situated within walking distance to a MAX Light Rail line as well as the abundance of shops, dining, music venues and more within the North Mississippi and North Interstate Avenue retail corridors.

 

Contact:

Jenna Sharp

JLL, Public Relations

Dallas, Texas

M +1 214 394 3356

Jenna.Sharp@jll.com 

 

Lee & Associates South Florida Adds Bert Checa as Principal

Bert Checa

MIAMI, FL -- Lee & Associates South Florida bolstered its market-leading team of talented commercial real estate brokers with the arrival of Bert Checa as Principal.

 

 Based in Miami, Checa brings 20 years of office leasing experience and more than three million square feet in completed transactions.

 

Prior to joining Lee & Associates, Checa served as a Vice President in Transwestern’s Office Agency Leasing Group for South Florida.

 


Contact:

Eric Kalis 

ekalis@boardroompr.com


Ware Malcomb Announces Construction is Complete on The Perry Multifamily Development in Norcross GA

The Perry, a new multifamily development
 located at the intersection of Jimmy Carter
 and Peachtree Industrial boulevards
 in Norcross, GA
 

Joe Stryker

ATLANTA, GA – Ware Malcomb, an award-winning international design firm announced that construction is complete on The Perry, a new multifamily development located at the intersection of Jimmy Carter and Peachtree Industrial boulevards in Norcross, GA. Ware Malcomb provided interior architecture and design services for the amenity spaces in the 160-unit community. 

“Our team relished the opportunity to apply our expertise in multifamily design in partnership with FIDES to achieve an innovative communal setting,” said Joe Stryker, Regional Director, Ware Malcomb.

 “The resident amenities will make a significant impact on the community lifestyle, especially considering the ongoing trend of work-from-home.”

 The new development is located at the gateway to several of metro Atlanta’s thriving submarkets near historic downtown Norcross and is part of a larger redevelopment weaving together offices, shopping, restaurants and apartments.

  The garden-style, gated property is a project by FIDES Development, an Atlanta-based firm founded in 2020 by industry veterans who bring together more than $5 billion in real estate development and investment experience.  

 Contact:

 Rachel Devany

VP Public Relations,

 KCOMM for Ware Malcomb


Maria Rodgers,

 Director, PR & Communications, 949.660.9128, mrodgers@waremalcomb.com

 

Sean Boswell, PR Associate, 949.660.9128, sboswell@waremalcomb.com

 

 

Lincoln Property Company Breaks Ground on 2.4 million SF Luke Field Mega Project in Maricopa County, AZ

 

Groundbreaking principals, from left: Anthony Villarreal (LPC), Andrew Geier (Layton Construction), Chairman Clint Hickman (Maricopa County), Lt. Col. John Marshall (US Air Force), David Krumwiede (LPC), Doug Klocke (LPC), Korey Wilkes (Butler Design Group), Rick Butler (Butler Design Group)

 

PHOENIX, AZ – LPC Desert West, the Southwest arm of Dallas-based Lincoln Property Company (LPC), has joined with Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Chairman Clint Hickman, project partners and VIP guests to celebrate the groundbreaking of Luke Field, a $515 million, 2.4 million-square-foot Class A industrial development located adjacent to Luke Air Force Base in metro Phoenix.

Being developed in a single phase with completion expected in the fourth quarter of 2024, Luke Field spans three buildings – a 695,750-square-foot Building A, 454,761-square-foot Building B and 1.27 million-square-foot Building C.

 David Krumwiede 

The development is located minutes from the Loop 303, bordered by Litchfield Road, Northern Avenue, the new Northern Parkway and Luke Air Force Base.

LPC named the project after Luke Air Force Base, home to the largest fighter wing in the U.S. Air Force and where the company’s Senior Executive Vice Presidentand Vice President John Orsak have both served as Honorary Commanders.

John Orsak 

“We’ve spent the last two decades perfecting our approach to Class A industrial development to meet the demands of the most modern users,” said Krumwiede. 

“That tradition will continue at Luke Field, with buildings that exceed the expectations of tenants looking for space in one of the nation’s most notable industrial locations.”

Clint Hickman

“The Lincoln team brings great pride of place and product to Luke Field,” said Hickman. “We’re very pleased to celebrate this groundbreaking with them, and look forward to the quality buildings, tenants and employment opportunities that they will bring to Maricopa County.”

 Contact:

Stacey Hershauer

focusAZ 

P 480.600.0195

www.focusaz.com