Tuesday, August 7, 2012

First Green Bank to issue stock offerings in January with shares valued at $13 each, minimum 20,000 shares required



 MOUNT DORA, FL --- First Green Bank, lauded as one of the nation’s most environmentally responsible financial institutions with locations in Mount Dora, Clermont and Ormond Beach, will issue a public stock offering in the first quarter of 2013 with shares valued at $13 each.

Kenneth LaRoe (lower right photo), chairman and chief executive officer of First Green Bank, said the offering will include a $20,000 minimum individual purchase requirement.

First Green Bank posted an annual profit of $543,000 for 2011, the culmination of 22 consecutive months of profitability.

For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:

Kenneth E. LaRoe, CEO and Chairman, First GREEN Bank, 352-483-9100, ken@firstgreenbank.com
Paul Rountree, President, First GREEN Bank, 352-483-9100, paul@firstgreenbank.com
Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142 or 407-461-3780, lvershelco@aol.com  

Berger Commercial Realty Announces New Deal from Broker Steve Hyatt




 FORT LAUDERDALE, FL (Aug.  7, 2012) – Berger Commercial Realty, a full service commercial real estate firm based in Fort Lauderdale and serving clients around the state, announced a new deal from Senior Vice President Steve Hyatt.

 Hyatt represented KeyCorp Real Estate Capital Markets in the sale of a two-story,12-unit, garden style apartment building known as Holiday Park Apartments, located at 745 NE 15th Ave. in Fort Lauderdale, for $850,000 to 745 NE Avenue, LLC, doing business as Maven Real Estate.

 Berger Special Assets first served as receiver, then provided management services and has now sold the property located near Holiday Park in central Fort Lauderdale.

Contact: 

Marielle Sologuren
Pierson Grant Public Relations
(954) 776-1999, ext. 226

Emerson International Completes New Long Term and Expansion Leases at Altamonte Lakeside Office Park in Altamonte Springs, FL



ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. --- Emerson International recently negotiated a new long term lease and an expansion lease agreement with an existing tenant at Altamonte Lakeside Park (lower left photo) on Cranes Roost Blvd. in Altamonte Springs totaling more than 4,800 square feet.

 Kenneth R. Koch (top right photo), commercial portfolio director at Emerson International, said Sodexo is the tenant at 283 Cranes Roost Blvd who expanded  by 3,214 square feet bringing its total occupancy to 21,426 square feet.  Sara Wardrup of Mohr Partners represented Sodexo.

 Uptown Realty Group signed a new five-year lease for 1,647 square feet at 307 Cranes Roost Blvd. for a new Real Estate office. 

 Koch negotiated both transactions representing the landlord, Emerson International, Inc.

 For more information, contact

 Kenneth R. Koch, Commercial Portfolio Director, Emerson International, Inc. 407-834-9560 x238; kkoch@emerson-us.com;
Beth Payan or Larry Vershel, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142 Lvershelco@aol.com




Cranes Move, Construction Begins at Buckhead Atlanta


                   
 ATLANTA, GA (Aug. 7, 2012) – The cranes over Atlanta’s Buckhead community swung into action today as developer OliverMcMillan starts construction on Buckhead Atlanta, what will become the Southeast’s newest luxury destination. A team of construction workers mobilized at 7 a.m. this morning.

 “For years, we have anticipated the start of construction on the transformative Buckhead Atlanta, which, when completed, will be a sign of Atlanta’s resilience and innovation,” said Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed (top right photo).

 “A rejuvenated Buckhead will not only attract the nation’s top developers and retailers but thousands of new consumers and residents. I congratulate OliverMcMillan and everyone involved and wish them well on this project.”

 For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:
                                       
Patrick Hill                                        
Jackson Spalding                                
404-724-2506                                     
PHill@jacksonspalding.com                   

 Rachel Tobin                         
Jackson Spalding                                
 404-724-2501            



Tandem Construction, Union League Boys & Girls Club Celebrate Completion of Phase One Addition and Renovation of 19th Century Pilsen Community Clubhouse


 



Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Michael Chioros, chair of the Union League Boys & Girls Club renovation project, cut the ribbon on a 17,000-square-foot addition to Union League Boys & Girls Club One in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood, as other project team members including Tony Andrews from Tandem Construction look on. 




Team members from Tandem Construction, Union League Club of Chicago and Antunovich Associates participated in a ribbon cutting ceremony today with Mayor Rahm Emanuel, celebrating the completion of a four-story, 17,000-square-foot addition to the original Union League Boys & Girls Club in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood. Pictured (left to right): Ira Leibold (Tandem), Sean Staunton (Tandem), Brian Curtin (Tandem), Craig Labus (ULC), Michael Chioros (ULC), Tony Andrews (Tandem), Mary Ann Mahon-Huels (ULC), Dimitri Nassis (Tandem), Michael Sullivan (ULC), Charles Jahn (ULC), Joe Antunovich (Antunovich Associates), Chris Walsh (Tandem), Megan Tighe (Tandem)




CHICAGO, IL (Aug. 7, 2012) - A late 19th century Chicago building that has been “a beacon of light and a refuge” for thousands of members of the Union League Boys and Girls Club in the city’s near southwest side Pilsen neighborhood for 92 years, has a bright new future.

 Chicago’s Mayor Rahm Emanuel led a tour last week for scores of community and civic leaders, educators, donors, Club alumni, members of the Union League Club of Chicago, contractor Tandem Construction and architect Antunovich Associates, of the new four-story, 17,000-square-foot addition to the original Union League Boys & Girls Club at 2157 West 19th Street.


 
Tandem Construction was the contractor for a four-story, 17,000-square-foot addition (lower right photo) to the original Union League Boys & Girls Club in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood.


 “Boys and Girls Clubs are key to the direction of our children's lives and our city’s future – making our streets safe and our schools strong,“ said Mayor Emanuel.

"Nearly 100 years since it first opened, Club One has served over 100,000 young people. This new addition will ensure that the Union League Boys and Girls Club will be a pillar of progress here in Pilsen for the next 100 years.”

 For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:

 Sarah Lyons
312.267.4520
Senior Account Executive
Taylor Johnson
 Public Relations
d 312 267.4520 
 p 312 245.0202
 f 312 245.9205


Monday, August 6, 2012

Commercial Real Estate Community Comes Together for 7th Annual Charity Golf Classic in Tampa, FL

  

Tampa, FL (Aug. 6, 2012) — Newmark Grubb Knight Frank (NGKF) is joining other prominent organizations from the commercial real estate industry and general business community for the Annual Charity Golf Classic in support of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) and the Barth Syndrome Foundation (BSF).

The event, now in its seventh year, is open to the public and will be held Monday, Oct. 1, 2012, at the Emerald Greens Golf & Country Club, located at 13903 Clubhouse Drive in Tampa.

Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Management Services President Randy Buddemeyer (top right photo)  and Regional Managing Director Tim Rivers (lower left photo) have served as co-chairs of the Charity Golf Classic committee since the tournament’s inception in 2005.

Over the past six years, the event has raised more than $600,000 in donations to support the JDRF and BSF, as well as other local charities.  

For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:

Monica Sparreo
312.698.6709


Arbor Closes Six Texas Fannie Mae Deals Totaling $33.5M



UNIONDALE, NY (Aug. 6, 2012) - Arbor Commercial Funding, LLC (“Arbor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Arbor Commercial Mortgage, LLC and a national, direct commercial real estate lender, announced the recent funding of six loans totaling $33,466,000 across Texas under the Fannie Mae Delegated Underwriting & Servicing (DUS)® Loan and Fannie Mae DUS® Affordable Housing Loan product lines. These loans include:

·         Park Village Apartments, Dallas, TX (top left photo) – This 350-unit multifamily property received $12,264,000 funded under the Fannie Mae DUS® Loan product line. The 10-year refinance loan amortizes on a 30-year schedule. Park Village Apartments has undergone significant renovations recently, adding new roofing, carpeting and appliances.

·         San Carlos Apartments, Dallas, TX (top right photo) – This 153-unit multifamily property received $5,500,000 funded under the Fannie Mae DUS® Loan product line. The seven-year refinance loan amortizes on a 30-year schedule. The property has undergone significant renovations since its acquisition in 2007 and is centrally located within the city of Dallas.

·         Windsor Park Rental Homes, Fort Worth, TX (middle left photo) – This 50-unit multifamily property received $4,180,000 funded under the Fannie Mae DUS® Loan product line. The 10-year acquisition loan amortizes on a 30-year schedule. The property was built in 2010 and contains single-family units in excellent condition, each complete with a two-vehicle garage and individual patios.

·         Gardenview Apartments, Pasadena, TX (middle right photo) – This 309-unit multifamily property received $4,122,000 funded under the Fannie Mae DUS® Affordable Housing Loan product line. The 10-year refinance loan amortizes on a 30-year schedule. The property includes two in-ground swimming pools.

·         Meadow Park Townhomes, Hewitt, TX - This 122-unit multifamily property received $4,000,000 funded under the Fannie Mae DUS® Loan product line. The 10-year refinance loan amortizes on a 30-year schedule. The property was acquired in 2001 and has since undergone significant renovations. Meadow Park includes a pool and patio deck and barbeque picnic areas.

·         Ridgeview Apartments, Sherman, TX – This 140-unit multifamily property received $3,400,000 funded under the Fannie Mae DUS® Loan product line. The seven-year refinance loan amortizes on a 30-year schedule. The property has undergone significant recent renovations. Amenities at Ridgeview include a swimming pool, sand volleyball court and basketball court.

All of the loans were originated by Anthony Tarter, Director in Arbor’s Dallas, TX, office.

“Arbor’s widespread presence in the Texas multifamily real estate lending market proves we have the ability to deliver loan products that perfectly suit our clients’ needs wherever they do business,” Tarter said. “The relationship formed with each property’s borrower reinforces our business partnerships and commitment to providing unmatched personal service deal after deal.”

Contact:  Christopher Ostrowski, costrowski@arbor.com

Sunday, August 5, 2012

HFF arranges financing for three multi-housing communities in the Greater Dallas metropolitan area



                                
 DALLAS, TX – HFF announced  it has arranged financing for three garden-style multi-housing communities totaling 600 units in Grand Prairie, Arlington and Irving, Texas.


HFF worked on behalf of Pure Multi-Family REIT LP to secure three separate fixed-rate loans through Freddie Mac’s (Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation) CME Program.  The securitized loans will be serviced by HFF through its Freddie Mac Program Plus® Seller/Servicer program.

The properties are:

Windscape Apartment Homes, Grand Prairie, TX, 154 Units, 100% occupied.(top centered photo)

 Oakchase Apartment Homes, Arlington, TX, 236 Units, 98% occupied. (middle right photo)  
                               
 Stoneleigh at Valley Ranch,  Irving, TX,  210 Units, 95% occupied. (lower left photo)

The HFF team representing the borrower was led by senior managing director John Brownlee.

Pure Multi-Family REIT LP’s long-term objectives are generating stable and growing cash distributions on a tax-efficient basis from investments in multifamily real estate properties in major markets in the United States; enhancing the value of the Pure Multi-Family REIT LP’s assets and maximizing the long-term value of the properties through active management; and expanding its asset base and increasing its AFFO through an accretive acquisition program and improvements of the properties through targeted value-added capital programs.


Contacts:

JOHN S. BROWNLEE                                    
HFF Senior Managing Director                       
(214) 265-0880                                                   
  
OLIVIA N. HENNESSEY
HFF Associate, Marketing
(713) 852-3500

HFF hires David Wagner as director in its Atlanta office



ATLANTA, GA – HFF announced David Wagner has joined the firm as a director in its Atlanta office. 

Mr. Wagner will focus primarily on multi-housing investment sales throughout the southeastern United States.  He has 18 years of experience in the commercial real estate industry. 

Prior to joining HFF, Mr. Wagner worked as an investment manager at Cortland Partners, LLC and an associate broker at Cushman & Wakefield specializing in multi-housing asset sales prior to that.

He began his career in real estate at Harmony Properties, Inc. where he focused primarily on acquisitions, investment execution and capital improvements.  Mr. Wagner is a graduate of Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.

“We are very pleased to add David to our team.  His well-rounded experience in the commercial real estate industry will be an invaluable asset to help expand our multi-housing team in the southeast,” commented senior managing director Jason Nettles (lower left photo).

Contacts:

JASON NETTLES                                            
HFF Senior Managing Director                         
 (404) 832-8460                                                  

OLIVIA N. HENNESSEY
HFF Associate, Marketing
(713) 852-3500

HFF hires veteran net lease professional Jeffrey Thomas to lead and expand the firm’s net lease platform nationally








IRVINE, CA – HFF announced Jeffrey Thomas (top right photo) has joined the firm as a senior managing director in its Orange County office focused on net lease investment sales nationally.

Mr. Thomas has more than 15 years of experience in the commercial real estate industry.  Prior to joining HFF, he worked as a senior vice president at CB Richard Ellis with a focus on national net lease sales and completed more than $3.6 billion in investment sales while there.

“Jeffrey will undoubtedly be an extraordinary asset to the firm and will help strengthen and grow our net lease investment sales platform, not only in Southern California, but nationally,” commented Ryan Gallagher,  senior managing director of HFF’s Orange County office.  “We couldn’t be more excited to have him join the firm,”.  

For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:

RYAN GALLAGHER                              
HFF Senior Managing Director         
(949) 253-8800                                   
rgallagher@hfflp.com                        

MARK WEST                                         
HFF Senior Managing Director       
(214) 265-0880                                   
mwest@hfflp.com                              

OLIVIA N. HENNESSEY
HFF Associate, Marketing
(713) 852-3500

HFF secures $7.4 million financing for Keystone Apartments in Austin, TX



 DALLAS, TX – HFF announced today that it has secured a $7.4 million financing for Keystone Apartments (top left photo), a 166-unit, garden-style multi-housing community in Austin, Texas.

HFF worked exclusively on behalf of the property’s owner, Price Realty Corporation, to secure the seven-year, fixed-rate loan through Freddie Mac’s (Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation) CME Program. 

The securitized loan will be serviced by HFF through its Freddie Mac Program Plus® Seller/Servicer program.  

Keystone Apartments is at 5230 Thunder Creek Road near the intersection of Highway 183 and Duval Road and minutes from Lakeline Mall.  The 95 percent occupied property has studio, one- and two-bedroom units. 

The HFF team representing the borrower was led by senior managing director John Brownlee (middle right photo).

“This transaction is especially pivotal to our firm as it marks our first acquisition in the Austin area.  We have been focused on the Dallas and North Texas market since 1991, but are working towards expanding our presence to Austin and beyond,” commented Mike Ochstein of Price Realty Corporation.  Price Realty Corporation currently owns approximately 5,800 units.

Contacts:

JOHN S. BROWNLEE                                    
 HFF Senior Managing Director                        
 (214) 265-0880                                                  
  jbrownlee@hfflp.com                                       
                             
OLIVIA N. HENNESSEY
HFF Associate, Marketing
(713) 852-3500

HFF arranges $61.7 million financing for a 19-building office and industrial portfolio in Boulder, CO




DALLAS, TX – HFF announced it has arranged a $61.7 million financing for a 19-building office and industrial portfolio located with the Flatiron Business Park in Boulder, Colorado.

Working exclusively on behalf of Goff Capital Partners, HFF placed the three-year, adjustable-rate loan with GE Real Estate.  Funds from this transaction were used to finance the portfolio acquired in late 2011.



Flatiron Business Park is located in eastern Boulder at 5700 Flatiron Parkway near the intersection of 55th Street and Pearl Parkway.  The park encompasses 45 buildings situated on 200 acres and consists of a mixture of office, flex and light industrial/warehouse space. 

The 19 buildings included in this portfolio total more than 742,000 square feet, which are currently 70 percent leased overall. 

The HFF team representing the borrower was led by executive managing director Mark Gibson, director Jim Curtin and analyst Jeremy Sain.

For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:

MARK D. GIBSON                                        
HFF Executive Managing Director            
(214) 265-0880                                           
mgibson@hfflp.com                                   

JAMES M. CURTIN                            
HFF Director                                      
(214) 265-0880
jcurtin@hfflp.com                            
                             
OLIVIA N. HENNESSEY
HFF Associate, Marketing
(713) 852-3500

Wyndham Hotel Group Converts 20 New Managed Hotels in One Day



 Parsippany, NJ– Wyndham Hotel Group, the world’s largest hotel company with over 7,170 hotels and part of Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (NYSE: WYN), announced that it converted 20 hotels in one day, adding the properties to its portfolio of managed properties under the Wyndham® Hotels and Resorts and Hawthorn Suites® by Wyndham brands.

 The addition of the properties is part of the Company’s recently announced agreement with Hospitality Properties Trust (HPT) (NYSE: HPT) to rebrand four hotels in the portfolio to Wyndham Hotels and Resorts properties and 16 hotels to Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham properties (lower left photo).

All 20 hotels are now managed by Wyndham Hotel Group’s affiliated management companies under a 25-year contract. Also, HPT will provide up to $75 million for refurbishment and rebranding of the hotels.

“I am very pleased to officially welcome these 20 hotels to our growing Wyndham Hotel Group portfolio,” said Eric Danziger (top right photo), Wyndham Hotel Group president and CEO. 

 “The team made an incredible and unprecedented effort to convert these hotels all in one day, and I am confident that our hospitality expertise and the power of Wyndham Hotel Group will help these properties prosper.”

For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:

Christine Da Silva
Vice President, Marketing Communications
Wyndham Hotel Group
22 Sylvan Way
Parsippany, NJ 07054
+1 (973) 753-6590


Charles Dunn Co. Completes $11 Million Lease with OneLegacy at Figueroa Courtyard In Downtown Los Angeles

  

LOS ANGELES, CA– Charles Dunn Company, one of the largest full-service regional real estate firms in the Western United States, has completed an $11 million lease with OneLegacy, a non-profit organ and tissue recovery organization, in Downtown Los Angeles.

This lease marks a total of $30 million in leasing activity with non-profit organizations over the past two years within Figueroa Courtyard (top left photo), a five-building, 270,000 square foot low-rise office park at 221 South Figueroa St.

OneLegacy expanded its space within Figueroa Courtyard by over 10,000 square feet and signed a 10-year lease. It also renewed 40,140 square feet of its existing space for an additional six years. One Legacy will move into its additional space in December of this year.

Chris Runyen (lower right photo) of Charles Dunn Company represented the tenant, as well as the landlord, US Bank.

For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:

Darcie Giacchetto
D.G. Communications, Inc.
949.278.6224

Saturday, August 4, 2012

MetLife Completes Acquistion of Reynolds Plantation in Atlanta, GA

  

ATLANTA, GA – MetLife announced it has completed its purchase of Reynolds Plantation (top left photo), Georgia’s premier golf and resort community located on Lake Oconee.

The acquisition includes The Ritz-Carlton Lodge, six championship golf courses, four full- service marinas and nearly 5,000 acres of undeveloped golf and waterfront property.

“We are extremely proud to own Reynolds Plantation, a premier community with world-class amenities,” said Robert Merck (lower right photo), senior managing director and global head of real estate investments for MetLife.

“Reynolds Plantation is an exceptional addition to our real estate portfolio and we look forward to investing in Reynolds Plantation’s future to ensure it continues to be recognized for the extraordinary lifestyle it offers.”

As previously announced, Daniel Corporation will oversee the day-to-day operations at Reynolds Plantation. The Daniel team will work in cooperation with MetLife’s Atlanta Regional Office, led by Regional Director Tom Coak ey. The Atlanta office manages the company’s real estate investments in the southeastern United States.

For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:

Christopher Breslin
(212) 578-8824