Sunday, December 29, 2019

$1 Million Sale of Hancock Center in North Fort Myers, FL brokered by Marcus & Millichap




NORTH FORT MYERS, FL– Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate investment services firm with offices throughout the United States and Canada, has announced the sale of Hancock Center, a 10,462-square foot retail property located in North Fort MyersFla., according to Chris Travis, sales manager of the firm’s Tampa office. The asset sold for $1,130,000.

                    Chris Travis
Jim Shiebler, James Garner and James Medefind, investment specialists in Marcus & Millichap’s Tampa office, had the exclusive listing to market the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor.  The buyer, a private investor, was also secured and represented by the three brokers.

“Our team sold this center for 96.2% of List Price by generating multiple offers & creating a competitive purchase environment," stated. Shiebler.

James Garner 
 "Our proven process facilitated an expeditious timeline from List to Contract in just 12 days.

"The ultimate purchaser recognized the strong core real estate fundamentals and property facts including the fact that the property was located on the main commuter artery adjacent to 72,000 average daily traffic count, positioned in a dense market with 23,000 Households and 30,000 daytime employees within 3 miles.

"We also emphasized the fact that this specific submarket has a huge level of population migration and boasts below market rents with short term leases providing the opportunity to increase income and equity position through increasing rents to market in the future.”

 James Medefind
Hancock Center is located at 3443 Hancock Bridge Parkway in North Fort Myers, Fla.  The subject property is currently 100 percent occupied, with lease expirations staggered over the next five years.

An investor can realize significant upside by gradually replacing the office tenants with retail tenants and bringing the current below market rents up to market rates.

           
Offered at just $112 per square foot, Hancock Center is ideally located on Hancock Bridge Parkway, a busy commuter artery that connects Fort Myers with Cape Coral. Many residents and visitors heading to or from Cape Coral use this route to bypass the paid toll bridges. 

CONTACT:

Whitney Davis
Whitney.Davis@marcusmillichap.com

Marcus & Millichap Arranges $3.3 Million Sale of Taco Bell property in Naples, FL

Taco Bell, 8835 Davis Boulevard, Naples, FL
Jim Shiebler

 

NAPLES, FL– Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate investment services firm with offices throughout the United States and Canada, has announced the sale of Taco Bell, a 2,441-square foot net-leased property located in Naples, Fla., according to Chris Travis, sales manager of the firm’s Tampa office. The asset sold for $3,300,000.

Jim Shiebler, James Garner and James Medefind, investment specialists in Marcus & Millichap’s Tampa office, had the exclusive listing to market the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor. 

James Garner
 The buyer, a private investor, was secured and represented by Armond Aivazyan, an investment specialist in Marcus & Millichap’s Palo Alto office.
“Our team sold this asset for 99.1% of List Price and went from List to Contract in just 15 days," said Shiegler.

"Marcus & Millichap’s platform and exposure yielded a buyer from Colorado which was sourced from a Marcus & Millichap broker in California.

"This is yet another example Marcus & Millichap’s unparalleled access and exposure to the largest national investor pool and how we leverage this platform to yield the highest prices for our sellers.

James Medefind
"The ultimate purchaser recognized the strong core real estate fundamentals and property facts including that the property is ideally located adjacent to 79,000 average daily traffic count, boasts a 6.35% blended cap rate over the base term, is operated by a top 10 Taco Bell franchisee in the U.S., is ideally positioned next to McDonald’s and is surrounded by four large hotels.”

Taco Bell is located at 8835 Davis Boulevard in Naples, Fla.  The property is perfectly situated in the epicenter of this highly desirable retail and dining destination.

 In the immediate area surrounding the subject property, there are numerous retail and hotel developments under construction which ensures enhanced positioning of this property to appreciate in value in the future.

For $3,330,000, this asset provides an investor a rare opportunity to purchase a true pride of ownership asset in a highly desired and world-famous township.

Chris Travis
           Naples is a principal city of the Naples-Marco Island, Florida MSA, which has a population of 322,000+. With a convenient location in Southwest Florida, 

Naples is known for its world-class fishing and average annual temperature of 75 degrees.

 It is one of the wealthiest cities in the United States, with the second-highest proportion of millionaires per capita in the United States.

CONTACT:

Davis, Whitney 
Whitney.Davis@marcusmillichap.com

Saturday, December 28, 2019

JLL arranges $19.6 million acquisition loan for Bay Area retail center


Fairmont Shopping Center, 705-799 Hickey Boulevard, Pacifica, CA

NEWPORT BEACH, CA – JLL announced it has arranged $19.6 million in acquisition financing for Fairmont Shopping Center, a 102,982-square-foot, coastal, shopping center anchored by Safeway in the San Francisco Bay Area community of Pacifica, California.

JLL worked on behalf of the borrower, GRI Fairmont, LLC, an affiliate of First Washington Realty, Inc., to place the 10-year, fixed-rate loan with PGIM Real Estate Finance.


Greg Brown
Anchored by a high-performing Safeway, the 96%-leased Fairmont Shopping Center is also home to an internet-resistant tenant lineup, including Rite Aid, Dollar Tree, Supercuts, Banfield Pet Hospital, American Sushi House, Starbucks, Southland Nails, Ernie’s Wine & Liquor and Rockway Beach Optometry. 

Completed in 1966, the retail center was remodeled in 2015 and 2018. Fairmont Shopping Center is situated on 7.46 acres at 705-799 Hickey Boulevard in Pacifica, a coastal community between San Francisco and Half Moon Bay.

 It is at the high-traffic intersection of Hickey and Skyline Boulevards, where it is visible to approximately 45,860 vehicles per day.

 Less than half a mile south of the Pacific Coast Highway, the retail center is in a growing trade area with an anticipated population increase of 4.2% over the next five years, and more than 163,953 residents earning an average annual household income of $134,610 live within a three-mile radius of the property.

John Marshall
The JLL Capital Markets team representing the borrower was led by Managing Director Greg Brown, Director John Marshall and Director Bercut Smith.

“JLL was able to negotiate attractive loan terms and found the ideal lender for this asset,” said Daniel Radek, President of First Washington Realty. “The transaction went very smoothly, and we could not be more pleased with the outcome.”

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. 


Bercut Smith
The firm has more than 3,700 Capital Markets specialists worldwide with offices in nearly 50 countries.

For more news, videos and research resources on JLL, please visit the firm’s U.S. media center Web page: U.S. newsroom.

Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc. ("JLL") is a real estate broker licensed with the California Department of Real Estate, license#01223413.                                         





Contacts: 

Greg Brown
California License #:  01335204
Phone: +1 949 253 8800

 Kimberly Steele
 JLL Digital Content/PR Specialist
Phone: +1 713 852 3420

JLL arranges $127.5 million financing for EON at Flagler Village, Fort Lauderdale, FL


Raimundo Onetto
MIAMI, FL – JLL announced it has arranged $127.5 million in financing for EON at Flagler Village developed by Alta Developers, a two-phase multi-housing community in one of Fort Lauderdale’s most vibrant neighborhoods.

JLL worked on behalf of the borrower, Alta Developers, to secure the three-year, floating-rate loan through Mack Real Estate Credit Strategies, L.P. Loan proceeds will be used to retire the existing construction loan on Phase I and will fund the construction of Phase II.

The properties are located within the popular Flagler Village neighborhood of Fort Lauderdale, which is within one mile of the city’s downtown core.

Brian Gaswirth 
 Residents benefit from proximity to seven million square feet of office space, one million square feet of retail along Las Olas Boulevard and public transportation options, including the new Virgin train station, which is within walking distance of the property. 

Phase I of EON at Flagler Village was completed in May 2019 and consists of 206 residential units along with 3,320 square feet of retail. 

Phase II, which is currently under construction, and expected to be completed by Spring 2021, will consist of 270 residential units and 2,400 square feet of retail space.

"Ahead of the curve with fresh concepts and design, our exclusive sky lounges have panoramic views of downtown Las Olas and the Atlantic Ocean delivering a creative new lifestyle in the heart of Flagler Village," said Raimundo Onetto, Principal of Alta Developers.

The JLL Capital Markets team representing the borrower was led by Director Brian Gaswirth and Associate Reid Carleton.

 Reid Carleton
“Alta Developers flawlessly executed on their business plan for Phase I, and are experiencing tremendous lease-up velocity,” Gaswirth said. 

“Identifying Mack as a strategic partner moving forward will help set the stage for the future success of the project. 

"The new partnership gave Alta Developers the ability to realize the value it created in Phase I while providing funding to develop Phase II thereby creating a denser, more efficient project.”

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.

For more news, videos and research resources on JLL, please visit the firm’s U.S. media center Web page: U.S. newsroom.

Deal secured by Holliday Fenoglio Fowler LP (“HFF”) prior to being acquired by JLL on July 1, 2019. Co-brokerage services provided by Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc.


Contact:

 Olivia Hennessey
JLL Public Relations Specialist
Phone: +1 713 852 3403



NAI Realvest Closes New Contracts with Expanding Businesses for More Than 12,000 Square Feet of Central Florida Commercial Space



Amanda McClure

Chris Adams
ORLANDO, FL  Three new commercial leases negotiated by NAI Realvest of Orlando will bring a specialty pharmacy, a water-softening business and an electronics company to locations in Longwood and Orlando, along with some new jobs.  

Chris Adams, an associate with NAI Realvest, recently closed on new leases for three commercial properties; an industrial location at 215 Pineda St. in Longwood, and two office spaces at 6025 Lake Ellenor Drive in Orlando’s Heaven III high tech office campus.

Adams represented Alpine Power Systems Inc. – a 56-year-old Redford, MI-based provider of backup power, telecom and cable solutions – in the 4,500-square-foot Longwood lease, for expansion from its current Apopka location. Derek Riggleman of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, AIC Longwood LLC/The Bywater Company.

Derek Riggleman 
Landlord / Owner Heaven 3 RE LLC, was represented by Adams and NAI Realvest Principal Tom Kelley, in leasing 1,756 square feet to Dust Buster Group LLC, a residential water filtration company that plans to hire six new employees, and 6,670 square feet to Amber Pharmacy, an Omaha-based specialty pharmacy that was represented by Amanda McClure of CBRE.

  
About NAI Realvest:

 NAI Realvest Orlando covering all of Central Florida, is a fully integrated commercial real estate operating company specializing in brokerage, development, investment, leasing and management, consulting and research services in the U.S. and worldwide.  

NAI Global is an international commercial real estate network with over 400 offices spanning the globe.  Since 1978, clients have built businesses on the power of NAI Global’s expanding network. 

Tom Kelley
 Extensive services include multi-site acquisitions and dispositions, sublease, tenant representation, lease administration and audit, investment services, due diligence and related consulting and advisory services.  


 CONTACTS:

Chris Adams, Associate, NAI Realvest,
407-875-9989, cadams@realvest.com

Patrick Mahoney, President/CEO, NAI Realvest,
407-875-9989, pmahoney@realvest.com

Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications Inc.,
407-644-4142 or 407-461-3781, beth@Larryvershel.com


Friday, December 27, 2019

Hudson Valley Wine Village Provides Rare Opportunity for Hudson Riverfront Development


The Hudson Valley Wine Village site includes 1.5 miles of Hudson River frontage

LLOYD, NY -- The mixed-use construction boom that has changed the face of urban centers nationwide has made its way to the rural Town of Lloyd in the Hudson Valley.
 Hudson Valley Wine Village is offering potential partners a unique opportunity to locate on a fully entitled development site on the Hudson River in an area the New York Times has dubbed the New Hamptons.
The former vineyard is considered by Hudson Valley regional economic development officials to be the region’s largest mixed-use, economic development project available on the river. It is also uniquely poised to be the latest residential and resort destination drawing New York City dwellers to the Hudson Valley.

The 437-acre site sits on a natural bluff that includes 1.5 miles of river frontage.

Mike Oates
“Hudson Valley Wine Village is an exceptional find in the world of economic development and in the Hudson Valley,” Hudson Valley Economic Development Corporation (HVEDC) President and CEO Mike Oates said.
 HVEDC, the leading economic development organization for the Hudson Valley region, which is comprised of Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester counties, fully supports the project.
“An opportunity to be a part of a project this size simply doesn’t come along very often,” said Oates. “This is the largest developable tract on the Hudson River and it is directly across the river from Poughkeepsie. It brings tremendous potential for the right partner seeking to take advantage of this riverside location.”
Hudson Valley Wine Village is currently seeking local, regional, national and international tenants and joint-venture partners for a variety of extremely flexible uses and development opportunities due to its broad approval characteristics.




The property is located between Route 9W and the Hudson River in the Town of Lloyd, Ulster County.
“What makes this property truly unique for potential joint-venture partners and light-industrial users is its riverside location,” Oates said.
“Just as importantly, the site has a strategic location just ten minutes from a Metro-North train station. Its users will also have easy access to the City of Poughkeepsie, directly across the river, with a short trip over the Mid-Hudson Bridge.
"Hudson Valley Wine Village is located between Albany and New York City and gives easy access to the Northeast business corridor. There simply is not another real estate opportunity like this in the Hudson Valley.”
Hudson Valley Wine Village offers an excellent location for multiple uses and customizable space, including commercial, light industry and hotel/conference center development.
The centerpiece of the $273 million multi-phase, mixed-use development is a 140-room suite hotel, conference center, spa, restaurant and Tuscany Village designed for local vendors.



Additionally, there will be two wedding chapels and a conference center for receptions. Also planned is 450,000 square feet of state-of-the-art industrial buildings for 21st Century manufacturing and 155,000 square feet of office and commercial space to meet Ulster County’s demand for modern facilities.
With its charming towns, stunning landscapes, outdoor activities, and farm to table cuisine, the Hudson Valley offers New Yorkers an attractive and more easily accessible alternative to the Hamptons. 
To meet the growing demand for those seeking the so-called “New Hamptons” lifestyle, the development will also include 800 residential units.
This much-needed quality housing is ideal for students attending local colleges including Marist and Vassar, as well as those seeking retirement or vacation homes. 
Demand for housing is expected to increase with the expansion of Vassar Brothers Medical Center and the creation of the new Marist Health Quest School of Medicine, both in Poughkeepsie.


Andrew Maxon
About 350 students and faculty members are expected to need easily accessible housing when the school opens in 2022.
This development will complement the flourishing regional economy that includes both existing and under-construction development projects, such as Resorts World Catskills, The Kartrite Resort & Indoor Waterpark, LEGOLAND® New York and Woodbury Common Premium Outlets.

“Excitement is building around Hudson Valley Wine Village,” said Andrew Maxon, Hudson Valley Wine Village Chief Operating Officer.

 “We’re realizing the opportunity to develop this parcel on the Hudson River in a meaningful and creative way. It’s a suburban dream for users and joint-venture partners interested in this mixed use property."

CONTACT:

Mike Bieger
Director of Public Relations
10 Matthews Street, Goshen, NY 10924
P: 845.576.2221
F: 845.294.1118




Thursday, December 26, 2019

Meridian Capital Group Arranges $48 Million in Financing for a Hotel Portfolio in Florida, Georgia, and Connecticut


Noam Kaminetzky

 Boca Raton, FL, Dec. 26, 2019 – Meridian Capital Group, America’s most active dealmaker, arranged $48 million in financing to refinance five hotels in Florida and Georgia and to purchase a sixth property in Connecticut.

The 10-year CMBS loan features a rate of 3.91% and one year of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule. This transaction was negotiated by Meridian Managing Director, Noam Kaminetzky, who is based in the company’s Boca Raton, FL office. 


120 key Candlewood Suites, Fort Myers, FL

The six-property portfolio totals 708 keys including a 120-key Candlewood Suites in Fort Myers, FL; a 112-key Comfort Inn in Orlando, FL; a Holiday Inn totaling 128 keys in Melbourne, FL; a 148-key Wyndham Garden Terrace in Tallahassee, FL; a Holiday Inn consisting of 100 keys in Savannah, GA; and a Residence Inn by Marriott totaling 100 keys in Avon, CT.

 The hotels feature amenities such as heated outdoor pools, fitness centers, laundry facilities, meeting space, and business centers and are advantageously located within their submarkets near various area attractions and major thoroughfares.


 112-key Comfort Inn, Orlando, FL 
“Our client was thrilled with the execution of this deal,” said Mr. Kaminetzky. “This closing is part of a much broader strategic initiative for the client in the creation of a real estate fund and this was the first of several future transactions.

"The lender provided a seamless and flexible path for the borrower to transfer assets and ownership post-closing within the fund.”


128 key Holiday Inn,  Melbourne, FL
Founded in 1991, Meridian Capital Group is America’s most active dealmaker and one of the nation’s leading commercial real estate finance, investment sales and retail leasing advisors.

 In 2018, Meridian closed over $37 billion in financing through more than 3,500 transactions across more than 250 unique lenders and sold nearly $1 billion in commercial property. 


148 key Wyndham Garden Terrace Hotel, Tallahassee, FL
Meridian represents many of the world’s leading real estate investors and developers and the company’s expansive platform has specialized practices for a broad array of property types including office, retail, multifamily, hotel, mixed-use, industrial, and healthcare and senior housing properties.

 Meridian is headquartered in New York City with offices in New Jersey, Maryland, Illinois, Ohio, Florida, and California.

Contact:

Jonathan M. Stern
Managing Director
Meridian Capital Group
1 Battery Park Plaza, 26th Floor
New York, NY 10004
jstern@meridiancapital.com
Direct: 
212.612.0181
Fax: 
212.201.5181
www.meridiancapital.com