AC Self Storage Solutions, LLC Acquires Assured Self Storage in South Dallas, TX

    

          

 DALLAS, TX  --  AC Self Storage Solutions, LLC of Newport Beach, CA (AC Self Storage) has acquired Assured Self Storage, a 671- unit, stabilized, positive cash-flow storage facility in South Dallas.

  Assured Self Storage has approximately 71,671 net rentable square feet of storage space and is 82% occupied. Price was not disclosed.

 The seven- year-old facility is located at  8110 South Cockrell Hill Road. Assured will be rebranded AC Self Storage Dallas

 AC Self Storage closed the transaction in less than 60 days from receipt of due diligence materials and nearly two months ahead of the contract closing date. AC Self Storage also closed a new CMBS loan with Wells Fargo Bank N.A. that was funded 40 days after the loan application was submitted.

 “It has been a real pleasure to work with Wells Fargo on this transaction,” said  Troy Downing (top right photo), CEO of  AC Self Storage Solutions.  “Everyone on the lender’s team was professional, thorough, and responsive, allowing us to complete the purchase well ahead of schedule and well before our financing contingency period expired.”

 “We were pleased to help AC Self Storage Solutions succeed financially and we look forward to growing a long-standing relationship with them,” said Christina Langrall (middle left photo)  Assistant Vice President and Commercial Mortgage Underwriter, Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

According to Downing,  terms of the loan were as follows:

65% Loan to Value; 5.9% Interest Rate; 10 Year Term; 30 Year Amortization;

Non-Recourse

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Saul Hoppenstein and James Elmore in the Boca Raton office of Berkadia brokered the loan with Wells Fargo Bank N.A. “I have worked with Saul and Jim for many years and they have always done an exemplary job,” said Downing.

 AC Self Storage has contracted with Westport Properties to manage the facility. Westport is the property manager for the entire AC Self Storage portfolio.

 “This has been a very smooth, expedited transaction because of the joint cooperation and diligence of  professionals  on the seller’s side, buyer’s side and the lender’s who were personally committed  to the success of this deal,” said Craig Morris, president, of AC Self Storage Solutions, LLC. (http://www.acselfstorage.com/)

Contact:

Troy Downing, CEO

(949) 335 6638 tdowning@acselfstorage.com

Chris Barnett

415-921-5092   cbarn@aol.com

Survey: 530 Presales At Newly Proposed Condo Towers In South Florida

 MIAMI, FL -- More than 500 preconstruction contracts and reservations have been entered into at six newly proposed condo towers in the tricounty South Florida region as of Dec. 20, 2011, according to a new report from CondoVultures.com.

The preconstruction purchase commitments represent at least 46 percent of the 1,150 proposed units currently being marketed for presales in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties, according to a new survey of planned developments conducted by the licensed Florida real estate brokerage CVR Realty™.

"Buyer demand for the newly proposed condo towers appears to be stronger than most people would probably think given today's economic climate and remaining unsold developer inventory from the last South Florida real estate boom," said licensed real estate broker Jenny Huertas (lower right photo), whose CVR Realty™ team plans to conduct the South Florida presale survey on a regular basis.

"Our survey suggests that every proposed project is currently selling at prices between $300 and $440 per square foot."

The presale results are based on a December telephone and email survey of developers and/or their exclusive sales representatives for each respective project. Every effort was taken to ensure the accuracy of data but the figures cannot be guaranteed or warranted as preconstruction contracts are not typically recorded with any government entity for public review.

On a project-by-project basis, leading the way in presales is the proposed 96-unit 23 Biscayne Bay tower – which began construction in June 2011 - in the Biscayne Boulevard Corridor of Greater Downtown Miami that has presold 100 percent of the planned units, according to the survey. 

The proposed 192-unit MyBrickell tower (top left photo) in the Brickell Avenue Area of Greater Downtown Miami has presold more than 70 percent of the planned units, according to the survey. 

The proposed 49-unit Apogee Beach tower (top right photo) – which began construction in December 2011 - in the city of Hollywood in Southeast Broward County has presold more than 61 percent of the planned units, according to the survey.  

The proposed 369-unit Sky Palace At Mary Brickell Village (middle left photo) project in the Brickell Avenue Area of Greater Downtown Miami has presold some 51 percent of the planned units, according to the survey.

The proposed 374-unit BrickellHouse tower (middle right photo) in the Brickell Avenue Area of Greater Downtown Miami has presold some 21 percent of the planned units, according to the survey.

The proposed 70-unit Bellini At Williams Island tower  (lower left photo– which began construction in December 2011 - in the city of Aventura in Northeast Miami-Dade County declined to provide presale figures, according to the survey. 

An additional 14 projects with more than 3,000 units have been proposed for the South Florida area but have not yet begun presales, according to the report.  

Fueled by a surge in cash buyers from overseas and prospects of Las Vegas-style casinos being permitted in South Florida, developers are proposing a combined 20 new towers in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties with 10 projects in Greater Downtown Miami, four towers in Sunny Isles Beach, two towers in Miami Beach, two towers in West Palm Beach, and one tower each in Hollywood and Aventura, according to the CondoVultures.com Preconstruction Condo Projects list.

Developers are proceeding with new construction projects despite the existence of about 4,700 units that remain unsold from the last real estate boom as of Sept. 30, 2011, according to a recent CondoVultures.com report. 

It is unclear how many of the proposed towers could get developed in the short term as construction financing is challenging - and expensive - to secure, industry watchers said.

To overcome the financing hurdle, most of the newly proposed projects are requiring prospective buyers to commit to deposits - to be paid in phases - of as much as 80 percent of the preconstruction contract price, industry watchers said.

During the most recent South Florida condo boom, preconstruction buyers were generally asked for deposits of about 20 percent, industry watchers said. 

 The most recent South Florida condo boom produced nearly 49,000 units in the seven largest coastal markets of Greater Downtown Miami, South Beach, Sunny Isles Beach, Hollywood / Hallandale Beach, Downtown Fort Lauderdale and the Beach, Boca Raton / Deerfield Beach, and Downtown West Palm Beach and Palm Beach Island, according to an analysis based on the Condo Vultures® Official Condo Buyers Guide™ eBook series.  

Condo Vultures® LLC is a real estate consultancy and marketing company based at 1005 Kane Concourse, Suite 205, Bal Harbour, Florida, 33154. You can reach Condo Vultures® LLC at 800-750-0517.

Charles Dunn Co. Completes Three Westside Los Angeles Multifamily Deals Totaling $4.46 Million

 LOS ANGELES, CA.– Kimberly Roberts Stepp (top right photo), managing director with Charles Dunn Company, one of the largest full-service regional real estate firms in the Western United States, has completed three multifamily property sales totaling $4.46 million within Los Angeles’ Westside submarket.

“The Westside multifamily market continues to be sought after by investors and is seeing low cap rates in the four and five percent ranges,” said Stepp. “All three of these properties were fully occupied and vacancy rates in the submarket are around 2 percent, providing further testimony that the rental market here is thriving.”

Stepp represented both sides on each of the three transactions. Following are details on the sales:

A 6-unit property located at 1243 Berkeley Street in Santa Monica just south of Wilshire was sold for $1,562,000. All the units are over 1,300 square feet and include two bedrooms and two bathrooms which offer balconies or patios.

The seller was Baumgarten Trust and the buyer was TS Property Management, LLC. The closing cap rate was 5 percent. According to Stepp, escrow closed in just 45 days and the property represented a 36 percent upside in rents.

 A five-unit property located at 8351 W. Manchester Ave. in Playa del Rey (middle  left photo)  near the ocean was sold for $1.2 million. It includes a three-bedroom unit; two, two-bedroom units; and two, one-bedroom units.  The seller was Edith Tirany and the 1031 Exchange buyer was Nikbin Investments. The closing cap rate was 5.5 percent. The transaction closed in just under 60 days.

 A 6-unit property located at 1108 19th Street in Santa Monica just north of Wilshire was sold for $1.7 million. It includes a three-bedroom front house and the rest are two-bedroom units. The seller was Mizrahi Trust and the buyer was Shaffid, Inc. The closing cap rate was 4.2 percent.  Stepp identified a buyer in just one day and escrow closed in 14 days.

 Contact:  Darcie Giacchetto, D.G. Communications, Inc., 949.278.6224

http://www.charlesdunn.com/

Merida Real Estate Market's Top 10 Trends in Mexico

MERIDA, Mexico, Dec. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Considering how bleak the real estate market has been in many corners of the globe, all things considered, Merida's market has performed pretty well.

There are several strong trends that are influencing the growth of the marketplace in Merida. It appears those trends will remain strong even in the face of uncertain economic news out of the EU, China and the USA.

The 10 trends supporting continued growth in the Merida real estate market:

1. Strong demand from Mexican buyers, investors and renters. The primary engine powering the growth of Merida is internal growth from around the Country of Mexico. Mexicans from Mexico City, Monterrey, Guadalajara and Veracruz - and other Mexican cities - are moving to Merida to enjoy the lifestyle, cost of living and safety.

2. Infrastructure investments. New bridges, highways, government buildings, universities, trade schools, museums, hotels, shopping centers, cultural centers, markets, electrical grid, renewable fuel resources and new neighborhoods/schools.

3. Cost of living advantages. Merida has rich, middle class and poor. There are markets that serve all groups and government programs to aid the very poor. You can shop at stores like Costco, Sears, Sam's, or Walmart. But the best buys for your produce, food and household products will be found at the local markets and flea markets.

(Mexico City downtown cathedral, middle left photo)

4. Public Safety. Despite a swiftly growing populace and the demands it puts on policing, public safety and the criminal justice system, Yucatan remains one of the lowest crime-rate states in Mexico. 

5. Demand from foreign buyers, investors and renters. A strong influx from mostly Canadians, Americans and Europeans looking for a tropical lifestyle that provides a greater flexibility in cost of living, lower taxes and household expenses.

 Most foreigners feel welcome by the Mexican and the Yucatecan populace. They feel safe and secure - knowing their resources go further here and they can count on top-quality health care, shopping, culture and policing.

6. Large educated workforce. Business moving to Merida can count on a large pool of educated young people to help them grow their businesses. Additionally, the local pueblos also provide a strong resource of construction and manual laborers.

7. Excellent and inexpensive health care facilities, doctors and hospitals. Dentistry, Plastic Surgery, Therapist, Cancer Specialist, Nutritionist, Veterinarians, Dermatologist and in-home health professionals all contribute to making Merida the perfect option for anyone living with a long-term health issue or anyone just wanting to know that, in case they need it, excellent and reasonably priced health care is locally available.

8. Excellent universities, trade schools, cultural arts schools and language schools provide a vast menu of institutions to provide for continuing education, higher education or alternative learning centers.

9. Tropical weather and local beach. Accessibility to great beaches, water sports, fishing, marinas, growing and enjoying year-round gardening, fruit trees and tropical flowers and plants makes for year-round comfort and many enjoyable outdoor activities.

10. Mayan culture and ruins (middle right and lower left photos), shopping, cinema, art studios, theater, restaurants, night life, casinos, cantinas, symphony orchestra, opera, fabulous Yucatecan, Italian, Cuban, French, Irish, Asian, Mexican, Seafood, chops, steaks, wine bars, boutique chocolates, specialty shops and much more.

The Christian Science Monitor's Sara Miller Llana, reported on Merida:

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Global-News/2011/0513/Mexico-s-island-of-security

For more information on Merida, tourism, language schools and real estate opportunities in Yucatan click on the following links:

http://mexintl.com/

http://yucatantoday.com/

http://www.yucatanliving.com/

http://intheyucatan.com/

http://www.thetruthaboutmexico.com/

http://www.habla.org/en/about-us/merida-mexico/

Contact:

Mitchell Jay Keenan, CRS - Broker/Director of Mexico International Real Estate

USA Toll Free: 866 888 3025

Mexico: +52 999 920 6856

Email: miguelsmexico@gmail.com

Website: http://www.mexintl.com

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Colliers International Sells a Portfolio of Five CVS Assets in Ohio and Pennsylvania

LOS ANGELES, CA, Dec. 22, 2011 – Colliers International, the third largest global real estate services organization, has completed a portfolio of five CVS assets totaling 52,416 square feet and $11 million in transaction values.

 Tom Lagos( top right photo) Director of Retail Services Group; Shawn Bakke (lower left photo), Senior Vice President; and El Warner, Associate Vice President, all based in Colliers’ Downtown Los Angeles office, represented the Seller, a private investor out of Ohio and the Buyer, Cole Real Estate Investments of Phoenix, AZ.

 “In order to maximize value for the Seller we developed a strategy of segregating the properties into separate pools so that each pool would appeal to a separate buyer class,” said Lagos.

 “We successfully negotiated a favorable payoff for each of the attached loans despite the contractual yield maintenance costs and this resulted in increased proceeds for the Seller,” added Warner.

 “This is a high quality acquisition for Cole as each of the five CVS stores are well located within their respective trade areas and have a history of strong sales performance,” said Brian Garrigan, Director of Acquisitions at Cole Real Estate Investments.

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 Contact:

 Angela S. Hwang

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angela.hwang@colliers.com

Colliers International

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http://www.colliers.com/

Commercial Asset Partners closes $3.2M sale of fully-leased shopping center in New Port Richey, FL

  

 NEW PORT RICHEY, FL  (Dec. r 22, 2011) – Reflecting an increase in investment activity in the Pasco County commercial real estate market, Commercial Asset Partners (CAP) Realty closed the sale of a 14,000-square-foot shopping center in New Port Richey, Fla. for $3.2 million, or $229 per square foot.

The 100-percent-occupied retail center was sold by Streetside Tampa LLC, which was represented by Heidi Tuttle-Beisner (top right photo) Broker-Owner of CAP Realty. The buyer, Atlantic Emerald Irrev Trust, was represented by Elliot Ross, CCIM of The Ross Realty Group.

Built in 2007, the shopping center at 8344-8406 Little Road in New Port Richey, Fla. has a roster of quality tenants, including Papa Murphy’s – a “take n’ bake” pizza company, Planet Beach, Dunkin’ Donuts, T-Mobile, Shenanigan’s Irish Pub, The UPS Store and Firehouse Subs. The center has a strong tenant history and is in a high-traffic area.

“Selling shopping centers can be challenging, because of the problems in the retail sector of the economy,” said Tuttle-Beisner. “But this center attracted significant interest because it has a very strong tenant base, great location and visibility, and is only a couple years old – making it an attractive investment opportunity to the buyer.”

CAP is also seeing an increase in office transactions in the northern areas of the Tampa Bay region, recently completing a lease and sale:

Sunbelt Staffing leased 16,000 square feet in the Bay Arbor Place mixed-use development at 3687 Tampa Road in Oldsmar, Fla. The landlord was represented by Heidi Tuttle-Beisner and the tenant was represented by Mohr Partners of Dallas, Texas. Sunbelt Staffing is relocating in the same market and will move about 70 employees to the new facility in March.

EMSI Public Relations purchased 3,000 square feet of office space for $303,760 at Red Fern Professional Park, located at 3748 Turman Loop in Wesley Chapel, Fla.

The seller, Tiger Investment Group, Inc., was represented by Theresa Margaris (middle left photo) of CAP Realty, and the buyer, Steven and Marsha Friedman of EMSI, was represented by Ben Kreloff of ProCorp Realty in Clearwater, Fla. The space went under contract and closed in less than 30 days.

One of the top mid-sized commercial real estate companies in the Tampa Bay area, CAP Realty handles leasing and sales of retail, office and industrial properties, along with helping clients with real estate investment sales and land transactions.

Based in Trinity, Fla., Broker-Owner Heidi Tuttle-Beisner and her team have built a company that has the experience and resources to handle a wide range of assignments, while offering a high level of personal service for each client. For more information, see the company’s website at http://www.caprealtypartners.com/

Media Contact:         

Kyle Parks

(727) 895-5030 x101 (o)

(813) 352-1325 (c)

Kyle@BayviewPR.com

Tom Richards Joins Voit from Colliers

  

Phoenix, AZ (Dec. 22, 2011) – Voit Real Estate Services’ Phoenix office has announced the addition of Tom Richards (top right photo) to its brokerage team, according to Todd Brown (lower left photo), Managing Director of Voit’s Phoenix office.

 As an investment sales specialist, Richards brings with him extensive knowledge in all areas of the Phoenix retail, office, and industrial markets.

“As Voit’s Phoenix office continues to take on new assignments, we are diligent in our recruitment of the top professionals in our industry,” said Brown. “Tom founded two successful commercial real estate development and investment firms in Arizona, and brings a wealth of experience and regional knowledge to Voit’s brokerage team.”  

Prior to joining Voit, Richards served as an Associate Vice President at Colliers, where he specialized in retail, office and light industrial investment sales, with a focus on properties under $10 million.  He is experienced in investment and market analysis; sales and leasing; land acquisition; entitlements; legal and financial structures; financing; construction management; and asset management.

Richards began his commercial real estate career with Colliers in 2000, and spent two years specializing in sales and leasing of office, industrial, and retail properties.  In 2002, he was the Founding Partner and Designated Broker at Baja Commercial, a successful boutique commercial real estate company that developed and redeveloped retail properties throughout Arizona.

 Richards holds a Bachelor of Science in real estate from Arizona State University.

Further information is available at www.voitco.com.

Contact: 

Judith Brower

Brower, Miller & Cole

(949) 955-7940

JBrower@browermillercole.com

Progress on New Community Park Brings Holiday Cheer to Santa Ana, CA Families

SANTA ANA, CA – In a densely populated, immigrant community with few, if any, recreational facilities, parents gathered on Saturday, December 17 for a Christmas celebration at the site of the new .6 acre park and community center (top left rendering).

The start of construction on the park is the happy progression of years of effort to bring much-needed recreational facilities to the 92701 zip code in downtown Santa Ana, Calif.

 “Seeing the trucks come in to make our park is a dream come true,” said resident Edith Melchor, a member of the group, Parents with Green Hearts, which lobbied for the park’s creation. “The park under construction makes it a real Christmas now.” The group also put their wishes for health on a Christmas tree on the barren land, which will be a completed park by summer.

 “This land is more than dirt. This land is the dream of ten years for our community to have a place where our children can play,” said Latino Health Access CEO America Bracho (middle right photo). The park began after one mother brought the idea to Latino Health Access. Since then, parents have joined to form Parents with Green Hearts.

 The $3.6 million park is being built by Latino Health Access, on land leased from the City, with the commitment and assistance of many community partners in planning, designing and moving the project forward.  The park is historic as the first community-driven recreational and educational public space of its kind promoting health and wellness in a resource-challenged community.

 

 McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., its design-build partner TAYLOR and St. Joseph Health System have donated more than 2,000 hours of architectural and preconstruction services. Moreover, McCarthy will provide construction services at a discounted rate to Latino Health Access through its community volunteer group, the McCarthy Heart Hats.

 For more information on the companies, please visit  http://www.mccarthy.com/   and http://www.taa1.com/.

Contact:  Laura Mickelson, (949) 453-0851 / LauraMickelson@cox.net

Two New Faces at Marcus & Millichap

W. Michael Cavner Joins Newport Beach, CA Office

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Dec. 19, 2011 – Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services, the nation’s largest real estate investment services firm, has hired W. Michael Cavner (top right photo) as a senior associate, according to Kent R. Williams (top left photo), a senior vice president and managing director of the firm.

Prior to joining Marcus & Millichap, Cavner was a principal at Irvine, Calif.-based Investment Property Group.

“Many successful agents are realizing that they need much more than just a smart phone and Internet access to meet and exceed their clients’ expectations,” says Williams.

“The resources offered by our firm – unparalleled access to a nationwide pool of private investment capital, in-depth research on a property-specific and submarket-specific level, along with a 40-year track record of expertise in the investment sector – are the keys to not only satisfying clients, but building wealth for them.”

In his new post as a senior associate in the Newport Beach office of Marcus & Millichap, Cavner specializes in the sale of Orange County multifamily properties.

Matthew LoPiccolo is the New Retail Properties Specialist in San Diego Office

SAN DIEGO, CA – Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services, the nation’s largest real estate investment services firm, has hired Matthew LoPiccolo (lower right photo), according to John Vorsheck (bottom left photo), regional manager of the San Diego office.

Prior to joining Marcus & Millichap, LoPiccolo was an investment specialist at Capital Real Estate in San Diego.

LoPiccolo will specialize in the sale of retail properties throughout San Diego County.

“Matt has strong ties to the San Diego real estate industry,” says John Vorsheck, regional manager of Marcus & Millichap’s San Diego office.

“Having been raised in a real estate family, he brings a lifetime of experience to his position as a retail investment specialist. With his impressive list of clients and strong sales experience, Matt will help us capture significant market share in the local retail investment sector.”

After graduating from Michigan State University with a degree in communications and business, LoPiccolo worked as a project manager for his family’s residential development company, where he managed 40 residential projects over a two-year period.

In 2007, he was hired as an investment specialist at Capital Real Estate, a local boutique brokerage firm, where he brokered the sale of retail assets. Before leaving Capital Real Estate, LoPiccolo was the firm’s top-producing agent.

Contact: Stacey Corso, Public Relations Manager, (925) 953-1716

NAI Realvest Negotiates Renewal Agreements with two long-time tenants at The Citadel in Southeast Orlando, FL

ORLANDO, FL – NAI Realvest recently completed two lease renewal agreements for a total of 1,858 square feet of office space at The Citadel (top left photo) located at 5950 Hazeltine National Drive in Southeast Orlando.

Mary Frances West (top right photo) CCIM, senior broker associate at NAI Realvest, negotiated the transactions representing the landlord, Citadel Partners, LTD, based in The Villages, Fla.

Noresco LLC, who has been a tenant in Citadel III since 1999, renewed its lease of Suite 510 with 1,010 square feet. Noresco is a premier energy service company headquartered in Westborough, Mass.

JTB International, Inc., a Japan-based company that specializes in group and individual travel reservations and tours, renewed its lease of Suite 250 with 848 square feet in the Citadel International building where JTB has been a tenant for over 10 years.

For more information, contact:

Mary Frances West, CCIM, Senior Broker-Associate NAI Realvest, 407-875-9989,  mwest@realvest.com;

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

Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142,  lversehlco@aol.com


NAI Realvest Negotiates Office Lease at Alafaya Corporate Center; Wise up is the new Tenant

ORLANDO, Fla. – NAI Realvest recently negotiated a new lease agreement for 2,045 square feet of office space at Alafaya Corporate Center (middle right photo), 2000 North Alafaya Trail, Suite 900, in east Orlando.

Robert Blackwell (middle left photo), SIOR, a principal at NAI Realvest, brokered the transaction representing the tenant, 9801 Investment LLC d/b/a Wise Up, a language school that teaches English as a second language.

The landlord, represented by Faith Thompson, is Orlando-based Alafaya Corporate Center LC.

For more information, please contact:

Robert Blackwell, SIOR Principal, NAI Realvest, 407-875-9989 rblackwell@realvest.com

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

Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142 lvershelco@aol.com

NAI Realvest Negotiates New  Class A Office Lease for Nationwide Employee Recruitment Firm headquartered in Central FL

ORLANDO, Fla. --- NAI Realvest recently negotiated a new lease agreement for 4,108 square feet of Class A office space at 429 S. Keller Rd., Suite 225 in the Maitland Center area of Orlando.

Senior Associate Mary Frances West, CCIM negotiated the transaction representing the tenant Crawford Thomas, LLC, a nationwide employee recruitment firm relocating its headquarters from Lake Mary.

The landlord, Keller Road, LLC of Orlando was represented in the negotiations by Jeff Bloom (lower right photo) of Coldwell Banker Commercial NRT.

For more information, contact:

Mary Frances West, CCIM, Senior Broker-Associate NAI Realvest, 407-875-9989 mwest@realvest.com;

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

Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142 lversehlco@aol.com

Voit Directs Acquisition of 60,000 SF Shopping Center in Murrieta, CA

INLAND EMPIRE, CA (Dec. 21, 2011) – Voit Real Estate Services’ San Diego office has successfully directed the $8.5 million acquisition of Margarita Center (top and lower left photos), a 60,390 square-foot retail property located at 39520-40 Murrieta Hot Springs Road in Murrieta, Calif.

This neighborhood shopping center is anchored by Fresh & Easy, and has eight retail suites ranging from 1,300 square feet to 10,700 square feet.

Todd Holley (middle right photo), Vice President in Voit’s San Diego office, represented the buyer, Mon Mon, LLC.

“The Voit team quickly identified the client’s needs and negotiated the lowest price per square-foot for this property, closing the deal in under a week,” said Holley. “The shopping center was built in 2008 and has excellent lease potential due to its central location on the southwest corner of Murrieta Hot Springs Road and Margarita Road.”

The seller, MS Kearny CPB 3 LLC, was represented by John Read, Patrick Toomey and Phillip Voorhees of CB Richard Ellis.

The buyer intends to lease the available space in the multi-tenant retail center, according to Holley.

Voit Real Estate Services is now a 10 office commercial real estate firm that, through its brokerage and asset services professionals working together, provides strategic property solutions tailored to clients’ needs.

Combining 40 years of expertise in property management, investment advisory, financial analysis, market research, asset management, tenant advisory and brokerage services, Voit provides clients with forward looking strategies that create value for their assets and portfolios.

Voit is a privately held, debt-free firm that has successfully navigated numerous market cycles since 1971 and currently employs more than 250 people.

Voit has owned, developed and managed over 45 million square feet of commercial real estate, participated in $1.35 billion of construction projects and completed over $33 billion in brokerage transaction volume.

Further information is available at http://www.voitco.com/.

 

Contact:

Judith Brower
Brower, Miller & Cole
(949) 955-7940
JBrower@browermillercole.com

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Takes Occupancy of 46,000 SF in Phoenix, AZ

PHOENIX, AZ, Dec. 20, 2011 – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has taken occupancy of a 46,081-square-foot field office located at 1330 South 16th Street (top left map) in Phoenix, Ariz.—a site situated just west of Sky Harbor International Airport (lower right photo) at the juncture of Interstates 10 and 17, and within the Discovery Triangle.

Jones Lang LaSalle professionals Julie Rhoades, Suzanne Drake and Yolanda Morgan represented the government in the award of this 10-year U.S. General Services Administration’s (GSA) lease. Lynn Newhall of DOXA Central, LLC represented the building owner, DOXA South, LLC.

This lease is an adaptive re-use / urban renewal project with the GSA, revitalizing an abandoned facility at this infill site. The entire building was completely gutted and renovated using USGBC guidelines to pursue LEED core and shell certification.

Located in a Phoenix Enterprise Zone, the building offers easy access to public transportation, including light rail. Formerly, the building was a grocery store and pharmacy.

The impact of this procurement on the local area will result in a new parking lot, parking lot lighting, new landscaping and 120 additional employees in the neighborhood who will utilize restaurants, banks and other retail outlets. The agency is projected to serve 36,000 customers per year.

According to its website, GSA’s leased portfolio contains more than 7,100 separate properties—totalling approximately 189 million square feet—dispersed across the United States.

Since 2005, Jones Lang LaSalle has assisted GSA in the award of more than 1,000 leases. Nationwide, the firm is currently assisting on more than 525 lease procurements for Federal civilian departments and agencies across the executive, legislative and judicial branches.

Contact:
Stacey Hershauer
focusAZ
Marketing & Public Relations
(480) 600-0195
http://www.focusaz.com/

ADA Provides Loan to Atlanta Restaurant Owner; Funds Will Help Company Renovate Space for White Oak Kitchen & Cocktails

ATLANTA, GA (Dec. 21, 2011) – Atlanta Development Authority has closed a $125,000 loan to an Atlanta company that will help it open a new restaurant that creates 50 new jobs in the city.

ADA provided the loan to Peachtree Baker, LLC, which will open White Oak Kitchen & Cocktails (top left photo) in the office tower at 270 Peachtree St. in downtownAtlanta.

The restaurant is part of the Brewed to Serve Restaurant Group, Inc., which also owns Max Lager’s Wood-Fired Grill & Brewery about a block away. Brewed to Serve has operated in the city for more than 13 years.

The restaurant’s owners, Cindy (top right photo) and Alan LeBlanc (middle left photo), will use the ADA-sponsored loan to help pay for renovation of the former All-Star Café space, which is expected to cost $1,275,000. White Oak Kitchen & Cocktails will serve Southern cuisine and is expected to open early next year.

"Since establishing Max Lager's Wood-Fired Grill & Brewery over 13 years ago, there has been one organization that has truly supported our business and helped us grow,” Alan LeBlanc said. “That organization has been the Atlanta Development Authority.

“When it came time to expand once again,” LeBlanc continued, “they were ready to assist us with the financing for our second downtown restaurant, White Oak Kitchen & Cocktails, where we look to create another 50 jobs."

The loan is significant because it will allow the LeBlancs to open a restaurant in a space that’s been vacant for several years while bringing new jobs to the city.

“This loan will do precisely what our program intended – help an Atlanta company expand and create new jobs,” said Lonnie Saboor (lower right photo) manager of small business finance at Atlanta Development Authority.

Atlanta Development Authority provides financial and technical assistance to small, minority and female-owned businesses to expand and/or relocate in the city. The loans are made available through the City of Atlanta.

For more information about how ADA can provide loans to small businesses in Atlanta, please visit the Entrepreneurs & Small Business page on the ADA website, http://www.atlantada.com/ or call ADA at 404-880-4100.

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