Monday, January 7, 2013

Colliers International Completes Four Sales Totaling Over $19.6 Million in Industrial Properties



9400 Norwalk Blvd., Santa Fe Springs, CA
TORRANCE, CA (Jan.7, 2012) Colliers International, the third largest global real estate services organization, announced today that in the month of December, the team of Chris Sheehan, senior vice president, Adam Deierling, vice president, and Nick Vranka, associate, have negotiated the sale of 4 industrial properties totaling over $19.6 million throughout the Mid-Counties region of Los Angeles.


1110 West Taft Ave., Orange, CA

The transactions represent a multitude of industrial needs and demands that Chris, Adam and Nick handle, including a unique property which was not on the market for sale and a property that received an offer before it was put on the market.

The recent transactions completed by Colliers International include:

12282 Knott St., Garden Grove, CA
                9400 Norwalk Blvd., Santa Fe Springs, CA - Sheehan, Deierling, and Vranka of Colliers International represented the seller in the sale of 9400 Norwalk Blvd.

This 62,302 SF industrial building with 12,000 SF of two story corporate image offices with prominent street frontage and a large fenced yard, was purchased by Superior Holdings LLC. for $6.1 million and will be used for their printing company, Superior Press.

 Jonti Bacharach, Wayne Lamb and Jeff Cecil of Cresa Partners represented Superior Holdings.

15040 Desman Road, La Mirada, CA
1110 W. Taft Ave., Orange, CA – The team along with Steve Schloemer of Colliers International’s Irvine office represented the seller in the sale of 1110 W. Taft Ave. for $6.05 million. 

The property, which was originally on the market for lease was approached by DMG Corporation, a custom HVAC equipment manufacturer, who offered to purchase the building for their corporate headquarters.

Chris Sheehan
DMG Corporation is consolidating its multiple offices and will expand its current operation within this building. 1110 W. Taft Ave. is a 66,821 SF industrial building with a large yard, heavy power, high image two story offices and abundant parking. Allen Buchanan and Steve Shatafian from Lee and Associates represented the buyer.

12282 Knott St., Garden Grove, CA – The team represented the buyer, Elite Screens, in the sale of a 56,000 SF industrial building for $5.1 million. Elite Screens had been in the market to purchase an industrial property and expand their distribution center for almost 2 years when they were approached by Sheehan, Deierling and Vranka. With the help of the team’s intimate market knowledge, they were able to show the buyer the ideal property before it was put on the market.

Adam Deierling
15040 Desman Rd., La Mirada, CA – The team, along with Bill Renwick of Colliers International’s Industry Office represented the seller, Desman Properties, in the sale of 15040 Desman Road for $2.3 million.

The buyer, L.A. Supply Company, was also represented by Colliers International by Brad Christian in the Irvine office. L.A. Supply Company, a textile distributor out of Santa Fe Springs, CA, will utilize the 16,649 SF building as a distribution facility for their expanding company. The property has a fenced yard, dock high loading and was completely refurbished at the time of the sale.

Nick Vranka
“We there will be more companies looking to acquire real estate in 2013 as a result of the improvement of the regional and national economy in conjunction with record low interest rates and strong SBA financing” said Chris Sheehan.

“Right now we are seeing an upward trend in corporate expansion and distribution, leading to lower inventory and increasing prices while properties continue to trade within the recovering market.”

Contact:

Chris Sheehan
 (301-381-2431).

Rainee Tiske
Marketing Specialist | PR GLA| Torrance, CA
Dir +1 310 381 2413
Main +1 310 381 1000

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Integrity Home Loan of Central Florida Names James Shamshak Director of Operations



James Shamshak
 LAKE MARY, FL --- Integrity Home Loan of Central Florida has named James Shamshak director of operations.

Matt Malloy, president of Integrity Home Loan, said Shamshak, a graduate of Hiram College in Ohio, has more than four years of experience in the mortgage industry.

“Jim Shamhak is one of a new breed of mortgage loan executives who really sees the big picture,” Malloy said. “We are a young company that has experienced rapid growth during a slow economy and now that the economy is improving we expect Jim to play a major role in our continued growth,” Malloy said.

Matt Malloy
Integrity Home Loan currently has locations throughout Florida in Coral Springs, West Palm Beach, Jacksonville, Orlando, Tampa, and in the Detroit suburb of Southfield, Mich.   

For more information, contact:

 Matt Malloy, President, Integrity Home Loan of Central Florida, 407-688-8268 matt.malloy@inthomeloan.com NMLS #- 161433
Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142, lvershelco@aol.com



Meta Housing Corp. is First to Open Senior Housing Community with On-Site Professional Theatre in North Hollywood, CA



NoHo Senior Arts Colony, North Hollywood, CA
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA (Jan. 7, 2013) – History is being made in the multifamily industry as Meta Housing Corporation opens its newly developed $32 million, 126-unit NoHo Senior Arts Colony this month. 

This new, 204,039 square-foot senior apartment community which caters to artists and promotes the arts is the first in the nation to open in concert with a professional on-site theatre. 

 In addition to the theatre, the new community, which features one- and two-bedroom floor plans and is located in North Hollywood, Calif., will offer visual arts and film editing studios, free educational arts classes and an environment that promotes the arts at every turn. 

John Huskey
The NoHo Senior Arts Colony is located at 10747 Magnolia Boulevard in North Hollywood, California.  Leasing information is available at (855) 399-5381.  Further information on the project is at www.NoHoSeniorArtsColony.com.

“As a leader in the field and a developer of senior housing since 1969, we are drawing upon our years of experience to build senior apartments projects which offer so much more than just a quality place to live.  This new community will provide opportunities that are life-changing,” explains John Huskey, CEO of the community developer Meta Housing Corporation.

Huskey notes that Meta Housing Corporation is inviting artists, and those who wish to be involved in or surrounded by the arts, to come and live in a community in which they will increase their artistic abilities and opportunities, as well as being surrounded by like-minded, arts-focused neighbors.

 Meta Housing Corporation is partnering with the Road Theatre Company in this project, according to Huskey.

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

Jenn Quader/ Corynne Randel
Brower, Miller & Cole
(949) 955-7940

Arbor’s FHA Lending Group Accelerates Expansion with Hiring of Matthew Carey, VP of FHA Lending



Matthew Carey
UNIONDALE, NY (Jan. 7, 2013) - Arbor Commercial Mortgage, LLC (“Arbor”), a leading national direct commercial real estate lender, has further expanded its multifamily and seniors/healthcare lending capabilities under the HUD/FHA loan programs with the appointment of Matthew Carey as Vice President of FHA Lending in the company’s Cleveland, OH, office.

 As Vice President of FHA Lending, Mr. Carey oversees Arbor’s daily FHA Multifamily Accelerated Processing (MAP) and LEAN (seniors housing/healthcare) loan production, including the coordination of its underwriting strategy and the integration of Arbor’s Bridge-to-HUD loan program. He will also oversee the continued expansion of Arbor’s regional FHA underwriting staff.

 He reports to Joseph Donovan, Senior Vice President, Director of FHA Lending.

Joseph Donovan
 “Matt’s unique blend of leadership and extensive FHA underwriting experience will play an important role in expanding Arbor’s FHA multifamily and healthcare lending business,” Mr. Donovan said.

 Mr. Carey has more than 10 years of experience in commercial lending and underwriting, and he holds both LEAN (healthcare) and MAP (multifamily) HUD designations, qualifying him to submit applications to HUD for all FHA property types and programs.  Mr. Carey has successfully underwritten and submitted more than $200 million in LEAN and MAP applications and has closed more than $100 million since 2009.

 Previous to Arbor, Mr. Carey held the position of Senior FHA Underwriter and then FHA Deputy Chief Underwriter at KeyBank Real Estate Capital. Prior to that, Mr. Carey served as MAP Underwriter for Love Funding Corporation.

Mr. Carey earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Cleveland State University. He resides in Strongsville, OH.

 As an approved FHA Multifamily Accelerated Processing Lender, Arbor’s FHA group provides borrowers access to all FHA-insured multifamily and healthcare loan programs on an expedited basis. Arbor also provides bridge loans that are underwritten to a permanent FHA loan take out.

Contact:

Chris Ostrowski
Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.
Tel: (516) 506-4255

HFF arranges $24.3 million financing for southwest Austin, TX luxury multi-housing community



Avanti Hills (Alexan Galleria), Austin, TX
AUSTIN, TX – HFF announced today that it has arranged $24.3 million in financing for Avanti Hills (Alexan Galleria), a 309-unit, luxury multi-housing community in southwest Austin, Texas.

                HFF worked on behalf of the borrower, Christopher Commercial, Inc., to secure the 10-year, 3.23 percent, fixed-rate loan through Freddie Mac (Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation). 

  The securitized loan was used to acquire the property.  HFF will service the loan through its Freddie Mac Program Plus® Seller/Servicer program.

Douglas Opalka
Avanti Hills is situated on 9.5 acres at 12601 Bee Caves Parkway, adjacent to the Hill Country Galleria and close to US Highway 71 and Loop 620 in the Bee Cave area of Austin.  Completed in 2008, the property has one- and two-bedroom units averaging 949 square feet each.  Community amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, business center, coffee bar, billiards room and swimming pools.  Avanti Hills is 96 percent leased.

                The HFF team representing the borrower was led by senior managing director Douglas Opalka.

Christopher Commercial is a locally-run, family company that owns and operates retail shopping centers in Austin, Texas.

Contact:

Kristen M. Murphy
Associate Director
HFF | 9 Greenway Plaza, Suite 700 | Houston, TX 77046
tel 713.852.3500 | cel 617.543.4873 | fax 713.527.8725 | www.hfflp.com
krmurphy@hfflp.com

MBA Releases Commercial/Multifamily Quarterly Data Book for Q3 2012


                                        
 WASHINGTON, DC -- The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) has released its third quarter 2012 Commercial Real Estate/Multifamily Finance Quarterly Data Book.

 The report includes a summary of major trends during the quarter and detailed charts and tables providing historical information on the commercial/multifamily real estate markets. Among the findings covered in third quarter Data Book:


Commercial and multifamily mortgage originations were seven percent lower than during the third quarter of 2011 and 17 percent lower than during the second quarter of 2012.

Commercial and multifamily mortgage debt outstanding increased by $6.6 billion, or 0.3 percent, in the third quarter of 2012, as three of the four major investor groups increased their holdings.

Delinquency rates decreased for commercial and multifamily mortgage loans in the third quarter.

The Data Book compiles the most up-to-date information on topics of interest to commercial/multifamily real estate finance industry participants and observers, including trends in property sales, originations, delinquencies and mortgage debt outstanding. For the full analysis please click here.



Contact

Matt Robinson
 (202) 557-2727
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KW Property Management & Consulting Relocates Southwest Regional Office in Bonita Springs, FL and Purchases Office Building



3365 Woods Edge Circle, Bonita Springs, FL
MIAMI, FL -- KW PROPERTY MANAGEMENT & CONSULTING (KWPM), a statewide leader in turnkey property management, has moved its Southwest Regional Office servicing Bonita Springs and Naples to 3365 Woods Edge Circle, Suite 102 in Bonita Springs, and also purchasing the entire building for $465,000.

KWPM occupies 3,065 square feet in Suite 102. They were previously renting at located at 3358 Woods Edge Circle in Bonita Springs.

 KW PROPERTY MANAGEMENT & CONSULTING is headquartered in Miami with offices across Florida in Bonita Springs/Naples, Tampa and Orlando plus New York City, NY and Nashville, TN. They manage more than 40,000 residential units in Florida.

Contact:

Brittany Nguyen
Becker Public Relations
2506 Ponce De Leon Blvd.
Coral Gables, FL 33134
Telephone 305/444-2181 x221
Facebook: Becker Public Relations and Jeanne Becker


“Commercial Real Estate Show” Now Broadcast on Wall Street Business Network Radio Stations Across the Nation




Michael Bull
ATLANTA, GA (Jan. 7, 2012) – Building on the show’s national online popularity and Atlanta radio audience, the “Commercial Real Estate Show” is now airing nationally on the Wall Street Business Network’s 10 radio stations.

Host Michael Bull, president of Bull Realty, launched the one-hour weekly program in October 2010 on WAFS Biz1190 AM in Atlanta.

The show examines national commercial real estate and business issues and features high-caliber guests from around the country, including well-known analysts, accountants, brokers, lenders, developers, attorneys and architects. 

As of the first weekend in January, the show is now broadcast in the following markets (all times are local):

• Dallas-Fort Worth on KVCE 1160 AM, Saturdays, 4 to 5 p.m.

• Honolulu on KGU 760 AM, Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.

• Houston on KTEK 1110 AM, Fridays, 10 to 11 a.m.

• Miami on WZAB 880 AM, Fridays, 5 to 6 p.m.

• Minneapolis-St. Paul on KYCR 1570 AM, Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.

• Orlando, Fla., on WBZW 1520 AM, Saturdays, 12 to 1 p.m.

• Sacramento, Calif., on KSAC-FM 105.5, Saturdays, 9 to 10 a.m.

• San Francisco on KDOW 1220 AM, Sundays, 2 to 3 p.m.

• Seattle on KKOL 1300 AM, Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.

• Atlanta on WAFS 1190 AM, Saturdays, 10 to 11 a.m.

The show’s podcasts are also available on iTunes and www.CREShow.com.

“I’ve been delighted at the impact the show has had in just two years, and I’m extremely excited about the opportunity to continue to extend its reach,” Bull said.

“We can tell by the location of podcast downloads that the content is relevant to audiences across the globe. As we continue to add stations, the show’s comprehensive analysis and enlightening conversations will reach a much larger audience.”

For More Information, Contact

Stephen Ursery
The Wilbert Group
404.965.5026
sursery@thewilbertgroup.com


Trepp December Payoff Report: Percentage of Loans Paying at Maturity Recedes



 NEW YORK, NY -- The percentage of loans paying off on their balloon date has exceeded 60% for the past three months. In December, the payoff rate dropped. The percentage of loans paying off in September, October, and November was 68.2%, 60.7%, and 62.6% respectively. Last month, 54.5% of loans reaching their balloon date paid off.

Despite the fall off, the December rate of 54.5% is well above the 12-month moving average of 47.0%. (This number sums the averages of each month and divides by 12, there was no balance weighting across the months.)

At the end of the summer, we mentioned that the payoff rate could move to the upside in the coming months. 
We noted that for the rest of the year, loans reaching their maturity date should be more heavily skewed to earlier vintages, as loans from that time frame were made with lower leverage and more reasonable valuations.
 The result should be better payoff numbers. The data from the past four months has confirmed this.

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

Eric R. Gerard
Senior Vice President
Great Ink Communications
27 Union Square West, Suite 205
New York, NY 10001
(212) 741-2977

Phoenix Leads U.S. in Median Home Price Gains, Outpacing Red-Hot San Francisco Bay Area, Says ZipRealty



Lanny Baker
EMERYVILLE, CA, Jan. 7, 2013 – ZipRealty, Inc. (http://www.ziprealty.com) (NASDAQ: ZIPR), the leading online technology-enabled residential real estate brokerage company, has released the most accurate and complete MLS data showing that Phoenix median home prices have increased more than any other market in the U.S. on a year-over-year basis.

Median home prices rose 36 percent in the Phoenix MSA from November 2011 to November 2012. The Silicon Valley recorded the second-highest price increase during that time at 30 percent, while Tampa prices rose 26 percent. Rounding out the list at No. 4 and No. 5, respectively, were San Francisco’s East Bay and the city of San Francisco, which jumped 24 percent and 23 percent, according to MLS data.

Daniel LeBoffe
 Phoenix median home prices increased from $116,000 to $158,000 from November 2011 to November 2012.

“There are likely a few different factors contributing to this surge, including decreased housing inventory, lower unemployment numbers, high-tech job growth, steady population gains and increased investor activity, especially from out-of-area buyers,” says Lanny Baker, Chief Executive Officer and President of ZipRealty, Inc.

 “Phoenix saw a strong run-up in housing prices from 2004 through 2006,” says Daniel Leboffe, Director of Agent Development at ZipRealty and a Phoenix area Realtor since 1997.

“Phoenix was one of the leading markets for price increases during the real estate boom fueled by affordable housing, population growth, relaxed lending standards, zero-down financing and investor/speculator interest.

“Conversely, it was one the hardest hit areas during the Great Recession, resulting in a strong spike in foreclosures and short sales. Now, a number of these cities within Greater Phoenix are seeing some of the biggest rebounds.”

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

Stacey Corso
Public Relations Manager
ZipRealty, Inc.
(510) 735-2667



Saturday, January 5, 2013

Coro Realty announces the execution of multiple leases at Sandy Springs Crossing Shopping Center in Sandy Springs, GA


ATLANTA, GA /PRNewswire/ -- Coro Realty Advisors, LLC announces the execution of 6,392 SF of new leases at Sandy Springs Crossing Shopping Center located at 6690 Roswell Road, Sandy Springs, GA 30328.


New tenants include Moondog Growlers, Club Champion, Perk 'n Pooch, and Tune Up Barbershop.

Patti L. Perlberg
According to Patti L. Pearlberg, Coro Realty's Vice President, "the success of LA Fitness, along with the completion of the Abernathy Road improvements, has drawn a great deal of attention to the shopping center from local, regional and national tenants. 

“We are most excited about Club Champion, a custom golf club fitter and builder, originally founded in Chicago in 1995. 

“The shop tenants we have attracted compliment LA Fitness and Hinton's Savvy Cellar, providing convenient services, easy access and excellent parking, for busy residents of the Sandy Springs area."

According to Lindsay Douglas, Coro Realty's Senior Leasing Agent; "Sandy Springs Crossing is shaping up as a premier neighborhood shopping center centrally located in the heart of Sandy Springs, directly between the Perimeter and East Cobb submarkets."

For more information on this property,  please visit
http://www.cororealty.com/properties/sandy-springs-crossing or contact:

 Teresa Pastore
Coro Realty Advisors, LLC.
3715 Northside Parkway
400 Northcreek - Suite 100
Atlanta, Georgia  30327
(404) 846-4000

Four Texas Self-Storage Facilities Trade Hands at $32.6 Million


  
Grandview Self-Storage Center, Odessa, TX
FORT WORTH, TX – Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services, the nation’s largest real estate investment services firm, has arranged the sale of four Texas self-storage properties, two in Odessa and two in Midland. The total sales price on the transaction is $32.6 million.

            Brandon Karr, a senior associate in Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Worth office, represented the seller, a private developer, and sourced the buyer, W.P. Carey Inc.


Brandon Karr
 “This four-asset portfolio purchase marks the first time this East Coast buyer has invested in West Texas property,” says Karr.

“The Midland-Odessa area is thriving due to energy demand, with year-over-year economic growth of 13.5 percent,” Karr adds, “spurring the buyer to invest here even though it was unfamiliar territory.”

“The new owner intends to deploy a cluster strategy, and plans on investing in even more Midland-Odessa self-storage facilities as they become available,” Karr concludes.

The state-of-the-art self-storage facilities include ample room for trucks and trailers. Their climate- and dust-controlled units are protected by video surveillance, individual door alarms and electronically controlled gate access.
         
The portfolio’s four assets are:

  • Grandview Self-Storage Center, Odessa
  • West County Road Self-Storage Center, Odessa
  • Loop 250 Self-Storage Center, Midland
  • Midkiff Self-Storage Center, Midland

Contact:

Public Relations
(925) 953-1716






Ranking Of Top 10 Priciest Condo Shortsales In South Florida In 2012


MIAMI, FL -- Buyers achieved an average discount of 26 percent off of the original asking price for South Florida's 10 priciest condo shortsales to transact in Miami-DadeBroward, and Palm Beach counties in the year 2012, according to a new report from CondoVultures.com

Between January and December of 2012, buyers - in unrelated transactions - paid a combined $14.9 million - an average of nearly $475 per square foot - for the 10 priciest condo shortsales scattered around South Florida in the areas of AventuraGreater Downtown MiamiMiami Beach, and Miami's Coconut Grove in Miami-Dade County; the city of Fort Lauderdale in Broward County; and the town of Palm Beach in Palm Beach County, according to an analysis by the licensed Florida brokerage CVR Realty™

Prior to the transactions, these condo units were originally put on the resale market for a combined $20.1 million for an average of more than $635 per square foot, according to an analysis based on Florida Realtors association data. 

This is a ranking of South Florida's 10 priciest condo shortsales - with a minimum asking price of $1.2 million - between January and December of 2012: 



 RANK 
PROJECT 
 LOCATION 
 BEDS 
PRICE 
Discount
 1 
 South Beach
 4 
 $2,800,000 
 -14% 
 2 
 Greater Downtown Miami 
 3 
 $1,750,000 
 -8% 
 3 
 Miami Beach 
 4 
 $1,506,000 
 -43% 
 4 
 Palm Beach 
 3 
 $1,500,000 
 -48% 
 5 
 Palm Beach 
 3 
 $1,300,000 
 -31% 
 6 
 Greater Downtown Miami 
 4 
 $1,280,794 
 -15% 
 7 
 South Beach 
 3 
 $1,250,000 
  0% 
 8 
 Miami (Coconut Grove) 
 3 
 $1,231,800 
  0% 
 9 
 Aventura 
 4 
 $1,190,000 
 -21% 
 10 
 Fort Lauderdale 
 3 
 $1,100,000 
 -46% 

As of Jan. 3, 2013, about seven condo shortsales are under contract waiting to transaction with a minimum asking price of $1.2 million, according to the data. 


Another seven condo shortsales are actively available on the resale market in South Florida with a minimum asking price of $1.2 million, according to the data. 

Overall, buyers purchased 13 percent fewer condo shortsales in South Florida in 2012 on a year-over-year basis compared to the same January through December period in 2011, according to a new CondoVultures.com report

As the number of South Florida condo shortsales decreased, the median price for a distressed unit also decreased in the year 2012. 


It is unclear what impact the newly signed $25 billion National Mortgage Settlement Agreement reached in February 2012 between the federal and state governments with the nation’s five largest services could have on condo shortsales in South Florida going forward in 2012.
The settlement incentivizes the mortgage services to consider various options – including principal reductions, mortgage modifications, and shortsales - before filing to foreclose on borrowers who owe more than their residences are worth currently, according to the agreement.

The completed resales do not reflect any deals that may have transacted without being marketed on the Southeast Florida MLXchange.


CondoVultures.com is scheduled to profile of condo trends in the fourth quarter of 2012 in the seven largest coastal markets in the tricounty South Florida region of Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties beginning the week of Jan. 14, 2013.   

The Condo Vultures® Market Intelligence Report™ is scheduled to publish a seven-part weekly series that analyzed the markets of Greater Downtown MiamiSouth BeachSunny Isles BeachHollywood / Hallandale BeachDowntown Fort Lauderdale and the BeachBoca Raton / Deerfield Beach, and Downtown West Palm Beach and Palm Beach Island.


Palm Beach, FL Skyline
As of Nov. 5, 2012, less than 2,900 new condo units remain unsold from a supply of nearly 49,000 units created since 2003 in South Florida’s seven largest coastal markets of Greater Downtown MiamiSouth BeachSunny Isles BeachHollywood / Hallandale BeachDowntown Fort Lauderdale and the BeachBoca Raton / Deerfield Beach, and Downtown West Palm Beach and Palm Beach Island, according to a recent CondoVultures.com report.

The total number of unsold new condos does not include any of the more than 8,000 units that were purchased in bulk transactions by investment groups that plan to one day resell the units at a premium, according to the Condo Vultures® Bulk Deals Database™.

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


Condo Vultures® LLC is a real estate consultancy and marketing company based in the 225 Midtown Building at 225 NE 34th St., Suite 209B, Downtown Miami, Florida, 33137. Condo Vultures® LLC can be reached at 800-750-0517.

Colliers International Completes Sale of Manufacturing Facility in Santa Fe Springs, CA



13100 Artic Circle, Santa Fe Springs, CA
SANTA FE SPRINGS, CA -- Colliers International, the third largest global real estate services organization, has completed the $10,750,000 sale of an 112,096-square-foot leased manufacturing facility occupied by Bumble Bee Seafoods, located at 13100 Artic Circle in Santa Fe Springs, Calif.

Clyde Stauff
Clyde Stauff of Colliers International represented the buyer, Harbor 91 Limited Partnership, a private family investment trust.  

Mike Hartel of Voit Real Estate represented the seller.  Bumble Bee Seafoods, the current tenant on the property, processes more than 35,000,000 cans of tuna per month in the facility.

Built in 1969, the free-standing industrial building offers a fenced yard and is situated on 5.28 acres.

Contact:

Rainee Tiske
Marketing Specialist | PR GLA| Torrance, CA
Dir +1 310 381 2413
Main +1 310 381 1000

Clyde Stauff

Sacred Heart University Student Housing Property in Bridgeport, CT Sells for $2.65 Million


  
Taft Commons, 225 Taft Ave., Bridgeport, CT
                                                                              BRIDGEPORT, CT – Investment sales broker Northeast Private Client Group has announced the sale of a student housing property at 225 Taft Avenue in Bridgeport, CT.

 Edward Jordan, JD, CCIM, the firm’s managing director, represented the seller, Redbrick Partners of Washington, D.C. in the $2,650,000 transaction, which closed on December 27. 

 The student housing property, known as Taft Commons, comprises 20 townhouse style units in an elevator building that has been leased to Sacred Heart University (Fairfield, CT) since the mid-1990s.  The University recently signed a three-year lease extension through 2015.

Edward Jordan
 “Our recent sale of Taft Commons sends a clear signal that the student housing market continues to offer an attractive alternative to other asset types,” notes Jordan.  “In this instance, the asset was master leased to and managed by the University, minimizing the vacancy risk to the investor as well as the expenses typically associated with management and operations.”

 The seller, a Washington, D.C.- based REIT, originally acquired the property in a transaction brokered by Jordan in March 2005.  The buyer, a New Jersey-based fund, purchased the Taft Commons property for a price that equates to $132,500 per unit, or $24,090 per bed, a common indicator in student housing.

Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT
The sales price represents a capitalization rate of 9.0 per cent on the current year’s net operating income.  The buyer was represented in the transaction by Christopher Tichio of Alexander Summer LLC.

“With a strong regional presence across Connecticut, New York and Massachusetts, our investment sales team is well positioned to support multifamily and commercial investors across an expanding range of asset types,” Jordan explains.


Contact:

Rick Leonard
203.434.7734                                                                                                                                                         rleonard81@gmail.com