Six/Ten Signs El Norteño to Occupy Site of Publix’s First Store in Downtown Winter Haven, FL

El Norteno Restaurant, 58 4th Street NW, Downtown Winter Haven, FL

Winter Haven, FL — Six/Ten LLC (SixTen), a developer of commercial and residential properties in Winter Haven and other Florida cities, has completed a 2,000 SF lease to bring Mexican restaurant El Norteño to downtown Winter Haven in the same space where Publix Supermarkets established its first store in 1930.

Chad Lennox

The restaurant is located at 58 4th Street, NW and is now open for business.

El Norteño is relocating from 1925 6th Street N.W. where it has been for 15 years.  Established in 2000, El Norteño is owned and operated by Elizabeth Rangel, and offers authentic Mexican cuisine.

“Downtown is thriving because of the renovation of buildings, including numerous projects on my block alone,” said Rangel. “The area has become a popular dining destination.”

“An increase in retail traffic and offices downtown has made this area very appealing for local restaurants,” said Six/Ten’s leasing agent, Chad Lennox.  “Leasing activity has been brisk.” 

George Jenkins opened the first Publix at the location on September 6, 1930. It wasn’t until 10 years later that he opened the second Publix, located just two blocks away in Winter Haven.

Six/Ten has modernized and upgraded the location considerably, but has maintained its original charm by leaving exposed brick, refurbishing the wood floors and constructing a central bar. El Norteno also offers a full array of beer, wine and spirits.

“We look forward to the being the latest reason to sip and dine in downtown Winter Haven,” said Rangel.

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

Michelle Friedman

BoardroomPR

407-973-8555

mfriedman@boardroompr.com

www.sixtenllc.com.

JLL Closes $4.2 Million Sale in Quiet Giant - Deer Valley Industrial Market of North Phoenix

  

 

Steve Sayre

 PHOENIX, AZ – The Phoenix office of JLL has just closed the $4.225 million sale of Bell17 Industrial, a three-building, 70,517-square-foot industrial project in North Phoenix’s Deer Valley submarket.

The fully leased building acquisition is the latest for the Southwest industrial property buying strategy of ViaWest Group.

“At more than 11 million square feet, Deer Valley is a subtle but powerful part of Phoenix’s industrial real estate market,” said JLL Executive Vice President Steve Sayre.

“Like the Bell17 Industrial property, this inventory consists primarily of well-located, quality assets in close proximity to Interstate 17 and the Deer Valley Airport. 

"For those two reasons alone, properties in the submarket tend to garner some of Phoenix’s higher asking rents and perform well for their owners.”

Sayre, along with JLL Executive Vice President Pat Harlan and Associate Kyle Westfall, led the project’s leasing effort on behalf of the prior property owner/developer/seller, Klefstad Companies, Inc. They will continue to do so for ViaWest Group, the entity that the JLL team identified to purchase the property.

Pat Harlan

Based in Phoenix, ViaWest has purchased approximately $50 million of industrial assets over the last nine months as part of its new fund focused on well-located industrial space in the Southwest U.S.

“We are very excited about the potential of Bell17 Industrial. It has consistently maintained strong occupancy and, with our hands-on management approach, we believe that we can continue having it serve as a premier location for smaller tenants in the Deer Valley market,” said Steven Schwarz, a Founding Partner of ViaWest Group.

Bell17 Industrial is located near Bell Road and I-17 at 16602 N. 23rd Ave., 16601 N. 25th Ave. and 2401 W. Phelps. The buildings are one mile from Interstate 17, two miles from the Loop 101, less than five miles from Deer Valley Airport and offer 2.5 million square feet of retail amenities within a two mile radius.

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

Stacey Hershauer

focusAZ

Marketing & Public Relations

(480) 600-0195

stacey@focusaz.com

www.focusaz.com

Marcus & Millichap Brokers $4.8 Million Sale of Villa Nova Condominiums in Davie, FL

  

Joseph P. Thomas

DAVIE, FL  – Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate investment services firm with offices throughout the United States and Canada, today announced the portfolio sale of 52 units in Villa Nova Condominiums, a 92-unit condominium property located in Davie, Fla. The portfolio sold for $4,800,000.

Joseph P. Thomas, a vice president investments, Adam Duncan, a senior associate, and Derek Soven, an associate, all in Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Lauderdale office, represented the seller, a private investor from Davie, Fla, and procured the buyer, a private investor from Dania Beach, Fla.

“Villa Nova is a unique opportunity to acquire over 50 percent ownership of a condominium situated in a booming location in Davie near Nova Southeastern University, Florida Atlantic University and Broward College,” says Thomas.  

“We generated tremendous interest in the portfolio, including interest from buyers that wouldn’t typically look to acquire bulk condominiums.”

“We received more than 10 initial offers for the portfolio and five groups were invited to the highest and best.  Ultimately, we matched the portfolio with a buyer that clearly recognized the upside and had a good vision for the property,” adds Duncan. 

Adam Duncan

Villa Nova Condominiums were constructed in 1985 and include eight two-story buildings and a single-story in the center of the property. 

The portfolio unit mix consists entirely of two-bedroom/two-bathroom floorplans and the community offers a fitness center, pool and children’s playground area.

Located at 6700 - 6940 Nova Drive, Villa Nova Condominiums is situated within walking distance to a variety of schools, universities, shopping, dining, entertainment venues and employment centers.

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

Ryan Nee

Regional Manager

Fort Lauderdale, FL

(954) 245-3400

Marcus & Millichap Arranges Sale of 83-Room Red Roof Inn Hotel in Ocoee, FL

Jonathan S. Ruprai

OCOEE, FL – Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate investment services firm with offices throughout the United States and Canada, announced the sale of Red Roof Inn Orlando West, a 83-room limited-service hotel located at 11241 West Colonial Drive in Ocoee, Fla., according to Richard D. Matricaria, regional manager of the firm’s Tampa office.

The hotel traded for $4,300,000.

Dennis Hopper, associate, and Jonathan S. Ruprai, senior director of the firm’s National Hospitality Group, both in Marcus & Millichap’s Tampa office, had the exclusive listing to market the property on behalf of the seller.

 The buyer was secured and represented by J. Dominic Vito, associate, in the Washington, D.C. office and Ahmed Kabani, associate director of the National Hospitality Group and in the firm’s Miami office. 

“We received a significant amount of interest from both local and out-of-state investors, with the ultimate buyer being an Orlando based hotelier. 

"This transaction is another success story resulting from Marcus & Millichap’s collaborative platform, and long standing relationships with investors throughout the country,” says Dennis Hopper.

Dennis Hopper

“The buyer has a long-term relationship with Marcus & Millichap and has owned hotels in the Orlando market for years. 

"As a local hotelier, the buyer remains very upbeat about the future prospects for greater Orlando.  As such, the buyer will renovate the property and utilize the upgraded rooms and management capabilities to capitalize on the strong upward trend in average rate for the market,” adds Ahmed Kabani.

With an industry leading hospitality team in more than 40 markets nationally, this marks the 86th hotel sold by Marcus & Millichap’s National Hospitality Group in 2015.

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

Richard D. Matricaria

Vice President/Regional Manager

Tampa, FL

(813) 387-4700

RealtyTrac’s Buy-or-Rent Analysis Shows Buying More Affordable Than Renting in 66 Percent of Markets

Daren Blomquist

IRVINE, CA, July 9, 2015 — RealtyTrac® (www.realtytrac.com), the nation’s leading source for comprehensive housing data, today released a Buy-to-Rent analysis and a Buy-or-Rent analysis on 3-bedroom residential properties in 285 counties nationwide.

The Buy-to-Rent analysis found that potential returns from buy-to-rent purchases of 3-bedroom residential properties in the first five months of 2015 decreased from the same time period a year ago in 169 of the 285 counties analyzed (59 percent).

“As home price appreciation moderates and aligns more closely with trends in rental rates, the returns in the buy-to-rent market are stabilizing and becoming more predictable — if not as lucrative as they were for investors who purchased a few years ago near the bottom of the market,” said Daren Blomquist, vice president at RealtyTrac.

“Buying rentals continues to be a brilliant strategy that allows investors to hedge their bets in a real estate market shifting away from homeownership and toward a sharing economy.”

Average rental rates on 3-bedroom properties increased 3 percent from a year ago across all 285 counties analyzed, while average home prices on 3-bedroom properties increased 4 percent across those same counties.

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

Jennifer von Pohlmann

 Sr. Data PR Manager

 Office: 949.502.8300 ext 139

jennifer.vonpohlmann@realtytrac.com

W Financial Provides $3.8 Million Loan on Bedford Avenue Property in Brooklyn, NY

Bedford Avenue Commercial Property, Williamsburg Neighborhood, Brooklyn, NY

NEW YORK, NY -- W Financial has provided a $3,800,000 loan collateralized by a four-story, four-unit commercial property located on Bedford Avenue in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn.

David Heiden

The borrower had originally closed on the property all-cash and utilized the W Financial loan to recapture a portion of their equity.

W's borrower is an experienced real estate owner and developer who plans to renovate the property and then lease the units at market rents. 

Once the property is fully stabilized the borrower intends to refinance the bridge loan with conventional financing.

W will also consider providing re-hab and construction loans for experienced developers, as well as mezzanine financing on well-located, cash-flowing properties.

For investment information, please call David Heiden | david@w-financial.com (212) 684-8484, or contact our Senior Loan Officer Jarret Schochet | jarret@w-financial.com (212) 684-2205 to discuss your new bridge loan scenarios.

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

Gregg Winter - Founder & Managing Partner

W Financial Fund, LP

Special Situation Financing for Commercial Real Estate ®

149 Madison Avenue, Seventh floor

New York, NY 10016

Phone: 212 532-1122 x1

Email: gregg@w-financial.com

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HFF closes sale of Doubletree Westborough in Westborough, MA

Doubletree Westborough, 5400 Computer Drive, Westborough, MA

 

Daniel Peek

BOSTON, MA, July 8, 2015 – Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P. (HFF) announced today that it has closed the sale of the Doubletree Westborough, a 223-room, full-service hotel in Westborough, Massachusetts.

HFF marketed the asset on behalf of the seller, Investcorp International Inc.  Ultima Hospitality purchased the property.  

The Doubletree Westborough is located at 5400 Computer Drive within the Westborough Technology Park 25 miles west of Boston.

 The property is proximate to more than 12 million square feet of office space within a 10 mile radius and has immediate access to Interstate 495.  

Recently renovated, the 167,346-square-foot hotel features a fitness room, indoor pool, business center, 13,000 square feet of meeting and event space and the Regatta Grill & Bar. 

Denny Meikleham

The HFF investment sales team representing the seller was led by senior managing director Dan Peek and managing directors Denny Meikleham and Michael Gigliotti and director Alan Suzuki.

“The Doubletree Westborough is the only full-service hotel in Westborough and as a result captures the majority of the demand for social events and corporate meetings in the immediate area,” said Meikleham. 

“This was a great opportunity for the buyer to acquire a well-maintained, well-located hotel with solid in-place cash flow well below replacement value.”

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

Kristen M. Murphy

Associate Director

HFF | One Post Office Square, Suite 3500 | Boston, MA 02109

Main: 617-338-0990 | Direct: 617-848-1572 | Cell: 617-543-4873 | www.hfflp.com

krmurphy@hfflp.com

HFF secures financing totaling $49.801 million for North Carolina 3-property apartment portfolio

Steeplechase at Adam’s Farm,  1338 Adams Farm Parkway,  Greensboro, NC

Thomas Didio

FLORHAM PARK, NJ, July 8, 2015 – Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P. (HFF) announced today that it has secured financing totaling $49.801 million for a three-property apartment portfolio totaling 811 units in Greensboro and High Pointe, North Carolina. 

HFF worked on behalf of the borrower, Hudson Capital Properties, to place three separate 10-year, fixed-rate loans with 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 included in the portfolio are Steeplechase at Adam’s Farm located at 1338 Adams Farm Parkway in Greensboro; Park Forest located at 3214 Brassfield Road in Greensboro; and Deep River Pointe located at 3971 River Pointe Place in High Pointe. 

The garden-style communities have a variety of floor plans ranging from one- to three-bedroom units.  Community amenities vary for each property but include features such as swimming pools with sundecks, 24-hour fitness centers, business centers, tennis courts and walking trails.  The portfolio is 96 percent leased.

Frank Tuttle III

The HFF debt placement team was led by senior managing director Thomas Didio and director Luke Vanderpoel.

“Hudson Capital Properties is excited about bringing these three properties into its growing portfolio,” Hudson Capital Properties president Frank Huttle III said.  

“We have been an owner of multifamily properties in North Carolina and are delighted to expand our footprint to Greensboro.  Many thanks to HFF for their help in making this transaction a reality.”

“We are pleased to have secured favorable debt for the Hudson Capital Properties’ acquisition of three quality apartment assets in the Greensboro and High Pointe, North Carolina markets,” continued Didio.  “Our Freddie Mac team did a great job securing the interest rate prior to closing the purchase.”

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

Olivia Hennessey

Public Relations Coordinator

HFF | 9 Greenway Plaza Suite 700 | Houston, Texas 77046

tel 713.852.3403 | fax 713.527.8725 | www.hfflp.com

ohennessey@hfflp.com

HFF arranges $50 million acquisition financing for 474-unit apartment community in Jacksonville, FL

Thornton Park, 8450 Gate Parkway West,  Southside Jacksonville, FL

Elliott Throne

MIAMI, FL, July 8, 2015 – Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P. (HFF) announced today that it has arranged $50 million in acquisition financing for Thornton Park, a 474-unit, Class A garden-style apartment community in Jacksonville’s Southside submarket.

HFF worked on behalf of Epoch Residential to secure the three-year, floating-rate loan through Colony Mortgage Capital.  

Epoch Residential originally developed the property and proceeds from this transaction were used to purchase it outright.  The acquisition represents Epoch’s first in their 45-year history.

Completed in 2008, Thornton Park features 16 one-, two- and three-bedroom flat- and townhome-style floor plans ranging between 785 and 1,604 square feet. 

 Community amenities include two resort-style swimming pools and spas, picnic area with barbecue grills, playground, indoor basketball/sport court, fitness center, clubhouse, library, billiards room, sports bar and detached garages. 

Brett Moss

Thornton Park is located at 8450 Gate Parkway West in the core of Jacksonville’s largest suburban employment hub, Deerwood Park.  

The property is approximately nine miles southeast of downtown Jacksonville and is near St. John’s Town Center, an upscale outdoor lifestyle mall.

The HFF debt placement team representing the borrower was led by Elliott Throne and Brett Moss.

“Epoch Residential was able to obtain a favorable loan that allowed them the ability to acquire a property they knew intimately and the flexibility to make further enhancements to the asset,” stated Throne.

Moss continued, “The improvements Epoch plans to make as owner will allow the property to be even more competitive with the area’s newest product that has been able to achieve some of the highest rents in the Jacksonville metro area.”

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

Olivia Hennessey

Public Relations Coordinator

HFF | 9 Greenway Plaza Suite 700 | Houston, Texas 77046

tel 713.852.3403 | fax 713.527.8725 | www.hfflp.com

ohennessey@hfflp.com

  

Rosemont Apartments, Concord, CA

Concord, CA – 29th Street Capital (29SC), a privately-held real estate investment and advisory firm, has acquired Rosemont Apartments in Concord, Cal.

The new owner plans $450 thousand worth of renovations for the 48-unit multifamily community, which has 47 large self-storage units.

Casey Davis

“This is the eighth acquisition we have made in the East Bay of San Francisco, with many more exciting projects planned in the near term,” said Casey Davis, 29SC’s Vice President of Acquisitions for California.

 “Rosemont is the only apartment community in the immediate area with self-storage, a highly-desirable feature for individuals and families. 

"Nearby, Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) stops provide easy access to numerous work, recreation and education centers in one of the most competitive housing markets in the U.S.”

Spillover from San Francisco and Oakland has created a tight rental market throughout the East Bay, as limited housing supply can’t keep up with significant demand. 

Concord, the largest city in fast-growing Contra Costa County, is the most affordable city in the affluent I-680 corridor. Concord rents are considerably less expensive than neighboring Pleasant Hill and Walnut Creek.

For investment inquiries, contact:

Stan Beraznik, Founder and Managing Principal at 29th Street Capital

415.643.6875 | sberaznik@29thstreetcapital.com

www.29thstreetcapital.com.

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

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Berger Commercial Realty Brokers Close Four Transactions at Lyons Tech IV in Coconut Creek, FL

Judy Dolan

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL (July 8, 2015) - Berger Commercial Realty brokers Judy Dolan and Greg Milopoulos recently closed four lease transactions for warehouse spaces at Lyons Tech IV in Coconut Creek.

On behalf of landlord 4811 Lyons Tech Parkway, LLC Dolan and Milopoulos closed:

the renewal/expansion lease of 3,124 square-feet of space to Natural Stone Elements, LLC in suites 20 and 21;

the new lease of 1,562 square-feet of space to Alternative Credit Solutions, LLC in suite 10;

the lease renewal of 1,562 square-feet of space to Kerr Fire Investigations, Inc. in suite 11;

and the lease renewal of 1,562 square-feet of space to OMG Miami Swimwear, LLC in suite 23.

Greg Milopoulos

Located at 4911 Lyons Tech Parkway, Lyons Tech IV consists of two buildings with drive-in bays, 18-foot ceilings, ample parking, and hurricane impact glass.

Most bays include a small office, restroom and grade level door. Move-in ready suites are available and can be combined with other units to create a larger layout.

The property is within minutes of the Sawgrass Expressway, Florida's Turnpike, and I-95. 

For more information on leasing at Lyons Tech IV, call Berger Commercial Realty at (954)-358-0900.

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

954-776-1999

Lexi Robinson, ext. 255, lrobinson@piersongrant.com

Marielle Sologuren, ext. 226, msologuren@piersongrant.com

NAI Realvest Completes Office Lease Agreements with USTA and Sub-Zero boosting occupancy to 100% at Citadel III in the Orlando, FL Airport Submarket

Mary Frances West

ORLANDO, FL — NAI Realvest recently completed two new lease agreements totaling 9,410 rentable square feet on the sixth floor of the Citadel III at 5950 Hazeltine National Drive in Southeast Orlando.

Senior Broker Associate Mary Frances West CCIM and Matt Cichocki, Principal negotiated both transactions representing Citadel Partners, Ltd. of Oakland, Fla., landlord of the 139,000 square foot office building which is now 100 percent leased.  

West negotiated a long-term lease with Sub-Zero Group Southeast, Inc. for Suite 670 with 4,450 square feet.  The new tenant, a leading manufacturer of luxury appliances, was represented by Craig Castor of Cresa Orlando and Tim Rikkers of Cresa Wisconsin. 

 United States Tennis Association Incorporated signed a short-term lease for Suite 660 with 4,960 square feet to serve as a temporary location while their $60 million USTA Training Center is being constructed at Lake Nona.    Jeff Patterson of Equity, Inc. represented the White Plains, NY based-tenant. 

 “The building owner’s commitment to maintaining a first class operation has enabled us to achieve a consistent high-occupancy level at Citadel III,” said West. 

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

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

Hold-Thyssen Negotiates Two Lease Renewals at Enterprise Plaza in Orange City, FL

      

Darby Hold

ORANGE CITY, FL and WINTER PARK, FL --- Hold-Thyssen, Inc., a commercial property firm based in Winter Park, recently negotiated two lease renewals totaling 4,080 rentable square feet at Enterprise Plaza, 2499 Enterprise Rd. in Orange City.

Darby Hold, transaction specialist at Hold-Thyssen, negotiated both transactions on behalf of the Landlord, Florida Premier-Enterprise LLC, based in Rochester Hills, Mich.

Salon Centric, a leading NYC-based distributor of salon professional products with over 565 stores nationwide, renewed its lease of 2,720 square feet.  Tenant was represented by Kevin Higgins of CBRE.

Tara Sheff

Tenant Southern Specialty Finance Inc., d/b/a Check ‘n Go, one of America’s leading payday loan companies headquartered in Cincinnati, renewed its lease of 1,360 square feet to remain in their well-established location serving the west Volusia area.  

The tenant was represented by Tara Sheff with Axcess Financial.  

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

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

NAI Realvest Negotiates New Long-term Lease for Compass Pointe Healthcare Systems Relocating to Class A Office at Colonial Town Park in Lake Mary, FL

Juan Jiminez

ORLANDO, FL  – The Partyka Group at NAI Realvest recently negotiated a long-term lease agreement for 3,961 rentable square feet of Class A office space at 400 Colonial Center Parkway in Lake Mary. 

NAI Realvest Partner Paul P. Partyka and Associate Juan Jimenez negotiated the transaction on behalf of Tenant Compass Pointe Healthcare Systems.  

The landlord, 400 Townpark LLC based in Johns Creek, Ga. was represented in the transaction by Greg Morrison of Morrison Commercial Real Estate. 

Compass Pointe Healthcare System, a retirement and assisted living community organization, is moving its headquarters from a location in Volusia County to this more centralized and efficient Seminole County location, Partyka said.

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

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

Rodney Langer Joins Crossman & Co. to Spearhead the Company’s Investment Sales Presence in Miami, FL

Rodney Langer

Orlando, FL – Crossman & Company welcomes Rodney Langer to their Investment Sales Team in Miami, where he will provide acquisition and disposition services to owners of shopping centers and net leased assets.

Mr. Langer joins Crossman & Company with 27 years of experience in commercial real estate brokerage & asset management. 

Prior to joining Crossman & Company, he served as president of Investors CRE, Inc., a commercial real estate investment advisory firm in Coral Gables, Florida.

“Rodney brings an exceptional skill set and breadth of experience to Crossman & Company,” said Dan Colachicco, Director of Investment Sales. “He has an extraordinary track record of providing advisory and marketing services to a wide range of discerning clients, both private and institutional”.

“We are excited to have Rodney join Crossman & Company’s Miami Investment Sales Team. He exemplifies the level of experience, integrity and commitment to service that our firm has built its reputation on for the past 25 years,” said Crossman & Company President, John Crossman.

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

Sydnie Cobb

Crossman & Company

scobb@crossmanco.com

407.581.6261