Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Two More National Companies Opening at Airport Commerce Center in Orlando, FL

Matt Cichocki 

   
ORLANDO, FL -- A flooring distribution company and a medical / occupational and physical therapy clinic recently inked long term lease agreements at Airport Commerce Center located on S. Orange Ave. off SR 528 and Sandlake Rd.  

 The retail/warehouse/ flex center opened last year, leased and managed by NAI Realvest is now 80 percent occupied.

Principals Matt Cichocki and Kevin O’Connor negotiated the two new transactions representing Landlord Orange Avenue Properties, LLC an affiliate of Ohio-based MAS Investment Group.
                                
Criterion Supply, Inc. based in Milwaukie , OR leased Suite 150 at 8123 S. Orange with 8,534 square feet. The new facility with 10 by 14 dock high overhead doors is one of multiple locations the flooring supplier operates throughout the country. 

Kevin O’Connor
 Criterion has already started operating at the commerce center with an initial staff of five.  Paul Kelly of Coughin Commercial LLC represented the tenant. 

Concentra Health Services, Inc., based in Mechanicsburg , PA with 500 clinics nationwide, leased Suites 128 - 140 with 7,446 square feet at 8119 S. Orange Ave.  

Concentra serves the occupational health needs of employees of Orlando International Airport . Opening is estimated for August once the entire space is built out as a medical clinic.  Jordan Buis of CBRE represented the tenant.

Criterion Supply and Concentra Health join several other national firms including Berg Electric, Detail Garage-Orlando and NEFCO Construction Supply who moved into the 71,675 square foot Airport Commerce Center last year.


 Paul Kelly 


CONTACTS:

Matt Cichocki or Kevin O’Connor, Principals, NAI Realvest,
407-875 9989

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

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



Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Lee Iacocca’s Los Angeles Mansion Listed for $27 Million


Iacocca’s Tuscan-style mansion includes 10,682 square feet with five bedrooms and eight baths on over an acre near the Bel Air Country Club near Los Angeles, CA


Photo credit: Hilton & Hyland       Source: www.hiltonhyland.com

LOS ANGELES, CA -- America’s favorite business leader from the 1960s to the ‘90s, one of the many things Lee Iacocca was known for were his famous quotes including “In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive.”
Lee Iacocca
 Also, “If you can find a better car, buy it.”
Iacocca, the longtime president of Ford Motor Company and chairman of Chrysler Corporation, could switch from engineering to sales, marketing, CEO, charity fundraising and politics with little effort, according to TopTenRealEstateDeals.com.


Ford Mustang
 After introducing the Ford Mustang, Lee jumped over to Chrysler where he launched the minivan concept, convinced the U.S. government to loan Chrysler $1.5 billion, and saved the company from collapse.
 He was well paid for his talent and by the time he died in 2019, Iacocca was worth $150 million. His beautiful home in Los Angeles, where he lived out his retirement before succumbing to Parkinson’s disease, is for sale at $26.9 million.


Bob and Dolores Hope
Iacocca was born to Italian immigrant parents who moved to Pennsylvania for work in the steel industry and the extended-family hot dog business. 

He proved himself to be a super achiever early on graduating with honors from high school, Lehigh for college and then winning a fellowship to Princeton.
Lee’s genius was in connecting the dots in the roadmap to the future. His celebrity status was cemented with the development of the Ford Mustang in 1964, the most successful new car ever introduced in the U.S. earning a profit over $1 billion in just its first two years, and saving Chrysler from the brink of disaster in 1979.


Frank and Barbara Sinatra
He did his own Chrysler commercials and was a frequent guest on television talk shows. In addition to the auto industry, Lee wrote several best-selling books; was successful in the restaurant, food and gaming businesses and was well known for heading the 1980’s Statue of Liberty restoration.
 He was a serious and popular candidate for U.S. president in 1988, but decided not to run.

 Betty White
Iacocca’s Tuscan-style mansion includes 10,682 square feet with five bedrooms and eight baths on over an acre near the Bel Air Country Club.
There are four ensuite guest rooms, a staff apartment, formal living and dining rooms, panelled library and five fireplaces.



Huge open-plan rooms that spill out onto lovely terraces are perfect for large-scale entertaining while other spaces invite intimate gatherings.
Crafted of luscious materials and craftsmanship, the home is bright and cheerful while retaining an elegant vibe. Immaculate grounds contain mature landscaping with outdoor living areas accented with topiary.



A chef’s kitchen is ready for enjoying family or guests. The master suite has a living area larger than many mansions' formal living rooms on a scale reminiscent of historical times when the aristocracy entertained guests in their private chambers.
 Outdoor recreation includes a swimming pool, spa and tennis courts to be enjoyed year-round in Southern California’s mild climate.


After his death in 2019, automotive-pioneer Lee Iacocca’s estate, where he entertained Bob and Dolores Hope, Frank and Barbara Sinatra, Priscilla Presley and Betty White, is now for sale at $26.9 million.
The listing agents are David Kramer and Rick Hilton of Hilton & Hyland, Beverly Hills.

CONTACT:

Genelle C. Brown
Content Manager, Media Division
TopTenRealEstateDeals.com
Phone:  434-480-4504

Twitter:  @toptenrealestat
facebook.com/toptenrealestat  

JLL arranges refinancing for Two CityWestPlace in Houston, TX


Two CityWestPlace2107 CityWest Boulevard, Houston, TX

HOUSTON, TX, March 31, 2020 – JLL Capital Markets announced today that it has arranged refinancing for Two CityWestPlace, an office tower totaling 443,549 square feet in Houston’s Westchase submarket.

JLL worked on behalf of the borrower, Parkway Property Investments (“Parkway”), to secure the five-year, floating-rate loan. Regions Bank led the loan and syndicated half with Citizens Bank.  
Susan Hill
Two CityWestPlace is located at 2107 CityWest Boulevard within the larger four-building CityWestPlace office complex. 

The 29-acre park is positioned 12 miles west of Downtown Houston along the Sam Houston Tollway and is within close proximity to the Energy Corridor and CITYCENTRE plus residential areas such as Briargrove Park, Spring Branch and West Memorial. 


Jett Lucia
Tenants have access to various offerings shared across the four buildings, including expansive outdoor space, conference space, a dry cleaner, salon, dentist, car detailing and auto service, multiple food and beverage options and indoor and outdoor recreational offerings such as two fitness centers, a jogging track, soccer field, basketball court, sand volleyball and bocce ball court. 

Two CityWestPlace offers 20 stories of Class A office space, which is currently 99% leased.
The JLL Capital Markets team representing the borrower was led by Senior Managing Director Susan Hill and Analysts Jett Lucia and Sherri Rollins.

JLL Capital Markets is a full-service global provider of capital solutions for real estate investors and occupiers.

City Center Houston, TX

 The firm's in-depth local market and global investor knowledge delivers best-in-class solutions for clients — whether investment advisory, debt placement, equity placement or 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: 

Kristen Murphy
Senior Manager, Public Relations
JLL Capital Markets
One Post Office Square, Suite 3500
Boston, MA 02109
T +1 617 848 1572
M +1 617 543 4873


Monday, March 30, 2020

Hold-Thyssen’s Steady Leasing Activity at Phillips Place in Orlando, FL Creates Traffic and Helps Tenants



 Darby Hold

Orlando, FL and  Winter Park , FL --- Hold-Thyssen, Inc. a full service commercial real estate services firm headquartered in Winter Park , recently negotiated two leases at Phillips Place the upscale office/retail center at 7575 Dr. Phillips Blvd. in Southwest Orlando . 

 Darby Hold, Senior Director for Hold-Thyssen, Inc. brokered both transactions on behalf of the landlord, Financial Way Realty, Inc. based in Cincinnati , Ohio , and the tenants.   

 Interior design experts American Concept Design leased 1,641 square feet and Anthem Tax Services, LLC expanded to lease a total of 5,576 square feet for multiple years.  The tax professionals are licensed in all 50 states and represent clients in tax preparation as well as litigation.

Phillips Place, an upscale office/retail center at 7575 Drive Phillips Boulevard in Southwest Orlando, FL . 

 “The continuous leasing that we’ve seen at Phillips Place , whether for a one- two- or three-year-term, has created traffic and stimulus for the business of existing tenants,” Hold said.

Hold-Thyssen, Inc. is the leasing and management representative for the 56,000 square foot Phillips Place office building, which is now 95 percent leased.

About Hold-Thyssen, Inc.:


Hold-Thyssen, Inc. provides commercial property brokerage and leasing and management services to institutional and private investor clients nationwide.  The 40-year old firm’s current portfolio includes more that 100 commercial properties throughout the United States .

  
CONTACTS:

           Anthony Fisher, Vice President, Hold-Thyssen Real Estate Services, 407-691-0505, afisher@HoldThyssen.com

 Robert P. Hold, Principal, Hold-Thyssen, Inc.
 407-691-0505, bhold@HoldThyssen.com

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


JLL closes sale of Rayette Lofts in St. Paul, MN


Rayette Lofts, an 88-unit, mid-rise adaptive reuse residential and retail property located in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota’s vibrant Lowertown neighborhood.


MINNEAPOLIS, MN – JLL Capital Markets announced it has closed the sale of Rayette Lofts, an 88-unit, mid-rise adaptive reuse residential and retail property located in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota’s vibrant Lowertown neighborhood.

Mox Gunderson
JLL marketed the property exclusively on behalf of Sherman Associates, and procured the undisclosed buyer.

Rayette Lofts was originally constructed in 1909 and was later converted to a boutique multi-housing property with ground-floor retail totaling more than 2,500 square feet in 2014. 

Units include a mix of one-bedroom, one-bedroom plus loft and two-bedroom units averaging 1,029 square feet. 

The seven-story building has retained some of its historic architectural elements, such as exposed brick, 17-foot ceilings, large warehouse-style windows and concrete floors, blended with modern finishes, including stainless steel appliances, contemporary cabinetry, cultured marble countertops in the bathrooms and full-size washers and dryers. 


 Dan Linnell
Common area amenities include a community room with full kitchen and bar, fitness center, spin studio, rooftop deck and outdoor kitchen.

Located at 261 E. 5th Street, the property is one block from Mears Park and offers a live-work-play lifestyle for its residents due to its proximity to top employers, retailers and attractions as well as major thoroughfares and rapid transit options. 

The residential portion of the property was 96% occupied at closing and the retail is fully leased to Saint Dinette, an American food restaurant that has occupied the space since Rayette Lofts opened in 2014.

The JLL Capital Markets investment advisory team representing the seller included Senior Directors Mox Gunderson, Dan Linnell and Josh Talberg and Director Adam Haydon.
  
Josh Talberg 
For more news, videos and research resources on JLL, please visit the firm’s U.S. media center Web page: U.S. newsroom.



About JLL:

JLL (NYSE: JLL) is a leading professional services firm that specializes in real estate and investment management. 


JLL shapes the future of real estate for a better world by using the most advanced technology to create rewarding opportunities, amazing spaces and sustainable real estate solutions for our clients, our people and our communities. 

JLL is a Fortune 500 company with annual revenue of $18.0 billion, operations in over 80 countries and a global workforce of more than 93,000 as of December 31, 2019. 
Adam Haydon

JLL is the brand name, and a registered trademark, of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated.  


Contact:
 

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


Private investor purchases Huntington Beach, CA medical office building for $20 million


Lynn LaChapelle

NEWPORT BEACH, CA, March 30, 2020 – JLL Capital Markets announced today that it has completed the $20 million sale of Bella Terra Medical Plaza, a four-story, off-campus medical office building totaling 59,354 square feet in Huntington Beach, California.
Kellie Hill

JLL represented the seller, Vibe Boutique Office Properties, and procured the buyer, Manhattan Real Estate Holdings.

Bella Terra Medical Plaza is located at 7677 Center Avenue immediately adjacent to and visible from Interstate 405, one of Orange County’s major commuter arteries. 

Sach Kirpalani 
 Additionally, the 1.8-acre site is adjacent to Bella Terra, a shopping and entertainment center providing numerous retail amenities for tenants and patients alike.  

The recently renovated, Class A medical office asset is approximately 90% leased to a wide variety of medical facilities and providers.

The JLL Capital Markets team representing the seller was led by Derek Landry, Bob Prendergast, Sach Kirpalani and Lynn LaChapelle along with the JLL Healthcare team of Kellie Hill, Chris Isola and Bryan Lewitt.


Derek Landry

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.
 Bob Prendergast


About Vibe Boutique Office Properties:

Vibe Inc. is a private real estate company focused on acquiring value add office properties not typically targeted by REITS or other institutional companies, then transforming them into Vibe® Brand Boutique Office Properties.  

Over the past 5 years Vibe has strategically acquired a portfolio of over 15 properties in high growth markets primarily in the western half of the country.

Chris Isola

About Manhattan Real Estate Holdings:

Manhattan Real Estate Holdings, Inc. (“MREH”) and entities, is a commercial real estate investment and development firm, established in 2015, with the major purpose of acquiring medical office buildings.


Bryan Lewitt












Contacts: 

Derek Landry
 JLL Senior Director
CA Lic. #: 02056272
Phone: + 1 949 296 3613

Contact: Kristen Murphy
 JLL Senior Manager
 Public Relations
Phone: +1 617 848 1572