DWNTWN Realty Advisors' Tony Arellano and Devlin Marinoff close $6.5 million Development Site transaction in Miami’s Design District

 

 Tony Arellano 

MIAMI, FL – DWNTWN Realty Advisors Co-Founders and Managing Partners Tony Arellano and Devlin Marinoff closed another high-profile transaction in Miami’s Design District, a neighborhood the power brokers have played a pivotal role in shaping over the years.

In the newly completed deal, prominent Australian furniture designer Harbour Outdoor paid $6.5 million for a site that will eventually be the home of a flagship showroom.

 Devlin Marinoff

The sale of the 170 NE 38th St. property closed on Aug. 20. The site includes an existing 3,224-square-foot retail building and is zoned for development of up to 20 stories.

Arellano and Marinoff were exclusively retained to market the site for sale.

Aaron Labovitz and Brandon Lumish, principals of Miami-based ABL Real Estate Partners, and Miami Beach-based Joyce Gato of Douglas Elliman Real Estate represented the buyer in the transaction.

This sale is the 22nd transaction totaling more than $205 million completed by Arellano and Marinoff in the district’s four-block pedestrian core over the last seven years.

Joyce Gato

These sales represent most of the district transactions not involving Dacra’s assemblage, filling the gaps around the district’s core and making DWNTWN the neighborhood’s market leaders.

Joe Fernandez

 “This transaction is the culmination of a creative global marketing process to identify the right buyer,” Arellano said. “Harbour Outdoor is a perfect addition to the luxurious and distinct retailers that give the Design District its identity and appeal.”

 DWNTWN is a market leader in the Design District. Arellano and the firm’s Joe Fernandez are leasing up Design 41, a luxury retail building with 44,029 square feet of office, retail and showroom space at 112 NE 41st St.

 Arellano and Marinoff are also marketing a retail building for sale at 3740 NE Second Ave. The property is in an Opportunity Zone and has future development potential.

Aaron Labovitz 

Founded in 1976 by the Condos family, Harbour crafts hand-made furniture in the family’s Sydney workshop.

 Brothers Harrison and Nicholas Condos expanded the company to include an export arm: Harbour Outdoor. Using Australia’s modern beach houses that blend into the rugged coastline as inspiration, the designers fuse traditional and modern elements into their designs.

 The Design District site fronts I-195 and has I-95 exposure. It is directly adjacent to more than 1,000 parking spaces.

 “This asset truly has unmatched access and highway visibility,” Marinoff said. “The arrival of Harbour Outdoor underscores how the Design District keeps evolving and expanding.

Brandon Lumish

"The continued migration from high-tax states to Miami is fueling the growth of the district and nearby urban core neighborhoods.”

 For more information on DWNTWN’s investment sales and lease offerings, please visit

 www.dwntwnrealtyadvisors.com/inventory.

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Levin Johnston Announces 11 Multifamily Investments in Six Cities Totaling over $33 Million

 Adam Levin

  BAY AREA, CA– Levin Johnston of Marcus and Millichap, one of the top multifamily brokerage teams in the U.S. specializing in wealth management through commercial real estate investments, has announced the successful completion of 11 multifamily transactions comprising over 80 units, totaling over $33.3 million in the Bay Area of California as employers and educational institutions in the area resume new hybrid schedules.

 “Levin Johnston specializes in identifying the best performing multifamily markets and assets in California on behalf of our clients,” says Adam Levin, Executive Managing Director of Levin Johnston.

  “Our depth of knowledge in this region enables us to offer our clients a vast understanding of macro and micro trends, helping them to secure properties that will deliver stable returns for years to come.”

Robert Johnston

 

Levin notes that recent employment gains have greatly increased the demand for multifamily properties, as tech employers in the Bay Area increasingly offer remote or partially remote jobs to retain and attract workers.

With employment rates steadily increasing, national multifamily vacancy rates decreased 3.8% in the second quarter, strengthening demand throughout this product type.

 “We are fortunate to specialize in an area that has long benefited from a thriving workforce, driven by major employers such as Twitter, Zoom, Adobe, Netflix, and Brocade Communications, among many others,” added Robert Johnston, Senior Managing Director of Levin Johnston.

 “As local workers adjust to new home and office schedules, multifamily demand is positioned to continue its rapid rise. "

 We seek further value for our clients by identifying properties in close proximity to colleges and universities, which will benefit from long-term student demand.”

CONTACTS:

Arleeny Escarcega / Jenn Quader

Brower Group

(949) 438-6262

aescarcega@brower-group.com

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Everwood Hospitality Partners Names Tracy Kundey Managing Director of Hospitality

 

 Tracy Kundey

CHARLOTTE, NC —Officials of Everwood Hospitality Partners (EHP), a leading hotel owner/operator with a growing portfolio of lifestyle, full- and select-service hotels nationwide, announced the company has named Tracy Kundey managing director of hospitality. 

In this new role, he will be responsible for developing and executing EHP’s business strategies as they relate to asset maximization.

“Tracy has honed a well-balanced leadership style through his years in both the public and private hospitality sectors,"  said Amit Patel, managing principal and chief operating officer, Everwood Hospitality Partners. 

 

Amit Patel

"He played an integral role in growing smaller, private entities into some of the industry’s largest and most respected public hospitality companies today.

“He has served at virtually all levels in the industry, from night auditor at a small hotel during college through leadership roles at U.S. and international hospitality companies.

 

"We are confident Tracy will help us achieve our growth goals as EHP continues to expand across the country.”

Previously, Kundey was COO/CFO for Chandler Hotels, Inc., where he oversaw daily property and owner interactions, including communications and revenue management contributions. 

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New Lease Gives Oviedo Commerce Center 100 Percent Occupancy

 

Mary Frances West

ORLANDO, FL – Mary Frances West, CCIM, Vice President at NAI Realvest, recently leased the last available space at Oviedo Commerce Center, 2460-2468 West SR 426, Oviedo, Florida. 

 West represents the owner, Oviedo Commerce Center, LLC, of the 4-building, 53,000 SF industrial center, which is now 100% leased.

 Core Concrete Construction Company, LLC signed a new lease for 2462 West SR 426, suite 1034 with 3,200 SF.  Core Concrete specializes in commercial concrete construction, sub-contracting and consulting.

  CONTACTS:

Mary Frances West, CCIM, Vice President, 

NAI Realvest 407-875-9989, mfwest@realvest.com

 Patrick Mahoney, President/CEO, NAI Realvest,

407-875-9989 pmahoney@realvest.com

 elena Gurtovenko 

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JLL Capital Markets closes $4 million sale of 16-unit Infill multi-housing community in Miami’s Little Havana area to private investor

Tecela Little Havana

MIAMI, FL – JLL Capital Markets announced it has closed the $4.1 million sale of Tecela Little Havana, a 16-unit, newly developed, small-scale, urban, infill multi-housing community in the Little Havana neighborhood of Miami, Florida.

 JLL marketed the property on behalf of the seller, Miami-based Tecela. 761 NW 1ST LLC acquired the property.

Jason R. Chandler

Completed in two phases between 2017 and 2019, the design for Tecela Little Havana was inspired by New York brownstones, Boston townhomes and Miami’s culture and style, designed by award-winning Florida architect Jason Chandler, built by general contractor 748 Development with construction loan from First American Bank and leased and managed by Compass.

 The building, which has been featured in Forbes, ARCHITECT Magazine and Miami Herald, houses four townhouses comprising of studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments ranging from 595 to 1,171 square feet. 

Calle Ocho annual music festival

Units feature high ceilings, polished concrete floors, in-unit washer and dryer and a large balcony or private backyard.

Victor Garcia 

 The townhouses were the first to take advantage of a city of Miami zoning change in 2015 tallowing buildings up to 10,000 square feet with no on-site parking. 

Tecela Little Havana set a per-door sale record for a smaller building with no on-site parking as distinguished from larger no-parking buildings.

Located at 761-771 NW 1^st St., the property is within Miami’s Little Havana, a vibrant enclave known for its Latin culture. 

Tecela Little Havana is centrally located with convenient access to Interstate 95 and subsequent linkage to other major thoroughfares and benefits from its proximity to major transportation hubs, including a 15-minute drive to Miami International Airport and the Port of Miami and only a five-minute drive to MiamiCentral Station.

Ted Taylor

 Miami Beach and downtown Coral Gables are a 20-minute drive from the property. Residents can enjoy a short walk to an abundance of shopping, dining and entertainment on SW 8^th Street aka “Calle Ocho”, one of Miami’s most dynamic and historic dining and nightlife corridors.

The JLL Capital Markets investment advisory team representing the seller included Directors Victor Garcia and Ted Taylor, Associate Max La Cava and Analyst Luca Victoria.

 

Max La Cava 

“With most of Little Havana’s multi-housing properties being of an older vintage, this represented a very rare opportunity to acquire a newly built asset within one of Miami’s fastest growing and highly desirable neighborhoods,” Garcia said.

“I am thankful for the investors and the whole team who moved these townhouses from idea to completion to sale, especially for JLL’s adept marketing of the first-in-Miami ‘brownstones’ and walkable urbanism in general,” added Andrew Frey from Tecela.

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Luca Victoria

 About Tecela

Tecela is a real estate development company founded by Andrew Frey on the idea that the best urban neighborhoods – North End, Park Slope, Georgetown, French Quarter, Little Havana, Old San Juan – are made by many local developers building many iterations of dense but small building types like townhouses, rowhouses, and brownstones.

 Andrew Frey

Mr. Frey, a former zoning lawyer and urban planner, is now a Senior Vice President of Development & Construction for AJ Capital Partners.

 

Contact: 

Cierra Lacasse,

 JLL Associate, 

Public Relations

Phone: +1 602 648 8701

Email:  Cierra.Lacasse@am.jll.com

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Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc. signs 40,645 square-foot, 10-year lease with BLT Enterprises for industrial building in Irvine, CA

Lisa Tamayo

 Irvine, CA – BLT Enterprises, a multi-faceted real estate investment company, has successfully secured the long-term, 10-year lease of its 40,645 square-foot industrial building in the Central Orange County submarket of Irvine, California, after acquiring the property in the third quarter of 2020.

 The tenant, Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc., is an industry leader in providing dental lab products and services.

Allison Kelly 

“This long-term lease reflects the strength of the property’s fundamentals, BLT’s commitment to our comprehensive renovation plan, and of the industrial market as a whole,” says Lisa Tamayo, Vice President of Real Estate at BLT Enterprises.

 “Buoyed by the strongest industrial demand in Orange County within six years, the property attracted robust tenant interest based on its inherent value and on the high-quality, strategic improvements BLT is implementing throughout the asset, which positioned the building as the right fit for Glidewell’s needs.”

Grant Labounty 

 The property, which is situated in close proximity to John Wayne airport, is located at 17466 Daimler Street in Irvine, California.

 Grant Labounty and Justin Smith of Lee & Associates represented BLT Enterprises as the lessor in the approximately $6 million transaction.

Allison Kelly of CBRE represented Glidewell as the lessee.

 As a multinational conglomerate, Glidewell provides dental professionals with high-quality dental lab products, services, technology, and education that helps to simplify treatment, optimize results, and improve the lives of customers and their patients.

Justin Smith

 BLT Enterprises specializes in acquiring, renovating, and transforming existing industrial, office, and flex buildings into assets that appeal to today’s tenants.

 “BLT focuses on serving as a ‘lifetime landlord’ to our tenants; a concept through which we create environments where companies have the opportunity to evolve and expand within our portfolio of properties,” says Tamayo

 “Our depth of experience working closely with industrial users gives us unique insights into the needs of today’s tenants, and how those needs are evolving.

 "We draw upon that knowledge to strategically upgrade and customize properties, enhancing the overall value of each asset and delivering deep long-term value to both BLT and our tenant customers.”

 

 CONTACTS:

Katie Haga/Elisabeth Manville

Brower Group

(949) 438-6262

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Miles Sanchez

 PHOENIX, AZ -- Vestar, the largest privately held shopping center owner and manager in the Western United States, announced that Miles Sanchez has joined the company as the new Executive Vice President of Operations.

 “We are excited to welcome Miles to the Vestar team,” said David Larcher, President of Vestar. “He has proven throughout his career that he is a dynamic leader with the innate ability to respond to changing trends and new opportunities.

David J. Larcher

"We’re confident that he’s going to be a major asset as we continue to evolve our portfolio.”

 Sanchez is responsible for helping lead and manage Vestar’s overall business operations.

 He comes to Vestar from Weingarten Realty Investors, where he was responsible for leading and growing the company’s western region to over 80 shopping centers and mixed-use projects throughout the western United States.

 

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Live Puerto Vallarta Auction on Stunning Oceanview Home Set For Sept. 24 in Mexico

 

Fontana Fitzwilson

JALISCO, PUERTO VALLARTA, MEXICO — A public auction will be held Friday, Sept. 24th at the site of Villa Serinidad, 30 Calle West, in Puerto Vallarta’s trendy South Shore.   The auction will be conducted by Williams & Williams, a worldwide real estate auction firm and leader in global live and interactive auctions.     The live auction will take place at 2pm Central, with simultaneous online bidding available from anywhere through AuctionNetwork.com.   Villa Serenidad, Jalisco, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Villa Serinidad is a stunning home cascading down several floors with 270-degree ocean views.   Built to comfortably house a large family and guests, its 6 bedrooms includes 3 Casitas that make this property a potential boutique hotel or Airbnb. There are even quarters for a live-in owner or caretaker. “Anyone would love to visit or live in this beautiful hillside home,” said Fontana Fitzwilson, Executive Vice President of Williams & Williams.   “It’s filled with beautiful architectural details that you find in high-end homes in Mexico, and there’s a million-dollar view from every room!”   She added that unlike the U.S. real estate market where a simple 1 bedroom condo in Santa Barbara can sell for upwards of $2 million, Puerto Vallarta real estate is incredibly affordable and offers significant value.   “It’s amazing how much buying power we have in Puerto Vallarta.”   Villa Serenidad is located in Mismayola, a gated community with guards. The property is located in the desirable Zona Romantica and there is easy access to restaurants, beaches, entertainment and shopping.

 

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Budget Secrets Revealed: Western Specialty Contractors Offers Facility Managers Tips for Building Exterior Budget Season

 

Tanya Shepherd

St. Louis, MO -- As the fourth quarter of 2021 approaches, many facility managers begin preparing for the upcoming budget season. The item that most often gets missed in budgeting, say the experts at Western Specialty Contractors, is façade maintenance and repair.

The facade of the building has a useful life and when it comes to the end of that time period, it can be a big expense to take on projects like re-caulking or refreshing all four elevations of a building and sealing windows.  "An anticipatory capital budget can keep ownership aware of the big picture for upcoming repairs and replacements.

“Educating the property owner about the importance of your priority projects is probably what gets missed the most during budget season,” says Tanya Shepherd, Senior Business Development Manager at Western Specialty Contractors.  “Most buildings will already have an HVAC, elevator or roof budget and a capital plan in place, but they rarely have a capital budget for their façade.”

Shepherd suggests making sure explanations are clear and to ask for a sit-down meeting with ownership so they understand the pros and cons of not placing a particular exterior project in the coming year’s plans.

  

For assistance in creating a budget for exterior maintenance, please contact the Western Specialty Contractors branch location nearest you: http://www.westernspecialtycontractors.com/western-locations/.

 

CONTACT:

Jennifer Beidle

314-607-9459

jennifer@jbeidlepr.com