Thursday, March 10, 2022

Fiesta-anchored retail center in northwest Houston sells

Katherine Miller
 

HOUSTON, TX JLL Capital Markets has closed the sale of Willowchase Center, a 231,126-square-foot, Fiesta-anchored retail center in northwest Houston, Texas.

The Willowchase Fiesta is the eighth most trafficked Fiesta out of the entire chain of 60 stores in Texas. The 97.22-percent-leased, best-in-class center is also home to a diverse tenant lineup.

The stores include dd’s Discounts, Jo Ann Fabrics and Crafts, Goodwill, Northern Tool and Equipment, Mattress Firm, Family Dollar, America’s Best, Jamboree Dentistry and Metro PCS. Additionally, a non-owned Rooms to Go shadow anchors the property.

 JLL marketed the property on behalf of the seller, Fidelis. Wu Properties acquired the asset.

Ryan West 
Willowchase Center is anchored by market-leading Fiesta, a popular Hispanic supermarket chain headquartered in Houston.

       The Willowchase Fiesta is the eighth most trafficked Fiesta out of the entire chain of 60 stores in Texas.

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Situated on 19.53 acres at 12900-12974 Willowchase Dr., Willowchase Center is in a highly visible position seen by approximately 200,000 vehicles per day along SH 249.

Chris Gerard
The center is within a super-regional northwest Houston trade area that includes 90,855 residents within a three-mile radius and a large and growing Hispanic population.

 The JLL Retail Capital Markets team representing the seller was led by Senior Managing Directors Ryan West and Chris Gerard; Director John Indelli and Analysts Katherine Miller, Bailey Black and Grant Rexrode.


 “Demand for retail assets throughout Texas is growing steadily, which highlights the conviction and strong fundamentals in the retail sector,” Indelli said.


John Indelli 
“We’re seeing an abundance of capital chasing retail deals, and there simply isn’t enough product to fulfill investor’s appetite.

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 sales and advisory, debt advisory, equity advisory or a recapitalization. 

The firm has more than 3,000 Capital Markets specialists worldwide with offices in nearly 50 countries.

 For more news, videos and research resources on JLL, please visit our newsroom.

Bailey Black 

 About Fidelis

Fidelis is an owner, operator and developer of retail, healthcare and residential commercial real estate projects. 

Fidelis has approximately 16 million square feet of property located in six states. Fidelis is headquartered in Houston with regional offices in Dallas, Texas, and Santa Fe, New Mexico. 

Fidelis’ mission is to maximize the value of the properties they serve for their tenants, customers, partners and communities. To learn more about Fidelis, please see their website at frpltd.com.

 

Grant Rexrode



About Wu Properties

Wu Properties is a fast-growing Houston centric acquirer and manager of retail assets. 

They are Houston based and have been in business for over 12 years. 

They are strategic buyers focusing primarily on the best grocery anchored retail shopping centers or power centers in the various submarkets they target. 


Contact:

 

 

Kimberly Steele
PR, Americas

JLL

M +1 232 244 9994

JLL.com

 

 

JLL invests initial $25,000 in new endowed fund for Florida A&M University commercial real estate students

 

 LaShawn Bates

 MIAMI, FL – As part of its ongoing efforts to increase diversity and inclusion in the commercial real estate industry, JLL announced that its Florida offices have created a permanently endowed fund with an initial investment of $25,000 to support the education of Florida A&M University (FAMU) students interested in pursuing careers in commercial real estate.

 

Located in Tallahassee, FAMU is the highest-ranked public historically black college and university (HBCU) in the country and the only public historically black university in Florida.

 

FAMU recently celebrated its 134th anniversary and offers courses that provide a strong foundation for a commercial real estate career.

 

The endowment aims to make transaction roles more accessible to new, early-career women and underrepresented brokers deterred from the industry’s commission-oriented structure.


Christopher (Chris) Drew

“One way our industry can improve workforce diversity is to break down financial barriers preventing someone from pursuing a commercial real estate career,” said Senior Vice President of Market Operations in Florida

LaShawn Bates.


“Our goal is to provide FAMU student with greater early career support as they get started in the industry, and we hope our relationship with FAMU, and this fund will be a recruiting source for us.”      

 

“We want to cultivate a love of commercial real estate with the best and brightest minds in Florida, so establishing this financial relationship with FAMU will allow that talent to find us and vice versa,” added Senior Managing Director Chris Drew, Co-Head of JLL’s Miami Capital Markets office. 


 Larry Robinson

“As a result of the relationships that JLL formed with FAMU students during our work with Project Destined, we wanted a way to impact more students, and, when presented with the chance to expand our relationship with FAMU and its students, JLL was excited to do so.”

 

“Commercial real estate represents a significant area of untapped opportunity for our students. Their drive, creativity and passion to succeed are just some of the assets they will bring to this industry,” said FAMU President Larry Robinson, Ph.D. “We thank JLL for its inclusivity and generosity. This is a sound investment in the future of students.”  


 FAMU Cheer Leaders

“We are turning words into action through all of our overall initiatives and commitment to FAMU students specifically through this scholarship,” Bates said.


 “HBCUs, and FAMU in particular, have a long, rich history of graduating some of our country’s trail blazers. Our hope is that the fund helps inspire a new generation of diverse leaders in commercial real estate.”

 

For more news, videos and research resources on JLL, please visit our newsroom.

 

 

Contact:

 

 Kimberly Steele

PR, Americas

JLL

M +1 232 244 9994

JLL.com

 

 

Wednesday, March 9, 2022

KW PROPERTY MANAGEMENT & CONSULTING Adds Jason Nieves as Business Development Manager in Tampa, FL

Jason Nieves
 

Tampa, FL -- Jason Nieves is the Business Development Manager for the Tampa Bay Area. He has over 13 years of experience in healthcare operations and sales, focusing on sales development and supporting high-performing sales teams.


 Before joining KWPMC, Jason was Regional Director of Sales & Marketing for Meridian Senior Living. He was also instrumental in the transition of properties through acquisitions and dispositions throughout his career.

Jason earned his Bachelor of Business Administration from The State University of New York at Oswego and his Master’s Degree in Business Administration from The University of Tampa. He is also a licensed Nursing Home Administrator in the State of Florida.

 

Contact:

 

 

Daniel Benjamin

Senior Account Executive

 BoardroomPR

dbenjamin@boardroompr.com

O 954-370-8999

C 954-618-8287

Bank of America Plaza

1776 N Pine Island Road

Suite 320 | Fort Lauderdale, FL 33322

Web | Facebook | LinkedIn | Twitter | Instagram

 

www.kwpmc.com

 

Hold-Thyssen Completes 10-Year Agreement with Seacoast National Bank in Winter Park, FL

 

Darby Hold


  
WINTER PARK, FL --- Hold-Thyssen, Inc., a full-service real estate services firm recently completed a ten-year lease agreement at 1031 W. Morse Blvd. for one of Seacoast National Bank’s most successful branches.



Anthony Fisher

The publicly traded company based on Florida’s Treasure Coast with 45 branches in 15 Florida counties has renewed its lease of 11,363 rentable square feet at the sought-after Winter Park location.  


Seacoast National Bank
1031 West Morse Boulevard
 Winter Park, FL
 

Anthony Fisher, Vice President and Darby Hold, Senior Director for Hold Thyssen brokered the transaction representing both the Tenant, and the Landlord, Morse Boulevard Development Associates, LLC. 

 

Seacoast National Bank, with more than $5 billion in assets, recently celebrated 90 years in banking. 

 

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 than 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

 

Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications Inc. 

407-461-3781 beth@larryvershel.com 

 

Hold-Thyssen brokers five-year, 1,756-SF office lease for Kirby Partners at Heathrow International Business Center in Lake Mary, FL

 

Darby Hold

 LAKE MARYFla. --- Hold-ThyssenInc., a full-service commercial property firm based in Winter Park, completed a five-year lease agreement for 2,756 rentable square feet in Suite 2051 at 1485 International Parkway in the Heathrow International Business Center.  

  Michael Seaman

Kirby Partners, Inc. has relocated its operations from another Lake Mary office.   The executive recruiting firm, which specializes in healthcare systems, corporations and consulting firms has been filling positions throughout the U.S. for over 30 years.    

1485 International Parkway in the Heathrow
International Business Center, Lake Mary, FL
 

Darby Hold, Senior Director at Hold-Thyssen, negotiated the lease agreement on behalf of the landlord Christian Financial Resources, Inc.  Michael Seaman of Cresa represented the tenant.

 

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 than 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

 

Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications Inc. 

407-461-3781 beth@larryvershel.com 

 

Peachtree Hotel Group Strengthens Leadership Team to Support its Growth

Greg Friedman

ATLANTA, GA -– Peachtree Hotel Group ("Peachtree") and its affiliates announced several key promotions at the senior leadership level to support its real estate investment platform and operation services.

 "The success Peachtree is experiencing is creating significant opportunities for us in the talent space," said Greg Friedman, Peachtree's CEO.

 

 "These promotions support our strategic growth objectives, and we expect to have additional promotions and appointments as we further scale up our operations."

 

Peachtree’s current promotions, include:


Greg Zabinski 
Greg Zabinski was promoted to executive vice president, capital markets for Peachtree PC Investors. Zabinski holds a bachelor’s degree in management with a certificate in finance and a minor in economics from Georgia Tech. Before Peachtree, Zabinski was with Morgan Stanley in private wealth, analyzing and investing in private equity, hedge funds and option-related strategies. He began his career as an investment banker with New York-based Citigroup to help structure credit facilities for Fortune 500 companies.

Vivian Clarke

Vivian Clarke was promoted to senior vice president, people & culture: Clarke will continue her oversight of Peachtree's human resources, compliance and employee relations and benefits. She holds a bachelor's degree from Georgia State University. Clarke has been with Peachtree since 2018 after previously overseeing all aspects of human resource management, including labor relations, benefits and compensation, talent acquisition, employee relations, training and development and EEO compliance for over 10,000 employees.

Steve MacKenzie 
Steve MacKenzie was promoted to senior vice president, operations for Peachtree Hospitality Management. MacKenzie will continue his responsibilities of the financial performance of Peachtree's portfolio of hotels ensuring franchise procedures, regulations, and standards. He will also grow the company's culture and develop regional and general managers. MacKenzie joined Peachtree in 2018 with more than 25 years of experience in the hospitality industry.

Michael Ritz 



Michael Ritz was promoted to senior vice president, investments: Ritz is responsible for overseeing all new investments by Peachtree. He holds a master’s degree from Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration and a bachelor’s degree from Stonehill College. Prior to joining Peachtree in 2017, Ritz worked for Marcus and Millichap’s National Hospitality Group, where he was responsible for national market research, hotel asset valuations, inventory analytics and underwriting model development for all primary asset classes.

 

“These four are transformational leaders with well-established track records of achievement," Friedman said.

 

 "Their contributions have been invaluable to not only growing the business but also creating a great company culture for our team. I am pleased that we have been able to grow our talent from within and look forward to the contributions they will make in their expanded roles."

 

About Peachtree Hotel Group

 

Peachtree is a real estate private equity investment firm investing primarily in hospitality. Since its founding in 2008, the company has completed hundreds of real estate investments valued at more than $6.4 billion in total market capitalization, and currently has $2.1 billion in equity under management. For more information, visit www.peachtreehotelgroup.com.

Contacts:

 

Charles Talbert

Corporate Communications Director

678-823-7683

ctalbert@peachtreehotelgroup.com

 

 

Chris Daly

President

DG Public Relations

(703) 864-5553

chris@dalygray.com

www.dalygray.com

 


Friday, March 4, 2022

Putin's Ukraine invasion forces investors to seek safe harbor, translating to 10-year Treasury yields dropping more than 15 basis points over the past week

 

John Oharenko

Chicago, IL – Putin's Ukraine invasion shakes global world order as pandemic winds down, reports The Real Estate Capital Institute® (RECI)

 The flight to U.S. Treasuries tells the story as investors seek safe harbor, translating to ten-year Treasury yields dropping more than 15 basis points over the past week.  



In addition to the concerns about Ukraine, inflation fears haunt real estate investors. 

 However, strong CRE pricing continues due to the extreme amount of liquidity in the marketplace.  

And based on spreads over ten-year benchmark treasuries, the key late-winter capital market pricing highlights are as follows:

Equity:  At the beginning of the 21st Century, overall cap rate spreads vs. risk-free treasuries reflected about a 400 basis point premium.  

 Since then, risk premiums have steadily declined as more liquidity finds this sector.  Today, the risk premium is about 100 basis points lower, hovering in the 300 basis point range. 

 

 Even as substantial variation exists based on property type, stabilization status, location, etc., risk premium ranges remain steady -- fluctuating about 25 basis points.  


 

That said, the relationship between cap rates and treasuries is not linear, as premium spreads closely correspond to benchmark treasuries.

 

Debt:  As with equity, the abundance of capital helps pricing stay within tight risk premium ranges over benchmark rates. 

 

 Furthermore, government funding programs focusing on selective policy mandates (e.g., affordable housing) help keep pricing highly competitive in such instances.  




Mortgage risk premiums hover 200 basis points over benchmark rates.  More variance exists, say 50 basis points, depending upon leverage and income stream quality.  However, higher-risk fundings with shorter maturities can fluctuate by 100 basis points or more.

 

On a personal note, The Real Estate Capital Institute's® director, John Oharenko, talks about Ukraine, stating, "As an American of Ukrainian descent with family still in the country, I am grateful for all the outreach and support of my industry colleagues against Putin's war.

 

  "I'm honored to serve the real estate capital markets made possible by America's free-enterprise system.  Thank you, and may God bless you."

 

The Real Estate Capital Institute® is a volunteer-based research organization that tracks realty rates data for debt and equity yields.  

The Institute posts daily and historical benchmark rates, including treasuries, bank prime, and LIBOR.  

 CONTACT:

John Oharenko

 Executive Director

john.oharenko@reci.com

The   Real Estate Capital Institute®

Chicago, Illinois USA 60622

director@reci.com / www.reci.com