Tuesday, March 22, 2022

NewMark Merrill Companies’ Sandy Sigal Honored by California Business Properties

Sandy Sigal 

Woodland Hills, CA – NewMark Merrill Companies, a Woodland Hills, California-based retail shopping center development company, announced that President and CEO Sandy Sigal is being honored by California Business Properties Association (CBPA) with the Ernest W. Hahn Award during its Awards Dinner on March 24.

 The award is given to an individual and/or organization that go above and beyond the call of duty to impact legislative, regulatory, or public policy issues on behalf of the real estate industry.

Ernest W. Hahn

Ernest W. Hahn was a well-known and respected developer of regional shopping centers. He began building his career in 1946 in San Diego, CA as a general contractor specializing in retail store construction. 

His firm, a partnership called Hahn-St. John, grew rapidly to become the largest general contractor in the United States specializing in retail store construction. 

In 1958, Mr. Hahn purchased his partner's interest, and founded Ernest W. Hahn, Inc. Today, the firm is known as The Hahn Company.


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Monday, March 21, 2022

Accomplished Product Liability Litigator Patrick Clyder Joins McGuireWoods in Chicago

Patrick Clyder 

CHICAGO, IL – McGuireWoods continues the expansion of its global litigation capabilities with the arrival of Chicago partner Patrick Clyder, who brings 15 years of experience defending manufacturers and other corporate clients in complex commercial and product liability disputes.

Diane Flannery

Clyder defends manufacturers of aircraft, transformers, construction equipment, power tools and fire sprinkler systems in product liability matters. He represents clients in courts throughout the country.

Clyder joins McGuireWoods from Swanson, Martin & Bell, where he co-chaired its product liability practice group and developed a litigation associate training program.

“Patrick’s skill and impressive track record defending companies in one of the toughest venues in the United States will benefit our clients tremendously,” said Diane Flannery, chair of McGuireWoods’ Products, Environmental & Mass Tort Litigation Department.

Christina Egan

“Patrick is an outstanding addition to our deep bench of litigators,” added Dion Hayes, the firm’s deputy managing partner for litigation. “His experience in high-exposure product liability matters makes him a perfect fit for our practice.”

Clyder is the third partner to join McGuireWoods’ Chicago office this year, following the recent additions of antitrust partner Holden Brooks and healthcare partner Rubin Pusha III.

“Patrick is a highly regarded litigator who adds an important dimension to our client service capabilities in Chicago,” said Christina Egan, managing partner of the Chicago office.

For more information, please visit www.mcguirewoods.com.   

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Joshua Spivak

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Michael Sluss 
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Sunday, March 20, 2022

JLL Capital Markets arranges $13 million in refinancing for the construction take-out loan for the 54-unit Blend-SD multi-housing project in San Diego, CA

  

Olga Walsh

SAN DIEGO, CA -- JLL Capital Markets has arranged $13.1 million in the permanent refinance of Blend-SD, a 54-unit, urban-coastal multi-housing community located at 5585 Mildred Street in the Linda Vista neighborhood of San Diego, California.

 JLL represented the borrower, Tailored Properties and The Niki Group, to secure a non-recourse, 10-year, 2.8-percent, fixed-rate permanent loan with five years interest-only through JLL’s exclusive correspondent relationship with a major life insurance company.

Bharat Madan

The JLL Capital Markets Advisory Team representing the borrower was led by Director Olga Walsh and Analyst Bharat Madan.

JLL selected this lender due to their ability to provide competitive proceeds, excellent loan terms, as well as early rate lock pre-CofO to alleviate any interest rate risk.

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


CONTACT:

Jenna Sharp

 JLL Associate

Public Relations

Phone: +1 214 394 3356

Email:  Jenna.Sharp@am.jll.com

Park City, UT high-street retail property sells

Beth Copeland

 SALT LAKE CITY, UT – JLL Capital Markets   closed the sale of and arranged acquisition financing for The Kimball on Main Street, a 25,410-square-foot, fully leased, high-street, mixed-use retail asset with event and office space along the historic Main Street in the popular mountain town of Park City, Utah.


Chris Gerard


JLL marketed the property on behalf of the seller, Southern California-based Columbus Pacific. Stanton Road Capital, LLC acquired the asset. Additionally, working on behalf of the new owner, JLL arranged the acquisition loan.

 

The Kimball on Main Street is the defining trophy asset within Park City due to its irreplaceable location and elite tenancy.


 In 2018, Columbus Pacific completed a large renovation of the property, enhancing its trophy stature within this iconic downtown location while preserving its historic nature. 


The property now features a tenant lineup of popular high-street retailers, including LL Bean, Free People, We Norwegians, The Collective, Summit Gallery and Sunglasses Hut.


Geoff Tranchina
Positioned on 0.43 acres at 639 Main St., The Kimball on Main Street is at a highly visible location between Heber and Park avenues within Park City’s historic downtown. 


Park City is a fast-growing experiential mountain community that hosts the world-famous Sundance Film Festival and is surrounded by Utah’s iconic ski resorts. 


The area is home to the second wealthiest micro-population in the U.S. and contains high barriers to entry and strict zoning for new development.

 

The JLL Retail Capital Markets team representing the seller was led by Senior Managing Directors Chris Gerard, Managing Director Geoff Tranchina, Senior Director Phil Brierley and Analysts Robby Westerfield and Beth Copeland.


Phil Brierley

The JLL Debt Advisory team representing the new owner included Managing Director Chris McColpin and Managing Director Mark Root.

 

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.

 

Robby Westerfield



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

 

About Columbus Pacific

Since 1995, Columbus Pacific has been developing, redeveloping and acquiring Class A properties across the United States.


 Founding partners Brian Shirken and Rick Margolis each have over three decades of commercial real estate experience, with an emphasis on acquisitions, financing, leasing, management, development and operations.

 

About Stanton Road Capital, LLC


Chris McColpin

Stanton Road Capital, LLC (SRC) is a private investment management firm focused on direct real estate investments. With over $2 billion of assets under management, SRC owns and operates a national portfolio comprised of commercial real estate, residential and healthcare assets.


About JLL


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


Mark Root
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 $19.4 billion in 2021, operations in over 80 countries and a global workforce more than 98,000 as of December 31, 2021.

 

JLL is the brand name, and a registered trademark, of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated. For further information, visit jll.com.

 

Contact:


Kimberly Steele

PR, Capital Markets,

 Agency Leasing and

Valuation Advisory 

JLL

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M +1 832 244 9994

JLL.com

 

Friday, March 18, 2022

She Has a Deal Announces CHMWarnick as Advisor & Educating Sponsor

 

Tracy Prigmore

TYSONS CORNER, VA — She Has a Deal (SHaD), a real estate investment platform that creates new pathways to hotel ownership and development for women, announced that CHMWarnick, the leading provider of hotel asset management and owner advisory services, will provide long-term guidance as an asset management advisor and “educating sponsor” for the organization to successfully operate the assets it acquires, develops and/or owns.

 “This generous investment enhances the knowledge and skills of our team to be at the cutting edge of asset management,” said Tracy Prigmore, founder, SHaD.

  “Our investors and partners can be assured that the hotel assets that SHaD has under management will benefit from the expertise and firsthand knowledge imparted by CHMWarnick, the leading hotel asset management company in the industry.”

Kristie Dickinson

CHMWarnick will share best practices on asset management, prepare training modules for SHaD participants, and leverage Proph+IT™, the company’s revolutionary technology platform that harnesses the power of big data from an ownership lens to optimize hospitality investments. 

“She Has a Deal has taken meaningful strides to advance the role of women and create a pathway for ownership in the hospitality industry, a category not nearly enough females currently occupy,” said Kristie Dickinson, managing director/EVP, CHMWarnick.

 “As a company, we recognize the hospitality industry still has a long way to go when it comes to gender diversity, equality and inclusion.


 "However, we are encouraged by the work being done by organizations such as SHaD and the Castell Project to challenge the status quo, elevate women to leadership roles and create investment opportunities.

 "By working with Tracy to develop a best-in-class asset management platform for SHaD’s hospitality investments, we can contribute directly to the success of this next generation of hotel owners while fashioning a structure of oversight and value creation that the investment community has come to expect and is synonymous with CHMWarnick.”         

 For more information, please contact 978.522.7002 or visit www.CHMWarnick.com. 

 For the latest company news, follow CHMWarnick on Twitter @CHMWarnick and LinkedIn.

 

Contact:

Chris Daly

President

DG Public Relations

(703) 864-5553

chris@dalygray.com

www.dalygray.com

www.cbre.com.

 

CBRE Forecasts Continued Hotel Recovery in 2022 Despite Increasing Risks

 

Rachael Rothman

Dallas. TX – CBRE Hotels Research has raised its forecast for 2022 average daily rate (ADR), Occupancy and Revenue per available room (RevPAR) to reflect the stronger-than-expected fundamental performance in the fourth quarter.

Other factors contributing to the improvement include below-average supply growth, strong domestic leisure trends, the resumption of inbound international travel and a predicted return to office later this year.

 CBRE made the changes despite heightened uncertainty and increasingly limited visibility due to geopolitical risks and inflationary pressure.

 “Higher room rates will lead to a quicker return to 2019’s nominal ADR levels,” said Rachael Rothman, CBRE’s Head of Hotel Research & Data Analytics. “But from a profitability perspective, inflation will be a headwind through higher utilities, supplies and labor.”

Bram Gallagher

The effects of inflation on ADR won’t be uniform. Bram Gallagher, CBRE Senior Hotel Economist said, “Historically, most hotels can respond to inflation with price increases, but only luxury hotels have demonstrated that they can exceed the pace of inflation to achieve real gains. Economy hotels have the most difficulty raising prices enough to keep up.”

 CBRE now forecasts RevPAR to reach 2019 nominal levels by Q3 2022 under CBRE’s base case scenario, rather than in Q3 2023, as previously forecasted.

The March 2022 edition of Hotel Horizons for the U.S. lodging industry,65 major markets, the six hotel chain scales and six location types can be purchased by visiting: https://pip.cbrehotels.com.

 

 

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Kris Hudson

+ 1 214 863 3650

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Chris Daly

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www.cbre.com.

 

Stream Realty lands financing for The Quad, a new Uptown Dallas mixed-use development

 

Kristi Leonard

DALLAS, TX –– JLL Capital Markets has arranged financing for the development of The QUAD, an exciting mixed-use development totaling more than 487,000 square feet of office and retail in the heart of Uptown Dallas.

 JLL worked on behalf of the borrower, Stream Realty Partners, to secure the construction loan through MSD Partners, L.P.

Colby Mueck
The JLL Capital Markets team representing the borrower was led by Senior Managing Directors Colby Mueck and Jim Curtin, Managing Director De’On Collins and analysts Rex Cruz and Kristi Leonard.

 Stream acquired the 3.8-acre site in 2019 and has secured approvals to accommodate additional height and density requirements.

As such, the redevelopment will include the existing 131,000-square-foot office building alongside a brand new 335,000-square-foot creative office tower and five standalone retail bungalows totaling 14,800 square feet that will work together in concert to create a highly amenitized urban core destination.

 Boasting a 90+ WalkScore, The QUAD has an unrivaled Uptown location between Cedar Springs Rd. and McKinney Ave. and is within walking distance to more than 150 restaurants and bars, 25,000 multi-housing units, performing arts venues and urban green spaces such as Klyde Warren Park and the Katy Trail.

Jim Curtin

Planted among a strong and growing demographic base, The QUAD provides an opportunity for office and retail tenants alike to cement themselves in a location that has proven valuable to a desired demographic base.

The project’s cutting edge smart tech and world class digital art installation, along with its location, will serve as a marketing tool for office tenants to assist in the recruitment and motivation of the nation’s top talent while generating daily activation for the retail tenants.

 For the second consecutive year in a row, Dallas has been ranked the number one market for commercial real estate by Real Capital Analytics.

 Dallas has witnessed a 22% population growth from 2010 – 2020, outpacing the U.S. average three times and continues to see roughly 400 residents per day move to the Dallas Fort Worth metroplex.

 De’On Collins
In addition, the city has seen more than 144 corporate headquarters relocations in that same timeframe and there is strong job growth predicted through 2023 and beyond.

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

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.

 About Stream Realty Partners LP

Stream Realty Partners (Stream) is a national real estate services, development, and investment company. To learn more about Stream, please visit: streamrealty.com.

 

Rex Cruz
About MSD Partners

MSD Partners, L.P. is a leading investment firm focused on maximizing long-term capital appreciation across its core areas of investing expertise – Credit, Growth, Private Capital and Real Estate. 

The Firm deploys capital on behalf of Dell Technologies founder and CEO Michael Dell and his family, as well as other like-minded, long-term-oriented investors. 

MSD Partners operates from offices in New York, Santa Monica and West Palm Beach. For further information, please visit msdpartners.com.

  

 Contact:

Kristen Murphy

JLL Senior Manager

 Public Relations

Phone: +1 617 848 1572

Email:  Kristen.Murphy@am.jll.com

 jll.com.

 

Thursday, March 17, 2022

KAI Enterprises Hires Shawn Lewinski, CPA as Vice President of Finance

 

Shawn Lewinski

 St. Louis, MO -- KAI Enterprises is excited to announce it has hired Shawn Lewinski, CPA, as its new Vice President of Finance.

 

In his new role, Lewinski is responsible for providing enterprise leadership in the areas of financial planning and analysis, mergers and acquisitions and project controls.


Michael Kennedy, Jr.

“Shawn is a true asset to our leadership team. Throughout his career he has consistently demonstrated outstanding communication, decision-making and team building skills, coupled with a superior knowledge of finance and accounting,” said KAI Enterprises CEO Michael Kennedy, Jr. “He is a true industry professional.”

 

Lewinski has a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Missouri at Columbia.

 

Prior to KAI, he was the Head of Accounting and Credit Risk for EGA America, Inc. of St. Louis where he supervised a team of six accountants, provided support to the sales and logistics teams, plus assisted with contract negotiations and procurement of logistics services.

 

 Contact:

 Jennifer Beidle

314-607-9459

jennifer@jbeidlepr.com