Saturday, February 22, 2014

M/I Homes closes on new town home site in East Orlando, FL

  
David Byrnes

 ORLANDO, FL --- M/I Homes has closed on Econ Landing, a new town home community in located near S. Econlockhatchee Trail in East Orlando.

David Byrnes, area president for M/I Homes in the Central Florida region, said 200 town homes will be built.

The town homes, according to Byrnes, will range from 1,600 square feet of living area to 1,900 square feet and will be priced from $220,000 to $250,000.




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 Sale of 19,800+ Square Foot Office Building for $1.95 Million on U.S. 1 in Bunnell, FL


Chris Butera
Bunnell, FL-- NAI Realvest, based in Orlando, recently negotiated the sale of the 19,873 square foot office building located at 3235 N. State St. (U.S. 1) in Bunnell for $1,950,000.00.     

Chris Butera, investment associate at NAI Realvest, brokered the transaction representing the local seller, Austin RE Holdco LLC.       

 Orefield, Pa.-based GCG Properties was the buyer of the building which is 100 percent triple net leased by a single tenant for its corporate office headquarters.

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

Beth Payan or Larry Vershel, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142

HFF arranges joint venture equity and construction financing for the Center at Pearland Parkway in Pearland, TX


Rendering of the planned Center at Pearland Parkway, Pearland, TX


HOUSTON, TX – HFF announced it has arranged joint venture equity and construction financing for the Center at Pearland Parkway, a 165,000-square-foot, Class A, power center development in Pearland, Texas.

               HFF worked exclusively on behalf of the developer, Stream Realty Partners, to arrange a joint venture with Dallas-based Thackeray Partners.  In addition, HFF secured a construction loan through Bank of the Ozarks. 

               The Center at Pearland Parkway is situated on a 27-acre site at the northwest quadrant of FM 518 and Pearland Parkway, southeast of Houston’s central business district.

  Due for completion in fourth quarter 2014, the property is positioned adjacent to a 146,000-square-foot Lowe’s and will be shadow-anchored by a new HEB grocery store scheduled to open this spring.  The property is pre-leased to national tenants including TJ Maxx and Ross Dress for Less.

Colby Muek
The HFF team was led by managing director Matt Kafka, director Colby Mueck and real estate analyst Will Crawley.

Stream Realty Partners (Stream Realty) is one of the fastest growing leasing and management companies in the nation, with more than 100 million square feet of office, industrial and retail assignments, resulting in more than $1 billion in real estate transactions annually.

 Founded in 1996, Stream Realty has grown from its two original partners to a staff of more than 450 real estate professionals that share one common goal: to provide an unequaled level of service to our clients.

 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

Cushman & Wakefield Names Bayne Porter Executive Director in Industrial Services Group; Porter to Help Lead Firm’s Build-to-Suit Practice


Bayne Porter
ORLANDO, FL – Cushman & Wakefield announced Bayne Porter, an industry leader with more than 20 years of commercial real estate expertise who has completed transactions in markets across North America, has joined the firm as Executive Director in the Industrial Services Group.

Porter, who was previously part of a top-producing industrial real estate services team at CBRE, will represent corporate occupiers throughout the Southeast and North America.

 From his base in Cushman & Wakefield’s Atlanta and Orlando, Fla., offices, Porter will help the Industrial Services group grow a specialized national Build-to-Suit practice group focused on account management, build-to-suit services and occupier building acquisitions. He will be part of the C&W BTS group’s leadership team.

 “Bayne’s expertise in the analysis, planning and execution of build-to-suit transactions is among the most impressive in our industry,” said John Morris, Head of Cushman & Wakefield’s Industrial Services Group.

John Morris
“He brings an outstanding track record of high-profile transactions and acquisitions in many of the top markets in North America. We look forward to the important role he’ll play in developing Cushman & Wakefield’s national build-to-suit practice group and enhancing our corporate occupier services platform.”

Added Larry Richey, Senior Managing Director, Market Leader Central and North Florida, “As a recognized commercial real estate leader and a top producer, Bayne provides a breadth of experience that will be crucial as we continue to strengthen our industrial occupier services platform. 

"We’re particularly excited to have him on board to grow our build-to-suit capabilities in the Southeast and nationally.”

 As part of CBRE’s top industrial team, Porter completed more than 100 million square feet in transactions valued at $5 billion.

“Cushman & Wakefield has an excellent culture of collaboration and is recognized for its strong brand in North America and internationally,” Porter said. “I’m very pleased to join Cushman & Wakefield and I look forward to helping lead the firm’s specialized build-to-suit practice group and contributing to the growth of its occupier representation and account management business.”

Larry Richey
In the past 18 months, Porter has completed seven transactions totaling approximately 2.4 million square feet and valued at more than $144 million, representing BMW, Kuehne + Nagel and Mercedes in the acquisition of facilities in Atlanta; Dallas; Houston; Redlands, Calif.; Greer, S.C.; Charlotte, N.C.; and Tuscaloosa, Ala.

His previous commercial real estate experience included a marketing and development role for a major Southeast U.S. real estate developer and a marketing and operational role for a regional industrial and office general contractor.

   For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:
        
Steve Webb – The Gove Network
(404) 933-8685 – steve.webb@govenet.com


Corecon Technologies Announces Android App for Corecon’s Cloud-Based Estimating and Project Management Construction Software


Norman Wendl

 Huntington Beach, CA– Corecon Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of web-based construction software, announces the release of Corecon Mobile for Android.  The new app was developed for use with Corecon V7, an online estimating, project management and job cost suite of construction software.

“The construction industry has a very mobile workforce, and although Corecon V7 online software is accessible anytime, anywhere from a netbook or laptop computer, it’s not always convenient to use those devices on a construction site,” explains Corecon President Norman Wendl.

“With the release of Corecon Mobile for Android, project team members can now use the full capabilities of their more portable smartphone and tablet devices, taking Corecon V7 users to a new level of real-time project management.”

The Corecon Mobile App for Android is free to subscribers of Corecon V7 and can be downloaded on the Google Play Store.  More information about Corecon Mobile App for Android is available at http://www.corecon.com/Products/CoreconMobile.aspx

   For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:
        
Laura Mickelson, LM Communications

949-453-0851; lauramickelson@cox.net

The Fund Signs Long-Term Lease at Crown Center in Fort Lauderdale, FL


Crown Center, 1201 West Cypress Creek Road, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Sal Bonsignore

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL - Colliers International South Florida is pleased to announce approximately 14,000 square feet has been leased at Crown Center, located at 1201 W. Cypress Creek Road, Fort Lauderdale.

The property's newest tenant, The Fund, a registered trademarked company of Attorneys' Title Insurance Fund, is headquartered in Orlando and will be opening a branch in this space.

"The tenant was attracted to the property based on its proximity to I-95, signage opportunity, ample parking and lobby exposure," says Sal Bonsignore, Senior Vice President with Colliers International South Florida, who exclusively represents landlord Midgard Group at the +/- 475,000-square-foot office campus.

Crown Center is a LEED certified office campus with tenant amenities which include, on-site banking & café, electric vehicle charging stations and on-site management.


Jill Arias
"We are seeing increased activity at Crown Center, and are optimistic this trend will continue as the overall  leasing market continues to improve", Bonsignore adds.

 The Fund was represented by Vincent Mele of Vincent Mele & Associates, Inc. and Jill Arias, Senior Vice President with DTZ Americas, Inc.

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

Crystal Proenza
Vice President of Marketing and Culture
Colliers International South Florida
Commercial Real Estate Services
Tel: 305 476 7138

Celebration Golf Management promotes four to General Manager

Kenny Nairn
CELEBRATION, FL --- Celebration Golf Management recently promoted Jay Scruggs to general manager at Eagle Creek Golf Club in Southeast Orlando.

Scruggs has been with Celebration Golf Management since 2005 and formerly served as general manager at two other Celebration Golf Management courses – Legends Golf & Country Club and Kings Ridge in Clermont. 

Kenny Nairn chief operating officer of Celebration Golf Management also promoted Scott Schmidtberger to general manager at The Legends golf club.  He formerly served as assistant general manager and at Stoneybrook West Golf Club.

Lee Williamson, formerly head golf professional at Kings Ridge Golf Club, was promoted to general manager at Stoneybrook West and Nick Hall is now the general manager at Kings Ridge Golf Club.  Hall was formerly the Golf Operations Manager at Legends.


Celebration Golf Club now provides Golfers with Visage GPS Units in every golf cart

ORLANDO, FL --- Golfers at Celebration Golf Club now have a new toy to play with between shots.  And this toy---a Visage GPS unit attached to every golf cart---can help improve every golfer’s game, especially during tournament play.

John Bixler, general manager at Celebration Golf Club, said the new Visage GPS system install has been completed and is in use for golfers' enjoyment.  

“Visage GPS provides golfers all they need to know about the course, course conditions, their location, even their schedule and timeline,” Bixler said.
  
For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:

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

Friday, February 21, 2014

$10.8 Million Buys Northern California Student Housing Complex


DaVinci Court Apartments, Davis, CA
 
Adam Levin

DAVIS, CA– Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services, the nation’s largest real estate investment services firm, has arranged the sale of DaVinci Court Apartments, a 51-unit student housing asset in Davis, Calif. The $10,800,000 sales price equates to $211,765 per unit.

            Peter Flis, a first vice president investments in Marcus & Millichap’s Sacramento office, represented the seller, Yolo Boundary LP.

Adam Levin, a vice president investments, and Robert Johnston, a senior associate, both in the firm’s Palo Alto office, represented the buyer, Tilden Da Vinci LLC.

            “Davis is one of the strongest rental housing markets in the United States,” says Flis. “The 15-year historical vacancy rate average is just 1.7 percent.”

Robert Johnston
            “The area’s long history of low vacancy is a result of high demand created by expanding enrollment at the University of California, Davis (UCD), the high costs of land and development and the city government’s growth restrictions,” adds Johnston.

            Built in 2005 on just less than 2.5 acres at 1666 DaVinci Court in Davis, Calif., the property is within walking distance of the UCD campus.

            The four-story DaVinci Court Apartments features studio, two-, three- and four-bedroom floor plans. More than 60 percent of the units have four bedrooms and 85 percent contain two or more bedrooms.

            Amenities include built-in microwave ovens, washer and dryer connections, private balconies, patios, covered parking, a study lounge with wireless Internet, a swimming pool and a spa.


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

Gina Relva
Public Relations Manager
(925) 953-1716

Marcus & Millichap Arranges $19.5 Million CVS Portfolio Sale and Leaseback


Rob Fox
ATLANTA, GA – Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services, the nation’s largest real estate investment services firm, has arranged the sale/leaseback of a four-property CVS/pharmacy portfolio.

Two of the properties are located in Texas, one is in Ohio and one is in Wisconsin. The $19,517,071 sales price equates to $370 per square foot.

            Rob Fox, a senior associate in Marcus & Millichap’s Atlanta office, represented the buyer, a private investor.

            Tim Speck, first vice president and regional manager of the firm’s Dallas office, is Marcus & Millichap’s broker of record in Texas.

Michael L. Glass, vice president and regional manager in Cleveland, is Marcus & Millichap’s broker of record in Ohio.

Tim Speck
Matthew Fitzgerald, first vice president and regional manager of the firm’s Milwaukee office, is Marcus & Millichap’s broker of record in Wisconsin.

            “The properties all feature 2012 or 2013 construction and have brand new 25-year absolute net bondable leases,” says Fox. “Financing for the sale was achieved by new, fully amortizing, zero cash flow nonrecourse debt.”

            The properties are located in Delaware, Ohio; Corpus Christi, Texas; Mission, Texas and Superior, Wisconsin.

            Headquartered in Woonsocket, R.I., CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS), is the largest pharmacy health care provider in the United States with integrated offerings across the entire spectrum of pharmacy care.

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

Gina Relva
Public Relations Manager
(925) 953-1716

Thursday, February 20, 2014

HFF closes sale of Two Addison Circle in suburban north Dallas, TX


Two Addison Circle, 15725 North Dallas Parkway, Addison, TX, a North Dallas suburb


DALLAS, TX – HFF announced today that it has closed the sale of Two Addison Circle, a 198,691-square-foot, Class AA office property in the north Dallas suburb of Addison.

               HFF and CBRE jointly marketed the property on behalf of the seller, Brookfield Property Group.  LPC Realty Advisors, an advisory affiliate of Lincoln Property Company, purchased the asset on behalf of a public pension fund client for an undisclosed amount.


Addison Circle Park, Addison, TX
               Two Addison Circle is located at 15725 North Dallas Parkway at the entrance to Addison Circle, a 70-acre mixed-use development along the North Dallas Tollway close to the President George Bush Turnpike and LBJ Freeway. 

Completed in 2009, the six-story property is 89 percent leased to tenants including USAA and Gehan Homes.

 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

HFF secures $34 .8 million acquisition financing for 26-building industrial portfolio in northern New Jersey


Jon Mikula
FLORHAM PARK, NJ – HFF announced today that it has secured a $34.8 million acquisition financing for a 26-building industrial portfolio totaling 926,200 square feet in Fairfield and Little Falls, New Jersey.

               Working on behalf of The Hampshire Companies, HFF placed the six-year, fixed-rate loan with Principal Real Estate Investors.

The portfolio is 96 percent leased to a diverse mixture of tenants with no single tenant occupying more than seven percent of the portfolio.  The offering is situated near major New Jersey transportation corridors including Routes 46 and 3, Interstates 280 and 80 and the New Jersey Turnpike.

               The HFF team representing The Hampshire Companies was led by senior managing director Jon Mikula and director Michael Klein.

               “Principal provided the borrower with a very attractive rate and structure that best met the client’s needs and was able to quickly get their arms around a complex transaction,” said Mikula. 

Michael Klein
“With 26 properties and 57  tenants, our objective was to find a lender who already understood the market and asset type, ISRA compliance associated with the acquisition of industrial properties and be able to move fast enough to enable The Hampshire Companies to close on the acquisition with debt in place,” added Klein.

The Hampshire Companies is a full-service, private real estate firm with equity in assets valued at more than $2.5 billion, based in Morristown, New Jersey. 

The Hampshire Companies is a vibrant, dynamic organization that combines creative vision and superior execution, thereby enabling it to create and enhance value in real estate investments.

 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


Sale and financing of 7700 San Felipe in Houston, TX closed by HFF


7700 San Felipe Street office building, Houston, TX

Dan Miller
HOUSTON, TX – HFF announced today that it has closed the sale of and arranged financing for 7700 San Felipe, a five-story, 100,716-square-foot office building in Houston, Texas.

               HFF marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a joint venture between Dallas-based Velocis Fund and Houston-based Fuller Realty Partners LLC, and procured the buyer, a local investor represented by Hicks Ventures. 

 HFF’s debt placement team worked on behalf of the buyer to secure a fixed-rate loan with Nationwide Bank, one of HFF Houston’s correspondent life company lenders, for the purchase of the property.

               7700 San Felipe is situated on a 2.2-acre site close to the intersection of South Voss and San Felipe in the West Loop/Galleria submarket of Houston, adjacent to the residential neighborhoods of the Memorial Villages and Tanglewood and a short drive from Interstate 10 and the Galleria.  

The property is 95 percent leased and features a 257-space parking garage.

The HFF investment sales team representing the seller was led by senior managing director Dan Miller and director Martin Hogan.

Martin Hogan
HFF’s debt placement team representing the buyer was led by associate director Corby Chaffin.

Fuller Realty Partners, LLC was established in 1979.  Fuller is a privately owned, full service commercial real estate firm headquartered in Houston, Texas.  The principals of Fuller have been partners since 1994 and have a collective 75 years of commercial real estate experience.

Velocis is a private equity real estate fund, active in the acquisition, operation/management, and disposition of commercial real estate in the United States. Velocis has approximately $280 million in total assets under management and after the sale of 7700 San Felipe, currently owns eight assets in Texas, one in Denver, Colorado, one in Florida and one in Atlanta, Georgia.

Velocis consists of two entities: Velocis Fund, LP and Velocis Advisors, LLC.  Velocis Fund, LP is a private equity real estate fund, active in the acquisition, operation/management, and disposition of commercial real estate in the United States. 

Corby Chaffin
dditionally, Velocis Advisors, LLC provides asset management and advisory services to both investors and real estate clients.  Additional information about Velocis can be found at http://velocis.com/ .

Hicks Ventures, who represented the buyer, generates proprietary deal flow through lengthy relationships with JV equity players, mortgage brokers, investment sales brokers, Life Co’s, banks and its 28 years of active participation in deals in Houston and other markets.

The firm identifies and purchases office buildings in quality sub markets that are attractively priced, repositions and recapitalizes the asset while adding value through aggressive management, marketing and leasing while preparing the project for sale to maximize value in a 3-5 year horizon

 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


The Residences at Trump International Hotel Las Vegas Debut New Sales Center


Trump International Hotel™ Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS, NV (Feb. 20, 2014) – Trump International Hotel™ Las Vegas, a world-class luxury hotel condominium rising 600 feet above the iconic Las Vegas strip, today announced the opening of a new sales center. 

After a sales re-launch in 2012, condominium sales at Trump Las Vegas, comprised of 1,232 studio and one-bedroom suites and 50 penthouses, have grown exponentially with a five-fold increase in closings. 


The new sales center reflects a shift to focus on remaining inventory, including the one-, two- and three-bedroom penthouses that crown the tower’s upper floors. 

Eric Trump
The surge in sales pace demonstrates that Trump Las Vegas, with its striking architecture, interiors, and unsurpassed amenities and services, represents a one-of-a-kind ownership opportunity in Las Vegas, allowing residents to indulge in the City’s world-renowned lifestyle and enjoy five-star services and amenities, a central location, and the timesaving convenience of a fully-furnished, turn-key property. 

“Following the success of our sales re-launch, less than 40 percent of the building’s studio condominiums remain available,” said Eric Trump, Executive Vice President of Development and Acquisitions for Trump Organization. 

“Strong demand from international and repeat buyers has precipitated the move to an incredible new sales center, located on the top floor of Trump International Las Vegas, and a transition in strategy to showcase, for the first time ever, the most spectacular penthouse residences on the market.”


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

Hwee Peng Yeo
Director of Asian Markets
Glodow Nead Communications
Level 21, Centennial Tower
3 Temasek Avenue

Singapore 039190

$2.975 Million Seniors Housing Facility Sale in Tampa, FL Arranged by Marcus & Millichap

  
Royal Sun Park, 312 East 124th Avenue, Tampa, FL

Krone Weidler
TAMPA, FL, Feb. 20, 2014 – Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services, the nation’s largest real estate investment services firm, has announced the sale of Royal Sun Park, a 14,866-square foot seniors housing facility located in Tampa, Florida, according to Richard D. Matricaria, regional manager of the firm’s Tampa office. The asset sold for $2,975,000.

Krone Weidler, associate vice president investment in Marcus & Millichap’s Tampa office, and a partner in the deal, had the exclusive listing to market the property on behalf of the seller and the buyer, local private investors based in Tampa. 

Royal Sun Park was built in 2003 and is located at 312 E 124th Avenue in Tampa, Fla.

“The asset was repositioned as a stand-alone memory care community in 2011 and catered to a private pay population,” says Ms. Weidler. 

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

Richard D. Matricaria
Regional Manager,
 Tampa, FL
(813) 387-4700


Voit Handles Acquisition of San Diego’s Iconic Pyramid Building; Buyer to Reposition Project as Creative Office & Tech Incubator Space


Pyramid Building, Miramar submarket of San Diego, CA

Jon Boland

San Diego, CA – The San Diego office of Voit Real Estate Services has completed the acquisition of the iconic “Pyramid Building,” a 131,218 square-foot, six-story office property located in the Miramar submarket of San Diego. 

The property, initially part of the Miramar Metroplex, has been acquired by Alliance Diversified Holding, LLC, a value-add private equity firm. 

Well-known for its unique, pyramid-shaped exterior structure, the property will be repositioned by the new owner as a creative office and technology center, and renamed “The San Diego Innovation Center,” according to Jon Boland, Vice President of Voit’s San Diego office, who represented Alliance Diversified. 

Bob Brady
The seller in the $13.6 million transaction, APEX 1 & 2 LP, was represented by Brandon Keith, Ryan Bracker and Bob Brady, all also of Voit Real Estate Services’ San Diego office.

“As one of the most recognizable and architecturally notable office buildings in San Diego, the San Diego Innovation Center will be a natural fit for technology, R&D, medical/wellness, and traditional office tenants seeking creative office space,” says Keith, a Senior Vice President in Voit’s San Diego office.

  “The first floor, which has historically been leased to home furnishing tenants, will now be leased to business support services and amenity-based uses in order to better serve other tenants.”

Brandon Keith
According to Boland, the new owner intends to invest in cosmetic upgrades to provide a more professional office atmosphere, and to improve suites on each floor in order to accommodate interested tenants.

“Beyond the vibrant architecture and physical improvements, our marketing of this repositioning will include adding a tenant mix that creates a lifestyle environment that appeals to all manner of professional office tenants,” Boland explains.

 “Ownership intends to fill the ground floor with high-end health and fitness uses, a restaurant, and business support services that will meet the demand of the new creative, medical, technology and R&D tenants we will be attracting here.”

Ryan Bracker
From its opening, the Pyramid was hailed as an architectural landmark.  The project was featured in an architectural review by Dirk Sutro of the Los Angeles Times when it first opened in 1992.  Sutro hailed the design as San Diego architect N. Charles Slert’s “most distinctive office design yet.”

According to Ted Eldredge, President of Alliance Diversified, “This building was actually a bit before its time.  We will now be able to bring this dynamic property to its full potential as a creative shell in which creative companies will thrive.” 

The property, which is located at 7310 Miramar Road in San Diego, is in close proximity to the I-15, 805, 52 and I-5 freeways.  The building offers multi-tenant and full-floor leasing options, and is zoned for a wide range of uses, including medical, general office, and retail sales.

Leasing information is available by contacting Jon Boland or Brandon Keith at (858) 453-0505.

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

  Jenn Quader / Judith Brower
  Brower, Miller & Cole
  (949) 955-7940