Tuesday, February 16, 2021

Single-tenant quick-service restaurant building sells for $4.4 million

Brad Peterson
 ORLANDO, FL, Feb. 16, 2021 – JLL Capital Markets announced today that it has closed the $4.4 million sale of a 3,945-square-foot single-tenant retail building ground leased to the highest-grossing fast-food chain in the world in the southwest Florida community of Fort Myers.

 JLL marketed the property on behalf of the seller, North American Development Group. A private investor acquired the asset.

 The tenant is the No. 1 highest-grossing fast food chain in the world, serving nearly 69 million customers daily in approximately 120 countries.

The Fort Myers property is situated on 1.19 acres at 17800 Ben Hill Griffin Pkwy. within Gulf Coast Town Center, the second-largest open-air shopping center in Florida, and adjacent to Miromar Lakes Beach & Golf Club, the No. 1 residential community in the nation.

Michael Brewster 

 The property has exposure to more than 22,500 vehicles per day along Ben Hill Griffin Parkway, and the area has four new residential projects in development or under construction, which will add thousands of new residents to the immediate area.

 Completed in 2006, the building is the only one within a 3.4-mile radius with a quick-service restaurant tenant featuring a double-drive through.

 The JLL Capital Markets team that represented the seller was led by Senior Managing Director Brad Peterson, Director Michael Brewster and Analyst Joseph Naas.

 “Capital continues to gravitate toward real estate safe havens such as this iconic tenant located in a market with leading residential and commercial growth,” Brewster said. “The Fort Myers metro was fourth in the nation for net migration over the past decade, and we expect that trend to continue.”

 Contact:

 Kimberly Steele

 JLL Senior Associate

 Public Relations

Phone: +1 713 852 3420

Email:  Kimberly.Steele@am.jll.com

JV arranged for University of Nebraska-Lincoln student housing development

 

 Teddy Leatherman 

CHICAGO –– JLL Capital Markets announced it has arranged a joint venture partnership for the development of LivRed, a 154-unit, 575-bed student housing project near the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in Lincoln, Nebraska.

 JLL represented Campion Devco, LLC and sourced a joint venture partner in Tailwind Group for the development.

 LivRed, a planned 154-unit, 575-bed student housing project
near the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in Lincoln, NB

 LivRed is located within Lincoln, which boasts a population of approximately 290,000 people and serves as the capital of the state as well as home to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Scott Clifton


Positioned just steps from campus, the project provides walkability to most major academic and entertainment areas and is near the historic Haymarket Square and West Campus.

 The seven-story building will offer students furnished one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units all with en-suite bathrooms.

Units will all be outfitted with the latest technologies to include keyless entry, smart thermostats and high-speed wi-fi connectivity, and luxury finishes such as plank flooring, stone countertops and stainless appliances.

Shared community amenities will include a fitness center, spray tan stations, functional lounges and gaming areas, private study rooms, an “Uber” lounge, on-site parking garage and package room.

 The project’s development team includes the award-winning local Lincoln contractor Sampson Construction with Architecture by Grace Hebert Curtis Architects and Engineering and Civil design by Lincoln’s ETI and REGA Engineering.

Stewart Hayes

The JLL Capital Markets team representing Campion was led by Senior Directors Scott Clifton, Stewart Hayes, Teddy Leatherman and Director Dan Kearns.

 “The University of Nebraska’s enrollment continues to grow, reaching over 25,000 students in 2019,” said Clifton. “As a result, there is a housing shortage for nearly 40% of students ensuring developments like LivRed immediate success.”

 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 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.

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 Dan Kearns

 About Campion Development Company

Campion Development, LLC is a woman-owned, fully integrated real estate development company equipped with the capabilities of a full-service general contractor and construction manager. 

Campion maintains a focus on Student, Workforce & Affordable housing development & construction.  For more, please visit: campiondevco.com.

 About Tailwind Group

Tailwind Group capitalizes on real estate opportunities in acquisition, development and management. The firm identifies underserved and undervalued markets that have a strong college or university population and lack of a robust commercial presence. For more, please visit: thetailwindgroup.com.

 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 $16.6 billion, operations in over 80 countries and a global workforce of more than 91,000 as of December 31, 2020. JLL is the brand name, and a registered trademark, of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated. For further information, please visit jll.com.

  CONTACT:

 Kristen Murphy

 JLL Senior Manager

 Public Relations

Phone: +1 617 848 1572

Email:  Kristen.Murphy@am.jll.com

Lee & Associates--Atlanta Welcomes New Principal Tim Palmer

Tim Palmer




ATLANTA, GA --  Lee & Associates, the largest broker-owned commercial real estate firm in North America, is proud to announce the addition of Tim Palmer as Principal.

Palmer brings over 20 years of commercial real estate experience to the Lee Atlanta office. 

Throughout his career, Tim has built an advisory relationship with clients who rely on him to create a competitive advantage with each location both locally and nationally.

 Tim specializes in creating and executing strategies that cut costs for the tenant while further providing necessary protections and options to maximize flexibility.

Dave Howard 
 He is a graduate of the University of Denver where he received his B.S.B.A.

Lee & Associates Atlanta’s President & CEO, Dave Howard says, “We are excited to have Tim join our Lee Atlanta team. His experience representing tenants in the Atlanta marketplace for over 20 years is a true testament of his service to his clients and knowledge of the market.

"Tim will be an asset in helping grow our tenant representation platform here in Atlanta.”

  CONTACT:

Bentley Logue
Graphic Designer
Lee & Associates | Atlanta

O: 404.442.2940


blogue@lee-associates.com

Debt expert Philip Galligan joins JLL’s Chicago Capital Markets group

 


Philip Galligan

CHICAGO, IL, Feb. 16, 2021 – JLL Capital Markets announced today that Philip Galligan has joined the firm as a Director in its Chicago office.  Galligan will focus on debt and equity placement transactions across the Midwest and nationally.

Galligan has more than six years of experience in commercial real estate finance and, in that time, has closed more than $1 billion of loans across various property types, including multi-housing, office, retail and industrial transactions.

He has creatively structured a wide array of financing options for his clients, including land, bridge, ground-up construction, recapitalizations and permanent loans.

Galligan began his career as a credit analyst at TD Bank after graduating from the Gabelli School of Business at Fordham University.

Keith Largay
“We are excited to have Philip as a part of the team,” said Keith Largay, Senior Managing Director and co-head of JLL’s Chicago Capital Markets practice.

“As the debt markets continue to open, we want to position ourselves with the best team on the field and provide the highest level of client service. 

"Philip has a wide variety of experience across property types and platforms, which will benefit our clients as we seek creative debt solutions for them post-pandemic.”

 CONTACT:


Kimberly Steele

Senior Associate, Public Relations

JLL Capital Markets

9 Greenway Plaza, Suite 700

Houston, TX  77046

T +1 713 852 3420

M +1 832 244 9994

Kimberly.Steele@am.jll.com

 us.jll.com/capitalmarkets

Monday, February 15, 2021

KBS and Transwestern Real Estate Services Sign Property Management Agreement for Two Chicago Office Buildings Totaling More Than 170,000 Square Feet

 Micah Larmie

 CHICAGO, IL – KBS, one of the largest investors in premier commercial real estate in the nation, and commercial real estate services firm Transwestern Real Estate Services (TRS) have signed an agreement for TRS to provide property management services for two office buildings totaling more than 170,000 square feet.

 The properties, both owned by KBS Growth & Income Real Estate Investment Trust, include 213 W. Institute Place and 210 W. Chicago Ave. in Chicago’s River North submarket.

210 West Chicago Avenue, River North submarket,
 Chicago, IL
 

The buildings represent the second and third KBS-owned properties that Transwestern will provide asset services for in Chicago, with the first being Accenture Tower, owned by KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III, winner of an International TOBY Award.

 “KBS has a long history of identifying service providers who can deliver the superior level of quality management and care that our tenants and investors have come to expect from properties in our portfolio,” says Dan Park, asset manager for 213 W. Institute Place and 210 W. Chicago Ave. and senior vice president for KBS.

Dan Park
 

“Transwestern Real Estate Services has proven itself an extraordinary management team for Accenture Tower. We are excited to extend this top service to two more of our iconic office properties in the Chicago market.”

 River North is an affluent mixed-use submarket that continues to attract traditional corporate and creative office tenants as the area has evolved into a prominent location for both young, highly-educated professionals and the city’s premier decision-makers, according to Park.

213 W. Institute Place, River North submarket, Chicago, IL

“KBS recognizes the value of the River North submarket to offer the walkable amenities that Chicago office users are looking for,” says Park.

 “This region of the CBD offers an abundance of restaurants, bars, cafes, lounges and music venues. The ability to maintain a high-quality of life with a walkable urban environment has made River North the pre-eminent location for millennial employees, providing a best-in-class ‘live-work-play’ environment. KBS has been able to leverage these advantages to provide highly desirable office space.”

 Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the Asset Services group at Accenture Tower has been proactive – swiftly implementing sanitization and distancing protocol in accordance with CDC guidelines, communicating regularly with tenants, and maintaining tenant engagement through socially distant events for occupants who have returned to the office, according to Micah Larmie, Senior Vice President of Transwestern’s Midwest Asset Services Group.

 “We are thrilled to have the opportunity to expand our services for KBS and its Chicago office portfolio tenants,” says Larmie. “During the COVID-19 pandemic, our team has been working tirelessly to mitigate concerns and communicate with our tenants, and we will bring the same high level of service to 210 W. Chicago and 213 W. Institute.”

KBS Media Contacts:

 Lexi Astfalk or Jenn Quader

949.438.6262

kbs@brower-group.com

 

Ginny Walker

949.417.6535

gwalker@kbs.com

 

KBS Investor Relations Contact:

 

Matt Crary

KBS Associate VP – Investor Relations

949.717.6282

mcrary@kbs.com

www.kbs.com.

transwestern.com and @Transwestern.

KW PROPERTY MANAGEMENT & CONSULTING Welcomes James Baumgartner as District Manager in Tampa, FL

James Baumgartner 
 

TAMPA, FL – KW PROPERTY MANAGEMENT & CONSULTING, one of the residential property management industry’s premier companies, welcomes James Baumgartner as new District Manager in the Tampa Region.

 Baumgartner comes to KWPMC with over 30 years of experience in the hospitality, multi-family and community associations industry with a focus in other key areas to include customer service, capital improvement projects, building renovations, declarant transitions, commercial operations and more.

 Most recently, he was with another large management firm for 15 years where he held several leadership positions.  In addition to the West Coast of Florida, Baumgartner has worked in the Miami, Miami Beach, Atlanta and New York City markets throughout his management career and is now a resident of South Tampa. He is originally from Chicago and has lived in Florida since 1989.

 Baumgartner can be reached via E: jbaumgartner@kwpmc.com and C: (239) 322-9657

  

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.

New Townhomes near Lake Monroe, FL Planned by Henin Group; Moving Forward with National Homebuilder M/I Homes

Jerome Henin

SANFORD, FL – Henin Springview LLC, a subsidiary of The Henin Group which focuses on unique luxury neighborhoods and multifamily developments, has sold its planned Lake Monroe Shores to a national homebuilder. 

The 18-acre parcel was approved last year for 150 townhomes on the site at 2300 W. First Street in Sanford .

The Orlando Division of M/I Homes closed last week in January on the shovel-ready property located along the shores of Lake Monroe .   

The area is highly desirable with a hospital, historic downtown Sanford , a lakefront park and trails, employment corridors, and a mall nearby, said Jerome Henin, CEO of the Henin Group.

“We were delayed on the approvals and permitting during 2020 with the Covid-19 shutdown and the governmental agencies working from home,” Henin said.  Plans for the townhomes were approved and permitted after being rezoned from industrial to residential.

Construction is getting underway soon, according to Henin. “This development is a good fit for M/I Homes as they are currently building The Towns at White Cedar just a few minutes west on White Cedar Road off of SR 46. 

David Byrnes

Henin said the townhomes at Lake Monroe Shores will provide reasonably priced starter homes for Seminole County residents. 

They most likely will be priced starting in the mid $200,000s and include the homebuilders 15-year structural warranty. The three-and four-bedroom units are anticipated to start at 1,800 square feet.

M/I Homes also builds in the Henin Group’s award-winning Riviera Bella in DeBary where production homes are priced from the mid $200,000s and custom homes up to $2 million.

Contacts:              

Jerome Henin, founder/CEO The Henin Group, 

407-644-8595

or Jerome@henin-co.com.

David Byrnes, Area President or Daniel Kaiser, Vice President for Land, M/I Homes,

407-531-5100

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

407-461-3781 or beth@larryvershel.com


Stan Johnson Co. Closes $11 Million Sale of Ohio Distribution Facility for Above List Price

 Rob
Gemerchak
 FINDLAY, OH -- Stan Johnson Company, one of commercial real estate’s leading investment sales brokerage firms, has announced the sale of a 180,000-square-foot industrial distribution center fully leased to American Plastics, a leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of innovative plastic-injection molded products.

 The property is located at 2040 Production Drive in Findlay, Ohio. Stan Johnson Company’s Rob Gemerchak, SIOR/CCIM, Jeff Hughes, SIOR, and Jeff Tracy represented the seller, a private Ohio-based developer.

 The property was purchased by Gladstone Commercial, an institutional investor based in McLean, Virginia. The facility traded for $11.0 million, representing a 5.5 percent increase over the asking price.

Jeff Hughes
 “The asset was well-positioned as a net lease distribution facility with highway accessibility and a compelling tenant story,” said Gemerchak, Director in Stan Johnson Company’s Toledo, Ohio office.

“We were successful in running an expedited and targeted sales program which garnered multiple qualified offers and resulted in achieving a sale price above the list price.”

 The distribution facility features a long-term net lease and is situated on eight acres near Interstate 75 in Hancock County. The building has been renovated twice since it was originally constructed in 1992, and nearby distribution tenants include Best Buy, Lowe’s, Kohl’s and Campbell’s Soup.

Jeff Tracy
Contact:              

 David Ebeling

Ebeling Communications

(949) 278-7851

david@ebelingcomm.com