Monday, April 4, 2022

Levin Johnston Completes $31.5 Million Sale of 102-Unit Multifamily Community in Concord, CA

The Lakes Apartments,
a 102-unit apartment community
located 
at 1818, 1819, 1850
Laguna Street in Concord, CA 
   
 

 Concord, 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, announces its most recent multifamily transaction: the $31.5 million sale of

The Lakes Apartments, a 102-unit apartment community located in Concord, California, the largest city in Contra Costa County and the 8th largest city by population in the Bay Area.  

 The Lakes is located at 1818, 1819, 1850 Laguna Street in Concord, California.    

Adam Levin
 Much of the investment appeal of The Lakes can be attributed to the extensive updates and renovations that the sellers had previously implemented to the exterior and interior of select units throughout, according to Adam Levin, Executive Managing Director, and Robert Johnston, Senior Managing Director of Levin Johnston.

 

In the transaction, Levin and Johnston represented the sellers and procured the buyer, a private investor.  

“Select units have undergone a tremendous number of capital improvements and renovations, which include style modernization, high-end designer finishes, updated kitchens, new exterior paint, deck enclosures, and catwalk railings throughout the exteriors,” says Levin.

  “Ultimately, we were able to present the buyer with a rare opportunity to acquire a well-located, stabilized, turnkey multifamily asset that offers the potential for strategic upgrades to the remaining units to further drive strong ROI.

 "This speaks to our team’s ability to stay ahead of the competition and deliver access to the best investments possible.”  

Robert Johnston
 In addition to offering a high quality of living, The Lakes is an attractive choice for East Bay renters due to its location near the borders of Concord, Pleasant Hill, and Walnut Creek, providing residents with direct access to major employers, local amenities, BART stations, and the greater Bay Area, notes Johnston.  


“Concord, located about 30 miles east of San Francisco, is a major regional center on the East Bay and supplies an abundance of employment, dining, and entertainment offerings,” adds Johnston.

  “For professionals, many of the nation’s top tech employers including Apple, Google, Facebook, IBM, Intel, Yahoo, Cisco Systems, Adobe Systems and LinkedIn are within close proximity to the property, making it an attractive place to call home.”  

 CONTACTS:

 Arleeny Escarcega / Anthea Davis  

The Smart Agency, Inc.  

(949) 438-6262  

andavis@thesmartagency.com  

 

 www.levinjohnston.com.   

 levinjohnston.com.  


Beta Hires Former JLL retail investment broker Adam Friedlander as Senior Vice President in Los Angeles, CA office

Adam Friedlander
 

 Los Angeles, CA,  April 4, 2022  – Beta, a premier California commercial real estate agency, announced that it has hired 15-year industry veteran

Adam Friedlander as Senior Vice President in Los Angeles.  Friedlander will continue to specialize sale, acquisition and recapitalization of net lease retail properties throughout the western US. 

“For several years, we have watched Adam become a leading net lease investment broker,” said Beta Co-Founder and Partners Richard Rizika. 

“We are confident that he will continue to provide best of class service to our valued clients as we continue to grow the Beta brand.

Richard Rizika

Prior to joining Beta, Friedlander served as a director with JLL, an international commercial real estate firm. 

 Throughout his career, he has closed over $1 billion in transactions comprising more than two million square feet.

Friedlander has assisted in the acquisition and sale of commercial property for pension fund advisors, RElTs, developers, private high net worth, family office, 1031 exchange and foreign investors.

 

CONTACT:
 

David Ebeling

Ebeling Communications

949.861.8351

949.278.7851 (Cell)

david@ebelingcomm.com

https://www.betaagency.com

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EagleBridge Capital Arranges $38 Million Debt and Equity Financing for Office/R & D Complex in Wilmington, MA

181 and 187 Ballardvale Street,
 an office/r & d complex
 located in Wilmington, MA.
  

 Boston, MA -- EagleBridge Capital has arranged mortgage and JV equity financing in the amount of $38,000.000 for 181 and 187 Ballardvale Street, an office/r & d complex located in Wilmington, Massachusetts.

 

The financing was arranged by EagleBridge principal Ted Sidel and director Brian Walsh.


Ted Sidel 

The complex is composed of two office/r & d buildings totaling 210,945 square feet situated on 15.38 acres with parking for 756 vehicles.

 

181 Ballardvale Street contains 105,394 sf and 197 Ballardvale contains 105,541 sf. 


Each of the two-story building features two large glass atrium entries as well as two passenger and two freight elevators.

 

The property is conveniently located one mile from interchanges 39 and 40 of Route I-93.  The immediate neighborhood is home to offices and corporate facilities as well as technology, software, manufacturing, and life science companies.

 

 Located within walking distance along Ballardvale Street are multiple shopping and eating choices including Target, CVS, Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts, Subway, Pizza Hut etc.


Brian Walsh
Nearby companies include OSRAM, Agfa, Verizon, Charles River Laboratories, L3 Harris, Roche, Gillette, National Grid, Symbotic Robotics, Spectra Medical Devices, and Panasonic.

 

EagleBridge Capital is a Boston-based mortgage banking firm with over 25 years’ experience in arranging debt and equity financing as well as joint ventures for apartment, industrial, office, and r & d buildings, shopping centers, hotels, condominiums and mixed-use properties as well as special purpose buildings.

 

 EagleBridge Capital is a member of Commercial Real Estate Capital Advisors (CRECA), a national association of independent commercial mortgage banking firms.

 

CONTACT:

 Stanley J. Sidel

Senior Advisor

EagleBridge Capital

One Boston Place,  Suite 2600

Boston, MA 02108

Tel: 617-292-7177  Ext.12

Fax: 617-292-7575

ssidel@eaglebridgecapital.com

 

 

Sunday, April 3, 2022

M/I Homes Begins Final Phase of Encore at Ovation in Winter Garden’s Horizon West

Brent Bartholomew

 WINTER GARDEN, FL – M/I Homes started work on Phase IV of Encore at Ovation in the award-winning, master-planned community of Horizon West.

With the earlier phases of Encore at Ovation sold out, M/I Homes is getting ready to build 56 single-family homes and 68 town homes in the collection of villages that makes up Horizon West, according to Brent Bartholomew M/I Homes’ Area President. 

“Horizon West was designed to emphasize the relationships between residential communities, schools, town centers and parks,” he said.

“Its growth has created a sense of neighborhood with places like restaurants, places of worship, health care facilities, medical offices, and salons and spas.”

Bartholomew said M/I Homes’ single-family offerings will feature 10 floorplans from two distinct collections:  

The Bungalow Collection has four alley-loaded plans – including one with a detached garage – that have either three or four bedrooms and ranging from 1,803 and 2,780 square feet. 

 Exteriors can include front porches, stone accents, shutters and shaker-shingle accents, while buyers can select interior options like tray ceilings or free-standing tubs.


The Cottage Collection homes – six of M/I Homes’ most-popular one- and two-story plans – range from 1,857 to 3,611 square feet and offer from three to six bedrooms and two- or three-car tandem garages.  

Upgrades can include a second owner’s suite, a bonus room, an additional bath and an extended balcony or lanai.

The Town Home Collection includes two plans with two-car, alley-loaded, detached garages.  The two-story plans range from 1,691 to 1,833 square feet and offer three bedrooms with two and one-half baths.  One plan has a separate main level flex room that offers endless possibilities


Amenities at Encore at Ovation will include a 
fitness center and outdoor gathering area, spacious patio and outdoor kitchen at the clubhouse, a resort-style pool, dog park, and corn hole and bocce ball areas.

Models are currently open.  Sales of homes in the new phase are expected to begin in July with pre-construction prices starting in the low $300’s for town homes, and high $400’s through $900’s for single-family homes.

 

About M/I Homes

M/I Homes, Inc. is one of the nation’s leading homebuilders, having sold over 140,000 homes since 1976.


The Company has operations in Columbus and Cincinnati, Ohio; Indianapolis, Indiana; Chicago, Illinois; Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota; Detroit, Michigan; Tampa, Sarasota and Orlando, Florida; Austin, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio, Texas; Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina; and Nashville, Tennessee.

CONTACTS:

Brent Bartholomew, Area President, M/I Homes

407-531-5100 bbartholomew@mihoms.com

Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications Inc.

407-461-3781 beth@larryvershel.com 

 www.mihomes.com/ EncoreAtOvation

Trez Capital Provides $9 Million Construction Loan for Boutique Condominium Project in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Casa Murano, a planned $9 million boutique
 luxury condominium project to be
 located on the water in Fort Lauderdale, FL

 FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA –Trez Capitala private real estate lender helping to build better communities across North America, funded a $8,993,934.00 loan to finance construction of Casa Murano, a boutique luxury condominium project located on the water in Fort Lauderdale.

Casa Murano, a planned eight unit condominium
project on the water in Fort Lauderdale

The eight-unit building is sold out. Unit prices range from $2.2 million to $2.8 million.

 Construction is expected to start over the next 30 days and be completed by the end of the third quarter of 2023.

 

Trez Capital Vice President Scott Mehlman originated the loan on behalf of the developer/borrower Casa Murano, LLC.

 

Scott Mehlman 

Mehlman is based in Trez Capital’s Palm Beach, Florida office led by Executive Managing Director, Eastern U.S. Brett Forman. This is the third loan Trez has closed with the same development group since 2018.   

 

“We are pleased to work with a repeat borrower that is adding a new luxury living option in Fort Lauderdale,” said Mehlman.

 

“As people continue to move to South Florida in droves, developers cannot build projects like Casa Murano fast enough to meet the insatiable demand for high-end housing with water access.”


Brett Forman

“The demand for new housing is strong across the country, but perhaps nowhere is it as intense than in South Florida,” said Forman. “Fort Lauderdale remains a magnet for people seeking warm weather year-round and a laid-back coastal lifestyle, with plenty of dining and entertainment options within easy reach.”

 

The five-story Casa Murano is located on a canal leading to the Atlantic Ocean at 141 Isle of Venice Dr. It is just blocks from popular boutique retail shops and dining spots on Las Olas Blvd. and a quick bike or car ride from Ft. Lauderdale Beach.

 

CONTACT:

 

Eric Kalis

Vice President

 BoardroomPR

ekalis@boardroompr.com

O 954-370-8999 

C 305-794-5123

Bank of America Plaza | 1776 N Pine Island Road

Suite 320 | Fort Lauderdale, FL 33322

Web | Facebook | LinkedIn | Twitter | Instagram

 

www.trezcapital.com.

 

 

Saturday, April 2, 2022

Trion Properties Expands Florida Foothold with $49 Million Acquisition of 250-Unit Luxury Multifamily Community in Greater Orlando, FL area

 

Max Sharkansky
ORLANDO, FL – Trion Properties, a multifamily investment sponsor and private equity real estate firm based in West Hollywood, California and Miami, Florida, has acquired Altamonte at Spring Valley, a 250-unit luxury multifamily community in Altamonte Springs, Florida, a submarket of North Orlando for $49.1 million.  

 Altamonte at Spring Valley is Trion’s second acquisition in Florida, following the firm’s 2021 acquisition of Patterson Court, a luxury apartment community in Orlando.

 The team has been actively pursuing opportunities in the desirable Florida market and aims to rapidly expand their presence in Southern states over the next several years, according to Max Sharkansky, Managing Partner at Trion Properties.  

 “By utilizing our strong 16-year track record of successful multifamily investments, we were able to obtain a favorable purchase price and close the deal smoothly and quickly,” explains Sharkansky, who notes that the acquisition of Altamonte at Spring Valley brings Trion’s Southeast multifamily portfolio to more than 1,230 units in just over six months since entering the region.

 

Mitch Paskover

The property is on the south side of the Altamonte Springs submarket, a 15-minute drive from downtown Orlando and within a 20-minute drive of more than 36 million square feet of office space, notes Mitch Paskover, Managing Partner at Trion Properties.   

 “We are seeing rapid job growth in Orlando, which has been double the national average over the past 5 years and is projected to continue at approximately 2.5 times the national average over the next 5 years,” says Paskover.

 Marley Dominguez, Director of Acquisitions at Trion Properties, adds: “Altamonte Springs is unique within the North Orlando submarket for the large number of renters despite the affluence of the area, making this a unique opportunity to implement value-add enhancements that will meet the expectations of renters in the area and in turn increase values.” 

 Marley Dominguez
Altamonte at Spring Valley is located at 693 Wymore Road in Altamonte Springs, Florida.

Ryan Moody, Scott Ramey and Paul Grant from Newmark represented the seller in this transaction. 

 

CONTACTS:

 

Elisabeth Manville / Anthea Davis  

The Smart Agency  

(949) 438-626

andavis@thesmartagency.com  

 

 https://trionproperties.com/.   

 

Native Realty Closes $11 Million Sale of Multifamily Development Site in Fort Lauderdale’s Flagler Village

 

Dan Ross 
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL –– Native Realty, the Jaime Sturgis-led real estate firm that is disrupting the industry and placemaking South Florida’s hottest neighborhoods, brokered the $11 million sale of the future site of Advantis Station at Flagler Village in Fort Lauderdale.

 Sturgis and Native Senior Associate Dan Ross represented the sellers in a deal that closed on March 31.

 


The 1.4-acre site was one of the last available assemblages in Flagler Village and is across the street from Peter Feldman Park.


Jaime Sturgis
Buyer Midtown PAL Flagler Village LLC plans to build a 12-story, 252-unit rental project with a 300-space parking garage, expansive pool and amenity deck, open-air pedestrian plaza and ground-floor retail and restaurant space.

 

Construction is expected to begin this year, with resident move-ins targeted for 2024.

 





CONTACT:

 Eric Kalis

Vice President

 BoardroomPR

ekalis@boardroompr.com

O 954-370-8999 

C 305-794-5123

Bank of America Plaza | 1776 N Pine Island Road

Suite 320 | Fort Lauderdale, FL 33322

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www.nativerealty.com.

 

Friday, April 1, 2022

JLL hires Greg Bisconti as San Diego, CA Life Science Tenant Rep Lead and Executive Managing Director

Greg Bisconti 
 

SAN DIEGO, CA With incredible life science/biotech growth in San Diego and throughout the United States, JLL announced that 28-year industry veteran Greg Bisconti has joined the firm as San Diego Life Science Tenant Rep Lead and Executive Managing Director. 


 Based in JLL’s San Diego, California office, Bisconti will specialize exclusively in working with life sciences companies on their real estate and facility needs, both regionally and globally.

He will also work with JLL leadership in expanding and enhancing a National Life Sciences Tenant Representation Group.


Chad Urie 

Bisconti joins JLL San Diego’s Life Sciences experts Chad Urie and Grant Schoneman, who rank among the top producing brokers in the country for the firm. 

This partnership builds upon JLL’s best-in-class team focused exclusively on life sciences occupier and investor clients’ unique needs.

Collectively, the JLL San Diego team will have represented more life sciences transactions in the last five years than all regional brokerage firms combined.


Peter Belisle

"For several years, JLL has seen tremendous growth in the life sciences industry and the COVID pandemic has accelerated that growth,” said Peter Belisle, JLL Southwest Market Director. 

"Greg’s expertise, reputation and passion for helping life sciences companies make him the perfect candidate to help us service and advocate for the specialized needs of the industry.

"We are confident that he will be a valued team member of our team locally, regionally and nationally."


Grant Schoneman

Prior to joining JLL, Bisconti served as Vice Chairman and National Life Sciences Practice Group Leader at an international commercial real estate firm. 

“Our clients are getting more sophisticated in their analysis of where and why they do business,” said  Urie, JLL Executive Managing Director.

“Life sciences is a global game needing a global game plan. Our JLL Life Sciences team strives to be a consultative partner for clients from early stages of R&D to global headquarters to sophisticated cGMP manufacturing facilities."

 For further information, please visit jll.com.

 CONTACT:

 David Ebeling

Ebeling Communications

949.861.8351

949.278.7851 (Cell)

david@ebelingcomm.com

Member of the National Association of Real Estate Editors (NAREE)

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