Alex Girda
Alex is a senior editor with Multi-Housing News and Commercial Property Executive who has more than a decade of experience in the industry. Mainly focused on data-driven exploits, he works with Yardi Matrix and CommercialEdge to provide insights into the real estate market.
$400M Week for Pacific Northwest: Madison Marquette Acquires Pacific Place Mall, Pebblebrook Buys The Nines Hotel
The Pacific Northwest’s commercial market has had one of its best weeks by the numbers as two properties in Portland and Seattle traded hands in deals worth a combined total of nearly $400 million. The Pacific Place Mall in Seattle and The Nines Hotel in Portland were the two properties acquired by Madison Marquette and Pebblebrook Hotel Trust respectively.
San Diego Submarkets Continue Strong Showing as Office, Industrial and M-F Assets Trade
Although the amount of blockbuster deals is low in the San Diego area, in terms of sheer volume of transactions, the city’s submarkets seem to be doing very well. An office campus in Del Mar Heights, an industrial asset in Otay Mesa and a multifamily complex in Imperial Beach all traded hands this week, underlining the growing appeal of San Diego’s investment opportunities to companies looking to expand operations in the area or owners looking to cash in on the current trend.
Vitus Group Acquires Senior Affordable Housing Building in Koreatown for $22.5 Million
An affordable housing community catering to seniors was recently sold by the Christ Unity Church in a deal worth approximately $22.5 million. The property in question is Christ Unity Manor in Koreatown, an asset that waited approximately 15 months, eight months of which the property spent in escrow, to be traded. The sale was handled by real estate brokerage Colliers International. Although a large number of companies inquired about the property, the winning bid belonged to Vitus Group.
HCP Buys Torrey Pines R&D Building; Ariel Suites Announces Trio of Commercial Tenants
San Diego’s real estate market has once again recorded an active week, with the city’s life sciences submarket, one of its strong suites, seeing an important asset transaction, while one of the most high profile developments in Little Italy is moving forward with new additions to its tenant roster.
MacFarlane Partners Acquires Downtown Development Site, Lines up Two-Building Mixed-Use Project
MacFarlane Partners has recently completed the acquisition of a high-profile development site located in the growing residential market of downtown Los Angeles. The developer has two residential buildings line up for the piece of land, as well as a retail component and large amounts of open space. The buyer acquired the development site from Africa-Israel USA, in a deal brokered by Newmark Grubb Knight Frank representatives from New York and Los Angeles.
Vulcan, Plus Investment Target South Lake Union, Bellevue with Nearly 2,000 New Residential Units
Nearly 2,000 residential units might be added to the Puget Sound’s already well-populated development pipeline. Developers Vulcan Real Estate and Plus Investment USA have lined up large residential projects in South Lake Union and Bellevue, respectively, according to recent reports. The fast pace of job creation, a growing tech market appeal and a constant flow of new residential development projects have turned such parts of the greater Seattle area into white-hot markets.
TruAmerica Multifamily Purchases Third M
TruAmerica Multifamily recently closed the purchase of a multifamily complex located in the Seattle suburb of Renton in a deal worth a total of $28.7 million. The L.A.-based real estate investment firm has further expanded its metro Seattle portfolio with the purchase of the Montclair Heights, after completing two other residential acquisitions in the market over the past six months.
DJM Scores $93 Million in Financing as Construction Continues Unabated
By Alex Girda, Associate Editor A major retail development project in Huntington Beach recently received a serious fund injection as developer DJM landed approximately $93 million in financing. The funds were arranged by George Smith Partners Principal and Managing Director Steve Bram and Senior Vice President David Pascale. The funding is divided between a $56.5 […]
DRA, Cypress Pay $41M for Sorrento Mesa Office Portfolio; NBC 7 Seals Move to Kearny Mesa
In what was yet another good week for San Diego’s office market, a large portfolio deal was completed by a partnership between DRA Advisors LLC and Cypress Office Properties LLC, while local news outlet NBC 7 San Diego also acquired an office asset. The two deals were worth a combined $50 million, greatly boosting the profile of the local commercial real estate market. The transaction was arranged by Cassidy Turley Executive Managing Editor Rick Reeder and Managing Director Brad Tecca on behalf of the seller.
PREI, AP3 JV Acquires $360M Worth of German Retail Assets
A new joint venture between Prudential Real Estate Investors and the Third Swedish National Pension Fund, AP3, will invest in retail properties throughout Germany.