REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY, REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT
Marcus & Millichap | February 01, 2023
On January 31st, 2023, Marcus & Millichap, a renowned commercial real estate brokerage company specializing in investment sales, research, financing, and advisory services, signed an exclusive representation agreement with Deep South Studios LLC to secure joint venture equity for the development of Deep South Studios Phase I.
The project is based in New Orleans, Louisiana, and involves the construction of a 262,560-square-foot, full-service television and film production facility. The sponsor, Deep South Studios LLC, is represented by Henri M. Kessler and Eric Michael Anton of Marcus & Millichap's Global Capital Division.
The facility's primary utilities are operational, and three buildings are functional and generating revenue. The site is wholly authorized and ready for development. Two production offices, six sound stages varying in size from 16,500 to 30,000 sq. ft., and vendor buildings totaling 99,000 sq. ft. will form the project. There will be a construction mill for creating world-class sets, a grip and lighting installation, and as many as one thousand parking spaces.
The facility is situated on a 20-acre site, the largest contiguous tract of undeveloped land in the heart of New Orleans. Located on elevated ground on the west side of the Mississippi River in the Algiers area, it is accessible from Interstate 10 and Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. The French Quarter and the central commercial district of the city are nearby.
About Marcus & Millichap, Inc.
Marcus & Millichap was founded in 1971 to foster a culture of long-term relationships and collaboration. Headquartered in Calabasas, California, it is a leading brokerage firm focusing on commercial real estate investment sales, research, financing, and advisory services. The company combines expert market knowledge, an excellent brokerage platform, and exclusive access to inventory to realize exceptional results for clients. Today, it is one of the leading firms in the real estate investment sales and financing industry, with over 80 offices and almost 2,000 financing and investment sales professionals in Canada and the United States.
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REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT, BUYING/SELLING
Vanir | February 06, 2023
One of the national leaders in real estate development and program, project, and construction management, Vanir, has recently been awarded a contract by Arizona Housing Inc. (AHI). The AHI is a nonprofit organization based in Phoenix that provides affordable, permanent, supportive housing for the homeless.
Vanir will offer project and construction management services for AHI's Collins Court project Phase II, including cost controls, construction oversight, inspection services, document controls, quality control, claims avoidance and commissioning, under the awarded contract. By March this year, the design-bid-build delivery method will be used to construct the 10,591-square-foot, 34-unit affordable housing complex.
AHI's Housing First Model provides housing with wraparound case management services to individuals and families. The company was founded in 1995 and currently owns and operates five multi-family properties, which comprise 616 units in total. The property features are designed to empower residents with amenities to promote self-sufficiency and create a healthy living environment. The housing communities have fully furnished studio apartments with garden patios, business centers, mini-marts, libraries, community rooms, and on-site laundry services.
Codi Newsom P.E., LEED AP, and Vanir Mountain Region Area's Manager said, "Vanir's Arizona team is proud to partner with AHI and Architectural Resource Team, Inc. (ART), the architect of record, to build safe, equitable and affordable apartment homes for Phoenix's most vulnerable population." She added, "Our goal is to ensure that the contractor and all sub-contractors perform optimally to fulfill AHI and ART's design intent and deliver this critical project on time and within budget."
(Source: Cision PR Newswire)
About Vanir
Based in Sacramento, California, Vanir is a national leader in program, project, and construction management (PMCM) and real estate development. Top-ranked PMCM company by Engineering News-Record (ENR) for more than thirty years, the company's award-winning team provides complete services to both public and private sectors clients in the education (K-12 and higher), healthcare, transportation, justice and essential services, local and state government, technology, and water/wastewater markets. Established in 1964, the company has delivered value to customers nationwide with $25.8 billion in construction. The company's incredibly high rate of repeat business, which is 85%, shows that its team provides high-quality, innovative solutions that help programs and projects run smoothly.
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BROKERAGE, REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY
United Real Estate | February 20, 2023
In Charleston, a unique real estate residential model is being introduced by two United Real Estate franchise owners who have partnered. The new model is unlike traditional brokerages, their office provides training, award-winning technology, and brokerage support without charges as a commission split from the agents.
For Winston Velpula and Brenda Daly, the co-owners, Charleston was an obvious choice with tremendous opportunities in the city. With a flourishing economy propelled by the presence of Fortune 500s and prominent employers, Charleston boasts numerous well-compensated employment opportunities. Additionally, the city's income per capita exceeds the national average by 4%. Furthermore, the city's metropolitan population of 800,000 contributes to a robust real estate market, which some consider nearly impervious to economic downturns.
Daly and Velpula know how to develop informed professionals with skills to achieve clients' goals. United | Charleston offers thorough agent training, focus, skill, and service development. Real estate agents are taught to do their research to make sure the property and its surrounding area are a good fit for a client. Marketing plans are modified to reach more buyers and develop more valuations based on competitive research. The office is in Mount Pleasant, off state highway 17, at 735 Johnnie Dodds Blvd., Suite 100.
About United Real Estate
United Real Estate is a division of United Real Estate Group, established in 2011, and aims to solve the challenges agents and brokers face in maintaining profitability in a competitive marketplace. With its agent-centric model, brokers can provide their agents with scalable technology solutions that reduce delivery costs as their businesses expand without having to split commissions. In addition, the company offers updated training, marketing, and technology tools to brokers and agents under a transaction-based agent commission model. United Real Estate, based in Dallas (Texas), operates in 32 states with 148 offices and around 18,000 agents. The company's sales volume for 2021 was more than$21.5 billion.
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