REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY
Innovative Industrial Properties | May 17, 2022
Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. (IIP), the first and only real estate company on the New York Stock Exchange focused on the regulated U.S. cannabis industry, announced that it closed on the acquisition of a property comprising approximately 104,000 square feet of industrial space in Taunton, Massachusetts.
The purchase price for the property was $40.0 million (approximately $384 per square foot), which is fully built out and operational as a regulated cannabis cultivation, processing and dispensing facility. Concurrent with the closing of the purchase, IIP entered into a long-term, triple-net lease agreement for the property with a subsidiary of TILT Holdings Inc. (TILT).
TILT was a tenant of the prior owner of the property, and executed a purchase agreement with the prior owner to acquire the property for $13.0 million (approximately $125 per square foot). In addition, during TILT’s tenancy with the prior owner, TILT invested in excess of $27.0 million (approximately $260 per square foot) of its own funds in improvements to the building. IIP’s investment of $40.0 million consists of the original purchase price for the approximately 12-acre site and standard industrial building to the prior owner and a portion of the costs invested in the building by TILT for buildout of the facility, which included the HVAC, electrical, plumbing, cultivation, extraction and processing room buildouts and other building systems infrastructure necessary to support regulated cannabis cultivation and processing. The property consists of approximately 60,000 square feet of cultivation space, 8,000 square feet of production space (including a full commercial kitchen and extraction facility), 2,400 square feet of retail space and mechanical, office, administrative and storage space. The property currently produces a wide variety of form factors, both in-house and with third-party branded partners, including packaged and pre-rolled flower, concentrates, edibles and vaporizers.
As the pioneering real estate investment trust (REIT) for the regulated cannabis industry, IIP partners with experienced, regulated cannabis operators and serves as a source of capital by acquiring and leasing back their real estate assets, in addition to offering other creative real estate-based capital solutions.
TILT is a vertically integrated enterprise with a portfolio of companies focused on inhalation technology and regulated cannabis operations, and in 2021 generated approximately $203 million in revenues. Jupiter Research LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TILT and leader in the vaporization segment, focuses on hardware design, research, development and manufacturing with customers across the United States, as well as Canada, Israel, Mexico, South America and the European Union. TILT also conducts regulated cannabis operations in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Ohio and New York (through its partnership with the Shinnecock Indian Nation).
TILT owns a vertically integrated license in Massachusetts, with its Taunton facility dually licensed for both medical and adult-use cultivation, product manufacturing and retail. In addition to the Taunton facility, TILT operates a dispensary in Brockton that is licensed for both medical and adult-use cannabis, and expects regulatory approval soon for an additional medical-use dispensary in the city of Cambridge. TILT’s products recently were awarded first-place gold in “solvent concentrates” and second-place silver in the “edibles category” at the 2022 NECANN Canna Competition in Boston.
According to the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission, 2021 regulated cannabis sales in Massachusetts were approximately $1.6 billion. Including this property, IIP owns nine properties in Massachusetts, comprising approximately 879,000 rentable square feet (including square footage under redevelopment) and representing a total investment, including commitments to fund future improvements, of approximately $282.7 million (approximately $322 per square foot).
As of May 16, 2022, IIP owned 110 properties located in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and Washington, representing a total of approximately 8.2 million rentable square feet (including approximately 2.4 million rentable square feet under development / redevelopment). As of May 16, 2022, IIP had committed approximately $2.2 billion across its portfolio, including capital invested to date (excluding transaction costs) and additional capital commitments to fund future construction and improvements at IIP’s properties. These statistics do not include an $18.5 million loan from IIP to a developer for construction of a regulated cannabis cultivation and processing facility in California and up to $55.0 million that may be funded between June 15, 2022 and July 31, 2022 pursuant to IIP’s lease with a tenant at one of IIP’s Pennsylvania properties, as the tenant at that property may not elect to have IIP disburse those funds and pay IIP the corresponding base rent on those funds.
About Innovative Industrial Properties
Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. is a self-advised Maryland corporation focused on the acquisition, ownership and management of specialized industrial properties leased to experienced, state-licensed operators for their regulated cannabis facilities. Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust, commencing with the year ended December 31, 2017.
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REAL ESTATE ADVICE
Gloria Rojas | June 20, 2022
Gloria Rojas, a top producer with Fairfax Realty Select recently listed two new homes for sale in Potomac, Maryland and Oakton, Virginia. Both stunning, custom properties are beautifully appointed, well kept, and located in excellent locations within easy, 30-minute access to Washington D.C. and the surrounding metro area. A Multi-Million Dollar Club Member and Top Producer since 2005, Gloria Rojas has been an elite licensed real estate advisor for nearly two decades. Her listings regularly fall within the DC metro area, in suburbs that welcome nearly any lifestyle – from cozy brownstones to full luxury estates fit for a dignitary.
Potomac, Maryland: 11300 Glen Road
A uniquely stunning 11,639 square feet custom-built property on 2+ acres, featuring a perfect blend of European and American stone-and-stucco cozy aesthetics. Outdoor, landscaped gardens, cherry-blossom trees, mature framing trees, with a private entrance and convenient circular driveway. It also comes with a 6-car garage. Custom trim, custom ceilings, soaring windows, Italian paint, and embassy-sized marble foyer with a monumental custom staircase complete with iron handrails are just a few of the home's exciting features. Ideally located just outside of DC, in the very exclusive community of Potomac, Maryland.
Price: $3,100,000
Total Beds: 6
Total Baths: 5 full/ 2 half
Total Sq. ft.: 11,639 on 2.01-acre property.
Take a virtual tour of the home HERE.
Oakton, Virginia: 2961 Trousseau Lane
Nestled on a quiet street in the exclusive Northern Virginia neighborhood of Oakton and close to everything a homeowner could need, this home features a long driveway, gleaming hardwood floors, and spacious living areas. With other highlights like a stainless-steel gourmet kitchen, butler's pantry, a wet bar, guest suite on main level, and outdoor patio, this house is an Oakton treasure.
Price: $1,299,900
Total Beds: 5
Baths: 5 full/2 half
Total Sq. ft.: 5,826 on 0.15-acre property.
Take a 3D tour of the home.
Mrs. Gloria Rojas is extremely professional. She understands the difference between selling real estate vs. selling a home for her clients. When we decided to make the move to Washington D.C. metro area, we searched for the best realtor possible and we were extremely fortunate to work with Gloria. She guided my husband and I through the whole process and we were able to find our perfect home with no hassle and everything was transparent."
A. Robertson
About Gloria Rojas: Your Licensed Luxury Real Estate Advisor
Since 2005, Gloria Rojas has been a trusted Washington DC real estate advisor to the elite, helping families find luxury homes and real estate investments with a wide variety of listings throughout the DC metro area, including Washington D.C., Northern Virginia and Maryland. A Top Producer and award-winning real estate professional, Gloria has striven to provide the best advice and service to her clients, especially when it comes to advising them with her expertise in listing a property, regardless of the price of the home, establishing her distinguished career over the course of nearly two decades. She holds a degree from University of Cambridge, located in the UK, a graduate degree from Sorbonne Université, located in Paris, France, and is fluent in English, Spanish, and French – earning her the respect and admiration of a truly global clientele, and her colleagues.
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REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT
Echo Fine Properties | June 06, 2022
Echo Fine Properties, one of the most well-known luxury real estate firms in the Palm Beach area is proud to announce the second highest sale of a home ever in Gulf Stream. The 7715-square foot home on the ocean sold for a final purchase price of 27.5 million. Gulf Stream is ranked as the eleventh highest-income place in the United States.
Designed by elite architect Randall Stofft, the home has 7.5 bathrooms and 5 bedrooms and was built in 2021 with a one bedroom one bath guest house.
Echo Fine Properties agent Mitch Frank was instrumental in bringing a unique buyer to the spectacular home. The Echo Fine Properties team is known for luxury sales both in Gulf Stream and other areas around South Florida. It is rare to purchase a newer home in Gulf Stream on a premium oceanfront lot.
About ECHO Fine Properties
ECHO Fine Properties is a luxury real estate brokerage located in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla founded by Jeff Lichtenstein. Selling more 400 million dollars of real estate, Echo is one of the busiest, most awarded and forward-thinking brokerages in all of South Florida. Named, "Best Brokerage of the Year" and "Most Connected Firm" Jeff and his 70-person team are a true one stop shop. Echo's Home ECHOnomics Guarantee is one of the most unique internal collaborations to ever hit the industry.
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REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY
Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust | June 21, 2022
Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust announced that it has agreed to issue, on a private placement basis in certain provinces of Canada, $500 million aggregate principal amount of series R senior unsecured debentures of the Trust that will bear interest at a rate of 6.003% per annum and will mature on June 24, 2032 (Debentures).
Offering of Debentures
The Debentures are being offered on an agency basis by a syndicate of agents co-led by TD Securities, CIBC Capital Markets, RBC Capital Markets, BMO Capital Markets and Scotiabank. Subject to customary closing conditions, the Offering is expected to close on June 24, 2022.
The Trust intends to use the net proceeds of the Offering (i) to pay for the previously announced early redemption of Choice Properties Limited Partnership’s $300 million principal amount of 3.60% series 10 senior unsecured debentures on June 26, 2022, (ii) to repay all or a portion of the balance drawn on the Trust’s credit facility, and (iii) for general business purposes.
It is a condition of closing of the Offering that the Debentures be rated at least “BBB” (high) with a “stable” trend by DBRS Limited and at least “BBB” by Standard and Poor’s Ratings Services. The Debentures will rank equally with all other unsecured indebtedness of the Trust that has not been subordinated.
The Debentures being offered have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of the Debentures in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
About Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust
Choice Properties is a leading Real Estate Investment Trust that creates enduring value through the ownership, operation and development of high-quality commercial and residential properties.
We believe that value comes from creating spaces that improve how our tenants and communities come together to live, work, and connect. We strive to understand the needs of our tenants and manage our properties to the highest standard. We aspire to develop healthy, resilient communities through our dedication to social, economic, and environmental sustainability. In everything we do, we are guided by a shared set of values grounded in Care, Ownership, Respect and Excellence.
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