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3Q15
CAPITAL MARKETS REPORT FOR THE INTELLIGENT INVESTOR
3Q15 CAPITAL MARKETS REPORT 2
3Q15 Capital Markets Report
2 Market Summary
3 Overview
4 United States Pricing Heat Map
5 Top Regional Buyers
6 United States Outbound Capital
7 Investment Activity Index: Overall Rankings
8 Investment Activity Index: Top 10 Cities
9 Investment Activity Index: National Backup
10 Capital Markets Intelligence
11 Buyer Distribution
12 International Capital: Primary Markets
13 International Capital: Secondary Markets
14 International Capital Matrix
15 International Capital Activity: China to the United States
16 International Capital Distribution
17 Total Sales Volume: Major Metropolitan Cities
18 Sales Volume by Property Type
19 Highest Completed Priced Sales by Manhattan Market
20 Notable Manhattan Investment Sales
21 Manhattan Office Building Sales: $500M+ Transactions
22 United States Office Building Sales: Average Price Per SF
23 Manhattan Historical Office Building Sales: Average Price Per SF
24 United States Office Building Sales: Average Cap Rates
25 Manhattan Historical Office Building Sales: Average Cap Rates
26 Investment Returns: Real Estate Yields
27 Investment Strategies: By Product Type
28 United States Multihousing Fundamentals: Current vs. Historical
29 United States Multihousing Fundamentals: Primary vs. Secondary
30 United States Development Site Sales Volume
31 United States Hospitality Statistics
32 Debt Market Analysis
33 CMBS Issuance
34 Debt Market Update
35 Commercial Mortgage Maturities
36 Lender Composition
3Q15 MARKET SUMMARY
3Q15 CAPITAL MARKETS REPORT 4
3Q15 Market Summary
Overview
► International capital has accounted for nearly 16.0% of all United States sales activity, year-to-date, up from 10.0% from 2011-2014.
►Capital investment from China to the United States has exceeded $5 billion in 2015, yet United States investment to China has been cut to $1.5 billion, year-to-date.
►Of the ten foreign countries that have invested the most capital in the United States in the past 12 months, all have purchased assets in Manhattan.
Canada and Singapore have invested in each of the 11 largest United States markets over the past 12 months.
►Per square foot averages of institutional quality office buildings in major markets have exceeded the prior peak in 2008.
New York City sale prices are currently 14.6% above the 2Q08 previous high, averaging $973 per square foot.
Asking rents in Manhattan remain 6.9% below the market peak in 2008, and 14.3% below the Midtown 2008 peak.
► Investors are seeking higher yields in secondary markets and non-traditional property types as gateway cities have become over saturated.
►Current commercial and multihousing yields remain significantly higher than the 10-year treasury.
►CMBS debt has experienced the most growth in 2015, expanding from 12.6% to 19.9% of all outstanding debt. Concurrently, banks have cut their outstanding debt by 25.8% since 2014.
3Q15 CAPITAL MARKETS REPORT 5
3Q15 Market Summary
United States Pricing Heat Map
Office Price Per Square Foot
Office sales in five United States
metropolitan markets currently
average more than $400 psf:
Manhattan, San Francisco, Los
Angeles, Washington, DC
and Boston.
Manhattan and San Francisco
were the only office markets in
the country that averaged higher
than $400 psf during the last peak
in 2008.
Source: Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Research, Real Capital Analytics
3Q15 CAPITAL MARKETS REPORT 6
3Q15 Capital Markets Intelligence
Top Regional Buyers
All Property Types (Past 12 Months)
Source: Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Research, Real Capital Analytics
West
Company $ Volume
GIC $3.5 B
Hudson Pacific
Properties $3.5 B
Farallon Capital
Partners $3.4 B
Blackstone
$3.1 B
Prologis $2.8 B
Southwest
Midwest
Southeast
Mid-Atlantic
Northeast
Company $ Volume
Brookfield Asset
Management $4.6 B
Blackstone $1.8 B
GIC $1.3 B
Starwood Capital $995 M
NorthStar Realty
Finance $911 M
Company $ Volume
Blackstone $3.1 B
WP Gilmcher $1.3 B
Starwood Capital $1.2 B
Heitman
$1.2 B
NorthStar Realty
Finance
$1.0 B
Company $ Volume
Blackstone $3.1 B
Starwood Capital $2.5 B
Clarion Partners $1.4 B
Hilton Worldwide $1.2 B
Lone Star
$1.2 B
Company $ Volume
TIAA-CREF $904 M
CBRE Global
Investors $858 M
GIC $827 M
Jamestown
$799 M
Principal
Financial $794 M
Company $ Volume
Blackstone $4.7 B
Norges
$3.6 B
SL Green $3.1 B
JP Morgan $2.8 B
OMERS
$2.7 B
3Q15 CAPITAL MARKETS REPORT 7 Source: Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Research
3Q15 Market Summary
$350M invested in
Canada over the past 12
months
$4.5B invested over the
past 12 months in
the Nordics (Starwood - lead
investor, $2.3B)
Investments in
China
totaled $6B during 2013 and
2014, but volume
has been cut to just
$1.5B in 2015
$2.7B invested in
Australia over the past 12
months (Blackstone - lead
investor, $675M)
$1.3B invested in
Latin America
over the past
12 months (largely in Rio de Janeiro,
San Juan and Sao Paulo)
$36B invested over the past
year in the
United Kingdom,
Germany and
Spain with significant
investments from
Blackstone Group and
Lonestar and Simon
United States Outbound Capital
3Q15 CAPITAL MARKETS REPORT 8
RANK CITY
1 New York City
2 San Francisco
3 Boston
4 Los Angeles
5 San Jose
6 Washington, DC
7 Miami
8 Seattle
9 Chicago
10 Denver
Investment Activity Index
United States Overall Rankings
RANK CITY
11 San Diego
12 Orange County, CA
13 Austin
14 Dallas/Fort Worth
15 Houston
16 Charlotte
17 Phoenix
18 Raleigh/Durham
19 Northern New Jersey
20 Atlanta
RANK CITY
21 Portland, OR
22 Honolulu
23 Nashville
24 Orlando
25 Philadelphia
26 Las Vegas
27 Tampa/St. Petersburg
28 Minneapolis/St. Paul
29 Inland Empire, CA
30 Baltimore
RANK CITY
31 Westchester/Fairfield
32 Sacramento
33 San Antonio
34 Salt Lake City
35 Kansas City
36 Indianapolis
37 Virginia Beach/Norfolk
38 Jacksonville
39 Tucson
40 Memphis
3Q15 Market Summary
Source: Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Research, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Census.gov, Real Capital Analytics, Costar, National Association of Realtors
3Q15 CAPITAL MARKETS REPORT 9
Investment Sales
Rank Billions
New York City 1 $53.1
Los Angeles 2 $27.2
Chicago 3 $20.3
Washington, DC 4 $19.9
Boston 5 $18.1
Dallas/Fort Worth 6 $17.9
San Francisco 7 $16.2
Atlanta 8 $16.1
Seattle 9 $13.9
Houston 10 $13.0
Multihousing Cap Rates
Rank Cap
New York City 1 4.0%
San Francisco 1 4.0%
Los Angeles 3 4.8%
San Jose 4 4.9%
Boston 4 4.9%
Orange County 6 5.0%
San Diego 6 5.0%
Miami 8 5.1%
Seattle 8 5.1%
Honolulu 10 5.5%
Retail Absorption
Rank SF
Dallas/Fort Worth 1 751k
Detroit 2 562k
Charlotte 3 333k
Denver 4 311k
Honolulu 5 311k
Northern NJ 6 310k
Cleveland 7 296k
Miami 8 276k
Houston 9 259k
Raleigh/Durham 10 254k
Office Absorption
Rank MSF
San Jose 1 2.35
Chicago 2 1.49
Dallas/Fort Worth 3 1.49
Seattle 4 1.45
Atlanta 5 1.16
Boston 6 1.06
Denver 7 1.04
Austin 8 1.00
Washington, DC 9 .97
Detroit 10 .89
Office Cap Rates
Rank Cap
New York City 1 4.0%
San Francisco 1 4.0%
Boston 3 4.7%
Washington, DC 4 5.1%
San Jose 4 5.1%
Los Angeles 6 5.2%
Seattle 7 5.4%
San Diego 8 5.5%
Miami 8 5.5%
Orange County 10 5.6%
Office SF Under Construction
Rank MSF
Houston 1 8.83
New York City 2 8.63
San Jose 3 8.35
Seattle 4 7.37
Dallas/Fort Worth 5 5.93
Washington, DC 6 4.59
San Francisco 7 4.27
Boston 8 3.50
Chicago 9 3.39
Denver 10 2.60
Median Home Price % Change
Rank %
Raleigh/Durham 1 15.9%
Denver 2 14.7%
Nashville 3 12.8%
Dallas/Fort Worth 4 12.5%
Tampa 5 12.2%
Charlotte 6 11.3%
Louisville 7 11.1%
Jacksonville 8 10.3%
Las Vegas 9 10.2%
Portland 10 10.0%
New Housing Units
Rank # of Units
Houston 1 36.3k
Dallas/Fort Worth 2 30.0k
Atlanta 3 18.4k
Seattle 4 15.0k
Miami 5 13.6k
Washington, DC 6 13.5k
Phoenix 7 13.5k
Los Angeles 8 13.4k
Austin 9 12.2k
New York City 10 11.6k
Hotel Cap Rates
Rank Cap
New York City 1 5.3%
Honolulu 2 5.9%
Las Vegas 2 5.9%
San Francisco 4 6.1%
Los Angeles 5 6.6%
Orange County 6 6.8%
Boston 7 7.0%
Washington, DC 8 7.1%
Memphis 8 7.1%
Northern NJ 10 7.2%
Retail Cap Rates
Rank Cap
New York City 1 4.2%
San Francisco 2 5.0%
San Jose 3 5.2%
Orange County 4 5.4%
Los Angeles 5 5.6%
Miami 6 5.9%
Westchester/Fairfield 6 5.9%
Boston 8 6.1%
Seattle 8 6.1%
San Diego 8 6.1%
Retail Rents
Rank $
New York City 1 $93.76
San Francisco 2 $36.38
Honolulu 3 $34.38
Miami 4 $31.22
San Jose 5 $29.28
Los Angeles 6 $26.30
Orange County 7 $24.06
Westchester/Fairfield 8 $23.25
Washington, DC 9 $23.08
San Diego 10 $21.96
Office Rents
Rank $
New York City 1 $68.80
San Francisco 2 $65.71
San Jose 3 $41.28
Washington, DC 4 $36.19
Boston 5 $35.46
Los Angeles 6 $33.72
Miami 7 $31.44
Seattle 8 $31.16
Austin 9 $30.23
Honolulu 10 $29.92
Office $/SF
Rank $/SF
New York City 1 $973
San Francisco 2 $790
Boston 3 $685
Washington, DC 4 $590
San Jose 5 $540
Los Angeles 6 $435
Seattle 7 $398
Miami 8 $380
San Diego 9 $345
Orange County 10 $339
Hotel $/Unit
Rank $/U
New York City 1 $745k
San Francisco 2 $447k
Miami 3 $441k
Austin 4 $355k
Orange County 5 $313k
Honolulu 6 $297k
San Diego 7 $243k
San Jose 8 $223k
Los Angeles 9 $213k
Portland 10 $195k
Retail $/SF
Rank $/SF
New York City 1 $2,513
San Francisco 2 $510
Miami 3 $355
Los Angeles 4 $354
Orange County 5 $339
San Jose 6 $330
Washington, DC 6 $330
San Diego 8 $308
Seattle 9 $261
Honolulu 10 $260
3Q15 Market Summary
Investment Activity Index
Top 10 Cities
Source: Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Research, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Census.gov, Real Capital Analytics, Costar, Realtor
3Q15 CAPITAL MARKETS REPORT 10
3Q15 Market Summary
RANKED CITY #1-10 RANKED CITY #11-20 RANKED CITY #21-30 RANKED CITY #31-40
Rank Property Type
Sales (All)
Office
Caps
Office
$/SF
Retail
Caps
Retail
$/SF
Hotel
Caps
Hotel
$/Unit
Multihousing
Caps
Office
U/C SF
Office
Absorption
Retail
Absorption
Home Sale
% Change
New
Housing
Units
Office
Rents
Retail
Rents
Source: Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Research, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Census.gov, Real Capital Analytics, Costar, National Association of Realtors
New York City 1
San Francisco 2
Boston 3
Los Angeles 4
San Jose 5
Washington, D.C. 6
Miami 7
Seattle 8
Chicago 9
Denver 10
San Diego 11
Orange County, CA 12
Austin 13
Dallas/Fort Worth 14
Houston 15
Charlotte 16
Phoenix 17
Raleigh/Durham 18
Northern New Jersey 19
Atlanta 20
Portland, OR 21
Honolulu/Hawaii 22
Nashville 23
Orlando 24
Philadelphia 25
Las Vegas 26
Tampa/St. Petersburg 27
Minneapolis/St. Paul 28
Inland Empire 29
Baltimore 30
Westchester/Fairfield 31
Sacramento 32
San Antonio 33
Salt Lake City 34
Kansas City 35
Indianapolis 36
Virginia Beach/Norfolk 37
Jacksonville 38
Tucson 39
Memphis 40
3Q15 CAPITAL MARKETS INTELLIGENCE
3Q15 CAPITAL MARKETS REPORT 12
3Q15 Capital Markets Intelligence
Buyer Distribution: All Property Types
United States
Source: Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Research, Real Capital Analytics
18.2% 15.0%
18.9% 18.2% 14.2%
34.1% 41.4%
41.5% 42.9%
41.4%
31.8% 28.5%
24.2% 22.7%
24.1%
6.0% 6.5% 5.3% 5.5%
4.5%
9.9% 8.6% 10.1% 10.7% 15.8%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015-YTD
Public/REITs Private Institutional User/Other International
17.6% 12.4% 14.7%
49.0%
46.6% 35.3%
18.7%
24.7%
25.0%
4.4% 3.2%
5.5%
10.3% 13.1%
19.5%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Tertiary Secondary Primary
Public/REITs Private Institutional User/Other International
Buyer Distribution: By Market Tier
United States
3Q15 CAPITAL MARKETS REPORT 13
3Q15 Capital Markets Intelligence
International Capital – All Property Types: Primary Markets
2015
Source: Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Research, Real Capital Analytics
RANK 2015 - YTD VOLUME (B)
1 Canada $13.3
2 Norway $9.3
3 Singapore $8.4
4 China $5.1
5 Australia $2.8
Global Total $58.6
Origin of Capital
Top Five Countries by Year
RANK 2014
$47.4 B
2013
$37.5 B
2012
$27.9 B
1 Canada Canada Canada
2 China China Germany
3 Norway Singapore Switzerland
4 Japan Israel UK
5 Germany Germany Israel
RANK 2011
$24.6 B
2010
$12.3 B
2009
$4.6 B
1 Canada Canada Germany
2 Switzerland Israel Canada
3 Germany UK UK
4 Israel China Netherlands
5 South Korea Germany Switzerland
San Francisco/San Jose
6.1%
Los Angeles
4.3%
Hawaii
2.8%
Houston
2.0%
Chicago
3.5%
Boston
3.9%
New York City
27.8%
Washington, DC
5.2%
Other Cities
28.3%
Miami
2.2%
Seattle
2.7%
Dallas
3.5%
Atlanta
3.2%
Phoenix
3.7%
3Q15 CAPITAL MARKETS REPORT 14
3Q15 Capital Markets Intelligence
International Capital – All Property Types: Secondary Markets
2015
Source: Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Research, Real Capital Analytics
While more than 70% of
international investment activity
has occurred in primary markets,
secondary and tertiary markets
have captured more than $13 billion
in transactions this year, a 28.3%
market share.
Several secondary markets have
experienced significant increases
in volume over the past two years:
- Nashville (+19%)
- Minneapolis (+22%)
- Portland (+24%)
- Charlotte (+32%)
- Las Vegas (+38%)
Portland $999 M
Las Vegas $505 M
Memphis $242 M
Nashville $136 M
Charlotte $404 M
Minneapolis $158 M
Philadelphia $130 M
Louisville
$304 M
Cincinnati $198 M
Norfolk $123 M
Detroit $294 M
Milwaukee $108 M
Indianapolis $290 M
Cleveland $205 M Reno
$737 M
Raleigh/Durham $693 M
Richmond $114 M
3Q15 CAPITAL MARKETS REPORT 15
3Q15 Capital Markets Intelligence
Source: Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Research, Real Capital Analytics
International Capital Matrix: All Property Types
12-Month Totals
Canada
New York–1095 AoA, 1211 AoA, 645 Fifth,
450 Park, 330 Hudson, 757 Third, 649 Fifth
Boston–500 Boylston, 225 Franklin, 60 State,
222 Berkeley, 100 High, 745 Atlantic
San Francisco/San Jose-1455 Market,
Lombard Place (MH), 374 W Santa Clara (Dev)
China
New York–Waldorf Astoria, 7 Bryant Park,
717 Fifth, Baccarat Hotel, 287 Park Ave So.
San Francisco–225 Bush (Standard Oil),
501 Macara, Burlingame Point (Dev)
Los Angeles–9900 Wilshire (Retail),
Marriott LAX Airport, Luxe City Center Hotel
Singapore
New York-Element Times Square (Hotel)
Los Angeles–15927 Distribution Way (Ind),
7100 Case (Ind), Oakwood Miracle Mile (MH)
San Francisco–2580 El Camino Real (MH),
26203 Production (Ind), 48027 Warm Springs
Chicago – LogistiCenter at Sauk Village (Ind)
Norway
New York–601 Lexington, 11 Times Square,
Hudson Square Trinity Church portfolio
Boston–100 Federal (BoA Building),
Atlantic Wharf, One Beacon
Washington, DC–800 17th (PNC Place),
Republic Square
ManhattanSan Francisco/
San JoseLos Angeles Boston DC Chicago Houston Dallas Denver Seattle Miami
Canada $3.8 B $384 M $1.0 B $3.7 B $800 M $366 M $337 M $890 M $447 M $355 M $90 M
Singapore $230 M $788 M $1.0 B $80 M $292 M $230 M $68 M $321 M $109 M $306 M $125 M
China $4.3 B $185 M $240 M $47 M $113 M $248 M $119 MNo
Acquisitions$26 M $87 M $74 M
Norway $3.9 B $621 M $599 M $712 M $700 M $596 M $79 M $327 MNo
Acquisitions$468 M $125 M
Germany $320 M $445 MNo
Acquisitions$136 M $1.1 B $468 M $435 M $70 M
No
Acquisitions
No
Acquisitions$103 M
Australia $20 M $174 M $112 M $296 M $646 M $10 MNo
Acquisitions
No
Acquisitions
No
Acquisitions
No
Acquisitions$5 M
Switzerland $348 M $20 M $191 M $172 M $367 M $26 MNo
Acquisitions$182 M $49 M
No
Acquisitions$125 M
Hong Kong $396 M $719 M $60 M $32 M $15 MNo
Acquisitions
No
Acquisitions
No
Acquisitions
No
Acquisitions$761 M
No
Acquisitions
UAE $343 MNo
Acquisitions$42 M
No
Acquisitions
No
Acquisitions$24 M
No
Acquisitions$40 M $82 M
No
Acquisitions$230 M
Japan $960 M $23 M $19 M $133 MNo
Acquisitions$16 M
No
Acquisitions$31 M $11 M $10 M
No
Acquisitions
KEY INVESTMENTS
3Q15 CAPITAL MARKETS REPORT 16
3Q15 Capital Markets Intelligence
Source: Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Research, Real Capital Analytics
International Investment Activity: China to The United States
2013 2015 2014
China has accounted for more than
$12 billion of investment activity in
the United States over the past
36 months.
Of the 21 China-based entities that
have invested at least $100 million
in the Untied States over the past
three years, only five of the
companies were founded prior to
the 1990’s: Bank of China,
Oceanwide RE Group, Shanghai
Construction Group, China Taiping
Insurance and Dailan Wanda.
$1,950
$1,360
$725
$600
$551
$510
$414
$398
$325
$315
$302
$301
$296
$274
$260
$230
$174
$158
$156
$139
$123
$117
$104
$100
$100
$0 $500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000
Anbang Insurance Group
Zhang Xin
Fosun
Bank of China Limited
Greenland Group
Dalian Wanda Group
Anbang Insurance Group
Kuafu Properties
Shanghai Municipal
Genzon Group
China Cinda Asset Management
Wanxiang Group
Oceanwide RE Group
Grand China Fund
Shanghai Construction Group
Sunshine Insurance Group
Oceanwide RE Group
China Cinda Asset Management
Shanghai Yudu Group
Kuafu Properties
China Taiping Insurance
China Vanke
Hazens RE Group
Sinopec
Beijing Capital Development Co.
3Q15 CAPITAL MARKETS REPORT 17
3Q15 Capital Markets Intelligence
Source: Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Research, Real Capital Analytics
International Capital Distribution: All Property Types
Manhattan (12-Month Totals)
INVESTED CAPITAL $100+ MILLION
Norges Bank Caisse de Depot Anbang Insurance
Norway Canada China
$1 B+
Lotte Group M. Safra & Co. Unizo Bank of China OMERS Al Faisal Holdings
South Korea Brazil Japan China Canada Qatar
$500 M - $999 M
Kuafu Properties China Oceanwide Holdings ADIA Shanghai Municipal Mitsui Fudosan UBS Inditex DekaBank Keck Seng Shanghai Construction Group
China Hong Kong United Arab Emirates China Japan Switzerland Spain Germany Malaysia China
$250 M - $499 M
Sunshine Insurance Group Akelius Ascott Residence Trust Al Khalifa Family Kuwait Finance House China Cinda H&M China Taiping Insurance Grupo CB China Vanke Eretz Group
China Sweden Singapore Bahrain Kuwait China Sweden China Brazil China Israel
$100 M - $249 M
China 23.3%
Norway 21.4%
Canada 20.7%
Japan 5.1%
Brazil 4.7%
South Korea 4.3%
Other 15.6%
International Investment
3Q15 CAPITAL MARKETS REPORT 18
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3Q15 Capital Markets Intelligence
Total Sales Volume: All Property Types
Major Metropolitan Cities (12-Month Totals)
Source: Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Research, Real Capital Analytics
3Q15 Significant Transactions
City/Property Buyer Price
Manhattan
11 Madison Avenue SL Green $2.1 B
NY Palace (Hotel) Lotte Group $805 M
575 Lexington Avenue Angelo Gordon, George Comfort, NTT $510 M
Los Angeles
523 West 6th Street Ivanhoe Cambridge/Callahan $200 M
LA Fashion Mart (Retail) Young Cho $130 M
800 Wilshire Boulevard Omni Group $80 M
San Francisco /San Jose
1355 Market Street JP Morgan Asset Management $936 M
401 Harrison Street (MH) Maximus RE Partners $410 M
888 Brannan Street TIAA-CREF jv Norges Bank $307 M
Boston
500 Boylston Street JPM Asset Management jv Oxford $774 M
222 Berkeley Street JPM Asset Management jv Oxford $565 M
75-101 Federal Street Rockpoint Group $326 M
3Q15 CAPITAL MARKETS REPORT 19
3Q15 Capital Markets Intelligence
Sales Volume by Property Type
Manhattan (12-month totals, percentages based on total volume)
Source: Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Research, Real Capital Analytics
Office 48.5%
Multihousing 17.8%
Retail 14.2%
Hotel 11.6%
Land 6.9%
Warehouse/ Flex 1.1%
Property Type Volume - $ Billion # of Properties
Office $25.7 176
Multihousing $9.5 459
Retail $7.6 271
Hotel $6.2 28
Land $3.6 59
Warehouse/Flex $523 (M) 15
Totals $53.1 1,008
3Q15 CAPITAL MARKETS REPORT 20
3Q15 Capital Markets Intelligence
Submarket Price $/SF Buyer
MIDTOWN
1211 Sixth Avenue ** Sixth / Rock $895 M $973 Ivanhoe Cambridge/
Callahan Capital
229 West 43rd Street Westside $516 M $1,091 Columbia Property Trust
575 Lexington Avenue East Side $510 M $685 Angelo Godon jv Normandy
and George Comfort & Sons
MIDTOWN SOUTH
11 Madison Avenue Flatiron $2.5 B $1,130 SL Green
110 Greene Street Soho $229 M $1,545 SL Green
131-137 Spring Street Soho $222 M $4,085 Invesco Real Estate
DOWNTOWN
32 Old Slip Financial $477 M $411 RXR Realty
100 Wall Street Financial $275 M $528 Cornerstone RE Advisors
40 Exchange Place Financial $120 M $480 Northwind Group
Source: Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Research
Highest Priced Completed Sales by Market
** 49% interest purchased
3Q15 CAPITAL MARKETS REPORT 21
3Q15 Capital Markets Intelligence
Source: Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Research
* Percentages based on total volume
$1,184/SF $377/BSF $435/SF $1,176/SF TBD TBD
229 West 43rd Street
Retail Condo
45 Broad Street 55 Broadway 787 Seventh Avenue & 1285
Avenue of the Americas
5 Times Square
Trinity Church
Hudson Square Portfolio
Midtown
Retail
Built in 1913 (Renovated in 2008)
250,000 SF
6 Floors
On the market for sale from Africa
Israel USA & Five Mile Capital
Partners
Kushner Properties to purchase
Seeking approximately
$296,000,000
Columbia Property Trust acquired
the office portion from Blackstone
earlier this year for $516 million
Major Tenants Include:
Discovery Times Square
Bowlmor Lanes
Haru Times Square
Guitar Center
Guy’s American Kitchen & Bar
Downtown
Development Site
Lot size approximately 13,200 SF
Approximately 265,000 SF of
development rights
On the market for sale from
LCOR Inc. & CalSTRS
Madison Equities & AMS
Acquisitions to purchase
Seeking approximately
$100,000,000
LCOR acquired the property for
$14 million from Lehman Brothers
Holdings in 2012
Swig Equities purchased the
office at 45 Broad Street in 2Q06
for $29 million, with plans to build
the Nobu Hotel and Residences,
but lost the property to Lehman
Brothers Holdings in the wake of
the financial crisis
Downtown
Office
Built in 1981
361,000 SF
31 Floors
On the market for sale from
Broad Street Development
Harbor Group International to
purchase
Seeking approximately
$157,000,000
Major Tenants Include:
ProPublica
The Cancer Research Institute
FedEx Office Shipping Center
AKA One Exchange Plaza
Midtown
Office
Built in 1985 and 1960
3,400,000 SF Total
54 and 39 Floors
On the market for sale from
AXA Financial
Seeking approximately
$4,000,000,000
AXA Financial has placed its
100% stake in 787 Seventh
Avenue and 50% stake in in
1285 Avenue of the Americas
on the market
Major tenants Include:
787 Seventh Ave - Wilkie Farr &
Gallagher LLP; BNP Paribas;
Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP
1285 A of A - UBS; Paul Weiss,
Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP;
BBDO Worldwide
Downtown
Office
Built in 1969 (Renovated in 1994)
1,101,779 SF
37 Floors
On the market for sale from David
Werner Real Estate
Werner acquired the class A
office property from AVR Realty
Co, for approximately $1.5 Billion
in 2014
Major Tenants Include:
Ernst & Young
Comcast Cable Corporation
Midtown South
Office
Eleven Property Ground Lease
Portfolio
On the market for sale from
Trinity Real Estate
Norges Bank Investment
Management is in contract to
become a venture partner for the
eleven property portfolio
The Portfolio is centered on One
Hudson Square, a 1.2 million
square foot office, along with 200
Hudson Square (387,000 SF),
205 Hudson Square (401,000
SF), 12-16 Vestry Street (61,000
SF), and seven other buildings in
the area
Trinity offered a similar, 4
property portfolio earlier this year,
which was expected to fetch
around $1.5 Billion
Notable Manhattan Investment Sales For Sale & Under Contract
3Q15 CAPITAL MARKETS REPORT 22
Manhattan Office Building Sales
$500+ Million Transactions
2
1
3
11
20
7
1
2
11
5
14
12
7
12
200
3
200
4
200
5
200
6
200
7
200
8
200
9
201
0
201
1
201
2
201
3
201
4
201
5-Y
TD
0
4
8
12
16
20
Completed For Sale/Pending
Source: Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Research
Completed (2015)
1095 Avenue of the Americas
730 Fifth Avenue
230 Park Avenue
575 Lexington Avenue
11 Times Square
7 Bryant Park
32 Old Slip
For Sale/Pending
Trinity Portfolio
11 Madison Avenue
229 West 43rd Street
1211 Avenue of the Americas
1285 Avenue of the Americas
787 Seventh Avenue
590 Madison Avenue
609 Fifth Avenue
5 Bryant Park
5 Times Square
850 Third Avenue
1334 York Avenue
3Q15 Capital Markets Intelligence
3Q15 CAPITAL MARKETS REPORT 23
3Q15 Capital Markets Intelligence
United States Office Building Sales
Average Price Per Square Foot: Institutional Quality
Source: Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, Real Capital Analytics
$973
$790
$685
$590
$550
$435 $398
$380 $345 $339 $325
$294 $273 $272
$240 $236 $235 $233
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$250
$500
$750
$1,000
3Q15 CAPITAL MARKETS REPORT 24
3Q15 Capital Markets Intelligence
Manhattan Historical Office Building Sales
Average Price Per Square Foot: Institutional Quality
Source: Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, Real Capital Analytics
$849
$245
$973
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
$0
$100
$200
$300
$400
$500
$600
$700
$800
$900
$1,000
3Q15 CAPITAL MARKETS REPORT 25
3Q15 Capital Markets Intelligence
United States Office Building Sales
Average Cap Rates: Institutional Quality
Source: Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, Real Capital Analytics
4.0% 4.0%
4.7%
5.1% 5.1% 5.2% 5.4% 5.5% 5.5%
5.7% 5.8% 6.1%
6.4% 6.4% 6.6% 6.7%
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2%
4%
6%
8%
3Q15 CAPITAL MARKETS REPORT 26
3Q15 Capital Markets Intelligence
Manhattan Historical Office Building Sales
Average Cap Rate: Institutional Quality
Source: Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, Real Capital Analytics
4.2%
6.9%
4.0%
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
3%
4%
5%
6%
7%
8%
3Q15 CAPITAL MARKETS REPORT 27
3Q15 Capital Markets Intelligence
Source: Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Research, Real Capital Analytics, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Investment Returns
Real Estate Yields vs. 10-Year Treasury Bill
Cap rates of commercial properties
have compressed by 16.2% and
multihousing properties by 13.0%
since 2010. However, the decline
is minimal compared to the
10-Year Treasury Bill, which
declined by 40.5%.
The current yield spreads on
commercial and multihousing
properties are 450 and 380 basis
points, respectively, greater than
the 10-Year Treasury Bill. They
remain significantly more
compelling than alternative
investment vehicles from a
yield perspective.
6.7%
6.0%
2.2%
0.0%
2.0%
4.0%
6.0%
8.0%
10.0%
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
US Commercial Cap Rates US Multihousing Cap Rates 10 Year Treasury Bill
3Q15 CAPITAL MARKETS REPORT 28
3Q15 Capital Markets Intelligence
Source: Newmark Grubb Knight Frank
Investment Strategies
Gateway Cities
Core: Trophy asset in major
metropolitan area with stable, high
quality tenants on long term leases
offering safe, reliable returns.
Core Plus: Quality property with
ability to increase NOI through
upcoming lease expirations.
Value-Add: Current cash flow with
ability to add future appreciation
through strategic repositioning
and improvement.
Opportunistic: Substantial
enhancements needed, typically
capital intensive projects such as
redevelopments and/or ground
up construction.
RE
TU
RN
RISK
Core 5-7% IRR
Core Plus 8-11% IRR
Value-Add 12-15% IRR
Opportunistic 16%+ IRR
3Q15 CAPITAL MARKETS REPORT 29
Pri
ce P
er
Un
it
Cap Rate
$525,000
5.0%
$300,000
$75,000
3.0% 7.0%
3Q15 Capital Markets Intelligence
Source: Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, Real Capital Analytics
3Q15
3Q10
United States Multihousing Fundamentals: Primary Markets
Current Metrics vs. 5 Years Ago
Manhattan Boston Washington, DC Chicago Los Angeles San Francisco Seattle Miami
3Q15 CAPITAL MARKETS REPORT 30
3Q15 Capital Markets Intelligence
Source: Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, Real Capital Analytics
United States Multihousing Fundamentals
Primary Markets vs. Secondary Markets
* Primary markets: New York, Boston, Washington, DC, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco
5.0%
6.5%
4%
5%
6%
7%
8%
2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015-YTD
Primary Markets Secondary Markets
Cap Rates
$247,771
$98,282
$50,000
$100,000
$150,000
$200,000
$250,000
2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015-YTD
Primary Markets Secondary Markets
Price Per Unit Over the past 24 months, cap
rates in the primary markets
have compressed by 50 basis
points, while secondary markets
have compressed by only 10
basis points.
The average price per unit in the
primary markets increased by
65.6% over the past decade, more
than double the rate of increase in
the secondary markets (30.7%).
3Q15 CAPITAL MARKETS REPORT 31
3Q15 Capital Markets Intelligence
United States Development Site Sales Volume
Primary Markets vs. Secondary Markets
Source: Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, Real Capital Analytics
As development site volume has
risen significantly in the aftermath of
the Great Recession, investors have
shown a strong preference for the
primary markets.
Capital flow into the six major
markets has increased by 9.4% in
the past year, compared to a 6.4%
increase in secondary markets.
Year-to-date, there has been over
$44.3 billion invested in
development sites nationally.
$0
$5
$10
$15
$20
$25
$0
$3
$6
$9
$12
$15
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015-YTD
Bil
lio
ns
Bil
lio
ns
Primary Markets Secondary Markets
3Q15 CAPITAL MARKETS REPORT 32
3Q15 Capital Markets Intelligence
Source: Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, Smith Travel Research
6.8%
2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 3Q15
-20%
-15%
-10%
-5%
0%
5%
10%
RevPAR Percentage Change
United States Hospitality Statistics
$119.82
67.1%
50%
55%
60%
65%
70%
$70
$80
$90
$100
$110
$120
$130
2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 3Q15
ADR Occupancy
3Q15 DEBT MARKET ANALYSIS
3Q15 CAPITAL MARKETS REPORT 34
3Q15 Debt Market Analysis
CMBS Issuance
United States
Source: Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Research, Commercial Mortgage Alert
$77.8
$92.6
$166.5
$198.4
$228.6
$12.1
$2.7
$11.6
$32.7
$48.4
$86.1 $94.1
$74.4
$0
$50
$100
$150
$200
$250
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015-YTD
Bil
lio
ns
3Q15 CAPITAL MARKETS REPORT 35
Debt Market Update
Commercial and Multihousing Mortgage Debt Outstanding
Source: Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Research, Trepp, Mortgage Bankers Association
3Q15 Debt Market Analysis
Banks 49.5%
CMBS 12.6%
Life Insurance
10.9%
Others 14.8%
Agency & GSE
12.2%
Banks 36.7%
CMBS 19.9%
Life Insurance
13.5%
Others 14.1%
Agency & GSE
15.7%
Agency and GSE’s continue to lend
selectively, after reaching annual
mid-year limits.
CMBS is experiencing the most
growth, year-to-date, while banks
have slashed their outstanding
commercial and multihousing debt
by 128 basis points.
New development construction
has been fueled by international
lenders such as Deutsche Bank
and Bank of China, particularly in
gateway markets.
2014 2015-YTD
3Q15 CAPITAL MARKETS REPORT 36
$211 $187
$159 $132 $131
$145 $159 $154
$126
$94
$64
$62
$69 $99
$110 $137
$41 $29
$24
$36
$36
$13
$25
$24 $24
$26
$27
$27 $26 $25
$25
$24
$22
$80
$84 $85 $90
$98
$102 $97
$83
$72
$61
$54
$0
$50
$100
$150
$200
$250
$300
$350
$400
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Bank CMBS Insurance Companies Other
3Q15 Debt Market Analysis
Commercial Mortgage Maturities
United States
Source: Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Research, Trepp with Federal Reserve Flow of Funds Data
2015
Bank: $159 B
CMBS: $99 B
Insurance: $24 B
Other*: $85 B
*Includes Fannie Mae,
Freddie Mac, bridge loans
and hard money loans
3Q15 CAPITAL MARKETS REPORT 37
3Q15 Debt Market Analysis
Source: Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Research, Real Capital Analytics
20.9% 17.2% 15.6%
20.0% 20.7%
8.4% 4.3%
10.0%
3.6%
14.9% 6.0% 10.9%
5.0% 9.7%
18.3%
15.7%
12.0% 19.9% 2.7%
8.8% 4.4%
11.3%
17.2%
12.8%
13.6%
12.2%
17.3% 22.6%
6.9%
11.8% 5.5%
5.9%
17.0% 27.0%
35.1%
16.1%
12.3% 20.6%
19.3% 19.2%
20.5%
9.7%
15.0% 21.6% 16.7%
12.7% 15.8% 11.0%
9.5%
1.5% 0.5% 2.0% 2.5% 1.6% 2.0% 4.7%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
United States Boston Chicago Los Angeles Manhattan San Francisco Washington, D.C.
CMBS Financial Institution Govt. Agency Insurance International Bank National Banks Local Bank Other
Lender Composition
2015-YTD Originated Loans
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