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FIX Adapter Reference Documentation
- Introduction
- Software Design Considerations
About FIX Messages
- About the message structure
- Message structure: message header
- Message structure: message body
- Component block: Instrument (FIX clientrequest)
- Component block: Instrument (TT FIX Adapter response)
- Component block: Underlying instrument
- Component Block: Trader
- Component Block: Synthetic Order Properties
- Group: PartiesGrp
- Group: OrderAttributeGrp
- Understanding Account Defaults
- Account Defaults: Order Matching and Routing Examples
- Message structure: message footer
- Session Level Messages
- Application Level Messages
- Application Level Messages — Pre Trade
- Application Level Messages — Trade Related
- Application Level Messages — Post Trade
- Application Level Messages — Other
- FIX Message Conversations
- Enumerations And Codes
- Supported FIX Messages And Tags
- P&L Calculation Algorithm
- TT Gateway Specific Notes
Managing order book state: non-persistent FIX order sessions
Determining the order book state
During startup, the TT FIX Adapter queries the TT Gateways to determine the order book state of each FIX client. Then, when a FIX client initializes its connection, it queries the TT FIX Adapter for its order book state information. When using this model, the order book state and message sequence numbers stay synchronized only during a session, but not across sessions.
When a non-persistent FIX client initializes, it should use the following process to determine the current order book state:
- Send a Logon (A) message to the TT FIX Adapter with Tag 34 (MsgSeqNum)=1 and Tag 141 (ResetSeqNumFlag)=Y.
- Request the current state of all orders by sending an Order Status Request (H) message, omitting both Tag 11 (ClOrdID) and Tag 37 (OrderID).
- Determine the trader's positions by sending a Request For Position (UAN) message with Tag 16724 (PosReqType)=0 (positions).
- Optionally request all fills, manual fills, SODs, and DSODs
that comprise this position by sending sequential Request For Position (UAN) messages
- Tag 16724 (PosReqType)=1 (trades)
- Tag 16724 (PosReqType)=4 (SOD)
- Tag 16724 (PosReqType)=5 (manual fills)
- Tag 16724 (PosReqType)=6 (DSOD)
The following example illustrates the exchange of messages between a FIX client and a TT FIX Adapter for non-persistent FIX order sessions. Every time the FIX client establishes a connection, it needs to start a new session (34=1, 141=Y) and request the current state of all working orders. Any changes that occurred while the FIX client was not connected are lost.
Note: After downloading orders that include Tag 37 (OrderID), traders can modify orders as long as all change order requests include Tag 37 (OrderID). For more information refer to the following section, Non-persistent FIX order sessions: using Tag 11 (ClOrdId) and Tag 37 (OrderId).
Handling missed messages
Non-persistent FIX order sessions support the standard message replay mechanism specified by the FIX Protocol. A TT FIX Adapter honors Resend Request (2) messages received from FIX clients because the TT FIX Adapter caches all messages that it sends on the order session.
Handling connection problems
During the course of normal operation, various problems, such as hardware failures, can occur. To account for the possibility of failures, TT recommends that you make two redundant TT FIX Adapters (primary and secondary) available to FIX clients. These redundant adapters should be configured identically so that FIX clients can interact with both in the same manner.
FIX clients that use non-persistent FIX sessions should automatically connect to its secondary TT FIX Adapter if it cannot connect to its primary TT FIX Adapter. Because both TT FIX Adapters deliver the same order book information, FIX clients do not need additional coding to handle this failover situation.


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Activities for Body Control, Balance, and Sitting
HealthWiki > Disabled Village Children > Chapter 35: Early Stimulation and Development Activities > Activities for Body Control, Balance, and Sitting
After a child gains good head control, he normally starts sitting through these stages:
|sits when placed in a sitting position and held
|sits, keeping balance with arms
|balances with body while sitting, freeing hands for play
|sits up alone from a lying position
In order to sit well a child needs to be able to hold her body up, to use her hands to catch and support herself, and finally to balance with her body so that she can turn and reach.
|If the child simply falls over when you sit him up, help him develop a protective reaction with his arms. Put him on a log, hold his hips, and slowly roll him sideways. Encourage him to 'catch' himself with a hand.
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|Or do the same thing with the child on your belly.
|After the child learns to 'catch' herself when lying, sit her up, hold her above the hips, and gently push her from side to side,
Don't fall over! Good girl!
|and forward and backward so that she learns to catch and support herself with her arms.
You do it better every time.
|To help your child gain balance sitting, first sit her on your knees facing you.
|Later, you can sit her facing out so that she can see what is going on around her.
Hold her loosely so her body can adapt to leaning.
|Slowly lift one knee to lean her gently to one side. Then the other, so that she learns to bend her body to stay seated.
You can do the same thing with the child sitting on a log.
|As he gets better balance, move your hands down to his hips and then thighs, so that he depends less on your support.
|Give him something to hold so that he learns to use his body and not his arms to keep his balance.
|With an older child who has difficulty with balance, you can do the same thing on a 'tilt board'.
|Or you can do the same on a large ball.
|At first let her catch herself with her arms.
|Later, see how long she can do it holding her hands together. Make it a game.
|Tilt it to one side and the other and also forward and back.
Help the child learn to keep her balance while using her hands and twisting her body,
sitting on the ground,
and sitting on a log or seat.
Just a little more. Good! Now you can have it.
When the child can sit by herself, help her learn to sit up,
|from lying on her back,
|and from lying on her belly.
|Press down and back on hip.
Sit up, Rosa.
|As the child starts to rise, push on the higher hip.
|First help her lift her shoulders.
|Help her roll to one side, rise onto one elbow, and sit.
Help her to sit up herself. Do not pull her up. Praise her each time she does well, or tries hard. Help her less and less until she can sit up alone.
|Some children will need seating aids to sit well. To help improve balance, the aid should be as low as possible and still let the child sit straight. Often, firmly supporting the hips is enough. Here are 2 examples:
|For the child who needs higher back support, simple 'corner seats' can be made of cardboard, wood, or poles in the ground.
For more ideas on special seating and positioning, see Chapters 64 and 65.

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|Text indicates minimum temperature (F) since midnight.
And, how about a nice morning for skiing at Steamboat Springs. Some missing data here, so goodness knows what the actual minimum was.
|Text indicates minimum temperature (F) since midnight.
These are very impressive minimums. Thanks for posting.
I dont have many claims to fame, but I remember skiing at Sugarloaf when it was -30F. Granted this was a rad cooling event so I dont know what the temp was up higher. I suspect it was still cold though.
Minimum temperature forecasting and recording was a childhood delight of mine. I'll never cease to be amazed at the microclimates and the many factors that can each control minimum temperature. One that always got me was even the hint of some high cirrus usually slowed the cooling and ruined a perfectly good rad cooling night. Unfortunately, KSLC and the SLV is not a great place for good rad cooling events. I wonder though, what the min was at the bottom of Sugarhouse Park?


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Boeing 737 Max
Home › Forums › Controversial Topics › Boeing 737 Max
- This topic has 14 replies, 6 voices, and was last updated 1 year ago by Captain™.
June 17, 2019 1:29 pm at 1:29 pm #1743456
When this awesome plane returns to the skies (petty soon), will any CR members be scared to fly on it.
Captain™June 17, 2019 2:49 pm at 2:49 pm #1743541JosephParticipant
Relatively very few people even check what kind of plane they'll be riding in before purchasing a ticket.June 17, 2019 2:49 pm at 2:49 pm #1743559DovidBTParticipant
Why don't you provide an expert analysis of why the crashes occurred, and who was at fault?June 17, 2019 2:49 pm at 2:49 pm #1743560GoldilocksParticipant
Will you?June 17, 2019 4:15 pm at 4:15 pm #1743617
Why don't you provide an expert analysis of why the crashes occurred, and who was at fault?
I'm no expert (I only fly a Cessna 172) but I've read many articles about it, and I can try to explain what happened from those articles. (I cant post links, but everything I will be saying comes from the website of the Airplane Owners and Pilots Association.) I will explain in it in a few posts, to make it easier for the mods
Captain™June 17, 2019 6:45 pm at 6:45 pm #1743643
I will continue tomorrow, as it is getting late here and I need to get some sleep.
Captain™June 17, 2019 6:45 pm at 6:45 pm #1743642
What happened in both the Lion Air and Ethiopian Air crashes was simply an MCAS malfunctioned. After the Lion Air crash, Boeing revealed the MCAS system. When pilots first found out about it, they felt betrayed by Boeing, because they didn't tell them about the system. But Boeing and the FAA agreed that it required no additional training, as all one had to do was to turn off the system. When the Ethiopian plane crashed, more facts about MCAS were revealed.
MCAS worked based on a single angle-of-attack (AOA) indicator which measured the angle between the wing and the air. When the angle became to great, it activated and forced the planes nose down with the trim.
That is one of the mistakes that Boeing made, and they are currently working to add a second sensor to the system. But that is not the only reason the planes crashed.
Captain™June 17, 2019 6:45 pm at 6:45 pm #1743636
Their is a big difference between Airbus and Boeing. Airbus uses fly-by-wire, in which everything is controlled by wires. When the pilot moves the stick , a computer tells the ailerons and elevator how much to move. This enables Airbus to use the side-stick, which takes up very little space.
Boeing only uses hydraulics. When a pilot moves the yoke (not a stick), he is directly controlling the ailerons and elevators. This does take up more space, as there is a yoke in front of the pilot.
Most pilots who have flown both Airbus's and Boeing's say they prefer Boeing because they feel more in control. Everything is predictable, and they don't have to worry about any electrical failures, as there are many backup hydraulic systems in case one breaks.
So when Boeing installed MCAS into the Max, it was the first fly-by-wire piece to be used in one of their planes. They decided not to tell pilots because they felt it was not necessary. If the MCAS would malfunction, it would do the same thing that an electric trim malfunction would do, force the nose down. All pilots have to do is the same thing that they do if the electrical trim malfunctions, which is, to simply turn off the electric trim.
Captain™June 17, 2019 6:45 pm at 6:45 pm #1743633
Airlines usually stick as much as possible to the same plane so they only have to train pilots for one type of plane. Boeing made all the models of the 737 similar enough that once a pilot had a rating for one model, he can fly all of them.
A few years ago, a new larger engine was developed and Airbus started using it. As there is intense competition between Airbus and Boeing, Boeing decided to put it on the 737. This required to change the location of the wheels and move the engines higher so they wouldn't hit the ground.
By doing this, the plane now handled differently than all the other 737s, and the airlines would not want to buy it. Boeing created a system that automatically moves the nose down a little, to counteract the excessive nose high tendency, and make it act the same way as the other 737s. This system is called Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS).
Captain™June 18, 2019 9:06 am at 9:06 am #1743844
The mods accidentally approved my posts out of order. The correct order is #1743633 then #1743636 then #1743642 then #1743643.
Continuation from post #1743642.
A big factor in both crashes was pilot experience, or rather, lack of it.
America and Europe have different requirements to become an airline pilot. In Europe, one only needs a commercial certificate which consists of at least 250 hours of flight time. Then you need to get a rating for the plane you fly and now you are ready to fly for an airline.
In America, you need an airline license which consists of 1500 hours of flight time. This means that any pilot flying for an American airline, has almost 5 times more experience than their European counterparts.
Captain™June 18, 2019 9:53 am at 9:53 am #1743910Little FroggieParticipant
What happened was their idea of placing machine or technology in front or in place of person. No. No machine in the world would EVER replace mankind. True, there are advantages of automation and technology – but a person has and should have the last (actually beginning, middle and last) word.
Technology should never have forced the plane anywhere, it should just have given the pilots the reading or assessment (wrong or right) of the situation. And maybe suggested the proposed correct course of action. But it should be up to the pilots to act. HEY – There are trained pilots in there, those who trained a long time, learning how to fly. And they're sitting right there. Let THEM direct the plane up or down as needed. They know how to do it. No need to override an experienced pilot's training.
And btw nothing comes CLOSE to a Cessna, in a Cessna YOU'RE flying it, you actually feel it. In the other ones you're controlling machines that control machines that control machines that fly it.June 18, 2019 11:08 am at 11:08 am #1743949ForshayerParticipant
As the Captain said, the difference is in the experience of the pilot. There were on average about 8.600 flights every week on these planes before they were grounded. This plane was in service for quite some time before these 2 crashes occurred. They were flown mostly in the USA and China where they were flying without much fanfare. I'm sure once the software is updated and the pilots familiarize themselves with the plane it will be fine.June 18, 2019 12:57 pm at 12:57 pm #1744024
There is another big difference between America and Europe.
In America is relatively cheap. You can rent a small plane for only $100 to $150 an hour, or less. Some rental companies will have you pay for the fuel, many don't. Otherwise the only fee that you need to pay is the landing fee (which many airports don't even have) which, unless you are flying into a big airport like JFK, is pretty cheap. That means you can go flying with 3 friends and only pay approximately $25-$35 an hour each. Also, since America has a government owned air traffic system, it remains up to date and the best in the world.
This means that pilots in America fly often with very little hassle. If I want, I can approach JFK in a Cessna 172, and with no prior warning, ask JFK for permission to land, and they will allow me to land. In Europe, landing clearance needs to be obtained sometimes days beforehand.
In Europe, the air traffic system is privately owned. This means that there are many more fees than just a landing fee. There is a takeoff fee, air traffic control fee, and many other fees. This doubles the cost of every single flight. As there is a pilot shortage worldwide, it is common for airlines to train pilots from zero hours to first officer. This means that from the very first flight, pilots are being trained how to fly an airliner. They focus on flying with a crew, rather than by oneself. They focus on flying with autopilot, rather than actually flying an airplane.
This means that American pilots in general, have way more experience flying than European pilots.
Captain™June 18, 2019 2:34 pm at 2:34 pm #1744061DovidBTParticipant
My knowledge of the Boeing 737 MAX issues is limited to what I've read in news articles.
My impression is that the problem was not the fault of the pilots. Having 10,000 hours of flight experience in Cessna 172's would not have helped them.
Someone at Boeing had the nifty idea of having the airplane automatically correct a stall or imminent stall, which all pilots learn how to do very early in flight training. The stall correction feature malfunctioned, and the pilots lacked the specific knowledge of how to override the overly complicated automatic system.June 18, 2019 5:05 pm at 5:05 pm #1744155
Having 10,000 hours of flight experience in Cessna 172's would not have helped them.
That is not necessarily true. You learn many things from flying small planes that is very helpful when transferring to the big jets. One thing that all pilots are taught, no matter the type of plane, is if there is any malfunction of any electrical system, then turn it off and hand fly the rest of the way. Another thing learnt, is to make critical decisions in seconds. ATC, the weather, or the airplane itself can throw curveballs at the pilot that require instant responses.
A pilot with a thousand hours in any type of plane, is better prepared to react correctly than a pilot with 250 hours.
Think about it. The MCAS system malfunctioned twice in 6 months. Why did it only malfunction now? The 737 Max has been around for a few years already with no problems.
The truth is, is that the MCAS malfunctioned many times. Many American pilots reported experiencing the exact same events that the two accident flights experienced. The difference is that each time it happened, pilots just turned off the electrical trim and it stopped. the two accident flights, the pilots tried to override MCAS by manually trimming up. This didn't work, yet they continued fighting it all the way down. If they would have just flipped the right switches, they never would have crashed.
If the pilots would have been more experienced, than maybe they would have responded correctly.
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Avalonpark Texas LP Enters Agreement with David Weekley Homes to be Sole Home Builder at The Springs at Walnut Creek in North Austin, TX
AUSTIN, TX - David Weekley Homes has signed with Avalonpark Texas LP as exclusive home builder at The Springs at Walnut Creek, a new residential community under development near Interstate 35 and Yager Lane in North Austin, TX.
Richard Kunz, (top right photo) who heads Avalonpark Texas LP, developers of The Springs at Walnut Creek, said David Weekley Homes will build 111 new homes priced from under $200,000 starting later this year.
Kunz said Avalonpark Texas LP is developing The Springs at Walnut Creek in three phases starting in June. Infrastructure improvements, two access roads and 55 single-family home sites are included in the first phase, which will be complete by September.
David Weekley Homes is expected to start construction of a model home and ready-to-move-in homes at The Springs at Walnut Creek that will open in October, Kunz said.
Development of a second phase with 56 single-family home sites should commence in the fall, Kunz said. A third phase with 40-60 town home sites should start next spring.
Kunz said single-family homes will be priced from $199,000 to $299,000. Town homes will be priced from the $150s.
Avalonpark Texas LP is a Texas joint venture of Avalon Park Group, which is headquartered in Orlando, Fla.
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Mattamy Homes division President Dennis Ginder Named top Male "40 Under 40" Executive in Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE, FL-– Dennis Ginder (top right photo), division president of Mattamy Homes in the Jacksonville region, was named one of the top Male "40 under 40" Executives to watch in Northeast Florida by Jacksonville Business Journal, a leading Northeast Florida business news outlet.
Ginder was nominated by his peers and was one of forty selected out of 170 nominated for the honor. The award was based on his community service and achievements in the industry he serves.
Ginder joined Mattamy Homes in 2008, and his division posted a 38 percent increase in 2009 sales over the previous year. He is active in St. Johns Habitat for Humanity, Northeast Florida Builders Assn. and the St. Johns County Builders Council.
Mattamy Homes expanded into the U.S. in 2003 and has divisions in Jacksonville, Orlando, Charlotte, Phoenix and Minneapolis. The homebuilder is the largest and most active in Canada with annual revenues exceeding $1.3 billion. Visit www.mattamyhomes.com.
For more information, contact:
Kerry Soltis, Marketing Manager, Mattamy Homes-Jacksonville, 904-279-9502
Dennis Ginder, Division President Mattamy Homes-Jacksonville, 904-279-9500
Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142
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Meritage Homes to Host Grand Opening May 5 to Showcase New Model Home with Eight Bedrooms at Forestbrooke in Ocoee, FL
ORLANDO - Meritage Homes will host a grand opening May 5 at Forestbrooke, located at 3131 Jamber Drive off Ocoee-Apopka Road in Ocoee.
Pam Whitmore, Marketing Manager at Meritage Homes in the Orlando region, said 42 home sites are available at Forestbrooke with three, four, five, six, seven and eight-bedroom homes priced from $169,990 to $249,990. All the homes in Forestbrooke are built to meet ENERGY STAR® criteria.
Whitmore said Meritage Homes will showcase a new Monticello model home at the grand opening that offers six bedrooms, four baths, media room, study and large game room. The 4,160 square foot single-family home with a three-car tandem garage is priced from $249,990.
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The Georgian Terrace Hotel Unveils Six New Penthouses and nine New Premier Suites
ATLANTA, GA) – Atlanta's Modern Classic continues to improve after an $11 million renovation. Fremont Realty Capital recently unveiled six fully renovated penthouses and nine premier suites at The Georgian Terrace Hotel (top left photo)
These come on the heels of last year's opening of Livingston Restaurant + Bar (bottom right photo) and complete renovation the hotel lobby and Atlanta's two best ballrooms plus the addition of a third ballroom and board room.
The renovation also included brand new beds and flat panel TVs in all of the rooms, new complimentary high speed Wi-Fi internet throughout the property and upgrades to the hotel's conference center and common areas.
The six penthouses range in size from 1,500 to 2,500 square-feet, some with two bedrooms and two baths and some as large as three bedrooms and two and a half baths. The nine premier suites feature one, two and three bedrooms. All of the renovated rooms included new carpet, paint, wall coverings, furniture, fixtures, beds, baths and new kitchens.
Opened in 1911, The Georgian Terrace was designed in the Beaux Arts style as a Southern interpretation of a Parisian hotel. A 1991 renovation added the 19-story wing and 20-story rounded atrium tower.
The Georgian Terrace Hotel has a total of 326 guestrooms ranging in size from our petite standard rooms to our three-bedroom suites, complete with kitchens and washer/dryers, and six penthouses.
There is a penthouse gym and rooftop pool as well as 5,514 square feet of dedicated IACC meeting space and over 16,000 square feet of total meeting space. Situated in the heart of the Midtown's arts and cultural district, it is within walking distance to great restaurants, museums and retail.
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Alexan Back Beach, Panama City Beach, FL - Engler Financial Group Exclusive Offering
ATLANTA, GA--Engler Financial Group, LLC is proud to present Alexan Back Beach, (top left photo) an upscale 360-unit apartment community located in Panama City Beach, Bay County, Florida. Built in 2007, Alexan Back Beach offers market-leading community amenities and an outstanding location near Simon's new Pier Park regional mall, major employers, and pristine Gulf of Mexico beaches.
Alexan Back Beach is being offered for sale on an unpriced basis and represents an excellent opportunity to purchase a Class "A+" apartment community in one of the Florida Panhandle's fastest growing markets. The operations at the property continue to excel. Alexan Back Beach is currently 99.4% leased and 93.3% occupied. Concessions continue to decline since stabilizing.
Alexan Back Beach benefits from its ideal location along Panama City Beach Parkway (U.S. Highway 98), the region's primary east-west thoroughfare. The Property has outstanding proximity to all major employers in the region, including Tyndall Air Force Base, Naval Support Activity, Bay Medical Center, and Sprint-Nextel.
Alexan Back Beach is located approximately five miles east of the Pier Park regional lifestyle center, an upscale retail shopping and entertainment venue recently developed by Simon Property Group along U.S. Highway 98. Pier Park is the premier retail environment serving Panama City Beach and the entire Florida Panhandle. Expected to draw millions of visitors a year from more than 100 miles away, Pier Park will be the only venue of its kind in the Panhandle and the only significant restaurant site along U.S. Highway 98.
The relocation of the Panama City International Airport (scheduled to open in May 2010) to a new $300 million facility is expected to have a major economic impact on Bay County. Located within the 1,400 acre West Bay development approximately ten miles north of Alexan Back Beach, the new Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport will greatly enhance accessibility and tourism to Panama City Beach.
. If you have an interest in pursuing this outstanding investment opportunity, please execute an electronic Confidentiality Agreement on Peracon.
If you have any questions or would like to schedule a tour of Alexan Back Beach, please contact Greg Engler or Pat Jones. We look forward to working with you on this exciting opportunity.
Greg Engler, CEO/President, 678/992-2000, ext. 1, firstname.lastname@example.com
Pat Jones, Senior Vice President, 678/992-2000, ext. 2, email@example.com
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Thursday, April 29, 2010
Morrison Commercial Real Estate Completes 3 office Lease Transactions totaling 75,487 SF in Central Florida
ORLANDO, FL -- Greg Morrison, (top right photo) CCIM, SIOR, Principal and Founder of Morrison Commercial Real Estate, announced the completion of three office lease transactions totaling 75,487± square feet.
Morrison and Emily Zinaich of Morrison Commercial Real Estate represented the landlord in leasing a 57,319 square foot space to Digital Risk, LLC in the Maitland 200 building located at 2301 Maitland Center Parkway. Tom Green of Providence One Asset Management represented the tenant in this transaction.
Morrison and Zinaich also represented the landlord in leasing 6,563 square feet to Informa Software at the Maitland 100 located at 2300 Maitland Center Parkway in Maitland, FL. Lawson Dann of Bishop Beale represented the tenant in this transaction.
In Downtown Orlando, Greg Morrison and Damien Madsen (middle left photo) renewed a lease of 11,605 square feet for South Milhausen, P.A. at the Gateway Center. The tenant was represented by Todd Watson of Woodward Properties.
Morrison Commercial Real Estate Announces Morrison CLW Property Services New Management Assignment of University Corporate Center III
Cathy Veasey of Morrison CLW Property Services will oversee the day to day operations as Senior Property Manager for the property while Morrison and Emily Zinaich of Morrison Commercial Real Estate will continue to handle the leasing.
University Corporate Center III is a full service building with high quality finishes throughout. The four 36,000± square foot floor plates were efficiently designed with the high-tech and corporate user in mind. UCCIII is close to the Greenway (417), University of Central Florida, Central Florida Research Park as well as several dining and retail establishments making its' location convenient for its' tenants.
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HEI Hotels & Resorts Completes Acquisition of Le Méridien Hotel in Center City Philadelphia
NORWALK, CT—HEI Hotels & Resorts, a rapidly growing hotel ownership and operating company, today announced that it has acquired the 202-room Le Méridien hotel in Center City Philadelphia.
"The beautifully constructed adaptive reuse will be a significant addition to the Philadelphia marketplace and a tremendous addition to our growing portfolio."
Located at 1421 Arch Street, the hotel originally was built as a YMCA in 1912 and designed by famed architect Horace Trumbauer.
The 10-story Georgian revival style building underwent an extensive renovation to create an ideal setting for business and leisure travelers. The classic, red-brick building is located on the north side of Arch Street, just west of Broad Street and within a block of the under-way expansion of the Pennsylvania Convention Center, in the heart of Philadelphia's Central Business District.
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The property was developed as an adapative reuse project by Development Services Group, Inc. of Memphis, TN, utilizing the historic YMCA building that had been closed for several years. HEI also will operate the hotel upon its upcoming opening in May.
"The beautifully constructed adaptive reuse will be a significant addition to the Philadelphia marketplace and a tremendous addition to our growing portfolio."
Located at 1421 Arch Street, the hotel originally was built as a YMCA in 1912 and designed by famed architect Horace Trumbauer.
The 10-story Georgian revival style building underwent an extensive renovation to create an ideal setting for business and leisure travelers. The classic, red-brick building is located on the north side of Arch Street, just west of Broad Street and within a block of the under-way expansion of the Pennsylvania Convention Center, in the heart of Philadelphia's Central Business District.
The Le Méridien hotel lobby is located on the ground level, with guest rooms on floors five through 10 of the 10-story building. The hotel will feature 5,330 square feet of meeting space, including a 2,900-square-foot ballroom that can accommodate groups of up to 250.
The full-service, boutique-style hotel also houses a cocktail/wine bar and gourmet restaurant, named Amuse, concierge service and a state-of-the-art fitness center.
"Center City is in the midst of a revival, and the Le Méridien is well positioned to benefit from the on-going development in the area, including the expanding convention center," said Roger Clark, (lower left photo) senior vice president, acquisitions and development. "We fully expect the hotel to become the premier destination for travelers seeking the brand's unique amenities and appealing décor."
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Marcus & Millichap Sells $14.3M Apartment Portfolio in Southern California
GARDEN GROVE, CA – Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services, the nation's largest real estate investment services firm, has brokered the sale of the Grove Park Apartments portfolio (top left photo) , a 13-building, 104-unit, 74,000-square foot multifamily community in Garden Grove.
The sales price of $14.3 million represents $137,500 per unit and $191 per square foot.
John L. Nguyen, a vice president investments and a director of the firm's National Multi Housing Group in Newport Beach, represented the seller and the buyer.
"The portfolio was sold as an affordable housing development and all 13 properties closed escrow together," says Nguyen. "The property is located in the Buena-Clinton area, which historically has been one of the most challenging areas within Garden Grove/Santa Ana."
Five of the properties are located on Keel Avenue and eight are on Morningside Avenue in Garden Grove.
Garden Grove is located in northern Orange County, just south of Los Angeles. Garden Grove is known for its annual Memorial Day weekend Strawberry Festival, one of the largest community festivals in the western United States.
Marcus & Millichap Opens New Office in North Carolina
The office is located at 101 J Morris Commons Lane, Ste. 130, Morrisville, N.C. 27560. The phone number is (919) 388-1278 and the fax number is (919) 388-1542.
"During the next several years, there will be opportunity for growth throughout the Carolinas," says Lucas. "By acting as long-term advisers to real estate investors and throughout the region, Marcus & Millichap will assist them in acquiring both local and out-of-state investment properties."
Retail Center in Cerritos, CA Sold for $9.8M
The sales price of $9,839,600 represents $169 per square foot.
Chris Maling, a first vice president investments and a senior director of the firm's National Retail Group (NRG) in Los Angeles, and David Maling, a vice president investments and a director of the NRG, also in Los Angeles, represented the seller.
"Currently operating at 91 percent occupancy, the center is anchored by national tenants Starbucks, Bally Total Fitness and Quiznos," says Maling. "This stable investment gives the investor an opportunity for steady cash flow in an up-and-coming market."
Newly renovated, Del Amo Plaza was constructed in 1963 on 4.69 acres.
Cerritos is located midway between downtown Los Angeles and the business centers of Irvine, Santa Ana and Anaheim in the heart of Southern California.
Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. Refinances Multifamily Asset for $10.6M
Richard Judge, a senior director/vice president capital markets in the firm's Newport Beach office arranged the loan for the property.
"The driving force behind this origination was my ability to negotiate relief of a $200,000 prepayment penalty with the existing lender and to procure $2 million in cash-out proceeds from the new loan for my client," says Judge.
"This transaction is indicative of owners who are looking to place long-term fixed debt on assets earmarked as long-term holds in their portfolios and to utilize existing equity to acquire new assets. The deal closed in 30 days."
The loan has a loan-to-value of 75 percent and a 5.82 percent interest rate, fixed for 10 years with a 30-year amortization.
The 108-unit property was built in 1969. The average unit size is approximately 850 square feet.
Lender-Owned Multifamily Asset in Arlington, TX Sold
Will Jarnagin and Michael Ware, multifamily investment specialists in the firm's Dallas office, represented the seller, a regional bank. Marcus & Millichap also represented the buyer, a New York-based private equity investor.
"The Lodge at Legacy Park is representative of a highly sought-after asset type in the commercial real estate investment market– a well-built distressed asset in a solid location," says Jarnagin. "Marcus & Millichap's nationwide platform and in-depth knowledge of the Dallas/Fort Worth market assisted the lender in finding an extremely well-capitalized out-of-state buyer quickly. We were able to close the transaction in 11 days," he adds.
The Lodge at Legacy Park was built in 1978 and has 384 one-bedroom/one-bath apartments, 24 two-bedroom/one-bath units and 68 two-bedroom/two-bath apartments. Amenities include a business center, two swimming pools, a hot tub, a picnic area and sand volleyball.
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Las Vegas Leads Nation Again in Foreclosure Volume
IRVINE, CA--They are rolling the dice in Las Vegas these days –- on the casino craps tables as well as on foreclosure charts, betting how many more homes will go under.
A first-quarter analysis of the housing market released today by Irvine, CA-based RealtyTrac®' shows Las Vegas continues to post the nation's highest metro foreclosure rate with one in 28 housing units receiving a foreclosure filing (3.51 percent) — 4.9 times the national average,
.A total of 28,480 Las Vegas housing units received a foreclosure filing during the quarter, an increase of nearly 13 percent from the previous quarter but a decrease of 19 percent from the first quarter of 2009.
Vegas, however, is not alone on the high-volume foreclosure list. Cities in California, Florida, Nevada and Arizona once again accounted for all top 20 foreclosure rates among metropolitan areas with a population of at least 200,000 -- even while the majority of those top metros reported decreasing foreclosure activity from the first quarter of 2009.
Foreclosure activity declined on a year-over-year basis in 14 of the cities in the top 20 and in eight of the cities in the top 10.
In contrast, foreclosure activity in the first quarter increased on an annual basis in 159 of the 206 metro areas tracked in the report, and foreclosure activity nationwide increased 16 percent from the first quarter of 2009.
"The decreasing foreclosure activity in some of the nation's top foreclosure hot spots in the first quarter is largely the result of government intervention and other non-market influences, and not a sure signal that those areas are out of the woods yet when it comes to foreclosures," said James J. Saccacio, (top left photo) chief executive officer of RealtyTrac.
"For example, the federal government's new program designed to encourage short sales, which was launched April 5, may have caused some lenders to delay initiating foreclosure against distressed properties — particularly in hard-hit housing markets where a short sale costs less than a foreclosure.
Top 10 metro foreclosure rates
Modesto, Calif., foreclosure activity decreased 13 percent from the first quarter of 2009, but the metro area still documented the nation's second highest metro foreclosure rate, with one in every 34 housing units receiving a foreclosure filing (2.93 percent).
With one in every 35 housing units receiving a foreclosure filing (2.82 percent) the Cape Coral-Fort Myers metro area in Florida documented the third highest metro foreclosure rate despite foreclosure activity decreasing nearly 6 percent from the previous quarter and decreasing nearly 26 percent from the first quarter of 2009. The other Florida metro area in the top 10 was Orlando-Kissimmee at No. 10 (2.30 percent).
The Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale metro area in Arizona documented the nation's seventh highest metro foreclosure rate in the first quarter, with one in every 38 housing units receiving a foreclosure filing (2.63 percent). First quarter foreclosure activity in Phoenix was up 23 percent from the previous quarter and up 9 percent from the first quarter of 2009.
Cities outside Sun Belt post big increases
Several cities in the top 100 but not in the top 20 posted substantial year-over-year increases, continuing the trend of foreclosure activity spreading to areas previously protected from the brunt of the real estate slump.
Foreclosure activity increased nearly 171 percent from the first quarter of 2009 in Columbia, S.C., and the city's foreclosure rate ranked No. 99, with one in every 202 housing units receiving a foreclosure filing.
Baltimore's first quarter foreclosure rate was also below the national average, with one in every 170 housing units receiving a foreclosure filing, but the city's foreclosure activity increased nearly 141 percent from the first quarter of 2009.
Salt Lake City and Charlotte, N.C. also posted year-over-year increases in foreclosure activity of more than 100 percent.
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Grubb & Ellis Expands Walnut Creek, CA Office Team
WALNUT CREEK, CA– Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE: GBE), a leading real estate services and investment firm, announced the industry veteran Scott Ellis has rejoined the firm as senior vice president, Office Group. He is joined by Trigger Reital and Brent Johnson, both vice presidents, Office Group.
"This is a group of professionals who together have a deep understanding of the East Bay commercial real estate market and are essential in helping to expand Grubb & Ellis' presence in the local market as we continue to grow the company," said Ed Del Beccaro, managing director, Walnut Creek.
With more than 30 years of experience, Ellis returns to the company after serving as senior vice president of Colliers International for the past 11 years. .
Reital also joins Grubb & Ellis from Colliers International and will specialize in the leasing and sales of office buildings in the Interstate 680 Corridor and tenant representation in the Highway 24 corridor.
Johnson returns to Grubb & Ellis from Kennedy Wilson, where he served as a managing director for two years.
Ken Shishido Joins Grubb & Ellis as Senior Vice President, Retail Group
NEWPORT BEACH, CA – Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE: GBE), a leading real estate services and investment firm, today announced that Ken Shishido has joined the company as senior vice president, Retail Group.
"With more than 27 years of experience, Ken brings many excellent relationships in the industry and will be a perfect fit for our local retail division as we continue to grow and expand the company," said Greg May, co-managing director of Grubb & Ellis' Orange County operations.
Shishido joins Grubb & Ellis from Lee & Associates, where he served as a principal for 15 years in Los Angeles County.
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Chester F. Allen of Grubb & Ellis|Thomas Linderman Awarded CCIM Designation
RALEIGH, NC– Grubb & Ellis|Thomas Linderman Graham, a leading Triangle real estate services firm, announced that Chester F. Allen, real estate advisor, has been awarded the Certified Commercial Investment Member designation by the CCIM Institute®.
Allen joined Grubb & Ellis|Thomas Linderman Graham in 2006. As a member of the company's land team, he handles all aspects of buyer and seller representation and site selection services. He also specializes in industrial sales and leasing throughout North Carolina.
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Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Mortgage Bankers' Commercial/Multifamily Originations Down 46 Percent in 2009
WASHINGTON, DC--- Commercial and multifamily mortgage origination volumes decreased 46 percent in 2009 among repeat reporters, with mortgage bankers reporting $82.3 billion of closed commercial and multifamily loans, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's 2009 Commercial Real Estate/Multifamily Finance: Annual Origination Volume Summation.
Commercial banks and savings institutions were the largest single investor group for commercial and multifamily mortgages - responsible for $19.8 billion, or 24 percent, of the closed loan volume. Multifamily properties were the dominant property type - representing $36.5 billion, or 44 percent of the lending total.
"Relatively few commercial mortgages were made in 2009, as the recession curtailed both the supply of and demand for new mortgage debt," said Jamie Woodwell, (top right photo) MBA's Vice President of Commercial Real Estate Research. "As the recession has receded, origination volumes have picked up slightly, but the absolute levels remain low."
Among the key findings are:
· Decreases were seen across most property types and investor groups, and were led by declines in loans intended for:
Credit companies; REITS, mortgage REITs and investment funds; and Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS), collateralized debt obligations (CDO) and other asset-backed security (ABS) conduits;
· $15.9 billion of multifamily loans were closed for Fannie Mae, a 32 percent decline from 2008.
· $15.2 billion of multifamily loans were closed for Freddie Mac, a 24 percent decline from 2008.
· $5.8 billion of loans were closed for FHA/Ginnie Mae, a 168 percent increase from 2008.
· Lending for office properties had the largest percentage decrease in originations by property type, followed closely by retail properties and hotels/motels.
Year-over-year changes are based on the changes in volume among "repeat reporters" that participated in both the 2008 and 2009 surveys.
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Interstate Hotels & Resorts Forms Strategic Alliance with International Hotel Investments Ltd (IHI Ltd)
ARLINGTON, VA—Interstate Hotels & Resorts, the United States' largest independent hotel management company, has formed a strategic alliance with IHI Ltd, an affiliate of Harte Holdings, to operate and selectively invest in hotels in Europe. Interstate already manages six hotels for affiliates of Harte Holdings in the U.S. and Europe, four of which are owned by a joint venture between the two organizations.
The new alliance will expand Interstate's third-party hotel management platform throughout the EU.
"We have been a pioneer in third-party hotel management in Europe, and with 12 hotels under contract there, we have the size and scale to support additional expansion," said Thomas F. Hewitt (top left photo), chairman and chief executive officer.
"In the near future, we intend to open a European office to oversee our growing European portfolio, which will be similar in scope and responsibility to our international offices in Moscow, Mexico, and most recently, India."
"IHI Ltd is a highly regarded European company, with considerable experience in the industry. With their strong local relationships, cultural expertise and depth of industry knowledge, they will identify suitable assets, source capital, structure transactions and asset manage.
" Our emphasis will be on third-party management opportunities, and, when appropriate, we may co-invest with owners and developers. We already are working on several possible development projects sourced by IHI Ltd that Interstate will manage."
"Our relationship with Interstate has proven mutually rewarding over the years, and we know them to be a strong and capable operator," said Donal Kelleher, director of IHI Ltd. "This alliance underscores our confidence in their ability to continue to successfully adapt their proven management practices to international markets."
"We believe this alliance significantly enhances our ability to source additional new contracts and/or development and acquisition opportunities throughout Europe," said Leslie Ng, Interstate's chief investment officer.
"In addition to our self-generated pipeline, we see significant management opportunities arising as top-quality brands like Marriott, Starwood, Hilton and IHG, with whom we have had long and positive relationships, continue to announce plans to step up the pace of their international expansion."
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Chatham Lodging Trust Announces Exercise of Underwriters' Overallotment Option to Purchase Additional Shares
PALM BEACH, FL—Chatham Lodging Trust (the Company) announced the full exercise of the underwriters' overallotment option to purchase an additional 1,125,000 of the Company's common shares of beneficial interest at the initial public offering (IPO) price of $20.00 per share, less the underwriting discount.
The overallotment option was exercised in connection with the Company's IPO of 7,500,000 common shares, which priced on April 15, 2010.
Total proceeds from the IPO, including the overallotment option, are $160.4 million after deducting the full amount of the underwriting discount, including that portion of the underwriting discount that the underwriters have agreed to defer until the Company has used a specified portion of the offering proceeds to acquire hotel properties. The purchase of the shares pursuant to the IPO, including the shares purchased pursuant to the exercise of the overallotment option, is expected to close on April 21, 2010.
The Company will contribute the net proceeds of the offering to its operating partnership, which will use $73.5 million of the net proceeds to purchase six Homewood Suites by Hilton® hotels. The Company's operating partnership will use the remaining net proceeds to invest in hotel properties in accordance with the Company's investment strategy and for general business purposes.
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The prospectus may also be obtained by contacting any of the other underwriters listed above.
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Chatham Lodging Trust Acquires Six Hotels from RLJ Development for $73.5 Million
The six hotels are the first properties to be acquired by Chatham since it completed its initial public offering on April 21, 2010. The hotels will continue to be managed by Hilton Worldwide.
"These hotels are typical of the type of properties we seek to acquire—upscale extended-stay hotels and premium-branded select-service properties that are located in major markets with high barriers to entry near strong demand generators for both business and leisure guests," said Jeffrey H. Fisher, Chatham chief executive officer.
The six hotels are:
· Homewood Suites by Hilton® Boston – (bottom right photo) Billerica/Bedford/Burlington; Billerica, Mass.; 147 suites.
· Homewood Suites by Hilton® Hartford – Farmington; Farmington, Conn.; 121 suites. (bottom left photo)
· Homewood Suites by Hilton® Minneapolis – Mall of America; Bloomington, Minn., 144 suites.
Homewood Suites by Hilton® Dallas – Market Center; Dallas, Texas; 137 suites.
· Homewood Suites by Hilton® Orlando – Maitland; Maitland, Fla.; 143 suites.
· Homewood Suites by Hilton®Nashville – Brentwood; Brentwood, Tenn.; 121 suites.
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Javier Socorro Promoted to Assistant Vice President at TD Wood & Co.
MIAMI, FL— Javier Socorro was promoted to Assistant Vice President of Thomas D. Wood and Company on April 19, 2010. As Assistant Vice President, Javier is responsible for the underwriting and origination of commercial real estate loans using a variety of lending sources including Life Insurance Companies, Banks, Credit Unions, private money and large institutional sources.
Javier joined our team in June 2006 as a mortgage analyst, where he assisted in the underwriting, market research and financial analysis process. Prior to joining Thomas D. Wood and Company, he served as an assistant to the Project Manager at Terra Group in Miami, Florida.
Javier is a graduate of Duke University, where he earned his Bachelor's degree in Economics and History, and was a four-year starter on the baseball team.
Javier's experience in loan underwriting and origination make him well suited for his new role as Assistant Vice President of Thomas D. Wood and Company—Miami, possessing the depth and expertise to provide seamless transactions.
For further information, please contact:
Javier Socorro (305) 447-4855 firstname.lastname@example.com
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Monday, April 26, 2010
$11.3M refinancing arranged by HFF for Hackettstown Commerce Center in northern New Jersey
FLORHAM PARK, NJ – The New Jersey office of HFF (Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P.) announced today that it has arranged an $11.3 million refinancing for Hackettstown Commerce Center, a three-building, 200,860-square-foot industrial/flex facility in Hackettstown, New Jersey.
Working exclusively on behalf of the The Hampshire Companies, HFF senior managing director Jon Mikula (top right photo) and associate director Michael Klein (top left photo) placed the five-year, fixed-rate loan through M&T Bank. Loan proceeds are taking out mortgages on two of the properties and covering closing costs.
The Hampshire Companies is a full-service, private real estate firm based in Morristown, New Jersey. The Hampshire Companies is a vibrant, dynamic organization that combines creative vision and superior execution, thereby enabling it to create and enhance value in real estate investments. www.hampshireco.com.
Jon Mikula, HFF Senior Managing Director, (973) 549-2000, email@example.com
Kristen Murphy, HFF Associate Director, Marketing, (713) 852-3500, email@example.com
HFF retained by Wells Fargo to market for sale Two Addison Circle in Addison, TX
Two Addison Circle is located on the Dallas North Tollway at 15725 Dallas Parkway in the Far North Dallas submarket. The six-story property was completed in 2009 by Opus and is currently vacant.
According to HFF, "The property represents one of the highest-quality, large contiguous vacancies in the submarket and thus should be highly sought after by both users and investors looking to acquire a trophy office property at pricing levels well below replacement cost."
Andrew S. Levy, HFF Senior Managing Director, (214) 265-08880, email@example.com
Todd W. Savage, HFF Managing Director, (214) 265-0880, email@example.com
Kristen M. Murphy, HFF Associate Director, Marketing, (713) 852-3500, email@example.com
HFF secures $5.18M financing for historic office building in San Francisco's north waterfront area
HFF managing director Peter Smyslowski (bottom left photo) (San Francisco) and senior managing director Paul Brindley (bottom right photo) (Los Angeles) worked exclusively on behalf of ATC Partners, LLC, in arranging the five-year, fixed-rate loan through Wells Fargo Real Estate Group, Inc. The loan proceeds were used to retire a maturing CMBS loan.
1000 Sansome Street is located at the base of Coit Tower near Pier 39 in San Francisco's north waterfront district.
Originally built in 1910, the four-story property was renovated in the early 1990's however original features such as maple floors, exposed ceilings and brick walls were preserved. 1000 Sansome Street is 92% leased to a mix of engineering, technology and other professional service tenants.
Peter Smyslowski, HFF Managing Director, (415) 276-6300, firstname.lastname@example.com
Kristen Murphy, HFF Associate Director, Marketing, (713) 852-3500, firstname.lastname@example.com
HFF secures $5.4M financing for Grande Pointe Apartments in Jacksonville, FL
Working on behalf of Dawn Properties, Inc., HFF associate director Travis Anderson placed the two-year, adjustable-rate loan with Mutual of Omaha Bank.
Grande Pointe Apartments is located at 5800 University Boulevard West close to Interstate 95 and less than five miles from Jacksonville's central business district. Originally built in 1972, the property was renovated in 2009 and is currently undergoing lease-up. The property has 23 buildings with one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts averaging 887 square feet each.
Dawn Properties, Inc. is involved in the acquisition, development, management, renovation and disposition of multi-housing properties. Since their inception in 1986, the company has bought and developed more than one billion dollars worth of property in 40 different markets in 13 different states.
Travis Anderson, HFF Associate Director, (214) 265-0880, email@example.com
Kristen Murphy, HFF Associate Director, Marketing, (713) 852-3500, firstname.lastname@example.com
HFF arranges a joint venture and sale of beachfront hotel and residential redevelopment site in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
The HFF Miami team was led by executive managing director Manny de Zarraga (middle left photo) and director Ike Ojala, (middle right photo) who marketed the redevelopment site on behalf of the original developer, a partnership between Fortune International, the Ireland family/Fairwinds Group pursuant to an agreement with the existing lender.
A new venture including Jorge Perez of The Related Group and a foreign investor purchased the site from the original partnership for $27.1 million. Fortune International, the Ireland family/Fairwinds Group retained a partnership interest in the new venture and will be involved in the eventual development of the site.
Located at 2220 North Atlantic Boulevard, the 4.6-acre redevelopment site has direct beachfront access and is approximately four miles northeast of downtown Ft. Lauderdale. The site is entitled for the development of up to 622,178 square feet of buildable area with residential, hotel and/or retail uses.
Manuel A. de Zarraga, HFF Executive Managing Director, (305) 448-1333 firstname.lastname@example.com
Kristen M. Murphy, HFF Associate Director, Marketing, (713) 852-3500 firstname.lastname@example.com
HFF arranges $11.25M in debt and equity for the acquisition and redevelopment of the former Saint Barnabas Union Hospital in Union, NJ
FLORHAM PARK, NJ – The New Jersey office of HFF (Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P.) has arranged debt and equity financing totaling $11.25 million for the acquisition, redevelopment and repositioning of the former Saint Barnabas Union Hospital in Union, New Jersey that closed in 2007.
HFF managing director Tony Cuccia (bottom right photo) and associate director Michael Lachs worked exclusively on behalf of Andrew J. Piscatelli of Hillcrest Development and Management Corporation to secure the adjustable-rate, first mortgage loan through Columbia Bank, and the private joint venture equity.
An affiliate of Mainardi Management Company was the investor providing the joint venture equity. Loan proceeds will be used to reposition the property into Union Medical Park, which will feature emergency medical services, general medical office and specialty medical space, including a private surgery center.
Hillcrest Development and Management Company is a New Jersey-based developer and operator of commercial properties, specializing in the healthcare industry. In 2001, the company shifted its focus to the redevelopment and repositioning of shuttered hospital facilities and since that time they have acquired, repositioned and stabilized a portfolio of four former hospitals in New Jersey.
Anthony M. Cuccia, HFF Managing Director, (973) 549-2000, email@example.com
Kristen M. Murphy, HFF Associate Director, Marketing, (713) 852-3500, email@example.com
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Arbor Closes 5 Fannie Mae Loans Totaling $78M
June Beene Garden in Conway, AR Receives $5.5M
UNIONDALE, NY-- Arbor Commercial Funding, LLC ("Arbor"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Arbor Commercial Mortgage, LLC, announced the recent funding of a $5,500,000 loan under the Fannie Mae DUS® product line for the 166-unit complex known as June Beene Garden (bottom left photo) in Conway, AR.
The 10-year loan amortizes on a 26-year schedule and carries a note rate of 5.77 percent.
"We were pleased with the opportunity to provide the client with their objective of a low interest rate and shorter amortization," said Edwards. "Additionally, we are grateful for the efforts of Magna Bank in arranging this financing."
Cedar Brook Apartments in Portland, OR Obtains $688,000
The 10-year loan amortizes on a 30-year schedule and carries a note rate of 5.95 percent.
The loan was originated Brian Scharf, Director, (middle right photo) in Arbor's full-service Uniondale, NY lending office. "As we continue to grow our presence in the Northwest, this particular transaction, a quality asset in a strong market, showcases our commitment to providing capital solutions in the small loan space," said Scharf.
Villa Bella Apartments in Euless, TX Gets $2,740,800
The 10-year loan amortizes on a 30-year schedule and carries a note rate of 5.91 percent.
The loan was originated by Anthony Tarter, (middle left photo) Director, in Arbor's full-service Dallas, TX lending office.
Tangi Lake Townhomes in Hammond, LA Receives $6.3M
The 10-year loan amortizes on a 30-year schedule and carries a note rate of 6.04 percent.
The loan was originated by Scott Waddington, (middle right photo) Vice President, in Arbor's full-service Tampa Bay, FL lending office.
"Tangi Lakes Townhomes presented Arbor with a unique opportunity to refinance an assemblage of contiguous fourplex multifamily dwelling units featuring individual mortgages into a $6.3 million Fannie Mae DUS® debt execution," said Waddington.
"Additionally, we are greatly appreciative to Eustis Mortgage for presenting the finance opportunity and their continued support and confidence in Arbor's ability to service their clients' needs."
Arbor Closes $27M Fannie Mae DUS® (Military Concentration) Loan for Westlake at Morganton Apartments in Fayetteville, NC
Arbor Commercial Funding, LLC ("Arbor"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Arbor Commercial Mortgage, LLC, announced the recent funding of a $27,000,000 loan under the Fannie Mae DUS® (Military Concentration) product line for the 327-unit complex known as Westlake at Morganton Apartments (bottom right photo) in Fayetteville, NC.
The 10-year loan amortizes on a 30-year schedule and carries a note rate of 5.94 percent.
The loan was originated by John Edwards, Vice President, in Arbor's full-service Boston, MA lending office. "This financing represents our commitment to long-term owner operators that understand the specific market dynamics, and we look forward to continuing our relationship with this client," said Edwards. "Additionally, we appreciate the efforts of Carolina Mortgage Company in arranging this financing."
Contact: Kelly Maxey, Arbor Commercial Mortgage, 333 Earle Ovington Blvd, Ste. 900, Uniondale, NY 11553, 516.506.4602, email@example.com
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kids' sites somehow brought me to Boxbird, a Brighten gallery that was founded by print enthusiast Alice Carter and illustrator Graham Carter. They showcase talent from some of the finest illustrators in the UK like Fiona Hewitt, Jon Burgerman, Sally Elford, and Tom Frost – to name just a few. Boxbird's online store has a whimsical assortment full of unique pieces like these wooden cars by Tom Frost. They are made from layers of carved plywood, which are coated with a hand screen-printed skin. The wheels are vintage Mecano, they come in a custom made box and are available in the four designs shown. Loving the old-school feel and attention to detail – very cool!
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Can I get my granddaughter placed with me if its been to coury
Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2017 2:29 pm
Hi I have 2 granddaughters the oldest lives with me and her grandfather we have a residence order which we arranged with our daughter and no involvement with social services. She is 13 yrs old and autistic also anxiety issues. Her sister is 6 yrs old and was placed with us for 3 weeks. Due to her sisters anxiety being extremely difficult at that time and her sister sleeping on the floor in her room she was placed in foster care. Told we would have lots of contact with her which turned out to lies. We applied for her and was told at the assessment that we are to old, or health and due to her sister anxiety which is also made worse by her not seeing her sister where she is and afraid that they will take her away .Disability social worked reported that their was pretension of a brake down in placement for both children so we was refused. We feal that we were made to choose one over the other or lose both. We were not party to any court proceeding. As told that as we failed the assessment we wasn't allowed. Court placed her in fostercare we know only see her once a month which is totally heartbreaking and is making her sister very upset and distressed her school has contacted us on lots of occasions and report that she is very anxious due to her not understanding. Can we apply now to have her placed with us we love her dearly and won't what us best for her and her sister


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West Greene STEM Programs
Jed Hamberger
Monday, November 05, 2018
West Greene was back in the Observer on November 4th showcasing our advancements in STEM education thanks to Gary Whyte, Tim Barnes, Gage Gray, and Andrew Wise as well as the 5th grade students involved in the activities !!!!! Congratulations to your hard work paying off and being recognized.


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full screen How to set full screen?Hi everyone~ I just started PIXI. Why is there a few pixels of white border on the left and top of the screen? How to remove it?
Pointer in Full Screen disappears
JohnK posted a topic in Questions & AnswersTrying out a little project in the PG that requires clicking on a mesh I found that the pointer disappears when you go to full screen and so it is not possible to click on the mesh. Then I tried with some of the built in PGs. In the PG from the drop down menu select Actions and Drag and Drop and then Full Screen, no pointer with which to carry out the actions. Any suggestions?
full screen on android with enchant.js
OpenMind posted a topic in Coding and Game Designhi, i'm working on my first html5 game project (private) using echant.js. i'm using visual studio 2015 and cordova. at the moment i'm stuck to get it full screen on horizontal mode on my android device. any tips to get full screen? regards
p2 loses bounds exiting from fullscreenwhen I exit from full screen my player (with its own collision group) stops rebounding against the world edges i've tried various combinations of these with no luck this.game.scale.stopFullScreen();this.game.world.setBounds(0,0,480,32*11*10) // or ...// this.layer1.resizeWorld()this.game.physics.p2.updateBoundsCollisionGroup();this.game.physics.p2.setBoundsToWorld(true, true, true, true,true)thanks for any advice was also mentioned here by somebody else http://www.html5gamedevs.com/topic/15385-issue-with-p2-stopfullscreen-collisionmask-world-bounds/
attach elements to canvas fullscreenHey community, I've been playing some time with phaser and i totally love it! incredible work and so much power!. Anyway, i was playing with the full screen properties and when i go to full screen, only the canvas goes full screen. Is it possible attach an element to the full screen canvas besides the canvas itself? like a fixed html with high z-index? I wanna add a chat box to my game but outside the game/canvas. Is it possible? I would appreciate a lot any help Many thanks in advance!
Global Variables - Full Screen Mobile TemplateI've been using this forum as a valuable tool along with all the wonderful examples provided to us. I finally have my first simple HTML5 game nearly complete but i'm having an issue with accessing the global variables in the Full Screen Mobile Template. I'll post the code I'm talking about below: Boot.js BasicGame = { // GLOBAL VARIABLES score: 0, // MUSIC THAT PLAYS BETWEEN STATES music: null, // CHECK AGAINST DEVICE ORIENTATION TO DETERMINE BEHAVIOR OF GAME orientated: false };BasicGame.Boot = function (game) {};BasicGame.Boot.prototype = { preload: function () { },Now, first I had noticed that in this template variables don't look like how I would normally declare a variable: var score = 0;In my loop timer I basically have the timer increment the score: Game.js updateCounter: function() { score++; scoreText.setText("Score: " + score); }If I use the above code without first declaring the score variable in this state then I get a variable undeclared error. My concept is that I want to add the score to the MainMenu state but when attempting to do so it states the variable is not declared. How would I access the global variable from another game state when declaring it as has been done in this template? Thanks for any help you can provide!
Full Screen mode in Phaser JSHi frnds, One little help, i started a html5 game. Im making a screen setup, in default phaser has full screen mode (which is mentioned in phaser examples). which is working only in android chrome browser. does n1 tried full screen mode which is working in all or most of the browsers...?? if so, please help me...im stuck with this... .


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Tabufor soaring with Griffins
St. Joseph Catholic High School guard Abiel Tabufor recently signed with the MacEwan University Griffins to play basketball at the Canada West level.
"I feel completely blessed," Tabufor said. "It's a good feeling and a good accomplishment. … I'm making my parents proud because I'm doing something with the opportunity that's been given to me.
"It's something I've been working towards for a long time and it feels good to do that and be able to learn and grow because I know there is so much stuff I can still learn."
St. Joe's basketball head coach Rob Levy wasn't surprised the Griffins pursued the six-foot-three guard considering he's got all the skills to play the guard position effectively at the highest level in university sports in Canada.
"He's a hidden talent at the U Sport level," Levy said. "MacEwan is lucky to have him, for sure. He's a kid that is already able to play at that level."
When Tabufor played in the GPRC high school all-star basketball game back in March, he was the best player on the court, hands down. Nobody could guard him
because of his speed and quickness. It was like trying to guard a shadow.
The Celtics coach relayed a story about Tabufor in the lead up to the all-star game at the GPRC gym.
The guard hurt his right wrist during the Alberta provincial basketball championship and played despite the pain. Before the all-star game he went to the hospital to get it checked. The x-ray came back negative but he wasn't anywhere near healthy.
"We taped up (his wrist) and then he, basically, played the game with just his left hand and (dropped) 15 points and (collected) 10 rebounds," Levy said.
Griffins head coach Eric Magdanz first laid eyes on the 17-year-old a couple of years back and he had the 'wow' factor back then.
"The first thing you notice is his athleticism," Magdanz said. "That's the thing that stands out. You don't have to be a basketball coach to see he's at a different level than a lot of people."
Levy believes Tabufor has tons of skill and potential but he possesses the requisite attitude to work at getting better.
In talking to the guard, you get the feeling he's got a consuming passion for the game and that's never a bad thing.
"There would be times he'd be in the gym at seven in the morning, putting shots up before school," Levy said. "After school he's always looking for (more) gym time."
Part of his work ethic includes staying away from shortcuts. It's like long division when the teacher asks you to show your work just to prove you knew what you were doing.
He has three younger siblings who look up to him and he feels responsible for setting a good example for them.
"There are a lot of people who are looking up to me so I have to be the best example I can and continue to set an example for the future (kids) who want to play basketball. "(My siblings) look up to me, and no matter what I do, since I'm the first born in the family, I have to set the tone and set standards for them."
Going solely on what Magdanz says, the St. Joe's product will get a chance to get on the floor straight away.
"(Magdanz) thinks I can contribute to the team and be a valuable asset running the floor and doing the small things," Tabufor said. "It's my first year and I have a lot to learn so I'm going to be doing whatever he needs me to do and that's going to be my role."
"He's a pretty good ball handler where he can play the guard for us," Magdanz added. "He can shoot the ball from the outside and his athleticism allows him to play inside against guys who are bigger than him. He's a well rounded player that can develop in our system."


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That is why I decided to write a negative review this time. I was in no mood to write something positive and this post has been long overdue. Many of you, who have read my previous posts, know how I have been complaining about the smallest bed ever at MEININGER Hotel Amsterdam City West.
I am not a fussy traveller anymore. As long as I get a clean and quiet room that is centrally located, I am fine. When we were younger, we were used to staying in good hotels around the world since dad used to work for an airline. I think my fussiness disappeared when I spent two months in one of the dirtiest hostels during my first year in college (we once found a cockroach in our morning coffee). I have camped in tents and places where the commode was filled with frogs (We ended up peeing outside and each of us had a marked territory by the time the sun rose). I have slept on a train for 2 days and I still loved it. So you can understand how flexible I am when it comes to accommodation.
|A Flower Garden Just outside the hotel
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So I reached Amsterdam around 7:30 PM in the evening. I decided to take a cab since it was showing that the hotel was around 6 km from Amsterdam central and I was too tired to even think about taking public transportation to the hotel with my luggage. The cab driver was way too chatty and the first advice he gave me was that it was better to take a train to my hotel. Soon I noticed that the landscape was changing and we were heading towards a quieter part of the city. It took us a bit of time to locate the place even with the GPS since the name board was not too visible from the main road.
The cab driver dropped me in front of the Sloterdijk railway station since MEININGER Hotel Amsterdam City West is located right next to it. I was also eager to get rid of the cab driver since he had already started flirting with me by then and wanted to know what my plans were for the night. I gave him some excuse about how my friends were waiting for me at the hotel and went searching for the hotel entrance. Even though the hotel is located right next to the station, the entrance is on the other side and I walked around for a while trying to find an entrance which did not include dragging my suitcase over a flight of stairs.
Smallest Bed Ever
The hotel staff were extremely rude and indifferent which was quite different to what I was used to till then. I soon got my room keys and went to the room only to discover the smallest bed ever. This was quite a shock to me since I had ended up paying more than 100 Euros per night for this small bed. The only good thing about the room was that it was quite clean.
Right next to the train tracks
Bad Laundromat
Too remote for a solo traveller
Another thing is that even though there are many budget hotels around the place, there are no restaurants to eat except maybe one. The ones inside the railway station are not open throughout the day. The whole place had an abandoned vibe to it after 10 PM and hence I made sure I got back here every day before the sun set. As a solo traveller, I found this place too remote for me, especially in the evening. Breakfast is also not included and I ended up having breakfast in the city every day.
I spent three nights at this awful place and I ended up not sleeping much on all my nights here. The bed was so uncomfortable and tiny. I am definitely never going to stay here again. I was so glad by the time I saw my bed at the Dominican in Brussels. As one of my friends mentioned, sometimes all you need at the end of a tiring day is a good bed and this place, MEININGER Hotel Amsterdam City had one of the worst beds ever.
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What if Aladdin took all of the genie's powers? Mmmm . . .
Here is yet another entry in my continuing series of freaky stories that lend credence to my book, The Milkman. This one is from Gawker about Aladdin, a software system acting as a hub for more $11 trillion in assets. Seven percent of all the wealth in the world is managed, in part, by this one company. For perspective, this little firm is, at any given time, the second largest economy in the world. Nope, not Apple, not Google, not Exxon. Read all about it.
It's not a whole new world. It's ours. Aren't you glad you have a friend like me?


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Our physical activity habits have changed, and physical inactivity is now the fourth leading risk factor for all-cause mortality in the world. The Activators workshops are designed to educate around the power of physical activity, enabling anyone to become physical activity-aware. Physical activity has the ability to alleviate and prevent a wide variety of health concerns and promote positive benefits to our health and well-being individually and as a collective.
This course focuses specifically on workplace physical activity, giving you the knowledge and skills to help your colleagues and workforce embed physical activity into all aspects of the working day.
Why be a Workplace Activator?
Poor health and wellbeing is costing UK businesses £29 million per year. Healthier and more active workplaces have been proven to be happier and more productive workforces. Research suggests that exercise can reduce absenteeism by up to 23.5% and also cause a reduction in presenteeism, leading to more productive staff. In addition, more active workplaces have been shown to have a lower staff turnover, which has been found to be reduced by up to 16%.
Workplace activators are the people who drive and deliver workplace solutions for physical activity. They are those who have the understanding and guidance to motivate people to walk a little further, take the stairs, or even go for a lunchtime game of rounders.
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This 3 hour workshop uses the latest physical activity and behavioural change research and knowledge to make you a workplace activator who:
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- Understands how to Make Every Contact Count with your colleagues
- Gains practical ideas to take back to your workplace
- Gets access to a network of likeminded activators to share ideas, concerns and provide support
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He Sees You When You're Sleeping by Mary Higgins Clark & Carol Higgins Clark
I found this book at Malaysia's first OBCZ, Official BookCrossing Zone, at 1 Utama! Let me just say that I'm very happy that MPH and 1U have got on the bandwagon of BC! =)
I've been spending so much time there, and this book and my next four books were all from our OBCZ!
I was worried that I was having a dry spell, not being in the mood to read any of the books I already had, but finding these books there, and all which I read in a day each(!) definitely cured me of my dry spell!
My thoughts:
I've enjoyed most of Mary Higgins Clark's books, but I've never read anything by her daughter Carol, nor one written by the both of them. I decided to try this book, and while it's not the best book I've read by Mary Higgins Clark, I did enjoy it.
It's about a man, Sterling, who'd died and gone to Heaven, or more precisely, gone to wait at the Heavenly Gates for entry. He'd been waiting for about 50 years, give or take, and it seemed it was because he wasn't a very helpful person when he was alive. The Heavenly council decided to give him a chance to redeem himself, by allowing him to go back to Earth (as a ghostly angel) to help a little girl have a happy Christmas. That's the gist of it, anyway.
It was enjoyable as a book, but not what I would've expected from the Higgins Clarks. I found it read like a feel-good Disney Christmas movie where the characters were caricatures. Again, unexpected, but enjoyable nonetheless.