Wednesday, March 23, 2016

NAI Norwood Group Leases Retail Space in Cape Neddick, Maine

Cape Neddick (York), Maine – NAI Norwood Group is pleased to announce the lease of retail space at 1300 US Route 1, Cape Neddick, Maine. Pam Lynch, of NAI Norwood Group, represented the landlord and assisted the tenant, Grass Roots.


Grass Roots, formerly of Ogunquit, has relocated to The Cape Neddick House, at 1300 US Rt. 1, York. They will open in March, offering massage and a wide variety of wellness body treatments and services, as well as a natural supplement store and juice bar. The Cape Neddick House is also home to the newly expanded Shops at Cape Neddick and The Ice Cream House. The space Grass Roots will occupy is approximately 2,600 SF.

NAI Norwood Group is an affiliate of NAI Global, the world’s leading managed network of independently owned commercial real estate brokerage firms.  Through this network of 355 offices in 55 countries, NAI Norwood Group is able to leverage their 45+ years of dedicated local experience around the world. With our extensive background and strong local contacts, we are able to assist individual corporations in negotiating leases, sales, business brokerage, investments, relocation, site selection and development. For more information please visit www.nainorwoodgroup.com. Or contact one of our offices: 116 South River Road, Bedford, NH 03110, (603) 668-7000 or 28 Deer Street Suite 301, Portsmouth, NH 03801 (603) 431-3001.

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Tuesday, March 22, 2016

DOWNTOWN MANCHESTER OFFICE BUILDING FOR SALE WITH PARKING

Manchester NH - NAI Norwood Group is pleased to be presenting to market two parcels for sale jointly or separately.

300 Hanover Street is a single story 20,360+/- SF brick building located downtown area of the City of Manchester, NH.  It is centrally located just over one mile from Exit 6 (Granite Street) on 293 and just two miles away from Exit 7 (Hanover Street) on 93.  A rare find in the City to have an office building with this density of parking. The property is located in the R-3 (PO) Urban Multifamily District (Professional Office Overlay) zone. Current use is for office space for the New Hampshire Department of Employment Security (NHES).  

436 Maple Street is approximately 7,000 SF, (0.16+/-) acres, located on the corner of Maple and Hanover Streets. It is currently being used as parking lot for the properties at both 298 and 300 Hanover Street and has been marked for 20 spaces. Potentials include maintaining its existing use as parking or redevelopment.  

The properties are being sold through a structured sale with tour dates and offer dates outlined in the due diligence documents found on this site. Should buyers wish to conduct additional tours outside the scheduled times listed then they should reach out to the listing brokers. Properties are being sold "As-Is" and subject to NH RSA 4:40. 

“This is a rare opportunity to own a building in downtown Manchester with suburban parking amenities. There is also a potential leaseback on a portion of the space from the NHES that could work well for an investor or user.” Said Chris Norwood, President of NAI Norwood Group.

Please visit www.hanoverandmaple.com for the due diligence package and further details.

NAI Norwood Group is an affiliate of NAI Global, the world’s leading managed network of independently owned commercial real estate brokerage firms.  Through this network of 355 offices in 55 countries, NAI Norwood Group is able to leverage their 45+ years of dedicated local experience around the world. With our extensive background and strong local contacts, we are able to assist individual corporations in negotiating leases, sales, business brokerage, investments, relocation, site selection and development. For more information please visit www.nainorwoodgroup.com. Or contact one of our offices: 116 South River Road, Bedford, NH 03110, (603) 668-7000 or 28 Deer Street Suite 301, Portsmouth, NH 03801 (603) 431-3001.

Tuesday, March 01, 2016

NAI Norwood Group Brokers Successful 5-Property Self-Storage Transaction - Largest in NH

The NAI Norwood Group announced today the successful completion of a Granite Clover Self-Storage 5-property sale to National Storage Affiliates Trust (“NSA”) (NYSE: NSA). The assets were acquired by NSA from multiple entities under the Granite Clover Self-Storage trademark.

The transaction was valued at approximately $28.8 million and consists of approximately 235,000 rentable square feet with approximately 1,900 self-storage units. This sale is the largest all New Hampshire self-storage portfolio sold in Southern New Hampshire in the last twenty years. The 5-property portfolio is located throughout Amherst, Nashua, Londonderry, Derry and Pembroke, New Hampshire.

Joseph Mendola, Senior Vice-President of NAI Norwood Group, who represents the Argus Self-Storage Sales Network in Northern New England, represented the seller in this transaction and assisted the buyer. Mendola also represented the seller in the sale of the Dover, Bow, Somersworth, and Wakefield properties to Optivest Properties, Inc. Optivest is a NSA Participating Regional Operator.

The self-storage asset both regionally and nationally has been a very favorable asset class to own partly because of the significant change in demographics across the country. The millennium generation has decided it is better to rent instead of own a home in this market. Consequently, this shift in demand for housing has been very attractive for apartments and the self-storage industry. Occupancies in these two asset classes are at all-time highs.

This phenomenon, along with a very low interest rate market, has caused significant cap rate compression for valuing income from real estate. The value of self-storage has increased significantly in the last five years and the demand for these steady high-yielding assets has also risen tremendously. If an owner is thinking about selling self-storage there is not a better time than now to do so.

About Joseph Mendola and NAI Norwood Group
Mr. Mendola is the Argus Self-storage Sales Network representative covering Northern New England for Argus. Mendola has specialized in the brokerage of self-storage for the last 20 years. The Argus sales network sold over $250 million worth of self-storage in 22 states in 2015.


NAI Norwood Group is an affiliate of NAI Global, the world’s leading managed network of independently owned commercial real estate brokerage firms. Through this network of 355 offices in 55 countries, NAI Norwood Group is able to leverage their 45+ years of dedicated local experience around the world. With our extensive background and strong local contacts, we are able to assist individual corporations in negotiating leases, sales, business brokerage, investments, relocation, site selection and development. For more information please visit www.nainorwoodgroup.com. Or contact one of our offices: 116 South River Road, Bedford, NH 03110, (603) 668-7000 or 28 Deer Street Suite 301, Portsmouth, NH 03801 (603) 431-3001.