5 Thomas Mellon Circle
- Acquiring 5 Thomas Mellon Circle for US$24.4M, a 4.69-acre waterfront land along San Francisco Bay, California, just to the south of the Candlestick Cove town houses. Valuation of US$35M which is ~43.0% above acquisition price.
- An attractive bay side location in close proximity to major highways in between the San Francisco City Centre and the San Francisco International Airport.
- An office building is situated on the land , ~50% occupied and yielding annual rental income of ~US$1M.
- Intends to demolish office building and develop a 528 units Continuing Care Retirement Community for senior residents.
- GDV: ~US$600M
- Plans to fund the construction by external borrowings (payable from the US$400M of upfront refundable entrance fees to be collected from Senior Residents who desire to occupy a unit within the Continuing Care Retirement Community project).
- Expected to recognize sizeable long term recurring rental income from 31 March 2017 (FY2017) onwards from Continuing Care Retirement Community 528 Units via monthly fee of US$3,500 to US$7,500 per unit.
Assuming monthly fee of US$3,500 to US$7,500 per unit, for 528 units, the annual fee will be in the range of US$22.176M to US$47.52M. Not sure if this monthly fee includes healthcare facilities costs and trained professionals (Doctors and Nurses) salaries.
The waterfront land is part of the Executive Park/Candlestick Point Project Area, a 71-acre swath of waterfront land at the south eastern border of San Francisco. The area was originally conceived as a suburban office park but over the past several years has been subject to a city-sponsored general plan amendment to provide for the development of some 2,800 residential units. The northern parcel will consist of approximately 85,800 square feet and has been approved for 171 units. The southern parcel, consisting of 118,385 square feet, has been approved for 329 units.
Victoria Yu, director of project development for APIC, said the company has shifted its focus from the Pacific Northwest to the Bay Area.
“Everybody likes San Francisco these days — it’s vibrant, diverse, and beautiful,” she said. “San Francisco is such an internationally acclaimed destination. In Asia San Francisco enjoys a special reputation everywhere you go.”
She thinks Candlestick Point will be a different place once development gets going.
“Right now there is not much out there, but it’s a beautiful place right by the Bay,” she said. “We think in five years time the place will be very attractive residential location.”
She said it would take six months to do the design review and another six months to complete construction documents.
“We would like to start construction as soon as we can,” she said. “The end of next year would be a good goal, though maybe optimistic.”
Altogether 13 new residential buildings will replace Executive Park, a struggling 1970s office park that was built to attract back-office users. Eight of the building sites, where 1,100 units will be built, are owned by Universal Paragon Corp.; the remaining land, slated for some 500 units, is now owned APIC.
The property is a 10-minute walk to both the Bayshore Caltrain station and the T-Third line.