SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ.— A subsidiary of Sand Capital has acquired a portfolio of 47 CVS/pharmacy stores located throughout the country for $275 million. The stores include locations in Sedona, Ariz.; Seattle; Wheaton, Ill.; Southern California; Dallas; Houston; and Tuscaloosa, Ala. Some of the properties will be offered for sale. Sand Capital is a privately held real estate investment company controlled by the principals of Sandor Development Co., one of the largest privately held shopping center owners in the country.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — Bascom Arizona Ventures has purchased an 812-unit multifamily portfolio in Southern Arizona for $70.2 million. The acquisition includes the 252-unit Port Royale in Sierra Vista, as well as the 288-unit Summit Vista and the 272-unit Crescent Ridge in Tucson. Summit Vista and Crescent Ridge are situated in the North Tucson submarket near Northwest Medical Center, Foothills Mall and Arizona Pavilions shopping center. Port Royale is situated near Fort Huachuca, Cochise College and the University of Arizona South Campus. Hamid Panahi, Steve Gebing and Cliff David of Institutional Property Advisors represented both the buyer and seller, a private investor, in this transaction.
PHOENIX — A joint venture between Confluent Development and DPC Cos. has announced plans to develop a 225,000-square-foot spec industrial development in Phoenix. The project will be situated in the Sky Harbor International Airport submarket. The JV acquired a former grocery warehouse building, which will be torn down ahead of construction. This is Confluent Development’s first ground-up development in the market.
ORLANDO, FLA., JACKSONVILLE, FLA., AND PHOENIX — The U.S. real estate investment arm of Investcorp has acquired six multifamily properties in Florida and Arizona for $350 million. Acquisitions include Highpoint Club and Montevista at Windermere, which together total 708 units in Orlando; Aqua Deerwood, a 616-unit, garden-style community located in the Southside neighborhood of Jacksonville; and Arcadia Cove, Tuscany Palms and Midtown on Main, which total 1,486 units in the Phoenix metropolitan area. The seller in the transaction was undisclosed. Highpoint Club and Montevista at Windermere in Orlando offer one- and two-bedroom units. Shared amenities at both properties include a resort-style pool with cabanas, state-of-the-art fitness center, internet café with coffee bar, dog park and clubhouse. Arcadia Cove, located in Phoenix, offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Tuscany Palms and Midtown on Main, located about 18 miles east of Phoenix in Mesa, offer a mix of one- and two-bedroom units. Shared amenities at each property include a resort-style pool and fitness center. “The U.S. multifamily market remains attractive for new investment opportunities,” says Herb Myers, managing director of real estate investment at Investcorp. “This recently acquired portfolio builds upon our strong track record of investing in multifamily properties in growth …
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American Campus Communities Acquires 3,776-Bed Student Housing Portfolio for $590.6M
AUSTIN, TEXAS — American Campus Communities Inc. (NYSE: ACC) has acquired a portfolio of seven student housing properties totaling 3,776 beds across the Western and Midwestern United States for approximately $590.6 million. Affiliates of Milwaukee-based development firm and Core Spaces and Chicago-based DRW Real Estate Investments LLC sold the assets. All of the properties are associated with major universities, with enrollment averaging about 35,000 undergraduate and graduate students at each school. The company will invest about $8 million in up-front capital improvements to the portfolio. Two of the properties are stabilized: the 513-bed Hub Eugene and the 655-bed State, which service students at the University of Oregon and Colorado State University, respectively. The company acquired these assets in August for a combined $146.1 million. Another two of the properties, the 850-bed The James and the 248-bed Hub U District Seattle, are opening this fall. Those properties are located near the University of Wisconsin and the University of Washington, respectively. The final three properties, which total 1,500 beds, are all under construction and slated for fall 2018 delivery. They include Hub Ann Arbor, Hub West Lafayette and Hub Flagstaff, which offer housing to students attending the University of Michigan, Purdue University …
PHOENIX — CapRock Partners has purchased a 110,710-square-foot manufacturing facility in Phoenix for $8 million. The building is situated on 5.8 acres just east of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. The asset features 30-foot clear height, 22 dock-high loading doors and two 20-foot-wide, grade-level doors. Plans are underway to transition the property to Class A space by upgrading the interior and exterior. Stein Koss and Tom Louer of Lee & Associates represented both the buyer and seller, Madison 225 LLC.
MESA AND TUCSON, ARIZ. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of a two-property, 249-bed skilled nursing portfolio in Mesa and Tucson. A California-based regional owner-operator sold the properties for $15.3 million as part of a non-core disposition. The buyer was a publicly traded owner-operator with a large presence in Arizona. The purchase price equates to approximately $61,250 per licensed bed. Christopher Hyldahl, Gideon Orion, and Amy Sitzman were the lead advisors on the transaction.
PHOENIX — Spectrum Retirement Communities has opened The Enclave at Anthem Senior Living, a 159-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in Phoenix’s North Black Canyon Corridor. The 160,000-square-foot community is located on 6.5 acres. It is Spectrum’s fourth in the Phoenix metro area, with four more currently under construction. Spectrum both owns and operates the community. Denver-based Spectrum Retirement Communities LLC operates 36 senior living communities in 12 states from New York to Oregon totaling more than 4,200 units. The company has an additional 16 communities currently under construction.
MARANA, ARIZ. — HJ Sims has completed a $3.8 million financing for The Watermark at Continental Ranch, a proposed 99-unit assisted living and memory care community in the Tucson suburb of Marana. Sims provided the financing to a joint venture between affiliates of Link Development LLC and Watermark Retirement Communities, which will also operate the property. Continental Ranch will be Link’s fourth seniors housing development in Arizona. Watermark manages 40 seniors housing communities in 21 states. Sims structured preferred equity on behalf of the joint venture owners, meeting regulatory requirements for the senior construction lender. A new entity, LW Development Funding I LLC, was formed to issue the $3.8 million of taxable bonds. High-net-worth accredited investors purchased the bonds. Sims then used to capital to fund the preferred equity investment.
MESA, ARIZ. — Barker Pacific Group (BPG) has acquired Mesa Financial Plaza, a 311,132-square-foot Class A office building in Mesa, for an undisclosed sum. The 16-story building is located at 1201 Alma Road. BPG plans to increase the building’s occupancy and upgrade common areas through renovations to the lobby and corridors. Updated monument signage and lighting will also be added to further enhance the building’s prominence on the skyline. BPG team secured debt financing from NXT Capital with the help of Palmer Capital. Matt Nebeker of Cushman & Wakefield will lead the building’s leasing efforts.