NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEV. — A joint venture between Ares Management Corp. and CapRock Partners has sold Tropical Logistics Phase II, an industrial warehouse complex in North Las Vegas. The 442,780-square-foot, Class A facility includes three single-tenant buildings. The buyer was institutional investor Stockbridge Capital Group. At the time of the sale, the property was fully leased to three tenants. Tropical Logistics Phase II is the joint venture’s third completed development. The firms have partnered in the development of Tropical Logistics Phase I, a 1.1-million-square-foot, Class A logistics facility that was completed and sold in the second quarter of 2022, and Spanish Ridge Industrial Park, a recently completed, partially leased, 230,899-square-foot industrial complex in Southwest Las Vegas. Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, with local representation by JLL. The price was not disclosed.
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WEST SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — Avanath Capital Management LLC has acquired Rivers Senior, a 120-unit affordable seniors housing community in West Sacramento, for $19 million. Constructed in 2008, Rivers Senior was built utilizing the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee’s Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTCs) along with bond financing via multiple agencies. Additionally, the asset benefits from the State of California’s Welfare Tax Exemption. The community features 96 one-bedroom and 24 two-bedroom units, 60 of which are reserved for residents earning up to 50 percent of area median income (AMI) and 59 units of which are reserved for residents at 60 percent of AMI. The property consists of nine two-story buildings situated on 4.8 acres, located approximately 2.5 miles west of downtown Sacramento, the main employment center for the city of Sacramento. The property, Avanath’s 19th acquisition in Northern California and its 13th in the greater Sacramento area, was purchased in an off-market transaction with the seller, from which Avanath has previously purchased numerous Sacramento-based multifamily assets. Avanath will manage the property internally and plans to implement several capital improvements at the property, including replacing the roofs and boilers. The firm will also incorporate ESG principles aligned with its mission, including upgrading …
CBRE Brokers $10M Sale of Courtyard Apartments at La Pat Place in Westminster, California
by Jeff Shaw
WESTMINSTER, CALIF. — CBRE arranged the sale of Courtyard Apartments at La Pat Place, a 30-unit community in Westminster. A private investor purchased the property for $10 million. Courtyard Apartments at La Pat Place was built in 1963 and offers a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. All 30 units were remodeled as part of the $1 million in renovations completed by the seller. Dan Blackwell and Andrew Boukather represented the buyer and undisclosed seller in this transaction.
PICO RIVERA, CALIF. — CapRock Partners has acquired Olive Tree Industrial, a 3.1-acre, value-add industrial outdoor storage property in Pico Rivera, just southeast of Los Angeles. The property features about 31,000 square feet of warehouse space and a large, secured storage yard. CapRock intends to transform the property into a modern and functional facility. The firm continues to seek value-add investment opportunities throughout the Western and Central U.S. Mark Repstad and Carla Chen with Southland CRE represented CapRock in the purchase transaction. They were also retained to market and lease Olive Tree Industrial’s available space.
DENVER — Avison Young has negotiated a 10-year lease agreement for a 13,400-square-foot office space at 1400 S. Colorado Blvd. in Denver. Law firm Springer, Steinberg, Giacomini, Burstein and Holycross will occupy the entire top floor of the recently renovated building. The five-story property underwent a full renovation to transform it into a multi-tenant building. Avison Young’s leasing agents represented the owner, Matt Lewan, CEO of Integrated Property Services, and directly sourced the tenant. The move-in is scheduled to take place in November 2023.
HAVERHILL, MASS. — Locally based owner-operator The Procopio Cos. is underway on construction of The Beck, a 290-unit, transit-served multifamily project that will be located in the northern Boston suburb of Haverhill. The Beck will consist of two five-story residential buildings and more than 6,000 square feet of retail space. The development also includes the construction of a 1.4-acre public waterfront park with an amphitheater. Dellbrook | JKS is the construction manager of the project, and CUBE3 is the architect. Needham Bank provided construction financing. Completion is slated for spring 2025.
CHARLESTOWN, MASS. — Developer Hood Park LLC has topped out a 186,000-square-foot life sciences facility in the northern Boston suburb of Charlestown. The five-story building at 100 Hood Park Drive will complement an existing structure that features 61,139 square feet of lab space, 40,000 square feet of retail space and a 900-space parking garage. Both buildings will serve as anchors for Hood Park, a 20-acre project that is a redevelopment of the former facility of dairy producer H.P. Hood & Sons. At full build-out, Hood Park will comprise 1.8 million square feet of office and life sciences space, 100,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space and 335 residential units.
PHILADELPHIA — General contractor TN Ward has completed the renovation of Race Street Labs, a 180,000-square-foot life sciences facility in Philadelphia. In addition to base building renovations, two floors of lab facilities were constructed on a speculative basis. The facility now features lab-ready building infrastructure, customizable lab and office spaces and onsite lab management support services. Iron Stone Real Estate Partners owns the property. Cushman & Wakefield is marketing the renovated space for lease.
PITTSBURGH — New Jersey-based Tryko Partners has broken ground on Cedarwood Homes, an age-restricted affordable housing project that will be located at the site of the former Fairywood School in Pittsburgh. The majority (39) of the units will be reserved for renters earning 60 percent or less of the area median income. Merchants Capital secured an $11 million construction and equity bridge loan financing for the project. The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency also awarded a 9 percent Low-Income Housing Tax Credit to fund the project. Completion is slated for some time next year.
Indicap, Colmena Group, Langley Properties Receive Town Approval for $1B Mixed-Use Project in Gilbert, Arizona
by Jeff Shaw
GILBERT, ARIZ. — The Town of Gilbert, a suburb southeast of Phoenix, has approved the zoning request for a 311-acre mixed-use development called The Ranch. Indicap, Colmena Group and Langley Properties are leading the project and estimate that development costs exceed $1 billion. Upon completion, The Ranch will offer 221 acres of light industrial space, 39 acres of commercial space, 39 acres of multifamily space and 16 acres of public green space. The industrial portion could total up to 3 million square feet of mid-bay and cross-dock buildings. The commercial space is slated to include restaurants, storage, convenience stores, office space, a fitness center, small grocer and dental office, among other uses. Plans for Residences at the Ranch, the multifamily component of the project, including two- and three-story rental homes with ground-floor retail. The 16-acre green space will include trails and landscaping for the community to use. The developers also plan to make $20 million in offsite improvements. The zoning approval marks the conclusion of 18 months of negotiations between the developers and the town government. A timeline for construction was not disclosed. — Channing Hamilton