CHULA VISTA, CALIF. — Northwestern Mutual has completed the disposition of Pulse Millenia, a garden-style apartment property at 2043 Artisan Way in the Otay Ranch submarket of Chula Vista, just south of San Diego. An undisclosed buyer acquired the asset for $116 million. Built in 2106, Pulse Millenia features 273 one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans averaging 970 square feet with stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, wood-style flooring and in-unit washers/dryers. Community amenities include a central sundeck plaza with a heated pool and spa; a 24-hour fitness center; a social lounge with a billiard table and kitchen; a multi-station business center; a conference center and private dining room; a multi-sport/bocce ball court; and barbecue grilling stations. Pulse Millenia was the first apartment community constructed as part of the $4 billion Millenia master plan within Otay Ranch. Kip Malo led the JLL Capital Markets Investment Sales Advisory team that represented the seller in the deal. Charles Halladay, Annie Rice, Brandon Smith, Rick Salinas of JLL Capital Markets Debt Advisory secured a $71.8 million, seven-year, fixed-rate loan through Freddie Mac Multifamily for the undisclosed buyer. JLL Real Estate Capital, a Freddie Mac Optigo lender, will service the loan.
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Alamo Group, Covenant Real Estate Buy 120,169 SF Walla Walla Town Center Mall in Washington
by Amy Works
WALLA WALLA, WASH. — Alamo Group and Covenant Real Estate Group have acquired Walla Walla Town Center, a shopping mall situated on 31 acres in Walla Walla. Terms of the transaction were not released. At the time of sale, the 120,169-square-foot property was 93 percent occupied. Current tenants include Planet Fitness, Burlington, Ross Dress for Less, Marshall’s, PetSmart, Ulta Beauty, Hobby Lobby, Famous Footwear and Sportsman’s Warehouse. Formerly known as Blue Mountain Mall, the asset was redeveloped and reopened as Walla Walla Town Center in 2018. According to Marcus & Millichap, Bed, Bath & Beyond declared bankruptcy and vacated the premises during escrow and negotiations are underway with Old Navy to backfill some of the center’s vacancies. Christopher Edwards, Clayton Brown and Ruthanne Loar of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer in the deal.
LCP Group Arranges $85M Refinancing for Brown Palace Hotel, Holiday Inn Express in Denver
by Amy Works
DENVER — The LCP Group has facilitated $85 million in refinancing for a hotel complex in Denver that combines the Brown Palace Hotel and Spa Autograph Collection and Holiday Inn Express Denver Downtown. The refinancing package for Crescent Real Estate includes a senior loan from Benefit Street Partners and a mezzanine loan from a partnership between LCP and Ares Management. Situated in downtown Denver, the 474-key complex offers immediate access to the central business district, River North Arts and Lower Downtown districts. The Brown Palace has a storied history of more than 130 years.
MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis-based Kraus-Anderson Construction Co. (KA) has acquired Phoenix-based Sonoran Crest Construction, a 20-year-old firm with a focus on healthcare construction in the Southwest U.S. region. The transaction, financial terms of which were undisclosed, marks the first acquisition of another company in KA’s 126-year history. The acquisition will expand KA’s growth in the Southwest. Sonoran Crest has built projects for regional healthcare providers such as Banner Health, Abrazo Health, Honor-Health and Healthcare Trust of America. The company’s new name will be Sonoran Crest Construction — a division of Kraus-Anderson Construction Co. The office at 1401 N. 24th St. in Phoenix will be led by Jaki Scott, director of operations.
CLEVELAND — KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) has invested $10.2 million of 4 percent Low-Income Housing Tax Credit equity and provided a $7.9 million construction loan for the development of Henrietta Homes in Cleveland. The project will consist of 40 lease-to-purchase single-family homes in the city’s Hough neighborhood. Henrietta Homes will target family households with incomes between 30 and 60 percent of the area median income. The development will be partially subsidized, of which eight homes will be supported by 20-year Section 8 project-based vouchers provided through Cuyahoga Metro Housing Authority. Additional soft funding sources include $1.6 million from City of Cleveland Housing Trust Funds, a $450,000 Cuyahoga County HOME loan and a $1.2 million equity bridge loan through Ohio Housing Finance Agency’s Housing Development Loan program. Nonprofit the Famicos Foundation is the project sponsor. The homes will be available to lease during a 15-year period. At year 16, residents will have the opportunity to purchase the home at an affordable price. Famicos will prepare tenants to transition into homeownership by providing financial training and homeownership counseling during the 15-year leasing period. Derek Reed and Kory Clark of KeyBank CDLI structured the tax credit equity and debt financing.
BKM Capital Partners Acquires 140,693 SF Airport Way Corporate Park in Portland, Oregon
by Amy Works
PORTLAND, ORE. — BKM Capital Partners has acquired Airport Way Corporate Park, a three-building industrial property in Portland, for $24.5 million. The name of the seller was not released. BKM plans to rename the property PDX Distribution Center. Located at 12021 NE Airport Way and 12055 and 12067 NE Glenn Widing Drive, the 140,693-square-foot property operates as a multi-tenant park. The three buildings offer 16 units ranging in size from 3,666 square feet to 32,533 square feet with office space accounting for 36 percent of the overall leaseable area. Built in phases between 1992 and 2008, the park features 19 dock-high and 22 grade-level loading doors, up to 26-foot clear heights, concrete truck courts and ample parking. At the time of sale, the asset was 97 percent leased to 15 tenants. BKM plans to invest more than $1.3 million into capital improvements. Plans include upgrades to the roof, parking lots and HVAC systems, as well as a modernized paint scheme, new signage and refreshed landscaping. The company also plans to convert a vacant unit into functional warehouse space. Paige Morgan, Brett Hartzell and Cara Nolan of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.
CARMEL, IND. — Big V Property Group and Equity Street Capital have acquired Merchants Square shopping center in the Indianapolis suburb of Carmel. The purchase price and seller were undisclosed. The open-air retail property totals 232,284 square feet. Tenants include Planet Fitness, Flix Brewhouse, Cost Plus World Market, Petco and Dollar Tree. Harvest Market will shadow anchor the property when it opens this fall.
BROOKLYN PARK, MINN. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the $11.9 million sale of Edinburgh Festival Centre in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Park. The 91,563-square-foot shopping center was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale. A 54,476-square-foot Festival Foods store anchors the property, which is located on Edinburgh Centre Drive. Bill Asher and Jeff Lefko of Hanley, in association with ParaSell Inc., represented the seller, LS Capital Inc., and the buyer, a private investor from northern California.
Marcus & Millichap Brokers $10.3M Sale of Gas Station Property in Riverside, California
by Amy Works
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a gas station property located at 2278 Main St. in the Inland Empire city of Riverside. The asset traded for $10.3 million. Rick Raymundo, Orbell Ovaness, Ara Rostamian and Aren Ohanian of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller and undisclosed buyer in the deal. Totaling 52,707 square feet, the property features a gas station, convenience store, express car wash and large plot of vacant land.
TRAVERSE CITY, MICH. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Empire Self Storage, a 71,350-square-foot self-storage facility in Traverse City. The sales price was undisclosed. Built in 2015, the property consists of 500 non-climate-controlled units. Approvals are in place to build an additional six buildings totaling 300 units. Brian Kelly, Brett Hatcher, Gabriel Coe and Nathan Coe of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer and seller, both of which were limited liability companies.