COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — Capstone has brokered the sale of The Gabion Apartments, a multifamily building located at 676 W. Monument St. in Colorado Springs. The property traded for $7.1 million. Pat Knowlton of Capstone represented the undisclosed seller, while Jeff Dimmen, also of Capstone, represented the undisclosed buyer in the deal. Built in 2015, Gabion Apartments features 20 units. At the time of sale, the property was fully leased.
NEW YORK CITY — MCR, a New York City-based hospitality development and investment firm, has received a $420 million loan to refinance a portfolio of 30 hotels totaling 3,792 rooms across 17 states. The majority of the properties are located in high-growth markets within states such as Florida, Utah, Nevada, Colorado, Texas and South Carolina. Locations range from leisure destinations such as the Hilton Garden Inn Orlando at SeaWorld to urban assets like the Courtyard by Marriott Milwaukee Downtown, as well as university-driven markets. The portfolio features eight different brands across the select-service and extended-stay segments of the market. These brands include Homewood Suites, Hampton Inn & Suites, Hilton Garden Inn, Home2 Suites, Residence Inn, Courtyard by Marriott, SpringHill Suites and TownePlace Suites. Wells Fargo led the consortium of lenders, including BMO Harris, Bank of America and Square Mile Capital, that provided the funds. Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP served as legal advisor to MCR on the transaction, and Eastdil Secured served as financial advisor. MCR’s in-house team manages the hotels, all of which have recently undergone capital improvements. Specific loan terms were not disclosed, but the debt was priced with an interest rate that was 3.73 percent …
The Raleigh-Durham office market is poised for future growth as it exits the pandemic, however the question for us all is when. Re-occupancy of buildings by office users has been stubborn in the current post-pandemic environment. Despite the sluggish activity since the beginning of the year, there have been bright spots with companies becoming more strategic about their office space decisions as they return, especially in newer projects that offer best-in-class experiences. Moving forward, there will be economic and geopolitical headwinds that may interfere with the pace of recovery. However, investors and developers continue to the see the value in the market due to our highly educated workforce, favorable business climate and one of the fastest growing population centers in the country. The return of the workplace is the main driving factor for the activity in the office leasing market. As companies execute their re-occupancy plans, they are reevaluating their existing buildings, footprints and workspaces in a way that we have never seen before. Forward thinking organizations are making decisions to create unique spaces where their employees want to come to work, rather than a space where they have to come to work. We have quickly seen that one size …
FLAGSTAFF, ARIZ. — Berkadia has arranged the sale of The Overlook at Buffalo Park, a built-to-rent multifamily property at 1651 N. Gemini Drive in Flagstaff. Georgia-based St. Clair Holdings sold the asset to San Diego-based Logan Capital Advisors for $75 million. Built in 2021, The Overlook at Buffalo Park features 155 rental homes in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom cottage-style designs. The homes feature largely detached floor plans with vaulted ceilings, front porches and stainless steel appliances, including full-size washers and dryers. Community amenities include a clubhouse with porch seating, two pet parks, a dog washing station, fire pits and a fitness center. Mark Forrester, Ric Holway, Dan Cheyne and Andrew Curtis of Berkadia Phoenix represented the seller in the deal.
LONG BEACH AND FONTANA, CALIF. — The Southern California office of Duke Realty has completed four industrial facilities, totaling 335,984 square feet in Long Beach and Fontana. The properties include: A newly leased, 173,121-square-foot facility at 10905 Beech Ave. in Fontana. A pre-leased, 40,850-square-foot asset at 1180 Spring St. in Long Beach. A 72,526-square-foot building at 2861 Orange Ave. in Long Beach. A 49,487-square-foot property at 2851 Orange Ave. in Long Beach. Zac Sakowski of JLL and Mike Condon Jr. of Cushman & Wakefield are listing brokers for the Long Beach properties, while Clyde Stauff and Jace Gan of Colliers International are listing brokers for the Fontana development. Duke Realty is currently constructing nine additional properties, totaling 2 million square feet and a 4.6-acre trailer yard, in Irwindale, Perris, Redlands, Fontana, Anaheim and Lynwood.
LOS ANGELES — Bolour Associates has purchased a two-story, mixed-use building located at 6432 Santa Monica Blvd. in the Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles for $13.7 million, or $421 per square foot. Totaling 32,500 square feet, the property features 17,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space and 15,000 square feet of second-story office space. At the time of sale, the property was 100 percent occupied by tenants ranging from creative management and casting to production equipment rentals and photography studios. Brandon Michaels, Matthew Luchs and Andrew Leff of Marcush & Millichap represented the buyer and undisclosed seller in the deal.
VISTA, CALIF. — A joint venture between CenterSquare and RAF Pacifica Group has completed the disposition of 1 Viper Way, an industrial property located in Vista. BLT Enterprises acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. Totaling 202,822 square feet, the facility features 28-foot clear heights, 20 dock-high doors, 16 grade-level doors, heavy power and ample skylights to provide natural light and energy efficiencies. At the time of sale, the property was fully leased to two tenants. Cushman & Wakefield advised CenterSquare and RAF Pacifica Group in the initial acquisition in 2021, as well as the lease-up and sale of the property.
HIGHLANDS RANCH, COLO. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Highlands Ranch Marketplace, a neighborhood retail center in Highlands Ranch. Sidford Capital acquired the asset for $6.1 million. Located at 9385 S. Colorado Blvd., Highland Ranch Marketplace was fully leased to 10 tenants at the time of sale. Ryan Bowlby and Drew Isaac of Marcus & Millichap’s Denver office represented the seller, a Colorado-based private investor, and procured the buyer in the transaction.
KNOXVILLE, TENN. — Realty Trust Group has opened the University of Tennessee Medical Center’s New Advanced Orthopaedic Institute, a 91,000-square-foot clinic in Knoxville. The freestanding property is situated within University of Tennessee Research Park at Cherokee Farms, which is across Alcoa Highway from UT Medical Center’s main campus. The clinic is operated by the University Orthopaedic Surgeons (UOS) and OrthoTennessee, which relocated from the main UT Medical Center campus to the new facility. Fourteen UOS and OrthoTennessee surgeons will practice at the new location and offer clinical, imaging, diagnostic, surgical, rehabilitative care and therapy services. In addition to developer Realty Trust Group, the project team included Barber McMurry Architects and general contractor Christman Co.
ROCKVILLE, MD. — CBRE has negotiated the $25.5 million sale of Research Square, a two-building office complex located at 1500 and 1550 Research Blvd. in Rockville, a suburb of Washington, D.C. The seller is Westat, an employee-owned research company based in Rockville. Tommy Cleaver, Dan Grimes and Stuart Kenny of CBRE represented Westat in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed. CBRE says that the properties, which were fully vacated at the time of sale, represent a “premier life sciences conversion opportunity” as the Washington-Baltimore Corridor ranked No. 2 in CBRE’s Life Sciences Research Talent 2022 report.
