SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — The Related Group has selected McShane Construction Co. to build The Manor Scottsdale, an apartment community located on 6.5 acres in Scottsdale. Totaling 286 units, the property will feature three-, four- and five-story wood-frame buildings with units in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. Thirty-two units will be penthouse apartments and 19 units will offer mountain views. Additionally, 24 of the units will be kosher apartments. Community amenities will include a poker/card room, arcade, fitness center, spinning/yoga room, golf simulator, salt sauna, wellness room, grotto room, lounge, pool, spa, barbecue areas, tot lot and open-air courtyards. Humphreys & Partners Architects is architect of record. Completion is slated for December 2022.
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LOS ANGELES — Cityview, a multifamily investment management and development firm, has started construction of 5935 Pico, a mixed-use community adjacent to the Carthay Square neighborhood in Mid-City Los Angeles. Slated for completion in fourth-quarter 2022, the seven-story property will feature 123 multifamily units including 13 affordable apartments, 3,340 square feet of retail space and two levels of subterranean parking. The community will offer 27 studio, 75 one-bedroom and 21 two-bedroom floor plans, all featuring stainless steel appliances, Nest thermostats, vinyl flooring, quartz countertops and in-unit washers/dryers. Community amenities will include a rooftop pool and spa, barbecue areas, dog lawn, tables with firepits, screening projector, outdoor fitness lawn, fitness center, leasing office, club room, lobby and mail room. Cityview purchased the site, which previously housed a shopping center, from AMREAL 5935 Pico Investors LLC in January 2019. The development team includes WPIC Construction, Togawa Smith Martin, Nadia Geller Designs and Labib Funk + Associates.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Alter, a commercial real estate developer, has announced plans for a $54 million sports medicine center for Banner Health at its Riverwalk at Talking Stick mixed-use development along Loop 101 at Indian Bend Road in Scottsdale. Preliminary design is underway for the three-story, 80,000-square-foot project, which will offer athletes dedicated sports medicine services. Completion is slated for fourth-quarter 2022. Pat Williams of JLL represented Banner Health, while Kurt Rosene of NOVO Development represented Alter in the project negotiations.
WOODINVILLE, WASH. — Sack Properties has purchased Chateau Woods, a 114-unit multifamily property located in Woodinville, approximately 20 miles northeast of Seattle. BPM Real Estate Group sold the asset for $45.7 million, or $401,316 per unit. Built in 2008, Chateau Woods features 59 one-bedroom units and 55 two-bedroom units, with an average unit size of 978 square feet and 36 percent of the units include a den. The elevator-served property features a resident clubhouse, 24-hour fitness center, bike storage and outdoor courtyards with dining and barbecue areas. Giovanni Napoli, Philip Assouad, Ryan Dinius and Sidney Warsinske of Pacific Northwest Institutional Property Advisors represented the buyer. Charles Halladay, Peter Smyslowski, Chris Gandy and Matt Cimino of JLL Capital Markets arranged financing for the buyer.
LeClaire-Schlosser Group Brokers Sale of Climate-Controlled Storage Facility in Albuquerque
by Amy Works
ALBUQUERQUE — The LeClaire-Schlosser Group of Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Storage Bank, a self-storage facility located on San Pedro Boulevard in Albuquerque. A local limited liability company sold the asset to a national self-storage operator for an undisclosed price. The two-story, climate-controlled facility features a 24-hour surveillance system monitoring all entrances, two loading areas at the rear of the property, a commercial lift to access the second floor and an on-site manager’s apartment. Additionally, the asset features a ground-level retail space that a packing and shipping business occupies. Thomas Parsons, Adam Schlosser and Charles LeClaire of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the deal.
Hudson Pacific, CPP Investments Agree to Acquire Amazon-Leased Office Tower in Downtown Seattle for $625M
by John Nelson
SEATTLE — Hudson Pacific Properties (NYSE: HPP) and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) have agreed to acquire a 36-story office tower anchored by Amazon in Seattle. The companies plan to form a joint venture to purchase the 668,000-square-foot property located at 1918 8th Ave. for $625 million. CPP Investments will own a 45 percent interest in the joint venture, while Hudson Pacific will own 55 percent and act as general partner and as property, leasing and construction manager. The seller was not disclosed, but multiple media outlets report J.P. Morgan Chase has owned the property since 2011 when affiliates bought the asset from developer Schnitzer West LLC. The property is 98 percent leased with an average remaining lease term of 10 years. Amazon is the largest tenant and occupies a majority of the building, which the Seattle-based e-commerce giant dubs the Blackfoot building. The LEED Platinum-certified tower features a multi-level lobby, great room, central conferencing facility and large fitness center. The office tower is situated in downtown Seattle’s Denny Triangle neighborhood near Hill7, an office tower that Hudson Pacific and CPP Investments purchased in 2016. The property is also near Washington 1000, an office development that Hudson Pacific …
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — JLL has negotiated the sale of Metrolina Park, a 1.9 million-square-foot industrial campus in Charlotte’s Henderson Circle district. The sales price was not disclosed but multiple news outlets reported the eight-building business park traded for $201 million. The seller, Beacon Partners, developed the asset, which is situated on 163 acres along Statesville Road, less than one mile from Interstate 77 and six miles north of downtown Charlotte. Pete Pittroff, Patrick Nally, Travis Anderson, Jody Thornton and Dave Andrews of JLL represented the seller in the transaction. New York-based Clarion Partners acquired the asset.
ATLANTA — Billionaires Funding Group (BFG) has acquired Underground Atlanta, a four-block mixed-use property in south downtown Atlanta. The Atlanta-based firm acquired the historic property from WRS Inc. for an undisclosed price. Underground Atlanta is situated between Alabama, Pryor, Central and Wall streets. BFG plans to redevelop the 400,000-square-foot asset in phases. Phase I will focus on Block Two, which will comprise multifamily units, ground-level retail and parking. The other phases will include building out retail, restaurant, entertainment and gathering spaces. Shaneel Lalani, CEO of BFG, is leading the acquisition and redevelopment of the asset, with plans to collaborate with civil engineers, urban planners, architects and potential joint venture partners. BFG intends to retain ownership in each parcel to ensure consistency throughout the project. In addition, BFG owns Alabama Street and plans to convert it into a walkable streetscape. WRS acquired Underground Atlanta in late 2014. The Mount Pleasant, S.C.-based company began construction on a 351-room Yotel-branded hotel at the site this summer. Other attractions surrounding the property include Mercedes-Benz Stadium, State Farm Arena and CIM’s $5 billion Centennial Yards development. A timeline for construction was not disclosed. Lalani is also the CEO of Lucky Fortune, a coin-operated amusement machine …
WESTON, FLA. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the $20.5 million sale of Waterway Shoppes of Weston, a 36,000-square-foot shopping center in Weston. The asset was built in 1999 on five acres at the intersection of Weston Road and North Commerce Parkway, 18 miles west of downtown Fort Lauderdale. Tenants at the property include Hooter’s, Posh Nails, CycleBar, Bank United, Baru Latin Bar, Lucille’s American Café and Offerdahl’s Off-the-Grill. Waterway Shoppes of Weston offers outdoor seating overlooking a body of water for its restaurant tenants. Kirk Olson and Drew Kristol of IPA represented the seller, a private investor based in Miami, in the transaction. Gordon Messinger of Cushman & Wakefield represented the buyer, an undisclosed private investor also based in Miami.
SAVANNAH, GA. — A joint venture between Fogelman Properties and Thackeray Partners has purchased Legends of Chatham, a 255-unit apartment complex in Savannah, for $39.5 million. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, which were 90 percent occupied at the time of sale. Rents at the community range from $1,035 per month to $1,475. The buyers expect to upgrade unit interiors, the clubhouse, fitness center and landscaping, as well as redesign the pool area. Developed in 2015, Legends of Chatham is situated at 1426 Chatham Parkway, six miles southwest of downtown Savannah. Mark Boyce, Blake Coffey, Andrew Mays and Paul Vetter of Berkadia represented the seller, Georgia-based United Residential Properties LLC, in the transaction. John Bray of Berkadia arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the buyers through an undisclosed lender.