LAS VEGAS — NAI Vegas has arranged the purchase of Las Vegas Grand Apartments, a multifamily complex in Las Vegas. 3D Investments acquired the property from 818 Flamingo Co. for $47.6 million, or $224,528 per unit. Located at 818 E. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas Grand Apartments features 212 units. Patrick Sauter, Art Carll-Tangora and Steve Nosrat of the Sauter Multifamily Advisors at NAI Vegas represented the buyer in the deal.
GRAND JUNCTION, COLO. — Christian Living Communities (CLC), a Denver-based nonprofit owner-operator, has purchased Cappella of Grand Junction, an assisted living and memory care community in Grand Junction. Located just east of the Utah border, the community features 66 units in a 52,000-square-foot building. Cappella Living Solutions, the management and consulting division of Christian Living Communities, has operated the community since construction began in 2016 through a development partnership with Confluent Senior Living. CLC financed the acquisition with owner equity and tax-exempt bond financing. CLC now owns six senior living communities in Colorado and is responsible for the management of 20 additional communities across Colorado, Utah, Texas, Oklahoma, Ohio, Indiana and Missouri.
PHOENIX — Pueblo Nuevo Holdings has completed the sale of Pueblo Nuevo, an office asset located at 301 E. Bethany Home Road in Phoenix. Beverly Hills, Calif.-based GMK Assets Corp. acquired the property for $11.9 million. Pueblo Nuevo is a garden-style, 95,810-square-foot, multi-tenant office property. The asset features Santa Fe architecture and large central courtyards with gardens, Koi ponds and waterfalls. The property underwent an extensive renovation from 2016 to 2018. Eric Wichterman and Mike Coover of Cushman & Wakefield Phoenix represented the seller in the transaction.
SEATTLE AND TOLEDO, OHIO — Merrill Gardens, a Seattle-based owner-operator, has formed a joint venture with ReNew, a Toledo-based REIT. The two companies will co-own 26 of the 28 seniors housing properties that ReNew is acquiring from New Senior Investment Group. In addition to owning a minority stake in the venture, Merrill Gardens will take over operations of the 26 communities. The two companies have worked together before on other joint ventures. An existing operating partner of ReNew will operate the final two communities in the portfolio, with ReNew taking a full ownership stake in those properties. The transaction brings Merrill Gardens’ total portfolio to 65 communities in 17 states. Of the 26 communities that will now be part of the Merrill Gardens portfolio, 15 are currently managed by Blue Harbor, the Portland-based management company that Merrill Gardens purchased in early November. Merrill Gardens also recently announced the addition of Tana Gall as president, replacing Dave Eskenazy who plans to retire early next year. Gall was the CEO at Blue Harbor for the past three years and she will now oversee the expanded Merrill Gardens portfolio. “This agreement provides an important chance for us to expand our footprint and diversify …
All the recent talk in the Houston industrial market has focused on the amount of distribution space that is under construction or proposed for development. As a result, many industrial real estate professionals are worried about certain submarkets becoming overbuilt. This is a reasonable thought, given that Houston has more distribution space under construction than ever before — roughly 18 million square feet is under construction citywide, compared to the previous high in 2015 of 15 million square feet. However, there is also an exceptionally high level of demand in the market that could easily allow more than half of that space to be quickly absorbed once delivered. What is most promising about Houston’s industrial market — and what has also partially defined the evolution of this space — is the sheer volume of larger requirements. There are currently more than a dozen deals across the city involving users that are seeking anywhere from 400,000 to 1.5 million square feet. This certainly bodes well for Houston’s industrial distribution market, which continues to attract large-scale developers and tenants due to the growing local and regional population. Access to the Port of Houston — which is great for retailers looking for another …
WATERTOWN, MASS. — Berkadia has arranged a $49.7 million acquisition loan for Riverbend on the Charles, a 170-unit multifamily community in Watertown, a western suburb of Boston. PNC Bank provided the seven-year, fixed-rate loan. Built in 2014, Riverbend on the Charles offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units with amenities including a clubhouse with a billiards room, a bike storage room, heated pool, fitness center, storage units and a dog park. Charles Foschini and Christopher Apone of Berkadia arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, Harbor Group International.
CRANBURY, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated a 233,000-square-foot industrial lease for pharmaceutical manufacturer CMIC CMO USA in Cranbury, a northeastern suburb of Trenton. The company will be the sole occupant of the facility, which was previously leased to Sun Pharmaceutical and will retain much of the same research and manufacturing equipment. Shawn Straka, Chuck Fern, Todd Elfand, Jason Barton, Thomas Tucci, Stephen Shoemaker, Paul Giannone, Kevin Carton, Jaclyn Marques, Elizabeth Rouse and Joseph Vacca of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Gary Hans of Matrix Development represented the landlord, which was undisclosed.
LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y. — New York-based real estate developer Teddy Li is underway on construction of a 240-room Staybridge Suites hotel in Long Island City. The project, located at 38-61 11th Ave., will encompass approximately 180,000 square feet, rise 24 stories and feature a community facility and 109 parking spaces. Gary Sefcik, Iona Liu, Dan Lisser and Rick Lechtman of Marcus & Millichap arranged a $46 million construction loan from a private lender for the project. Construction is slated for completion in June 2020.
CHERRY HILL, N.J. — JLL has brokered the $33 million sale of Woodland Falls, a Class A office complex located in the eastern Philadelphia suburb of Cherry Hill. Woodland Falls comprises three buildings totaling 217,986 square feet and offers proximity to Cherry Hill Mall and Garden State Park, two retail centers with numerous shopping and dining options. The property was built in the late 1980s and was 92 percent leased at the time of sale. Doug Rodio of JLL represented the seller, Crown Properties, and procured the buyer, Strategic Funding Alternatives.
GOLDEN, COLO. — Scottsdale, Ariz.-based The Wolff Cos. has completed the disposition of Clear Creek Commons, an active adult apartment community located at 1027 Washington Ave. in downtown Golden. Colorado Springs-based Griffis/Blessing acquired the 55-plus active seniors housing property for $18.7 million. Built in 2003, Clear Creek Commons features 45 apartments in a mix of one- and two-bedroom layouts, averaging 821 square feet. Each apartment offers a washer/dryer, spacious closets and secured off-street parking, while select units feature a private balcony or patio and a wood-burning fireplace. Community amenities include a gourmet entertainment kitchen and dining room, a cardio/fitness center, media room and business center, a community gardening space, scheduled transportation, concierge services and bi-weekly housekeeping. Additionally, the property is home to Sassafras Restaurant and offers direct access to the Clear Creek hiking trails and Parfet Park. Dan Woodward, David Potarf, Matt Barnett and Jack Young of CBRE’s Denver office represented the seller and arranged acquisition financing for the buyer.
