LAKEWOOD, COLO. — Wood Partners has opened Alta Green Mountain, an apartment community in Lakewood. Situated on 12.6 acres at 13055 W. Mississippi Court, the 10-building Alta Green Mountain features 260 units in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, each with a private balcony. The units offer granite countertops, wood-plank flooring, 42-inch kitchen cabinets, stainless steel appliances and in-unit washers/dryers. Community amenities include keyless entry, a double-height fitness space, co-working spaces, community game room and an outdoor kitchen with a dining area. Additionally, the pet-friendly property features a dog walk and on-site dog run.
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DENVER — New York-based Castle Lanterra Properties has purchased RiDE at RiNo, a newly built, Class A multifamily community located in the River North (RiNo) neighborhood of downtown Denver. McWhinney sold the property for $23 million. Located at 3609 Wynkoop St., RiDE at RiNo features 84 modern suites and large live/work units, ranging in size from 369 square feet to 849 square feet, with loft-style 12- or 18-foot ceilings. Community amenities include a 24-hour fitness center, a rooftop deck with a barbecue area, club and conference rooms, lounge, underground parking, bicycle repair station and a video intercom systems. Terrance Hunt and Shane Ozment of Newmark Knight Frank’s Denver office brokered the transaction.
LAS VEGAS — JLL has negotiated the sale of an office building situated on 4.5 acres at 1551 Hillshire Drive in Las Vegas. A private capital investor acquired the property from Las Vegas-based Moonwater Capital for $18.3 million. Shift4, a payment processing and technology company, occupies the single-tenant, 66,780-square-foot property on a triple-net lease basis. Completed in 1993, the office building recently underwent a complete renovation between 2018 and 2019. The property serves as a mission-critical location for the tenant, which merged with Lighthouse Network in 2018 and expanded its Las Vegas presence. Tivon Moffitt, Peter Bauman and Bret Davis of JLL Capital Markets represented the seller in the deal.
West Coast Capital Partners Purchases 121,841 SF Airport Plaza Office Property in Southern California
by Amy Works
LONG BEACH, CALIF. — West Coast Capital Partners has acquired the leasehold interest of Airport Plaza, two-building office property located at 500 and 5001 Airport Plaza Drive in Long Beach. FRO II Airport Plaza sold the plaza for an undisclosed price. Built in 1983 and 1984, the 121,841-square-foot asset was fully renovated in 2016. Situated on 2.7 acres, the buildings feature remodeled lobbies, modern finishes, new interior signage and lighting upgrades. At the time of sale, the office complex was 90 percent occupied by the Federal Aviation Administration, Embry Riddle and Advanced Medical Management, among others. Kevin Shannon, Scott Schumacher, Ken White, Sean Fulp and Ryan Plummer of Newmark Knight Frank represented the seller, while the buyer was self-represented in the transaction.
DOWNERS GROVE, ILL. — Colorado-based KORE Investments has acquired Esplanade II, a Class A office building totaling 583,982 square feet in the Chicago suburb of Downers Grove, for $128.5 million. Located at 3500 Lacey Road, the property is situated on 19 acres of the Esplanade office campus at the convergence of I-355 and I-88 in the East-West Corridor submarket. Building amenities include a deli, conference facility, parking deck and car wash service. Additional campus amenities include an on-site daycare and a fitness center. A Doubletree Hotel is also located on the campus, and a shuttle service offers transportation to the nearby Metra BNSF Line Belmont Station. The property offers direct access to the Oak Brook and Yorktown retail corridors. At the time of sale, Esplanade II was 96.9 percent leased to tenants including Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant, Kia Motors and Glanbia Performance Nutrition. Skidmore Owings Merrill designed the building, which was originally built in 1992 and has undergone more than $7.4 million of capital improvements since 2014. Patrick Shields, Jeff Bramson, Jaime Fink, Sam DiFrancesca and Bruce Miller of JLL represented the seller, BentallGreenOak’s U.S. Core Fund. — Alex Patton and Kristin Hiller
ATLANTA — It’s something that everybody wants: Increased cash flow. Multifamily operators gave a tutorial on the 20 best ways in which their firms are boosting net operating income (NOI) during France Media’s 10th annual InterFace Multifamily Southeast conference. The event took place on Tuesday, Dec. 3 at The Whitley hotel in Atlanta’s Buckhead district. The full-day conference attracted nearly 400 multifamily professionals from across the Southeast. Ed Wolff, chief revenue officer for multifamily lease insurance firm LeaseLock Inc., moderated the operations discussion. The panelists included Sharon Hatfield, chief operating officer of CF Real Estate Services LLC; Lisa Taylor, senior managing director of client services at Greystar; and Marcie Williams, president of RKW Residential. The discussion was bifurcated between how these operators are driving NOI by increasing/creating revenue and minimizing expenses. Hatfield said that operators can experience the most immediate results by focusing on the revenue stream at the property level. “In today’s challenging environment, it’s better to try to approach the revenue side than it is expenses,” said Hatfield. “Revenue can impact the value of the asset so much.” The panelists’ best revenue-boosting methods ranged from the practical to the futuristic. Greystar’s Taylor said that her firm has partnered …
Erickson Living Starts Construction of $300M Seniors Housing Community in Richmond’s Short Pump Area
by Alex Tostado
RICHMOND, VA. — Erickson Living has started construction of Avery Point, a large-scale continuing care retirement community in the Short Pump area of Richmond. Upon full buildout, the community will feature 1,160 independent living units, 120 assisted living units, 60 memory care units and 60 skilled nursing beds. The property will comprise 14 individual buildings totaling 2 million square feet of space. Total development costs are estimated at $300 million. Phase I is currently under way, which is scheduled to deliver 200 independent living apartments and a 43,000-square-foot amenity building in 2022. The development was first reported by the Richmond-Times Dispatch, and Erickson has since confirmed the details to REBusinessOnline. The newspaper also reported that Erickson bought the 94-acre plot in 2018 for $23.5 million, and that entrance fees will start around $200,000 and be 80 percent refundable.
CONWAY, ARK. — Structurlam Mass Timber Corp., a British Columbia-based mass timber manufacturer, has unveiled plans for a plant in Conway, approximately 30 miles from Little Rock. The mass timber manufacturer will spend $90 million to purchase, retrofit and equip a former steel plant. Set to open in mid-2021, the plant will create 130 new jobs and will source lumber from nearby Arkansas forestland. Conway is located near multiple transportation corridors, including Interstate 40, U.S. Routes 60 and 64 and Arkansas Highway 365. The Structurlam plant will produce mass timber building products and industrial matting products for the Southern, Central and Eastern United States, including providing building materials for Walmart’s new 350-acre Home Office campus in Bentonville.
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — CBL Properties plans to redevelop Coastal Grand in Myrtle Beach. As part of the redevelopment, the Chattanooga-based shopping center owner will relocate Dick’s Sporting Goods, which will include Golf Galaxy, to a building near Dillard’s and a new 53,000-square-foot Flip N Fly that will occupy Dick’s current space. Flip N Fly will bring a trampoline park as well as other family attractions to Coastal Grand. Construction on the new Dick’s/Golf Galaxy store will begin in early 2020. More information about a grand opening date will be announced as plans are finalized.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co. has acquired The Strand, a 212,000-square-foot retail center in Jacksonville, for $62.7 million in a 1031 tax exchange. The Strand was 95 percent leased at the time of sale to 20 tenants, including four anchors: Hobby Lobby, PGA Superstore, 2nd & Charles and Best Buy. The property is located at 1401 Riverplace Blvd., 12 miles southeast of downtown Jacksonville and adjacent to St. Johns Town Center, home to more than 150 retailers. Colliers International’s Northeast Florida office will handle leasing efforts on behalf of the new owner. The seller was not disclosed.