The Seattle-Tacoma metro area is one of the top-performing multifamily commercial real estate markets in the nation. Locally, employers are adding jobs at one of the fastest paces in the country, supporting a strong rental market in the region. In Tacoma, State Farm and other companies have energized the area’s economy and strengthened its apartment operations. In Seattle, companies like Amazon, Zillow and Julep Beauty are supporting new job growth, and many of these new job opportunities are attracting young workers who need apartments. There were 8,800 jobs were created in the metro in the beginning of the year. About 130,000 workers were added to payrolls over the past three years. The primary renter cohort of residents between the ages of 20 and 34 years old grew nearly twice as fast as the metro population in 2013, greatly increasing the need for apartments. This year, strong job growth will also support demand for area rentals as the total jobs in the metro will rise nearly 4 percent above the pre-recession high. While there are plenty of new jobs, the median household income needed to qualify for a mortgage on a median-priced home in the metro is $83,150, assuming a 20 …
FORT COLLINS, COLO. – An 11,750-square-foot office building in Fort Collins has sold to URDA LLC for $2.7 million. The building is located at 3702 South Timberline Road. The buyer was represented by Brian Mannlein of Cassidy Turley and Charlie Koons of Mountain ‘n Plains. The seller, CFG Real Estate LLC, was represented by Stuart Thomas of Cassidy Turley.
DENVER – Unbridled Holdings LLC has acquired Grant Street Mansion, a 20,000-square-foot, historically designated mansion in Denver, for an undisclosed sum. The mansion is located at 1115 Grant Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. The property was originally built in 1892. It currently contains 28 converted office suites within the four-story, 16,000-square-foot main house, and three office suites within a two-story, 4,000-square-foot carriage house. The mansion was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. The seller was Pathfinder Partners. The transaction was executed by Tim Finholm of Unique Properties.
GLENDALE, ARIZ. – A 3,033-square-foot building in Glendale that is net leased to Raising Cane’s has sold to an unnamed buyer for $3.5 million. The building is located at 7930 West Bell Road. The seller, a limited liability company, was represented by Mark Ruble and Jamie Medress of Marcus & Millichap’s Phoenix office.
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. – Independent Capital Management has leased 3,975 square feet of space at an office building in Newport Beach. The 75,333-square-foot building is located at 1401 Dove. The firm is relocating from nearby Irvine. Independent Capital Management was represented by Cameran Lindee of CBRE. The landlord, Palm Springs Village-309 LLC, was represented by Oliver Fleener of PM Realty Group.
OCEANSIDE, CALIF. – A free-standing building in Oceanside that is triple-net leased to Jiffy Lube Plus has sold to Cali Oceanside LLC for $2.9 million. The building is located at 4106 Oceanside Blvd. It is situated at the base of Ocean Ranch, North County’s largest business park. The buyer was represented by Randi Cali of Coldwell Banker Commercial NRT. The seller, Roberts Investment Group, was represented by CBRE’s Matt Pourcho and Melissa Foster Scofield.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — PointOne Holdings and ESJ Capital Partners have partnered up to acquire three Class A office buildings totaling 377,921 square feet in Birmingham for $51 million. The properties, known as International Park and Blue Lake Center, have a blended occupancy of 90 percent. International Park and Blue Lake are leased to tenants such as Tyco, Prudential, Hoffman Media, Command Alkon, BE&K, Martin Marietta Materials, Principal Financial, RxBenefits, EBSCO, BASS, McKesson Corp., Home Mortgage of America and IBM. The office portfolio will be managed and leased by CBRE’s Birmingham office, which is also one of its current tenants. PointOne Holdings obtained a non-recourse, fixed-rate CMBS loan with a 10-year term from Starwood Mortgage Capital to complete the acquisition. Charles Foschini and Jason Hochman of CBRE Capital Markets arranged the acquisition loan.
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. — ARA has brokered the sale of Woodshire Apartment Homes, a 288-unit apartment community in Virginia Beach. Built in 1975, the property was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. Mike Marshall, Drew White and Wink Ewing of ARA represented the seller, Chandler Management Corp., in the transaction. The Bainbridge Cos. purchased the asset for an undisclosed price.
DEER PARK, TEXAS — NAI Houston represented 1101 Howard LLC in the lease of a 15,300-square-foot industrial spec building on one acre in Deer Park. Standard Alloys Inc. is the tenant for the space, which is located at 1101 Howard Drive. John Ferruzzo of NAI Houston represented the landlord in the negotiations. Thomas Leger and Chase Cribbs of The National Realty Group represented the tenant.
LOUISVILLE, KY. — Louisville-based PRG Investments has brokered the sale of three restaurants in Kentucky and South Carolina. PRG brokered the sale-leaseback of two Raising Cane restaurants in central Kentucky: 551 Keene Center Drive in Nicholasville and 2555 Nicholasville Road in Lexington. Fred Sutterlin and Reed Weinberg of PRG represented the buyer, an individual investor based in Louisville, in the transaction. David Graves of Cypress Property Group represented the seller. Sutterlin also brokered the franchise sale-leaseback of a Dunkin’ Donuts located at 754 Folly Road in Charleston, S.C. on behalf of the buyer, a private investor based in Louisville.