HOUSTON — MetLife Inc. has arranged and provided a $161.5 million loan for the previously reported acquisition of Houston’s Marathon Oil Tower by CBRE Strategic Partners U.S. Value 6, a fund sponsored by CBRE Global Investors. The property, located at 5555 San Felipe St. in the Galleria submarket, is a Class A office asset totaling 41 stories and 1.2 million square feet. Hanover Real Estate Partners sold the building, which is LEED Silver certified. Clint Culp and John Hall of MetLife Real Estate Investors originated the loan.
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HOUSTON — Steadfast Income REIT Inc. has acquired a six-property multifamily portfolio in Houston totaling 1,692 apartments. The purchased properties include Villas at Huffmeister, Waterford Place at Riata Ranch, Carrington Place and Carrington Park in the suburb of Cypress; Carrington at Champion Forest in the Champions submarket; and Villas of Kingwood in the master-planned community of Kingwood. The complexes feature similar amenities, including a clubhouse, swimming pool, business center and fitness center. A joint venture between Lane Co. and Lubert-Adler is the seller. Steadfast represented itself in the transaction.
SAN ANTONIO — Developer Franklin Cos. and architect three: living architecture will break ground in February 2014 on Franklin Park, a new $30 million, 217-unit seniors housing facility in San Antonio’s Alamo Heights neighborhood. The property will total 315,000 square feet and include 115 independent living units, 62 assisted living units and 40 memory care units, as well as a coffee house and art gallery open to the public. Faulkner Design Group is serving as interior designer on the project, and Mesa is working as landscape architect.
SAN MARCOS, TEXAS — Mensor Corp., a manufacturer of pressure and temperature calibration devices, has started construction on a new 45,000-square-foot flex facility in San Marcos, a northeast suburb of San Antonio. The $7.5 million building has broken ground next to the company’s existing 26,000-square-foot facility, which may be demolished following completion of the new development. The Greater San Marcos Partnership, a public-private partnership focused on job creation and increased investment in the surrounding area, provided business expansion services for Mensor including site selection, demographic and tax analysis, as well as incentives. Mensor expects the new facility to open in the fall of 2014.
VANCOUVER, WASH. — Kennedy Wilson and its partners have acquired The Pointe, a 388-unit apartment community in Vancouver, for $39.5 million. The community is located at 3708 NE 109th Ave. in the Portland submarket. The seller was not named.
PACIFICA, CALIF. – The 97-room Best Western Plus Lighthouse Hotel in Pacifica has changed hands. The hotel is located at 105 Rockaway Beach Ave. just 25 minutes south of Downtown San Francisco. The seller, Invest West Financial Corporation, was represented by Henry Bose and Mark McDermott of CBRE Hotels. The buyer was not named.
MURRAY, UTAH — MIG Real Estate has purchased the Mountain View Corporate Center, an 84,421-square-foot office building in Murray, for an undisclosed sum. The Class A center is located at 756 and 764 East Winchester Street near Downtown Salt Lake City. It is currently 91 percent leased. Notable tenants include Motorola and Liberty Mutual. Though this is MIG’s first acquisition in Greater Salt Lake, it is the firm’s 18th office investment. MIG is focusing on well-located properties with value-add components. The unnamed seller was represented by Cushman & Wakefield/Commerce Real Estate Solutions.
CHANDLER, ARIZ. — PHX Arizona 2012, LLC, has purchased the 289-unit Villamora apartment complex in Chandler for $32.9 million. The community is located at 2150 South Arizona Ave. near the Arizona Railway Museum and Tumbleweed Recreation Center. It is also situated near the offices of Intel Corporation, Chandler Regional Medical Center, Orbital Sciences Corporation and PayPal. The garden-style complex was built in 2001.The property was acquired from PM Olive Grove Chandler, LLC. The transaction was executed by Mark Forrester and Ric Holway of Hendricks-Berkadia.
DENVER – The 110-room Hotel Teatro in Denver has received $22.5 million in refinancing. The hotel is located at 1100 14th Street near the Colorado Convention Center in the city’s Central Business District. The historic building was constructed in 1911. It formerly served as the executive offices of the Denver Tramway Company until it underwent a $20.6-million conversion to a hotel in 1999. The property was acquired by DiNapoli Capital Partners in 2006. The company will use the funds to refinance the property’s existing first mortgage and to upgrade the hotel. Financing was arranged by Brad Zampa and Nathan Elliott of CBRE Capital Markets. The loan was originated by Ronnie Gul of Mesa West Capital.
ALISO VIEJO, CALIF. — Aliso Viejo Medical Center, a 27,192-square-foot medical office building in South Orange County, has sold to a private equity fund for an undisclosed sum. The Class A building is located at 24502 Pacific Park Drive in Aliso Viejo. Kaiser Permanente serves as the center’s main tenant. It signed a five-year lease renewal this past August. The buyer was represented by Guggenheim Realty Group. The seller, Accretive Realty, was represented by Garth Hoganand Todd Perman ofNewmark Grubb Knight FrankGlobal Healthcare Services. They worked in conjunction with Richard Bland of Cornish & Carey Newmark Knight Frank.