ENGLEWOOD, COLO. — Campus Apartments has completed the sale of Nicole Apartments, a multifamily property in Englewood. 3444 Marion LLC acquired the asset for $2.7 million. Built in 1970, Nicole Apartments consists of a three-story, walk-up building featuring 16 one-bedroom/one-bath units and four two-bedroom/two-bath units. On-site amenities include laundry facilities and off-street parking. Matthew Beverly, Boomer Beatty and Peter Standley of Marcus & Millichap’s Denver office represented the seller and buyer in the deal.
DENVER — Southern California-based ReyLenn Properties has opened Solana Stapleton, an apartment community in Denver’s Stapleton submarket. The asset is the first market-rate rental property developed by a third party in the master-planned Stapleton community. The 280-unit property features a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units, with rental rates starting at $1,549 per month. On-site amenities include a saltwater pool; spa; state-of-the-art fitness center with yoga and spin studio; indoor basketball court; high-definition golf and sports simulator; outdoor beer garden with gaming and a pizza oven; food truck court; and community gardens. Additionally, the property features standalone co-working space that is accessible for residents at discounted rates or the general public at full rates.
DENVER — Confluent Development and Kelmore Development, the Denver-based co-owners and co-developers of the project, have topped out Exchange at Boulevard One. The 200,000-square-foot, mixed-use project is located in Boulevard One, a 70-acre parcel in Denver’s Lowry neighborhood. The developers broke ground in April 2019 and completion of the initial phase, totaling 135,000 square feet, is slated for spring 2021. Located at Lowry Boulevard and Quebec Street, the infill development will feature 500 parking spaces, including a 231-stall underground garage. The project focuses on multimodal accessibility with a mobility hub for bicycle and scooter parking, pedestrian connectivity, electric car charging stations and nearby transit lines with connections to light rail. Brinkman Construction is serving as general contractor for the project, which Open Studio Architecture designed. The Denver Urban Renewal Authority and Lowry Redevelopment Authority are supporting the development.
DENVER — NAI Shames Makovsky has arranged the sale of an industrial asset located at 11100 E. 51st Ave. in Denver. Colorado Farms sold the property to GS 51st LLC for $7.3 million. The building consists of 60,758 square feet of industrial space. Jake Malman and Sandy Feld of NAI Shames Makovsky represented the seller in the deal.
FOUNTAIN, COLO. — NavPoint Real Estate Group has negotiated the sale of a single-tenant retail property located at 7985 Fountain Mesa Road in Fountain. RJ at MMR LLC sold the building to Foothills Property Group for $2.4 million. Built in 2017, the 7,150-square-foot property is part of the Markets at Mesa Ridge shopping center. O’Reilly Auto Parts occupies the building on a net-lease basis. Matt Call and Ian Elfner of NavPoint Real Estate Group represented the seller, while Chris Student of Brockman Group represented the buyer in the transaction.
GLENDALE, COLO. — NXT Capital has provided a $45.6 million loan to finance the acquisition of Cherry Creek Plaza I & II, a two-building, Class B office park in Glendale. C.J. Kelly of CBRE Atlanta and Jeff Halsey of CBRE Denver placed the loan with NXT Capital for the undisclosed borrower. Located five miles from downtown Denver, the 335,000-square-foot asset features individual lobbies, two fitness centers, a deli, boardroom, classroom and three-story parking structure.
DENVER — AQYRE Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of an apartment building located at 2441 S. York St. in Denver. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property for $3.1 million, or $350.10 per square foot. Situated between the University of Denver campus and University Avenue, the 8,926-square-foot property features on-site parking and 17 apartments, with 13 units fully renovated. Joe Hornstein, Scott Fetter and David Barocas of AQYRE represented the undisclosed seller, while Matt Lewallen and Kevin Calame, also of AQYRE, represented the buyer in the deal.
BOULDER, COLO. — AGC Biologics has acquired a vacant, 300,000-square-foot pharmaceutical plant in Boulder from AstraZeneca. The Japan-based company plans to invest $100 million in the plant and create 280 jobs, according to multiple news outlets. The facility will provide AGC with additional capacity and significantly larger production scale. AGC expects to move into the facility in April 2021, 18 months sooner than it would take to build a new facility, according to the company. In February, the Colorado Economic Development Commission approved a tax credit on the property worth up to $6.4 million. AstraZeneca vacated the 20-acre property in January 2019, according to the Denver Post. The sales price was not disclosed, though the Boulder Daily Camera reports the property traded for $40 million. The Camera also reports jobs at the plant will pay an average of $96,253 per year. “This facility will enable us to continue to advance the development, manufacturing and commercial functions within our dynamic global company,” says AGC Biologics CEO Patricio Massera. Although the specific drugs and research planned for the facility were not disclosed, Massera made reference to “mammalian projects,” suggesting that animal research will take place there. The property is located at 5550 Airport …
AURORA, COLO. — Dalfen Industrial has purchased Aurora Center I at Gateway, an industrial property located near Interstate 70 and intermodal facilities in Aurora, between downtown Denver and the Denver International Airport. Built in 2003, the 75,000-square-foot asset features a fully gated secured truck court and 12 dock-high doors. Additionally, the property features unpaved land on the east side of the building that could be used as yard, additional trailer parking or as a potential 30,000-square-foot building expansion. Terms of the transaction, including the name of the seller and acquisition price, were not released.
DENVER — As retailers continue to face uncertain times during the COVID-19 pandemic, Denver-based Baceline Investments has shifted its focus to providing support and creating tools, resources and personal guidance for the small businesses of its 73 neighborhood shopping centers under management nationwide. The boutique private equity real estate investment and management company’s national portfolio currently includes 900 small business tenants. “We’ve taken an all-hands-on-deck approach to supporting our small business partners,” says Todd Laurie, partner and executive vice president of fund services for Baceline. “We’ve mobilized our company into task-force teams and support teams, and we immediately reached out to every small business tenant to offer guidance and assistance with securing government assistance loans.” Through guides and an online resource center, the company is providing tools and resources that include information on state-by-state, stay-at-home orders, financial relief and loan resources, social distancing and sanitation measures, marketing templates and initiatives to support businesses as they reopen. Additionally, Baceline is offering information regarding protection against coronavirus phishing attempts, tenant stipends to assist in purchasing barrier and PPE supplies, including sources for exclusively discounted sneeze and cough shields, as well as five industry-specific reopening handbooks for fitness centers, salons and spas, retail, …