DENVER — Cushman & Wakefield has facilitated the sale of 1925 Blake Street, a 129-year-old mixed-use building in Denver’s Lower Downtown neighborhood. The property traded for $6.4 million, or $418 per square foot. The names of the seller and buyer were not released. Jon Hendrickson and Aaron Johnson of Cushman & Wakefield’s Denver Capital Markets group handled the transaction. Originally constructed in 1890 as a warehouse, the three-level building was converted into an office building in 1934. At the time of sale, the 15,375-square-foot building was fully leased to four tenants.
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DENVER — Irvine, Calif.-based Greystar has purchased Griffis at Lowry, a multifamily property located at 9649 E. Fifth Ave. in Denver’s Lowry neighborhood. Denver-based Griffis Residential sold the asset for $45.7 million. Built in 2011, Griffis at Lowry consists of eight rental buildings situated on 6.2 acres. Originally planned as a condominium development, the 150 units feature an average size of 1,130 square feet, in-unit full-size washers/dryers, at least nine-foot ceilings and attached garages in select floorplans. Approximately 40 percent of the units were renovated prior to the community’s sale. At the time of sale, occupancy was more than 97 percent. The property is located within the redevelopment of the former Lowry Air Force Base, an 1,800-acre site that includes 500 acres of residential use, 800-plus acres of recreational and open space, 1.8 million square feet of office space, 130,000 square feet of retail space and a 160-acre educational campus. David Potarf, Dan Woodward, Matt Barnett and Jake Young of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — Newmark Knight Frank Colorado has arranged the sale of a Roundhouse, a retail building located at 600 S. 21st St. in Colorado Springs. CWC Income Properties 6 LLC acquired the property from 600 S. 21st LLC as an investment asset for $10.1 million. Riki Hashimoto, Dan Grooters, Brian Wagner and Mark O’Donnell of NKF Colorado represented the seller in the transaction.
AURORA, COLO. — NorthPoint Development has closed on 185 acres of land that will be part of the site for Stafford Logistics Center, a 350-acre, 4.4 million-square-foot industrial and mixed-use development in Aurora. The property is located at the confluence of Interstate 70, Expressway 470, East Colfax Avenue and Picadilly Road. NorthPoint has already started construction on a 598,500-square-foot warehouse that is slated for delivery in the second quarter of 2020. Building 1 at Stafford Logistics Center will feature 136 trailer spaces, approximately 134 dock-high doors, four drive-in doors/ramps, 36-foot clear heights and ESFR sprinklers. Aaron Valdez, Tyler Smith and Alec Rhodes of Cushman & Wakefield Denver’s industrial team represented the undisclosed seller in the deal. Additionally, the Cushman & Wakefield team has been retained to handle the leasing efforts of Stafford Logistics Center.
JLL Arranges $8.7M in Financing for Two Office/Industrial Buildings in Boulder, Colorado
by Amy Works
BOULDER, COLO. — JLL has arranged $8.7 million in bridge financing for the acquisition of two flex buildings in Boulder. The borrower is Ivy Realty. Leon McBroom of JLL Capital Markets team secured the three-year, floating-rate loan with two one-year extensions. A regional lender provided the funds. Located at 5300 and 5305 Sterling Drive, the properties total 46,702 square feet. Beginning in the summer of 2020, Ivy Realty plans to start converting the buildings into creative office space for use by large single tenants. The borrower previously repositioned the adjacent building at 5360 Sterling Drive with a similar strategy. Built in 1983, 5300 Sterling Drive is currently a two-story industrial warehouse consisting of 19,904 square feet. 5305 Sterling Drive, which was constructed in 1996, is a two-story, 26,798-square-foot, Class B flex building.
Brennan Investment Breaks Ground on 954,111 SF Speculative Industrial Park Near Denver
by Alex Patton
COMMERCE CITY, COLO. — Brennan Investment Group, a Chicago-based developer, has broken ground on Colorado Logistic Park, a speculative industrial development consisting of five buildings totaling 954,311 square feet. The property is located in Commerce City, a northeastern suburb of Denver. Brennan and New York Life Real Estate Investors, on behalf of an institutional client, formed a joint venture to acquire, construct and lease the project. Brennan has started Phase I of the construction, which consists of three Class A industrial buildings totaling approximately 558,000 square feet. The buildings will feature 36-foot clear heights. The development is situated on approximately 61 acres, close to the intersection of Interstate 76 and E-470. The location provides direct access to Interstate 80, a major Midwestern distribution line. “Colorado Logistics Park will feature Class A distribution buildings for tenants in the Denver area that require close connectivity to their supply chain and access to workforce labor,” says Brian Roach, managing principal at Brennan. “The park’s proximity to the Denver metro area will provide users with lower transportation costs and faster delivery times to customers.” Brennan purchased the property in November 2018. Roach noted at the time that the location was chosen for its close proximity to transportation routes as well as …
FAYETTEVILLE, ARK.; LONGMONT, COLO.; PARKER, COLO.; AND MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS — Greystone has provided $179.2 million in Freddie Mac loans for the refinancing of four suburban multifamily properties totaling 1,188 units in Arkansas, Colorado and Texas. Watermark Residential was the borrower. The properties include: the 306-unit Watermark at Steele Crossing in Fayetteville, Ark.; the 276-unit Watermark on Harvest Junction in Longmont, Colo.; the 294-unit Watermark on Twenty Mile in Parker, Colo.; and the 312-unit The Ranch at Sienna Plantation in Missouri City, Texas. The newly constructed, Class A communities are at or near full stabilization. PJ McDevitt of Greystone originated the four separate loans, which carry 15-year terms, fixed interest rates, 30-year amortization schedules and seven years of interest-only payments. 3G Capital Advisors LLC arranged the loans. The financing will enable Watermark to redeploy capital more efficiently and effectively, says Paul Thrift, CEO of the Indianapolis-based apartment development and management firm. — Kristin Hiller
WESTMINSTER, COLO. — Unique Properties/TCN Worldwide has arranged the sale of Front Range Medical Office Park, a four-building property located at 8402-8406 Clay St. and 8403-8407 Bryant St. in Westminster. An undisclosed buyer acquired the complex from an undisclosed seller for $3.3 million, or $253.26 per square foot. Situated on 2.2 acres, the asset features 13,030 square feet of medical office space. At the time of sale, the property was fully occupied by two medical tenants with long-term leases. Sam Leger and Tim Finholm of Unique Properties/TCN Worldwide represented both parties in the transaction.
DENVER — JLL has secured $20 million in refinancing for Central Park Retail, a multi-tenant retail center located at 1400 Plaza Drive in the Denver-area community of Highlands Ranch, Colo. The borrower is Shea Properties. Completed in 2018, the 61,443-square-foot property is occupied by 21 national and regional tenants, including Ent Credit Union, Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery, Shake Shack, Starbucks Coffee, Old Chicago Pizza and Taproom, Torchy’s Tacos and Orangetheory Fitness. Additionally, the nine-building property can be expanded to 64,243 square feet via development of the final pad site. Eric Tupler and Kristian Lichtenfels of JLL arranged the 12-year, fixed-rate loan with a correspondent life insurance company for the borrower. Loan proceeds will be used to refinance the borrower’s construction loan.
LITTLETON, COLO. — San Diego-based Pathfinder Partners has acquired The Station, a 97-unit multifamily community located at 2100 W. Berry Ave. in Littleton. An undisclosed seller sold the value-add asset for $20.7 million. Constructed in 1983, The Station features 17 studios, 44 one-bedroom and 36 two-bedroom apartments with well-equipped kitchens including over-the-range microwaves, dishwashers and garbage disposals. Additionally, the units feature walk-in closets, private balconies or patios, air conditioning, washer/dryer hook-ups in 80 units and fireplaces in nine units. On-site amenities include parking, laundry facilities and a leasing office.