DENVER — Hyatt Hotels Corp. plans to develop Thompson Denver, the first Thompson Hotels property in the state of Colorado. Slated to open in 2021, Thompson Denver will be located at 1600 Market St. in Denver’s LoDo district. T2 Hospitality is developing the 11-story hotel as a modern-day chalet. Denver-based DLR Group is designing the property, with interiors by Parts + Labor, in collaboration with the Thompson Hotels design team. The hotel will features 216 guestrooms, including 15 luxury suites and the signature Thompson Suite on the seventh floor; a grab-and-go café, which converts to a bar and lounge in the evening; and a 90-seat, ground-floor restaurant. Additionally, the hotel will feature an indoor/outdoor terrace with a 140-person lounge and bar area, and function and meeting spaces.
AURORA, COLO. — KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) and KeyBank Commercial Mortgage Group (CMG) have secured a $45.5 million construction loan for the development of Range View Apartments in Aurora. Portland, Ore.-based DBG Properties LLC is the borrower and developer. KeyBank’s CDLI team provided the construction loan and KeyBank’s CMG team provided a $35 million forward commitment through Fannie Mae. The transaction includes the first execution in Colorado of the incoming averaging rules enacted with the 2017 tax reform bill, allowing a property to serve households up to 80 percent area median income (AMI) as long as the average household income is 60 percent AMI. In addition to the tax-exempt bonds, financing also included tax credits through the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority; HOME funds from the city of Aurora; a loan through the Colorado Division of Housing’s Colorado Housing Investment Fund, and tax equity from CREA, the equity investor and limited partner. Range View Apartments will feature 10 garden-style residential buildings, covering parking, a pool and a community building with play areas and a community rooms. The residential buildings will have one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments reserved for residents earning up to 30 percent, 60 percent and …
HIGHLANDS RANCH, COLO. — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated the sale of two office buildings located at 200 and 300 Plaza Drive within Highlands Ranch Business Park in Highlands Ranch, a southern suburb of Denver. A private partnership acquired the assets for $14.3 million, or $192 per square foot. Aaron Johnson and Jon Hendrickson of Cushman & Wakefield Denver’s Capital Markets Group facilitated the transaction. Combined the properties offer 74,778 square feet of multi-tenant office space. At the time of sale, the two buildings were 99 percent occupied. The buildings were constructed in 1997/1999 and renovated in 2008..
AURORA, COLO. — Jupiter Equities has purchased Caliber at Cornerstar, a newly built apartment complex located at 15930 E. Briarwood Circle in Aurora. The Garrett Cos. sold the property for $40.7 million. Situated on 4.6 acres, Caliber at Cornerstar features 140 units in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts with premium finishes, walk-in closets, full-size washers/dryers, granite or quartz countertops and nine-foot ceilings. Community amenities include a fitness center, attached and detached garages, a clubhouse and a resort-inspired pool. The three-building property was built in 2018. David Potarf, Dan Woodward and Matthew Barnett of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.
SAN FRANCISCO AND DENVER — Prologis Inc. (NYSE: PLD) has signed a definitive merger agreement to acquire Industrial Property Trust Inc. (IPT) in a deal valued just shy of $4 billion. IPT is an industrial real estate investment platform sponsored by Black Creek Group, a real estate investment manager and development firm based in Denver. If approved by IPT’s shareholders, the overall transaction would span 236 properties located across 24 geographic areas. The roughly 37.5 million-square-foot portfolio is currently 97 percent leased. About 96 percent of the affected properties are in markets where Prologis already has a presence. The transaction would expand the San Francisco-based firm’s holdings in Southern California, the Bay Area, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, Seattle and New Jersey. “This is a compelling opportunity to acquire a portfolio of excellent asset quality and submarket composition consistent with our U.S. investment strategy and footprint,” says Eugene Reilly, chief investment officer of Prologis. “We expect to capture significant cost and revenue synergies.” The merger will include 100 percent of IPT’s wholly owned real estate assets, but will exclude the firm’s minority ownership interests in two unconsolidated joint venture partnerships valued at approximately $295 million. Black Creek Group expects to determine the …
LITTLETON, COLO., AND WOODINVILLE, WASH. — Loja Real Estate has acquired two shopping centers in Colorado and Washington for a combined $34.4 million. Loja purchased Village West in the Denver suburb of Littleton for $19.4 million. TJ Maxx anchors the property. Palmer Capital represented the unnamed seller in the transaction. Loja bought Woodgate Center in the Seattle-area city of Woodinville for $15 million. Capital Pacific represented the unnamed seller in the transaction.
AURORA, COLO. — Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc. (NYSE: RHP) has received a financing package totaling $880 million to refinance the construction and mezzanine loans for Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center in Aurora, just east of Denver. Wells Fargo both provided and arranged the loan. Sitting on 85 acres, Gaylord Rockies features over 1,500 guest rooms including 114 suites and over 485,000 square feet of meeting and convention space. Amenities include eight restaurants, a spa/salon, multiple retail shops and a $25 million indoor/outdoor water park. Marriott International operates the resort, which opened in December 2018. Ryman Hospitality is a publicly traded lodging REIT specializing in destination hotel assets in urban and resort markets. The original loans were scheduled to mature in December 2019. Although the owner of the property is a joint venture, with Ryman owning 61.2 percent of the property, the other owners were not disclosed. The new loan consists of an $800 million term loan and an additional $80 million of borrowing capacity should the joint venture decide to pursue a future expansion. The new loan matures in July 2023 with three one-year extension options and bears an interest rate at LIBOR plus 2.5 percent. Simultaneously with the …
WESTMINSTER, COLO. — Nexus Commercial Realty LLC has closed on the $2.6 million sale of The Abbey at Westminster, a 16-unit multifamily property at 7120 Hooker St. in Denver. Austin Smith and Sean Holamon of Nexus represented the seller, 7120 Hooker LLC. Gunnar Wilson, Brandon Kaufman and Nik McCarter represented the buyer, Claude and Tiffany Cismaru. The Abbey at Westminster totals 11,888 square feet and offers a mix of one- and two- bedroom units.
DENVER — RMR Office Property Fund LP has acquired Belleview Corporate Plaza, a two-building, 172,220-square-foot office property in Denver, for $39.1 million. Belleview Corporate Plaza is situated close to several retail and dining amenities and is near a light rail station. The property is 98 percent leased with a weighted average lease term of 6.5 years.
DENVER — Griffis Residential has received $45.6 million in financing for the acquisition of Talavera Apartments, a mid-rise multifamily community at 350 S. Jackson St. in Denver. Eric Tupler and Josh Simon of HFF secured the 10-year, Fannie Mae Green Rewards loan through HFF’s risk-transfer joint venture with M&T Realty Capital Corp. The loan, which was used to fund the acquisition of the property, carries a 3.53 percent fixed interest rate with full-term interest-only payments. Built in 2008, Talavera Apartments features 240 units in a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts, averaging 838 square feet. Community amenities include a swimming pool and spa, covered parking, in-unit washers/dryers, stainless steel appliances and Amazon lockers. At the time of closing, the property was more than 97 percent leased.