DENVER — HFF has secured $220 million in financing for 1144 15th Street, a 40-story, Class AA office tower in Denver. Eric Tupler of HFF worked on behalf of Hines and its equity partner to arrange a 17-year, fixed-rate permanent loan through a national life insurance company. Completed in 2018, the 673,852-square-foot core office tower features 5,770 square feet of ground-level retail space and 13 stories of parking for a total of 858 parking spaces. Current tenants include Gates Industrial Corp., Optiv Security Inc. and Faegra Baker Daniels. In 2015, HFF arranged construction financing for the project on behalf of Hines.
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DENVER — RedPeak Property has purchased Safari Club Apartments, a multifamily building in Denver. An undisclosed seller sold the asset for $16.8 million. Located at 990 Logan St., the property features 66 apartments. Marc Lippitt, Scott Shwayder and Justin Herman of Greystone Unique Apartment Group represented the seller in the transaction.
Evergreen Devco, City Street Investors Break Ground on The Shops at Beeler Park in Denver
by Amy Works
DENVER — A joint venture between Evergreen Devco and City Street Investors has broken ground on The Shops at Beeler Park, located at the northwest corner of 56th Avenue and Central Park Boulevard in Denver’s Stapleton neighborhood. Situated on 6.8 acres, The Shops at Beeler Park will feature two multi-tenant buildings and five single-tenant buildings offering a total of 16,500 square feet of retail space. Completion is slated for November. The project team includes Farnsworth Group as architect and Waner Construction Co. as contractor. Evergreen has already sold two pads to Hello Car Wash and Stapleton Endodontics, and plans to sell or lease the remaining portion of the project to other neighborhood service and restaurant pad users. Allen Lampert and Steve Markey of David, Hicks & Lambert Brokerage, along with Pat McHenry of City Street Investors, are handling the leasing for the property.
Quantum Commercial Group Negotiates $1.5M Sale of Industrial Building in Colorado Springs
by Amy Works
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — Quantum Commercial Group has arranged the sale of an industrial property, located at 2028 Aerotech Drive in Colorado Springs. Aerotech LLC sold the building to KGB LLC for $1.5 million. The property features 15,249 square feet of industrial space. Mary Francis Cowan of Quantum Commercial Group represented the seller, while Mike Helwege and Parker Curry of Core Commercial represented the buyer in the deal.
ARVADA, COLO. — Denver-based Armstrong Capital Development (ACD) has acquired Arvada Connection, a shopping center in Arvada, a suburb of Denver. Walton Street Capital sold the property for $17.5 million. Located at 5220 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada Connection features 56,000 square feet of retail space. At the time of sale, the asset was 95 percent leased to a variety of tenants, including Chick-fil-A, Chase Bank, Taco Bell, IHOP and Sherwin Williams. ACD plans to refresh the center with upgraded site work, improved monument storage and unified artistic enhancements. Brad Lyons and Matthew Henrichs of CBRE represented ACD in the transaction. ACD funded the acquisition through its ACD 2017 Fund LP investment vehicle. Mike DePalma and David Dobek of SullivanHayes Brokerage will serve as the exclusive listing agent for Arvada Connection.
PARKER, COLO. — CBRE has brokered the sale of Parker Crossroads, a retail center located at 10901 S. Parker Road in Parker. A California-based private investor acquired the property from St. Louis-based Pace Properties for $11 million. Hobby Lobby and Planet Fitness occupy the 94,772-square-foot, two-tenant box retail center, which was built in 1994 and situated on 9.3 acres. The property was 100 percent occupied at the time of sale. Matthew Henrichs and Brad Lyons of CBRE represented the seller in the deal.
DURANGO, COLO. — Colliers International Multifamily Advisory Group has arranged the sale of Hillcrest Apartments, located at 1000 Goeglien Gulch Road in Durango. San Francisco-based Virtu Investments sold the property to Denver-based Blueline Equity Partner for an undisclosed price. Situated next to Fort Lewis College, Hillcrest Apartments features 112 units and was built in 2002. Craig Stack and Bill Morkes of Colliers International represented the seller in the deal.
DENVER, COLO. — Los Angeles-based Gelt Inc. has acquired Cedar Run Apartments, a 384-unit multifamily community located at 888 S. Oneida St. in Denver. Maxx Properties sold the asset for $62 million. Situated on 14 acres, Cedar Run features nine residential buildings with 240 one-bedroom units and 144 two-bedroom units, with an average size of 846 square feet. On-site amenities include a 27,000-square-foot clubhouse building with two racquetball courts, an indoor pool, fitness center and conference room spaces. Additionally, the property features two outdoor pools, three courtyards with picnic and barbecue areas, a playground, a sand volleyball court and covered parking. The property was built in 1970 and partially renovated between 2012 and 2017. Terrance Hunt and Shane Ozment of Newmark Knight Frank represented the seller in the deal. Newmark Knight Frank’s Mitch Clarfield and Ryan Greer secured a 10-year, full-term, interest-only loan at 70 percent loan-to-value and a 4.2 percent rate through Freddie Mac’s Green-Up program.
FORT COLLINS, COLO. — Colorado-based McWhinney has purchased an office building, located at 3420 E. Harmony Road in Fort Collins, for an undisclosed price. The three-story, 179,688-square-foot building is adjacent to the Arapaho Bend Natural Area. Comcast, Madwire and Micro Focus occupy the property. Peter Kelly of CBRE represented the buyer, while Peter Kast, Alex Sommerville and Chad Flynn of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the deal.
Monfort Cos., Magnetic Capital Purchase Historic Building in Denver for $2.9M, Plan Redevelopment
by Amy Works
DENVER — Monfort Cos. and Denver-based Magnetic Capital have acquired a historic building located at 2100 Larimer St. in Denver’s Ballpark neighborhood. An undisclosed seller sold the property for $2.9 million. The buyers plan to redevelop the two-story, 11,600-square-foot property into a mix of retail and office space. Formerly the site of the bar El Charrito, the renovation will preserve the building’s historic character while repositioning the property for new tenants. The developers are targeting a restaurant tenant for the 5,830-square-foot first-floor space, while seeking office tenants for the upper floors. Completion is slated for the second half of 2020. Jamis Cos. represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.