DENVER — SteelWave LLC and Rialto Capital Management have received $54.6 million in bridge financing for the acquisition and repositioning of a vacant office/data center property in downtown Denver. Leon McBroom and Eric Tupler of HFF arranged the four-year, floating-rate loan through Square Mile Capital Management for the borrowers. Loan proceeds will be used to acquire and reposition the asset into a state-of-the-art office building. Located at 930 15th St., the 12-story building features 223,000 square feet of vacant office/data center space. The buyers plan to renovate the property with floor-to-ceiling glass curtain wall on two facades and the installation of executive parking stalls, a collaborative lounge area, café and wine bar, rooftop fitness center, bike lab, rooftop event area and lounge, and conference center. Renovated office suites will features 1,345-foot slab-to-slab ceilings, fiber connectivity and modernized mechanical systems.
Colorado
LONE TREE, COLO. — Golden, Colo.-based The Bailey Co. has acquired Park Meadows Corporate Center I, located at 10004 Park Meadows Drive in Lone Tree. LRS Bay Road Investment Group sold the property for $10 million. Monica Wiley and Jeff Wood of CBRE represented the seller, while Mitch Bradley, Joe Serieno and Chad Alexander, also of CBRE, served as leasing advisors on the transaction. Constructed in 2000, the three-story multi-tenant asset features 60,144 square feet of office space. Lone Tree is located in metro Denver, approximately 15 miles south of downtown.
DENVER — Concord HQ LLC has purchased an office property in Denver from Unico BOP 1406 Wazee LLC/Unico BOP 1408 Wazee for $4.5 million. Located at 1408 Wazee in Denver, the asset features 9,009 square feet of office space. Andrew Blaustein and Josh Pons of Newmark Knight Frank represented the buyer, while JLL represented the seller in the deal. First American Title Insurance Co. also participated in the transaction.
GLENDALE, COLO. — Centre Point Properties LLC has purchased The Forum at Cherry Creek, a multi-tenant office building located at 425 S. Cherry St. in Glendale, a suburb of Denver. 425 LLC sold the property for $13.6 million, or $165 per square foot. Aaron Johnson and Jon Hendrickson of Cushman & Wakefield Denver’s Capital Markets Group listed the property to sell on behalf of Denver-based Millice Group. The Forum at Cherry Creek is a 10-story, 83,268-square-foot office property. At the time of sale, the property was 88 percent leased to a tenant roster of office and medical office users, with approximately 40 percent of the existing tenants having some medical use.
Crescent Real Estate Receives $102.5M in Financing for 13-Building Office Portfolio in Colorado Springs
by Amy Works
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — Crescent Real Estate LLC has received $102.5 million in acquisition financing for a suburban office portfolio in Colorado Springs. Trey Morsbach, Jim Curtin and Leon McBroom of HFF secured the five-year, floating-rate acquisition loan through Bank of America Merrill Lynch. The 13-building portfolio features more than 1 million square feet of office space. At the time of acquisition, the portfolio was 75 percent occupied by a variety of industry sectors, including aerospace, government and military/defense contractors, technology and healthcare. Major tenants include Northrop Grumman, Army National Guard, GSA, The Spectranetics Corp., Booz Allen Hamilton and United Healthcare.
DENVER — Etkin Johnson Real Estate Partners, a Denver-based investment and development firm, has sold its portfolio of industrial assets in Colorado to San Francisco-based Berkeley Partners for $247.5 million. The deal represents the largest industrial portfolio sale ever closed in Colorado. The portfolio, which was 93 percent leased at the time of sale, comprises 19 properties totaling approximately 1.95 million square feet of industrial space. The facilities range in size from 26,078 to 293,510 square feet. Etkin Johnson acquired the properties between 1990 and 1998. All 19 assets are located in cities within Colorado’s Front Range, including Denver, Boulder, Colorado Springs, Aurora and Golden. “This was a very well-constructed portfolio of infill industrial,” says Matt Novak, partner at Berkeley Partners, which has more than $625 million in assets under management. “The Denver metro has been experiencing rapid growth, and this acquisition provides us a critical mass of properties in the market. Our goal is to hold these assets for 10- to 20-plus years, benefiting from the favorable long-term industrial supply-demand fundamentals.” Jim Bolt, Jeremy Ballenger, Tyler Carner and Mike Winn of CBRE represented Etkin Johnson in the transaction, which marks Berkeley Partners’ first acquisition in Colorado. — Taylor Williams
BOULDER, COLO. — KeyBank has arranged $50.4 million in total combined financing for a tax-exempt bond transaction to support Koelbel & Co.’s construction of Diagonal Crossing. Located in Boulder, Diagonal Crossing will feature 105 garden-style apartments for families earning at or below 60 percent of area median income. KeyBank’s Community Development Lending & Investment (CDLI) team provided a $24.7 million construction loan and $10.4 million in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit equity. Additionally, KeyBank Real Estate Capital arranged a $15.3 million permanent loan through a forward commitment for Fannie Mae to issue a mortgage-backed security. Diagonal Crossing will be developed on two parcesl: Lot 3 and Lot 6. Lot 3 will feature 85 affordable housing units in two three-story buildings and one two-story building, while Lot 6 will feature 20 affordable housing units across four buildings. Sarah Geis and Beth Palmer Wirtz of KeyBank’s CDLI team collaborated with Jeff Rodman of KeyBank’s Commercial Mortgage Group on the financing for the project.
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the purchase of Eagleview Apartments, a multifamily property located at 1803 Prairie Road in Colorado Springs. A private local investor acquired the property for $8.7 million. Built in 1968, the 52,000-square-foot building features 65 two-bedroom/one-bath units, covered parking, a swimming pool, fitness center and on-site laundry. Brian Haggar of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, while Phillip Gause, also of Marcus & Millichap, secured acquisition financing for the buyer. The name of the seller was not released.
J.A. Green Development Buys 175 Acres for Expansion at JAG Logistics Center at Denver Airport
by Amy Works
AURORA, COLO. — J.A. Green Development Corp. has acquired approximately 175 acres of land, located at 26100-26120 E. 68th Ave. in Aurora. The property, situated adjacent to the 75-acre parcel that JAG purchased in 2018, will be part of the JAG Logistics Center at DIA (Denver International Airport). ACP DIA 1287 Investors LLC sold the property for an undisclosed price. Situated at the southern border of Denver International Airport, the business park will ultimately contain more than 3 million square feet of Class A warehouse space in two phases. The logistics center will feature flexible build-to-suit sites ranging from 100,000 square feet to 1 million square feet with an available delivery in fourth-quarter 2020. Alec Rhodes, Tyler Smith and Aaron Valdez of Cushman & Wakefield’s Denver Industrial team are the exclusive listing agents for JAG Logistics Center at DIA, which is part of the Porteos master-planned development and located within a confirmed Opportunity Zone.
HFF Secures $47.1M Construction Financing for 293-Unit Apartment Property in Metro Denver
by Amy Works
LAKEWOOD, COLO. — HFF has arranged $47.1 million in financing for the construction of Brickhouse at Lamar Station, a Class A multifamily property located at 6300 W. 13th Ave. in Lakewood. Riverpoint Partners and Iron River Management are the borrowers. Josh Simon and Kristian Lichtenfels of HFF secured the 15-year construction-to-permanent loan through a correspondent insurance company lender. The loan includes three years of interest-only payments and a 35-year amortization schedule. Situated on 3.7 acres, the four-story Brickhouse at Lamar Station will feature 293 apartments, averaging 748 square feet, with stainless steel appliances, granite and quartz countertops, washers and dryers, wood flooring, and balconies or patios. Common area amenities include a swimming pool, two interior courtyards, fire pits, grilling stations, a large community room, 24-hour fitness center, yoga studio, top-floor club room, business center and pet spa. The development will also be within walking distance to the Lamar Station light rail stop. Completion is slated for mid-2020.