DENVER — Heitman LLC has purchased a 309,988-square-foot trophy office building in Denver for an undisclosed sum. The Class AA tower is located at 1401 Lawrence St. It sits adjacent to Larimer Square and the Four Seasons hotel at the convergence of Denver’s LoDo (lower downtown) neighborhood and the Central Business District. The property features 10-foot finished ceilings with floor-to-ceiling windows, outdoor terraces and balconies, 360-degree views from every floor including unobstructed panoramas of the Rocky Mountains, an exterior glass façade, state-of-the-art building systems, and a seven-story, above-grade parking garage. The asset is 98 percent leased to tenants like CoBiz Financial, Jagged Peak Energy and law firm Polsinelli. CBRE represented the seller, First Gulf Corporation of Toronto, which also developed the property.
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DENVER — NexMetro Communities and Trez Capital have partnered to develop five of NexMetro’s Avilla Homes communities in a deal worth more than $100 million. The communities will debut in 2018 in Denver, Phoenix and Dallas. NexMetro Communities is a developer of luxury leased housing communities, while Trez Capital is a private non-bank lender. NexMetro, which currently has more than 2,600 units either built, under construction or under contract, has already closed on two of the initial five Class A projects with Trez. This endeavor was inspired by the National Multifamily Housing Council’s announcement that about 4 million new apartments will be needed by 2030 to keep up with demand.
DENVER — Griffis Residential has acquired The Huron, a new 296-unit apartment community in downtown Denver, for $100 million. The Class A+ community is located at 2975 Huron St. The Huron is situated just blocks from Coors Field in the Union Station North neighborhood. The property is also a few blocks from Union Station and a recently announced mixed-use development, which will include a Rockies Hall of Fame, outdoor public gathering area, hotel and office space. The Huron was built in 2016. Property amenities include a lounge with a tech bar, three theater screening rooms, a fitness center, controlled access and concierge service. Terrance Hunt, Shane Ozment, Jeff Hawks, Doug Andrews and Chris Cowan represented the seller, Edwards Cos., in this transaction.
ENGLEWOOD, COLO. — CA Senior Living LLC, the seniors housing investment and development division of Chicago-based CA Ventures, has started construction of Atria Englewood, a 130-unit seniors housing community in the Denver suburb of Englewood. Atria Senior Living will operate the seven-story community, which will offer a mix of assisted living and memory care apartments. The property is scheduled to open in summer 2019. When complete, Atria Englewood will offer a total of 106 assisted living apartments, with floor plans ranging from 380 to 1,200 square feet. The remaining 24 apartments will be for memory care. Atria Englewood represents CA Senior Living’s plans to build infill, mid-rise seniors housing near major metros.
CENTENNIAL, COLO. — Confluent Development has broken ground on the grocery portion of a 20,000-square-foot retail project located within The Ridge, a mixed-use development in the Denver suburb of Centennial. Upon completion, the project will feature three freestanding retail buildings. Confluent Development is partnering with Equity Ventures Commercial Development to deliver a 13,300-square-foot, build-to-suit building for Natural Grocers. The organic grocer will move into the new space in the third quarter of 2018. The project also includes a 2,000-square-foot, freestanding Starbucks Coffee, which opened in September. The third portion of the project will add an additional freestanding building, totaling 4,200 square feet. The Ridge mixed-use development includes a Holiday Inn, Centennial Gun Club, two office buildings and additional retail and restaurant buildings.
DENVER — Crestone Partners has obtained $70.6 million in financing for Granite Place at Village Center, a 299,568-square-foot office tower in the Denver submarket of Greenwood Village. The 10-story building is located at 6165 S. Willow Drive. The property is fully leased to Charter Communications and CSG International. HFF secured the six-year, fixed-rate, interest-only loan through Principal Real Estate Investors. Loan proceeds were used to acquire the property. The borrower was not disclosed.
HIGHLANDS RANCH, COLO. — LaSalle Investment Management has purchased the 422-unit Legacy at Highlands Ranch just south of Denver for an undisclosed sum. The community is located at 355 W. Burgundy St. in Highlands Ranch. Legacy at Highlands Ranch was built in 1999. It is expected to benefit from an extension of the Light Rail, which will connect Highlands Ranch to the broader Denver area and downtown’s Union Station. LaSalle plans to update the asset’s interiors and common areas. LaSalle purchased this multifamily property on behalf of its U.S. core open-end real estate fund, LaSalle Property Fund.
Whiting-Turner Starts Construction of 700-Bed Residence Hall at the University of Colorado Boulder
by Nellie Day
BOULDER, COLO. — Construction is underway on Williams Village East, a 178,000-square-foot, 700-bed residence hall located at the University of Colorado Boulder. The design-build team for the project consists of KWK Architects, alm2s and Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. The $96.7 million residence hall is being built in accordance with LEED Gold standards, and will include solar panels, LED lighting, recycling areas, occupancy sensor lighting, green outlets and thermostats in each room. The development — which targets upperclassman — will open for occupancy in August 2019.
NORTHGLENN, COLO. — Faris Lee Investments has arranged the $6.1 million sale of a 14,990-square-foot retail property triple-net-leased to Walgreens in Northglenn, located 20 miles north of Denver. Shaun Riley of Faris Lee Investments arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, P&A Northglenn LLC. Rob Edwards of Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors LLC represented the buyer, Governors Park Lofts LLC. The property is adjacent to a power center anchored by Super Target, Sprouts, Barnes & Noble, Cost Plus and Marshalls.
DENVER — IRET Properties has purchased the 274-unit Dylan Apartments in Denver’s River North Art District (RiNo) for $90.6 million. The community is located at 3201 Brighton Blvd. Terrance Hunt, Shane Ozment and Chris Cowan of ARA Newmark represented the unnamed seller in this transaction.