Colorado

CASTLE ROCK, COLO. — Development firm P3 Advisors has acquired a 65-acre tract of land in Castle Rock, roughly midway between Denver and Colorado Springs, for the development of Miller’s Landing, a mixed-use project that is expected to generate between $350 million and $500 million in private investment. Miller’s Landing will feature a full-service resort and conference center, retail pad sites, office space and restaurants. Developers estimate that the property will span approximately 900,000 square feet upon completion. The property will also include an undetermined amount of public parking space. The hotel will offer 250 rooms, while the retail and office components could total as much as 250,000 square feet and 480,000 square feet, respectively, according to the Denver Post. Under the terms of the development agreement, the amount of retail development will be limited to 100,000 square feet until the hotel is complete and operating. The full 250,000 square feet of retail space may not be developed until 150,000 square feet of office space has been built. The development site, located at the northwest corner of Interstate 25 and Plum Creek Parkway, is a former landfill situated within Philip S. Miller Park, a 300-acre swath that attracts about 1.5 …

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LONGVIEW, COLO. — A regional private investor has acquired the 130-unit Mountain View Apartments in Longview for $10.5 million. The community is located at 2185 38th Ave. The asset has received recent capital upgrades. Major employers in the area include PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center, Winco Holdings Inc., Lower Columbia College, Pacific Lumber & Shipping Co. and Solvay Chemicals Inc. George Miller of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer. The firm’s Joel Deis represented the seller, a regional private investment partnership, in this transaction.

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DENVER — A private capital firm has acquired the 53-unit Dwell Apartments in Denver for $12.8 million. The community is located at 600 – 624 N. Pennsylvania St. in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. The unit mix includes studios, one- and two-bedroom apartments that range from 505 to 829 square feet. Community amenities include a swimming pool, gym and off-street parking. Jacob and Nick Steele of Marcus & Millichap represented both the buyer and seller, another locally based private capital client, in this transaction.

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LAKEWOOD, COLO. — Castle Lanterra Properties has purchased Mountain Vista, a 257-unit apartment community located at 474 S. Wright St. in Lakewood, for $38 million. Built in 1973, the property has undergone renovations in 221 units. It is situated near Green Mountain Open Space and Matthews Winters Park, which contains nearly 5,000 acres of open space and 30 miles of hiking and biking trails. Shane Ozment, Terrance Hunt, Jeff Hawks and Doug Andrews of ARA Newmark represented the seller, Jackson Square Properties, in the transaction.

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LAKEWOOD, COLO. — Castle Lanterra Properties (CLP) has purchased the 257-unit Mountain Vista Apartments in the Denver suburb of Lakewood for an undisclosed sum. The community is located at 474 S. Wright St. Amenities include a resident clubhouse, business center, fitness center, two outdoor swimming pools, picnic areas with barbecue grills, dog park, parking and laundry rooms.

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LONGMONT, COLO. — NewMark Merrill Mountain States has secured $62 million in refinancing and completed construction on Village at the Peaks, a 442,000-square-foot shopping center in Longmont. Village at the Peaks is over 90 percent leased to nearly 40 tenants including Whole Foods Market, Sam’s Club, Regal Cinemas, Gold’s Gym, Party City, Tuesday Morning, Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar, Ozo Coffee Co. and Fuzzy’s Taco Shop. The five-year development process involved a public/private partnership with the City of Longmont, and represents over $100 million in investment. Bank of the Ozarks provided original construction financing for the project. Joe Monteleone of Triad Capital Advisors arranged the refinancing on behalf of NewMark Merrill through Allianz Real Estate of America. Sandy Sigal, Sandra Kist and Allen Ginsborg of NewMarket Merrill oversaw the refinancing.

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GLENWOOD SPRINGS, COLO. — A joint venture between Stoneleigh Cos. and Realty Capital Management has acquired 3.8 acres of land to build The Lofts at Red Mountain Apartments, an 85-unit apartment community with ground-floor retail in Glenwood Springs. The land is situated at south of Wulfsohn Road, adjacent to the Glenwood Meadows Market Street and Shopping Center. The Lofts at Red Mountain has an on-site RFTA bus stop, situated next to the Glenwood Springs Community and Recreation Center. It is also adjacent to the Glenwood Springs trail system. The developers have already broken ground on Phase I, with completion scheduled for early 2019. RVC Construction is building the project, which KCB Architecture designed. SunGate Capital Funding 7 LLC, Stoneleigh Cos. LLC and Realty Capital Partners provided equity financing.

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DENVER — Oak Coast Properties has purchased a majority interest in the 384-unit Villas on 76th apartment community in Denver for $52.5 million. The property is located at 2002 W. 76th Ave. Villas features a playground, pet park, swimming pool and newly renovated clubhouse. The seller, BMC Investments, will maintain a minority interest in the project. BLDG Management, an affiliate of BMC Investments, will continue to operate the property. BMC acquired Villas on 76th in 2013. At that time, the company made investments to complete deferred maintenance and update the look and feel of the community.

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BRUSH, COLO. — OZ Architecture has launched its design plan for phases two through four of the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush, located approximately 90 miles northeast of Denver. The new phases are part of a 10-step master plan for redesigning the 100-year-old seniors housing community. Phase II involves designing the new short-term rehabilitation and long-term skilled nursing facility, with the addition of two wings of 14 beds each. There will also be a small amenity node with a living room, dining room, country serving kitchen and physical therapy gym. Phase III includes the addition of a commercial kitchen, receiving areas and staff areas for maintenance and management. Phase IV will add 28 memory care units, each with access to a shared living space. Here, residents with a higher level of acuity will have access to a courtyard wandering garden and spa, with a more robust nursing component. The designs have also eliminated dead-end corridors, and increased security elements throughout. Last year, Eben Ezer selected OZ Architecture to complete the design of its two-story building. Spanning 54,000 square feet, the goal is to increase the overall capacity and elevate the design of the existing campus. The new assisted living …

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AUSTIN, TEXAS — American Campus Communities Inc. (NYSE: ACC) has acquired a portfolio of seven student housing properties totaling 3,776 beds across the Western and Midwestern United States for approximately $590.6 million. Affiliates of Milwaukee-based development firm and Core Spaces and Chicago-based DRW Real Estate Investments LLC sold the assets. All of the properties are associated with major universities, with enrollment averaging about 35,000 undergraduate and graduate students at each school. The company will invest about $8 million in up-front capital improvements to the portfolio. Two of the properties are stabilized: the 513-bed Hub Eugene and the 655-bed State, which service students at the University of Oregon and Colorado State University, respectively. The company acquired these assets in August for a combined $146.1 million. Another two of the properties, the 850-bed The James and the 248-bed Hub U District Seattle, are opening this fall. Those properties are located near the University of Wisconsin and the University of Washington, respectively. The final three properties, which total 1,500 beds, are all under construction and slated for fall 2018 delivery. They include Hub Ann Arbor, Hub West Lafayette and Hub Flagstaff, which offer housing to students attending the University of Michigan, Purdue University …

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