COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — A joint venture between Portfolio Hotels & Resorts, West Point Partners and Lions Gate Capital has received a $25.7 million acquisition loan for the 309-room Colorado Springs Marriott. The hotel is located at 5580 Tech Center Drive. Colorado Springs Marriott is situated near Garden of the Gods and the United States Air Force Academy. The hotel features 23,000 square feet of flexible indoor and outdoor function space, indoor and outdoor pools and spas, a fitness center, business center, concierge, and a full-service restaurant. HFF’s Eric Tupler and Kristian Lichtenfels arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate, securitized loan.
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LONGMONT, COLO. — An affiliate of Pacific Acquisitions has purchased the 152,218-square-foot General Electric building in Longmont for $12.5 million. The single-tenant, office/flex facility is located at 1844 Nelson Road. General Electric fully occupies the facility, which was originally built in 1994. CBRE’s Jim Bolt represented the buyer, while the firm’s Tyler Carner, Jeremy Ballenger and Geoff Baukol represented the seller, Crescent Real Estate Holdings LLC.
BOULDER, COLO. — Pathfinder Partners has purchased two adjacent multifamily communities in Boulder for $24 million. The communities included in the transaction are the 50-unit Villa Del Prado and the 32-unit Chateau at Villa Del Prado. Villa Del Prado has a parking garage, indoor pool, spa, sauna and clubhouse, while Chateau has parking and a covered pool. Pathfinder plans to renovate the interiors, upgrade the amenities and incorporate green features. The Colorado office of ARA Newmark brokered the transaction.
BMC Investments, Oak Coast Properties Buy Timber Lodge Apartments Near Denver for $40.5M
by Nellie Day
THORNTON, COLO. — A joint venture between BMC Investments and Oak Coast Properties has purchased the 390-unit Timber Lodge Apartments in Thornton for $40.5 million. The asset is located nine miles north of downtown Denver. Timber Lodge was built in 1972. It has recently undergone a $6.9 million capital improvement program that renovated many of the units. The community is currently 94 percent occupied. HFF’s Brock Yaffe and Charles Halladay assisted in securing a $13.8 million supplemental loan for the buyer through Freddie Mac’s CME Program. HFF will service the securitized loan.
DENVER — Sierra Pacific Industries has purchased the 52,566-square-foot Crossroads Commerce Park in Denver for an undisclosed sum. The property is located at the northwest corner of 52nd Avenue and Washington Street in unincorporated Adams County. Construction on the facility commenced last summer and was completed this week. Murray & Stafford is the general contractor and Ware Malcomb is the architect. Colorado Business Bank provided financing. The Newmark Grubb Knight Frank team of Mike Wafer, Tim D’Angelo and Mike Wafer Jr. represented the seller, Trammell Crow Co., in this transaction. The team also handled the leasing and marketing for Crossroads.
FORT COLLINS, COLO. — A joint venture between H. Katz Capital Group and Coastal Ridge Real Estate has acquired Aspen Heights Fort Collins, a 712-bed community located near Colorado State University in Fort Collins. The price was not disclosed. Coastal Ridge has taken over management of the property, and is in the process of re-branding the community as The Outpost. The development offers two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom apartment-style units and cottages, with private bathrooms and guest half-baths, washers and dryers, and walk-in closets. Community amenities include a 24-hour fitness center, yoga studio, resort-style pool, hot tub, outdoor grills, a clubhouse, computer lab, sand volleyball court, movie theater, study lounge, tanning beds and a private shuttle. The property was sold by TSB Realty. TSB Capital Advisors assisted the joint venture in procuring a senior loan through Walker Dunlop and Freddie Mac.
DENVER — Fidelity National Title Group (FNTG) has opened its newest National Commercial Services (NCS) division in Colorado. This division will combine the resources of several FNTG commercial brands under one roof, including Chicago Title, Fidelity National Title, Commonwealth Land Title and Heritage Title. The NCS Colorado division will be led by senior vice presidents Tony Matlock, Lance Capel, Darren Hone and Stephanie Taylor. Fidelity National Financial is the parent company to National Commercial Services, Colorado. It provides title insurance, mortgage services and diversified services.
Goldman Sachs, Pearlmark Receives $93.5M in Financing to Acquire Denver Office Building
by Nellie Day
DENVER — A joint venture between Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Pearlmark has received $93.5 million in financing for the acquisition of a 492,799-square-foot office building in Denver. The Class A space is located at 1125 17th St. It occupies an entire city block on the corner of 17th and Lawrence streets where the Central Business District and Lower Downtown (LoDo) converge. The 25-story tower is 85.2 percent leased to JP Morgan Chase & Co. and Halliburton, among others. On-site amenities include a fitness club, juice and smoothie bar, basketball and bocce courts, and underground parking. HFF’s Eric Tupler and Josh Simon secured the four-year, floating-rate loan through Bank of America.
DENVER — Focus Property Group has received $69 million in financing to develop a 12-story Hilton Garden Inn in Denver. The hotel is situated at 20th Street and Chestnut Place. It sits adjacent to Denver’s Union Station. The Hilton Garden Inn is being built around the historic Denver Hose Company No. 1 building, which will be restored and incorporated into the hotel. The 42-month, fixed- and floating-rate structured financing included $18 million in mezzanine debt as well as $8 million in preferred equity. Bank of the Ozarks served as the senior lender, Artemis Real Estate Partners served as the mezzanine lender and EverWest Real Estate Partners served as the preferred equity lender. Marc Sallette, David Treadwell, Mike Cantwell and Olga Lepow of CBRE Hotels’ Debt & Structured Finance secured the financing.
DENVER — Pauls has received a $73 million loan to refinance a 14-building industrial portfolio in Aurora. The portfolio totals 1.9 million square feet of Class A distribution warehouse space. Properties included in the portfolio feature clear heights between 22’ to 32’ and buildings sizes ranging from 72,000 square feet to 347,840 square feet. All buildings were constructed between 1996 and 2015. The buildings are leased to 40 tenants, including Whole Foods Market, VWR International, Simmons Company and MSI International. They are situated on a total of 111.7 acres in the East I-70/Montbello industrial submarket in northeast Denver. The two 10-year, fixed-rate, full-term, interest-only loans were placed with Nationwide Life Insurance Co. The funds were used to refinance an existing life company loan and a construction loan. HFF’s Kristian Lichtenfels and Eric Tupler arranged the loans.