FORT COLLINS, COLO. — Granite Capital Group has acquired the 105-unit Brooklyn Park Rowhouses in Fort Collins for $27.8 million. The community is located at 2758 Iowa Drive. Brooklyn Park was built between 2007 and 2008. It is fully leased and is located near Harmony Technology Park. Nick and Jacob Steele of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in this transaction.
ENGLEWOOD, COLO. — Institutional investors have acquired the 300-unit Kent Place Residences in Englewood for $127.4 million. The community is located at 3465 S. Gaylord Court in the Cherry Hills Village area. Kent Place Residences was built in 2015. Outdoor amenities include a rooftop lounge with views of the Rocky Mountains and downtown Denver, as well as outdoor televisions and barbeque grills, outdoor kitchens, a walking trail, pool with two spas, community garden, pet play area, bocce ball court and complimentary bike rentals. HFF’s Jordan Robbins, Jeff Haag and Anna Stevens represented the seller, Forum Real Estate Group, in this transaction. J.P. Morgan Asset Management advised the undisclosed buyers.
AURORA, COLO. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of Sable Care and Rehabilitation Center, a 120-bed skilled nursing facility in the Denver suburb of Aurora, for $5.4 million. A publicly traded REIT based in California sold the property to a New York-based investor. The seller was looking to divest a non-core asset as a value-add opportunity. The new owner will lease to facility to a prominent regional operator with an existing footprint in Colorado. The facility is located near the University of Colorado Hospital and CU Anschutz Medical Campus. At the time the property was put on the market, the trailing 12-month operational performance yielded $6 million in total revenue with overall occupancy at 56 percent. The outgoing operator took over the building at a time of operational challenges, but was able to change course towards regulatory compliance and improved operational performance. Blueprint’s Christopher Hyldahl and Gideon Orion were lead advisors on the transaction. The sale price equates to $45,000 per licensed bed.
Walker & Dunlop Arranges $28.2M Construction Loan for 137-Unit Assisted Living Community in Monument
MONUMENT, COLO. — Walker & Dunlop Inc. has structured a $28.2 million construction loan for Jackson Creek Senior Living, a 137-unit assisted living facility in Monument, located between Denver and Colorado Springs. The borrower is the project’s developer, an affiliate of CSI Construction. Scheduled to open in late 2018, Jackson Creek Senior Living will include a three-story, 128,600 square-foot building with 80 assisted living, 30 memory care and 27 independent living units. The asset is located on 6.4 acres of land. Ralph Lowen arranged the HUD loan at 90 percent of total replacement cost. The financing features 18 months of interest-only payments during the construction period, followed by a 40-year, fully amortizing permanent loan.
AURORA, COLO. — Inland Real Estate Group has purchased the 480-unit Conifer Creek Apartments in Aurora for $95 million. The community is located on two parcels at 2205 S. Racine Way and 12775 E. Pacific Drive. Conifer Creek contains 53 buildings with one- and two-bedroom units. Each unit includes a wood-burning fireplace, energy-efficient appliances, nine-foot vaulted ceilings, a full-size washer and dryer and an oversized balcony or patio. The property also features community amenities, including a newly constructed clubhouse with WiFi, two outdoor resort-style swimming pools, two spas, a fitness center, a bicycle/jogging path, barbecue grills, a business center and pet-friendly amenities. The apartment complex is 96 percent occupied. Matt Tice and Brett Smith of Inland Real Estate Acquisitions executed the transaction.
WESTMINSTER, COLO. — A joint venture between Conor Commercial Real Estate and WHI Real Estate Partners has broken ground on Park 12 Hundred Tech Center, a 324,000-square-foot industrial center in Westminster. The center will be situated on a 26-acre infill parcel within the Park 12 Hundred mixed-use business park. Park 12 Hundred Tech Center will contain four buildings that will incorporate ESFR sprinkler systems, flexible office space and sizable truck courts for optimal maneuverability. It is scheduled for completion in the second quarter of 2018. McShane Construction Co. and Ware Malcomb are providing the design-build construction services for the center. Chris Ball and Joe Krahn of Cushman & Wakefield represent the exclusive marketing team.
WHEAT RIDGE, COLO., AND ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Confluent Senior Living, a subsidiary of Denver-based Confluent Development, has sold two of its seniors housing communities, MorningStar of Wheat Ridge and MorningStar of Albuquerque. Denver-based MorningStar Senior Living co-developed and will continue to operate both communities. Holliday Fenoglio Fowler (HFF) brokered the deal on behalf of the buyer, Harbert Seniors Housing Fund I LP. The price was not disclosed. Located in the Denver suburb of Wheat Ridge, MorningStar of Wheat Ridge was completed in March 2016. The 58,000-square-foot development includes 64 assisted living and memory care units. The project was fully leased by February 2017, less than a year after completion, and is currently 96.9 percent occupied. Located in northwest Albuquerque, MorningStar of Albuquerque opened in February 2016. The 61,000-square-foot development includes 69 assisted living and memory care units. The project is currently 95.6 percent occupied. The communities represent Confluent’s first sale of senior living assets to Harbert Seniors Housing Fund. Ryan Maconachy and Chad Lavender led the HFF investment sales team. Sarah Anderson led HFF’s debt placement team.
LAKEWOOD, COLO. — Gelt Inc. has acquired a 580-unit apartment portfolio in Lakewood, a western suburb of Denver, for $107 million. The two-property portfolio includes Ascend at Red Rocks and Elevate at Red Rocks. Built in 1981 and located at 13105 W. 2nd Place, Ascend at Red Rocks is comprised of 408 units spanning 16.5 acres. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging from 850 square feet to 1,260 square feet. Built in 2000 and located at 409 Zang St., Elevate at Red Rocks is comprised of 172 units across 9.5 acres. The property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging from 673 square feet to 1,101 square feet. Community amenities at both properties include 24-hour fitness centers, heated swimming pools, recently renovated clubhouses, media and business centers, volleyball courts, BBQ grills and laundry rooms. Ascend and Elevate are located just minutes from the Union Boulevard/Federal Center area, the largest employment center in Lakewood, according to Gelt. Gelt plans to upgrade some of the units by installing vinyl plank flooring, stainless steel appliances and washers/dryers. At Elevate, Gelt will modernize the existing leasing office, clubhouse and playground. The fitness center will be updated at Ascend. A dog park, sports court …
BOULDER, COLO. — Blue Moon Capital Partners, a Boston-based private equity investor, has acquired The Carillon at Boulder Creek, a 117-unit seniors housing community near the University of Colorado in Boulder. The price was not disclosed. Blue Moon replaces affiliates of Legacy Capital Partners, an Ohio-based private equity investor, in an existing joint venture. The remaining partners are MGL Partners, a Denver-based real estate developer/investor, and Leisure Care, a seniors housing operator. This marks the second Colorado investment for the Blue Moon, MGL and Leisure Care relationship. Northwestern Mutual provided the debt. MGL led the acquisition and redevelopment of The Carillon in 2006 when it was a nine-story assisted living and nursing care building. MGL completely gutted and renovated the existing structure and added two four-story wings on either side of the original building.
DENVER — Gershman Mortgage has closed a $6.5 million loan for a medical office building in Denver. The building is located at 36 Steele St. in Cherry Creek. The space will bring together two plastic surgeon offices into a single space. This was the second leg of a previously closed purchase and renovation of the property, which was completed in 2016. The new financing facility provided a little more than $6.5 million of combined permanent, fixed-rate debt.