DENVER — Big Brothers Big Sisters of Colorado has signed a seven-year lease for a new headquarters facility in Denver. The space is located at 750 West Hampden Ave. JLL’s Andy Cullen represented the organization. Jim Cortney of NAI Shames Makovsky represented the landlord.
LAKEWOOD, COLO. — Inland Real Estate Acquisitions has purchased the 244-unit WestLink at Oak Station in Lakewood for an undisclosed sum. The community is located at 1665 Pierson St., about nine miles west of downtown Denver. The property was 97 percent leased at the time of sale. Community amenities include a resort-style swimming pool and spa, fitness center with a yoga studio, sundeck with cabanas and business center. Mark Cosenza facilitated the transaction on behalf of an Inland affiliate.
FORT COLLINS, COLO. — EdR has acquired two student housing communities located in Fort Collins for an undisclosed price. The acquisition includes Pura Vida Place and Carriage House Apartments. Both Pura Vida and Carriage House Apartments are located near Colorado State University, and offer a total of 194 beds. Community amenities at each include a 24-hour computer lab, indoor bike storage and in-unit washers and dryers.
LAKEWOOD, COLO. — Jackson Square Properties has purchased the 300-unit Skye Crest apartments in Lakewood for $68.2 million. The community is located at 7846 W. Mansfield Parkway. It is situated immediately south of the intersection of Highway 285 and South Wadsworth Boulevard. HFF’s Jordan Robbins and Jeff Haag represented the seller, Fairfield Bentley LLC, in this transaction.
DENVER — CommercialTribe has leased 10,473 square feet of office space in Denver’s LoDo (Lower Downtown) district. The space is located at the Guaranty Bank Building at 1331 17th St. An oil and gas firm formerly occupied the space. JLL’s Ken Gooden and David Shirazi executed this lease transaction.
BRUSH, COLO. — Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center has selected OZ Architecture, a Denver-based firm, to redesign the assisted living and memory care community, located in Brush, approximately 90 miles northeast of Denver. Eben Ezer currently offers 54 assisted living units and 18 memory care units. The improvements will span 54,000 square feet, with the goal of increasing capacity and improving the campus. The community is over 100 years old and features a historic church at the heart of the campus. OZ’s design will build upon the previously developed master plan for the campus. Construction is slated to begin this month.
DENVER — A joint venture between HLC Equity and Hampshire Companies has purchased the 216-unit Sage Brook apartments in Denver for $26.3 million. The Class B community is located at 7201 Leetsdale Drive. Sage Brook is situated three miles from the Cherry Creek neighborhood near three of the region’s largest employment centers, including Downtown Denver, Denver Tech Corridor and the Fitzsimons Innovation Campus. HLC Equity’s management arm will operate the community. The company plans to improve the property and upgrade the general common areas and unit interiors.
DENVER — A joint venture between Blue Moon Capital Partners LLC, MGL Partners and a subsidiary of Leisure Care are developing a 169-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in the Denver Tech Center neighborhood of Denver. The partnership brings together Boston-based Blue Moon, an investor focused exclusively on seniors housing; Denver-based MGL, a multifamily and seniors housing developer; and Seattle-based Leisure Care, an operator of 39 seniors housing communities. Construction is slated for completion in 2018.
DENVER — Accounting firm Eide Bailly has leased 29,704 of office space at One Belleview Station, a transit-oriented-development within the Denver Tech Center. The firm will occupy the entire seventh floor. One Belleview Station is scheduled for delivery on Dec. 1 of this year. It will feature 318,000 square feet of Class AA office space. The new space will allow Eide Bailly to consolidate its Golden and Denver Tech Center offices into a single location. The general contractor for One Belleview Station is Weitz, while Gensler’s Denver studio is the architect. The master developer is Front Range Land and Development Co.
BOULDER, COLO. — Summit Hotel Properties has purchased the 157-room Marriott hotel in Boulder for $61.4 million. The hotel is located at 2660 Canyon Blvd. The Marriott is situated within walking distance of the University of Colorado, Folsom Field and Pearl Street Mall. Notable employers in the area include IBM, Google, NCAR, Qualcomm and Covidien. The hotel has achieved a revenue per available room (RevPAR) of $167 a night over the past 12 months. This represents a 51 percent premium over the Summit’s pro forma RevPAR for its portfolio.