ARVADA, COLO. – A 20-unit apartment complex in the Denver submarket of Arvada has sold to an unnamed buyer for $2 million. The community is located at 5379 Estes Street. It was built in 1960. The property is situated near Olde Town Arvada and the Light Rail. Jeff Johnson with the Johnson Ritter Team at Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors assisted both the buyer and seller in this transaction.
DENVER — 29th Street Capital (29SC) has purchased the 110-unit Asbury Plaza Apartments in Denver for an undisclosed sum. The community is located at 5170 E. Asbury Ave. Asbury Plaza is situated east of Interstate 25. It is within walking distance of a pedestrian bridge that will lead to the RTD Colorado light rail station. The bridge will be completed later this year. 29SC plans to invest about $850,000 – or $7,700 per unit – in property improvements. It will upgrade the roof, windows, landscaping, corridors, and resident amenities, including the BBQ area and rooftop deck. The firm will also install new appliances, countertops, fixtures, lighting and flooring. Exterior work will be completed within six months, while interior work will be conducted as tenants vacate. This is 29SC’s eighth acquisition in the past eight months. The seller was a private ownership group.
DENVER – The 42-unit Emerson Lofts has sold to an unnamed buyer for $11.5 million. The community is located at 777 Emerson Street. It was built in 2013. Notable area employers include Colorado State University, Denver Health, Denver Water and the Denver Police Department. The sale was executed by John Laratta and Frank Farrell of Berkadia.
AURORA, COLO. – The 38,970-square-foot Hancock Park Office Building in Aurora has sold to an unnamed buyer for $2.6 million. The building is located at 15200 East Girard Ave. The seller was represented by Rob Edwards and Tom Ethington of Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors.
ENGLEWOOD, COLO. – EN Engineering has expanded its footprint in Englewood. The pipelines, utilities and industrial industries consultant will increase its office space from 4,117 square feet to 10,436 square feet. The space is located at 9777 Pyramid Court. The building was constructed in 1995. EN Engineering was represented by Zach Williams of Cushman & Wakefield. Westcore Properties was represented by Keith Krombach and Nathan Johnson.
DENVER — Invesco Real Estate has acquired a 306,791-square-foot office building in Denver’s Lower Downtown (LoDo) neighborhood for a reported $170 million. The building is located at 1515 Wynkoop Street. The Class AA asset is fully leased to notable tenants like Maximus, Black Hills Corporation and Polsinelli. It sits adjacent to Union Station, which recently underwent a redevelopment. The building has received LEED-Gold certification. It also received the Most Efficient Building in Denver award in 2013. The seller was American Realty Advisors.
DENVER – A 32,900-square-foot manufacturing facility in Denver has sold to 1425 Market LLC for $3.2 million. The facility is located at 2800 Walnut Street. The seller, Gold Star Sausage, had used the facilities to manufacture its sausages and hot dogs. It plans to keep its headquarters in Denver. The buyer intends to renovate the USDA certified food processing facility. Gold Star Sausage was represented by NGKF’s Russell Gruber and Pete Staab.
THORNTON, COLO. – Lambertson Lakes Shopping Center, a 13,465-square-foot retail center in the Denver submarket of Thornton, has received $2.1 million in financing. Phase I of the center is located at 871-887 Thornton Parkway. The property is shadow anchored by a 55,000-square-foot Safeway grocery store that was not part of the transaction. The permanent, 10-year, CMBS loan allowed the borrower to obtain a 30-year amortization on a non-recourse basis. The refinance was arranged by Steve Bye and Brian Fisher of NorthMarq Capital’s Denver office.
DENVER — Granite Properties has purchased High Pointe Tower, a 119,834-square-foot office property in the southeastern Denver suburb of Greenwood Village for an undisclosed sum. The property is located at 6430 South Fiddler’s Green Circle. High Pointe Tower was built in 1998. It sits directly across from Granite’s Plaza Tower One property, near Arapahoe Light Rail Station and the 203-room Westin Greenwood Village, which is scheduled to open next year. The building is currently 81 percent occupied by notable tenants like Hartford Insurance, TransUnion and the U.S. General Services Administration. High Pointe Tower is Granite’s third Denver-based acquisition since 2012. It also owns Plaza Tower and Prentice Plaza. The firm was represented in-house by Stephanie Lawrence, Will Hendrickson and Geoff Wescott. The unnamed seller was represented by CBRE’s Geoff Baukol.
LAKEWOOD, COLO. – Bethany Rehabilitation Center, a 56,502-square-foot skilled nursing facility in Lakewood, has sold to CareTrust for $17.9 million. The center is located at 5301 West 1st Ave., about five miles southwest of Denver. The property was built in 1969. It has 170 active beds and is licensed for 50 additional beds. CareTrust entered into a triple-net lease with Eduro Healthcare LLC, which took over operations on Feb. 1. The seller was represented by Mark Myers, Joshua Jandris and Charles Hilding of Institutional Property Advisors. Richard Bird of Marcus & Millichap’s Denver office was the firm’s broker of record in Colorado.
