COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — Chestnut Heights LLC has purchased the 55-unit Bluffs West apartment complex in Colorado Springs for $2.8 million. The community is located at 4339 North Chestnut St. It was built in 1968. ARA’s Kevin McKenna and Saul Levy represented the seller, BAC Enterprises LLC, in this transaction.
DENVER — A&C Properties has completed the first phase of Porteos, a 1,287-acre mixed-use project in Denver. The project is being built adjacent to Denver International Airport. Phase I ushered in the opening of the new Jackson Gap Street, which provides immediate access to the airport and throughway for residents of Aurora and Adams County. A&C Properties invested $13 million to complete Jackson Gap Street and its related infrastructure. Forum Real Estate Group also recently completed ParkDIA, a 7,500-space parking complex in the area that provides valet services, self-covered and uncovered parking, and a shuttle. Porteos is the only entitled, zoned and shovel-ready, non-residential site within a four-mile radius of the airport. JLL is leading the marketing efforts to investors, developers, and occupiers of industrial, aviation, hospitality and commercial space.
CENTENNIAL, COLO. — MIG Real Estate has purchased Dry Creek Business Park, a 244,028-square-foot flex business park in Centennial, for an undisclosed sum. The 15-building park is located at 7300-7348 South Alton Way within the Denver Tech Center. The property was 92 percent leased at the time of sale. The area is known for a range of employers, including aerospace and energy companies. This is MIG’s 11th investment in Metro Denver. It also recently purchased Iliff Business Park; two hospitality properties; six multifamily communities; and a flex product that fronts Interstate 225. MIG Real Estate represented itself in the transaction. Brad Calbert and T.J. Smith of Colliers International represented the seller.
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $35 million sale of Woodmen Commons, a 156,010-square-foot regional power center in Colorado Springs. Garrette Matlock of Marcus & Millichap and Ryan Bowlby of The Matlock Group represented the seller, Rosenbaum-Dean, and procured the buyer, a private investor, in the transaction. The property is home to tenants including Sam’s Club, Bed Bath & Beyond, Marshalls, Dressbarn, Jared, Kirkland’s and Sketchers.
AURORA, COLO. — Jackson Square Properties has acquired the 220-unit Center Pointe East Apartments in Aurora for $31.1 million. The community is located at 15490 East Center Ave. It was built in 1999. Terrance Hunt, Shane Ozment, Jeff Hawks and Doug Andrews of ARA Newmark represented the seller, Lynd Company, in this transaction.
DENVER — Jackson Square Properties has acquired The Bluffs at Castle Rock, a 220-unit apartment property in the Denver submarket of Castle Rock, for $37.2 million. The Class B community is located at 483 Scott Blvd. It was built in 1998. Terrance Hunt, Shane Ozment, Jeff Hawks and Doug Andrews of ARA Newmark represented the seller, Lynd Company, in this transaction.
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — Lockheed Martin has signed a lease expansion at Platte Airpark Center in Colorado Springs. The aeronautics and defense contractor formerly occupied 35,669 square feet, but will now occupy 48,102 square feet. The landlord is Fairbridge Properties.
DENVER — Gelt Inc. has purchased a 564-unit apartment community in Denver for $74 million from TruAmerica Multifamily. The community is located at its namesake, 3300 Tamarac Drive. The complex was built in 1977. It is situated at the intersection of interstates 25 and 225, near the northern border of the Denver South Business Corridor. This submarket is home to seven of the nine Fortune 500 Companies in the state. This was Gelt’s largest apartment property purchase to date in terms of both the quantity of units and price. It was also its first acquisition in Colorado. Gelt has acquired a total of 1,192 units this year, valued at more than $140 million. The firm hopes to acquire 2,000 additional units in 2016 within high-growth, infill locations throughout the Western U.S. CBRE’s Brian Eisendrath and Ross Moore arranged a $55.6 million acquisition loan Gelt. The 10-year, fixed-rate financing features a five years of interest-only payments. Gelt will continue a renovation program in progress at the community, in addition to executing further capital improvements on the units’ interiors and common areas. This was TruAmerica Multifamily’s first sale. The company acquired the asset in partnership with DVO Real Estate and RCG Longview. It invested about $2.4 billion …
DENVER – A local buyer has purchased a 15-unit apartment complex in Denver for $2.5 million. The community is located at 3005-3015 E. 14th Ave. The vintage building is situated in Congress Park. Jim Knowlton of Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors represented both the buyer and seller in this transaction.
ARVADA, COLO. — 29th St. Management LLC has purchased the 58-unit Village West apartment complex in Arvada for $9 million. The community is located at 12155 West 58th Place. It was built in the 1972. The buyer plans to renovate the property. Andy Hellman and Justin Hunt represented the seller, Village West Investment Group LLC, in this transaction.
