DENVER – The Amherst Apartment Homes, an 81-unit multifamily property in Denver, has sold to a local buyer for $5.6 million. The community is located at 2775 S. Federal Blvd. It was built in 1973. The property was most recently renovated in 2010. The sale was executed by Josh Newell and Robert Lawson of Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors. The buyer assumed the unnamed seller’s current Fannie Mae loan.
DENVER — A joint venture between AB Real Estate Group and Sage Hospitality has acquired the TownePlace Suites Denver Portfolio for an undisclosed sum. The portfolio contains five properties throughout the Denver metro region, for a total of 584 rooms. Properties included in this acquisition are the TownePlace Suites Denver Downtown, the TownePlace Suites Denver West Federal Center, the TownePlace Suites Denver Southeast, the TownePlace Suites Denver Tech Center and the TownePlace Suites Boulder Broomfield. The hotels’ guestrooms and public spaces underwent significant renovations in 2013. The TownePlace Suites-branded properties are members of the Marriott franchise system. They will continue to be managed by Sage Hospitality. The sale was executed by JLL’s Mark Fair, Mark Fraioli and Chris Dewey.
CASTLE ROCK, COLO. – The 34-unit Castle Court Apartments in Castle Rock has sold to an unnamed buyer for $3.3 million. The community is located at 7 & 19 N Cantril Street, just southeast of Denver. The two buildings contain 17 units each. They were built in 1980 and 1985, respectively. Josh Newell of Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors represented both the buyer and local seller in this transaction.
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — Sagebrook Apartments LLC has acquired the 314-unit Sagebrook Apartments in Colorado Springs for $48.7 million. The community is located at 2555 Raywood View. This sale is the second-largest, single-property apartment transaction in the history of Colorado Springs, according to Marcus & Millichap, which represented the buyer. The property is situated near the Promenade Shops at Briargate, the Briargate business campus, the InterQuest business park, the Pine Creek Golf Club, the Air Force Academy, Memorial Hospital North and the new Penrose St. Francis Medical Center. Community amenities include a swimming pool, sun deck and all-season spa, 24-hour fitness center, clubroom with Wi-Fi, kitchen, fireplace area with a flat-screen television, outdoor picnic area with gas barbecues, a coffee bar and business center. The LLC was represented by Clayton Primm, Jacob Steele and Nick Steele of Marcus & Millichap’s Denver office. The seller was Griffis Residential. Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. also arranged $32.3 million in acquisition financing for this transaction. The non-recourse debt placement was structured as a 30-year, fixed-rate, fully amortizing loan.
DENVER — The 302-unit One City Block apartment community in Denver has received a $57-million loan. The community is located at 444 East 19th Ave. in Downtown Denver’s Uptown neighborhood. The property was completed in January 2014. It features 207,598 square feet of residential space and 10,035 square of ground-floor retail. One City Block is currently 95 percent leased. Community amenities include a lap pool with sun deck and hot tub, grilling areas, fire pit, sport court with practice putting green, four rooftop terraces, fitness center, yoga studio, game room with ping pong and pool table, demonstration kitchen, on-site bike repair shop and pet spa. The fixed-rate loan proceeds will replace the borrower’s existing construction loan. Financing was arranged by HFF’s Eric Tupler, Josh Simon and Leon McBroom, on behalf of RedPeak Properties. The loan was placed with Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers LLC, which acted on behalf of an institutional client.
BROOMFIELD, COLO. – Asher Investments has acquired the 297-unit Alta Harvest Station apartment community in Broomfield for an undisclosed sum. The community is located at the southeast corner of Wadsworth Boulevard and 118th Avenue. Alta Harvest was just completed in late 2014. It is currently 93 percent leased. The new development was modeled after the 280-unit Alta Aspen Grove in Littleton, which was also developed by Wood Partners. That property now operates as Berkshire Aspen Grove. Common-area amenities at Alta Harvest include a resort-style swimming pool, outdoor fireplace, lawn courtyard, dog park and wash, bicycle/ski repair shop, plaza with seating and water features, fitness center, yoga/serenity room and a business center. Wood Partners dedicated 1.4 acres of the site as public land. Part of this land was turned into a one-acre pocket park. A half-acre urban trail along the east and south edges of the development connects to the future light rail stop. It also created a pedestrian route that accesses the RTD Regional Transit Station at West 116th Avenue. Wood Partners acted as the general contractor on Alta Harvest, while Womack Hampton served as the architect.
BOULDER, COLO. – The 140-unit Eastpointe Apartments in Boulder has sold to Apartment Investment and Management Company (AIMCO) for $18 million. The community is located at 1500-1590 Eisenhower Drive. It was built in 1974. AIMCO was represented by Jacob Steele and Nick Steele in Marcus & Millichap’s Denver office.
DENVER – MonkeySports has opened its first superstore in Colorado. The 15,125-square-foot outpost is located at 6578 S. Yosemite Circle in Greenwood Village, just east of Littleton. MonkeySports is the nation’s largest retailer of hockey and lacrosse equipment. It also operates locations in California, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey and Sweden. MonkeySports was represented by Frank Griffin of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank. The landlord was not named.
AURORA, COLO. – A 34,589-square-foot retail strip center in Aurora has sold to M&M Corporation LLC for $1.8 million. The five-building center is located at 3113-3191 Peoria Street. The property was leased to 16 retailers, many of which were long-term tenants, at the time of sale. M&M was represented by Lan Than of Landmark Real Estate Services. The seller, THS Properties LLC, was represented by Marc Lippitt, Scott Shwayder and Justin Herman of Unique Properties Inc. – TCN Worldwide.
DENVER – A two-story, mixed-use building in Denver has sold to an unnamed buyer for $2.1 million. The building is located at 821-827 Corona Street. It was built in 1919. The buyer was represented by Matt Ritter, Jeff Johnson, Cody Stambaugh and Peter Sengelmann of Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors. The unnamed seller was represented by Jules Hochman, Justin Brockman and Billy Riesing of the same firm.
