DENVER – A 21-unit apartment building in Denver has sold to an unnamed buyer for $3.6 million. The community is located at 1410 Poplar Street. It was renovated in 2012 and 2013, when it received condo-level finishes. The buyer and unnamed seller were represented by Matt Lewallen and Kevin Calame of Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors.
DENVER — The Preiss Company has acquired the Vista Student Housing Complex in Denver for an undisclosed sum. The 286-bed property is located at 1920 South University Blvd., directly across from the University of Denver campus. Preiss acquired the asset with a separate private investment group and its joint venture partner, Criterion Holdings, which will act as general manager. The company plans to invest an additional $500,000 to upgrade the facilities, including Internet bundled services, clubhouse and common area upgrades and enhancements to the vistas that overlook Denver’s Rocky Mountain range. Community amenities include a computer lab, business center with study rooms, clubhouse with television, outdoor television and pool table, fitness center, stand-up tanning bed, bocci ball court, outdoor fire pit and bike storage.
WESTMINSTER, COLO. — The 504-unit Lakeview Apartments in Westminster has received $26.3 million in financing. The community is located at 3701 West 68th Ave., about 10 miles north of Downtown Denver. Lakeview Apartments is situated at the intersection of West 68th Avenue and Lowell Boulevard. It is within three blocks of an upcoming light rail station. The fixed-rate loan features a 10-year term with three years interest-only. The securitized loan contains a 3.65 percent interest rate. Acquisition financing was arranged by HFF’s Brock Yaffe and Kristian Lichtenfels through the firm’s Freddie Mac Program Plus Seller/Servicer program. The loan was arranged on behalf of BMC Investments.
DENVER — Simpson Housing, Novare Group and Batson-Cook Development Co. have broken ground on the 354-unit SkyHouse Denver. The new community will be located on the corner of Broadway and 18th Avenue in uptown Denver. The mixed-use project will also feature 6,900 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The signature SkyHouse on the top floor of the building includes a club room, swimming pool and fitness center. SkyHouse will also feature vehicle charging stations, bike storage, bike kitchen, a dog walk area and a dog washing station. The new community is situated in the Central Business District, near MetroRide and the 16th Street MallRide, both of which provide direct access to Union Station. It is also in close proximity to the Light Rail. Additional nearby attractions include the state capitol complex, the Denver Art Museum, and City Park, home to the Denver Zoo and the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. SkyHouse Denver is the 14th SkyHouse-branded apartment community in the U.S. and its first out West. Equity was provided by Simpson Housing, Batson-Cook Development Co. and NGI Investments. Construction financing was provided by JP Morgan and US Bank. The building will be built by Batson-Cook Construction and Swinerton Builders …
CENTENNIAL, COLO. — Palisades Private Capital Fund I (PPCFI) has acquired Plaza Quebec, a 94,394-square-foot office building in Centennial, for $12.7 million. The Class A building is located at 6025 South Quebec Street in the southeastern suburbs of Metro Denver. Plaza Quebec was built in 1984 and renovated in 2009. It is 85 percent occupied by tenants like Cherry Creek Mortgage Company and Peoples National Bank. The property is situated on the edge of Greenwood Plaza, near Greenwood Athletic Club and the boutique Village Shops at the Landmark. PPCFI is a $50-million fund sponsored by Palisades Mexico Partners (PMP). PMP is a partnership between Joaquin de Monet, founder and managing principal of Palisades Capital Realty Advisors LLC, and Finsa Global Equities, owned by Sergio Argüelles, president and CEO of FINSA, an industrial real estate development firm. The seller, Crown West Realty LLC, was represented by Tim Richey and Mike Winn of CBRE. Financing was arranged by Brad Zampa of CBRE.
DENVER AND ALBUQUERQUE — Gary Hines and Ray Ubieta have sold their 19 Twisters restaurants, the Twisters concept and its intellectual property to Rajiv Grover of VKC Group. The Southwestern fast-casual concept is located throughout Denver and Albuquerque. The restaurant gained notoriety when one of its locations served as the setting for “Los Pollos Hermanos,” a fictional Mexican restaurant in AMC’s Breaking Bad. The transaction was brokered by National Restaurant Brokers and its affiliate National Convenience Store Brokers.
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.
