FOUNTAIN, COLO. — CBRE has brokered the purchase of The Shops at Mesa Ridge, a multi-tenant retail property located at 6859-6885 and 6965 Mesa Ridge Parkway in Fountain, a suburb of Colorado Springs. A private investor acquired the asset from an undisclosed seller for $12.9 million. Built in 2001, the 29,309-square-foot asset features two multi-tenant buildings that were 95.7 percent occupied at the time of sale. Pizza Hut, ENT Credit Union and Buffalo Wild Wings are three of the 16 current tenants. Mark Shaffer, Gary Stache, Gerard Poutier and Chris Martin of CBRE Capital Markets Investment Properties represented the buyer in the transaction.
DENVER — Gelt Venture Partners has acquired Allure Apartments, a multifamily community located at 1300 S. Willow St. in Denver. Sares Regis Group sold the asset for $68.2 million. Built in 2002 and renovated in 2023, Allure Apartments features 252 one- and two-bedroom apartments spread across 12 two- and three-story buildings. Community amenities include a 24-hour fitness center, heated pool, private detached garages, parcel package lockers, a business center, coffee bar and resident clubhouse. The recently upgraded units offer washers/dryers, wood-style flooring, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, updated cabinets, upgraded light fixtures, carpeted bedrooms, patios or balconies, and nine-foot vaulted ceilings. Jordan Robbins of JLL represented both sides of the transaction.
AURORA, COLO. — MCA Realty has purchased Commerce Center I, a three-building industrial business park at 15200 E. 33rd Place, 15250 E. 33rd Place and 15201 E. Moncrieff Place in Aurora. Commerce Center I was acquired through the firm’s MCA Realty Industrial Growth Fund. An undisclosed seller sold the asset for $9.2 million. MCA Realty plans to spend approximately $1.2 million on interior and exterior renovations that will include exterior paint, renovations to the parking lot, exterior lighting upgrades, HVAC repair and replacement, upgraded signage and landscaping, new loading doors, a remote monitored security system, and renovations to interior storefronts and warehouse space. Built in 1985, the three-building, 70,301-square-foot industrial business park was fully occupied at the time of sale. T.J. Smith, Nick Rice and Matt Keyerleber of Colliers represented MCA Realty and the seller in the transaction.
CASTLE ROCK AND DENVER, COLO. — The Garrett Cos. has completed the sale of a two-property multifamily portfolio, totaling 434 apartments, to affiliates of Harbor Group International for $132.5 million. The portfolio includes The Prospector Modern Apartments at 3360 Esker Circle in Castle Rock and Ladora Modern Apartments at 18590 E. 61st Ave. in Denver. Prospector features 238 one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans averaging 1,013 square feet, and Ladora offers 196 one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans with an average apartment size of 1,024 square feet. Both assets were built in 2023 and are approaching lease up. Community amenities at the properties include resort-style pools, fitness centers, mail and package services, and pet parks and spas. Terrance Hunt, Shane Ozment, Andy Hellman and Justin Hunt of CBRE’s multifamily investment properties team in Denver represented the seller. Shawn Rosenthal, Jason Gaccione and Jake Salkovitz of CBRE’s New York office, along with Brady O’Donnell and Jill Haug of CBRE’s Denver office, arranged acquisition financing for the buyer.
DENVER — The LCP Group has facilitated $85 million in refinancing for a hotel complex in Denver that combines the Brown Palace Hotel and Spa Autograph Collection and Holiday Inn Express Denver Downtown. The refinancing package for Crescent Real Estate includes a senior loan from Benefit Street Partners and a mezzanine loan from a partnership between LCP and Ares Management. Situated in downtown Denver, the 474-key complex offers immediate access to the central business district, River North Arts and Lower Downtown districts. The Brown Palace has a storied history of more than 130 years.
CENTENNIAL, COLO. — Headwaters Group has broken ground on Aspendale Centennial, an active adult community in Centennial, a southern suburb of Denver. The property will feature 172 age-restricted units in a four-story, 203,653-square-foot building. Live Oak Bank provided construction financing, and a programmatic institutional equity partner provided equity. “This is a meaningful project, as it will be our first ground-up development since Headwaters Group’s inception in 2022,” says Ben Burke, managing partner at Headwaters Group. The focal point of the community will be a two-story clubhouse featuring 9,757 square feet of internal community amenity space. Construction is set to begin later this month, with pre-leasing starting in October 2024. Headwaters expects to deliver the first units in August 2025. Headwaters Group has three additional development sites under control in Colorado and four in Arizona, with plans to start projects on all four over the next 24 months. In 2023, Headwaters Group acquired an age-restricted apartment community in Salt Lake City.
DENVER — BKM Capital Partners has purchased West 6th Center, a light industrial property at 1780 W. 6th Ave. in Denver, for $10.7 million. BKM acquired the asset through a joint venture partnership with TerraCore Capital. Built in 1995, the facility features a 69,575-square-foot unit, a 29,745-square-foot unit and a 23,463-square-foot unit. The asset offers 16- to 20-foot clear heights, a small office component, 50,000 square feet of secured yard space, two oversized grade-level loading doors, 26 dock-high doors and five mobile metal ramps to convert select dock-high doors to drive-in doors. At the time of sale, three occupants fully occupied the 122,783-square-foot small-bay industrial building. BKM plans to invest $7 million into a value-add repositioning plan to modernize the asset. Plans include upgrades to the property’s roof, parking lots, HVAC systems, paint scheme, landscaping, signage and storefronts, as well as capital for speculative tenant improvements. The buyer plans to divide the 69,575-square-foot property and convert it into four smaller units to create six total units ranging from 20,464 square feet to 40,928 square feet. Alec Rhodes, Aaron Valdez and Raymond Trevisan of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller, while BKM represented itself in the deal.
LAKEWOOD, COLO. — Capstone has brokered the sale of The Ridge at 285, a multifamily property located at 3490 S. Carr St. in Lakewood. The asset traded for $5.4 million. The names of the seller and buyer were not released. Constructed in 2020, the property features 12 townhome-style, three-bedroom/two-and-a-half bath apartments. All apartments feature stainless steel appliances, in-unit washers and dryers, and attached garages. Christian Burgdof and Sean Holamon of Capstone handled the transaction.
GRAND JUNCTION, COLO. — DXD Capital has purchased a seven-property self-storage facility portfolio in Grand Junction, located in the western part of the state near the Utah border. DXD acquired the assets through DXD Self Storage Fund II, which launched in 2022. The price and sellers were not disclosed. Totaling 135,588 net rentable square feet, the portfolio offers 923 units. DXD hired StoragePro as third-party manager for the seven facilities. The buyer plans several capital improvements for the properties, including increased security measures and ADA paving projects at some facilities. The properties will continue to operate under the Hill and Home Storage brand. Adam Schlosser and Thomas Parsons of Marcus & Millichap represented DXD Capital in the deal.
AURORA, COLO. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a restaurant property located at 25455 E. Smoky Hill Road in Aurora, a suburb east of Denver. A developer sold the asset to a local all-cash investor in a 1031 exchange for $2.6 million. Starbucks Coffee occupies the 2,155-square-foot property on a net-lease basis. James Rassenfoss and Drew Isaac of Marcus & Millichap’s Denver office represented the seller, while Kyle Malnati at Kentwood Commercial represented the buyer in the deal.