BOISE — The Opus Group has started construction of a mixed-use project in downtown Boise. River Caddis Development and Standard Capital, a division of Standard Cos., are developing the project. Slated for completion in summer 2021, the eight-story, 285,000-square-foot project will feature 173 apartments in a mix of micro, one- and two-bedroom floor plans, as well as 3,000 square feet of street-level retail space. The second, third and fourth floors will primarily serve as parking with 400 parking stalls and bike storage that will be privately managed by Ada County, Idaho. The remaining floors will consist of apartments, a fitness center and a landscaped rooftop courtyard. The development is located at the corner of South Third and West Myrtle streets. Opus is serving as design-builder, interior designer, architect and structural engineer of record. River Caddis and Standard Capital are co-developers and co-owners and GGLO is the design architect of the project.
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Amazon to Open First Fulfillment Center in Idaho, Creating More Than 1,000 Full-Time Jobs
by Amy Works
NAMPA, IDAHO — Amazon has announced plans to open its first fulfillment center in Idaho, creating more than 1,000 full-time jobs. Located in Nampa, the 650,000-square-foot facility is slated to open in 2020. The fulfillment center is being developed in partnership with Pannotoni Development Co. Inc. Amazon plans to utilize the center to fulfill customer orders such as books, electronics and toys.
IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO — TYG Commercial Real Estate has negotiated the sale of Sand Creek Apartments, a 73-unit multifamily community located in Idaho Falls. A private investor sold the property to a Utah-based multifamily investor for an undisclosed price. Located at 1250 Ashment Ave., Sand Creek Apartments features 32 one-bedroom units, 17 two-bedroom apartments and 24 three-bedroom units. The property was built in 1978 and renovated in 2004. Richard Bird and Mathew Bird of TYG Commercial Real Estate represented the seller and buyer in the transaction.
KUNA, IDAHO — Marcus & Millichap’s LeClaire Group has arranged the sale of Kuna Self Storage, a self-storage facility in Kuna, a suburb of Boise. Messmer Properties sold the asset to an undisclosed buyer. The acquisition price was not released. Kuna Self Storage features 166 non-climate-controlled units, 15 rentable outdoor parking spaces, a fully fenced storage area and an on-site manager’s office. Jordan Farrer of Marcus & Millichap’s Salt Lake City office and Adam Schlosser of the firm’s Denver office, in cooperation with Paul Ryan of Marcus & Millichap’s Boise office, represented the seller in the deal.
Newmark Realty Capital Arranges $22M in Development Financing for Residential Tower in Northern Idaho
by Amy Works
COEUR D’ALENE, IDAHO — San Francisco-based Newmark Realty Capital (NRC) has arranged $22 million in development and construction financing for One Lakeside Center, a 15-story residential tower on the north shore of Lake Coeur d’Alene in Northern Idaho. Demetri Koston of NRC’s Spokane, Wash., office arranged the financing for the undisclosed borrower through a New York-based national bank lender. Situated one block from the water’s edge in Coeur d’Alene, One Lakeside Center will feature 69 residential units, a parking garage and a ground-floor commercial suite. Additional details of the project were not released.
HAILEY, IDAHO — KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI), along with KeyBank Real Estate Capital (KBREC), has secured $27 million to refinance and renovate Balmoral Apartments. The property is located in Hailey, a small city in central Idaho approximately 125 miles east of Boise. The financing included $10.1 million provided by CDLI, as well as $17.3 million from Freddie Mac arranged by KBREC’s commercial mortgage group. Completed in 2002, the property is a 192-unit, affordable garden-style apartment complex on four acres. Balmoral comprises 19 two- and three-story buildings offering five different floor plans with one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Site amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, playground, picnic areas and access to an adjacent park with a soccer field and basketball courts. Dominium, which acquired the property in 2015, intends to moderately rehabilitate the property with a construction budget estimated at $52,000 per unit. The renovations will be conducted during a nine-month period while tenants are in place. Balmoral operates under the Section 42 LIHTC Program with seven units reseved for residents making up to 30 percent of area median income (AMI), 11 units at 40 percent AMI and 174 units at 60 percent AMI. Kelly Frank of Key’s …
NAMPA, IDAHO — CareTrust REIT has acquired Cascadia of Nampa, a newly constructed, 99-bed transitional rehabilitation facility in Nampa. The facility was added to CareTrust’s existing master lease with Idaho-based Cascadia Healthcare LLC, bringing the total facility count under the Cascadia master lease to 12 facilities with 1,013 licensed beds. CareTrust participated in the facility’s development, making a preferred equity investment with Cascadia’s development affiliate in 2016 to construct the asset. In conjunction with the investment, CareTrust obtained an option to purchase the facility at a formula-based price upon stabilization of the operations. Cascadia completed construction and opened the facility in November of 2017. CareTrust’s investment for Cascadia of Nampa was approximately $12.8 million, inclusive of transaction costs and after receiving credit for CareTrust’s original equity investment and preferred returns thereon. Initial annual cash rent will be approximately $1.5 million. The master lease carries annual CPI-based escalators and has approximately twelve years remaining on the initial term, plus three five-year renewal options. The acquisition was funded using cash on hand.
SPOKANE VALLEY, WASH., AND EAGLE, IDAHO — The Wolff Company, an Arizona-based private equity firm and multifamily developer, has completed construction or Revel Spokane in Spokane Valley and Revel Eagle in Eagle. Both communities offer independent living apartments and are part of Wolff’s $300 million to $400 million annual seniors housing development plans. Located alongside the Spokane River, Revel Spokane features 132 units in one- and two-bedroom layouts. The community welcomed its first residents in March 2019. Located alongside the Boise River, Revel Eagle features 146 units in studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts. The community welcomed its first residents in April 2019.
BOISE, IDAHO — Adler AS Industrial LLC has purchased a portfolio of land and buildings in Boise from the Van Auker Cos. The acquisition consists of more than 2 million square feet of industrial properties across more than 80 assets and over 400 acres of future development land. The acquisition price was not released. The buyer has opened its headquarters on Emerald Street in Boise to manage the new properties. Peter O’Brien of Pacific Commercial Realty Advisors/Cushman & Wakefield assisted the buyer, while Dave Ellis of Capacity Commercial Group represented the seller in the deal.
NAMPA, IDAHO — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of a single-tenant net-lease investment property, located at 1460 N. Happy Valley Road in Nampa. An East Coast-based real estate investment acquired the property from Atlanta-based RCG-Nampa LLC for an undisclosed price. The tenant, CircusTrix, is a developer, operator and franchisor of indoor active recreation parks. The facility combines super trampoline arrays with obstacle courses, foam pits, slacklines and trapezes. Eric Wohl, Austin Blodgett and Andrew Cunningham of Hanley Investment Group represented the seller, while the buyer was self-represented in the deal.