SPARKS, NEV. — Berkadia has arranged $11.5 million in joint venture equity for Five Ridges, a townhome-style build-to-rent development in Sparks, just east of Reno. Leggera Development is the developer for the project. Situated on 6.1 acres at 545 Highland Ranch Parkway, Five Ridges features 83 three-bedroom/2.5-bath units ranging in size from 1,494 square feet to 1,969 square feet. The community is situated within a 422-acre master-planned community comprising 1,246 residential units across 10 villages, including single-family detached homes, townhomes, multifamily, commercial properties, and two community parks with 100 acres of open space and 10 acres of amenitized community gathering areas. Cody Kirkpatrick, Chinmay Bhatt and Noam Franklin of Berkadia JV Equity & Structured Capital, along with Jared Glover of Investment Sales at Berkadia Nevada, represented Leggera Development. Berkadia arranged the equity through a global investment manager.
LAS VEGAS — Partners Capital and CNR Retail have released plans to convert a 100,000-square-foot office complex, located at 2500-2550 Paseo Verde Parkway in Las Vegas’ Green Valley Ranch neighborhood, into an artisanal, food-driven, open-air lifestyle retail center. Dubbed The Cliff, the $30 million adaptive reuse development will offer 25 retail spaces, ranging from 1,800 square feet to 17,000 square feet; a central bar; a 26,000-square-foot covered outdoor dining lounge with communal meeting spaces; live performance area; fire pits; kiosks; and public art installations. The development team has also received approval of a tavern gaming license that would allow slot machines and small games of chance at one or more of the center’s pubs. The joint venture acquired the property in August 2023 for $17.2 million in an off-market transaction. Built in 2000, the property was 80 percent leased to office tenants at the time of sale. Pending final approval from the city, construction is scheduled to begin in October for completion in second-quarter 2025. AO Architects is serving as architect for the project.
SPARKS AND RENO, NEV. — Dornin Investment Group has acquired a 20-building portfolio in Sparks and Reno for approximately $70 million. Totaling 413,172 square feet, the portfolio includes light industrial, retail and medical office properties. The majority of the buildings were constructed between 1977 and 1991, with retail assets built in 2005 to 2006. The portfolio collectively has more than 180 total tenants with a median size of 1,640 square feet. The office buildout of the warehouse units is 21.7 percent. The industrial buildings offer clear heights ranging from 12 feet to 16 feet. Mark Nicoletti, Maxwell Shapiro and Julia Lewitt of Allen Matkins provided legal expertise in the transaction. Bill Bernard and Tami Haworth of Stewart Title provided title and escrow services.
BOULDER CITY, NEV. — The Bascom Group has purchased Homestead at Boulder City, a seniors housing property located in the Las Vegas suburb of Boulder City, for $3 million. The name of the seller was not released. Built in 1999, Homestead at Boulder City features 72 apartments with an average unit size of 467 square feet. Situated on 6.4 acres, the community offers 71 parking spaces, a private dining room, atrium, library, community living rooms, walking paths, fireplace parlor, covered patios, outdoor courtyard, multiple green spaces, fitness equipment and laundry facilities. Bascom plans to implement a renovation program that includes upgraded appliances, countertops, lighting, fixtures and wood plank flooring. Common-area improvements are planned for the leasing office, gym and entertainment lounges. Vincent Punzi and Lowell Takahashi of Berkadia arranged the debt financing for the acquisition, with Kairos Investment Management Co. as the lender. Brad Goodsell, Vince Viverito, Jason Punzel and Brad Clousing of Senior Living Investment Brokerage arranged the sale. Apartment Management Consultants will provide property management and SD-CAP will provide construction management for the property.
— By Jason Hallahan, associate, Colliers — Northern Nevada’s office market remained resilient throughout last year in the face of strong headwinds. Reno’s office market saw a blend of market fundamentals as net absorption declined, investment activity slowed and available sublease space shrunk. Negative net absorption in three out of four quarters brought the annual total to nearly 23,000 square feet of negative absorption — the lowest the market has seen since 2020. Vacancy ticked up 100 basis points year over year to 11 percent by the end of 2023, though it is well below the pandemic peak of 13.4 percent of mid-2020. Average direct asking rents also softened slightly this year, though tenant demand and asking rates both remain strong among Class A office product. A combination of growing vacancy, heightened interest rates and continued uncertainty in office space needs have curbed investor appetite this year. Demand for Reno office product fell sharply at the beginning of 2023 when first-quarter sales shrank to less than 20 percent of the average quarterly sale totals from the past three years. Buyers and sellers struggled to reach a middle ground as elevated vacancies weakened sale prices and increased borrowing costs discouraged investors. There …
CARSON CITY, NEV. — Dwight Mortgage Trust, an affiliate REIT of Dwight Capital, has closed a $30.2 million bridge refinance for The Marlette, a garden-style multifamily community in Carson City, south of Reno along Lake Tahoe. Fident Capital brokered this transaction on behalf of the borrower, Kingsbarns Realty Capital. Completed in 2023, The Marlette features 140 apartments spread across 10 two-story buildings on six acres. Community amenities include a clubhouse, pool, spa, fitness center, dog park, pet spa, community park and grilling stations. The loan proceeds will be used to refinance existing debt, cover final construction costs and fund an operating reserve to facilitate lease-up.
NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEV. — Northcap Commercial has brokered the $1.8 million sale of 2131 Statz Street Apartments, a multifamily asset located at 2131 Statz St. in North Las Vegas. The asset traded for $1.8 million, or $118,000 per unit. Built in 1963, the property features 15 units. Jerad Roberts, Robin Willett and Devin Lee of Northcap Commercial arranged the off-market transaction.
— By Benjamin Galles, senior vice president, CBRE — The outlook for the Reno multifamily market in 2024 is similar to how the year panned out in 2023. There is significant interest in Reno from investors across asset types, earning us a ranking on Business Insider’s list of the top 15 hottest real estate markets for the next decade. Northern Nevada’s continued job growth has piqued investors’ interest in owning multifamily properties within the state. This growth will continue as existing companies expand their presence in the market, proving their commitment to the city and people of Northern Nevada. The current elevated construction costs and construction loan costs could pose a roadblock to developers meeting the anticipated demand in the next 12 to 24 months. That being said, there are currently 4,700 apartment units under construction in the market. This will likely be absorbed by people moving into Reno from outside the region. Unlike other markets we’ve seen across the country, very few loans in our region have maturities over the next 12 months. This means seller motivation in Reno remains low to moderate when it comes to offloading properties. The lack of debt events where owners will be pressed into a …
COMMERCE, CALIF. — 99 Cents Only Stores LLC has announced plans to close all 371 of its stores and wind down business operations. The company has entered into an agreement with Hilco Global to liquidate all merchandise and dispose of fixtures, furnishings and equipment at the stores. Sales under this agreement are expected to begin today. 99 Cents Only was founded in 1982 as a deep-discount retailer where every item cost less than a dollar. The company is headquartered in the southeast Los Angeles suburb of Commerce, and currently operates stores in California, Texas, Arizona and Nevada. The company consulted its financial and legal advisors to find a way to continue operating, but ultimately decided the wind-down was necessary and the best way to maximize the value of its assets. Hilco Real Estate will manage the sale of the company’s owned and leased real estate assets. The company has appointed Chris Wells, managing director at Alvarez & Marsal, as chief restructuring officer. Additionally, Mike Simoncic, interim CEO of 99 Cents Only and managing director at Alvarez & Marsal, will step down. “This was an extremely difficult decision and is not the outcome we expected or hoped to achieve,” said Simoncic. “Unfortunately, the …
SPARKS, NEV. — Compass Commercial Real Estate Services has brokered the sale of a retail property located at 155 Ingenuity Ave. in the Reno suburb of Sparks. Cameron and Leona Curtiss acquired the asset for $6.4 million. Situated on 2.7 acres, the property features 16,196 square feet of retail space. Pat Kesgard and Kristie Schmitt of Compass Commercial represented the buyer in the transaction.