ROSWELL, N.M. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Comfort Suites Roswell, a hotel property located at 3610 N. Main St. in Roswell. Terms of the transaction were not released. The 68-room hotel features an indoor pool, indoor whirlpool, fitness center and laundry facilities. John Casler and Josh Tammen of CBRE represented the seller, a limited liability company, and procured the buyer, a private investor, in the deal.
SANTA FE, N.M. — Dwight Mortgage Trust, an affiliate REIT of Dwight Capital, has provided $56.3 million in bridge financing for Madera Apartments in Santa Fe. Proceeds of the loan will be used to retire the sponsor’s existing construction debt and provide the borrower, Thrive Development, with capital to complete construction and lease-up of the property. Upon completion, Madera Apartments will offer 218 one-, two- and three-bedroom townhome-style apartments with patios or balconies, in-unit washers and dryers, smart home technology and walk-in closets. The community will consist of 20 two-story residential buildings, a communal clubhouse, swimming pool, pickleball court, yoga studio, fitness center, dog wash station, playground and garage parking with electric vehicle charging stations.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Scottsdale, Ariz.-based SimonCRE has acquired Cottonwood Corners, a 218,144-square-foot retail center located in Albuquerque. An entity doing business as Gibson-Cottonwood LLC sold the property for an undisclosed price. Tenants at the property, which was developed in two phases in 1996 and 1998, include Barnes & Noble, Best Buy, Michaels, Ross Dress for Less, Legacy Furniture, New Balance, The UPS Store, Mattress Firm, Leslie’s Poolmart, Scrub Spot, LA Luxe Nails and Firehouse Subs. The center also features 29,233 square feet of big box space and 4,679 square feet of small shop space that has been leased but is not yet occupied. Kino James and David Chavez of Base 5 Retail will manage leasing at the property on behalf of the new owner.
SANTA FE, N.M. — A joint venture between Presidium and Argosy Real Estate Partners has opened Presidium Casa Siena, a 160,000-square-foot multifamily property at 5750 Airport Road in Santa Fe. The community features 171 studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments, ranging from 565 square feet to 1,201 square feet, with energy-efficient stainless steel appliances, walk-in showers, garden tubs and upscale finishes. Residences will also offer full-size washers/dryers, under-cabinet lighting, keyless entry doors and built-in USB ports. Community amenities include a club room with coworking and conference spaces; a fitness center; exhibition kitchen and game rooms; a heated, resort-style pool surrounded by grilling and kitchen spaces and two cave lounges within private courtyards; a private dog park with pet spa; mail and package pickup rooms; surface-level parking; electric-vehicle charging stations and carports. The project team includes Humphreys & Partners, Isaacson & Arfman and Pavilion Construction. This is the first joint venture between Presidium and Argosy Real Estate Partners.
GALLUP, N.M. — Faris Lee Investments has arranged the sale of Zecca Plaza, a retail property located in Gallup, a small city near the Arizona border approximately 150 miles west of Albuquerque. The asset traded for $12.9 million, or $126 per square foot. Situated on 6.3 acres, Zecca Plaza offers 110,593 square feet of retail space. Current tenants include Albertsons, Goodwill, O’Reilly Auto Parts and Aaron Rents. Don MacLellan and Chris DePierro of Faris Lee Investments represented the undisclosed seller and undisclosed buyer in the transaction.
RIO RANCHO, N.M. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged a refinancing for Fairwinds Rio Rancho, a three-story, 220-unit independent living and assisted living community located in Rio Rancho, a suburb north of Albuquerque. JLL represented the borrower, Lytle Enterprises, and secured the five-year, fixed-rate loan through a life insurance company. The amount of the loan was not disclosed. Fairwinds Rio Rancho totals 211,213 square feet. It was built in 1997 and renovated in 2019. Alanna Ellis, Jay Wagner, Aaron Rosenzweig and Alex Sheaffer led the JLL team.
LAS CRUCES, N.M. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has negotiated the sale of a 50-bed transitional care facility in Las Cruces, approximately 45 miles northwest of El Paso, Texas. The community was built in 2017 and is strategically located within two miles of three short-term acute care hospitals that offer Medicare referral opportunities. With trailing EBITDAR (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, and restructuring or rent costs) approaching $745,000 at the time of marketing, the facility presented an acquisition opportunity for a regionally focused owner-operator to realize immediate cash flow upon acquisition, expand upon an existing geographical footprint, and still have the ability to achieve significant value by stabilizing the asset. The buyer was an owner-operator that Blueprint previously worked with in New Mexico. The seller and price were not disclosed. Amy Sitzman and Giancarlo Riso led the Blueprint team.
RIO RANCHO, N.M. — Marcus & Millichap’s Taylor McMinn Retail Group has brokered the sale of a 13,847-square-foot, single-tenant retail property in Rio Rancho. Natural Grocers occupies the building, which was built in 2020, on a 15-year, triple-net-lease basis, with 12 years remaining on the lease at the time of sale. Natural Grocers’ current portfolio includes 164 stores in 21 states. Don McMinn of Taylor McMinn Retail Group represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The price was also not disclosed. “Despite the surplus of net-lease inventory on the market and limited buyer pool, quality net-lease grocery inventory remains in short supply and high demand,” says McMinn.
ARTESIA, N.M. — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) has arranged $8.8 million in financing for the acquisition of Hampton Inn & Suites Artesia, a hotel located at 2501 S. Permian Pavilion Ave. in Artesia, located in the southeast corner of the state. Tyler Waller of MMCC’s Phoenix office secured the 10-year loan, which includes three years of fixed interest with a 25-year amortization schedule and 70 percent loan-to-value ratio, on behalf of a private client. Josh Tammen of Marcus & Millichap represented the both the buyer and seller in the transaction. Built in 2016, the Hampton Inn & Suites Artesia features 81 guest rooms and provides direct access to downtown Artesia and Artesia Municipal Airport.
ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO, OHIO AND OREGON — Intel Corp. and the U.S. Department of Commerce have signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms (PMT) for up to $8.5 billion in direct funding to Intel for commercial semiconductor projects under the CHIPS and Science Act. The proposed funding would help advance Intel’s critical semiconductor manufacturing and research-and-development (R&D) projects at its sites in Arizona, New Mexico, Ohio and Oregon. CHIPS Act funding aims to increase U.S. semiconductor manufacturing and research and development (R&D) capabilities. According to a release, Intel is the only American company that both designs and manufactures leading-edge logic chips. “Today is a defining moment for the U.S. and Intel as we work to power the next great chapter of American semiconductor innovation,” says Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger. “Artificial intelligence is supercharging the digital revolution, and everything digital needs semiconductors.” Santa Clara, Calif.-based Intel is building two new fabrication plants in Chandler, Ariz. The new factories on the company’s Ocotillo campus are part of Intel’s multibillion-dollar global manufacturing build-out, which includes new or expanded facilities in Oregon, New Mexico, Ohio, Malaysia, Ireland, Poland, Israel and Germany. Construction is underway on Intel’s Fab 9 factory in Rio Rancho, N.M. Fab …
