SANDY, ORE. — Spartan Investment Group has completed FreeUp Storage Sandy, its first ground-up self-storage development in Oregon and second ground-up facility to date. FreeUp Storage is Spartan’s brand of owned and managed self-storage facilities. Located at 16555 Champion Way in Sandy, FreeUp Sandy features 353 self-storage units spanning nearly 51,000 square feet with drive-up storage and heated interior units. The facility also features 24/7 surveillance and gated access. The Sandy location marks the 51st addition to the FreeUp portfolio of self-storage units across Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin.
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By Mike Holzgang and Brad Christiansen, Executive Vice Presidents, Colliers Portland is seeing a number of employers reassess their post-pandemic workplace. Generally, this translates to companies downsizing to account for hybrid work models, with smaller/shared workstations and more conferencing space. New development has slowed in anticipation of an increased interest rate environment, historically high construction costs and supply chain constraints. Construction timelines are protracted due to all of those issues by as much as 50 percent to 100 percent. Most of the new construction coming online in Portland was initiated before the pandemic. Notable downtown projects include two mixed-use developments named 11W and Block 216. Both of these projects will add significant office space to the city’s popular West End district. The first, 11W, should deliver this year, while Block 216 will deliver in 2023. Construction in the suburban submarkets has also been slow, but we wouldn’t be surprised if it starts to pick up within the next 18 months or so. Interest and Effect Depending on where you are looking, the market is favorable for both landlords and tenants. It is a landlord’s market in the suburban areas, particularly in those south and southwest of Portland. The Central City …
PORTLAND, ORE. — Clarion Partners has sold Marine Drive Distribution Center, a four-building industrial facility located at 6308-6310 and 6204-6210 N. Marine Drive and 7409-7433 and 7507-7517 N. Leadbetter Road in Portland’s Rivergate submarket. LBA Logistics acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. Totaling 590,770 square feet, Marine Drive Distribution Center features one single tenant and three multitenant institutionally managed distribution warehouses. The buildings feature ESFR sprinklers, 24-foot to 26-foot clear heights, and 114 dock-high, 12 grade-level and 28 rail-served doors. At the time of sale, the buildings were fully triple-net leased to seven tenants. Mark Detmer, Buzz Ellis and Ryan Sitov of JLL Capital Markets represented the seller. Tyler Sheils of JLL Leasing is handling leasing of the property.
PORTLAND, ORE. — Clarion Partners has sold Marine Drive Distribution Center, a four-building industrial facility located at 6308-6310 and 6204-6210 N. Marine Drive and 7409-7433 and 7507-7517 N. Leadbetter Road in Portland’s Rivergate submarket. LBA Logistics acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. Totaling 590,770 square feet, Marine Drive Distribution Center features one single-tenant and three multi-tenant institutionally managed distribution warehouses. The buildings feature ESFR sprinklers, 24-foot to 26-foot clear heights, and 114 dock-high, 12 grade-level and 28 rail-served doors, as well as ample parking. At the time of sale, the buildings were fully triple net leased to seven tenants. Mark Detmer, Buzz Ellis and Ryan Sitov of JLL Capital Markets represented the seller. Tyler Sheils of JLL Leasing team is handling leasing of the property.
BEAVERTON, ORE. — Anthology Senior Living, the dedicated seniors housing platform of CA Ventures, has entered a joint venture partnership with Formation Development Group to build Anthology of Beaverton, a 207,169-square-foot senior living community in Beaverton. Situated on a 5.5-acre parcel outside of Portland, Anthology of Beaverton will feature 206 luxury independent living, assisted living and memory care units. The community is located near the Tanasbourne shopping district, which includes a Whole Foods, Starbucks and Macy’s, in addition to other shopping and dining locations. Major employers within close proximity include Nike World Headquarters and Intel. While development costs were not disclosed, CBRE arranged a $49.7 million construction loan for the project. Aron Will, Austin Sacco and Matthew Kuronen of CBRE National Senior Housing led the team on the floating-rate financing, which features partial interest-only payments through a national bank. The transaction marks the beginning of Anthology’s strategic alliance with Formation as a general partner investor. Anthology and Formation plan to further bolster their partnership through the co-sponsorship and development of future projects together. In addition to serving as development partner, Anthology will manage the property, expanding its owned/operated portfolio to 39 senior living communities across the U.S. Anthology expects to …
BEND, ORE., AND CLARKSVILLE, TENN. — Invesco Real Estate Income Trust (INREIT) has acquired two self-storage portfolios in Bend and Clarksville for a combined purchase price of $42 million. The two-story, single-story, drive-up self-storage properties in Bend total 62,805 square feet across 674 units. The portfolio includes a 49,523-square-foot, 550-unit property that is 98.7 percent occupied, at 20230 Powers Road, as well as 345 Cleveland Ave., a 13,282-square-foot, 124-unit facility that is 100 percent occupied. Located in Clarksville, the three single-story, drive-up self-storage properties total 204,425 square feet across 1,347 units. The portfolio includes 1280 Parkway Place, a 67,350-square-foot, 505-unit facility that is 95.6 percent occupied; 4351 Guthrie Highway, an 80,275-square-foot, 471-unit facility that is 96.6 percent occupied; and 117 Old Excell Road, a 56,800-square-foot, 371-unit facility that is 97.8 occupied. The names of the sellers were not released.
HILLSBORO, ORE. — CBRE National Senior Housing has arranged $33.1 million in financing for MorningStar of Hillsboro. The borrower is a joint venture between Artemis Real Estate Partners, MorningStar Senior Living and American Capital Group. Situated on a 1.35-acre parcel, the community comprises 142 independent living units. The property recently opened its doors. The operator is MorningStar. The property is less than a mile north of Kaiser Permanente Westside Medical Center, a 126-bed hospital that serves the greater Hillsboro and Beaverton suburbs. Additionally, half a mile north of the community is The Streets of Tanasbourne, a 386,000-square-foot outdoor shopping mall with over 55 retail and restaurant options. Aron Will, Austin Sacco and Tim Root arranged the nonrecourse, floating-rate loan with full-term interest-only payments. A national bank provided the capital.
Security Properties, Oaktree Capital Buy River Ridge Apartments in Tualatin, Oregon for $70M
by Amy Works
TUALATIN, ORE. — Security Properties and funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management have acquired River Ridge, a Class A apartment property located at 17865 SW Pacific Highway in Tualatin, for $70 million. Built in two phases from 2015 to 2017, River Ridge features 180 apartments spread across 14 residential buildings on nine acres. The apartments are a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts, averaging 977 square feet each. Units feature high ceilings, quartz countertops, large windows, walk-in closets, in-home washers/dryers and private balconies or patios with storage. Community amenities include a fitness center, resident clubhouse, resort-style outdoor pool, sundeck, basketball court, bocce ball court, playground, walking trail on the Tualatin River, 120 onsite storage units and 301 parking spaces. Security Properties Residential, an affiliate of Security Properties, will manage the community. Joe Nydahl, Josh McDonald and Phil Oester of CBRE represented the seller, Salem-based Mountain West Investment Corp., in the off-market transaction.
PORTLAND, ORE. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has negotiated the sale of Cornerstone Care Option, a 38-unit, 56-bed skilled nursing facility in Portland. The community was originally built in 1955 on 7.3 acres, with renovations in 2006. The 98,700-square-foot asset was 98 percent occupied. The seller was a local owner-operator looking to retire from seniors housing. A regional group based in the West acquired the property for an undisclosed price. Jason Punzel, Brad Goodsell and Vince Viverito of SLIB handled the transaction.
ASTORIA, ORE. — Mahesh Enterprises has acquired a 1.3-acre, 57,064-square-foot land parcel located at 176 W. Marine Drive in Astoria. An undisclosed seller sold the site for $1.2 million. The buyer plans to develop a boutique hotel on the parcel, which is on the Columbia River and the Riverwalk that connects to the Port of Astoria. Charles Conrow of Portland-based Norris & Stevens represented the buyer, while Mark Carnese of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the deal.