PORTLAND, ORE. — Norris & Stevens Inc. has arranged the sale of a 9,048-square-foot office and building in Portland for $2.6 million. Located at 12923 NW Cornell Road, the two-story property is fully leased to seven tenants, including Next Home Realty, Edward Jones, The Foot Spa, American Family Insurance, Cedar Mils Chiropractic, Bridgetown Optometric Associates and Loft 202 Hair Studio. Todd VanDomelen and Charles Conrow of Norris & Stevens represented the buyers, L&N Fifth LLC and L&N Second LLC. Will Stone and Scott Logan of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller. Norris & Stevens will manage the property on behalf of the buyer.
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PORTLAND, ORE. — ScanlanKemperBard (SKB) and Harbert Management Corp. have acquired the Mason Ehrman Building and Annex, a historic office complex in the Old Town district of Portland. The properties total 97,006 square feet. Built in 1908, the seven-story Mason Ehrman Building includes an attached annex building. SKB intends to construct a rooftop deck and add another 3,000 rentable square feet. The seller and price were undisclosed.
FAIRVIEW, ORE. — Gantry has secured $20 million in financing for Lodges at Lake Salish Apartments, a multifamily community located at 20699 NE Glisan St. in Fairview. Blake Hering, Matt Illias and Heather Kegler of Gantry arranged the Freddie Mac loan to refinance an existing loan that was coming due. The new loan was structured as a 10-year, full-term interest-only payment deal. Constructed in 2004, the 18-building community features 203 apartments in a mix of one- and two-bedroom layouts, averaging 966 square feet in size. Community amenities include a clubhouse with leasing offices, lounge, movie theater, fitness center, outdoor pool, spa, lake views and nature paths.
TURNER, ORE. — The Silver Group has brokered the sale of a single-tenant retail property located in Turner. Terms of the deal were not released. The asset consists of a newly constructed 9,800-square-foot retail building situated on 1.4 acres of land. Dollar General occupies the property on a long-term, absolute net lease. Barry Silver and Greg Cunha of The Silver Group handled the transaction.
Five months into the pandemic, fissures are beginning to form in the foundation of the multifamily market. Through the spring leasing season, liquidity from enhanced unemployment insurance benefits and a yearning for stability in uncertain times were enough to maintain occupancy near pre-coronavirus levels and to provide something of a buttress for rents. As spring turned to summer, however, winds seemed to change direction, tenant patience began to fray and property performance waned. West Coast cities with high technology exposure were the first to exhibit material revenue attrition. Reduced employment and income prospects led many renters to reconsider the efficacy of paying the highest rents in the country. Many tenants chose instead to relocate to more affordable areas when leases expired (as many do during the spring leasing season) or simply vacated and broke existing leases. Rents in the San Francisco Bay Area have declined by about 4 percent since the beginning of the year, and as much as 9 percent over the last 12 months. More affordable markets, including Portland, also experienced softening, but to a lesser degree. While fleeing tenants apparently generated a “renter’s market” in San Francisco, absorption in a sample of 919 Portland properties surveyed by …
SALEM, ORE. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of a 190-unit seniors housing campus in Salem. The community features 94 independent living apartments, 22 cottages and 72 assisted living units. At the time it was put on the market, the property generated a 30 percent profit margin and was still 94 percent occupied despite the pandemic, according to Blueprint. The seller was an ownership group finalizing its exit from seniors housing. The buyer was a local owner-operator with two other communities within a mile of the property. The price was not disclosed.
BEAVERTON, ORE. — Miami-based Pensam has provided $52 million in capital to refinance Rise Central, a multifamily property located at 12875 SW Crescent St. in Beaverton. The floating-rate loan has a three-year term with extension options. The name of the borrower was not released. Built in 2019, Rise Central features 230 apartments and more than 5,000 square feet of retail space. With rents ranging from $1,000 to $3,200 per month, the community offers units with high-end finishes and open floor plans, along with a resort-style amenity package. Additionally, the property is located adjacent to the train station in the Westgate Redevelopment Master Plan, which comprises a 45,000-square-foot arts and cultural center and a hotel.
PORTLAND, ORE. — McBride Capital has secured $13.5 million in permanent debt for the refinancing of Aniva, a newly constructed, 90-unit multifamily property located on N. Interstate Avenue in Portland. The 10-year loan provided cash out to the sponsors of the project and an initial interest-only period to begin the term. Danny Natsch of McBride Capital placed the loan on behalf of an undisclosed borrower with a super-regional bank.
Blueprint Negotiates Sale of Eight-Property Assisted Living Portfolio in Pacific Northwest
by Amy Works
WASHINGTON AND OREGON — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of eight private-pay assisted living assets in Oregon and Washington totaling 321 units. A joint venture between an Arizona-based private equity firm and an Oregon-based owner-operator acquired the properties. The seller and price were not disclosed. The buyer intends to reposition the communities, possibly adding more memory care units.
MILWAUKIE, ORE. — Alpine Food Distributing has purchased two distribution facilities, located at 9696 SE Omark Drive in Milwaukie. Oregon Transfer Co. sold the asset for $12.2 million. Steven Klein and Peter Stalick of Kidder Mathews represented Alpine in the transaction. The Oregon-based, family-owned food distribution company previously leased the properties, which offer a total of 220,000 square feet. The newly acquired complex is adjacent to a 280,000-square-foot facility that the buyer already owns.