GRESHAM, ORE. — Los Angeles-based Gelt has purchased Silverwood Apartments, a multifamily community located at 4777 SW 11th St. in Gresham, for $30 million. The seller was not disclosed. Built in 1991 on nine acres, Silverwood Apartments features 164 units in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts spread across 32 garden-style buildings. On-site amenities include a pool, playground, walking/biking trails and a picnic area. Gelt plans to upgrade the interior of the units to include vinyl-plank flooring, stainless steel appliances, new cabinet faces, backsplashes, ceiling fans and other cosmetic improvements. Additionally, the firm will rebrand the property, create new signage, paint the exterior of the building and refresh the pool and playground areas.
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TROUTDALE, ORE. — CRG has completed the sale of The Cubes at Troutdale, a 350,000-square-foot speculative industrial facility located at 2503 NW Sundial Road in Troutdale, a suburb on the east side of Portland. KKR acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. Situated within Troutdale Reynolds Industrial Park, the facility includes a 76,000-square-foot cooler space. At the time of sale, the property was fully leased to C&S Wholesale Grocers, the largest wholesale grocery supplier in the United States. CRG led the development of the facility and formed a joint venture partnership with U.S. Logistics Fund 1 to invest in the project. Vertical construction started in February 2019. The developers claim the property will create 300 new jobs for C&S.
PORTLAND, ORE. — NorthMarq has arranged the $5.6 million refinance of Willamette Wharf, an office property located at 4640 S.W. Macadam Ave. in Portland. Bob Spiro and Scott Moline of NorthMarq’s Seattle office secured the financing for the undisclosed borrower. The transaction was structured with a 10-year term on a 25-year amortization schedule. NorthMarq arranged the financing through its correspondent relationship with a life insurance company. The two-story building features 51,716 square feet of multi-tenant office space.
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.
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.