PORTLAND, ORE. — Madison Park Financial Corp. has purchased Bridgetown Lofts, a mid-rise apartment community located along the Williamette River in Portland’s Pearl District. Portland Guild Loft Partners sold the property for $55 million. The waterfront community features 149 units with modern finishes, including stainless steel appliances, Euro-style cabinetry, quartz countertops and oversized windows with waterfront views. On-site community amenities include a fitness center, community lounge and courtyard with fire pit, gas grills and a putting green. Joe Nydahl, Phil Oester and Josh McDonald of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction. Additionally, Brian Eisendrath with CBRE Capital Markets’ Debt & Structured Finance arranged a seven-year, fixed-rate loan with three years of interest-only payments through Freddie Mac for the buyer.
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NEWPORT, ORE. — Crystal Investment Property (CIP), a member of Hotel Brokers International, has brokered the sale of the Econo Lodge in Newport. The property features 43 rooms, which have been updated with new granite and tilework throughout. Joseph Kennedy of CIP represented the undisclosed seller and undisclosed buyer in the deal. The acquisition price was not released.
Horizon Realty Advisors Buys 179-Unit Student Housing Property Near the University of Oregon
by Amy Works
EUGENE, ORE. — Horizon Realty Advisors has purchased Chase Crossing, a 179-unit student housing community located near the University of Oregon campus in Eugene. The company purchased the asset from Chase Crossing LLC for an undisclosed price. The property offers studio and one-bedroom units. Phil Oester, Joe Nydahl and Josh McDonald of CBRE brokered the transaction on behalf of the seller. Benjamin Roelke, also with CBRE, arranged $19.1 million in long-term financing on behalf of Horizon Realty Advisors for its HRA Opportunity Fund. The 10-year, fixed rate loan provided by CBRE through Freddie Mac featured an index rate lock at loan application and five years of interest-only payments.
GRESHAM, ORE. — A joint venture between Trammell Crow Co. and Principal Real Estate Investors (PREI) has completed Glisan Corporate Park, a 504,528-square-foot spec industrial facility in Gresham. The project sits on a 28.5-acre site at 23440 to 23800 N.E. Glisan St., roughly 16 miles east of downtown Portland. The three buildings are available for sale or lease. They range from 139,727 square feet to 200,701 square feet and feature 30- to 32-foot clear heights, ample auto parking and trailer storage. Cara Nolan and Stuart Skaug of CBRE Portland are the exclusive listing agents for the facility.
PORTLAND, ORE. — Union Investment Real Estate GmbH has acquired The Porter, a 294-room boutique hotel in downtown Portland, for $148.8 million. The 16-story hotel is located at 1355 SW 2nd Ave. in the city’s Central Business District. The asset is part of the Curio Collection by Hilton brand. Syracuse, N.Y.-based Widewaters Hotels is the hotel’s developer, vendor and operator. Union Investment purchased the property from Widewaters via its open-ended real estate fund Unilmmo: Global. “The Porter is the ideal addition to our U.S. portfolio, which is set to grow at a similar pace going forward as in recent years,” says Andreas Löcher, head of investment management hospitality at Union Investment. The Porter, which opened this past January, features an upmarket restaurant on the ground floor, a coffee bar and a grab-and-go market, as well as a rooftop restaurant and lounge. The hotel also provides about 1,200 square feet of conference space, in addition to a heated indoor pool and a fitness center, which offers individual meditation and yoga rooms. Portland is Union Investment’s sixth targeted hotel location in the U.S. and its second on the West Coast. The Hamburg, Germany-based real estate investment manager acquired the Hilton Garden Inn …
HILLSBORO, ORE. — The Wolff Company has announced plans for Revel AmberGlen, a 140-unit independent living community in the Portland suburb of Hillsboro. Wolff plans to break ground later this year for a planned completion in 2020. The four-story property will be located in the Tualatin Valley on the west side of Portland. Revel AmberGlen is the 12th senior living community that The Wolff Company has developed since 2016. The company plans to invest $300 million to $400 million annually in the development of new independent and assisted living communities, in addition to the purchase and renovation of existing communities.
WOOD VILLAGE AND MCMINNVILLE, ORE. — Capital Pacific has arranged the sales of two shopping centers in the Portland area: Wood Village Town Center in Wood Village, located 15 miles east of Portland, and McMinnville Plaza in McMinnville, 37 miles southwest of Portland. Wood Village Retail I LLC acquired the 139,831-square-foot Wood Village Town Center for $26.6 million. Wood Village GARP LLC sold the asset, which is home to Kohl’s. Fred Meyer and Lowe’s shadow-anchor the property. March Hare LLC, in conjunction with Mcmincenter LLC, purchased the 135,873-square-foot McMinnville Plaza for $17.4 million. REEF McMinnville Plaza LLC sold the property, which is home to tenants such as Ross Dress for Less, Petco, T.J. Maxx and JCPenney. Safeway shadow-anchors the center. Capital Pacific represented the buyers and sellers in both transactions.
PORTLAND, ORE. — Developer Bridge Housing has broken ground on the first phase of RiverPlace Parcel 3, a 203-unit affordable housing project in Portland. Bridge Housing will deliver 90 apartments reserved for households earning less than 30 percent of the area’s median family income (MFI); 10 units dedicated to homeless veterans utilizing the Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) program; and the balance going toward families earning 60 percent of MFI. Property amenities include a playground and landscaped courtyard, two laundry rooms, a community room with kitchen and community spaces, resident services office with adjacent program space, a conference room and a community classroom. RiverPlace Parcel 3 is a joint effort between the Portland Housing Bureau and Prosper Portland. The 88,000-square foot parcel on the corner of SW River Parkway and Moody Avenue is owned by Prosper Portland. Bridge was selected to develop the site in 2015.
WILSONVILLE, ORE. — The Avamere Family of Companies, a Wilsonville-based operator, has taken over management of five Colony NorthStar Healthcare Income-owned assisted living communities in Oregon and Washington. The management partnership includes: Avamere at Albany, Albany, Ore. Avamere at Oak Park, Roseburg, Ore. Avamere at Cascadia Village, Bremerton, Wash. Avamere at Wenatchee, Wenatchee, Wash. Avamere at Port Townsend, Port Townsend, Wash. The Avamere Family operates nearly 50 independent living, assisted living, transitional care and skilled nursing facilities. Colony NorthStar Healthcare Income is a division of Colony NorthStar, a global real estate and investment management firm.
HILLSBORO, ORE. — MG Properties Group has purchased the 340-unit Thorncroft Farms Apartments in Hillsboro for $97.5 million. The community is located at 2120 N.W. Thorncroft Drive. Thorncroft Farms was built in 1998. It is situated within three miles of the Intel headquarters campus and within four miles of Nike’s headquarters. HFF’s Ira Virden and Carrie Kahn represented the seller, Berkshire Group. CBRE’s Brian Eisendrath and Cameron Chalfant arranged financing.