PORTLAND, ORE., AND SEATTLE — Pacific Union Investors has purchased a nine-property, garden-style apartment portfolio totaling 2,195 units in the Seattle and Portland metropolitan areas. Terms of the transaction were not released. The Washington assets include The Gates of Redmond and Olde Redmond Place in Redmond, Madison Sammamish in Sammamish and Crystal Creek in Vancouver. The Oregon communities include Golf Creek and Meridian at Murrayhill in Beaverton, Orenco Gardens and The Jones in Hillsboro and Forest Rim in Tualatin. Built between 1982 and 2013, the communities offer comprehensive amenity sets, green space with an average density of 16.7 units per acre, and units averaging 900 square feet. This acquisition expands Pacific Union Investors’ Northwest portfolio to 4,915 units across 23 properties.
FOREST GROVE, ORE. — Crane Data Centers Inc. and Principal Asset Management plan to develop a data center campus in Forest Grove, a suburb of Portland. The campus will be situated near the Hillsboro data center ecosystem, which houses data centers for users including Meta, Twitter and Microsoft, among others. The estimated development cost for the project was not disclosed. “We’re honored to partner with Principal Real Estate Investors to develop a new data center campus in the Portland market,” says Matt Pfile, CEO of Crane. “This strategic partnership with Crane and data center investment in the Portland area is an exciting project for all parties involved and makes for an excellent addition to our current portfolio of data centers,” says Ben Wobschall, managing director of real estate at Principal Asset Management. The first phase of the project includes a data center spanning approximately 300,000 square feet on a 35-acre site. The facility will have an initial capacity of 50 megawatts (MW) with plans to expand to over 100 MW, according to the developers. The two-story property will have 30-foot clear heights with flooring that can support 400 pounds per square foot, according to Crane. The construction timeline for Phase …
PORTLAND, ORE. — Norris & Stevens has negotiated the sale of Midland Apartments, formerly known as El Moro Apartments, in Portland. Midland Apartments LLC acquired the asset from El Moro LLC for $12 million. Originally constructed in 1966, Midland Apartments features 94 residences with 27 one-bedroom/one-bath flats, 24 two-bedroom/one-bath units and 43 two-bedroom/1.5-bath townhomes. Community amenities include ample parking, a leasing office, community/playground area, extra storage space, balconies/patios for every unit and washer/dryer hookups in all but the one-bedroom units. David Chatfield and Timothy Mitchell of Portland-based Norris & Stevens represented the seller and buyer in the deal.
TUALATIN, ORE. — Kidder Mathews has arranged the sale of Fox Meadows Apartments, a garden-style multifamily property in Tualatin. Trion Properties sold the asset to a California-based national multifamily investor for $19.3 million. Tyler Linn, Jordan Carter and Clay Newton of Kidder Mathews represented the seller in the deal. Located at 19545 and 19605 SW Boones Ferry Road, Fox Meadows features 95 apartments in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units.
PORTLAND, ORE. — Urban Development Group has received two separate loans, totaling $40 million, for two apartment communities in Portland. Dwight Capital provided a $24.9 million HUD 223(f) loan for The Kathryn Ann and a $15.2 million HUD 223(f) loan for The Sellina. The 146-unit The Kathryn Ann and the 90-unit The Sellina both feature dog wash stations, indoor bicycle storage and community courtyard. Both loans benefitted from a Green Mortgage Insurance Premium Reduction set at 25 basis points because the properties achieved Energy Star certifications. The Kathryn Ann also has an affordability component, as 15 percent of its units are restricted to 80 percent or less of the median family income. These loans are the seventh and eighth HUD loans that Dwight Capital has closed for the borrower. McBride Capital brokered the transactions.
BEND, ORE. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Summit Self Storage, a self-storage facility at 720 SE 9th St. in Bend. An individual/personal trust sold the asset to a limited liability company for $4.2 million. Built in 1977, Summit Self Storage features 146 units and was 98 percent occupied at the time of sale. Christopher Secreto and Samuel Olson of Marcus & Millichap’s Portland office represented the seller and buyer in the deal.
PORTLAND, ORE. — Greystar has unveiled plans to develop a two-building apartment property in Portland’s Slabtown neighborhood. Spanning two blocks between Northwest 19th and 20th avenues, the 364-unit project is slated to break ground later this month with completion scheduled for 2024. SERA Architects designed the development, which will include a five-story, 151-unit building and a seven-story, 213-unit building, both featuring brick exteriors. The project team of Greystar, SERA and Lango Hensen worked with neighboring St. Patrick’s Catholic Church officials to ensure the new project would not overshadow the 130-year-old historic landmark. ING Capital provided an undisclosed amount of construction financing for the project.
Norris & Stevens Brokers $5.1M Acquisition of River Road Plaza Office/Retail Asset in Eugene, Oregon
EUGENE, ORE. — Norris & Stevens has arranged the purchase of River Road Plaza, an office and retail property located at 155 Silver Lane in Eugene. KH Properties acquired the asset from River Road Plaza LLC for $5.1 million. Situated in Eugene’s Santa Clara neighborhood, River Road Plaza features 32,548 square feet of space. At the time of sale, the property was 92 percent occupied. Todd VanDomelen of Portland-based Norris & Stevens represented the buyer, while CPX LLC represented the seller in the deal.
EUGENE, ORE. — PTLA Real Estate has acquired a four-property student housing portfolio near the University of Oregon campus in Eugene. The communities — named The Anthony, The Pearl, Westgate and The Sonja — offer a total of 186 units and 383 beds. The properties were 95 percent leased ahead of the current academic year. The portfolio recently underwent roughly $2 million in renovations, including updates to shared amenity spaces. Jaclyn Fitts, William Vonderfecht and Casey Schaefer with CBRE’s national student housing team and Josh McDonald with CBRE’s Northwest multifamily investment sales team arranged the transaction on behalf of the undisclosed seller.
ALBANY, ORE. — Portland-based Norris & Stevens has arranged the purchase of the Heritage Mall outparcel located at 1811 14th Ave. SE in Albany. Perseverance LLC acquired the asset for $6 million. Constructed in 1989, the 20,074-square-foot retail building sits along Southeast Geary Street and features 118 parking spaces. Todd VanDomelen of Norris & Stevens represented the buyer, while Kevin Adalto and Lance Suster of CPX represented the seller in transaction.