NORTH HILLS, CALIF. — Greysteel has arranged $9 million in refinancing for Appletree Village Apartments, a multifamily property located at 9229 Sepulveda Blvd. in North Hills. John Mullen of Greysteel secured the 12-month bridge-to-HUD financing on behalf of a Los Angeles-based affordable housing developer. Built in 1982, the property features 125 units in a mix of two- and three-bedroom layouts.
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TUCSON, ARIZ. — Cushman & Wakefield|PICOR has brokered the sale of Bellevue Winstel Apartments, an apartment building located at 3737 E. Bellevue St. in Tucson. Gould Family Properties VIII LLC sold the property to 3737 E. Bellevue Street LLC for $2.1 million. Allan Mendelsberg and Daniel Leibsohn of Cushman & Wakefield|PICOR handled the transaction.
DALY CITY, CALIF. — Harvest Properties and an affiliate of New York City-based Cerberus Capital Management LP have purchased DC Station, a nine-story office building in Daly City, about seven miles southwest of San Francisco. The purchase price and seller were not disclosed, but the San Francisco Business Times reports the partnership purchased the Class A asset from Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management for $114.5 million. “Both Cerberus and Harvest see this as an opportunity to acquire a high-quality property at a compelling price and, ultimately, add value through thoughtful leasing activity as we capitalize on the changing demand drivers in the area,” says John Winther, managing partner at Harvest Properties, a real estate investment and management firm based in the Bay Area. The 383,000-square-foot, LEED Silver-certified building is anchored by the global headquarters of Genesys, a tech firm that sells businesses both cloud-based and onsite software for customer experience and call center solutions. According to Harvest Properties, the previous owner was marketing DC Station for sale as part of a mixed-use investment that included adjacent retail space and the Century 20 Daly City movie theater, but Harvest proposed separating the office building from the investment package and ultimately won …
LAKEWOOD, COLO. – New York-based Castle Lanterra Properties has purchased The Ranch at Bear Creek, a multifamily property located at 3324 S. Field St. in Lakewood, about seven miles southwest of Denver. The acquisition price and name of the seller were not released. Built in 1973, the property features 118 two- and three-bedroom townhomes, 54 two-bedroom units and 29 one-bedroom apartments. Community amenities include a remodeled clubhouse, newly constructed fitness center, two swimming pools, a business center, a spin and yoga room with fitness on demand, an outdoor grilling area with new gas grills, an outdoor lounge with gas fire pit and a recreation room.
Mogharebi Group Facilitates $12.2M Sale of Apartment Community in Bakersfield, California
by Amy Works
BAKERSFIELD, CALIF. – The Mogharebi Group (TMG) has arranged the sale of Case Del Sol Apartments, a 205-unit multifamily community located at 2601 Fremont St. in Bakersfield. A San Fernando Valley, Calif.-based private investment group purchased the property for $12.2 million. Built in 1965, the gated community features a mix of studio and one-bedroom layouts, a swimming pool, 24-hour maintenance and a central laundry facility. Alex Mogharebi, Otto Ozen, Robin Kane and Mark Bonas of TMG represented the buyer and seller, a San Diego-based private investment group, in the deal.
CBRE Arranges Sale of, Acquisition Financing for, 85-Unit Seniors Housing Community in Suburban Denver
by Amy Works
LITTLETON, COLO. – CBRE has arranged the sale of MorningStar of Littleton, an 85-unit assisted living and memory care community in the Denver suburb of Littleton. A joint venture between Kayne Anderson Real Estate and MorningStar Senior Living acquired the property from an institutional investor for an undisclosed price. Lisa Widmier of CBRE’s National Senior Housing team represented the seller. Aron Will, also with CBRE National Senior Housing group, arranged $20.5 million in acquisition financing on behalf of the buyers. CBRE Multifamily Capital originated the 10-year, fixed-rate, interest-only loan through Fannie Mae. MorningStar has operated the property since its completion in 2006, and will continue to do so following the acquisition.
FEDERAL WAY, WASH. – The Andover Co./CORFAC International has arranged the sale of an industrial property located at 2835 S. 344th St. in Federal Way, about 22 miles south of Seattle. Khalsa Gurmat Center purchased the 10,578-square-foot building from Federal Way Campus LLC for an undisclosed price. Brian Bruinink, Mike Hemphill and Jim Bisset of Andover/CORFAC represented the seller, while Jeff Crane, also with Andover/CORFAC, represented the buyer in the deal.
ST. GEORGE, UTAH – Faris Lee Investments has brokered the sale of a single-tenant retail property located at 1596 S. Convention Center Drive in St. George. An undisclosed seller sold the building for $2.2 million. Jack in the Box occupies the 3,260-square-foot property on a triple-net leased basis. Joe Chichester, Thomas Chichester and Matt Brooks of Faris Lee represented the buyer, a Northern California-based private investor, while NAI Excel represented the seller.
SALT LAKE CITY — Newmark Grubb ACRES, a Utah-based brokerage firm, has arranged the sale of a portfolio of single-tenant retail properties leased to Codale Electric Supply Inc., a Salt Lake City-based distributor of electric, energy and lighting products. The sales price was $91.3 million. The portfolio includes nine properties, six of which are located in Utah. One of the assets is in Nevada (Elko), and two of the properties are in Wyoming (Rock Springs and Casper). Codale has a total of 13 retail locations throughout the western United States. According to Codale’s website, its stores range in size from 15,000 square feet to 54,000 square feet, not including the company’s 210,000-square-foot headquarters, which was one of the assets included in the portfolio sale. All totaled, the portfolio spans 476,500 square feet. Bryce Blanchard of Newmark Grubb ACRES represented the seller, Holt Properties, a real estate company owned and operated by the Holt family, which founded Codale Electric in 1975. Blanchard also procured the buyer, an undisclosed, out-of-state REIT. Sonepar, a French electronics distribution firm, acquired Codale in 2012. — Taylor Williams
HFF Arranges $145M Construction Loan for Office Building Renovation, Expansion in San Francisco’s SOMA District
by Amy Works
SAN FRANCISCO – HFF has arranged $145 million in construction financing for 633 Folsom, a seven-story office building located in the SOMA submarket of San Francisco. The Swig Co. will use the loan proceeds to complete a full-building renovation and expansion, which will add five floors to the property. Once completed, the 171,632-square-foot building will become a 12-story, 266,053-square-foot Class A office building. Originally built in 1967 by The Swig Co., 633 Folsom has been fully leased for the past 20 years, most recently to California Pacific Medical Center. The project is scheduled to commence this summer. Bruce Ganong and Bercut Smith of HFF secured the financing for Swig.