SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — NKF Capital Markets has arranged the sale of The Quad, a creative office campus located on 13.4 acres at 6200-6390 E. Thomas Road in Scottsdale. A joint venture between EverWest, George Oliver Cos. and WHI Real Estate Partners sold the property to Vancouver-based City Office REIT for $51 million. Built in 1982, the 14-building, 166,606-square-foot campus recently underwent a $23 million renovation. The property features a connected design, efficient floor plans, fitness center with showers, on-site restaurant and coffee bar, community lounge/conference center, pet-friendly environment, walking/biking paths and accessible Wi-Fi throughout the campus. At the time of sale, the multi-tenant property was 98 percent leased. CJ Osbrink, Kevin Shannon, Ken White, Paul Jones, Brunson Howard and Rick Stumm of NKF Capital Markets represented the seller, while the buyer was self-represented in the transaction.
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SAN LEANDRO, CALIF. — Terreno Realty Corp. has purchased a multi-building industrial asset located at 2700 Merced St. in San Leandro. An undisclosed seller sold the property for $36 million. Situated on 14.8 acres, the asset consists of three distribution buildings totaling 209,000 square feet, a 16,000-square-foot office building and an improved land parcel. The property features 12 dock-high and four grade-level loading positions and parking for 374 cars. At the time of acquisition, the asset was 81.6 percent leased to seven tenants, four of which have no renewal options and leases that will expire on or before Dec. 31, 2020. Depending on the leasing outcomes over the next year, Terreno Realty may choose to redevelop part of all of the property.
EDMONDS, WASH. — CBRE has brokered the sale of Edmonds Professional Center, a medical office building located at 7315 212th St. SW in Edmonds. Edmonds Professional Center LLC sold the property to an undisclosed buyer for $23 million. Built in 1991, the two-story property features 54,516 square feet of medical office space. At the time of acquisition, the building was 100 percent leased to nine tenants, including Virginia Mason Health System and Swedish Health Services. Chris Bodnar and Lee Asher of CBRE’s Healthcare Capital Markets group partnered with Paul Carr, Steve Perovich and Marcus Yamamoto of CBRE Puget Sound Healthcare represented the seller in the deal.
Single-tenant, net leased (STNL) retail properties continue to be among the most highly sought-after real estate investments. This is particularly true in Colorado and California where supply and demand constraints have created sales with significant premiums. Investors are accustomed to paying low cap rates for single-tenant assets within California as these properties have historically traded for a significant premium in comparison to the rest of the nation. However, the premium associated with Colorado STNL retail properties is a fairly new phenomenon. This Colorado premium can be attributed to a considerable supply and demand imbalance. There are very few available STNL properties within Colorado, and substantial capital actively chases this product type. California-based 1031 exchange investors seeking higher yields and Colorado-based 1031 exchange investors selling multifamily properties at historic pricing (due to significant appreciation in rents and historically low cap rates) are spurring the increased demand. Colorado’s strong economy and recent population growth has also led to a lot of new development. This has impacted the quality of available properties, many of which are new construction with long-term leases. The median sold cap rate for a STNL retail property in Colorado was 6.02 percent in 2017. This represented a 38 basis …
The average monthly rent for multifamily communities in the United States rose $3 to an all-time high of $1,409 in July, according to a recent report by Yardi Matrix. The increase is thanks in part to strong second-quarter economic growth and healthy demand. Year-over-year, rents are up 2.8 percent. Yardi is a California-based software company serving the commercial real estate industry. The company’s Yardi Matrix data branch researches and compiles data through a combination of original research studies and references to secondary sources. Numbers are representative of 127 U.S. markets, though the 30 largest metros are highlighted specifically. Average rents have risen $41, or 3 percent, year-to-date. This is in line with growth figures during the same period in recent years. This statistic is encouraging, according to Yardi, because it exemplifies the fact that the expansion of multifamily has not run out of steam, despite headwinds of increased supply and affordability issues. Rent increases are healthy across the board, led by growing secondary markets. At the top of the list is Orlando, which saw year-over-year rent increase of 6.9 percent, followed by Las Vegas, which saw a growth of 5.8 percent. On the West Coast, the Inland Empire saw an increase …
GLENDALE, ARIZ. — P.B. Bell has completed the disposition of Velaire at Aspera, a 286-unit multifamily property located at 7700 W. Aspera Blvd. in Glendale, approximately 20 miles northwest of downtown Phoenix. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property for $64.3 million, or $225,000 per unit. The community was built in 2016. Steve Gebing and Cliff David of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. — New York Life has sold an office building, located at 1500 Quail St. in Newport Beach. A joint venture between Lincoln Property Co. and an institutional advisor acquired the property for $32.1 million. Paul Jones, Kevin Shannon, Blake Bokosky, Brunson Howard, Rick Stumm and Brandon White of NKF Capital Markets represented the seller, while the buyer was self-represented in the deal. Built in 1983 and renovated in 2017, the seven-story, 90,715-square-foot building is situated on nearly five acres and features a revitalized exterior patio area, modernized elevator, flexible floor plates and suite sizes, and 357 surface parking stalls. At the time of sale, the property was 91 percent leased to 17 tenants, including Northwestern Mutual, Ticor Title, Alera Group and BB&T.
Academy West Acquires 395-Bed Student Housing Property Near the University of Nevada, Reno
by Amy Works
RENO, NEV. — Academy West Investments has acquired Wolf Run Village and Wolf Run East, a 395-bed student housing property located two blocks from the University of Nevada, Reno campus. The acquisition also includes an adjacent five-acre parcel at which the company can develop approximately 310 additional beds. The 185-bed Wolf Run Village is set to undergo comprehensive interior and exterior improvements. Wolf Run East — completed for the 2017 school year — will be enhanced with new common area amenities including a gym, outdoor seating areas, fire pits and an indoor recreational area. Although the sale price was not disclosed, Highland Realty Capital secured joint venture equity and bridge financing totaling $33.1 million for the acquisition of the property. An undisclosed debt fund provided the $26 million senior financing, and Chicago-based Blue Vista Capital Management provided joint venture equity. A timeline for renovations has yet to be announced.
SEATTLE — Ziegler, a specialty investment bank, has arranged $44.8 million in bond financing for The Hearthstone Corp. The bonds will fund an expansion at the company’s continuing care retirement community, The Hearthstone at Green Lake in Seattle. The Hearthstone comprises The Lakeside, a 10-story, 186,400-square-foot building constructed in 1966; and Cove West, a four-story, 48,243-square-foot building constructed in 2015 adjacent to The Lakeside. The combined buildings feature 147 independent living apartments, 37 assisted living apartments, 12 memory care apartments and 40 skilled nursing beds. The expansion project, known as Cove East, will be located adjacent to Cove West. The new building will offer 22 independent living units and underground parking, with a bistro on the ground floor. In addition to funding the expansion, the bonds also refinanced a set of existing bonds. The bonds are a combination of $36.1 million in tax-exempt bonds with a 35-year amortization and $8.7 million in tax-exempt bonds to be repaid with Cove East entrance fees.
Hanley Investment Group Negotiates $2.9M Sale of Single-Tenant Retail Property in Rialto, California
by Amy Works
RIALTO, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of a recently constructed retail building located at 1877 N. Riverside Ave. in Rialto. Newport Beach-based Fountainhead Development sold the property to a Chatsworth-based private investor for $2.9 million, or nearly $1,700 per square foot. Bill Asher and Jeff Lefko of Hanley Investment represented the seller, while Ash Joshi of San Fernando-based Capital Realty Solutions Inc. represented the buyer in the deal. The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf occupies the 1,710-square-foot building, which features a drive-thru lane, under a 15-year lease.