SAN FRANCISCO — A joint venture between Harbor Group International and Paramount Group has purchased 111 Sutter Street, an office building in San Francisco’s North Financial District. An undisclosed seller sold the asset for $227 million, or $775 per square foot. At the time of sale, the 293,000-square-foot building was 70 percent leased to a variety of technology, media, business services and nonprofit tenants. Paramount will act as property manager for the building and oversee day-to-day operations.
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HFF Arranges $124.3M in Acquisition Financing for 41-Building Industrial Portfolio in Colorado
by Amy Works
DENVER, BOULDER AND COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — HFF has secured $124.3 million in financing for the acquisition of a 41-property industrial portfolio across Denver, Boulder and Colorado Springs. Kevin MacKenzie, Jeff Sause, Leon McBroom and Spencer Richley arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate acquisition loan through Nuveen Real Estate for the borrower, Berkeley Partners. Spread across 19 properties, the portfolio features a total of 1.95 million square feet of industrial space. Situated on a total of 126.3 acres, the portfolio comprises 14 industrial facilities in Denver, three in Colorado Springs and two in Boulder. The properties were built between 1973 and 1996 and are 93 percent leased to 178 tenants.
SteelWave, Rialto Capital Receive $54.6M Acquisition Loan for Vacant Office Building in Denver
by Amy Works
DENVER — SteelWave LLC and Rialto Capital Management have received $54.6 million in bridge financing for the acquisition and repositioning of a vacant office/data center property in downtown Denver. Leon McBroom and Eric Tupler of HFF arranged the four-year, floating-rate loan through Square Mile Capital Management for the borrowers. Loan proceeds will be used to acquire and reposition the asset into a state-of-the-art office building. Located at 930 15th St., the 12-story building features 223,000 square feet of vacant office/data center space. The buyers plan to renovate the property with floor-to-ceiling glass curtain wall on two facades and the installation of executive parking stalls, a collaborative lounge area, café and wine bar, rooftop fitness center, bike lab, rooftop event area and lounge, and conference center. Renovated office suites will features 1,345-foot slab-to-slab ceilings, fiber connectivity and modernized mechanical systems.
Walker & Dunlop Provides $39.3M in Financing for Seniors Housing Properties in Arizona, Oregon
by Amy Works
MESA, ARIZ., AND SPRINGFIELD, ORE. — Walker & Dunlop has funded $39.3 million in financing for two seniors housing properties in Arizona and Oregon. Kevin Giusti, Michael Davis and Jeff Ringwald of Walker & Dunlop led the origination team for the transactions. The Walker & Dunlop team structured a $25.8 million Fannie Mae loan backed by The Summit at Sunland Springs, located at 2415 S. Signal Butte Road in Mesa. Owned Ahlstrom Investments and managed by Avista Senior Living, the facility offers assisted living and memory care units. Prior to the property’s full stabilization, Walker & Dunlop secured a 10-year, fixed-rate loan while recapitalizing the property owner’s equity. The team also arranged a $13.5 million refinance through Freddie Mac for The Rawlin at Riverbend Memory Care. The Freddie Mac loan enabled the sponsor, Onelife Investments, to recapitalize 100 percent of its equity while providing a 15-year, fixed-rate loan. The dedicated memory care facility is located at 3491 Game Farm Road in Springfield.
SURPRISE, ARIZ. — Northstar Commercial Partners has completed the sale of an industrial property, located at 12000 N. 132nd Ave. in Surprise. A Canadian REIT acquired the property for $24.1 million. Situated on 32 acres, the 418,000-square-foot warehouse/industrial building was built in 2013. Anthony Lydon, Bill Honsaker and Marc Hertzberg of Jones Lang LaSalle represented the seller in the deal.
SEATTLE — The Hotel Group has opened The Sound Hotel Seattle Belltown, A Tapestry Collection by Hilton. Situated at 2120 Fourth Ave. in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood, the hotel features 142 guest rooms; views of the downtown Seattle skyline and Puget Sound; ground-level restaurant Currant Bistro with adjacent grab-and-go coffee bar; and meetings and special event space. Tapestry Collection by Hilton offers a boutique-style hotel with the backing of Hilton’s size and brand. This is the first Tapestry Collection by Hilton in the state of Washington.
LOS ANGELES — Calmwater Capital has provided a $63 million loan to Relevant Group for the completion of Thompson Hotel in Los Angeles’ Hollywood neighborhood. The hotel is currently under construction, and Relevant Group expects to deliver the luxury boutique hotel in early 2020. Located at 1541 Wilcox Ave., the proposed 188,393-square-foot hotel will feature 190 rooms, a rooftop swimming pool, a rooftop restaurant and bar, and a fitness center, as well as a ground-floor restaurant concept in partnership with Rodrigo Oliveira, one of Brazil’s most celebrated chefs. Two Roads Hospitality will manage the hotel.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Hayden Center Investments has purchased North Hayden Commerce Center, an industrial warehouse located at 14000 N. Hayden Road in Scottsdale. New York-based 14000 N. Hayden Road, Scottsdale LLC (a company formed by iStar Financial Inc.) sold the property for $16.5 million. Paul Boyle, Rick Danis and Michael Kitlica of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, while Randy Shell of Shell Commercial represented the buyer in the deal. Completed in 2007, North Hayden Commerce Center is a single-story building totaling 103,517 square feet. Situated on 7.6 acres, the multi-tenant asset is currently 67 percent leased to a variety of tenants, including The Tile Shop, R.E. Michel Co., Red Mountain Weight Loss Center and Ferguson Enterprises.
TORRANCE, CALIF. — Los Angeles-based Optimus Properties, through an affiliate, has acquired an office building located at 2325 Crenshaw Blvd. in Torrance. The original developer sold the property for an undisclosed price. Built in 1989 and renovated in 2010, the asset features 60,804 square feet and 350 parking spaces on 5.5 acres of land. The Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services occupies the property.
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of Meridian of Riverside, a 109-bed assisted living facility located in the Inland Empire metro of Riverside. A private equity firm based in Florida sold the community to Ventura Park Management for $6.1 million, or $56,000 per bed. The Blueprint transaction team consisted of Jacob Gehl, Humair Sabir and Scott Frazier.