OAKLAND, CALIF. — Un[CO]mmon, a coworking space company, has launched a new location in Oakland. The flexible office solution for high-growth companies is located at 1750 Broadway. Un[CO]mmon was created by Rubicon in 2017. It is aimed at teams and companies wanting the flexibility of a coworking experience with the branding, privacy and scalability of a more traditional office environment. The 10,000-square-foot, flexible, full-floor space has direct access to the 19th Street BART station. The office features three conference rooms, two phone booths, an open kitchen stocked with food and coffee, common lounge areas, and social meeting spaces. The first Un[CO]mmon space launched in San Francisco and reached capacity soon after its grand opening was announced. The company’s third location will open in the mid-market neighborhood of San Francisco later this year.
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Restoration Hardware Opens 46,000 SF Home Furnishings Gallery in Portland’s Alphabet District
by Nellie Day
PORTLAND, ORE. — Restoration Hardware (RH) has opened a 46,000-square-foot location in Portland’s historic Alphabet District. The four-story building features installations of home furnishings in a galley setting, with entire floors dedicated to RH Interiors, RH Modern and RH Outdoor. RH Portland also includes professional design services in a studio environment. Design elements include a 40-foot skylight, 21 crystal helix chandeliers and a landscaped rooftop park with panoramic views of downtown Portland.
PHOENIX — NorthMarq Capital has debuted the new NorthMarq Multifamily business, which debuted with a 10-person multifamily investment sales team headquartered in Phoenix. This new team marks the beginning of NorthMarq Capital’s selective geographic expansion of multifamily and manufactured housing investment sales services across the country The team was formerly known as the HSK team and led by Trevor Koskovich, who will now serve as president of NorthMarq Multifamily. Koskovich will retain his current production team. In addition to Koskovich, five other brokers have joined NorthMarq Capital this month, including Bill Hahn, executive vice president; and vice presidents Jesse Hudson, Cynthia Meister, Thomas Olivetti and Don Vedeen. Affiliated brokers Meister and Olivetti are based in Albuquerque and Las Vegas, respectively. The rest of the team is based in NorthMarq Capital’s Phoenix office at 3200 E. Camelback Road. James DuMars continues to lead the debt and equity business for NorthMarq Capital in Phoenix.
TEMPE, ARIZ. — Lincoln Property Co. has broken ground on the second building at Grand at Papago Park Center in Tempe. The 352,000-square-foot building will be located at 1027 W. Roosevelt Way. The Grand Building Two is one of Arizona’s largest office buildings to break ground as a purely speculative endeavor, according to Lincoln. It is scheduled for completion in the second quarter of 2019. The building will be the second of eight Class A office buildings scheduled to be built by Lincoln within the 60-acre mixed-use Grand at Papago Park Center. The newest office building will provide creative office space with a two-story lobby, modern and flexible floorplates and an open office concept highlighted by 12-foot floor-to-ceiling windows. Among the project’s features are a 10,000-square-foot amenity lounge with a full-service restaurant, indoor/outdoor seating, TV viewing area and two conference facilities with full audio-visual technology. Other amenities include a private fitness facility and a modern rooftop lounge designed for tenant events and collaboration, with seating areas, an architectural shade element, catering conveniences and sweeping views of the Papago Buttes, Hole in the Rock and Camelback Mountain. Lincoln also serves as the property manager. Jerry Roberts and Patrick Boyle of Cushman & Wakefield …
SAN FRANCISCO — George Smith Partners has secured $45 million in bridge refinancing for the 131-room San Francisco Proper Hotel in the city’s Mid-Market neighborhood. The flatiron building is located at 1100 Market St. at the triangle of McAllister, Market and Seventh streets. The new bridge loan will allow the borrower, Kor Group, to focus on its operations and further establish the property as a luxury lifestyle hotel in San Francisco. The funds will replace an existing construction loan and mezzanine facility, providing cost savings and flexibility for Kor. Malcolm Davies, Evan Kinne, Zack Streit, Rachael Lewis, Alexander Rossinsky and Minjoo Kim of George Smith Partners arranged the financing.
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — BKM Capital Partners has acquired Expo Centre, a 122,253-square-foot, multi-tenant industrial business park in downtown Sacramento for $10.1 million. The seven-building park is located alongside the SR-160 at 1761 to 1791 Tribute Road. Expo Centre is currently 81 percent leased with in-place rental rates that are about 18 percent below market value. BKM plans to implement a series of capital improvements to reposition the property. BKM acquired the property from a private syndication managed by Sperry Equities. Palmer Capital represented the seller in this transaction.
Cohen Financial Arranges $11.9M Refinancing for Two Retail Centers in Vancouver, Washington
by Nellie Day
VANCOUVER, WASH. — Cohen Financial, a division of SunTrust Bank, has arranged two loans totaling $11.9 million for the refinancing of two retail centers located in Vancouver. Peter Norrie of Cohen Financial arranged a $4.7 million loan for Salmon Creek Center and a $7.2 million loan for 164th Plaza through Alaska USA Federal Credit Union. The name of the borrower was not disclosed. The five-year loans feature 25-year amortization schedules and an option to extend for another five years.
DENVER — Chipotle Mexican Grill plans to divert half of all of its restaurant waste from landfills by 2020. Since 2015, the Denver-based fast-casual restaurant chain has made strides toward reducing the amount of food and packaging waste bound for landfills, increasing its diversion rate from 31 percent that year to 40 percent in 2017. To reach this goal, Chipotle and its partners are implementing several best practices to reduce the amount of food waste, adjust services, recycle and compost waste, audit its programs and donate leftover food.
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Pacific Retail Capital Partners (PRCP) has reopened Eastridge Center, a 1.4 million-square-foot mall in San Jose. The redevelopment of the property includes a full interior remodel, new family areas, a new look for the food court, vehicle charging stations, new entrances, community gathering spaces and four exterior murals by local artists. Eastridge Center is home to tenants such as Macy’s, JCPenney, Red Robin, a 15-screen AMC IMAX Theater, Round 1 Bowling & Amusements, H&M, Victoria’s Secret and Forever 21 RED.
LACEY, WASH. — Shelter Resources has acquired the 164-unit College Glen Apartments in Lacey for $19.3 million. The community is located at 4870 55th Lane SE. It was built in1996. College Glen is a low-income housing tax credit property. The community contains a playground, community center and indoor sports court. The seller was College Glen Apartments LP. Kidder Mathews brokered the transaction.