TUCSON, ARIZ. — Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR has brokered the sale of a retail space at 151 W. Orange Grove Road in Tucson. MH Holding Group LLC, dba Learn & Play Daycare Preschool, acquired the asset from Foothills Business Ventures for $1.2 million. Rob Tomlinson of Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR represented the seller, while Cory Lamb and Robert Lamb of Long Realty Co. represented the buyer in the deal.
— By Dustin Dolby, executive vice president, Colliers — During the second quarter of 2024, the San Francisco multifamily market endured high interest rates and delayed cuts. Between June and December of 2023, expectations of the Federal Reserve cutting rates spurred an increase in transactional activity following an apparent lull in the first quarter of 2023 as interest rates remained elevated. This two-peat of complacent transactions can be attributed to the looming decision concerning interest rate trajectories and its projections. Upon reaching the second quarter of 2024, we have yet to see any such cuts applied. This — along with the Federal Reserve’s consistent reluctance to cut — has resulted in a plateau of transactional volume within the San Francisco multifamily market. Development within the San Francisco submarket has faced similar stagnation. However, this can be attributed to a lengthy “shot clock” that new developments face regarding the city approval process. Because of this, projects that focus on a large percentage of affordable units have been streamlined and comprise the bulk of new developments in the market. If the Federal Reserve lowers interest rates by the end of the third or fourth quarter of this year — as anticipated in its …
BERKELEY, CALIF. — Barings has divested of Varsity Berkeley, a purpose-built student housing property in Berkeley. Hawkins Way Capital acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. Within walking distance of the University of California, Berkeley campus, Varsity Berkeley offers 79 units totaling 263 beds in a mix of furnished and unfurnished studio, two- and three-bedroom floor plans with fully equipped kitchens and bathrooms that include washers and dryers. Community amenities include a rooftop terrace and sun deck, a recently renovated resident lounge, ground-floor courtyard with firepit and electric car charge. Peter Katz and Salvatore Saglimbeni of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal. Tony Solomon served as Marcus & Millichap’s broker of record in California.
BELLEVUE, WASH. — Seattle-based Security Properties has completed the sale of Sylva on Main, a midrise apartment community in Bellevue, to Rise Properties Trust for $30 million, or $405,405 per unit. Built in 2011, Sylva on Main offers 74 apartments and two retail suites. The property is located at 10701 Main St. Ben Johnson, David Sorensen, Kenny Dudunakis, George Pallis and Peter Dudunakis of Berkadia’s Seattle office represented the seller in the deal.
WOODLAND HILLS, CALIF. — Northmarq has secured $23.9 million in refinancing for Topanga & Victory, an office building located at 6325 and 6355 Topanga Canyon Blvd. in Woodland Hills. The 165,336-square-foot property offers office and medical office space, an upgraded lobby space and ample parking. David Blum of Northmarq’s Newport Beach Debt + Equity team arranged the permanent fixed-rate, internal refinancing for the undisclosed borrower through a correspondent relationship with a national commercial mortgage-backed securities platform. The transaction, which had a sub-60 percent loan-to-value ratio, was structured on a 5-year, interest-only term.
KEIZER, ORE. — Rolling Hills Estate, Calif.-based Cumberland Holdings LLC has completed the disposition of Keizer Village Shopping Center, a neighborhood shopping center in Keizer. A Eugene, Ore.-based private investor acquired the asset for $13 million. Located at 3830-3860 River Road N, Keizer Village Shopping Center offers 76,785 square feet of retail space. At the time of sale, the property was 99 percent occupied. Current tenants include Physiq Fitness, The Thrift Store, Little Caesars Pizza, Metro by T-Mobile, Subway and US Market. Kevin Fryman of Hanley Investment Group, in association with ParaSell Inc., represented the seller, while James Kim of Windermere Real Estate/Lane County represented the buyer in the transaction.
PHOENIX — Arizona-based MJA Investments has purchased Gateway Executive Center, a multi-tenant office building in Phoenix, from a Hawaii-based private investor for $9 million. Located at 1048 N. 44th St., the two-story, 39,912-square-foot building features a rooftop deck including a bar, grilling station and views of Camelback Mountain. Eric Wichterman, Mike Coover and Chris Toci of Cushman & Wakefield’s Private Capital Markets in Phoenix represented the seller in the transaction.
SPARKS, NEVADA — EQT Exeter has acquired USA Parkway Distribution Center I and II, an industrial park totaling 1.1 million square feet within Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center in Sparks, from an institutional investor for an undisclosed price. Situated on 45.9 acres at 3300 Waltham Way and 201 Ireland Drive, USA Parkway Distribution Center I and II are cross-dock distribution buildings that offer a total of 135 dock-high doors, nine grade-level doors and 120- to 130-foot truck courts with four 60-foot concrete dock aprons. The asset was fully leased to five tenants at the time of sale, including Tesla and The Tire Rack, which occupy 70 percent of the property. Brett Hartzell, Rebecca Perlmutter and Paige Morgan of CBRE National Partners represented the seller in the deal. Erick Bennett, also with CBRE, served as the local market expert.
IRVINE, CALIF. — TP-Link Systems, as an owner-user, has purchased 5 Peter Canyon Road in Irvine from a joint venture led by Pendulum Property Partners for $40.6 million, or $258 per square foot. Situated on 9.5 acres, the 157,455-square-foot office building offers an onsite café, outdoor patio, a renovated lobby and more than 700 parking spaces. At the time of sale, the three-story building was 87.9 percent leased to a variety of tenants. Anthony DeLorenzo, Sammy Cemo, Bryan Johnson, Matt Didier, Jennifer Whittington and David Dowd of CBRE represented the seller, while Eric Purmort, also with CBRE, represented the buyer in the transaction.
PHOENIX — Westwood Financial has acquired Paradise Hills Shopping Center, a retail property in Phoenix, from Abbington Emmerson Investments for an undisclosed price. Located on 7.5 acres at 10604-10622 N. 32nd St. and 3110-3116 E. Shea Blvd., Paradise Hills Shopping Center offers 83,787 square feet of retail space occupied by 16 tenants, including Ace Hardware, Pet Supplies Plus and Uptown Jungle, along with an artisan bread shop, memorabilia store, home entertainment studio, salons, barber shop and five restaurants and bars. Mindy Korth and J.K. Jackson of Colliers’ Phoenix office, along with El Warner and Caitlin Zirpolo of Colliers in Irvine, Calif., represented the seller in the deal.