DENVER — Stonebridge Cos. is developing a dual-branded Hilton property located at 801 15th St. in downtown Denver. The Denver-based company is serving as the owner, developer and operator for the 22-story project, which will feature 382 hotel rooms and suites. Within walking distance of the Colorado Convention Center, the 176-room Tru by Hilton Denver Downtown Convention Center and 206-suite Home2 Suites by Hilton property is slated to open in late 2019. Tru by Hilton will feature in-room entertainment; an open lobby with areas for guests to work, play games, eat and lounge; free Wi-Fi; and a 24/7 Eat & Sip market. The pet-friendly Home2 Suites will feature fully equipped kitchens and modular furniture in guest suites, complimentary internet, communal spaces, Spin2 Cycle, guest laundry, oversized fitness area and Home2 MKT for grab-and-go items. The development will also have a variety of shared amenities, including a fitness center, conference room, restaurant, bar, valet parking and a five-story, 74,500-square-foot parking garage with 153 stalls.
SAN DIEGO — Affirmed Housing Group has acquired a 10,000-square-foot land parcel located in downtown San Diego. Central Auto Parks LLC sold the property for $3.7 million. Affirmed Housing Group plans to develop a 78-unit affordable housing property on the currently vacant parcel at the southeast corner of Front and Beech streets. Victor Krebs of Colliers International San Diego Region represented the seller, while Affirmed Housing Group was self-represented in the transaction.
Honolulu’s office market has been stagnant for nearly 20 years with negative supply growth, limited demand, constant reductions in square feet per person and a very tight labor market. However, conversions from office to residential and/or hotel use and a major tenant move could change the market starting in 2019. Multi-tenant inventory has decreased by about 500,000 square feet since 1996 with the conversion of an office building to a hotel in 2015 through 2017; another taken off the market in 2016 for a hotel or residential conversion; and yet another converted to office condominiums in 2004. The market currently has about 11 million square feet in 73 Class A and B multi-tenant buildings. Half the inventory and 65 percent of the vacancy (940,000 square feet) is in the Central Business District (CBD), which is Hawaii’s financial center and sits adjacent to federal, state and municipal centers. New inventory has been limited to owner-users, medical office buildings and small mixed-use buildings. These include Hale Pawaa, a 135,000-square-foot medical office building, the 160,000-square-foot FBI building, the 240,000-square-foot NOAA Regional Center, the 75,000-square-foot Princess Kamamalu State office building and the 26,000-square-foot former Honolulu Advertiser Building for Hawaiian Dredging. Office users are generally …
PORTLAND, ORE. — Bridge Development Partners has entered the Portland market with the acquisition of a 35-acre land parcel, located at 775 NE Columbia Blvd., for an undisclosed price. The company plans to construct Bridge Point I-5 – Portland, a two-building industrial park. The property will feature an approximately 425,000-squre-foot building and an approximately 225,000-square-foot facility. The 425,000-square-foot facility will feature 36-foot clear heights with 100 trailer stalls, ideally for distribution-oriented tenants in the 150,000-square-foot to 425,000-square-foot range. The second building will feature 32-foot clear heights and 36 trailer stalls, tailored to distribution, manufacturing and industrial tenants with small needs for space — as little as 20,000 square feet. Bridge expects to deliver the project in late 2020. Tom Talbot, Zach Francis and Karla Hansen of Kidder Mathews represented the buyer, while Brian Mitchell of Macadam Forbes represented the seller, Hanson Pipe, in the transaction.
LACEY, WASH. — KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) has provided $70 million in combined construction and permanent loan financing to AVS Communities. The funds are for development of The Reserve at Lacey, a 241-unit affordable housing property in Lacey, about 60 miles southwest of Seattle. Apartments will serve seniors age 55 or older who earn 60 percent or less of the area median income (AMI). KeyBank paired a $40 million construction loan with a $30 million private placement forward commitment permanent loan. Victoria Quinn of KeyBank’s CDLI team organized the financing.
BAKERSFIELD, CALIF. — Colliers International has directed the sale of an industrial distribution center, located at 5801 District Blvd. within the Stockdale Industrial Park in Bakersfield. OLP Bakersfield Ca LLC, a private investor, acquired the property from ICI Property LLC for $10.8 million. Built in 1980 and situated on 15.4 acres, the 220,180-square-foot property features 24-foot to 28-foot clearance, expandable loading, sufficient power, secured outside yard areas and proximity to rail service. Men’s Wearhouse occupies the single-tenant property on an NNN lease basis. Patrick Barnes, Stephen Haupt, Christopher Maling and David Maling of Colliers represented the buyer and seller in the transaction.
LAS VEGAS — City Sunstone Properties has completed the sale of Blue Diamond Marketplace, a neighborhood retail center located at 8030-8180 Blue Diamond Road in Las Vegas. A company advised by CenterSquare Investment Management acquired the property for an undisclosed price. At the time of sale, the six-building property was 100 percent occupied. Tenants at the 71,651-square-foot center include Auto Zone, 7-11, Taco Bell, Great Clips, Bank of America, Cricket Wireless, State Farm, Babystacks Café, Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop and Rounders Pub. Michael Zobrist, Nelson Tressler and Scott Price of Newmark Knight Frank represented the seller in the deal.
YUMA, ARIZ. — Orion Investment Real Estate has arranged the sale of a restaurant property, located at 590 E. 16th St. in Yuma. Edwards Corral LLC sold the property to an undisclosed buyer for $4.1 million, or $413 per square foot. Golden Corral Buffet & Grill has occupied the 10,015-square-foot property since mid-2004. Judi Butterworth of Orion represented the seller in the transaction.
TRUCKEE, CALIF. — Kennedy Wilson has completed the sale of The Ritz-Carlton Lake Tahoe, located at 13031 Ritz Carlton Highlands Court in Truckee, to Ashford Inc. (NYSE: AINC) for $120 million. Kennedy Wilson, a global real estate investment company, and its partner acquired the hotel’s 170 guest rooms, 23 condominiums and a 3.4-acre development parcel in 2012 for $74 million. The hotel features a 17,000-square-foot spa and fitness center, more than 15,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor function space, ski-in/ski-out location on Northstar California, a 17,000-square-foot slope-side spa, Slopeside Backyard Bar and BBQ, and a children’s program. The company also completed the sellout of all 23 condominium units at the The Ritz-Carlton Residences in 2016 for a total gross sales price of approximately $50 million. Additionally, in December, Kennedy Wilson sold a portfolio of hotels located across the United Kingdom for $54 million. A cash profit of $73 million to Kennedy Wilson was generated over the lifetimes of the two investments.
ALBUQUEQUE, N.M. — Titan Development has completed the multi-million dollar renovation of Journal Center Courtyard Marriott, located at 5151 Journal Center Blvd. NE in Albuquerque. The renovation project was completed in four phrases over the past 12 months. The project included all 150 guest rooms updated with hardwood flooring; new spa-like pool and gym facilities; event space for 200 attendees classroom-style or 150 attendees banquet-style; and conference rooms with state-of-the-art, wall-mounted, big-screen televisions, wireless internet connectivity, new colors, ceiling lighting and wallpaper. Guest rooms offer private, open-air balconies, free Wi-Fi access, flat-screen televisions and pillow-top mattresses. On-site amenities include a landscaped courtyard, indoor pool, an updated gym and 4,000 square feet of indoor/outdoor venue space. Dwellings Interior Design provided design and décor services for the property.