MILWAUKIE, ORE. — Guardian Real Estate Services has received construction financing for the development of Axletree, a multifamily project located at the intersection of SE Main and SE Washington streets in Milwaukie, a suburb of Portland. Casey Davidson of HFF arranged the floating-rate construction loan through a regional bank, while Ira Virden and Carrie Kahn, also of HFF, arranged joint venture equity for the project through Hanover Financial. Terms of the loans were not released. Slated for completion in third-quarter 2019, the property will feature 110 units in a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans averaging 610 square feet. The community will also offer approximately 7,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space and 77 parking stalls. Axletree is the first multifamily community to be built in Milwaukie since 1995, according to HFF.
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BREA, CALIF. — DAUM Commercial has brokered the sale of an industrial property located 331-333 Cliffwood Park St. in Brea. SAME Investments sold the building to LFT-Cliffwood for $16.1 million. Constructed in 1974, the 99,552-square-foot property features 7,900 square feet of office space, four dock-high loading doors, a ground-level loading door, 22- to 24-foot minimum warehouse clearance, a fenced yard and a recently installed Energy Star-rated “cool roof.” Chris Migliori and the DAUM Commercial team represented the seller, while Chuck Wilson and Brain Chastain of Colliers International represented the buyer in the deal.
ENGLEWOOD, COLO. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a Holiday Inn Express & Suites, a 92-room hotel located at 7380 S. Clinton St. within Denver Tech Center in Englewood. A private seller sold the property for $9.2 million. The buyer plans to complete a property improvement plan to convert the property into an EVEN Hotel by InterContinental Hotels Group. Neville Rustomjee of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and buyer, a Florida-based private investor, in the transaction.
WALNUT, CALIF. — Faris Lee Investments has arranged the sale of Walnut Town & Country, a multi-tenant retail center located at 1205-1243 N. Grand Ave. in Walnut. A Northern California-based family trust acquired the property from an Oregon-based family trust for $10.7 million. Built in 1988, the 22,322-square-foot property is situated on 1.2 acres of land at the intersection of Amar Road and Grand Avenue. At the time of sale, the property was 95 percent occupied by a variety of tenants, including Jack in the Box, Subway, Wing Stop, Lollicup and Mathnasium. Shaun Riley of Faris Lee represented the seller and buyer in the deal.
MERIDIAN, IDAHO — Aries Conlon Capital has arranged a $5.3 million refinancing for Candlewood Suites Boise-Meridian, a 120-key hotel located at 1855 S. Silverstone Way in Meridian. The 10-year loan features a fixed interest rate and a 25-year amortization schedule. The borrower, TNB Hotels, used the loan to monetize accrued equity and take cash out. Suraj Desai of Aries Conlon Capital originated the transaction, and Rushi Shah, also of Aries Conlon Capital, placed the financing. Additionally, Heather Madsen and Prabhat Jayara of Aries Conlon Capital assisted with the underwriting and closing for the transaction.
RENO, NEV. — Panattoni Development Co. has completed the disposition of buildings A1 and B of the North Valleys Commerce Center (NVCC) in Reno. PRISM-IQ Nevada LLC and GOF Nevada LLC purchased the properties for $81.1 million. Panattoni made the sale through CP Logistics NVCC and CP Logistics NVCC Building A-1, two joint ventures between Panattoni and a public retirement fund. Building A1, totaling 352,957 square feet, and Building B, totaling 707,660 square feet, are located on 56 acres at 9460 N. Virginia St. in Reno. Trademark Global, Exxel Outdoors, Microflex Corp. and SupplyHouse.com are tenants at the properties. Completed in 2018, the buildings are cross-docked distribution facilities with a 36-foot clear height and low-cost LED lighting. JLL and Kidder Mathews represented the sellers in the deal.
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CALIF. — The Ensign Group, on behalf of a wholly owned subsidiary, has acquired an office building located in San Juan Capistrano. The name of the seller and acquisition price were not released. The Ensign Group plans to enter into a lease with its wholly owned subsidiary, Ensign Services, and expects Ensign to occupy a portion of the 115,517-square-foot property upon termination of its existing office leases in 2019. At the time of acquisition, the property was 92 percent occupied by third-party tenants. The Ensign Group is the parent company of the Ensign line of skilled nursing, rehabilitative care services, home healthcare, hospice care and assisted living companies. Mitch Lundquist and Ryan Hawkins of JLL represented the buyer in the transaction.
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — Soul Community Planet (SCP) has opened its first SCP Hotel. The renovated property is located in Colorado Springs. Located at the base of Pikes Peak, the 98,000-square-foot hotel features 176 guest rooms crafted with reclaimed and beetle-kill wood and sustainable elements; a 2,000-square-foot lobby with co-working spaces, a 500-square-foot meeting room and free WiFi for guests; and SCP Fit, a 12,000-square-foot full-service health and wellness club. SCP Hotels offer a holistic hospitality concept for travelers and the surrounding community through services and the extensive use of green materials, eco-friendly products, solar energy, sustainable practice and water-conserving fixtures. The hotel is in its final stages of a $6 million, nine-month renovation, with a soft opening scheduled for June 27.
TEMECULA, CALIF. — Avison Young has arranged the acquisition of MCA Business Center, a newly constructed industrial building located on Dendy Parkway in Temecula. An undisclosed buyer purchased the property from MCA Realty for $16.8 million. The buyer plans to occupy the entire 143,689-square-foot facility. Completed in 2018, MCA Business Center features 32-foot clear-height ceilings, 120-foot truck courts, 26 dock-high loading doors, three grade-level doors, 255 skylights and unobstructed views of the Temecula Valley. The property is located within Westside Business Center, a 385-acre master-planned business park that is 95 percent built out. Stan Nowak and Cody Lerner of Avison Young represented the buyer, while Lee & Associates, along with CBRE, represented the seller in the deal.
SEATTLE — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a retail property located at 5201 Ballard Ave. NW in Seattle. A limited liability company acquired the property from a private investor for $3.1 million. Built in 1905, the two-story building features 10,540 square feet of retail space. Brian Mayer and Clayton Brown of Marcus & Millichap’s Seattle office represented the seller, while Mayer also represented the buyer in the transaction.