SAN FRANCISCO — HFF has arranged $113.5 million in financing for a 12-building multifamily portfolio in San Francisco. The borrower is Mosser Capital. Peter Smyslowski and Bercut Smith of HFF secured the six-year (including extension options), floating-rate loan through an affiliate of Walton Street Capital. The financing includes interest-only payments through the first five years of the term. The planned use of the funding was not disclosed. The portfolio features a total of 455 residential units and 13 ground-floor retail suites. The properties are located at 775 (36 units) and 1029 (58 units) Geary St.; 17 Decatur St. (eight units); 840 (50 units) and 2360 (21 units) Van Ness Ave.; 245 Leavenworth St. (48 units); 305 Hyde St. (38 units); 347 Eddy St. (40 units); 371 Turk St. (25 units); 575 O’Farrell St. (47 units); 618 Bush St. (38 units); and 891 Post St. (46 units).
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NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. — Granite Properties has purchased 100 Bayview — a six-story, Class A office property located in Newport Beach — for undisclosed price. The 346,334-square-foot building features an on-site fitness center and close proximity to a 250-room Marriott hotel, restaurants, retail and walking trails. The building has undergone a number of renovations. Granite Properties plans to further invest in the property by improving the lobby and outdoor common spaces, including balconies and private patios. Granite Properties owns and manages six Class A office buildings in Southern California totaling more than 1.7 million square feet. Eastdil Secured represented the undisclosed seller in the deal.
LAS VEGAS — Colliers International – Las Vegas has brokered three sales of properties in Las Vegas for a total consideration of $19 million. In the first deal, Dan Gluhaich of Colliers represented Green Circle Foundation in the purchase of a retail property located at 3815-3835 Blue Diamond Road. An undisclosed seller sold the 24,447-square-foot property for $9.1 million. In the second transaction, 325 SW LLC purchased a 70,000-square-foot office property located at 325 E. Warm Springs Road within Park Place. GCCFC 2005-GGC Warm Springs Office sold the property for $8.7 million. Taber Thill and Patti Dillon of Colliers represented the seller. In the final deal, Thill and Dillon represented Nemo Inc. in the disposition of an office property located at 229 S. Las Vegas Blvd. Green Unicorn LLC acquired the 8,250-square-foot property for $1.2 million.
ORO VALLEY, ARIZ. — Commercial Retail Advisors has arranged the acquisition of Safeway Vistoso Plaza, a retail property located in Oro Valley, a suburb approximately six miles north of Tucson. Brentwood Developments acquired the property from SB Vistoso Shopping Center LLC for $10 million. The acquisition includes 34,770 square feet of 100 percent occupied inline retail space at 12112, 12142 and 12115 N. Rancho Vistoso Blvd. The property also features a 55,000-square-foot Safeway, which was not included in the sale. Craig Finfrock of Commercial Retail Advisors represented the buyer, while Robert Nolan of Oxford Realty Advisors represented the seller in the transaction.
Las Vegas continues to benefit from a strong labor market, which is driving demand and strong fundamentals in the multifamily sector. Employment in Southern Nevada increased by 3.4 percent over the past year, reaching one million workers, while the total population in Southern Nevada increased 2.2 percent, surpassing more than 2.2 million people. With a well-documented shortage in housing, developers added more than 3,200 new apartment units during the year and still saw vacancies decrease 30 basis points to 5.2 percent. Part of what is driving the tremendous growth in Las Vegas is the billions of dollars in commercial developments. This includes several major resort renovations (Palms, Monte Carlo, Caesars), several new resort developments (Paradise Park, The Drew, Resorts World), and the $1 billion expansion of the Las Vegas Convention Center. There is also the $1.9 billion football stadium that is helping usher the city into a new era of professional sports. On the capital side, multifamily properties continue to be highly sought after by both private and institutional buyers. Although transaction volume slowed in the first quarter of 2018 compared to the same period a year ago, total volume was more than $350 million in the first quarter, marking …
CHANDLER, ARIZ. — San Diego-based MG Properties Group has purchased Country Brook Apartments, a multifamily property located at 4909 W. Joshua Blvd. in Chandler. An undisclosed seller sold the property for $74 million. The 396-unit community features three resort-style swimming pools with outdoor televisions and shade sails, two whirlpool spas, gas barbecues, a picnic area and ramadas surrounded by landscaping. The apartments feature in-unit washers/dryers and an average size of 936 square feet. Cindy Cooke and Brad Cooke of Colliers International handled the marketing and sale transaction.
SAN DIEGO — Orange County, Calif.-based Sukut Real Properties has acquired Mira Mesa Distribution Center, a multi-building distribution park located in San Diego’s Sorrento Mesa submarket. The Sickels Group sold the property for an undisclosed price. The property resides on a ground lease, which has approximately 68 years remaining. Bryce Aberg, Jeff Chiate, Jeffrey Cole, Ed Hernandez, Dean Asaro and Brant Aberg of Cushman & Wakefield’s San Diego and Orange County offices represented the seller in the deal. Located at 5960 Pacific Mesa Court and 5985 and 5995 Pacific Center Blvd., Mira Mesa Distribution Center comprises three buildings totaling 293,800 square feet. Developed in 1989, the campus features flexible divisibility options, efficient warehouse and office layouts, dock and grade loading and ample parking. At the time of sale, the property was fully leased to 10 national and international tenants.
FEDERAL WAY, WASH. — CBRE has arranged $21.6 million in financing for Village Green Retirement Campus, a 167-unit independent living and assisted living community in the Seattle suburb of Federal Way. The borrower is The Powell Family, a Seattle-based developer and operator of many types of commercial real estate. The community is located less than a mile from St. Francis Hospital, which is a part of CHI Franciscan Health, one of the largest health care systems in the Puget Sound area. Situated on 12.9 acres, the property comprises two main buildings and 30 cottages. Mark Capeloto of CBRE’s Debt and Structured Finance office in Seattle and Aron Will of CBRE National Senior Housing arranged the financing. The Freddie Mac loan features a seven-year term, floating rate and 36 months of interest-only payments.
BALDWIN PARK AND SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. — Ready Capital Structured Finance has arranged two loans totaling $8.1 million for properties in California. In the first transaction, Ready Capital secured a $5.8 million loan for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of a 23,000-square-foot industrial property with 3.4 acres of exterior storage space. The property is located in Baldwin Park within the San Gabriel Valley industrial submarket. The non-recourse, interest-only, floating-rate loan features a 24-month term and flexible pre-payment options. Additionally, the financing includes a facility to provide future funding for capital expenditures, working capital and operating shortfalls during the renovation and lease up. In the second transaction, the company arranged $2.3 million for the refinance of a multifamily property located at 6-8 Nottingham Place on the border of San Francisco’s North Beach and Financial District. The undisclosed sponsor operates the 11-unit property as part of its co-living portfolio. The non-recourse, fixed-rate loan features a 60-month term with flexible pre-payment terms and partial-term interest-only payments.
RENO, NEV. — NAI Alliance has arranged the sale of Locust Apartments, a two-parcel multifamily property located 1700 Locust St. and 520 Colorado River Blvd. in Reno. A Reno-based private developer and investor sold the community to an undisclosed buyer for $2.4 million. Built in 1986 and renovated in 2016 and 2017, the property features 17 garden-style apartment units with granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, Tahoe wood-style cabinetry and all new blinds, windows, doors, roofs and water heaters. The community offers a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom units, a laundry room and a manager’s quarters. At the time of sale, the property was 100 percent leased. Benjamin Nelson of NAI Alliance represented the seller in the deal.