REDMOND, WASH. — CBRE Capital Markets has brokered the sale of Redmond East Business Campus, an eight-building office and flex portfolio located near downtown Redmond. A closed-end fund managed by Kennedy Wilson acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. Thomas Pehl and Lou Senini of CBRE’s Seattle office represented the undisclosed seller in the deal. Brad Zampa, Mike Walker and Megan Woodring of CBRE’s San Francisco office arranged $34.5 million in balance-sheet bank financing for the buyer. A national financial services company provided the seven-year, non-recourse, full-term, interest-only, floating-rate acquisition financing. Located at 6724-6565 185th Ave. NE and 18758-18640 NE 67th Court, Redmond East is a 292,100-square-foot, institutional quality property currently 98 percent leased to nine tenants.
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SAN DIEGO — Murphy Development has broken ground for the final building at its 2.1 million-square-foot Siempre Viva Business Park in San Diego’s Otay Mesa neighborhood. Located at 8500 Kerns St., the $11.9 million Building 17 will feature 79,050 square feet, 28-foot clear heights, 2,000 amps of 277/480 volt power, manufacturing sewing and water capacity, ESFR sprinklers, concrete truck courts, wide column spacing and high dock door ratios designed for distribution users. The adjacent building, Building 18, was completed in late 2016. Located at 2600 Melksee St., the 121,970-square-foot property is partially occupied by Mainfreight USA. The development team includes Gene Cipparone as architect, K&S Engineering and Lusardi Construction. Andy Irwin and Joe Anderson of JLL have been retained to market the property for lease.
PHOENIX — LevRose Commercial Real Estate/TCN Worldwide has arranged the acquisition of Bell Park Plaza, a shopping center located at the northeast corner of 43rd Avenue and Bell Road in Phoenix. Canada-based Triumph Real Estate Investment Fund from Hanley V Properties purchased the retail property for $7.2 million. At the time of closing, the 33,480-square-foot property was 93 percent occupied. Tenants include Subway, Hobby Bench, Banner Health Urgent Care and Papa John’s Pizza. Jon Rosenberg and Keri Davies of LevRose represented the buyer, while Greg Abbot of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the deal.
SAN DIEGO — Real estate veterans Matt Root, Jim Stuart and Kevin Burke have formed Matter Real Estate Group. Based in San Diego, the real estate development company unites design, construction and operating strategy. Matter Real Estate primarily develops within the Western United States with projects in planning or under construction in major cities, including Dallas, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Phoenix. Together the principals bring more than 80 years of combined experience and over 20 million square feet developed or acquired. The company strives to blend institutional operating expertise with a hands-on approach. Matter Real Estate also looks to improve cities alongside the development of innovative projects. To that end, the company created its ’10 in 10′ initiative where it invests 10 percent of profits into the community within the immediate 10 miles of a project.
REXBURG, IDAHO — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of an eight-property student housing portfolio located in Rexburg. A Seattle-based firm sold the 1,546-bed portfolio to a Utah-based company for an undisclosed price. The portfolio includes the 288-bed Somerset; the 252-unit Alpine Chalet; the 146-bed Brookside Village; the 238-unit Rockland; the 120-bed Autumn Winds; the 72-bed Georgetown; the 24-bed Birchwood; and the 406-bed Birch Plaza. Although the affiliated school was not named, the small city of Rexburg is home to Brigham Young University Idaho. Danny Shin and Brock Zylstra of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
SAN FRANCISCO — DivcoWest Real Estate Services has entered into a new $300 million venture with the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS). The joint venture will focus on acquiring core and core-plus commercial real estate assets in growth-oriented markets throughout the United States. The partnership will concentrate its activities on commercial real estate opportunities in targeted markets, including San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Seattle, Boston, New York City, Washington, D.C. and Austin, Texas. These markets have been identified for their strong local economics and highly qualified workforces, as well as substantial tenant bases in new economy industries. DivcoWest and CalSTRS have a 15-year history of investing together, with DivcoWest putting the more than $1.5 billion that CalSTRS committed into various DivcoWest-sponsored investment vehicles.
Arbor Realty Funds $19.7M in Financing for Affordable Housing Properties Across the United States
by Amy Works
STOCKTON, SONORA AND JAMESTOWN, CALIF., HICKORY, N.C., AND SHREVEPORT, LA. — Uniondale, N.Y.-based Arbor Realty Trust has funded five loans totaling $19.7 million under the Fannie Mae DUS Multifamily Affordable Housing product line for properties across the United States. The borrower was Apartment Corp., a privately held real estate investment firm with a portfolio exceeding 20,000 units. Apartment Corp. is using the loans for both refinancing and acquisition purposes. Alexander Kaushansky of Arbor Realty Trust arranged the financing. The transactions involved are: $3 million in refinancing for Pacific Pointe, an 80-unit Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) property in Stockton. $3.7 million in refinancing for Granite Ridge, an 80-unit LIHTC property in Stockton. $3.7 million in acquisition financing for Silver Spring Terrace, a 100-unit LIHTC property in Hickory. $2.7 million in acquisition funding for Yorkshire & Windsor Village, a 132-unit LIHTC property in Shreveport. $6.7 million in refinancing for the Sonora Portfolio, a three-property, 220-unit LIHTC portfolio in Sonora and Jamestown.
CENTENNIAL, COLO. — Newmark Knight Frank has arranged the sale of a retail building located at 10472 E. Easter Ave. in Centennial. New Horizon Real Estate Development – Colorado purchased the property from BMJ & Associates for $1.7 million. The building features 11,000 square feet of retail space. Michael Lindermann and Carolyn Martinez of NKF represented the buyer in the deal. Fidelity National Title Co., Key Real Estate Group and CBRE also participated in the transaction.
CHANDLER, ARIZ. — The Silver Group has brokered the sale of a single-tenant retail property located at 4314 E. Chandler Blvd. in Chandler. A local buyer acquired the property from a West Coast-based seller for an undisclosed price. The property consists of a freestanding, 6,500-square-foot building, which O’Reilly Auto Parts occupies. CSK Auto developed and occupied the property, which the undisclosed seller acquired in 2000. O’Reilly Auto later acquired CSK, forming the nation’s third largest auto parts retailer operating 5,000 locations in 47 states. The Silver Group represented the buyer and seller in the deal.
KeyBank Provides $49.7M in Financing for 118-Unit Affordable Housing Development Near Denver
by Amy Works
WESTMINSTER, COLO. — KeyBank’s Community Development Lending & Investment (CDLI) team has provided a total of $49.7 million in financing to a joint venture between Koelbel & Co., Mile High Development and Longs Peak Advisors. The transaction will fund the construction of Eaton Street Apartments, an affordable housing development in the Denver suburb of Westminster. KeyBank provided a $24.8 million construction loan, a $14.1 million Low-Income Housing Tax Credit equity investment and a $10.8 million Fannie Mae permanent loan. Beth Palmer and Sarah Geis of KeyBank’s CDLI team, along with Jeff Rodman of KeyBank’s Commercial Mortgage Group, arranged the financing. Additional funding was provided by the City of Westminster, Jefferson County and the Colorado Division of Housing’s Colorado Housing Investment Fund. Private Activity Bonds were issued by the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority. Ron Lehr and Sam Adams of KeyBanc Capital Markets provided underwriting and remarketing services for the bond issuance. The property will feature 118 apartment units and 22,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. A portion of the units, 99 in total, will be reserved for households earning 60 percent or less of area median income (AMI), and eight units will be reserved for households earning 50 percent …