SEATTLE — Hilton Hotels has announced plans to construct the Sound Hotel Seattle Belltown, a 142-room hotel in Seattle. The hotel is being developed as part of a 42-story mixed-use building. The new property will also house Arrivè apartments. The hotel will be situated on floors one through 10 with a first-floor lobby and restaurant. A bar/lounge, pre-function space and 770 square feet of meeting space, which will divide into two rooms, will all be available on the seventh floor. The Sound Hotel Seattle Belltown is part of the Tapestry Collection by Hilton. The Hotel Group will manage the asset.
CLACKAMAS, ORE. — McLellan Estate Co. has purchased Clackamas Business Center, a 196,499-square-foot industrial center southeast of Portland in Clackamas for $27.5 million. The center is located at 14863 SW 82nd Ave. Clackamas Business Center was built in 1978. It was 99 percent leased at the time of sale. There are a total of 50 units in the park. Notable tenants include Mattress World, Marion Construction, Portland Fruit LLC, Harmony Kids LLC and Portland Cider Co. Scott Finney and Nicholas Chessar of Norris & Stevens represented both the buyer and seller, limited partnerships controlled by Warren Family Properties, in this transaction.
MORENO VALLEY, CALIF. — Skechers has leased a 366,698 square foot warehouse/distribution building in Moreno Valley. The facility is located at 22705 Newhope St. The athletic shoe manufacturer now leases a total of 1.8 million square feet in Moreno Valley, making it the largest single-company occupancy under one roof in Southern California, according to Westcore Properties, the building’s landlord. Dave Burback of Kidder Mathews and CBRE’s Gerry Harvey represented Westcore.
SAN DIEGO — Construction has begun on The Glen at Scripps Ranch, a 510-unit continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in San Diego. KTGY Architects designed the property, located in the Scripps Ranch neighborhood of the city. The community will feature 62 freestanding independent living villas, 48 garden terrace-style independent living apartments, 290 standard independent living apartments, 58 assisted living units (including memory care) and 52 skilled nursing beds. Continuing Life, based in nearby Carlsbad, will provide business and advisory services for the 53-acre property. The community has been in the planning and approvals phase since 2010, and is slated for completion in late 2019.
HEALDSBURG, CALIF. — Montage Hotels & Resorts has unveiled plans for Montage Healdsburg, a 130-room hotel in the Sonoma County city of Healdsburg.Construction is scheduled to start in spring 2018. The 258-acre resort will feature bungalow-style accommodations, Spa Montage, an infinity pool overlooking the resort’s vineyards and Montage’s children’s program called Paintbox. The new hotel will open in 2020. The Robert Green Company is developing the property. Ohana Real Estate Investors will be the owner, and Montage Hotels & Resorts will operate the asset.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — CFH Investment Partners has purchased the 456-unit Diamond Mesa apartment community in southwest Albuquerque for an undisclosed sum. The community is located at 2300 Diamond Mesa Trail SW. Diamond Mesa was built in 2015. It is situated near one of six Facebook data centers currently under construction just south of Albuquerque. Property amenities include a social lounge with game tables, resort-style pool area, fitness facility, business center and a barbeque grilling area. Each of the one- to three-bedroom units includes nine-foot ceilings, patios and balconies, and full size washers and dryers. Select units include walk-in closets and a separate laundry room. CBRE arranged the transaction.
DENVER — Greystone’s Real Estate Advisors group has arranged the sale of Juanita Nolasco Apartments, a 188-unit affordable seniors housing community in Denver. Jonathan Rose Cos. acquired the property from a limited liability company for $31.3 million. Greystone’s Aaron Hargrove and Eric Taylor represented the seller. The 13-story Juanita Nolasco Apartments was built in 1972 and rehabilitated in 2008 via 4 percent Low Income Housing Tax Credits.
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIF. — Faris Lee Investments has arranged the $15 million sale of CVS Beach Garfield Center, a 31,140-square-foot retail property anchored by a freestanding CVS/Pharmacy in Huntington Beach. Shaun Riley of Faris Lee arranged the transaction on behalf of the buyer, 209 N. Brand Blvd. LP. Triwell Properties represented the seller, Sampont Properties LLC. In addition to CVS/Pharmacy, the center is home to tenants including Starbucks Coffee, O’Reilly Auto Parts, Verizon Wireless and Bank of America. The property was fully leased at the time of sale.
SEATTLE — Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) has opened the first location of Amazon Go, an 1,800-square-foot mini grocery store in Seattle that allows customers to shop without waiting in checkout lines. The store was open exclusively to Amazon employees for the past year. The store is located at 2131 7th Ave. near the corner of Blanchard Street, less than a mile from Pike Place Market and the e-commerce giant’s headquarters. It offers ready-to-eat meals and snacks prepared by Amazon chefs, as well as grocery staples and artisanal baked goods. The offerings also include chef-designed meal kits. Shoppers must have an Amazon account and the Amazon Go app, the latter of which enables entry into the store. Once inside, customers shop as they normally would and then simply leave. While there are no cashiers, there are employees working in the store who prepare food and check IDs on purchases of alcoholic beverages. The store employs inventory-tracking technologies featuring cameras and motion sensors that automatically detect items being removed or returned to shelves. Shortly after shoppers depart, they receive a digital receipt and charges to their Amazon account. “Amazon has generally been regarded as a threat to conventional retail,” says Kenneth Katz, …
PHOENIX — Ziegler has closed $70.2 million in bond financing for The Beatitudes Campus, a nonprofit continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in north central Phoenix. The Beatitudes Campus sits on 27 acres and features 188 entrance-fee independent living apartments, 11 entrance-fee independent living patio homes, 259 rental independent living apartments, 92 traditional assisted living units, 29 early-stage memory care beds and 72 skilled nursing beds. The bonds will refund $64.6 million in outstanding bonds from 2006, finance $6.3 million in pre-development costs for master-planned renovations and fund a debt service reserve fund.