SEATTLE — Gantry has arranged a $16.2 million permanent loan to retire acquisition financing for the Highlander Apartments in Seattle’s Pinehurst/Northgate neighborhood. The borrower is a private real estate investor, which acquired the asset in 2023 as a vacant assisted living facility and fully renovated the property into market-rate apartments. Located at 11501 15th Ave. NE, the community features 121 studio and one-bedroom apartments. Highlander offers 10,000 square feet of amenity space, including a resident lounge, media room, fitness center and furnished outdoor gathering spaces. Mike Wood, Mike Taylor and Tim Brown of Gantry secured the loan for the borrower. Highlander Apartments is currently fully leased at rents below 80 percent of the area median income, qualifying the loan for a Fannie Mae Sponsor Dedicated Workforce Housing loan.
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PALMDALE, CALIF. — Northmarq has brokered the sale of Chaparral Apartments, a 296-unit multifamily property in Palmdale. A Florida-based real estate investment firm sold the asset to a Los Angeles-based real estate investment firm for $71 million. Situated on 18.2 acres, Chaparral Apartments consists of 16 two-story garden-style buildings, totaling 213,664 square feet. The unit mix includes 72 studios, 164 one-bedroom units and 60 two-bedroom units. Apartments feature fireplaces, private balconies or patios, walk-in closets and energy-efficient appliances. Community amenities include two swimming pools, three tennis courts, a fitness center, business center, two laundry facilities, a movie theater and a residential lounge, as well as 488 parking spaces, including 283 covered spaces. Steven Goldstein, Jeff Benson and Sam Neumark of Northmarq’s Los Angeles Multifamily Investment Sales represented the seller in the deal.
Metonic Real Estate Solutions, WNPM Open 330-Unit Millennium Apartments in Palm Desert, California
by Amy Works
PALM DESERT, CALIF. — Omaha, Neb.-based Metonic Real Estate Solutions, as owner, and Irvine, Calif.-based Western National Property Management (WNPM), as property manager, have opened Millennium Apartments at 74699 Technology Drive in Palm Desert. Situated in Coachella Valley, Millennium Apartments offers 330 studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments with contemporary finishes, smart-phone technology, private patios, stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, plush carpeting in bedrooms, open-concept floor plans and direct-access garages. Common area amenities include a clubhouse, saltwater swimming pool, fitness center with private yoga studio and outdoor exercise lawn, an activity park, a pet park, three conference rooms, a business center, coworking spaces, package lockers and electric vehicle charging stations.
Extell Development, Hilton to Develop Canopy by Hilton Hotel at Deer Valley East Village in Park City
by Amy Works
PARK CITY, UTAH — New York-based Extell Development and Hilton have announced plans to develop a new Canopy by Hilton hotel at Deer Valley East Village, North America’s first luxury alpine village to be developed since 1981. Slated to open in summer 2026, the 180-key hotel will mark Canopy by Hilton’s first hotel in Utah. Overlooking the Jordanelle Reservoir and Deer Valley Resort, Canopy by Hilton at Deer Valley will offer ski access, an apres-ski experience and access to a variety of restaurants. The hotel design features architecture by The Richardson Design Partnership and interior design by DLR/Brayton Hughes. The hotel will offer a curated suite of onsite amenities including a pool and hot tub, steam room and sauna, fitness room and golf simulator. Additionally, the hotel will offer a dedicated ski reception lobby and ski locker room, meeting and conference facilities and two levels of underground parking accommodating 176 stalls. Canopy at Deer Valley will feature more than 9,600 square feet of food-and-beverage facilities, including a signature restaurant, an apres-ski lounge, a grab-and-go coffee shop and a rooftop lounge with mountain views.
BUENA PARK, CALIF. — Shopoff Realty Investments, in partnership with a national home builder, has acquired a 13.7-acre property in Buena Park, with plans to re-entitle the parcel for residential use. The property currently features two industrial buildings totaling 370,031 square feet that are occupied by Amway Corp. with a corporate sale-leaseback in place. A total of $49 million in acquisition financing for the project was secured with assistance from Jamie Kline and Kyle White of JLL Capital Markets.
CASTLE ROCK, COLO. — White Line Investments has purchased a 2,818-square-foot retail property at 21 N. Wilcox St. in Castle Rock. GPC LLC sold the asset for $1.3 million, or $479.06 per square foot. Built in 2021, the property is currently occupied by Granelli’s Pizzeria and Oasis Pet Salon. Charlie Cummings of Innovate Commercial Real Estate represented the buyer, which is a newly formed entity comprised of the property’s current tenants. John Propp of John Propp Commercial Group represented the seller in the deal.
SAN MARCOS, CALIF. — Scripps Health has unveiled plans to move forward with the development of a new medical center campus in San Marcos, about 35 miles north of San Diego. The Scripps San Marcos Medical Center will be located on a 13-acre site south of State Route 78 near Twin Oaks Valley Parkway. The first phase of the project will be a comprehensive ambulatory facility, and the second phase will be an acute care hospital. Total project costs are estimated at $1.2 billion, according to The San Diego Union-Tribune. “We acquired the San Marcos property 35 years ago, but it wasn’t the right time to build,” says Chris Van Gorder, president and CEO of Scripps Health. “Our patient population in the area has since grown to the point that it made sense for us to move forward.” Scripps purchased roughly 80 acres in San Marcos for a medical center campus in 1990. In the early 2000s, Scripps engaged H.G. Fenton to work with Scripps and the City of San Marcos on how to best utilize the land, with Scripps retaining 13 acres for the development of the new campus. For more than four years, Scripps management has been working …
Partnership to Open 808,000 SF First Phase of Aggie Square on UC Davis Health Campus in Sacramento
by Amy Works
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — Baltimore-based Wexford Science + Technology, in partnership with The University of California, Davis and the City of Sacramento, has announced the groundbreaking of Aggie Square, a mixed-use development at UC Davis Health Campus in Sacramento. Located at the corner of Stockton Boulevard and 2nd Avenue, Aggie Square’s first phase will offer 808,000 square feet of upscale Class A life sciences research labs, technology and office space, plus housing and retail space. The ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled for May 2. Situated on 8.2 acres, Phase I consists of a 313,000-square-foot lab and life sciences building, a 255,000-square-foot Lifelong Learning office and classroom building, a 35,000-square-foot UC Veterinary Genetics Lab, and Anova Aggie Square, a 190-unit residential development with 15,000 square feet of retail space. The first phase also offers community serving uses, a parking structure and indoor/outdoor public spaces. Each building is anchored by UC Davis programs and configured to co-locate private industry investment and innovation infrastructure for startups, as well as community-based partnerships. The project team is also marketing another 313,000-square-foot lab and life sciences building with ground-floor retail located at 100 Aggie Square. The building offers flexible design, and construction will commence once preleasing thresholds are met. …
CapMatrix Secures $37.1M Senior Loan for Optima McDowell Mountain Multifamily Property in Scottsdale
by Amy Works
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Phoenix-based CapMatrix Ltd., acting as exclusive capital markets advisors to Optima, secured a $37.1 million senior loan to provide financing for ongoing land and horizontal infrastructure improvements at Optima McDowell Mountain in Scottsdale. At completion, Optima McDowell Mountain will feature six residential towers offering more than 1,330 units of for-sale condominiums and rental units. The project is located at the southeast corner of Scottsdale Road and Loop 101 freeway. Western Alliance Bank provided the financing, which represented the first deal between Optima and Western Alliance.
AMERICAN FORK, UTAH — CandyCo, a confectionary manufacturer, has signed a lease with owner/developer Robinson Brothers to occupy North Pointe Building F at 1260 S. 630 W in American Fork. The 110,004-square-foot facility is tailored to the tenant’s manufacturing needs. Jarrod Hunt of Colliers handled the negotiations for the lease.