RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — Allianz Real Estate of America has provided $55 million to refinance a 507,000-square-foot cold storage facility in Riverside. The property is located at 1001 Columbia Ave. The asset was developed in 2011 on a 25.3-acre site within Hunter Park. It is fully leased to an investment-grade credit tenant. The 10-year, fixed-rate loan will refinance the property’s existing loan. HFF’s Kevin MacKenzie and AJ Manas represented the borrower in this transaction.
PORTLAND, ORE. — NBP Capital has acquired a two-building office portfolio in Portland for $32.2 million. The acquisition includes Blagen Block, a four-story creative office building, and New Market Theater, a six-story office building. Blagen Block was built in 1888. It is fully leased to Airbnb. New Market Theater was built in 1872 and 1875. It is home to Portland’s long-standing Saturday Market. Swift Real Estate Partners acquired both buildings from Beardsley Building Development in 2015. The company invested in modernizing and upgrading the buildings. CBRE’s Charles Safley and Trevor Kafoury represented both parties in the transaction. The firm’s Nick Santangelo, Mike Walker and Brad Zampa secured $26.7 million in acquisition financing for the buyer.
SEATTLE — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the $24.5 million sale of Foundation House, a 104-unit independent living and assisted living community in Seattle. A local nonprofit sold the property to a Seattle-based commercial real estate firm. The sale will keep the existing triple-net lease in place with the operator. The purchase price equates to approximately $236,000 per unit and a 6.9 percent yield on current rent. Ben Firestone and Michael Segal of Blueprint executed the transaction with the assistance of Mike Mooney, who covers the Pacific Northwest region for the firm.
IRVINE, CALIF. — Irvine Co. has opened 400 Spectrum Center, a 21-story office tower within the Irvine Spectrum. The tower’s sister property, 200 Spectrum Center Drive, debuted a year ago. The newest addition is 40 percent pre-leased. Notable tenants include communications platform company SendGrid, cybersecurity artificial intelligence company Cylance, Kieckhafer Schiffer & Co. and CrossCountry Mortgage.
HERRIMAN, UTAH — Buchanan Street Partners has acquired a 298-unit age-restricted apartment community in the Salt Lake City suburb of Herriman for an undisclosed price. The sellers were KeyBank and Bank of the West. Buchanan Street plans to finish construction of the unfinished property in early 2018. The name of the community was not released. Previously focused on the office, industrial and retail sectors, Buchanan Street launched a multifamily investment platform in March. The company plans to invest $500 million in multifamily properties over the next three years. Kip Paul and Camron Carpenter of Cushman & Wakefield represented the sellers in the transaction. Buchanan Street represented itself. Buchanan Street Partners is a real estate investment firm based in Newport Beach, Calif. Over its history, the company has invested more than $6 billion in real estate debt and equity.
HONOLULU — Salem Partners, a commercial real estate developer based in Los Angeles, is moving forward on its $750 million, two-tower project in Honolulu. The Honolulu City Council recently gave Salem Partners approval to build the 450-unit condominium and hotel development, which is part of Honolulu’s Ala Moana Transit Oriented Development Plan. The first development in the plan is Salem Partner’s Mana’olana Place project, which is slated to break ground across from the Hawaii Convention Center in the second quarter of 2018. A new Mandarin Oriental Hotel will anchor the development. “We have enthusiastically embraced the city’s new TOD plan and look forward to the completion of the transit system in 2022,” says James Ratkovich of Salem Partners. Salem Partners received a special transit permit to build up to 400 feet high instead of the 250 feet previously allowed. The developer has also proposed for 78 affordable apartments to be built in collaboration with EAH Housing at the site, which spans 1.42 acres at 1500 Kapiolani Ave. “It is an innovative solution for deeply needed affordable units in Honolulu,” says Ratkovich. At this time the affordable units are designated for seniors housing. Colorado-based architect [au] workshop designed the two towers, …
SAN DIEGO — A joint venture between Olympus Property and Artemis Real Estate Partners has purchased the 360-unit Broadstone Corsair in San Diego for an undisclosed sum. The community is located at 8583 Aero Drive in the Kearny Mesa neighborhood. The asset is being rebranded as Olympus Corsair. On-site amenities include a resort-style pool with poolside cabanas inset with outdoor TVs, an indoor golf simulator room, a fitness center, yoga/dance studio, a clubhouse with demonstration kitchen, library and wet bar, green living wall, and seven outdoor courtyard social spaces.
MESA, ARIZ. — Barker Pacific Group (BPG) has acquired Mesa Financial Plaza, a 311,132-square-foot Class A office building in Mesa, for an undisclosed sum. The 16-story building is located at 1201 Alma Road. BPG plans to increase the building’s occupancy and upgrade common areas through renovations to the lobby and corridors. Updated monument signage and lighting will also be added to further enhance the building’s prominence on the skyline. BPG team secured debt financing from NXT Capital with the help of Palmer Capital. Matt Nebeker of Cushman & Wakefield will lead the building’s leasing efforts.
PHOENIX — WWC Holdings, a Canadian investor, has acquired the 244-unit Marble Creek apartments in Phoenix for $16.7 million. The community is located at 5601 W. McDowell Road. Marble Creek was built in 1985. It was 96 percent occupied at the time of the sale. WWC plans to normalize rents and bring them to market average. The company will also invest in washer/dryer installs and interior upgrades to units. Trevor Koskovich, Bill Hahn and Jeff Sherman of Colliers International negotiated the sale transaction. The seller was Marble Creek LLC, an Arizona limited liability company formed by a local, private investor.
WHITTIER, CALIF. — HFF has arranged the $12.6 million sale of a 24,866-square-foot building triple-net-leased to Sprouts Farmers Market in Whittier, about 20 miles southeast of Los Angeles. Gleb Lvovich and Nicholas Foster of HFF marketed the property on behalf of the seller, CVK Street LLC. A private, 1031 exchange investor purchased the asset free and clear of existing debt. Additionally, Greg Brown of HFF secured a 10-year, fixed-rate, interest-only loan with a CMBS lender on behalf of the new owner.