SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. — Seth Ludwick of PSRS has arranged $16.3 million in refinancing for Foothill Centre, a medical office campus in Santa Barbara, approximately 115 miles northwest of Los Angeles. The single-tenant campus offers 61,664 square feet of medical office space and 225 parking spaces. Financed with a bank extension, PSRS provided the undisclosed borrower with a non-recourse, 10-year loan with 30-year amortization and no reserves.
PHOENIX — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Brio 14, an apartment community in Phoenix. The asset traded for $3.8 million. Located at 2950 N. 29th Place in Phoenix, Brio 14 offers six one-bedroom/one-bath units and eight two-bedroom/two-bath units, averaging 667 square feet. The community was built in 2022. Paul Bay, Adam Saylor and Darrell Moffitt of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed buyer and seller in the deal.
EVERETT, WASH. — A private investor has acquired Park Place Townhomes in Everett, a suburb north of Seattle, for $5.7 million. Located at 1225 W. Casino Road, Park Place Townhomes features 28 two- and three-bedroom townhome-style apartments, with an average size of 1,027 square feet. At the time of sale, the property was fully occupied. Zachary Mazzuca, Ryan Dinius and Sidney Warsinske of Marcus & Millichap’s Seattle office represented the seller, a private investor. Tanner Fogle, Dinius and Warsinske of Marcus & Millichap secured and represented the buyer in the deal.
DENVER — Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of a retail property in Denver for $1.2 million. Located at 3830 Morrison Road, the asset features 5,060 square feet of retail space. Peter Sengelmann of Pinnacle represented the undisclosed seller in the deal. The name of the buyer was also not released.
— By Alex Muir, Senior Vice President, Lee & Associates | Seattle — As we near the halfway mark of 2024, capital markets activity in Seattle remains slow. The year has largely consisted of price discovery and waiting for interest rates to drop. With that said, the sales volume for office assets has nearly surpassed the 2023 total. Four transactions over $30 million have occurred year-to-date, all of which are larger than any deal last year. These sales are emblematic of the type of deals that are driving investment activity, with three being owner-user acquisitions — Alaska Airlines, Costco, Seattle Housing Authority — and the fourth involving a loan assumption. Distressed sales are occurring more frequently as well, with several buildings in downtown Seattle trading below $150/SF. While it has yet to materially impact vacancy, there are signs of life in the leasing market. Pokémon recently signed a lease for 16 floors in The Eight, an under-construction tower in the Bellevue CBD. This is the largest lease in the market in three years. Other tenants, such as ByteDance and Snowflake, have signed leases larger than 100,000 SF, as a new wave of tech companies grow in the market. With the …
FORT COLLINS, COLO. — Thompson Thrift has released plans for The Landing at Lemay, a Class A apartment property in Fort Collins. Construction is slated to begin in July and move-ins are scheduled for late 2025. Located on 17 acres at the southeast corner of E. Vine Drive and N. Lemay Avenue, The Landing at Lemay will offer 344 apartments in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom configurations. Each apartment will feature stainless steel appliances, a glass-top range, hardwood-style flooring, multiple smart capabilities and full-sized washers and dryers. Select homes may feature a deluxe closet system with shelving, premium lighting and garage options. The property will include two firsts for Thompson Thrift: carriage homes with apartments built over attached private garages and large-scale electric vehicle charging capabilities. Community amenities will include a fully equipped, 24-hour fitness center, resort-style swimming pool, firepits, a billiards and shuffleboard area, dog park, pet spa, community-wide Wi-Fi and an outdoor entertainment kitchen.
MESA, ARIZ. — Orion Investment Real Estate has arranged the acquisition of a neighborhood retail center in Mesa. Superstition Marketplace LLC sold the asset to Electric Ave. LLC for $11.6 million, or $211 per square foot. Nick Miner of Orion represented the buyer, while the seller was self-represented in the off-market transaction.
BARSTOW, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Comfort Suites Barstow, a hotel in the Mojave Desert city of Barstow. A limited liability company sold the asset to an individual trust for $11.5 million. Located at 2571 Fisher Blvd., Comfort Suites Barstow offers 83 guest rooms. Andy Patel and Gordon Allred of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
DENVER — NorthPeak Commercial Advisors has arranged the sale of an apartment building located at 1335 N. Gaylord St. in Denver. The asset traded for $3.9 million, or $227,941 per unit. The 9,936-square-foot property features 17 apartments. Joe Hornstein and Scott Fetter of NorthPeak Commercial Advisors represented the undisclosed seller, while Greg Johnson and Conner Pieretti of NorthPeak Commercial Advisors represented the undisclosed buyer in the deal.
TORRANCE, CALIF. — PSRS has arranged $9.6 million in refinancing for Southwood Village, a retail property in Torrance. Trevor Blood of PSRS originated a non-recourse, five-year loan with a 30-year amortization and two years of interest only through a life insurance company. The borrower was not disclosed. Built in the 1950s and renovated in 2003, Southwood Village offers 67,302 square feet of multi-tenant retail space. Current tenants include Ace Hardware, Goodwill, Dollar Tree and Embroidme.
