VAN NUYS, CALIF. – An unnamed buyer has acquired a 28-unit apartment building in Van Nuys for $4.5 million. The community is located at 15843 Saticoy St. It recently underwent an upgrade and has little deferred maintenance. Clyde Isaacson of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an individual/personal trust, in this transaction.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — Asset Campus Housing has been awarded management of INDI Tucson, a 250-bed community located near the University of Arizona. The property offers two-, three- and four-bedroom, fully furnished units. Community amenities include two resort-style pools, an outdoor media lounge, state-of-the-art fitness center and on-site laundry facilities.
SAN DIEGO — PSRS has arranged $2.6 million in acquisition financing for Melroy Investments, which will use the funds to purchase a three-story, 26-unit seniors housing community in San Diego’s North Park neighborhood. The total purchase price was $5.1 million. The property is restricted to those over the age of 55. The name of the property was not disclosed. In addition to the $2.6 million loan, PSRS included $700,000 in “earn outs” for hitting certain benchmarks as far as rent growth. If earned, Melroy will use that money for property improvements and future acquisitions. The nonrecourse loan features a 4 percent fixed rate and three years of interest-only payments.
PUEBLO WEST, COLO. — Faris Lee Investments has arranged the $2.4 million sale of Pueblo West Retail Center, a 13,000-square-foot, Walmart Supercenter shadow-anchored strip center located in Pueblo West. The triple-net-leased property is fully occupied by eight tenants including Little Caesars, Jackson-Hewitt, Fantastic Sam’s and Sally Beauty Supply. Tom Chichester of Faris Lee represented the buyer, a private investor from San Clemente, Calif. CBRE represented the seller, a private investor from San Diego.
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — Avanath Capital Management LLC, an institutional fund manager that specializes in affordable and workforce housing investments, has acquired a three-property affordable housing portfolio in Sacramento for $56.5 million. The properties total 468 units and offer a mix of seniors housing, family housing and mixed-income housing. The acquisition nearly doubles Avanath’s footprint in Sacramento, which it cites as one of the hottest real estate markets in the country. The properties include: • Sierra Creek, a 144-unit property with all units reserved for seniors earning 50 to 60 percent of area median income (AMI). The property has a 200-person wait list and offers educational classes, transportation services and activities. • Lincoln Creek, a 172-unit community with 95 affordable family units, 48 affordable seniors housing units and 29 market-rate units. • Geneva Pointe, a 152-unit community reserved for families earning between 50 and 60 percent of AMI. There are no age restrictions on the property. Built in 2005 and 2006 under the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program, the three-building portfolio was 98.5 percent occupied at the time of acquisition. Units average 922 square feet. Planned renovations include upgrading exterior paint, installing LED lighting throughout the portfolio to optimize energy …
SEATTLE AND VANCOUVER, WASH. — Columbia Pacific Advisors, a real estate investment fund manager, has agreed to acquire Hawthorn Retirement Group, a seniors housing owner-operator, for an undisclosed price. Both firms are based in Washington state, Columbia Pacific in Seattle and Hawthorn in Vancouver. Hawthorn’s portfolio includes 55 communities in operation and 24 under construction or in pre-development across 20 states and two Canadian provinces. The acquisition includes the portfolio as well as Hawthorn’s management and construction business. Though terms of the deal are not disclosed, a press release from Columbia Pacific implied that the existing corporate structure of Hawthorn will be maintained. Pat Kennedy, CEO of Hawthorn, will stay on as a Hawthorn senior executive. Seniors housing has long been a focus of Columbia Pacific, which has developed or acquired more than 300 communities totaling 25,000 units over the last 10 years. The company also invests in standard multifamily and other commercial real estate sectors. The acquisition is expected to close by the end of the summer.
LOS ANGELES — Harbor Associates has purchased a 30,000-square-foot office property in the Los Angeles submarket of Century City for $14.7 million. The four-story building is located at 10281 West Pico Blvd. It was built in 1981. NKF’s Kevin Shannon, Ken White, Rob Hannan and Brad Feld represented the seller, Spanish Broadcasting System (SBS), in this transaction. SBS owned and occupied the building since 1994.
MANTECA, CALIF. — dd’s DISCOUNTS, a division of Ross Stores Inc. will open its 200th store in Manteca, Calif., on June 24. The 18,000-square-foot Northern California store is located in the Stadium Center at Highway 120 and Airport Way. The new location will increase the store count to 84 in California. Together, Ross Dress for Less and dd’s DISCOUNTS currently operate approximately 1,560 off-price apparel and home fashion stores in 37 states, the District of Columbia and Guam.
SALT LAKE CITY — Next spring, Dave & Buster’s will open its first Utah location at The Gateway in downtown Salt Lake City. In addition to its $100 million redevelopment plan, The Gateway and its parent company, Vestar, were looking for a big name, family-friendly venue to anchor its rebranding effort. With restaurants in 34 states and internationally, Dave & Buster’s offers a combination of entertainment and dining, offering its customers the opportunity to “eat, drink, play and watch,” all in one location. The Gateway is a mixed-use shopping and entertainment center with over 80 shops, restaurants and amenities — including Wiseguys Comedy Club, Larry H. Miller Megaplex Theatre, The Depot, Discovery Gateway Children’s Museum and Clark Planetarium. Vestar acquires, develops and manages shopping and entertainment destinations. Vestar’s current portfolio of retail properties totals 26 million square feet throughout the Western states. Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Dallas, Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc. is the owner and operator of 99 venues in North America.
The region is creating transformative projects that are substantially elevating the desirability of its office market five years into Denver’s strong development cycle. This trend — strongest in Denver’s Central Business District (CBD) and Southeast Suburban (SES) submarkets — is attracting a new breed of tenants to the Denver landscape. About 1.4 million square feet of Class A office space has been delivered in Denver’s CBD since 2012, with an equal amount under construction. Deliveries in the previous development cycles (1999 to2003 and 2007 to 2010) were on a smaller scale, delivering about 800,000 square feet and more than 1.5 million square feet, respectively. During the 2007 to 2010 development cycle, which had the unfortunate timing of commencing right before the financial crisis, new product struggled with pre-leasing. It took an average of 10 quarters to lease up to stabilized occupancy at 85 percent. Only one project, 1800 Larimer Street, was more than 85 percent leased in the first year. In contrast, the current cycle is much different and much stronger. The amount of square footage being added to the CBD outweighs the previous other two cycles. Leasing activity is white hot as well, with new product averaging 60 percent …
