RENO, NEV. — McKenzie Properties has broken ground on a 40,000-square-foot speculative office building within the Mountainview Corporate Center in Reno. The Class A building is located at 5520 Kietzke Lane. The four-story structure will feature customized floor plans, with balconies on two of the floors. This will be the first spec office project the company has undertaken since 2008.
TORRANCE, CALIF. — Dick’s Sporting Goods will open five new stores this month, including an outpost at the Del Amo Fashion Center in Torrance. That store celebrated its grand opening between June 2 and 4. With the grand opening of these new stores, Dick’s will have 702 Dick’s locations in the country. Founded in 1948 and headquartered in Pittsburgh, Dick’s also owns and operates Golf Galaxy and Field & Stream specialty stores, as well as Dick’s Team Sports HQ, a youth sports digital platform.
VANCOUVER, WASH. — Gramor Development Inc., a privately held firm based in Oregon, has secured a round of construction financing for Phase I of its $1.5 billion mixed-use project along the Columbia River in Vancouver. Known as The Waterfront Vancouver, the project will span 20 city blocks and 32 acres and feature residential, office, retail and restaurant space, as well as a Hotel Indigo. U.S. Bank provided a $42.5 million construction loan to Gramor Development for Block 6 Office and Block 6 Residential — a seven-story office building and a six-story, 63-unit apartment building. The street level of both assets will house the Shops at Waterfront Way, which will include retail and restaurants. Committed tenants include M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust at Block 6 Office and Cascade Sotheby’s International Realty and MidiCi The Neapolitan Pizza Co. at Block 6 Residential. The project team for Block 6 includes architect Ankrom Moison and general contractor Robertson & Olson. “Gramor is a driving force in revitalizing Vancouver’s waterfront and the local community,” says Ann Young, senior vice president, and Oregon market manager of U.S. Bank. “U.S. Bank is excited to be part of the project and to help bring this vibrant and unique development …
SUNNYVALE, CALIF. — A 3.4-acre redevelopment site located at 767-769 N. Mathilda Ave. in the Silicon Valley submarket of Sunnyvale has sold to OTO Development for $21 million. OTO Development plans to build a Hilton Garden Inn on the property, which is currently occupied by the Palladium nightclub, TL Beer Garden and a restaurant. Vince Schwab and Jeffrey Ida of Marcus & Millichap represented both the buyer and seller, Sinogap LLC, a locally based family office, in the transaction. Potential buyers worked with the City of Sunnyvale’s planning commission for the past two years to obtain the necessary approvals and complete the sale, which is part of a 1031 exchange. The replacement properties in the exchange are the Calaveras Park Professional Center, a 21,008-square-foot medical office park in Milpitas, and an apartment complex in San Jose.
LIVERMORE, CALIF. — RedMill Capital, alongside financial partner ANICO Eagle LLC, has broken ground on The Shops at Livermore, a 115,000-square-foot mixed-use development located roughly 40 miles outside San Francisco in Livermore. The center will be located adjacent to the San Francisco Premium Outlets, and will be home to discount fashion retailers and a mix of national restaurants. The Was Group LLC has been tapped to assist the joint venture in leasing efforts. A five-person Colliers International team led by Julie Taylor and Stephen Rusher is also marketing the center. A grand opening for the development is set for mid-2018.
PORTLAND, ORE. — Southgate Shopping Center, a 50,826-square-foot, multi-tenant strip center located in the Southgate area of Portland, has sold to a private buyer for an undisclosed sum. The center was 97 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Office Max, HobbyTown, Round Table Pizza, Starbucks Coffee, H&R Block, Arby’s and Sprint Mobile. Brian Hanson and Nick Kassab of HFF marketed the property on behalf of the seller, ML Commercial Properties Inc.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — Pierce Educations Properties has acquired The Junction at Iron Horse, a 232-bed student housing community located near the University of Arizona in Tucson. The community offers one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units with bed-to-bath parity. Community amenities include a swimming pool, lazy hammock courtyard, outdoor lounge area, 24-hour fitness center and computer center with a study lounge. The seller in the transaction and the sales price were undisclosed.
KAILUA-KONA, HAWAII – Alexander & Baldwin has acquired five buildings within the Honokohau Industrial Park in Kailua-Kona for $10 million. The buildings are situated on two lots within the 37-acre industrial park. They are centrally located to service both Kailua-Kona and the Kohala Coast. The buildings contain a total of 73,200 square feet and are currently 94 percent leased to tenants in the construction, tourism, food distribution, automotive repair and transportation industries. The purchase was largely financed with sales proceeds from non-income producing properties.
LOS ANGELES — Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts has opened the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills. The hotel is situated at the intersection of Wilshire and Santa Monica boulevards. The 12-story hotel is the Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts’ first new build on the West Coast and second California property. Owned by Alagem Capital Group and clients of Guggenheim Partners, Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills features 119 rooms and 51 suites. Architects Gensler and PYR designed the hotel, which features a rooftop gathering area with VIP cabanas, a lounge area with panoramic views and a swimming pool. The hotel also features 6,300 square feet of meeting spaces, including two ballrooms, as well as a private Rolls Royce shuttle service within two miles of the hotel, world-class dining, the only La Prairie Spa in Los Angeles and the Tracey Cunningham Salon.
ISSAQUAH, WASH. — Kennedy Wilson has acquired 90 East, a three-building, 573,000-square-foot office campus in greater Bellevue, for $153 million. Located in Issaquah, the campus was built between 1999 and 2001 and is fully leased to Microsoft and Costco. During the last 12 months, the property produced approximately $13 million in net operating income. Kennedy Wilson financed the purchase using a 10-year, interest-only, $77 million loan that features a fixed interest rate of 3.85 percent.