MESA, ARIZ. — Walker & Dunlop has originated $47.2 million in HUD financing for construction of the 325-unit Aviva apartment complex in Mesa. The affordable housing community is located at 8350 E. Baseline Road. Aviva will contain one- to three-bedroom units. Construction recently commenced with a scheduled opening in the third quarter of 2018. The total development cost is $63 million.
PROVO, UTAH — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Pacific Heights Apartments, a 336-bed student housing community located near Brigham Young University in Provo. The price was not disclosed. The property offers fully furnished three-, four-, five- and six-bedroom units. Brock Zylstra and Danny Shin of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a local development group based in Alpine, Utah, and procured the buyer, College Place Partners.
SAN DIEGO — Avid Center has purchased a 92,463-square-foot office building in San Diego for $30.1 million. The building is located at 9797 Aero Drive. The space recently underwent a $5 million repositioning. It is currently leased to Berkley Insurance and Vital Decisions. John Jarvis of Hughes Marino represented Avid, while Derek Hulse of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Bixby Land Co.
VANCOUVER, WASH. — Parkview Financial has secured a $16.2 million loan for a 124-unit multifamily development in Vancouver. The community is being developed along 134th Street.
DENVER — Fidelity National Title Group (FNTG) has opened its newest National Commercial Services (NCS) division in Colorado. This division will combine the resources of several FNTG commercial brands under one roof, including Chicago Title, Fidelity National Title, Commonwealth Land Title and Heritage Title. The NCS Colorado division will be led by senior vice presidents Tony Matlock, Lance Capel, Darren Hone and Stephanie Taylor. Fidelity National Financial is the parent company to National Commercial Services, Colorado. It provides title insurance, mortgage services and diversified services.
SAN FRANCISCO — A partnership between Blatteis & Schnur and Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing has acquired the 250,000-square-foot Macy’s Men’s Store located on Union Square in San Francisco for $250 million. The joint venture will redevelop the eight-story property, located at 120 Stockton St., into a mixed-use, retail-driven center. Anticipated uses for the development include flagship retail, art galleries, artisanal food, upscale restaurants and creative office space. A rooftop amenity is also being considered for the project, scheduled to open in 2021. Macy’s Men’s Store will remain as a tenant while the design, renovation and leasing of the new development progresses. Eastdil Secured acted as advisor to Macy’s Inc. in the transaction.
TEMPE, ARIZ. — A joint venture between EdR and Opus Development Co. LLC has broken ground on a $164.9 million development adjacent to the Arizona State University campus in Tempe. The 407-unit student housing community will offer community amenities including a 24-hour fitness center, yoga studio, grilling area, dog park, club rooms, bike storage, terrace deck cabanas and 31,000 square feet of retail. EdR will own a 90 percent stake in the community, and will manage it upon completion in summer 2018.
LONG BEACH, CALIF. — ValueRock Realty Partners has purchased a 76,939-square-foot office building in Long Beach for $24 million. The coastal infill property, known as Congressional Place, is located at 6700 E. Pacific Coast Highway. Congressional Place is fully leased to Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo and others. It was built in 1983. The seller was Colton Cos. The acquisition is part of a 1031 exchange for ValueRock.
LAS VEGAS — A China-based international investment group has purchased the 150-room Rumor Boutique Hotel in Las Vegas for $18 million. The hotel is situated directly across Harmon Avenue from the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. The property will soon be rebranded, as the Rumor brand was not part of the sale and will remain under the Siegel Group Nevada Inc. ownership. The Siegel Group plans to relocate the brand to an alternate location within the Las Vegas market. Cathy Jones and Josh Smith of Sun Commercial Real Estate represented The Siegel Group in the transaction.
FOSTER CITY, CALIF. — Atria Senior Living has opened Atria at Foster Square, a 155-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in Foster City, located between San Francisco and San Jose. The six-story building totals 190,000 square feet. Atria is seeking LEED Silver certification for the community. The property is part of a larger multi-building development that includes additional housing and retail space aimed at seniors. Architecture firm Perkins Eastman designed the property, which San Francisco-based Webcor Builders constructed. Based in Louisville, Ky., Atria Senior Living is the eighth largest operator of seniors housing properties in the United States, according to 2016 numbers by the American Seniors Housing Association. The company totals 196 communities in 27 states and seven Canadian provinces, serving more than 21,000 residents.