TEMPE, ARIZ. — ViaWest Group has acquired a 68,000-square-foot retail site located in Tempe for $2 million.The fully occupied property is home to a single-tenant building leased to Title Max, and a multi-tenant automotive repair building, which is home to tenants including Luxury Legends, Babbitt Motor Werks and Euro Motor Works. Mark Wilcke of NAI Horizon represented the seller, a California-based private owner, and Andrew Fosberg of CBRE represented ViaWest Group in the transaction.
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Carey Watermark Investors 2 Inc. (CWI 2), a non-traded lodging REIT, has acquired the San Jose Marriott for $154 million. The recently renovated hotel includes 510 guestrooms and is located in downtown San Jose, one of Silicon Valley’s strongest lodging markets. CWI 2 financed the acquisition using $88 million of senior debt. Built in 2004, the San Jose Marriott features 23,000 square feet of meeting and event space, three food and beverage outlets, a concierge lounge, business center, fitness center and an outdoor swimming pool. “Given the limited supply of institutional-quality assets in the Silicon Valley market, the San Jose Marriott represented a unique investment opportunity,” says Michael Medzigian, CEO of CWI 2. “The property is the newest hotel in downtown San Jose and the acquisition adds a top-performing, well-located asset in a high growth market with high barriers to entry to CWI 2’s portfolio.” The hotel is connected to the newly renovated and expanded San Jose McEnery Convention Center and is in close proximity to San Jose State University and attractions such as the Tech Museum of Innovation, the San Jose Museum of Modern Art and the SAP Center, home of the NHL’s San Jose …
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Signet Development, in partnership with the University of New Mexico (UNM), has broken ground on Lobo Rainforest, a $35 million, 160,000-square-foot living-learning community located within the planned Innovate ABQ district in downtown Albuquerque. The six-story property will house over 300 UNM students studying in entrepreneurial education programs. Signet will own and develop the property through a lease arrangement with UNM, which will manage and operate the facility. The property will also be home to UNM’s Innovation Academy, meeting and collaboration rooms, and several business startup organizations including Innovate New Mexico and STC.UNM’s Joseph L. Cecchi VentureLab business incubator. Other tenants will include the Air Force Research Laboratory and various retail outlets. Dekker/Perich/Sabatini is the architect for the project, and Jaynes Cos. is the construction group. The property is scheduled for completion in August 2017.
GOLDEN, COLO. — Rocky Mountain Senior Living has hired OZ Architecture to design Golden Lodge Assisted Living, a 111-unit assisted living and memory care community in the Denver suburb of Golden. The community will feature two buildings – a 65,000-square-foot, four-story assisted living community with 75 units, and a 24,000-square-foot, single-story memory care community with 36 units. Colorado-based Vivage Senior Living will operate the community once it is completed. Construction is scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter of 2016 for completion in the fall of 2017. OZ Architecture is a Colorado-based design firm.
UKIAH, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group has arranged the $15 million sale of Ukiah Crossroads, a 106,460-square-foot shopping center located in Ukiah. Ed Hanley and Kevin Fryman of Hanley represented both the buyer, a San Pedro, Calif.-based private investor, and the seller, Columbus Pacific Properties, in the 1031 exchange transaction. Raley’s Supermarkets anchors the 98 percent occupied center, which is also home to Dollar Tree, O’Reilly Auto Parts, Rue 21, Rent-A-Center, U.S. Cellular and Advance America. The purchase also included a developable 1.39-acre pad site.
LOS ANGELES — Covington Capital Management has renewed its lease for 17,122 square feet of office space in downtown Los Angeles. The space is located at 601 S. Figueroa St., within the Figueroa at Wilshire building. The property was built in 1990. The renewal was for 10 years. Jonathan Larsen, Eric Moore and Chandler Larsen of Avison Young represented the wealth management firm. The landlord, Brookfield Office Properties, was represented in-house by John Barganski and Marin Turney.
AUBURN, WASH. — Global real estate investment company Kennedy Wilson has purchased a 430-unit multifamily property in the Seattle suburb of Auburn for $81 million. Belara at Lakeland is a garden-style apartment community built in 2006 on 40 acres within the Lakeland Hills master-planned community. The property features a resident clubhouse, fitness center, outdoor pool and playground and is located in the Dieringer school district. “We are excited to expand our footprint in the Seattle area,” says Shem Streeter, managing director of Kennedy Wilson Multifamily Investments. “This submarket has experienced both high-income job growth and a rapidly growing population, and we will continue to look for opportunities to increase our presence in this area.” Auburn is located at the convergence of the SR-18, SR-167 and I-5, offering access to Seattle, Bellevue and Tacoma. Kennedy Wilson invested $19 million of equity, inclusive of closing costs, and secured a 10-year loan of $62.6 million through Freddie Mac at a fixed rate of 3.6 percent to acquire the property. Kennedy Wilson’s global apartment portfolio includes 135 communities with approximately 26,000 units. The company has an ownership interest in 9,893 units across 39 communities in the state of Washington. — Haisten Willis
VENTURA, CALIF. — IRA Capital Advisors has acquired Poinsettia Plaza, a specialty retail shopping center in Ventura. Poinsettia Plaza LLC sold the property for $50 million. Located at 4220-4360 E. Main St. and 4687-4731 Telephone Road, the 153,200-square-foot shopping center is 84 percent leased to a variety of tenants, including Ross Dress For Less, Office Depot, Lamps Plus, FedEx Office, Petco, Starbucks Coffee, Sally Beauty Supply, The Coffee Bean, Sherwin Williams and The Avenue. Dixie Walker and Charley Simpson of Cushman & Wakefield’s Retail Services group represented the seller, while the buyer represented itself.
PHOENIX — Velocis has purchased Park One, a 205,405-square-foot office and retail project in Phoenix, for $39 million. The project is located at 2111, 2121 and 2141 E. Highland Ave. The property contains two office buildings, along with a restaurant space that is fully leased to Half Moon Windy City Sports Grill. The office portion was 84 percent occupied at the time of sale. Park One was built between 1982 and 1983. CBRE’s Barry Gabel, Chris Marchildon and Kevin Shannon (Shannon is now with NGKF) executed the transaction. The seller was MS MCC Park One LLC, a joint venture between Morgan Stanley and McCarthy Cook & Co.
COLTON, CALIF. — Centrepointe – JMYL PL has acquired Centrepointe Plaza, located at 1040 S. Mt. Vernon Ave. in Colton, for $22 million. Constructed in 1992, the center features 109,000 square feet of retail space. NorthStar Realty Finance, in conjunction with Wilemon & Associates and JB Resources, provided financing for the acquisition. Mario Alvarez of NAI Capital and Jack Lee of JMYL LP development represented the buyer, while Jamie Harrison of Lee & Associates represented the seller, Chicago-based Centrepointe Plaza, in the deal. The buyer purchased the property as a value-add opportunity.
