LINCOLN CITY, ORE. — The 54-room Edgecliff Motel in Lincoln City has sold to an unnamed buyer for $1.6 million. The hotel is located at 3733 Highway 101. It overlooks the Pacific Ocean, and is about one mile south of the Tanger Outlet Mall. The hotel will undergo a $1 million remodel. Joseph P. Kennedy of Crystal Investment Property represented the seller in this transaction.
PHOENIX — The Opus Group has commenced construction on a 393,300-square-foot speculative warehouse and distribution building in Phoenix. The Opus Airport Industrial will be situated on 23 acres of land at the northeast corner of 7th and Elwood streets, near Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Opus Airport Industrial will be the largest available industrial space in the submarket once it’s completed in September, according to the developer. It will also be able to accommodate single- or multi-tenant occupants looking for manufacturing, distribution and light assembly uses, among others. Opus Development Company LLC is developing the project. Opus Design Build LLC is the design-builder, while Opus AE Group LLC is the architect and structural engineer of record. Ware Malcomb is the design architect. CBRE’s John Werstler, Cooper Fratt and Jerry McCormick will market the property for lease. The team also executed the land sale between Opus and the seller, 7th Street Industrial LLC.
BELLEVUE, WASH. — AAA Washington has purchased One Newport Building, an 89,850-square-foot office building in Bellevue, for $29 million. The Class A building is located at 3605 132nd Ave. SE. The insurance and full-service travel agency plans to occupy the first three floors of the building. The space was formerly occupied by T-Mobile. AAA Washington will renovate the property before moving in. Construction will commence Feb. 1, with a scheduled occupancy in the third quarter of 2016. The company’s construction and purchasing partners on this project include Swinerton Builders, JPC Architects, Pacific Project Management, Kidder Mathews, Wells Fargo and McCullough Hill Leary. Gary Guenther, Jason Rosauer, and Rob Anderson of Kidder Mathews represented AAA Washington. JLL’s J.J. Shephard and Riley Shephard represented the seller, Ivanhoe Cambridge.
PLEASANT VIEW, UTAH — Wasatch Capital Group and Dougherty Mortgage LLC have arranged an $11.8 million refinancing for The Cove at Pleasant View, an 88-unit multifamily community in Pleasant View, approximately 40 miles north of Salt Lake City. The community is located at 255 E. 2700 N. in Pleasant View. The Fannie Mae loan features a 12-year term and a 30-year amortization schedule. The borrower is Westates Investments LLC.
LAS VEGAS — The Siegel Group Nevada has purchased the former 102-room Rodeway Inn Convention Center hotel in Las Vegas for $6.1 million. The hotel is situated on Convention Center Drive, half a block from Las Vegas Boulevard and the Las Vegas Convention Center. The property will be converted into a Siegel Suites Select extended-stay brand.
LOS ANGELES — The Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indian Tribe has signed a 126-month lease for a 24,408-square-foot office in the Los Angeles submarket of Monterey Park. The lease is valued at $8 million. The tribe will use the space for administrative offices. The property is located at 900 Corporate Center Drive, within the LA Corporate Center. The new lease takes the center to 94 percent occupancy. Steve Seinfeld of Cresa represented the tribe. Linda Lee, Scott Unger and Bill Boyd of Charles Dunn Company’s Glendale office represented the landlord, Los Angeles Corporate Center LLC, in this transaction.
LOS ANGELES — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $48 million refinancing for Olympic Plaza, a 244,448-square-foot office property in Los Angeles. The property is located at 11500 West Olympic Blvd. The loan features a 10-year term and 25-year amortization schedule. Blake Melstrom of NorthMarq Capital’s Los Angeles office arranged the financing through a life insurance company.
NORTHRIDGE, CALIF. — FSC Realty has purchased The Village at Granada Hills, a 152-unit luxury apartment community in the San Fernando Valley submarket of Northridge, for $34.1 million. The community is located at 10435 Lindley Ave. The property was built in 1970 and renovated in 2008. The seller was Starpoint Properties. Darin Beebower and Bob Safai of Madison Partners brokered the transaction.
RICHMOND, CALIF. — The Pacific Cos. has opened the doors on Harbour View Apartments, a 61-unit affordable seniors housing community in Richmond, just north of Oakland along San Francisco Bay. The four-story property features 50 one-bedroom units and 12 two-bedroom units. It cost $17 million to develop. Financing for the project came from low-income housing tax credits, a forward interest rate swap, and $13 million in tax-exempt bonds. The bonds were issued in two series with Mechanics Bank directly purchasing $9 million of the senior series and a private investor purchasing $4 million of the junior series. Wells Fargo Affordable Housing Community Development Corporation committed to purchasing the LIHTCs. The Pacific Cos. is an Idaho-based developer of multifamily communities. Mechanics Bank is a California-based lender.
EL MONTE, CALIF. — Vibe Base has signed a five-year lease renewal for its 60,000-square-foot facility in the San Gabriel Valley submarket of El Monte. The lease is valued at $2 million. The space is located at 9328 Telstar Ave. Barry Saywitz of the Saywitz Company represented the international designer, manufacturer and importer of clothing product. Mickey Isen of Kennedy Wilson Properties represented the landlord, KW Telstar, in this transaction.
