Western

Liberty Creek Apartments in Aurora Sells for $65M

by Nellie Day October 14, 2015

AURORA, COLO. — Oak Coast Properties and BMC Investments have acquired the 548-unit Liberty Creek Apartments in Aurora for $65 million. The community is located at 13100 E. Kansas Drive. The partners plan to invest $3 million to extensively renovate and reposition the property. Liberty Creek Apartments was originally built in 1981. It is currently more than 99 percent occupied. The pet-friendly community includes five basketball courts, three swimming pools, a sand volleyball court, three playgrounds, picnic and barbecue areas, a fitness center, a clubhouse and business center, a laundry facility, on-site security patrol and covered parking. Liberty Creek is in close proximity to Aurora Town Center, Market Square, Anshutz Medical Campus, Kaiser Center Pointe and Denver International Airport.

October 14, 2015

California Hospitality Western

Autograph Collection Hotels Adds The Citizen in Sacramento

by Nellie Day October 14, 2015

SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — Autograph Collection Hotels has added The Citizen hotel in Sacramento to its portfolio. The hotel is situated inside the California Life Insurance Building. It contains the Grange Restaurant and Bar, as well as 9,000 square feet of meeting space. Autograph is part of the Marriott International brand. Its global portfolio consists of 93 hotels worldwide.

October 14, 2015

Industrial Oregon Western

KeHE Distributors Leases Space at PDX Logistics Center I in Portland

by Nellie Day October 14, 2015

PORTLAND, ORE. — KeHE Distributors has leased a 383,040-square-foot facility at PDX Logistics Center I in Portland. Capstone Partners and PCCP are developing the logistics center, which will be built in two phases. The property will eventually include two spec buildings totaling 848,400 square feet. PDX Logistics Center I is within the Portland International Center, which is owned by the Port of Portland. Both buildings are fully leased.Jerry Matson and Paul Breuer of Colliers International represented the landlord in this lease transaction.

October 14, 2015

California Office Western

Meridian Buys Medical Office Building in Oakland

by Nellie Day October 14, 2015

OAKLAND, CALIF. – Meridian has purchased a 19,202-square-foot medical office building in Oakland for an undisclosed sum. The building is located at 380 W. MacArthur Blvd. Meridian plans to invest about $2.2 million into the building. This is the firm’s first value-add medical office acquisition in the Oakland area. It is Meridian’s first speculative purchase this year. The seller was BIC Oakland.

October 14, 2015

Retail Washington Western

HFF Secures $24.8M Financing for Retail Center in Washington

by Nellie Day October 13, 2015

VANCOUVER, WASH. — Holliday Fenoglio Fowler (HFF) has arranged $24.8 million in proceeds to finance Hazel Dell Towne Center, a 264,191-square-foot retail center located in Vancouver, Wash. Bruce Ganong, Casey Davidson and Brandon Roth of HFF worked on behalf of the sponsor, Pine Tree Commercial Realty LLC, to place the five-year, floating-rate loan with East West Bank. Tenants at the center, which is 84 percent leased, include Kohl’s, Bed Bath & Beyond, Petco, Office Depot, Party City, Payless ShoeSource and Supercuts.

October 13, 2015

California Retail Western

Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Arranges $8.3M Sale of Mixed-Use Property

by Nellie Day October 13, 2015

CORONA DEL MAR, CALIF. — Newmark Grubb Knight Frank (NGKF) has arranged the $8.36 million sale of two fully-occupied, two-story retail/office buildings totaling 11,526 square feet in Corona Del Mar. Ian Brown of NGKF represented the seller, Masters Properties, and the buyer, 39 Beach View LK100 LLC, in the all-cash transaction.

October 13, 2015

California Retail Western

Ross Stores Inc. Opens 26 New Locations in 14 States

by Nellie Day October 13, 2015

DUBLIN, CALIF. — Dublin, Calif.-based Ross Stores Inc. opened 19 Ross Dress for Less locations and seven dd’s DISCOUNTS locations across 14 states in September and October. These new locations completed the company’s 2015 expansion plan to add a total of 90 stores during the year.

October 13, 2015

Arizona Multifamily Student Housing Western

Legacy Partners Receives Approval to Build University Village Near Arizona State

by Nellie Day October 13, 2015

TEMPE, ARIZ. — Legacy Partners Residential has received city approval for the development of University Village 2.0, a new $60 million mixed-use, 775-bed student housing community near Arizona State University in Tempe. Located directly adjacent to Tempe’s light rail line, University Village 2.0 will replace a 1960s-era student housing complex, which will be demolished. KTGY is the project’s designer and architect. University Village 2.0 will feature 260 units and include studio, one-, two- and four-bedroom units. The community will also include 1,800 square feet of ground-level retail space. The units will range in size from 445 square feet to approximately 1,400 square feet and feature high-end finishes, stone countertops, stainless steel kitchen appliances, vinyl wood-plank flooring and in-unit washers and dryers. The majority of the units will feature the four-bedroom floor plans. The development will include multiple indoor and outdoor amenities, including a resort-style pool with beach entry, outdoor jumbo TV, sand volleyball court, fitness center and clubroom spaces. University Village 2.0 will consist of a single, five-story apartment building wrapped around two central courtyards and a parking garage. Legacy Partners plans to start demolition and construction on University Village 2.0 by summer 2016, and open for the fall 2018 semester.

October 13, 2015

California Retail Western

Safeco Acquires Retail Property Occupied by Food 4 Less for $22.5M

by Nellie Day October 13, 2015

FULLERTON, CALIF. — Safeco has acquired 914 West Orangethorpe Ave., a 79,898-square-foot retail property occupied by Food 4 Less in Fullerton, for $22.5 million. Heslin Holdings Inc. and Becker Development had jointly owned the property. The Food 4 Less lease extends through March 2026.

October 13, 2015

California Market Reports Retail Western Western Market Reports

Retail Rents on the Rise in Los Angeles

by Nellie Day October 13, 2015

The retail market in Los Angeles is demonstrating exponential growth. Rents are going up, cap rates are going down and occupancy is soaring. Naturally, as lease prices rise, so do sale prices. As such, it is becoming increasingly difficult for investors to find opportunities where substantial rent growth is possible. Tenant competition is also fierce, and landlords are benefitting from extremely high demand throughout the market. Competition Abounds It’s only natural that retailers are competing over space as occupancy rises. One trend that has emerged in Los Angeles is competition among not only direct competitors, but indirect competitors as well. For example, a small grocer might compete with a Ross Dress 4 Less for the same location. Fueling this competition is an increase in large national retailers seeking out smaller urban spaces in downtown areas. Target, for example, is opening a store in LA’s Koreatown on Vermont and 6th streets at the base of a high-rise apartment building. When national soft goods chains open in urban hubs, there will be an evolution of retail surrounding those stores. Smaller discount stores and mom-and-pop retailers will likely suffer, which will lead to vacancies that tend to open the doors for new specialty …

October 13, 2015

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