DENVER — City Office REIT has acquired Superior Pointe, a 149,006-square-foot office property in Metro Denver, for $25.8 million. The Class A property is located at 7595 E. Technology Way. Superior Pointe is 90 percent occupied. Notable tenants include Microsoft, Quiznos and ProBuild. The acquisition is anticipated to generate an initial full-year cash NOI yield of about 7.5 percent, based on the purchase price and planned capital improvements.
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — A 181,800-square-foot, Class B research and development industrial property in the Silicon Valley submarket of Milpitas has received a $26.2 million loan. The loan will refinance the property and fund its renovation. The credit facility contains a $12.4 million short-term loan, along with future funding of $13.8 million for capital expenditures, tenant improvements, leasing commissions and other expenses. The borrower is Stephens & Stephens LLC, the industrial real estate investment arm of D.R. Stephens & Company. The loan was provided by Calmwater Capital, formerly known as Karlin Real Estate Lending.
SAN DIEGO — CBRE has arranged the sale of Midway Village Shopping Center, a 29,718-square-foot retail center located at 3146 to 3194 Midway Drive in San Diego. Taco Bell and Wings N Things anchor the complex, with additional tenants including CharkBait Sportfishing, Fairouz Café & Gallery, Fast Signs and Kyoto Sushi. Reg Kobzi and Joel Wilson of CBRE represented the seller, Pacifica Woodside LP, and Kyle Clark of The Heritage Group represented the buyer, Sunset Waste Holdings LLC, in the transaction.
ESCONDIDO, CALIF. — CDC Commercial Inc. has arranged the sale of a 15,600-square-foot, single-story retail space located at 840 W. Mission Ave. in Escondido for $3.9 million. Tenant O’Reilly Auto Parts recently extended their lease for 12 years. The buyer, 6021 Business Center Court LLC, and the seller, LTB Properties LLC, were both represented by Don Zech, Matt Orth and Nick Zeck of CDC Commercial.
BOULDER, COLO. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Plaza on Broadway, a 39-unit, 152-bed multifamily student housing community in Boulder. The $24.05 million sales price equates to $616,667 per unit, $158,224 per bed and approximately $474 per square foot. Built in 2013, the property is situated on 1.44 acres, located directly across from the University of Colorado-Boulder campus at 17th Street and Broadway. The property sits on a 60-year ground lease. Jacob Steele, associate vice president investments, and Nick Steele, associate, both in Marcus & Millichap’s Denver office, facilitated the sale on behalf of equity members. Plaza on Broadway is a community built with emphasis on sustainable living through high-efficiency mechanical systems for reduced water and energy consumption, natural ventilation and a location that allows residents ease of access to public transportation. Community amenities include bike storage, fitness center, laundry facilities, interior study spaces, television rooms, exterior courtyards and underground parking. The unit mix features mostly four-bedroom apartments with private bathrooms for each bedroom.
SAN DIEGO — The Quad, a privately owned, mixed-use student housing structure designed by Safdie Rabines Architects and located in San Diego’s 204-acre North City master plan, has been completed. Located directly across the street from California State University San Marcos Campus (CSUSM), The Quad is a five-story, 230,600-square-foot building designed to achieve LEED Gold certification. It includes 591 dorm rooms housing 889 student beds, 12,000 square feet of academic, student life and event spaces, and 20,000 square feet of retail/commercial space. The ground floor retail is oriented along North City’s main entrance road and features cafes, restaurants and outdoor dining. A parking arrangement allows all parking spaces to be located on the campus, encouraging students to walk or bike across the road to the campus. The Quad is comprised of six separate buildings organized around a series of outdoor spaces including a large central courtyard. Exterior bridges and stair towers link the buildings. The courtyard includes a pool and barbecue area, with student classrooms and lounges along the perimeter activating the central quad. The units are designed with central bathroom and kitchen cores, stacking the utilities to maximize efficiency within buildings.
PARK CITY, UTAH — Homestead Development Partners has formed as a venture between Michael Augustine, Jared Miller, Evan Schwartz and Columbus Pacific Properties. The company’s focus is to develop high-caliber student housing communities nationwide and acquire assets through a value-add strategy. Target communities will be focused in tier-two and tier-three markets with a smaller emphasis on tier-one. HELIX Starkville, Homestead’s first development, is currently under construction at Mississippi State in Starkville, Mississippi. HELIX Starkville will be 258 units comprising 802 beds in one-, two-, and four-bedroom floor plans located across the street from campus. Leasing will begin fall 2015. Two additional Homestead developments are in the planning stages. The first is located at another southern university, while the second will be located in the northeast. Developments and value-add acquisitions will be acquired by Homestead Development Partners and managed by Homestead-U, an affiliated management company based in Columbus, Ohio.
GARDENA, CALIF. – Isarena has purchased a 4,6770-square-foot industrial building in Gardena for $4.8 million. The building is located at 246 W. 146th Street. Isarena was represented by Gary Blan of Commercial Property Group. The seller, Robert R. Barboor Trust, was represented by Craig Poropat and Bret Osterberg of Lee & Associates Los Angeles – Long Beach.
CHANDLER, ARIZ. – Japanese material handling and automation solutions firm Daifuku has leased 30,247 square feet at Chandler Tech Center. The renewal allows the firm to expand its operations at the center, which is located at 7406 W. Detroit Street in Chandler. Daifuku was represented by Conner Lee and Marc Pierce of Lee & Associates. The landlord, Buchanan Street Partners, was represented by Jackie Orcutt and John Grady of Cushman & Wakefield.
LOS ANGELES — An undisclosed fund advised by CBRE Global Investors has acquired Gateway at Burbank, a 74,391-square-foot, two-building grocery anchored shopping center located along Interstate Five Golden State Freeway in Burbank. One building is a freestanding grocery store, and the other is a multi-tenant retail building anchored by a drugstore. The property is fully leased to seven tenants.
