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Second Phase of Student Housing Near Arizona State Opens

by Nellie Day November 19, 2015

TEMPE, ARIZ. — University House Communities has opened the second phase of University House, a 16-story, 148,680-square-foot building with 242 beds and two-, three- and four-bedroom options near Arizona State University’s campus. Designed by Dallas-based architecture firm BOKA Powell to complement the existing adjacent first phase, University House amenities include a resort-style pool and hot tub, a scoreboard-sized LED outdoor TV screen, a clubroom with gaming systems, a yoga and steam room, fitness center, outdoor grilling stations as well as indoor/outdoor study areas and conference rooms. Apartments range from 716 to 1,289 square feet, with fully equipped kitchens. Each unit has floor-to-ceiling windows that provide views of the Sun Devil Stadium across the street. Units are available to students for nine- and 12-month leases. Sixthriver Architects completed the interior design for the new tower. Materials and furnishings include mirrored tile, natural wood planks and exposed concrete.

November 19, 2015

California Loans Multifamily Western

Bellwether Enterprise Arranges $98.8M in Loans for Three Apartment Complexes in Orange County

by Nellie Day November 18, 2015

ANAHEIM, CALIF. — Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital LLC has arranged $98.8 million in financing for the acquisition of three apartment communities in Orange County by A&M Properties. The properties include Springdale Villa in Westminster, Portofino Cove in Anaheim and Tustin Parc in Tustin. The properties contain a total of 723 units. They were built between 1961 and 1971. Doug Taylor and Jason Krupoff of Bellwether arranged the Freddie Mac, fixed-rate financing. Bellwether is the commercial and multifamily mortgage banking subsidiary of Enterprise Community Investment Inc. The team also helped A&M Properties identify Tustin Parc for acquisition.

November 18, 2015

California Loans Multifamily Western

CityMark Development Receives $48M to Build Apartment Complex in San Diego

by Nellie Day November 18, 2015

SAN DIEGO — CityMark Development has received a $48 million loan to develop a 129-unit multifamily project in the downtown San Diego submarket of Little Italy. The community will be located at 2101–2175 Kettner Blvd. The site was formerly occupied by Caliber Collision Center. The new project will contain a six-story apartment building with 8,000 square feet of retail podium space, 100,000 square feet of residential space and 2.5 levels of subterranean parking. Tanner Hecht Architecture will design the community, while Van Tilburg, Banvard & Soderbergh will act as the architect of record. The funds were capitalized by Fident Capital, which has identified an institutional equity partner for this project. The Los Angeles-based fund manages more than $2 billion in assets. It focuses exclusively on urban infill residential projects that contain over 100 units.

November 18, 2015

California Retail Western

Gelson’s to Purchase Six Haggen Properties in Southern California

by Nellie Day November 18, 2015

ENCINO, CALIF. — Encino-based supermarket chain Gelson’s Markets has won final approval to buy six Haggen grocery/pharmacy properties in Southern California. Acquisitions will include 2627 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica; 25636 Crown Valley Parkway, Ladera Ranch; 36-101 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage; 2707 Via De La Valle, Del Mar; 730 Turquoise St., San Diego; and 1736 Avenida De Los Arboles, Thousand Oaks. Haggen filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy this past September. Gelson’s plans to relaunch the acquisitions early next year under its own brand with initial improvements to product selection and merchandising, followed several months later by redesign and construction. Existing pharmacies will remain open during the transition.

November 18, 2015

California Western

Money360 Appoints Gary Bechtel as New President

by Nellie Day November 18, 2015

LADERA RANCH, CALIF. — Gary Bechtel has been appointed as the new president of Money360. Bechtel will be responsible for expanding Money360’s lending programs, increasing loan production and guiding the company in its growth efforts. Prior to joining the firm, Bechtel served as the chief lending/originations officer at CU Business Partners. He has also held executive positions at Johnson Capital Group, Hometown Commercial Capital and Meridian Capital Group. The commercial real estate marketplace lending platform is headquartered in the South Orange County submarket of Ladera Ranch.

November 18, 2015

Colorado Multifamily Student Housing Western

UniversityParent Launches Certification to Connect Student Housing Companies with Parents

by Nellie Day November 18, 2015

BOULDER, COLO. — UniversityParent has launched Best for Parents, a certification tool created to help parents determine which student housing options meet their priorities, and to allow businesses providing student housing to express their value to these stakeholders in housing decisions. Best for Parents certification takes into account the aspects of housing that matter most to parents, such as safety, convenience, student-friendly features, and professional, accessible management and maintenance. Along with providing financial input, parents are a source of support and advice to students. The Best for Parents certification allows parents to make well-informed suggestions regarding their student’s housing. Housing facilities that earn the Best for Parents label receive a parent page on the UniversityParent site outlining the housing company’s answers to the top parent questions, recognition as a Best for Parents facility in the UniversityParent directory, and a plaque and window cling for display.

November 18, 2015

California Loans Retail Western

Thorofare Capital Funds $7.7M Loan for Acquisition of LA Retail Property

by Nellie Day November 17, 2015

LOS ANGELES — Thorofare Capital has provided a $7.7 million bridge loan to a partnership between Cadence Capital Investments and Oakwood Real Estate Partners for the off-market acquisition of a retail property located near The Grove on Beverly Boulevard in Los Angeles. The non-recourse, one-year, interest-only loan features a fixed rate. The borrower plans to reposition the 12,500-square-foot property, which was 56 percent leased at the time of closing.

November 17, 2015

California Retail Western

Marcus & Millichap Arranges $4.1M Sale of Retail Property in San Leandro

by Nellie Day November 17, 2015

SAN LEANDRO, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a retail property located at E. 14th St. in San Leandro. A limited liability company bought the 22,520-square-foot property, which is occupied by CVS/pharmacy, for $4.1 million. Fabio Sangiorgi of Marcus & Millichap’s Palo Alto office represented the buyer in the transaction. The name of the seller was not released.

November 17, 2015

Nevada Retail Western

Conn’s Opens 100th Store in Las Vegas

by Nellie Day November 17, 2015

NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEV. — Conn’s Inc., a Houston-based furniture and specialty home goods retailer, has opened its 100th store. The new, 52,000-square-foot centennial Conn’s HomePlus store is located in North Las Vegas. The company is on schedule to open between 15 and 18 stores in its current fiscal year, which ends on Jan. 31. Conn’s plans to open as many as 25 stores in its 2017 fiscal year. Conn’s is a furniture and specialty retailer currently operating 100 retail locations in 12 states: Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

November 17, 2015

Retail Washington Western

Amazon Opens First Bookstore in Seattle

by Nellie Day November 17, 2015

SEATTLE — Online retail giant Amazon has opened its first brick-and-mortar bookstore, Amazon Books, at University Village in north Seattle. The store opens 20 years after Amazon began selling books — severely discounted compared to traditional retailers — over the Internet. The 5,500-square-foot store, which offers as many as 6,000 titles and an additional 2,000 square feet of storage, is a physical extension of the company website, combining the benefits of online pricing with traditional book shopping, the company told the Associated Press in a statement. Inside the store, shoppers will find book displays that contain cards with ratings and reviews. Shoppers can buy the book now, or save the review card and purchase the book online later. The store will not be a location to pick up Amazon orders. While the store will showcase Amazon’s Kindle e-readers, Fire tablets and Fire TV streaming-media devices, it will focus first on being a bookstore. All books will face outward, displaying their entire covers rather than only the spines showing.

November 17, 2015

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