LAS VEGAS — Wynn Las Vegas is set to develop Wynn Plaza, a 75,518-square-foot luxury retail complex set to augment the existing retail collection at Wynn Las Vegas and Encore on Las Vegas Boulevard. The design of Wynn Plaza will be influenced by European elements, specifically the Avenue Matignon in Paris. The two-story center will feature two entrances off the Strip, a dedicated valet service, atriums and a skylight rotunda. Steve Wynn, chairman and CEO of Wynn Resorts, designed the project in collaboration with Roger Thomas, executive vice president of Architecture DeRuyter Butler, and Wynn Design and Development. The project is set for completion in 2017.
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SAN JOAQUIN, CALIF. — An unnamed assisted living community in San Joaquin has changed hands. The community was built in 1970. It includes 44 units. A real estate investment fund, largely funded from China, purchased the community from a single-asset owner for $5.3 million, or $120,455 per unit. The community was 69 percent occupied at the time of sale. The new owners plan to make $1.5 million of improvements. Jim Hazzard and Nick Stahler arranged the transaction as the lead agents for JCH.
LOS ANGELES AND LAS VEGAS — Ready Capital Structured Finance has closed three loans throughout California and Nevada for a total of $15.9 million. Properties that received financing include a 24-unit multifamily community in Beverly Hills that will use the funds for renovation and stabilization; a 499-unit self-storage facility in Corona that will use the funds for refinancing and stabilization; and a 32,800-square-foot retail center in Las Vegas that will use the funds for the development and stabilization of the property.
Meridian Arranges $20 Million in Acquisition Financing for Walgreens on Las Vegas Strip
by Nellie Day
LAS VEGAS — Meridian Capital Group has arranged $20 million in financing for the acquisition of a single-tenant, 16,000-square-foot Walgreens located on the Las Vegas Strip. Steven Tessler of Meridian secured the 10-year, interest-only loan through a balance sheet lender. The property is located at 3025 S. Las Vegas Blvd. near the Wynn and Encore hotels. The buyer and seller were not disclosed.
SAN BERNADINO, CALIF. — JCH Consulting Group has arranged the sale of an assisted living community in San Bernardino. The community was built in 2002. It includes 86 units, of which 24 are for memory care. A national owner/operator purchased the community from the single-asset owner for $13.6 million, or $158,140 per unit. The community was 86 percent occupied at the time of sale.
CHULA VISTA, CALIF. — Interstate 5 Center LLC has acquired a 71,490-square-foot retail center located at 1008 Industrial Blvd. in Chula Vista for $8 million. Toys ‘R’ Us occupies 42,540 square feet at the center, while two buildings totaling 28,950 square feet currently remain vacant. Chris Amble and Brian Chambers of Wells Fargo Bank arranged financing for the transaction. A redevelopment and lease-up is currently planned for the site.
DENVER — OliverMcMillan, in partnership with Invesco Real Estate, has acquired Clayton Lane, a mixed-use property located in Denver’s Cherry Creek North, for an undisclosed price. Whole Foods Market and Crate & Barrel anchor Clayton Lane, which features over 182,000 square feet of retail across six separate buildings. The property also features underground parking.
PAHRUMP, NEV. — Chicago Pacific Founders (CPF) and its subsidiaries, CPF Living Communities and Grace Management Inc., have acquired Inspirations Senior Living, a 78-unit seniors housing community in Pahrump, approximately 60 miles west of Las Vegas. The seller and purchase price were not disclosed. Inspirations provides independent living, assisted living and memory care services in a two-story building. The community will retain its name as part of the deal. This is CPF’s second acquisition in Nevada, and seventh total community. Grace Management will take over operations. CPF is a Chicago- and San Francisco-based healthcare private equity investment firm.
TMT Development Receives $130M in Financing for Park Avenue West Mixed-Use Tower in Portland
by Nellie Day
PORTLAND, ORE. — TMT Development has received $130 million in permanent financing for Park Avenue West, a 391,795-square-foot, mixed-use tower in downtown Portland. The tower is located at SW Park Avenue and SW 9th Avenue. The development is situated one block west of Pioneer Square, directly across from Nordstrom in the city’s Central Business District. The tower sits atop a six-story subgrade parking garage. Park Avenue West will contain 24,233 square feet of first- and second-floor retail; 202 residential units on Floors 3 through 17; and 193,914 square feet of Class A office space on Floors 18 through 30. The office component is 92 percent leased to tenants like Stoel Rives, Washington Trust Bank, Morgan Stanley and Charles Schwab. TMT Development is developing the project. HFF’s Casey Davidson worked on behalf of the firm to secure the 20-year, fixed-rate, non-recourse loan through MetLife. Loan proceeds will be used to pay off an existing construction loan.
CEDAR CITY AND ST. GEORGE, UTAH, AND PARKER, COLO. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage Inc. has arranged the sale of three skilled nursing facilities — Crown Crest of Parker in the Denver suburb of Parker, Kolob Regional Care in Cedar City and Rehab and Kolob Care in St. George — for $31.8 million. Both Utah facilities are located in the southwest corner of the state near the Nevada and Arizona borders. The portfolio totals 454 beds, representing a price per bed of $70,000. The purchase represents a capitalization rate of 8.7 percent. The buyer is a real estate investor in the Midwest that leased the communities to local operators. The seller is a private owner based in Illinois looking to exit the seniors housing sector. Ryan Saul and Patrick Burke of Senior Living Investment Brokerage led the transaction.