DENVER — Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of a retail property in Denver for $1.2 million. Located at 3830 Morrison Road, the asset features 5,060 square feet of retail space. Peter Sengelmann of Pinnacle represented the undisclosed seller in the deal. The name of the buyer was also not released.
— By Alex Muir, Senior Vice President, Lee & Associates | Seattle — As we near the halfway mark of 2024, capital markets activity in Seattle remains slow. The year has largely consisted of price discovery and waiting for interest rates to drop. With that said, the sales volume for office assets has nearly surpassed the 2023 total. Four transactions over $30 million have occurred year-to-date, all of which are larger than any deal last year. These sales are emblematic of the type of deals that are driving investment activity, with three being owner-user acquisitions — Alaska Airlines, Costco, Seattle Housing Authority — and the fourth involving a loan assumption. Distressed sales are occurring more frequently as well, with several buildings in downtown Seattle trading below $150/SF. While it has yet to materially impact vacancy, there are signs of life in the leasing market. Pokémon recently signed a lease for 16 floors in The Eight, an under-construction tower in the Bellevue CBD. This is the largest lease in the market in three years. Other tenants, such as ByteDance and Snowflake, have signed leases larger than 100,000 SF, as a new wave of tech companies grow in the market. With the …
FORT COLLINS, COLO. — Thompson Thrift has released plans for The Landing at Lemay, a Class A apartment property in Fort Collins. Construction is slated to begin in July and move-ins are scheduled for late 2025. Located on 17 acres at the southeast corner of E. Vine Drive and N. Lemay Avenue, The Landing at Lemay will offer 344 apartments in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom configurations. Each apartment will feature stainless steel appliances, a glass-top range, hardwood-style flooring, multiple smart capabilities and full-sized washers and dryers. Select homes may feature a deluxe closet system with shelving, premium lighting and garage options. The property will include two firsts for Thompson Thrift: carriage homes with apartments built over attached private garages and large-scale electric vehicle charging capabilities. Community amenities will include a fully equipped, 24-hour fitness center, resort-style swimming pool, firepits, a billiards and shuffleboard area, dog park, pet spa, community-wide Wi-Fi and an outdoor entertainment kitchen.
MESA, ARIZ. — Orion Investment Real Estate has arranged the acquisition of a neighborhood retail center in Mesa. Superstition Marketplace LLC sold the asset to Electric Ave. LLC for $11.6 million, or $211 per square foot. Nick Miner of Orion represented the buyer, while the seller was self-represented in the off-market transaction.
BARSTOW, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Comfort Suites Barstow, a hotel in the Mojave Desert city of Barstow. A limited liability company sold the asset to an individual trust for $11.5 million. Located at 2571 Fisher Blvd., Comfort Suites Barstow offers 83 guest rooms. Andy Patel and Gordon Allred of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
DENVER — NorthPeak Commercial Advisors has arranged the sale of an apartment building located at 1335 N. Gaylord St. in Denver. The asset traded for $3.9 million, or $227,941 per unit. The 9,936-square-foot property features 17 apartments. Joe Hornstein and Scott Fetter of NorthPeak Commercial Advisors represented the undisclosed seller, while Greg Johnson and Conner Pieretti of NorthPeak Commercial Advisors represented the undisclosed buyer in the deal.
TORRANCE, CALIF. — PSRS has arranged $9.6 million in refinancing for Southwood Village, a retail property in Torrance. Trevor Blood of PSRS originated a non-recourse, five-year loan with a 30-year amortization and two years of interest only through a life insurance company. The borrower was not disclosed. Built in the 1950s and renovated in 2003, Southwood Village offers 67,302 square feet of multi-tenant retail space. Current tenants include Ace Hardware, Goodwill, Dollar Tree and Embroidme.
PHOENIX — CBRE has arranged the sale of The Blake, a multifamily community currently under development in Phoenix. A venture between StreetLights Residential and an affiliate of RED Development sold the asset to a venture between RXR and Korman Communities for an undisclosed price. Slated for completion in early 2025, The Blake will offer 400 apartments featuring 10-foot ceilings with coves in the living rooms; wood-style flooring in living areas and bedrooms; tile flooring in bathrooms; both granite and quartz countertop design options in bathrooms; walk-in closets; washers/dryers; energy-efficient stainless steel appliances; custom cabinetry and hardware; and Sonos speaker systems in all units. Community amenities will include a clubhouse with library, dining room, coffee bar, conference rooms, co-working stations and TV seating areas. The private resident bar includes a roll-up window leading to outdoor seating around a resort-style pool and spa area with cabanas, fire features, televisions, barbecue grills and dining areas. The Blake is part of the mixed-use project being developed on the former Paradise Valley Mall site. Matt Pesch, Asher Gunter, Sean Cunningham and Austin Groen of CBRE represented the sellers in the transaction.
SOUTH JORDAN, UTAH — Capstone Advisors has entered the Utah market with the acquisition of Trail Crossing Shopping Center, a retail property at 5414 W. Daybreak Parkway in South Jordan, a suburb south of Salt Lake City. Wright Development Group sold the asset for an undisclosed price. Completed in 2017, Trail Crossing Shopping Center offers 38,397 square feet of retail space across five buildings. At the time of sale, the property was fully occupied, with Smith’s Food and Drug as the anchor tenant.
LOS ANGELES — Seven Hills Realty Trust (SEVN) has secured $23.8 million floating-rate first mortgage loan to recapitalize a self-storage facility located at 2515 S. Broadway in Los Angeles. Staley Point Capital is the borrower. The Extra Space Storage-branded facility offers 80,000 square feet of self-storage space. SEVN’s manager, Tremont Realty Capital, was introduced to the transaction by JLL, which advised Staley Point Capital.