DENVER – An 11-unit apartment complex in Denver has sold to an unnamed buyer for $2.7 million. The community is located at 1485 Clayton. It was renovated this past year. The unnamed seller was represented by Jeff Johnson of the Johnson Ritter Team at Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors.
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PHOENIX – The 52-unit Missouri Breaks apartment complex in Phoenix has sold to EQ Missouri 51 LLC for $2.1 million. The complex is located at 1637 E. Missouri Ave. The seller was 1637 E. Missouri Avenue LLC. Brian Smuckler and Jeff Seaman of CBRE’s Phoenix office represented both parties in this transaction.
The Las Vegas multifamily market is back with a vengeance. The market went into a meltdown in 2009 while the financial crisis was in full swing, delivering the biggest blow to the local economy in Vegas’ history. What had been low unemployment and a development boom to rival all past development cycles quickly turned into a downward spiral. Construction came to a standstill and workers fled the city in search of work elsewhere. Apartment fundamentals dropped to record lows. Asking rents dropped 19.25 percent between 2009 and the second quarter of 2012, while concessions stood at 8.5 percent. Even with all this in play, the Las Vegas market is known for reinventing itself. The market recovery was in full swing last year. Stalled projects were restarted with a whole new set of players, and employment was picking up speed. An exodus from California to Nevada is currently underway, with Penske Truck Rental citing Las Vegas as one of its top 10 places where new residents are moving. Unfortunately, unemployment is still above the national average, but that is changing fast. Fundamentals are improving with concession shrinking to 5.25 percent compared to a high of 8.5 percent in 2009. Asking rents …
PHOENIX – The 176-unit Bayside Apartments in Phoenix has received $9.3 million in refinancing. The community is located at 20245 N. 32 Drive. The new non-recourse, 12-year loan is a cash-out refinance. It was arranged by Neal Churney and Adam Finkel of Johnson Capital’s Phoenix office. The borrower is a Mexico-based investor.
WHITTIER, CALIF. — Southern California Material Handling, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America, has leased a 52,630-square-foot industrial building in Whittier. The building is located at 12393 Slauson Ave. The lease is valued at $4.8 million. Brett Dedeaux and Anthony Dedeaux of Binswanger represented Southern California Material. The landlord, Oliaie Slauson, LLC, was represented by David Bolt of Lee & Associates – Newport Beach, Inc. and Tim Cronin of Lee & Associates – Commerce, Inc.
HUNTINGTON PARK, CALIF. – The 184-unit Huntington Plaza Apartments has debuted in Huntington Park. The low-income seniors housing community is located at 6330 Rugby Ave. in South Los Angeles. It was previously known as City Housing Rugby. The community was renovated by WNC, which provided $5.6 million in low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) equity for the acquisition and rehabilitation of the project. The total cost was $30.2 million.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — South Hill Design Corp. has leased 30,500 square feet of industrial/flex space in Scottsdale. The space is located at 7400 E. Tierra Buena Lane inside the Scottsdale Airpark submarket. The jewelry design and marketing firm will utilize the space for its corporate offices and fulfillment center. South Hill was represented by John Quatrini of Shell Commercial. The landlord, Hewson Development Corp. and GH Scottsdale I, was represented by Mark Linsalata of Lee & Associates.
PHOENIX — The Leona Group has leased 15,054 square feet at Catalina Terraces in Phoenix. The Class A office building is located at 7878 North 16th Street. The Leona Group, which provides services to charter schools, will use the space for its corporate headquarters. It was represented by Justin Himelstein of Cassidy Turley. The landlord, Catalina Terraces Operating Associates, a company formed by Rosemont Realty, was represented by Phil Breidenback, Keith Lambeth, Lindsey Carlson and Ryan Timpani of Colliers International.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF. – The 373-unit Park Place Apartments and the 116,205-square-foot Mountain View City Center office building in Silicon Valley have received $173 million in senior debt refinancing. The properties are owned by Prometheus Real Estate Group. Park Place is located at 851 Church Street in Mountain View. The Class A community received $118 million in refinancing. The adjacent Mountain View City Center is located at 650 Castro Street. It received $55 in refinancing. The loan features a 10-year term and a 30-year amortization schedule. Financing was arranged by Jeff Weidell, Nate Prouty and Andrew Slaton of NorthMarq Capital’s San Francisco office through the firm’s correspondent relationship with Allianz Real Estate of America. Allianz worked on behalf of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America.
BAKERSFIELD, CALIF. – The new 1-million-square-foot distribution center that has been leased to American Tire Distributors has broken ground in Shafter. The facility will be located within the Paramount Logistics Park at 5000 Capital Road, less than 20 miles northwest of Bakersfield. The new $65-million, built-to-suit facility will be situated on more than 45 acres and will include 10,000 square feet of office space. American Tire has occupied a 176,500-square-foot industrial building at Paramount Logistics Park since 2007. The company had entered into a build-to-suit lease agreement with Roll Real Estate Development this past May for a 350,000-square-foot building within the park. American Tire recently restructured that lease, however, and tripled its requested space due to a consumer demand increase in the Western U.S. The new 20-year lease is valued at more than $119 million. The new facility will be built by Millie & Severson Inc. and designed by RGA. Roll Real Estate is the commercial real estate development division of Roll Global.