TACOMA, WASH. – The 41-unit Emerson Apartments in Tacoma has sold to an unnamed buyer for $2 million. The community is located at 902 South Fawcett Ave. It was built in 1917. Kellan Moll and Scott Morasch of Marcus & Millichap’s Seattle office represented both the buyer and seller in this transaction.
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SAN DIEGO – A 3,500-square-foot building in San Diego that served as the offices for Teamsters Local 683 has sold to SDPB Holdings for $1.3 million. The building was located at 2731 B Street. SDPB plans to redevelop the 22,000-square-foot lot as a residential property. The Teamsters had used that space for administrative offices and meeting space for more than 70 years. The organizations will relocate to a 19,000 square foot office building in El Cajon in the next 12 months. That acquisition was valued at $1.9 million. Marc Frederick of Colliers International represented both the buyer and seller in this transaction.
The Phoenix metro office market continues to show signs of growth and recovery despite a high level of economic uncertainty that businesses around the country are experiencing today. Besides this being an election year, there is uncertainty over healthcare costs, the regulatory environment, minimum wage, taxes, government spending, entitlement programs, political gridlock, and on and on. The Phoenix metro area has absorbed 1.1 million square feet of office space year-to-date, bringing overall vacancy down to 18.6 percent, according to Colliers. Most of the larger, contiguous office spaces that are in demand by larger companies have been absorbed. However, uncertainty has caused postponement in investment, hiring, expansion and relocation, especially for small- to medium-sized businesses. Much of the vacant office space is composed of small, noncontiguous spaces that these firms would occupy. Certain submarkets enjoy vacancy rates in the single digits. Chandler’s Price Corridor and downtown Tempe have been consistently attractive to larger office users given their amenities and concentration of technology firms, financial institutions, software developers, insurance, and many other industries and institutions. Rental rates are beginning to inch up in these submarkets as supply is absorbed and new construction begins to take shape. Excessive economic uncertainty has kept the …
LOS ANGELES — Broadway Trade Center, a 1-million-square-foot, mixed-use building in Los Angeles’ Broadway Corridor, has received a $140-million senior bridge loan. It is located at 830 S. Hill Street. The loan will finance the acquisition and redevelopment of the center, which was originally built in 1908. Once completed, the center will include large-plate creative office space, as well as ground- and second-floor flagship retail spaces. Broadway Trade Center is located near the Ace Hotel, Urban Outfitters, Gap and Alma restaurant. The center is owned by a joint venture between Waterbridge Capital and Jack Jangana. The loan was provided by Canyon Capital Realty Advisors LLC and partner Hudson Pacific Properties.
CHANDLER, ARIZ. – MIG Real Estate has acquired the 234-unit Symphony Apartments in Chandler for $35.5 million. The community is located at 2225 W. Frye Road. Symphony was built in 1999. Amenities include two resort-style pools with a spa, wood-burning fireplace, veranda with bar seating and televisions, and barbeque grills; clubhouse with wet bar, coffee station, and conference room; and a fitness center with a private yoga room.
TUCSON, ARIZ. – The 188-unit Mountain View Retirement Village in Tucson has received a $20-million refinance. The retirement community is located at 7900 N. La Canada Drive. Amenities at the community include restaurant-style dining, housekeeping and maintenance services, scheduled transportation, customized assistance, and recreational and wellness activities. The 10-year loan features a fixed rate and a 30-year amortization schedule. It was originated by Brandon Harrington and Matt Steffen of Walker & Dunlop. The loan was provided by a life insurance company.
LAS VEGAS — Durango Courtyard, a 10,900-square-foot retail property in Las Vegas, has received $2 million in acquisition financing. The courtyard is located at 4705 S. Durango Drive. The borrower is High Valley VII LLC. The long-term, fixed-interest rate loan was closed by CBRE’s Bob Ybarra.
GLENDALE, CALIF. – Television production company Tim & Eric, Inc. has signed a five-year lease for 15,300 square feet at a creative office campus in Glendale. The two-building property is located at 1442 and 1500 Flower Street. The lease is valued at $1.5 million. The production company was represented by Roger Beck and Gelena Skya-Wasserman of Charles Dunn Company. The landlord, Avalon Investment Company, was represented by Stevenson Real Estate.
LOS ANGELES – Waterbridge Capitalhas acquired a 1-million-square-foot building that formerly served as a department store for Hamburger’s and May Company for an undisclosed sum. The building is sits directly adjacent to the Historic Core, Financial, and South Park districts. The new owner plans to convert the property into a creative space.It will be the first creative campus of this size for the technology industry in Downtown Los Angeles according to CBRE, which represented the seller. Waterbridge was represented by Frank Lahijani and Jeremiah Curry of Global Commercial Real Estate. The seller, an undisclosed family ownership, was represented by CBRE’s Phillip Sample, Chris Caras and Michael Shustak.
TUMWATER, WASH. — Town Center East III, a 157,625-square-foot office campus in Tumwater, has received $26.7 million in financing. The tower is located at 243 Israel Road, about five miles from Olympia. The property was built in 2006. The permanent financing was arranged by NBS Financial, which represented both the lender and the borrower in this transaction. Jeff Henderson and Zack Goodwin executed this transaction.