SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Sares Regis Multifamily Fund, L.P., has acquired the 144-unit Alterra San Jose apartment community for an undisclosed sum. The community was built in 1988 at 1640 La Rossa Circle in San Jose. It is situated near the intersection of Almaden Expressway and CA-87. Sares Regis represented itself in this transaction. The sellers, Pacific Urban Residential and Hunt Companies, acquired the property on an off-market basis in early 2011. They were represented by HFF’s Nathan Blair and Charles Halladay.
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LAS VEGAS – The 72-unit Oasis Crossings Apartments in Las Vegas has sold to Hamilton Zanze (HZ) for $7.4 million. The Class B-plus community is located at 1111 S. Cimarron Road in Summerlin/The Lakes submarket. HZ plans to implement a value-add program that will include capital improvements, expense reduction and new property management via Mission Rock Residential. This is the firm’s second recent acquisition in Las Vegas and its seventh acquisition in the Western U.S. in the past 12 months.
PHOENIX — Goodwill Industries of Central Arizona has signed a 10-year lease for 31,200 square feet at South Mountain Crossing in Phoenix. The space is located at the northwest corner of Southern Avenue and 35th Avenue. Goodwill was represented by Andy Kroot of Velocity Retail Group. The landlord was represented by Neil Board of Western Retail Advisors.
PHOENIX – The former Castle Hot Springs resort in Yavapai County has sold to CHS3, LLC for $1.9 million. The resort is located on North Castle Hot Springs Road in Castle Hot Springs, just north of Phoenix. The LLC purchased the property through an online auction. The 210-acre Castle Hot Springs resort opened in 1896. Its 118-degree natural hot spring produced 180,000 gallons of pure water daily. The seller, EktornetUS, a susidiary of Swedbank, was represented by Dave Headstream of CBRE’s Land Services Group in Phoenix. He worked in conjunction with CBRE Auction Services.
OCEANSIDE, CALIF. – The 240-unit Sunterra Apartment Homes in Oceanside has sold to Sunterra Apartments LLC (Benedict Canyon Equities) for $38.2 million. The community is located at 3851 Sherbourne Drive near State Route 78 in the San Diego submarket. It was built in 1974. The seller, Legacy Sunterra Apartments Partners LP, was represented by Stewart I. Weston, Christopher Zorbas and David Sperling of Institutional Property Advisors, and Michael Walseth of Marcus & Millichap.
DENVER – The 53-unit Governor’s Green apartment building in Denver has sold to a local private investment group for $7.6 million. The community is located at East 6th Ave. in the Governor’s Park area. The property was fully leased at the time of closing. The seller, a private, out-of-state investor, was represented by Justin Hunt, Andy Hellman and Robert Bratley of ARA.
CHANDLER, ARIZ. – A 93,500-square-foot industrial building at the Chandler Corporate Center has sold to Desert Palm Management Group for $6.3 million. The property is located at 450 N. McClintock Drive near the Chandler Municipal Airport, I-10, Loop 101 and Loop 202. Notable tenants at the space include Creative Leather and SW Bakery (Dunkin’ Donuts), among others. Desert Palm was represented by Greg Hopley of Colliers International. The seller was Pathfinder TRF. M. LLC.
PHOENIX — Creative Touch Interiors has leased 37,000 square feet in Phoenix. The space is located at 1002 E. University Drive. The interior finish solutions provider is relocating from a nearby building. The space will be utilized as a showroom and design center. The new lease has brought the property to full occupancy. Creative Touch Interiors is doing business as HD Supply. The company was represented by CBRE’s Pat Feeney in this three-year lease transaction. The landlord, EastGroup, was represented by Jackie Orcutt, John Grady and Jim Wilson of Cushman & Wakefield.
SAN RAFAEL, CALIF. — BioMarin Pharmaceutical has acquired San Rafael Corporate Center, a 315,000-square-foot office campus in the city’s downtown region, for $116 million. The campus is located on Lindaro Street. The acquisition includes 5.5 acres of land for future development. The site is approved for a total of 406,000 square feet of buildings, including one new 89,000-square-foot office building and a 600-car parking structure. BioMarin currently occupies about 40 percent of the corporate center. The pharmaceutical company was represented by Colliers International. The sellers, Seagate Properties and its institutional investors, acquired the property in August 2007. They were represented by Eastdil Secured in this transaction. Seagate was also advised by advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management.
LOUISVILLE, COLO. — AEW Capital Management has purchased the Balfour Senior Housing Portfolio for a reported $103.8 million. The portfolio features three Class A properties in Louisville that contain a total of 296 units. The Lodge, The Residences and the Balfour Retirement Community are situated on the east side of Colorado Highway 42 along Hecla Drive. The Lodge and The Residences are independent living communities, while the Balfour Retirement Community offers assisted living and skilled nursing. AEW acquired the property on behalf of AEW Senior Housing Investors II, L.P. Balfour was represented by HFF’s Ryan Maconachy, Chad Lavender and Campbell Roche. The team also arranged the acquisition financing for AEW through Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers. Balfour will continue to manage the community.