SANTA ROSA, CALIF. — Interstate Equities Corp. (IEC) has acquired 888 Fourth St. Apartments, a multifamily property in downtown Santa Rosa, from a private individual for $38 million, or $350,000 per unit. At the time of sale, the 108-unit property was approximately 50 percent occupied. The IEC investment team and Philip Saglimbeni of Institutional Property Advisors handled the all-cash transaction.
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SAN JOSE, CALIF. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged $30.2 million in refinancing for Monte Alban Apartments, an affordable housing complex in San Jose. The borrower, The John Stewart Co., received a 35-year, fixed-rate HUD 223(f) cash-out refinancing loan. The refinancing allows for $47,000 per unit in property renovations and upgrades. Located at 1324 Santee Drive, Monte Alban Apartments was built in 1970 and renovated in 2006. The property offers 192 garden-style one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom apartments spread across 12 buildings. Amenities include a community room, laundry facilities, an exercise room, basketball court, two swimming pools and two playgrounds. The community maintains 100 percent occupancy with many long-term tenants and provides rents 40 percent to 60 percent below market rates. Anson Snyder led the JLL Capital Market’s Debt Advisory team in the refinancing.
BWE Secures $425M in Construction Financing for Mosaic Quarter Sports Complex in Tucson
by Amy Works
TUCSON, ARIZ. — BWE has secured a $425 million credit-tenant lease to provide construction financing for Phase I of Mosaic Quarter, a planned sports destination spanning 90 acres and 1 million square feet in Tucson. Brian Boland of BWE originated the credit-tenant lease financing from CTL Capital on behalf of Mosaic Quarter Development LLC, an affiliate of Knott Development. The property was underwritten based on the credit of Pima County, Ariz., the future lessee, enabling the borrower to secure more favorable terms with higher leverage due to the property’s guaranteed future cash flow over the term of the 30-year lease. Mosaic Quarter’s Phase I will feature the 137,000-square-foot MQ Field House, the 200,000-square-foot MQ Iceplex, a central utility plant and onsite civil and sitework improvements, as well as offsite infrastructure improvements necessary to support the larger project, including parking. MQ Field House will include interchangeable wood, turf and specialty flooring systems on two floors of athletic space, including eight basketball courts, six volleyball courts, four indoor soccer fields, 24 pickleball courts, two 7-on-7 football fields, 32 badminton courts, two party rooms and a rooftop event patio. MQ Field House will offer fitness programming that will be taught by University of Arizona …
FORT COLLINS, COLO. — Thompson Thrift has opened The Quarry, a multifamily property located at 1775 Ashlar Drive near the main campus of Colorado State University in Fort Collins. The first residents began moving into the community in April, and Thompson Thrift expects construction to be completed during first-quarter 2025. Situated on 20 acres, The Quarry offers 319 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments in three- and four-story buildings, as well as 10 single-family villa structures and detached garages. Units features gourmet bar kitchens with quartz countertops and designer backsplashes, walk-in closets and full-size washers/dryers, as well as private outdoor spaces with fenced yards on select units. Community amenities include a clubhouse, 24-hour fitness center, swimming pool with cabanas, community garden and a fitness trail.
TEMPE, ARIZ. — Leon Industrial, a subsidiary of Dallas-based Leon Capital Group, has purchased the Tempe Freestanding Industrial Portfolio, an infill industrial portfolio situated on more than 9 acres in Tempe. Terms of the transaction were not released. Totaling 175,723 square feet, the portfolio includes a 116,516-square-foot building at 525 W. 21st St., a 33,400-square-foot building at 1917-196 W. 1st St. and a 25,807-square-foot building at 1401 S. Siesta Lane. At the time of sale, the buildings were each 100 percent leased to single tenants. Phil Haenel, Will Strong, Foster Bundy and Katie Repine of Cushman & Wakefield’s Private Capital Group represented the buyer and undisclosed seller in the transaction. Additionally, Mike Haenel and Andy Markham of Cushman & Wakefield provided leasing advisory services.
NAI Capital Directs $6.8M Purchase of Dollar Tree-Occupied Retail Building in Garden Grove, California
by Amy Works
GARDEN GROVE, CALIF. — NAI Capital Commercial has arranged the acquisition of a retail building located at 10840 Katella Ave. in Garden Grove. An entity doing business as Katella Gateway Plaza LLC purchased the asset from Garden Grove Gateway LLC for $6.8 million. Dollar Tree occupies the 15,000-square-foot building, which was built in 2005, under a triple-net lease. Sheri Messerlian and Ilmar Kalviste of NAI Capital Commercial represented the buyer, while Shawn Bakke represented the seller in the deal.
LAS VEGAS — MCA Realty has acquired a single-tenant industrial building located at 2124 Industrial Road in Las Vegas for $4.2 million in an off-market transaction. The asset was purchased within the firm’s MCA Realty Industrial Growth Fund II, the first acquisition with the fund. Hajoca Corp., the parent company of Kelly’s Pipe & Supply Co., fully leases the 32,000-square-foot building that was built in 1962. Kevin Higgins and Garrett Toft of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller and buyer in the transaction.
COMMERCE CITY, COLO. — Indianapolis-based Ambrose Property Group has purchased Ascent Commerce Center, an industrial park situated on 33 acres in Commerce City, a northeast suburb of Denver, for $61 million. Ascent Commerce Center is located at 17776, 17956 and 18146 E. 84th Ave. Built in 2021, the three-building park offers 595,000 square feet of Class A industrial space. At the time of sale, the asset was 45.6 percent leased to four tenants. La-Z-Boy and PCL Construction occupy the 154,831-square-foot Building I. McKesson leases 135,053 square feet at Building II, a 313,080-square-foot, cross-dock facility at the center of the site. The Lawless Group occupies 26,463 square feet of Building III, a 127,631-square-foot asset on the east side of the park. The buildings offer 32- and 36-foot clear heights, dock-high and drive-in loading, ESFR sprinklers, multiple points of ingress and egress and trailer parking. Will Strong, Molly Hunt, Michael Matchett and Dean Wiley of Cushman & Wakefield’s National Industrial Advisory Group – Mountain West represented the seller, an undisclosed asset manager, in the deal. Drew McManus, Bryan Fry and Ryan Searle of Cushman & Wakefield provided local advisory services. Additionally, Rob Rubano, Brian Share, Max Schafer, Garrett Stasand, Lars Weston, Niki …
SANTA FE, N.M. — Dwight Mortgage Trust, an affiliate REIT of Dwight Capital, has provided $56.3 million in bridge financing for Madera Apartments in Santa Fe. Proceeds of the loan will be used to retire the sponsor’s existing construction debt and provide the borrower, Thrive Development, with capital to complete construction and lease-up of the property. Upon completion, Madera Apartments will offer 218 one-, two- and three-bedroom townhome-style apartments with patios or balconies, in-unit washers and dryers, smart home technology and walk-in closets. The community will consist of 20 two-story residential buildings, a communal clubhouse, swimming pool, pickleball court, yoga studio, fitness center, dog wash station, playground and garage parking with electric vehicle charging stations.
SAN DIEGO — Ambient Communities, a San Diego-based real estate company, has acquired 530 B Street, a 24-story office tower in downtown San Diego’s B Street corridor, from an undisclosed seller for $27.5 million, or $110 per square foot. Completed in 1966, the 250,000-square-foot tower was known as the Union Bank building until U.S. Bank acquired the bank in 2022. Matt Carlson, Hunter Rowe, Camille Doan, Matt Pourcho and Anthony DeLorenzo of CBRE represented the seller, while Mickey Morera of Kidder Mathews represented the buyer in the transaction.