LAS VEGAS – SLS Las Vegas has broken ground at the site of the former Sahara Hotel & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip. The Sahara, which was shuttered in 2011, will receive a $415-million makeover before reopening as the 1,600-room SLS Las Vegas hotel-casino in fall 2014. The Bazaar by José Andrés, Katsuya by Starck, The Sayers Club and Shelter nightclub have already signed on at the new resort, as has Fred Segal, which will operate a 10,000-square-foot retail outlet on property. SLS Las Vegas is owned by SBE Entertainment Group LLC and its equity partner, Stockbridge Capital Group.
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SAN FRANCISCO — The 252-room Holiday Inn Express on Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco has sold to a joint venture between Summit Hotel Properties and an affiliate of InterContinental Hotels Group for $60.5 million. The JV will invest an additional $3 million into the property over the next 12 months. The hotel will be operated under a long-term IHG management agreement.
LA JOLLA, CALIF. — The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla has received a $42-million loan that will be used to refinance an existing mortgage. The campus features more than 1 million square feet situated on 35 acres near the Pacific Ocean and the Torrey Pines life science submarket. The fixed-rate financing was arranged by Jackson Cloak of Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC and Morgan Stanley.
LOVELAND, COLO. – A First Tech Federal Credit Union building in Loveland has sold to a 1031 exchange investor from California for $3.2 million. It is located at 1371 Sculptor Drive within the Van De Water Plaza. The credit union has six years left on its 10-year lease with an additional 10-year option to renew. The seller was represented by CBRE’s National Retail Investment Group-Westin this all-cash transaction.
MT. CRESTED BUTTE, COLO. – The Elevation Hotel and Spa in Mt. Crested Butte has sold to Boxer Property for an undisclosed sum. The resort features more than 260 rooms, as well as an indoor heated pool and hot tub, ski-in/ski-out convenience, and a spa and fitness center. The seller was represented by HFF’s John Bourret.
PORTLAND, ORE. — The Parker Apartments, a 177-unit, Class A apartment complex in Portland, has received a $35.6-million construction loan. The project will be situated on a 0.92-acre site at 1447 NW 12th Ave. in the city’s Pearl District. It is sponsored by Astor Pacific, LLC. Financing was originated John Taylor of CBRE HMF in CBRE’s Seattle office through the firm’s FHA-insured loan program.
PHOENIX — Northern Arizona University’s (NAU) has relocated its Metro Phoenix campus to 15451 North 28th Ave. The new campus will occupy 40,355 square feet within the Arizona Business Park. The new 11-year lease will commence during the first quarter of 2014. NAU also occupies another building within the Arizona Business Park. The university was represented by Larry Downey, Jerry Jacobs and Emily Fickett of Cushman & Wakefield. The landlord is Crown West Realty.
MT. CRESTED BUTTE, COLO. – The Elevation Hotel and Spa in Mt. Crested Butte has sold to Boxer Property for an undisclosed sum. The resort features more than 260 rooms, as well as an indoor heated pool and hot tub, ski-in/ski-out convenience, and a spa and fitness center. The seller was represented by HFF’s John Bourret.
PORTLAND, ORE. — The Parker Apartments, a 177-unit, Class A apartment complex in Portland, has received a $35.6-million construction loan. The project will be situated on a 0.92-acre site at 1447 NW 12th Ave. in the city’s Pearl District. It is sponsored by Astor Pacific, LLC. Financing was originated John Taylor of CBRE HMF in CBRE’s Seattle office through the firm’s FHA-insured loan program.
PHOENIX — Northern Arizona University’s (NAU) has relocated its Metro Phoenix campus to 15451 North 28th Ave. The new campus will occupy 40,355 square feet within the Arizona Business Park. The new 11-year lease will commence during the first quarter of 2014. NAU also occupies another building within the Arizona Business Park. The university was represented by Larry Downey, Jerry Jacobs and Emily Fickett of Cushman & Wakefield. The landlord is Crown West Realty.