MODESTO, CALIF. — Aspen Real Estate Financial (AREF), in partnership with Stanislaus Regional Housing Authority and California Affordable Housing Agency (CalAHA), has acquired the 50-unit Rumble Road Apartments in Modesto for $17 million, or $340,000 per unit. AREF handles 100 percent of the total capitalization of the acquisition, along with reserves to cover lease payments and operating expenses. The program is a long-term lease to own, where AREF donates all equity and upside value to Stanislaus Regional Housing Authority. Stanislaus Regional Housing Authority, on a 35-year lease to own the property, will begin implementing a workforce housing platform at the property where the rent levels are structured to fall within moderate income housing as defined by HUD at 80 percent to 120 percent of area median income. Located at 2531 W. Rumble Road, the community offers 10 one-bedroom units and 40 two-bedroom apartments with air conditioning, ceiling fans, stainless steel appliances, double-pane windows, walk-in closets, full-size washers/dryers and tankless water heaters. Community amenities include a clubhouse with a fitness center, play area and onsite property manager. AREF has provided funds to gate the entire community. Matt Benwitt of Lee & Associates LA North/Ventura represented the buyer, while Marcus & Millichap …
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SRS Negotiates $5.4M Sale of Learning Experience Retail Property in Firestone, Colorado
by Amy Works
FIRESTONE, COLO. — SRS Real Estate Partners has negotiated the sale of a retail building located at 10935 Colorado Blvd. in Firestone. An East Coast-based developer sold the asset to a local private investor for $5.4 million. The Learning Experience occupies the 10,000-square-foot building, which was built in 2023, under a new 15-year lease. Ryan Tomkins of SRS Capital Markets represented the seller in the deal.
Marcus & Millichap Brokers Sale of 131-Room La Quinta Inn Hotel in Westminster, Colorado
by Amy Works
WESTMINSTER, COLO. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of La Quinta Inn by Wyndham Denver Northglenn, a three-story hotel at 345 W. 120th Ave. in Westminster. A private seller sold the asset to a local buyer for an undisclosed price. Built in 1986 and renovated in 2023, La Quinta Inn offers 131 guest rooms and is centrally located between Boulder, Colo., and downtown Denver. Skyler Cooper and Christy McDougall of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal. Adam Lewis served as Marcus & Millichap’s broker of record in Colorado.
Alexandria Real Estate Equities Sells Life Sciences Facility in Seattle to Fred Hutch Cancer Center for $150M
by Amy Works
SEATTLE — Alexandria Real Estate Equities, through an affiliate, has completed the sale of 1165 Eastlake Avenue East in Seattle’s Lake Union submarket to long-standing tenant Fred Hutch Cancer Center for $150 million. Alexandria developed and delivered the 100,086-square-foot, single-tenant, Class A life sciences building in 2021. Proceeds from the disposition of 1165 Eastlake will be reinvested into Alexandria’s leased development and redevelopment pipeline, which consists of research-and-development centers for top life sciences companies, including Bristol Myers Squibb and Novo Nordisk. As part of the transaction, Alexandria, through an affiliate, entered into a strategic joint venture partnership with Fred Hutch for nearby 1201 and 1208 Eastlake Avenue East, aggregating 206,031 rentable square feet, through a transfer of partial interests from the prior joint venture partner to Fred Hutch. Alexandria’s ownership interest in each 1201 and 1208 Eastlake remains unchanged at 30 percent. Fred Hutch executed early renewals at both properties, including a 15-year lease extension at 1201 Eastlake, where it occupies the entire building. These two life sciences facilities support the cancer center in its efforts to translate cancer and infectious disease discoveries into treatments and cures.
PHOENIX — ViaWest Group has completed the disposition of Canyon Corporate Plaza, a Class A office campus located on 11.6 acres in Phoenix, for an undisclosed price. The buyer is CaliberCos Inc., a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based financial services company in the alternative asset management space. Steve Lindley and Alexandra Loye of Cushman & Wakefield’s Capital Markets team represented the seller in the deal. Canyon Corporate Center offers 311,706 square feet of office space within a transit-oriented location in Phoenix’s I-17 Corridor and close to two stops on the newly opened light rail extension. At the time of sale, the property was nearly vacant.
Lee & Associates Negotiates $58M Purchase of Industrial Land in San Diego’s Otay Mesa District
by Amy Works
SAN DIEGO — Lee & Associates has arranged the acquisition of 37.9 acres of industrial land at 5761 Airway Road in San Diego’s Otay Mesa neighborhood. Hyundai Translead purchased the asset for $58 million in an off-market transaction. The site will support Hyundai Translead’s operations in San Diego, which will allow the company to continue to utilize the location of Otay Mesa as a thoroughfare for its cross-border operations. Rusty Williams, Chris Roth, Jake Rubendall and Andrew Kenny of Lee & Associates – NSDC, as well as Eugene Kim of Lee & Associates LA North/Ventura, represented the buyer in the transaction.
SEATTLE — Gantry has secured a total of $34.3 million of loans to refinance four Seattle-area assets owned by different and unaffiliated entities. Each transaction was placed with one of Gantry’s life company correspondent lenders and each structure provided the borrowers with non-recourse, fixed-rate loans. Mike Wood of Gantry represented three of the borrowers. The financings included:
OCEANSIDE, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of 1210 South Nevada Street, an apartment property in Oceanside. Matt Vessell sold the asset to Matt Pace for $3.3 million. The apartment building features eight two-bedroom/one-bath units and three one bedroom/one-bath units. Community amenities include 11 single-car garages and 12 offsite parking spaces. Adrian Grobelny and Conor Brennan of Marcus & Millichap’s San Diego Del Mar office represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
Southern California Gas Leases 198,553 SF at City National 2CAL in Downtown Los Angeles
by Amy Works
LOS ANGELES — Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) has signed a long-term lease for 198,553 square feet of office space at City National 2CAL in downtown Los Angeles. CIM Group owns the 1.4 million-square-foot, 52-story office building at 350 S. Grand Ave. in downtown’s Bunker Hill district. SoCalGas will relocate to City National 2CAL from its namesake downtown Los Angeles building, Gas Company Tower, where it has been located since the building’s opening in 1991. At its new space, SoCalGas will have project and building top signage at the property. Geno St. John from CIM Group’s in-house office leasing team, in partnership with Peter Hajimihalis and Hayley Blockley of JLL, represented the owner in the lease negotiations. Clay Hammerstein and Danny Rees of CBRE represented the tenant.
SANTA FE, N.M. — A joint venture between Presidium and Argosy Real Estate Partners has opened Presidium Casa Siena, a 160,000-square-foot multifamily property at 5750 Airport Road in Santa Fe. The community features 171 studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments, ranging from 565 square feet to 1,201 square feet, with energy-efficient stainless steel appliances, walk-in showers, garden tubs and upscale finishes. Residences will also offer full-size washers/dryers, under-cabinet lighting, keyless entry doors and built-in USB ports. Community amenities include a club room with coworking and conference spaces; a fitness center; exhibition kitchen and game rooms; a heated, resort-style pool surrounded by grilling and kitchen spaces and two cave lounges within private courtyards; a private dog park with pet spa; mail and package pickup rooms; surface-level parking; electric-vehicle charging stations and carports. The project team includes Humphreys & Partners, Isaacson & Arfman and Pavilion Construction. This is the first joint venture between Presidium and Argosy Real Estate Partners.