PASADENA, CALIF. — Bridge Housing, with R.D. Olson Construction as general contractor, has opened Heritage Square South, an affordable seniors housing community in Pasadena, a northeastern suburb of Los Angeles. Heritage Square South features 70 one- and two-bedroom units, 24-hour security, 3,817 square feet of outdoor lounging areas, two flex rooms and a community room. The property also features solar power operations, producing 196,400 kWh of electricity annually.
TEMPE, ARIZ. — Newport Beach, Calif.-based BKM Capital Partners has purchased Ash Business Center, a nine-building, small-bay light industrial asset in Tempe, for $17.4 million. The name of the seller was not released. Located at 4666-5010 S. Ash Ave., the 89,728-square-foot Ash Business Center features 16 units averaging 5,608 square feet with 16- to 18-foot clear heights, 16 grade-level doors and ample parking.
LAKE OSWEGO, ORE. — Gantry has secured a $15.5 million permanent loan for the refinancing of Lake View Village, a mixed-use office and retail property in downtown Lake Oswego, a suburb south of Portland. The master-planned project is located at State Street and A Avenue and offers 91,000 square feet of rentable office and retail space in six village-style buildings ranging from one- to three-stories. Tenants include dining, retail and professional services tenants. Blake Hering and Alicia Sabanero of Gantry represented the borrower, a private real estate investor and the center’s original developer. One of Gantry’s correspondent life company lenders provided the 10-year loan, which features a 30-year amortization at a fixed interest rate.
DENVER — Swire Coca-Cola USA, a prominent Coca-Cola bottler in the Western United States, has confirmed plans for a new bottling plant near Denver International Airport. According to the project’s website, Swire Coca-Cola plans to invest between $350 million and $500 million to construct the facility, which will be located at the airport’s Second Creek Campus. According to Denver Business Journal, the new facility will span 570,000 square feet. The project website estimates that Swire Coca-Cola will break ground in third-quarter 2025 and hold a grand opening in first-quarter 2027. Additionally, equipment is scheduled to be installed and commissioned in third-quarter 2026. Swire Coca-Cola plans to use the property to replace both an existing production center at 3825 York St. and a sales center at 2145 E. 40th Ave., which are located within a half-mile of each other and about 17 miles southwest of the airport. The new Swire Coca-Cola plant, which will be used for the bottling of both Coca-Cola plastic bottles and aluminum cans, will sit on 97 acres at the northeast corner of Tower Road and Pena Boulevard. The company plans to employ approximately 200 people at the new facility. Denver Business Journal reports that Denver City Council …
AURORA, COLO. — CBRE has arranged a $15.4 million loan for Stratford Partners’ acquisition of Del Arte Townhomes in Aurora, just east of Denver. Located at 11135 E. Alameda Ave., Del Arte Townhomes offers 94 one- and two-bedroom apartments with washers/dryers and attached garages. Built in 2001, the community features eight two-story buildings across 6.5 acres. Scott Peterson, Bill Chiles, Brian Cruz and Colby Matzke of CBRE Capital Markets’ debt and structured finance team secured a five-year, interest-only agency loan. CBRE’s Shane Ozment, Terrance Hunt, Andy Hellman and Justin Hunt facilitated the sale of the community.
GREENWOOD VILLAGE, COLO. — Malman Commercial Real Estate has arranged the sale of a multi-tenant retail building in Greenwood Village, a suburb south of Denver. Peakview Center Inc. sold the asset to 215-291 Larchmont Boulevard for $5.5 million. Located at 9251 E. Peakview Ave., the 14,760-square-foot property is fully leased. Jake Malman and Dan Prevedel of Malman Commercial Real Estate represented the seller in the deal.
CHEYENNE, WYO. — Laramie County has acquired 2020 Carey Avenue, an office building in Cheyenne, for $5.5 million. The 74,476-square-foot office building occupies a full city block in Cheyenne’s downtown core. The nine-story building includes two off-street parking lots. James Bowers of Coldwell Banker Commercial The Property Exchange represented the county and the seller, Voss Family Limited Partnership, in the transaction.
DENVER — NorthPeak Commercial Advisors has arranged the sale of a multifamily property in Denver. The asset traded for $3.6 million, or $238,33 per unit. Located at 1301 E. 33rd Ave., the building offers 15 apartments. Kevin Calame and Matt Lewallen of NorthPeak Commercial Advisors represented the undisclosed seller, while Robert Lawson of Pinnacle represented the undisclosed buyer in the deal.
PORTERVILLE, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a ground lease at 451 W. Vandalia Ave. in Porterville, located in the San Joaquin Valley. A partnership sold the asset to an undisclosed buyer for $1.4 million. Mark Ruble, Chris Lind and Zack House of Marcus & Millichap, along with Adam Christofferson of Marcus & Millichap as broker of record, represented the seller. A drive-thru Dutch Bros coffee shop occupies the 800-square-foot property, which was constructed in 2024, under a new, 15-year, absolute triple-net ground lease featuring 10 percent rental increases every five years and multiple renewal options.
— By Marty Pupil — The Orange County office sector continues to battle through the early stages of a market turnaround as tenants adapt to new workplace strategies while balancing employee retention and company production. The market is beginning to thaw, however, as more tenants make decisions on their office space requirements, creating opportunities for tenant activity. Net absorption was negative at the onset of 2024, totaling 338,100 square feet. South County experienced the highest amount of move-outs at 199,002 square feet, followed by the Airport Area with 171,171 square feet. Central County, North County and West County submarkets combined for positive absorption of 32,073 square feet. Right now, positive absorption shows up in pockets of the market and can vary by submarket and quarter. Positive absorption for the overall market will become sustainable when new leasing activity reaches levels that are high enough to compensate for givebacks. Total vacancy in the first quarter rose 20 basis points quarter over quarter to 18.1 percent from 17.9 percent, while increasing year over year from 18 percent. Despite this, current vacancy remains well above the pre-pandemic 10-year average of 13.9 percent. For perspective, vacancy peaked at 19.2 percent during the financial crisis …
