WEST SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — Lee & Associates has arranged the sale of a heavy industrial-zoned property at 3961 Channel Drive in West Sacramento. Yara North America sold the asset Greencycle Properties, an affiliate of Teichert Inc., for $17.9 million. Alex Weiss and Greg Pieratt of Lee & Associates represented the seller in the transaction. The site, which was formerly used by Yara International as a fertilizer supply port, was decommissioned a year ago. Situated on 23.4 acres, the asset includes one existing building, rail spurs, 5.5 acres of undeveloped industrial land and direct access to the Sacramento Deep Water Ship Channel.
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— By Rachel Ivers, senior analyst, multifamily investment sales team, and Bryan Danforth and Matt Thomson, senior vice presidents, Compass Commercial — The multifamily investment sales market in the San Francisco Bay Area is undergoing a noticeable transformation that’s driven by economic pressures and evolving investor strategies. Unlike in previous years — where sellers might list properties to capitalize on market highs or interest rate lows — the current environment is seeing fewer sales motivated by profit. Many sellers today are cashing out due to expiring fixed interest rates or selling for personal reasons rather than purely financial motivations. This includes circumstances such as inheritance, divorce or retirement. With the Baby Boomer generation, currently aged 60 to 78 and reaching retirement age in larger numbers, we’re beginning to see the front end of significant changes in property ownership. This demographic shift is likely to drive a substantial increase in inheritance sales in the near future as life expectancy hovers around 77.5 years. A significant factor driving this shift is the belief among many investors that the market has peaked. Concerns about stricter rent control measures, which continue to appear on ballots, are prompting these investors to seek opportunities elsewhere. Markets …
SAN FRANCISCO — Chicago-based Waterton has expanded its presence in San Francisco with the acquisition of L Seven, a multifamily community at 1222 Hamilton St. in the city’s SoMa neighborhood. Terms of the transaction and the seller were not released, though many media outlets have reported that the previous owner was Brookfield Properties. Built in 2017, L Seven offers 410 studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments, as well as two-story townhomes and loft-like penthouse residences. Apartments feature modern finishes, and, in select residences, floor-to-ceiling windows, private balconies, in-unit washers/dryers and direct-access garages. The community offers 31,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space, a rooftop amenity deck with a beer garden, grilling stations and a fire pit. L Seven also features a resident lounge and coworking space that Waterton will upgrade with various nooks and areas for increased privacy for remote workers. Additionally, Waterton will institute a light value-add program focused on enhancing underutilized amenity spaces while prolonging the life of the asset.
LOUISVILLE, COLO. — Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors has arranged the $42 million sale of Delo Apartments, a multifamily property located at 1140 Cannon St. in Louisville. Situated roughly 21 miles north of Denver and nine miles east of Boulder, Delo Apartments offers 130 apartments. Michael Krebsbach and Kenny Clarke of Pinnacle represented the buyer and seller in the off-market transaction. Both parties requested anonymity.
LOS ANGELES — GPI Cos. has acquired The Lofts at NoHo Commons, a Class A multifamily property in the North Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles. Terms of the transaction were not released. The transit-oriented, mixed-used property was originally built in 2006 and extensively renovated in 2017. The Lofts at NoHo Commons’ 292 apartments offer 11-foot to 14-foot ceilings and open floorplates. Community amenities include outdoor space, open-air corridors and a large amenity deck. GPI Cos. has tapped South Carolina-based Greystar to manage the property.
NAMPA, IDAHO — LDK Ventures has completed the disposition of Building C at Madison Logistics Center in Nampa to Marlay Partners for $21 million. The facility sits approximately 21 miles west of Boise, Idaho via I-84. Building C is one of the industrial park’s three 115,008-square-foot buildings, which in total offer 345,024 square feet of industrial space. At the time of sale, Building C was fully occupied by tenants including a Fortune 50 retailer, UTZ Quality Foods and Carroll’s. Madison Logistics Center features 32-foot warehouse clear heights, an ESFR sprinkler system, ample dock doors, trailer parking stalls and roofing prepped for solar panels.
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — The RMR Group has completed the disposition of a research and development (R&D) office building in San Jose. A confidential buyer acquired the Silicon Valley asset for $10.8 million. Situated on 4.2 acres at 3939 N. First St., the 64,000-square-foot building features modernized interiors, including a lobby, tenant spaces, kitchen/breakroom area and extensive lab infrastructure. Additionally, the building offers 3,000 amps of power and rear-covered dock loading. Joe Moriarty, Michael Taquino, Kyle Kovac, Bob Steinbock and Kati Thabit of CBRE represented the seller in the deal.
Development Team Begins Demolition Process for $850M Metrocenter Mall Redevelopment in Phoenix
by John Nelson
PHOENIX — Developers Concord Wilshire Capital and TLG Investment Partners have begun the abatement and demolition of the Metrocenter Mall in Phoenix, beginning the $850 million redevelopment of the property into a mixed-use community. The Metrocenter Mall opened its doors in 1973 and closed in 2020. The two-story, 140,000-square-foot mall is situated on 312 acres on the city’s northwest side. Plans for the redevelopment include more than 2,600 apartment units, as well as 100,000 square feet of retail space. The demolition process has commenced with the destruction of the former Dillard’s and U-Haul buildings. Following a survey and analysis of the materials inside the building to ensure the protection of the public, Los Angeles-based Resource Environmental Inc. will abate and remove the asbestos from the building, then proceed with the demolition of the property. The developers formed a strategic alliance in 2021 with Hines, an investment manager based in Houston, to redevelop the property, which the investment group purchased last summer. Hines is overseeing the development site on behalf of the ownership group. According to the development team, the project has been designed as a transit-oriented, self-contained community. The property encompasses Phoenix’s new light rail station that was completed in …
LOS ANGELES — Thrive Living, along with Los Angeles city and community leaders, has broken ground on 5035 Coliseum Plaza, a mixed-use project in South Los Angeles. The community will feature a Costco Wholesale anchoring the street-level retail space and 800 units of rental housing above. The project is the first mixed-use development in the nation to have Costco as the anchor retail tenant. A total of 184 apartments, or 23 percent of the total units, will be dedicated to low-income households, and the balance of the units will be non-subsidized affordable and workforce housing. The site is designed to support families, seniors and other residents to move laterally from within the community. Community amenities will include an advanced full-service fitness center, high-tech shared workspaces for residents, study space for students, community rooms connected to landscaped courtyards and a rooftop pool. Construction of the 5035 Coliseum project will support thousands of jobs and is expected to take approximately 30 months from the start date. Additionally, the Costco location will creation an estimated up to 400 jobs once fully operational.
PHOENIX — Pacific Development Partners (PDP) has completed the disposition of Vela on Camelback, a Class A multifamily property in Phoenix’s Camelback Corridor submarket. In the company’s first acquisition in the Phoenix market in 15 years, Sherman Residenital acquired the asset for $72 million. Completed in 2017, Vela on Camelback offers 237 apartments, a sky deck overlooking Piestewa Peak and Camelback Mountain, a pool and spa area with a barbecue pavilion, club-style fitness center, resident lounge with a chef-inspired community kitchen, dog wash and fenced dog run, gas grills in outdoor courtyards and 24-hour package lockers. Asher Gunter, Matt Pesch, Sean Cunningham and Austin Groen of CBRE represented the seller in the deal.