LAYTON, UTAH — PGIM Real Estate has provided an $18.5 million mezzanine loan to Rockworth Cos. for a mixed-use multifamily and commercial portfolio in Layton, approximately 25 miles north of Salt Lake City. The 6.3-acre site features a newly constructed apartment community and two commercial buildings. The multifamily portion totals 252 units, and the two commercial buildings offer a total of 15,000 square feet of second-story office space and 15,130 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Daniel Kattan of PGIM secured the financing for the borrower.
LANCASTER, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has completed the sales of a single-tenant Smart & Final Extra! and a single-tenant property occupied by dd’s Discounts at Antelope Valley Plaza in Lancaster, approximately 65 miles north of Los Angeles. Two individual private 1031 exchange buyers acquired the assets in separate transactions, which totaled $11.4 million. In the first transaction, PacWest Management, in partnership with Evergreen Development Co., sold the single-tenant, 32,200-square-foot property that is occupied by Smart & Final Extra! under a new 15-year corporate lease. The property is located at 2058 W. Avenue J. Sean Cox, Bill Asher, Alexander Moore and Kevin Fryman of Hanley represented the seller in the deal. In the second transaction, a Southern California-based 1031 exchange buyer acquired the 24,000-square-foot property at 2038 W. Avenue J in an all-cash transaction. dd’s Discounts, which occupies the property, has less than three years remaining on the initial lease term. Cox, Asher, Moore and Fryman represented the seller, PacWest Management, in the transaction.
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged the sale of 1180 Central Avenue, a seven-unit apartment property in the Inland Empire city of Riverside. Michael J. O’Neill and Jean A. O’Neill Trust acquired the asset from The Kazanjian Exemption Trust for $2.2 million, or $315,000 per unit. Located on the Canyon Crest area of Riverside, the community features two- and three-bedroom floor plans, five of which are townhouse style with golf course views. Eric Chen and Blake Torgerson of CBRE represented the buyer in the transaction.
DENVER — Newmark has arranged the sale of an industrial property located at 1305 Osage St. in Denver. Osage Studios LLC acquired the asset from GSW Ventures LLC for $2.1 million. Mike Viehmann and Mike Wafer Jr. of Newmark represented the seller, while Gruber Commercial Real Estate represented the buyer in the deal.
MESA, ARIZ. — Alliance Residential has completed the disposition of Broadstone Dobson Ranch, an apartment property situated within the Dobson Ranch master-planned community in Mesa. Weidner Apartments Homes acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. Completed in 2023, Broadstone Dobson Ranch features 288 apartments, with nine-foot and 10-foot ceilings, full-size washers/dryers, walk-in closets and private patios or balconies. Community amenities include a central courtyard, resort-style swimming pool and spa, fitness center, resident clubhouse, attached and detached garages, covered parking and controlled-access entry. Steve Gebing and Cliff David of Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller, and procured the buyer in the deal. Brian Eisendrath and Cameron Chalfant of IPA Capital Markets secured acquisition financing for the buyer.
GILBERT, ARIZ. — Phoenix Commercial Advisors has arranged the sale of Chandler Heights Village, a shopping center at the corner of Higley and Chandler Heights Village roads in Gilbert. The asset traded for $19.5 million, or $384 per square foot. Totaling 50,763 square feet, Chandler Heights Village was fully leased at the time of sale. Tenants include Papa John’s, Leslie’s, Edward Jones, Jersey Mike’s Subs and Phoenix Children’s Academy. Danny Gardiner and Chad Tiedeman of Phoenix Commercial Advisors represented the undisclosed seller in the deal.
PHOENIX — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of a last-mile industrial portfolio, totaling 491,152 square feet in Phoenix. The two-building portfolio consists of Canal Crossing, a single-tenant building totaling 155,144 square feet on 10 acres, and Riverside @ 51st, a 336,038-square-foot multi-tenant building on 19.4 acres. At the time of sale, the properties were fully occupied. LaSalle Investment Management acquired Canal Crossing, and Link Logistics purchased Riverside @ 51st. The seller was a joint venture between a privately held national real estate company and a global investment management firm. The prices were not disclosed. Located at 5670 S. 32nd St., Canal Crossing is fully occupied by a leading distributor of aftermarket automotive and RV equipment and accessories in North America. Built in 2015, the facility features 30-foot clear heights, a 130-foot truck court, 37 dock-high doors, two ground-level doors and ESFR sprinklers. Located at 2300 S. 51st Ave., Riverside @ 51st is fully leased to five tenants. Built in 2007, the property features 30-foot clear heights, 135- to 185-foot truck courts, 91 dock-high doors, six ground-level doors and ESFR sprinklers. Will Strong, Kirk Kuller, Michael Matchett and Molly Hunt of Cushman & Wakefield’s National Industrial Advisory Group brokered the …
HENDERSON, COLO. — BridgeCore has provided $12.8 million in expedited refinancing for a single-tenant industrial building in Henderson. This is the first financing provided under BridgeCore’s new Middle Market Loan Program, which launched in fall 2023 as an alternative to traditional life insurance company financing. BridgeCore structured a three-year loan with 18 months of yield maintenance for the undisclosed borrower. The borrower required an expedited transaction, which closed prior to year-end 2023, due to a bank loan that matured at the end of September 2023. The borrower also required cash-out proceeds for repatriation of capital, which was available with the 64 percent loan-to-value refinance.
SOUTH JORDAN, UTAH — Texas-based Partners Real Estate has brokered the purchase of a retail store located at 11552 S. District Drive in South Jordan, a suburb of Salt Lake City. JCPenney occupies the 99,215-square-foot property. Dimitri Jordan of Partners Real Estate represented the buyer in the deal. No further details were disclosed.
— By Paul Sweetland, SIOR, Vice Chairman, Colliers Doherty Industrial Group — Throughout 2023 we were often asked if the Las Vegas industrial market had “missed the memo” on the slowdown since other western markets were experiencing a slowdown that we had yet to see. With record under-construction numbers and net absorption numbers being on pace to finish the year with the second highest total of the last five years, Las Vegas didn’t appear to be slowing down. However, there are certain sectors that show initial signs of a pending change. Land Sales: Land sale transactions have seen a 75 percent drop from the prior year. Peak land pricing was $36.00 per land square foot in the summer of 2022, and by the fourth quarter of 2023 it had dropped 25 to 35 percent as demonstrated in the limited closings that occurred. Although lease rates continued to increase, developer underwriting had seen significant changes in exit CAP rates along with debt, equity and construction financing due to an unstable interest rate environment with the Feds continued rate increases at the fastest pace in 40 years. Lower land pricing or significant lease rate increases are going to be necessary for the …