SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ., AND PHOENIX — MCR has purchased two hotels in the greater Phoenix area: Holiday Inn Express & Suites Scottsdale – Old Town and Hampton Inn by Hilton Phoenix-Biltmore. With this acquisition, MCR now owns nine hotels in Arizona. Located at 3131 N. Scottsdale Road in Scottsdale, Holiday Inn Express & Suites features 169 suites and is 1.5 miles from Fashion Square Mall. Hampton Inn Phoenix-Biltmore, located 2310 E. Highland Ave. in Phoenix, features 121 rooms. Bill Murney with Cushman & Wakefield’s Hospitality team in Phoenix represented the seller, MIG Real Estate, in the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed.
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FONTANA, CALIF. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged $16.2 million in senior financing on behalf of Iconic Equities for the development of a 5.6-acre industrial outdoor storage (IOS) facility located at 8247 Lime Ave. in Fontana. JLL worked on behalf of the borrower to secure the financing through Shelter Growth (SG) Capital Partners. Upon completion, the IOS property will serve as a truck yard and contain an onsite 12,500-square-foot warehouse and distribution building. The property will offer end-users the opportunity to stack metal storage containers while providing ample truck parking.
MMCC Arranges $7.5M Acquisition Financing for Single-Tenant Retail Property in Oxnard, California
by Amy Works
OXNARD, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) has arranged a $7.5 million loan for the acquisition of a 37,500-square-foot single-tenant retail property located in Oxnard. Esporta Fitness occupies the building, which was constructed in 1970 and renovated in 2017. Ron Balys of MMCC secured the financing on behalf of the buyer.
PUEBLO, COLO. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of Belmont Heights Apartments, a multifamily community located at 1408-1224 E. 21st St. in Pueblo. Anchor Belmont purchased the asset from an entity doing business as Belmont Heights Apartments LLC for $3.6 million, or $100,000 per unit. Lee Wagner and Jeff Dimmen of Cushman & Wakefield’s Multifamily Investment Services team in Colorado Springs, Colo., represented the buyer and seller in the transaction. The five-building complex features 36 units, including select units offering extra half-bathrooms and fireplaces, 20 townhome-style units and outdoor courtyards. The property offers a mix of 16 one-bedroom, 16 two-bedroom and four three-bedroom floor plans.
GOODYEAR, ARIZ. — Greenlight Communities has completed the disposition of Cabana Encanto, an attainable housing property located within the Palm Valley master-planned community in Goodyear. A partnership between Sunrise Multifamily and Ascent Equity Group acquired the asset for $61 million, or $213,287 per unit. Steve Gebing and Cliff David of Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. Situated on 8.8 acres, Cabana Encanto features 286 apartments with 9-foot ceilings, 8-foot keyless entry doors and front porches or patios. Community amenities include controlled access, a leasing office, clubhouse with social space, coworking booths with soundproof panels, a swimming pool, grilling stations, a multipurpose event lawn and Zen gardens.
LOS ANGELES — KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) has provided $46.4 million in financing for the construction of 2111 Firestone, a supportive housing property located in unincorporated Florence-Graham in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles. The Prime Co., a giving-focused, vertically integrated multifamily development firm, is the sponsor of the project. KeyBank CDLI provided $19.7 million in federal and state Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) equity, a $21.4 million construction loan and a $5.3 million permanent loan to finance the development. Located at 2111 Firestone Ave., the six-story residential complex will feature 85 one- and two-bedroom apartments designed to serve families and individuals exiting homelessness. Forty-two of the units will be designated for individuals exiting homelessness and earning no more than 30 percent of the area median income (AMI) and 41 apartments will be restricted to households earning no more than 50 percent of AMI. Additionally, the property will feature two manager units. The project team includes Prime, Domus Development and Kingdom Development. KeyBanc Capital Markets Group also sold $20.7 million of tax-exempt bonds through a public offering, the proceeds of which will be used to support financing the project. Housing Works will provide supportive services for residents …
AURORA, COLO. — Trion Properties has purchased Trailpoint on Highline, an apartment community located at 10756 E. Virginia Ave. in Aurora, for $41.1 million, or $209,000 per unit. The name of the seller was not released. Built in 1984, Trailpoint on Highline features 198 one- and two-bedroom apartments ranging from 630 to 830 square feet. The units feature wood-style plank flooring, washer and dryer hookups, wood-burning fireplaces, walk-in closets, private balconies and central heating and air conditioning. Onsite amenities include two heated swimming pools with sundecks, 24-hour laundry facilities and property management.
PHOENIX — CBRE has arranged the sale of Proximity Baseline, a build-to-rent residential property located at 1700 E. Baseline Road in Phoenix. Avenue North sold the asset to CVG Properties for $27.2 million. The buyer plans to rename the asset The Linq @ South Mountain. The Linq @ South Mountain features 80 detached and duplex single-family residences in one-, two- or three-bedroom floor plans. The units offer 10- to 14-foot ceilings, stainless steel appliances, vinyl flooring and smart home technology. Additionally, each unit has a private backyard with a patio. Griffen Tymins, Sean Cunningham, Asher Gunter, Matt Pesch and Austin Groen of CBRE represented the seller in the off-market deal.
BUENA PARK, CALIF. — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of a single-tenant retail property located at 6931 La Palma Ave. in Buena Park. An undisclosed partnership sold the asset to a private, non-1031 investor for $6.9 million. Both the buyer and seller are based in Southern California. Matthew Mousavi and Patrick Luther of SRS’ National Net Lease Group represented the buyer and seller in the transaction. Superior Grocers occupies the 34,199-square-foot property, which was built in 1996 on 1.7 acres. There are seven years remaining on the tenant’s corporate-guaranteed triple-net lease.
— By Daniel Natsch, Senior Managing Director and Partner, Ethos Commercial Advisors — Portland made it onto the national scene even before the last economic cycle. It’s a charming and relatively inexpensive West Coast market that boasts a great culinary scene, never-ending outdoor activities and its own sense of weirdness. It’s no wonder that Portland’s ticket to the “big time” came by way of population growth throughout the 2010s, spurred by young, highly educated professionals. Alongside that growth came the need for more housing. Institutional capital took note and began targeting Portland for investment. The development boom of the 2010s eventually began to slow. Portland’s multifamily industry took another blow when Inclusionary Zoning legislation was passed. To beat affordable requirements, developers grandfathered as many projects as possible, creating a huge wave of entitled properties. Many of these projects would see their way through permitting, and the pre-inclusionary housing moniker became more valuable to investors. At the time, it appeared that significant in-migration would offset the significant deliveries stacking up in the pipeline. Then came 2020. Downtown Portland became a ghost town as employees stayed home amid the pandemic. It was quiet until large crowds took to the streets to speak …