SAN TAN VALLEY, ARIZ. — Thompson Thrift is set to begin construction on Stella, a 308-unit apartment community in the Phoenix suburb of San Tan Valley. Stella will comprise 12 two- and three-story buildings, as well as green spaces, a pool, two pickleball courts and two dog parks. Units will come in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans and include features such as quartz countertops, hardwood-style flooring, stainless steel appliances, internet access, ceiling fans, washers and dryers, smart thermostats and an Alexa-compatible smart hub. Stella is scheduled to open for residency in late 2024. It will be Thompson Thrift’s sixth community in Arizona.
COSTA MESA AND ANAHEIM, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged the sale of two multifamily communities totaling 38 units in Orange County for $12.1 million. The communities traded hands in a 1031 exchange. All parties involved in both transactions were private investors based in Southern California. Dan Blackwell, Mike O’Neill and Andrew Boukather represented both the buyer and seller of 18 units at 1800 W. Glencrest Ave. in Anaheim for $4.8 million. The property was built in 1962 and comprises a pair of two-story buildings. The buildings recently underwent renovations including new flooring, appliances, bathrooms, kitchens, windows, stairs, railings and fascia. Blackwell and O’Neill also represented the seller of the 20 units at 1887 Monrovia Ave. in Costa Mesa. The asset traded hands for $7.3 million. Built in 1959, 1887 Monrovia Ave. comprises one two-story building with a pool, barbeque area and a community laundry room. Recent updates to select units include granite countertops, wood-style flooring and stainless-steel appliances.
MIDVALE, UTAH — Peak Capital Partners has purchased Park Station from Benedict Canyon Equities for an undisclosed price. Park Station is a 96-unit apartment community in Midvale, 12 miles south of downtown Salt Lake City. The property was constructed in 1974 and offers one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include a children’s playground, laundry facilities and covered parking. Brock Zylstra and Danny Shin of Institutional Property Advisors represented the seller and procured the buyer.
SAN DIEGO — Fruit juice concept Sip Fresh has entered a three-unit franchise agreement with operator Kevin Tam for locations in metro San Diego. The deal includes the acquisition of an existing store located in the Westfield UTC Mall and plans for two additional locations in the area. Tam’s previous experience includes concepts Wetzel’s Pretzels and Sweetgreen, as well as other quick-service restaurant brands and food trucks. Sip Fresh plans to sign 35 new franchise agreements by the end of the year.
LOS ANGELES — CIM Group has broken ground on a 168-unit mixed-income multifamily development with 40,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space in Los Angeles. The project at 3045 Crenshaw Blvd. is located on the former north campus of the West Angeles Church of God in Christ. The six-story apartment community will offer 17 affordable housing units. Floor plans will consist of studios, one- and two-bedroom units. Amenities will include a courtyard, pool, fitness center, clubroom and two outdoor sky decks on the fifth level. The development offers convenient access to the Metro E Line light rail station on Crenshaw Boulevard, which connects east to downtown Los Angeles and west to Santa Monica. After 43 years at its north campus location, West Angeles Church has consolidated its facilities and now operates from its south campus location at 3600 Crenshaw Blvd. West Angeles Church’s sale of the property at 3045 Crenshaw Blvd. to CIM Group took place in March and was part of the church’s long-planned property dispositions announced in 2019 to bring new community-serving developments to the neighborhood. The church used the sale proceeds to fund various church programs and initiatives, including the construction of a Family Life Center that …
NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEV. — A joint venture between Ares Management Corp. and CapRock Partners has sold Tropical Logistics Phase II, an industrial warehouse complex in North Las Vegas. The 442,780-square-foot, Class A facility includes three single-tenant buildings. The buyer was institutional investor Stockbridge Capital Group. At the time of the sale, the property was fully leased to three tenants. Tropical Logistics Phase II is the joint venture’s third completed development. The firms have partnered in the development of Tropical Logistics Phase I, a 1.1-million-square-foot, Class A logistics facility that was completed and sold in the second quarter of 2022, and Spanish Ridge Industrial Park, a recently completed, partially leased, 230,899-square-foot industrial complex in Southwest Las Vegas. Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, with local representation by JLL. The price was not disclosed.
WEST SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — Avanath Capital Management LLC has acquired Rivers Senior, a 120-unit affordable seniors housing community in West Sacramento, for $19 million. Constructed in 2008, Rivers Senior was built utilizing the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee’s Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTCs) along with bond financing via multiple agencies. Additionally, the asset benefits from the State of California’s Welfare Tax Exemption. The community features 96 one-bedroom and 24 two-bedroom units, 60 of which are reserved for residents earning up to 50 percent of area median income (AMI) and 59 units of which are reserved for residents at 60 percent of AMI. The property consists of nine two-story buildings situated on 4.8 acres, located approximately 2.5 miles west of downtown Sacramento, the main employment center for the city of Sacramento. The property, Avanath’s 19th acquisition in Northern California and its 13th in the greater Sacramento area, was purchased in an off-market transaction with the seller, from which Avanath has previously purchased numerous Sacramento-based multifamily assets. Avanath will manage the property internally and plans to implement several capital improvements at the property, including replacing the roofs and boilers. The firm will also incorporate ESG principles aligned with its mission, including upgrading …
WESTMINSTER, CALIF. — CBRE arranged the sale of Courtyard Apartments at La Pat Place, a 30-unit community in Westminster. A private investor purchased the property for $10 million. Courtyard Apartments at La Pat Place was built in 1963 and offers a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. All 30 units were remodeled as part of the $1 million in renovations completed by the seller. Dan Blackwell and Andrew Boukather represented the buyer and undisclosed seller in this transaction.
PICO RIVERA, CALIF. — CapRock Partners has acquired Olive Tree Industrial, a 3.1-acre, value-add industrial outdoor storage property in Pico Rivera, just southeast of Los Angeles. The property features about 31,000 square feet of warehouse space and a large, secured storage yard. CapRock intends to transform the property into a modern and functional facility. The firm continues to seek value-add investment opportunities throughout the Western and Central U.S. Mark Repstad and Carla Chen with Southland CRE represented CapRock in the purchase transaction. They were also retained to market and lease Olive Tree Industrial’s available space.
DENVER — Avison Young has negotiated a 10-year lease agreement for a 13,400-square-foot office space at 1400 S. Colorado Blvd. in Denver. Law firm Springer, Steinberg, Giacomini, Burstein and Holycross will occupy the entire top floor of the recently renovated building. The five-story property underwent a full renovation to transform it into a multi-tenant building. Avison Young’s leasing agents represented the owner, Matt Lewan, CEO of Integrated Property Services, and directly sourced the tenant. The move-in is scheduled to take place in November 2023.