SALT LAKE CITY — Bridge Investment Group and Lowe Property Group have received $157.5 million in loan proceeds to refinance Post District, a mixed-use complex in downtown Salt Lake City. Part of a three-phase project, Post District features 580 residential units across four buildings with approximately 26,000 rentable square feet of retail space. Sean Reimer, Mo Beler, Aaron Appel, Jonathan Schwartz, Adam Schwartz, Keith Kurland and William Herring of Walker & Dunlop co-originated the loan with Affinius Capital and Clarion Partners. The borrowers will use the loan proceeds to repay existing debt, fund future costs to complete the construction and repatriate equity to the client as the project continues the lease-up of its newly delivered units.
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MARYSVILLE, WASH. — CBRE has arranged $47 million in construction financing for Motto Apartments, a multifamily property in Marysville, 35 miles north of Seattle. Intracorp Homes is developing the 228-unit community. James Bach, Connor Lemley, Regina Wang and Griffin Walker of CBRE secured the construction-to-permanent, seven-year, fixed-rate financing with interest-only payments for the full term. The borrower is Intracorp. Construction of the project will begin with the close of financing. Motto Apartments will feature air-conditioned units, an outdoor pool, clubhouse, fitness center, fire pits and a fenced dog park. Completion is slated for early 2026.
LAS VEGAS — Calmwater Capital has provided $23.2 million in short-term, first-mortgage debt to a Los Angeles-based private investor for the purchase of Decatur 215 Plaza, a shopping center in northwest Las Vegas. Built in 2013, the 126,678-square-foot property is fully leased to a mix of national and regional tenants including Petco, Hobby Lobby, Ulta Beauty, Sprouts Farmers Market, Sleep Number and Blaze Pizza. Approximately 90 percent of the tenants have occupied the center since 2016. Zachary Novatt, Larry Grantham and DaJuan Bennett of Calmwater originated the loan for the borrower.
Miltson Consulting Receives Approval for Second Phase of Mountain West Industrial Park in Las Vegas
by Amy Works
LAS VEGAS — Miltson Consulting has received approval from Clark County to proceed with the second phase of Mountain West Industrial Park in southwest Las Vegas. The second phase of the project will add 19.3 acres and 352,000 square feet of industrial space to the overall project. Construction is slated to start in late 2024, with completion scheduled for late 2025. Phase II will offer spaces ranging from 7,150 square feet to more than 110,000 square feet. When complete, Mountain West Industrial Park will feature more than 605,000 square feet of multi-tenant light distribution space on 36 acres. Buildings at the park will offer dock-high and grade-level loading doors, 24-foot to 30-foot clear heights, abundant parking, heavy power and an ESFR sprinkler system. CBRE’s Willmore Industrial and Logistics Team is overseeing the marketing and leasing of the industrial park.
Progressive Real Estate Brokers $4.9M Sale of Dollar Tree-Occupied Retail Property in Rancho Cucamonga, California
by Amy Works
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of a single-tenant retail property located at 9008 Foothill Blvd. in Rancho Cucamonga. Red Mountain Group sold the asset to Celery Realty Investments LLC for $4.9 million in an all-cash deal. Dollar Tree occupies the 16,560-square-foot property on a triple-net, 10-year, corporate-backed lease. Brad Umansky, Greg Bedell and Lance Mordachini of Progressive Real Estate Partners represented the seller, while Katherine Quach and Wendy Wong of Treelane Realty Group represented the buyer in the deal.
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Is a Rebound in the Cards for Investment Sales Anytime Soon?
Would-be commercial real estate investors and sellers for the last several months have been waiting for a sign that the Federal Reserve has tamed inflation, therefore giving the central bank reason to officially end its tightening program. October’s better-than-expected consumer price index increase of 3.2 percent — versus the 3.3 percent consensus — may have delivered that signal. The futures markets immediately reduced the probability of a Fed interest rate hike in December to zero, with many capital markets analysts suggesting that it would begin to cut rates midway through 2024. But just an end to rate hikes could fuel investment sales activity, says Jeff Rinkov, CEO of Lee & Associates Commercial Real Estate Services. “Once investors see some positive sentiment from the Fed, I think they’ll start to get interested in deploying what we believe is an enormous amount of capital that has been waiting on the sidelines,” he explains. “I also think that’s when investors will be met by more accommodating sellers. At the moment, price discovery continues to be very challenging and is driving a sluggish transaction environment.” Crashing Sales Indeed, investment sales volume through three quarters of 2023 totaled $276.3 billion, a year-over-year decline of 55 …
LOS ANGELES — CIM Real Estate Debt Solutions has provided a $47.5 million loan through a CIM-managed fund to a joint venture between MWest Holdings and BGO. The borrower will use the proceeds to refinance debt on The View, a 13-story multifamily building in the Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles. Located at 3460 W. 7th St., The View features 158 studio, one- and two-bedroom units in a variety of floorplans. CIM Group acquired The View in August 2013 following the completion of a comprehensive renovation of the property, which was originally built in 1965. MWest and BGO purchased the asset in December 2018 after CIM Group completed a variety of improvements to the residences and the property’s leasing and management. The current owners have continued to invest in upkeep and improvements to the property, including its common areas and community amenities.
Alturas Capital Partners Buys 121,197 SF Sandy Commerce Park Office Building in Salt Lake City
by Amy Works
SALT LAKE CITY — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of and financing for Sandy Commerce Park, a Class A creative office property at 9490 S 300 West in Salt Lake City. Nuveen Real Estate sold the asset to Alturas Capital Partners for an undisclosed price. Completed in 2017, the five-story 121,197-square-foot building features 25,000-square-foot average floorplates, floor-to-ceiling glass curtain walls and 360-degree views of the Wasatch and Oquirrh mountains. At the time of sale, the property was fully leased to eight tenants with an average weighted lease term of 3.7 years. Phil Brierly and Cole Macadaeg of JLL’s investment sales and advisory team represented the seller in the deal. Mark Root and Will Haass of JLL’s debt advisory team secured a five-year, fixed-rate acquisition loan through a life insurance company for the buyer.
LOS ANGELES — Gantry has arranged $21.6 million in construction-to-permanent financing for the development of a grocery-anchored retail project in the Studio City submarket of Los Angeles. Located at 11265-11321 Ventura Blvd., the project will feature 33,700 square feet of retail space. Braden Turnbull, George Mitsanas and Austin Ridge of Gantry arranged the five-year loan, which one of the firm’s correspondent lenders provided, for the private real estate entity borrower.
PHOENIX — Stos Partners has purchased an industrial complex located on 3.3 acres at 620 N. 43rd Ave. in Phoenix. Auto Body Parts LLC sold the asset for $9 million, or $181.77 per square foot. The 49,513-square-foot property features 20- to 22-foot clear heights, eight dock-high doors, four drive-in, ground-level doors, 1,600 AMPS of 277/440 volt power and 4,000 square feet of office space. The property can accommodate a full-building user, a two-tenant user or three separate tenants ranging from 12,000 square feet to 49,513 square feet. Stos plans to implement a capital improvement program to stabilize and re-tenant the asset.