CARPINTERIA, CALIF. — PSRS has arranged $5.1 million in refinancing for Baker Bradford Complex, a 172,000-square-foot industrial complex in Carpinteria. PSRS secured the nonrecourse, 10-year, interest-only loan through a correspondent life insurance company. The borrower was not disclosed.
CENTENNIAL, COLO. — NavPoint Real Estate Group has arranged the sale of a flex building, located at 7076 S. Alton Way, Building B in Centennial. Crosspoint Community Church sold the asset to Coram Deo Reformer Church for $2.2 million. The 9,840-square-foot building features a church build out, parking and landscaping. Matt Call of NavPoint represented the seller, while Tom Matthews of Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors represented the buyer in the transaction.
Industrial activity runs a wide gamut in Colorado Springs. Situated on the busy I-25 corridor, the Centennial State’s second-largest city is a key distribution point to Northern Colorado and surrounding states. But distribution is only part of the story. Thanks in part to Fort Carson Army base on its southern edge and the U.S. Air Force Academy to its north, the seat of El Paso County is home to an assortment of aerospace and defense manufacturers, as well as other industry clusters ranging from medical equipment makers to suppliers of semiconductor components. “It’s a military-friendly community that offers a lot of support for entrepreneurs and families just separating from their respective branches,” says Megan Mechikoff, an associate broker specializing in industrial real estate at NAI Highland Commercial Group. “That generates a lot of startups that work directly for the Department of Defense or attach themselves to a larger brand like Lockheed Martin or Northrop Grumman.” Colorado Springs attracts employers with its highly educated workforce, affordable cost of living and excellent quality of life, which includes mild winters on the protected Eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains and proximity to outdoor activities and winter sports, Mechikoff says. What Colorado Springs lacks, …
LOS ANGELES — Carmel Properties has announced plans for Forge at Alloy, a 1 million-square-foot mixed-use property at 530 Mateo St. in Los Angeles’ Art District. The developer has retained Mike Condon Jr., Brittany Winn, McKenna Gaskill, Pete Collins and Steven Marcussen of Cushman & Wakefield to lead leasing effort for the project, which is slated for completion in third-quarter 2024. Forge at Alloy will consist of a six-story, Class A building featuring 127,456 square feet of creative office space and 18,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space, outdoor space with seating and lounge areas, a rooftop deck and three levels of parking. The second building will be a 35-story, 475-unit residential tower. The office and residential components will be connected via a pedestrian and retail paseo, formerly a rail spur, between Mateo Street and Santa Fe Avenue. The paseo will house year-round activities and attractions, including public art installations, outdoor concerts, movies and other special events.
LONGVIEW, WASH. — Oregon-based Cascade Civil Development has acquired a 150-acre industrial development site in Longview. The property is near the Port of Longview on the Interstate 5 corridor, approximately 55 miles north of Portland, Ore. Weyerhaeuser sold the site for an undisclosed price. Aaron Watt, Keegan Clay and Michael Flynn of Cushman & Wakefield represented the buyer and seller in the deal. Additionally, the trio was retained to handle leasing and disposition services for the future development. While official plans for the site have not been announced, the buyer has all permits in place for mass grading to bring the site to shovel-ready condition. The property has the capability to accommodate nearly 2 million square feet of industrial product. Additionally, the site is rail served with high-capacity utility infrastructure.
BELGRADE, MONT. — Lee & Associates – LA North/Ventura has brokered the sale of a distribution center located at 201 Frank Ave. in Belgrade, a suburb of Bozeman. California Gateway, a private family entity, acquired the asset from an undisclosed seller for $47.7 million. The 200,000-square-foot facility is a build-to-suit for FedEx Ground. Hunter Warner and Brett Warner of Lee & Associates – LA North/Ventura handled the transaction.
DIXON, CALIF. — CBRE has secured $30 million in refinancing for Dixon Commerce Center, a warehouse facility at 2299 Commerce Way in Dixon, approximately midway between Sacramento and the Bay Area. Shaun Moothart, Bruce Francis, Doug Birrell, Bob Ybarra, Nick Santangelo and Jim Korinek of CBRE Capital Market Debt and Structured Finance secured the fixed-rate, nonrecourse loan through a large regional bank. The borrower was Nearon Enterprises. Totaling 447,042 square feet, the building was built in two phases — one in 1997 and the second in 2007. Situated on 30 acres, the single-tenant asset was renovated in 2019 and features 27.5-foot to 32-foot clear heights, 30 dock doors and two grade-level doors with ample parking.
AURORA, COLO. — Essex Financial Group has arranged $13 million in financing for the acquisition of Summer Valley Shopping Center in Aurora. Blaire Butler and Matt Perigard of Essex’s Capital Markets team secured the 10-year, fixed-rate loan for the undisclosed buyer. At the time of financing, the Summer Valley Shopping Center was 99 percent leased to 18 retailers. Current tenants include VASA Fitness and Dollar Tree.
GLENDALE, ARIZ. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged $96.5 million in construction financing for The Base Phase I, a seven-building logistics development totaling 1.2 million square feet in Glendale. Kevin MacKenzie, Jason Carlos and Jarrod Howard of JLL Capital Markets Debt Advisory team secured the financing through Bank OZK for the borrower, ViaWest Group. Situated on 82.5 acres, the property will feature buildings ranging from 80,000 square feet to 310,000 square feet with clear heights up to 36 feet. In total, the development will offer 105 trailer parking spaces, 1,325 auto parking spaces, 236 dock-high doors and 38 grade-level doors in rear-load and cross-load configurations. The buildings are designed to accommodate a wide range of divisibility between 20,000 square feet and full-building users up to 310,000 square feet. The Base Phase I, is slated for delivery in the fourth quarter of 2024.
NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEV. — CapRock Partners has purchased 85 acres of unimproved land in North Las Vegas for the development of CapRock Highlander Logistics Center. The Class A complex will feature two freestanding warehouse buildings totaling approximately 1.5 million square feet. CapRock entitled the site during a prolonged escrow and then acquired the property off-market from a private seller. Terms of the deal were not released. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2024, with completion slated for 2025. Upon completion, CapRock Highlander Logistics Center will feature a 1 million-square-foot facility with 164 dock-high doors, four ground-level doors and speculative office space, and a 460,800-square-foot building with 82 dock-high doors, four ground-level doors and speculative office space. The buildings will offer 40-foot clear heights, excess land for an outsized number of trailer and parking stalls, drive-around capability and private concrete yards and truck courts. Donna Alderson, Greg Tassi and Nick Abraham of Cushman & Wakefield represented CapRock in the acquisition. Will Strong and Kirk Kuller of Cushman & Wakefield’s National Industrial Advisory Group – Mountain West represented CapRock in the asset’s equity financing.
