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LYNNWOOD, WASH. — MSquared has received $54 million in funding for Kōz on Alderwood, a 200-unit apartment development in the Seattle suburb of Lynnwood.  Kōz Development is partnering with MSquared on the mixed-income, transit-oriented development. The project is being financed by $35 million in debt from Coastal Community Bank, $13 million in equity from MSquared and $6 million in equity from Kōz Development investors.  Construction of Kōz on Alderwood is scheduled to begin in spring 2023, with a planned completion date of early winter 2025.

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PEORIA, ARIZ. — Montecito Medical Real Estate has acquired Banner Health Center Peoria, a fully leased, 68,000-square-foot medical building in Peoria, for $29 million.  The three-story medical office building features a multi-specialty ambulatory surgery center with three operating rooms, advanced imaging, and primary and specialty care. It is leased on a single-tenant basis to Banner Health.  The center is a key outpatient location for Banner Health, serving its patients in the northwest Phoenix metro area.  It is less than two miles from the 410-bed Banner Boswell Medical Center.  JLL represented the seller, Banner Health, in this transaction. The JLL Healthcare Capital Markets Advisory team consisted of Mindy Berman, Matt Dicesare and John Chun, along with Phoenix market leader Pat Williams.

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PHOENIX — CapRock Partners has purchased a 130,800-square-foot, Class A industrial building in Phoenix for an undisclosed sum. The industrial warehouse facility is located at 5810 W. Buckeye Road in the Loop 202 corridor in the southwest portion of the city.  The space is pre-leased to Metrie, North America’s largest manufacturer and supplier of solid wood and composite moulding. Construction on the new industrial building was completed in the first quarter of this year, with Metrie set to take occupancy in the second quarter. Don and Payson MacWilliam of Colliers International is assisting CapRock Partners with the marketing of 5810 W. Buckeye Road. Mark Seale of Avison Young represented Metrie Inc.

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FONTANA, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has brokered the $2.3 million sale of a single-tenant retail property in Fontana. Dutch Bros Coffee occupies the newly constructed, 871-square-foot property, which is situated within Highland Village Shopping Center, on a triple-net-lease basis. Kevin Fryman, Bill Asher and Jeff Lefko of Hanley represented the seller, Adler Realty Investments, in the transaction. Jeremy McChesney of Hanley represented the buyer, a private investor.

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VANCOUVER, WASH. — Seven new tenants have signed leases at Vancouver Mall, a shopping center located in Vancouver, just across the Columbia River from Portland, Oregon. Twisted Escape Rooms, Paliy Construction, Mariya’s Touch Boutique and Luxury African Braids have already opened spaces at the property. Lo’u Seie and Quick Bites Deli Shop will open in April of this year, with Smack Town scheduled to join the tenant lineup in May.

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Pavlov Media Diversifying the Technology Workforce

It’s little wonder that the fiber optic business is booming. American appetites for high-speed, high-volume Internet connectivity have skyrocketed in recent years, making fiber essential to provide Internet service across commercial property types. Employment for the linemen who build out and maintain those networks will grow 6 percent between 2021 and 2031, while telecommunications equipment installation jobs in general will expand to an even greater 8 percent, according to projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Factor in the ongoing exodus of skilled workers from all trades as more of the nation’s Baby Boomers enter retirement, and many broadband providers may struggle to fill job openings in the coming years. That’s one of the reasons Pavlov Media, a Champaign, Ill.-based Internet service provider, is partnering with a Texas university to put students on career paths in fiber technology. Its partner in this endeavor, Prairie View A&M University, was founded in 1876 and is the second oldest public institution of higher education in Texas and one of the earliest 1890 Land Grant Institutions. Because it is a historically black institution, the program will be helping to address a longstanding need for greater diversity, equity and inclusiveness (DEI) in the technology sector. …

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HENDERSON, NEV. — MIG Real Estate has sold Pecos Plaza, a 124,000-square-foot medical and office campus in Henderson, to Woodside Health for $26.7 million.  The Class B medical and office campus is located at 9005-9089 South Pecos Road. It includes a two-story building complemented by seven single-story medical/professional office buildings situated on a 7.6-acre parcel. The assets are 93 percent occupied with a tenant roster that includes Belle Medical, Las Vegas Urology, Serenity Dental, and Innovative Pain Care Center, among others.  Cushman & Wakefield and JLL represented MIG in the transaction.

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KIRKLAND, WASH. — Waterton has re-entered the Seattle market with its purchase of the 123-unit 128 on State apartment community in Kirkland. The property is situated at the crossroads of NE 85th Street and Interstate 405.  The buyer plans to execute a value-add renovation at the 1.5-acre community. The property provides an opportunity for an impactful value-add renovation scope, according to Waterton. This would include upgrading residences (all of which are in original condition) to a modern finish level with quartz countertops, tile backsplashes and refinished cabinetry in kitchens; new tile and tub surrounds in bathrooms; new carpeting in bedrooms; and updated lighting and plumbing fixtures throughout. Common areas will also be updated with modern furniture and finishes, including a new yoga studio in the fitness center.

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PEORIA, ARIZ. — Gantry has arranged $12.9 million of permanent financing for the acquisition of a newly constructed, 157,000-square-foot warehouse facility in the Phoenix suburb of Peoria. The space is fully leased to a single credit tenant.  The modern facility is the first building completed within Peoria Logistics Park, a 150-acre, master-planned industrial development two miles east of Loop 101. The acquired property includes a dedicated vehicle maintenance building.  Tim Storey and Chad Metzger of Gantry’s Phoenix production office secured the loan for the buyer, a private real estate entity. One of Gantry’s correspondent life company lenders provided the fixed-rate, 11-year loan.

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ORINDA, CALIF. — Volwood Management has acquired a Class A office building in the East Bay submarket of Orinda for $12.8 million.  The boutique asset is situated northeast of Oakland. It was built in 1974 and renovated in 2018. The space is currently 91 percent leased and features exposed brick and timber, as well as upgraded HVAC and lighting.  The JLL Capital Markets team of Erik Hanson, Rob Hielscher, David Dokko, Adam Lasoff, Mike Matera and Caroline Reynolds represented the seller, Long Market Property Partners, in the transaction. Knute Bucklew, head of agency leasing for JLL’s East Bay region, oversaw leasing advisory services.

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