MORENO VALLEY, CALIF. — Ledo Capital Group has received $13.4 million in refinancing for District Moreno Valley, a shopping center in Moreno Valley. Completed in 2022, District Moreno Valley features 52,081 square feet of retail space. Current tenants include Sprouts Farmers Market, KFC, The Joint Chiropractic, WSS and Starbucks Coffee. Matt Stewart, Chris Jaff and Daniel Skerrett of JLL Capital Markets Debt Advisory secured the financing through Manufacturers Banks for the borrower.
CHINO VALLEY, ARIZ. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a retail building located at 89 West Road 2 in Chino Valley. A limited liability company sold the property to another limited liability company for $3.1 million. Sherwin-Williams occupies the 4,500-square-foot property, which was built in 2022, on a net-leased basis. Mark Ruble and Chris Lund of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
DENVER — NorthPeak Commercial Advisors has arranged the sale of an apartment complex located at 551 S. Fairfax St. in Denver. The 13-unit asset traded for $2.3 million, or $180,769 per unit. The names of the seller and buyer were not released. Hunter Schaefer, Jack Sherman and Dan Hawthorne of NorthPeak Commercial represented the buyer and seller in the deal.
PARKER, COLO. — Blue West Capital has brokered the acquisition of a single-tenant ground lease located at 9560 Twenty Mile Road in Parker. A Denver-based 1031 exchange investor acquired the asset from an Arizona-based development company for $2.1 million. Murphy Express occupies the site on a 20-year corporate ground lease that features 10 percent rental increases every five years and zero landlord responsibilities. Murphy Express (NYSE: MUSA) is the sixth largest convenience store chain in the United States with more than 1,500 locations. Brandon Gayeski of Blue West Capital represented the buyer in the transaction.
— By Andrew Cheney, Principal, Lee & Associates — The metro Phoenix office market continues a slow recovery as it battles the nation’s highest rates of both sublease growth and inflation. Starting off the fourth quarter at only 532,000 square feet (year-to-date), net absorption in Greater Phoenix remained well off the 20-year average mark of 1.6 million square feet. Direct office vacancy stands at a seemingly high figure of 17.6 percent. However, this is in line with the 20-year average of 18 percent. Currently, there are six key trends impacting Phoenix’s office market. Small tenants are back in the office. I imagine most brokers will report that the highest concentration of active, touring prospects are in the market for less than 10,000 square feet. These company sizes want to be in the office in metro Phoenix, and not just a few days a week. High-quality spec suites rule. Landlords recognize that smaller tenants are driving leasing activity — and that these small tenants will not wait for a build-out. Instead of holding one or two spec suites in inventory at any one time, landlords are building out large batches of five to seven spec suites at a time. And they’re spending money to build …
LAS VEGAS — Evening Entertainment Group (EEG), in partnership with Creation, has unveiled plans for Bottled Blonde. Slated to open in late 2024, the asset will be a $50 million, four-story, 25,000-square-foot, standalone entertainment venue on the Las Vegas Strip. The full-service restaurant, bar and beer garden will feature an open-air rooftop lounge and a hub for sports, entertainment and nightlife. Bottled Blonde will offer craft cocktails, frozen adult beverages, fine wines, premium beers, a mimosa tower, 128-ounce beer tower and bottle service. Additionally, Bottled Blonde Las Vegas will also feature Zuluma, an all-new concept on the third floor.
ALAMEDA, CALIF. — The Alameda Housing Authority (AHA) has received $20.6 million from the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development. The funds will support development of North Housing Senior Apartments, an affordable housing community in the island city, located just south of Oakland in San Francisco Bay. North Housing is the first phase of a long-planned community development project. Plans call for 40 studio apartments, 23 one-bedroom units and a two-bedroom residence for the onsite manager. The land, which AHA originally owned in the 1940s, was granted back to AHA in 2019 via the Surplus Land Act by the U.S. Navy. The land will now serve as the home for a property that houses military veterans — 25 percent of the residents at North Housing will be veterans in need of supportive housing. Island City Development (ICD), an affiliate of AHA, will be the developer of this project. HKIT Architects designed the property, which FPI Management will operate. Groundbreaking is scheduled for late 2023 or early 2024.
LAKEWOOD, COLO. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a portfolio of four apartment communities in Lakewood, a first-ring suburb on the west side of Denver. A limited liability company sold the assets to another limited liability company for a combined price of $17.6 million. Totaling 92 units, the portfolio includes La Ronja Apartments, Allison West Apartments, Ammons at Belmar Apartments and Two Creeks Crossing Apartments. Spencer Shaffer and Greg Price of Marcus & Millichap’s Denver office represented the seller, while Greg Parker, Jason Hornik and Kent Guerin of Marcus & Millichap’s Denver office procured the buyer in the transaction.
DENVER — JLL Capital Markets has secured $10.2 million in permanent financing for Tennyson44, a mid-rise apartment property located at 4390 Tennyson St. in West Denver’s Berkeley neighborhood. Constructed in 2018, Tennyson44 features 47 apartments with stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, in-unit washers/dryers, designer cabinetry, hardwood flooring and high ceilings. Additionally, select units offer walk-in closets and private balconies/patios. Community amenities include two rooftop patios, outdoor seating and firepits, a pet spa, heated indoor parking garage and a community lounge. Tony Nargi of JLL Capital Markets arranged the seven-year, fixed-rate Fannie Mae loan for the borrower, Highlands REIT. JLL Real Estate Capital, a Fannie Mae DUS lender, will service the loan.
MILWAUKIE, ORE. — Adult & Teen Challenge Pacific Northwest, an Oregon nonprofit corporation that operates addiction recover centers, has acquired an office building located at 18600 SE McLoughlin Blvd. in Milwaukie. Clackamas Community Federal Credit Union sold the asset for $3.5 million. Constructed in 1966, the two-story, 18,400-square-foot building features an elevator, T1 and CAT5 internet connections and 83 surface parking spaces. Adult & Teen Challenge focuses on a religious-centered model and has more than 220 recovery centers in the United States. The company plans to use the building as a medical and mental health services facility. Tim Pfeiffer and Camden Muller of Portland-based Norris & Stevens represented the seller, while Will Stone of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer in the deal.
