— By Rebecca Lloyd of Cushman & Wakefield — Industrial market conditions in Salt Lake City softened a bit in 2024, with new leasing activity totaling just over 5 million square feet — a 19 percent decrease from the 6.2 million square feet recorded in 2023. Despite this decline, new sublease activity saw a 33 percent year-over-year increase, reaching 735,000 square feet. Salt Lake City’s Northwest submarket remains the dominant area, accounting for 62 percent of total leasing activity in 2024. This was followed by the Southwest at 28 percent. Collectively, they comprise 90 percent of all leasing transactions in the market. Vacancy rates ended the year at 5.9 percent, a modest 50 basis point increase from the previous year. In a positive shift, the market closed the year with 3.7 million square feet of positive net absorption, a significant increase from the 2.3 million square feet recorded in 2023. The average asking rent for all product types stood at $0.81 per square foot on a triple-net basis, up from $0.80 at the end of 2023. Industrial construction remained robust, with nearly 4.7 million square feet of new space delivered in 2024. This added to the 7 million square feet …
SAN MATEO, CALIF. — Stockbridge and Wilson Meany have received a $170 million first mortgage for Bay Meadows Apartment Collection, a four-property portfolio in San Mateo. The 390-unit portfolio offers a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units, averaging 1,035 square feet, and 9,961 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The portfolio includes the 108-unit Field House, built in 2015; the 70-unit Quimby, built in 2017; the 158-unit Russell, built in 2017; and the 54-unit Hawthorne, built in 2024. The portfolio is located within the 83-acre Bay Meadows master-planned community. Bruce Ganong, Chris Handy, Elijah Lax and Tomie Vegą of JLL Capital Market’s Debt Advisory team arranged the five-year, fixed-rate loan through New York Life Real Estate Investors for the borrower.
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. — Formosa Ltd., a venture led by Joe C. Wren, has purchased 5000 Birch Street, a two-building office campus in Newport Beach. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Lincoln Property Co. was retained to provide property management and operations services for the 310,000-square-foot Class A asset, which is situated within the 160-acre master-planned Koll Center Newport. The property offers surface parking, a towel-served fitness center, an onsite restaurant and a conference and event space. Matt Didier and Jessie Tichelaar of CBRE will handle leasing for the office campus. Chet Cramin and Jacob Bedingfield of MusickPeeler served as legal counsel to Formosa and Wen during the transaction.
CHANDLER, ARIZ., TEMECULA, CALIF., AND HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — Choice Hotels International has opened Everhome Suites properties in Chandler, Temecula and Huntsville. Choice Hotels now maintains 10 Everhome Suites across the country and is on track to have 25 hotels open by year’s end with 20 currently under construction. The new hotels include:– The 114-room Everhome Suites Chandler at 3200 W. Willis Road. The project team included ServiceStar Capital Management and Genesis Cos. as developers, 101 Architecture as architect and PATH Construction as general contractor.– The 117-room Everhome Suite Temecula at 27165 Madison Ave. The hotel was developed and is owned by Paladin Equity Capital. The project team included Woolpert Architects and Buffalo Construction.– The 98-room Everhome Suites Huntsville at 5581 Holmes Ave. The project team included EHS Huntsville LLC as developer, Woolpert as architect and Integrated Construction as contractor. Each Everyhome Suites offers a variety of amenities, including:– Fully equipped kitchens with full-sized refrigerators, dishwashers, stovetops, microwaves, flatware, cookware and counter space– Spa-like bathrooms with high-quality fixtures– Large closets and additional open and closed storage– Weekly housekeeping– Free WiFi– Pet-friendly options– Contemporary multipurpose lobbies– Communal outdoor amenity areas with barbecue grills, fire pits and green spaces; pools at select locations– 24/7 …
TUCSON AND GREEN VALLEY, ARIZ. — Northwest Healthcare Properties has completed the sale of a medical office building portfolio in Tucson and Green Valley to MLL Capital for $6.1 million. The portfolio consists of Riverstone Medical Plaza and Green Valley Medical Plaza. Travis Ives, Gino Lollio and Tyler Morss of Cushman & Wakefield’s U.S. Healthcare Capital Markets team represented the seller in the deal. Additionally, Tom Neiman and Bryce Horner of Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR provided local advisory services for the transaction. Built in 1998 and renovated in 2018, Riverstone Medical Plaza offers 18,976 square feet of single-tenant medical office space. Tucson Physician Group Holdings LLC fully occupies the building, which is located at 4892 N. Stone Ave. Located at 1055 La Canada Drive in Green Valley, Green Valley Medical Plaza offers 23,746 square feet of multi-tenant medical office space. Originally built in 1992, the building was 98 percent leased to several small healthcare users at the time of sale.
BUTTE, MONT. — The LeClaire-Schlosser Group of Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Grand Storage, a self-storage facility in Butte. An owner-operator acquired the 33,980-square-foot asset from a regional self-storage owner and developer for an undisclosed price. Built in 2004 and expanded in 2023, Grand Storage offers 266 units on 3.4 acres. Onsite amenities include electronic gated entry with a digital keypad and automatic gate at the exit, a manufactured house with office and one-bedroom apartment, metal roll-up doors and security monitoring with 24/7 video surveillance throughout the facility. Jordan Farrer and Adam Schlosser of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
LONGMONT, COLO. — Granite Capital Group and Chartered Development Corp. have opened Residences at Nova West, a 264-unit multifamily community in Longmont. Reservations for Phase I apartments are now open. Situated on 11 acres at the northwest corner of Nelson Road and Dry Creek Drive, Residences at Nova West features five four-story, elevator-served buildings offering 123 one-bedroom/one-bath, 121 two-bedroom/two-bath and 20 three-bedroom/two-bath apartments. Each residence features nine- to 11-foot ceilings, stainless steel kitchen appliances, private balconies or patios, full-size in-unit washers/dryers and super energy-efficient heat pump HVAC systems. Private garages with 220V outlets for electric vehicle charging are available for an additional cost. Community amenities include a fitness center, yoga room, two dog parks, a clubhouse with coworking rooms and work pods, a complimentary coffee station and a pool with a lap lane and spa. Additionally, the property offers ground-level grilling stations and covered carport parking. Legacy Partners will manage the community, which is located adjacent to a Super Target and The Home Depot.
LOS ANGELES — SoLa Impact has received $29 million in New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) financing to help supplement its funding of two initiatives at Crenshaw Lofts, a 190-unit mixed-use project at 4607 Crenshaw Blvd. in South Los Angeles. The project is a combination of Opportunity Zone financing coupled with NMTC financing and private equity. The NMTC financing will be utilized for the ground-floor commercial and retail space. The NMTCs will specifically fund the build-out and completion of: The NMTC allocations were provided by three mission-aligned Community Development Entities (CDEs): Border Communities Capital Co., Los Angeles Development Fund and Enterprise Financial CDE. Dudley Ventures/Valley Bank served as the tax credit investor. BHI, the U.S. division of Bank Hapoalim, provided the construction financing. SoLa Impact is a family of social impact real estate funds focused on preserving, refreshing and creating affordable housing in low-income communities.
SPARKS, NEV. — Barclay Group has purchased Kiley Ranch Marketplace, a 46.7-acre parcel at the southwest corner of Wingfield Hills Road and Pyramid Highway in Sparks for $25.6 million. The buyer plans to develop a 400,000-square-foot retail power center on the site. The development will be the first new retail power center in Sparks since 2005. Shawn Smith and Sean Retzloff of Kidder Mathews represented the buyer and seller, KM2 Development, in the transaction. Additionally, the team will handle leasing for the project.
BRIGHTON, COLO. — Inland Real Estate Investment Corp. has completed the sale of Solaire Apartments, a multifamily community located at 1287 S. 8th Ave. in Brighton. Terms of the transaction were not released. Constructed in 2013, Solaire Apartments offers 252 residences spread across 11 three-story buildings. The community features a clubhouse, 24-hour fitness center, pool with hot tub and lounge area, outdoor barbecue grilling stations, a fire pit, dog park and playground area. At the time of sale, the property was 96.4 percent occupied. Inland Private Capital Corp. originally acquired Solaire Apartments in November 2016 on behalf of Brighton Multifamily DST. The recent sale resulted in a realized net equity multiple to investors of 1.6x.