DENVER — Miller United Real Estate has completed the disposition of The Shops on Montview, a retail center located at 8801 E. Montview Blvd. in Denver’s Central Park neighborhood. Terms of the transaction were not released. Built in 2020, The Shops on Montview features 8,511 square feet of retail space. At the time of sale, the property was fully occupied by four tenants, I Heart Mac & Cheese, Pizza Hut, Smile Studio Dental and Starbucks Coffee. Jason Schmidt of JLL Retail Capital Markets Investment Sales and Advisory led the team that represented the seller in the transaction.
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JLL Arranges $10.7M Refinancing for Chateau Spring Terrace Apartments in La Mesa, California
by Amy Works
LA MESA, CALIF. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged a $10.7 million loan for the refinancing of Chateau Spring Terrace, an apartment community located at 4242 Spring St. in La Mesa. The borrower is Universe Holdings. Built in 1969, Chateau Spring Terrace features 56 one-, two- and three-bedroom residences with patios and balconies, efficient appliances, large closets and hardwood floors. Community amenities include a fitness center, laundry facility and pool, as well as on-site maintenance and management. Charles Halladay, Jonah Aelyon, Jolie Zhou and Elle Miraglia of JLL Capital Markets Debt Advisory secured the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through Mechanics Bank for the borrower.
DENVER, COLO. — NAI Shames Makovsky has brokered the sale of a retail property located in Denver. Benjamin Weinstein acquired the asset from MDK Larimer for $4.2 million. Located at 2124-2134 Larimer St., the property features 7,200 square feet of retail space. Todd Snyder of NAI Shames Makovsky represented the seller in transaction.
By Brian O’Connor, Executive Director, Valuation & Advisory, Cushman & Wakefield The Seattle Metro apartment market has been surprisingly resilient. The market quickly bounced back from the COVID downturn at a robust clip and has continued moving at a healthy pace. During the first six months of 2022, metro Seattle absorbed more than 12,600 units. That already surpasses a typical full year of demand by several thousand units. From January 2022 through June, the market absorbed 3,779 newly constructed units — a respectable level. If you also factor in the decline in existing units, then the market absorbed another 8,886 units. That tells us that the supply of new units was too low…or demand was much stronger than we expected. The market had rebounded to a metro-wide vacancy rate of only 1.33 percent at mid-year 2022, an astoundingly low level. From year-end 2021 to June 2022, overall apartment vacancies declined from 3 percent to 1.33 percent. We do, however, expect vacancies to begin increasing slightly. These rates typically see an uptick as we head into winter. Rent growth also slows during this time. We expect to see the metro-wide vacancy rate start to rise just a bit by year-end 2022, to …
NewPoint Real Estate Capital Funds $105M Loan for Multifamily Acquisition in Scottsdale, Arizona
by Amy Works
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — NewPoint Real Estate Capital has provided a $105 million bridge loan to facilitate the purchase and lease-up of SeventyOne15 McDowell, an apartment community in Scottsdale. John DeWitt of NewPoint originated the financing, which features a two-year, interest-only loan term with three one-year extension options. Built in 2022, SeventyOne15 McDowell features 274 apartments, a swimming pool with private cabanas, rooftop lounge with fire pits, two-story fitness center, electric vehicle charging stations, direct access parking garage and a clubhouse with a kitchen, billiards and lounge seating. Units feature smart-home access and thermostats, pendant lighting, washers and dryers, gourmet kitchens, wine fridges and walk-in closets in select units.
Parkview Financial Provides $35M in Construction Financing for 42-Acre West Harbor Retail Project in Los Angeles
by Amy Works
LOS ANGELES — Parkview Financial has provided a $35 million senior construction loan to a venture between Ratkovich Co. and Jerico Development for the development of West Harbor, a retail center along the Los Angeles waterfront in the San Pedro neighborhood. The financing from Parkview is in addition to $55 million of Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy financing, as well as $85 million of investor equity. Situated on 42 acres at 1200 Nagoya Way, West Harbor will feature more than 125,460 square feet of multi-tenant retail space. Slated for completion in two phases, several restaurants will anchor the development, including Yamashiro, King & Queen Cantina, a market hall for fast-casual dining and Bark Social. Additionally, the project will include a 6,200-seat amphitheater developed in conjunction with the Nederlander Organization, as well as a variety of other tenants. The Los Angeles City Harbor Department owns the site and executed a long-term ground lease with the developer. The project is now under construction with completion slated for 2024.
TUSCON, ARIZ. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of Elevate, an apartment property in Tucson. Sheiner Group/Living Well Homes sold the asset to an undisclosed buyer for $21.8 million, or $151,389 per unit. Constructed in 1985, Elevate consists of six three-story buildings offering 144 units, a business center, swimming pool and fitness center. Apartments feature private balconies or patios, oversized/walk-in closets and all-electric kitchens. Clint Wadlund, Hamid Panahi, Steve Gebing, Cliff David and Lane Schwartz of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
POWAY, CALIF. — Stos Partners has completed the disposition of a corporate headquarters and manufacturing building located at 13955 Stowe Drive in Poway. A private buyer acquired the asset for $13.9 million. Automation NTH, an automated manufacturing systems company, leases the 37,530-square-foot facility, which was built in 1999 and underwent renovations earlier this year. The building features two dock-high and two grade-level loading doors, 24-foot warehouse ceilings, an 88-stall parking lot, 800 to 1,600 amps of power and a 3,000-square-foot wet fire suppression system. Recent renovations include a new roof, HVAC system replacement within the warehouse, interior upgrades and exterior improvements to the parking lot and landscape. James Duncan and Mickey Morera of Kidder Mathews represented the seller, while Rusty Williams and Chris Roth of Lee & Associates represented the buyer in the deal.
Progressive Real Estate Arranges $8.4M Sale of Chino Village Shopping Center in Southern California
by Amy Works
CHINO, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has brokered the sale of Chino Village, a neighborhood retail center at 4103 Riverside Drive in Chino. An Orange County-based seller sold the asset to a Los Angeles-based private investor for $8.4 million. The purchase included the retail center and approximately 2.5 acres of undeveloped land with flexible zoning. Built in 1984, Chino Village features 20,600 square feet of retail space with more than 380 feet of frontage along multiple points of access. Current tenants include Jiffy Lube, Subway, Wienershnitzel and a variety of daily needs services. Mike Lin of Progressive Real Estate represented the seller in the transaction.
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — JJ&W has purchased Montague Crossing, an office and R&D asset in San Jose. Four Corners Properties and Rockwood Capital sold the property for $94.7 million in an off-market transaction. Scott Prosser, Joe Moriarty and Jack DePuy of CBRE Capital Markets represented the buyer in the deal. Situated on a 12.4-acre campus, Montague Crossing features 209,425 square feet of space spread across three buildings at 2520 and 2540-2560 Junction Ave. and 541-555 E. Trimble Road. At the time of sale, the campus was fully leased to three R&D tenants in the semiconductor and advanced manufacturing sectors.