PHOENIX — A joint venture between Cypress West Partners and an institutional real estate advisor has acquired Simon Medical Plaza, a fully leased medical office building in Phoenix. Completed in 2020, Simon Medical Plaza is a two-story facility that a variety of healthcare tenants occupy. Services available at the property include pediatric healthcare, imaging services, podiatry, dentistry, physical therapy, ophthalmology, chiropractor services, counseling and elder services. Aldon Cole and Aiden Hayes of JLL Capital Markets secured a $7.6 million five-year, floating-rate loan through CIT, a division of First Citizens Bank, for the acquisition.
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MESA, ARIZ. — Teakwood Real Estate Partners has acquired a self-storage facility located at 462 S. Gilbert Road in Mesa. Terms of the transaction were not released. Westport Properties will oversee management and operation of the property under the US Storage Centers brand. The facility features 292 single-story, drive-up units, electronic gate access and 24-hour surveillance. Teakwood Real Estate Partners represented itself in the acquisition.
CITY OF INDUSTRY AND CORONA, CALIF. — TA Realty has purchased two industrial buildings in City of Industry and Corona for $133.5 million. JCS Properties sold the assets, which are both located in the Inland Empire region of Southern California. According to Stream Realty Partners, which brokered the deal, the West Inland Empire industrial market comprises more than 334 million rentable square feet of industrial space. The market experienced 6 million rentable square feet of positive gross absorption in the second quarter of 2022. Vacancy remains at an all-time low of 0.38 percent. The City of Industry property, located at 120 Puente Ave., spans 253,670 square feet. The fully leased building features refrigeration rooms and a third-story office space with a training room, full kitchen and bar area for both clients and employees. The Corona property, located at 451 Cota St., totals 140,276 square feet. The facility features 11 dock doors, three drive-in bays and 160 parking spaces. The two-tenant building was 43 percent occupied at the time of escrow. Stefan Pastor and Brad Yates of Stream Realty Partners represented TA Realty in the transaction. Real estate investment firm TA Realty has acquired, invested in or managed more than $36 …
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — IDS Real Estate Group has received $124 million in post-close acquisition financing for 14950 Meridian Parkway, a cold storage facility in Riverside. Paul Brindley, Matt Stewart and Alethia Halamandaris of JLL Capital Markets arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan with Northwestern Mutual for the borrower. United Natural Foods (NYSE: UNFI), the largest publicly traded wholesale distributor serving the United States and Canada, fully occupies the 1.2 million-square-foot property, which is situated on 59.4 acres within the Moreno Valley/Perris Industrial submarket. Originally completed in 2017 and renovated and expanded in 2020, the facility consists of 39 percent cold storage and 61 percent dry storage space with temperature-controlled warehouse space ranging from -10 degrees Fahrenheit to 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The property features 42-foot clear heights, 185 dock doors and approximately 700 parking spaces.
Soma Capital, Hazelview Investments Sell Multi-Tenant Office Building in Sacramento for $55.1M
by Amy Works
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — A joint venture between Soma Capital Partners and Hazelview Investments has completed the disposition of 925 L Street, a multi-tenant office building in downtown Sacramento. A partnership between Seagate Properties and Cottonwood Group acquired the asset for $55.1 million. Totaling 168,844 square feet, the 13-story building was 94 percent occupied at the time of sale. Additionally, the property is LEED Gold certified. Rob Hielscher, Erik Hanson and Nick Deaver of JLL Capital Markets represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
Emerald Communities Starts Expansion Project at Emerald Heights CCRC in Redmond, Washington
by Amy Works
REDMOND, WASH. — Emerald Communities has started construction of an expansion project at Emerald Heights, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in the Seattle suburb of Redmond. The new building, named Courtyard, will rise three stories and feature 42 independent living units ranging in size from 826 square feet to 1,726 square feet. Dean Kelly of the architecture firm Rice Fergus Miller, who worked on Emerald Heights’ previous expansion in 2014, led the design of the new building. The Courtyard will total 70,638 square feet plus a 35,703-square-foot underground parking structure. GLY Construction is building the expansion, which is scheduled for completion in late 2023.
DENVER — Berkadia has arranged the sale of 757 Grant, an apartment building in Denver. Colorado-based LCP Development sold the asset to California-based Cohen Rojas Capital Partners for $21.2 million. Nick Steele, John Laratta, Tyler King and Nat Moyer of Berkadia Denver represented the seller in the deal. Located at 757 Grant St., the property features 68 studio floor plans with in-unit washers/dryers and walk-in closets. Community amenities include a fitness center and rooftop terrace.
LEHI, UTAH — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of Harmony Hills, a 62-unit assisted living facility in Lehi, located on the north bank of Utah Lake between Salt Lake City and Provo. The community was built in 2016, totaling approximately 46,000 square feet on 1.5 acres of land. The property was vacant at the time of sale. The seller was a Utah-based developer looking to exit the industry. The buyer is a Utah-based skilled nursing and short-term rehab owner-operator expanding its portfolio into assisted living. The price was not disclosed. Jason Punzel, Brad Goodsell and Vince Viverito of SLIB handled the transaction.
Elizabeth Barnes, COO of NAI Plotkin, knows property management is always a labor- and people-intensive profession, no matter the day or time of year. In that regard, the pandemic did not change the best practices for the Springfield, Mass.-based full-service brokerage and management company. “The number-one best practice has always been — and remains to this day — to manage the property as if you own it, with the awareness that you don’t,” Barnes says. Treat the Asset as Your Own For Barnes, this means focusing on the asset’s value at all times. “Common area maintenance (CAM) reconciliation, capital planning, value engineering options — they need to be front and center,” she continues. “It’s not just about cutting expenses. Look at how you can add value or reduce upfront costs.” All this should be done, she states, with the owner’s goals for the property in mind. Those goals may differ based on whether the owner is, for example, looking to divest the asset. Or if the tenant’s space has gone dark. Or if a pandemic is occurring. “There is a definite focus on health and safety now, regardless of the product type,” Barnes says. “Many owners wanted HVAC and air-handling …
POMONA, CALIF. — Stos Partners has completed the disposition of a Class A industrial distribution facility in Pomona to Denver-based EverWest Advisors for $45.9 million. Jeffrey Cole, Jeffrey Chiate, Bryce Aberg, Brad Brandenburg, Mike Adey and Zachary Harman of Cushman & Wakefield’s National Industrial Advisory Group represented the buyer in the transaction. Stos Partners was self-represented in the deal. Originally built in the 1950s and renovated in the 1970s, the 182,275-square-foot distribution facility features 7,200 square feet of office space, 18 dock-high and 12 grade-level doors, 19- to 21-foot clear heights, a fenced yard and rail service. A leading provider of packaging and protective products fully occupies the property. The property is situated on 8.5 acres at 159 N. San Antonio Ave.