LAS VEGAS — Sahara Development has completed the disposition of The Gateway on The Strip, a retail center located in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip. KB Gateway on the Strip LLC acquired the property for $57 million. Constructed in 2015 at 2427 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Walgreens anchors the property with a long-term lease through 2040. At the time of sale, the asset was 42 percent occupied. The 1.8-acre center features a freestanding parking garage, additional income via electronic billboard contracts, an upper-deck patio and an unrestricted gaming license. Chris Clifford, Steve Neiger and Brett Rather of Colliers represented the seller in the deal.
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — Parkview Financial has provided a $42.5 million loan to Austin, Texas-based Shir Capital for the purchase, redevelopment and repositioning of Hotel Elegante, a hotel at 2886 S. Circle Drive in Colorado Springs. Built in 1974 on 17 acres, Hotel Elegante features 496 guest rooms, a conference center, restaurant, pool and lounge. With the sale complete, Shir Capital has a planned phased renovation for the common areas, as well as the conversion of the rooms to studio apartments over the next 24 months. Working within the current room layouts, Shir Capital will add kitchenettes and closets, and perform upgrades to modernize the rooms. The units are approximately 350 square feet and all utilities will be included in the rent. Additionally, the 29,600-square-foot conference center will be converted into self-storage, which a third-party operator will manage. Malcomb Davies and Zack Streit of The Davies Group at Los Angeles-based George Smith Partners arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower.
Walton Street Capital Affiliate Buys 183,000 SF Manufacturing Facility in Woodland Hills, California
WOODLAND HILLS, CALIF. — An affiliate of Walton Street Capital has purchased the former Catalina Yachts headquarters, a manufacturing facility located at 21200 Victory Blvd. in Woodland Hills. Terms of the transaction were not released. Developed in the 1960s, the 183,000-square-foot asset consists of two structures with low coverage, ample vehicular access and flexibility, and 31.5-foot clear heights. The buyer plans to improve the main existing structure to a Class A industrial building with the intention of accommodating multiple users and uses. With access to CA-27 and US-101, the property services a population base of 5.4 million people within a 25-mile radius.
By Peter Hauser, Principal, Avison Young The Orange County multifamily sector is extremely strong. Rents continue on a positive upward trend and occupancies remain very high, hovering around 97 percent. It is unquestionably a landlord’s market. Many years of supply constrained NIMBY-ism that created the lack of new construction is coming to an end, however. The California governor has mandated that cities approve quality residential developments with the goal of increasing density and combatting the significant housing shortage. There are currently 6,800 new multifamily units in the process of being delivered. While there are projects in the majority of cities, Irvine, Anaheim, Orange and Santa Ana are seeing the most development activity. Some very active Orange County developers include Trammel Crow Residential, Alliance, the Irvine Company, Western National Group, JPI, Wermers Companies, Avalon, Fairfield, Shopoff Realty and Garden Communities. Alliance Residential is nearly complete on its 1,221-unit Park & Paseo in Santa Ana, near the border of the master-planned Tustin Legacy community. Wermers Companies is also in the process of finishing the 603-unit Elan, located less than a mile from downtown Santa Ana near the intersection of the 55 and 5 freeways. The 653-unit Avalon Brea Place is starting to …
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Titan Development has broken ground on Allaso Vineyards, a multifamily community located the corner of Holly Avenue NE and Ventura Street NE in Albuquerque. The 123,000-square-foot development will take approximately 14 months to complete. The project team includes Dekker/Perich/Sabatini as architect and HB Construction as general contractor. Greystar will serve as operator. Situated in the Northeast Heights neighborhood, Allaso Vineyards will feature 111 apartments in a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts with quartz countertops, 42-inch cabinets and stainless steel appliances. Community amenities will include a resort-style pool and spa, rooftop decks, elevators, game lawns, fire pits, professional-style grills, a fountain, ramadas and an indoor/outdoor fitness area. To honor New Mexico’s historic past as the oldest wine region in America, dating back to 1629 when monks planted the first wine grapes for use in religious ceremonies, the property will feature themed amenities such as grapevines onsite and a winery-inspired lounge that residents can reserve for wine tastings and other private events. The wine lounge will include private wine lockers that can be rented for personal storage, plus each resident will be given a private-label bottle of wine upon move-in. Allaso Vineyards was funded by Titan Development …
CENTENNIAL, COLO. — Orange County, Calif.-based Dornin Investment Group has completed the disposition of Highland Place I, an office building located at 8085 Chester St. in Centennial. Bridle Dale LLC acquired the asset for $22.2 million. Jon Hendrickson, Aaron Johnson, Eric Wichterman and Mike Coover of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction. Built in the 1980s, Highland Place I features 138,771 square feet of office space on 6.2 acres within the Panorama/Highland Business Park, a 115-acre master-planned business park in Denver’s Southeast Suburban submarket. The property features a full-height atrium lobby, fitness center, outdoor seating area and Rocky Mountain views.
LOS ANGELES — Buck Design, a global creative agency, has acquired a creative office property in Los Angeles for its West Coast operations. Brickstar Capital sold the asset for $26.5 million. Located at 120 S. San Pedro St., the building features 79,249 square feet of creative office space. Brickstar Capital purchased the property in 2017 and transformed it into a creative campus in 2020 with an updated lobby, private patio and new gym. The building was originally built in 1985 and includes ground-floor retail and subterranean parking. Jack Cline, Doug Cline and Even Jurgensen of Lee & Associates represented the buyer, while Taylor Watson, Brad Chelf, Phillip Sample, Chris Caras, Michael Shustak and Ryan Phillips of CBRE represented the seller in the deal.
PHOENIX — CBRE has arranged the acquisition of Hampton Inn Phoenix Airport North, a hotel located near Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix. A private, California-based investor acquired the asset from a Washington, D.C.-based real estate investment firm for an undisclosed price. Located at 601 N. 44th St., the hotel features 106 guest rooms, three meeting rooms, 2,024 square feet of event space, a fitness center and outdoor pool. Jennifer Bergamo, Rick Rush and Cater Gradwell of CBRE Hotels Capital Markets represented the buyer and seller in the transaction.
SALEM, ORE. — Brinkman Real Estate has purchased Willow Tree Place Apartments, a multifamily community in Salem, for an undisclosed price. The transaction is Brinkman’s first acquisition in the Oregon multifamily market. Built in 2021, Willow Tree Place features 96 two- and three-bedroom garden-style apartments with Class A interior finishes. Brady O’Donnell, Jeff Halsey, Alex Scott and Jill Haug of CBRE Capital Markets’ Debt & Structured Finance group in Denver arranged a bridge loan through Ladder Capital for the buyer. Gabe Johansen of SMI Real Estate represented the undisclosed seller in the deal.
In 2021, supply chain issues, increased costs, wage inflation and the logistical challenges of completing projects compounded to negatively impact the affordable housing pipeline. According to Gregg Gerken, head of U.S. Commercial Real Estate with TD Bank, 2022 looks fantastic for the affordable housing sector as those issues are beginning to resolve. However, he notes that the affordable housing sector is still challenged by delays related to financing challenges, among other factors. Demand for affordable housing, federal level commitments to the sector and the continued involvement of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are all positive factors for the outlook of affordable housing. However, Gerken notes, “Financing is somewhat challenged by gaps in funding. With pricing and costs going up, there’s a gap between how much a project might support from a loan side versus how much in tax credits are allocated to that project during the last round of allocations. Some of that gap between overall costs and the funding sources is being made up as local agencies put in additional money in order to get affordable housing done.” Hear what Gerken has to say about the development of workforce and affordable housing and the involvement of government-sponsored …