LAKEWOOD, COLO. — Blue West Capital has brokered the sale of a shopping center located at 10750 W. Colfax Ave. in Lakewood. A Colorado-based private real estate company sold the asset to a California-based investor for an undisclosed price. Harbor Freight Tools, JoAnn Fabric and Guitar Center are tenants at the fully occupied, 42,755-square-foot property. Tom Ethington of Blue West Capital represented the seller in the deal.
By Tad Loran, Vice President, Retail Specialist, Avison Young | Western Alliance Commercial Inc. The Reno retail market was hard hit overall by the pandemic, with the service industry at the top of the list. Some notable businesses that closed in Reno last year include Santa Fe Basque Restaurant, Truckee River Bar & Grill, An — Asian Kitchen & Bar, Little Nugget Diner, True NY Pizza Co., Rounds Bakery Storefront, Jos A. Bank, St. James Infirmary, 24 Hour Fitness and Pier 1 Imports. Big box national retailers picked up virtually no new space in 2020. The good news is retail demand and leasing activity has rebounded this year. Northern Nevada’s retail vacancy rate saw positive absorption. It currently sits at 5.8 percent, while asking rental rates have increased. They are currently at $19.08 per square foot (triple net) on an annual basis for second-generation space and $42 per square foot (triple net) on an annual basis for new construction. Notable business openings this year include Sport Clips, the Human Bean, C-A-L Ranch, In-N-Out Burger, Starbucks, Chipotle, Firehouse Subs, Truckee Bagel, Base Camp Pizza, SUP and Chase Bank. Commercial sales in Northern Nevada were nominal in 2020. This was driven by the pandemic, a lack of …
HENDERSON, NEV. — Kennedy Wilson (NYSE: KW) has purchased 3001 Park, a multifamily property located in Henderson, for $155 million, excluding closing costs. The company invested $56 million of total equity in the acquisition of the property and secured a $102 million loan. At the time of sale, the 528-unit community was 95 percent occupied. This acquisition brings Kennedy Wilson’s Las Vegas multifamily presence to more than 2,300 market-rate units. The name of the seller was not released.
LEHI, UTAH — Yama Point LLC has acquired 333 N. Digital Drive, an office building in Lehi, from Utah Community Credit Union. The price was not disclosed. Yama Point plans to rebrand the seven-story, 74,257-square-foot property as Drive Tower. Drive Wealth Advisers, which provides financial planning, will occupy 10,755 square feet on the building’s top floor. David Nixon of JLL represented the buyer, while Josh Martin of Colliers International represented the seller in the transaction.
TEMPE, ARIZ. — San Francisco-based Tara Investment Group, a division of Meier-Shefflin Multi-Family, has acquired The Mark, an off-campus student housing community located at 1115 E. Lemon St. in Tempe. San Clemente, Calif.-based Nelson Partners sold the asset for $36.1 million. Located along the Valley Metro Rail line on the edge of Arizona State University’s Tempe campus, The Mark features 153 units with a total of 229 beds. The units offer furnished and unfurnished studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans with new appliances, quartz countertops and finished concrete flooring. Community amenities include a resort-style pool and sun deck, double-decker hot tubs, a water slide, gas grills, two elevators and a 24-hour fitness center. The property was built in 1970 and remodeled by Nelson Partners in 2014. At the time of sale, the community was 97 percent occupied.
KENNEWICK, Wash. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has negotiated the cash-out refinancing for a pair of Green Lake Senior Living Communities, located in the tri-cities area of Washington State. The two communities totaling approximately 160 beds were purchased during COVID as value-add communities from a pair of national operators looking to transition away from operating older, Class C communities. Green Lake Senior Living, a Washington-based owner-operator already in this market, was able to quickly and drastically improve performance through hands-on management and presence at the communities, in conjunction with fully adopting the state’s Medicaid program to make quality care attainable for a wider subset of the local population. VIUM, a national debt fund affiliated with Merchant’s Bank of Indiana, was chosen as the lender. The refinancing was structured to provide meaningful cash out today, an earnout for additional proceeds once the communities are fully stabilized, and a path to a non-recourse execution through HUD.
PHOENIX — Orion Investment Real Estate has arranged the purchase of a retail property located at the northwest corner of 53rd Avenue and Bell Road in Phoenix. Corridor Living LLC acquired the building from McLean Holdings for $3.1 million, or $378 per square foot. Four tenants fully occupy the 8,318-square-foot property: Crazy Mike’s Subs, Music & Art, Gravitate and Oscar’s Taco Shop. Nick Miner of Orion represented the buyer, while Danny Gardiner and Chad Tiedeman of PCA represented the seller in the deal.
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. — CapRock Partners, a Newport Beach-based industrial real estate manager, has raised $700 million for CapRock Logistics Venture, its new development fund. The raised amount exceeds the fund’s initial $450 million target. CapRock Logitsics Venture is seeded with large-scale industrial real estate projects and will fund nearly $2 billion worth of projects in the Western United States totaling 15 million square feet. The seed portfolio includes CapRock’s Palomino Business Park, Saddle Ranch Business Park, Phase 2 and the I-15 Logistics asset. The new fund is an expansion of CapRock’s fund strategy that previously focused on value-add investments. Hodes Weill Securities served as global placement agent and financial advisor to CapRock.
FREMONT, CALIF. — Square Mile Capital Management has originated a $73.9 million loan secured by Ardenwood Life Science Park, a Class A life sciences and office campus in Fremont. Square Mile Capital provided the acquisition financing to a joint venture between Invesco Real Estate and Lincoln Property Company West. Eastdil Secured’s San Francisco office arranged the financing. Originally developed in 2001, the property underwent a comprehensive renovation for lab and office use in 2006. Affiliates of Tyco Electronics Corp. fully occupy the 186,000-square-foot, two-building campus.
PHOENIX — DAUM Commercial Real Estate Services has arranged the sale of an industrial asset in Phoenix’s Deer Valley submarket. The four-building property features 110,679 square feet of industrial space. California-based Greenwood & McKenzie sold the asset to Mountain West for an undisclosed price. Chris Rogers and Trevor McKendry of DAUM represented the seller and procured the buyer. Will Strong of Cushman & Wakefield also brokered the transaction. The buildings, which are fully leased to 38 tenants, are located at 23021, 23025, 23005 and 23015 N. 15th Ave. in Phoenix. The buildings offer 20-foot clear heights, two shared truck wells and 10-foot by 12-foot grade-level doors.
