TUCSON, ARIZ. — Thayer Manca Residential (TMR) has purchased Desert Shadows, an apartment property located in Tucson. Located at 7425 N. Mona Lisa Road, Desert Shadows features 338 apartments. TMR plans a $6.8 million renovation and repositioning plan includes a marketing rebrand, upgrades to the common area amenity package and interior renovations to the units. TMR acquired the 368-unit Circ Tucson in 2019 and the 424-unit Envii Apartments in 2020.
ARVADA, COLO. — Capstone has arranged the sale of Mesa Verde Apartments, a multifamily property located at 9700 W. 51st Place in Arvada. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property for $64.5 million. Mesa Verde Apartments features 276 apartments in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts with individually controlled heating and air conditioning and walk-in closets. The community includes volleyball and basketball courts, an outdoor swimming pool, playground and picnic area, as well as off-street parking for residents. The buyer plans to perform interior renovations, add additional units to the community, build a clubhouse for resident use, add a gate surrounding the property and resurface the parking lots. Brandon Kaufman of Capstone represented the buyer in the deal.
TEMPE, ARIZ. — Strategic Office Partners has acquired a two-building office property located at 2114 and 2116 S. Freedom Way in Tempe. Boyer Co. sold the asset for $132 million. Barry Gabel, Chris Marchildon and Will Mast of CBRE represented the seller. According to CBRE, the sale is the highest priced and largest office transaction year-to-date in 2021 within the region. Bryan Taute and Charlie von Arentschildt of CBRE served as leasing agents for the property, securing the current tenant on a long-term basis. Totaling 300,000 square feet, the newly constructed buildings are situated within the 60-acre Rio2100 business park. The four-story office properties feature two parking structures, a commercial kitchen and 14- to 16-foot deck-to-deck ceiling heights. Freedom Financial Network fully occupies the two buildings.
IVINS CITY, UTAH — D.A. Davidson’s Special District Group has successfully priced and closed $106 million of limited tax general obligation bonds for the 278-acre Black Desert Public Infrastructure District (PID). The proceeds will fund Black Desert Resort at Entrada, a commercial and residential resort in Ivins City. Black Desert Resort at Entrada will offer 148 hotel rooms; 299 hotel condominium units; a 200-acre, 19-hole golf course; miles of nearby trails; a wellness spa; and 46,160 square feet of retail and restaurant space. The property will also feature 32 single-family estates, 783 condominium units and approximately 214,000 square feet of commercial space, with the amenities of the resort center available for full-time residents. The first phase of development is expected to create 500 new jobs and future long-term employment opportunities. Construction on the first phase commenced in 2020 and full buildout of the commercial and residential resort is slated for 2027. The development is being undertaken by Enlaw LLC, a Delaware limited liability company that is primarily owned by Reef Capital Partners.
BURBANK, CALIF. — GPI Cos. has acquired a medical office building, located at 2701 W. Alameda Ave. in Burbank, from a private real estate investor for $23.9 million, or $468 per square foot. The 50,986-square-foot building was 90.4 percent leased to 22 medical tenants, with most of the space occupied by doctors on staff at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center. Mark Shaffer, Anthony DeLorenzo, Chris Bodnar, Lee Asher, Gerard Poutier and Cody Chiarella of CBRE represented the seller in the deal.
SAN DIEGO — Kawa Capital Management has partnered with CL Hotels LLC to purchase Hotel La Jolla, a Curio Collection Hilton hotel located in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego. Terms of the acquisition were not released. The partnership plans to implement a $5 million to $6 million improvement plan for the 11-story hotel, which features 110 guestrooms. The program will update the guest rooms, lobby, pool area, restaurant and meeting space. The renovation will not interrupt operations and will take approximately two years to complete.
PACOIMA, CALIF. — Newmark has arranged the sale of a five-building industrial portfolio in Pacoima. Chase Partners acquired the portfolio from a private local family for more than $16 million. John DeGrinis, Patrick DuRoss and Jeff Abraham of Newmark represented the buyer and seller in the transaction. Situated within the San Fernando Valley’s infill areas, the properties offer a total of 80,000 square feet. At the time of sale, the single-story portfolio was 100 percent occupied.
TACOMA, WASH. — Bridge Industrial has purchased a 160-acre land assemblage for the development of Bridge Point Tacoma 2MM, a 2.5 million-square-foot industrial project. Texas-based BNSF Railway Co. sold the 19 land parcels for $158 million. The site has been vacant and in disrepair for several years, and Bridge has committed to maintaining the remediations performed prior to its acquisition and any future required remediation for its proposed development. Located at 5802 S. Burlington Way, Bridge Point Tacoma 2MM will span four buildings and feature approximately 20 acres of trailer storage space. The buildings will offer 40-foot clear heights and expansive truck courts, with tenant spaces ranging from 100,000 square feet to 1.5 million square feet. Bridge plans to break ground on the campus in August 2022, with completion slated for summer 2023. Todd Clarke, Matt Murray, Matt McLennan and Ty Clarke of Kidder Mathews represented Bridge Industrial in the transaction.
WHEAT RIDGE, COLO. — SCL Health has selected NexCore to develop Clear Creek Crossing Medical Office Building on the Lutheran Medical Campus in Wheat Ridge. The five-story, 130,000-square-foot facility will be the first medical office building on the new 28-acre hospital campus, which will replace SCL Health’s existing Lutheran Medical Center 3.5 miles away. Construction began in June for the new campus, which will be part of the planned 100-acre Clear Creek Crossing mixed-use development at the southwest corner of State Highway 58 and Interstate 70. NexCore plans to break ground on the medical office building in late 2022, with completion slated for early 2024. The new facility will include SCL Health outpatient clinics and services, as well as an ambulatory surgical center.
BEAUMONT, CALIF. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the sale of Marketplace Beaumont, a shopping center situated on 51.7 acres at 1604, 1693 and 1642 E. Second St. in Beaumont. Completed in 2008, the 187,851-square-foot property was 91 percent occupied at the time of sale. Tenants include ALDI, Ross Dress for Less, Best Buy, Petco and Bed Bath & Beyond. Gleb Lvovich and Daniel Tyner of JLL Retail Capital Markets represented the buyer, while Aldon Cole and Pat Burger of JLL Debt Advisory team represented the seller, a private family trust that originally developed the center, in the deal. JLL worked with Brixton Capital to source the transaction and structure the existing financing.
