TEMPE, ARIZ. — Shorenstein Properties has acquired Fountainhead Office Plaza, an office property located in Tempe. Terms of the transaction, including the name of the seller and acquisition price, were not released. Built in 2011, the two-building asset features 446,000 square feet of Class A office space, as well as a six-story standalone parking facility. The LEED Gold-certified six- and 10-story buildings offer floor plates averaging approximately 28,000 square feet. On-site amenities include a large café, fitness center with showers and lockers and an outdoor gathering area surrounding a large pond.
MESA, ARIZ. — Irvine, Calif.-based SB Real Estate Partners has acquired ReNew 3030, a Class B apartment community in Mesa. An undisclosed seller sold the property for $24.3 million. SB Real Estate renamed the asset Portola East Mesa and will implement a capital improvement program. Located at 3030 E. Broadway Road, Portola East Mesa features 126 garden-style apartments in a mix of one- and two-bedroom units ranging from 580 square feet to 805 square feet with walk-in closets, in-unit washers/dryers and high-speed internet. On-site amenities include a swimming pool, picnic area with grill, fitness center and bark park. Chris Canter, Brad Goff and Brett Polacheck of Newmark represented the seller the transaction. Chinmay Bhatt, Noam Franklin and Cody Kirkpatrick of Berkadia JV Equity & Structured Capital arranged joint venture equity as part of a larger program, as the buyer plans to close on more than $150 million of multifamily acquisitions during third-quarter 2021 across Arizona, California and Nevada.
BRIGHTON, COLO. — CP Capital US has partnered with Greystar to develop Brighton Park, a multifamily property located at the intersection of Longs Peak Street and North 42nd Avenue in Brighton, a northeast suburb of Denver. Situated on 13 acres, the three-story, garden-style property will feature 288 apartments with stainless steel appliances and stone-surface countertops. Community amenities will include a fitness center, resort-style swimming pool, dog park, detached garages and surface parking spots. Groundbreaking is slated for the fourth quarter of 2021, with the first units scheduled for delivery in early 2023. Total build out is scheduled for the second quarter of 2023. CP Capital, formerly known as HQ Capital Real Estate, has partnered with Greystar on four development projects, with the most recently projects being The Gabriel in North Pomona, Calif., and Monty in North Charleston, S.C.
SEATTLE — Columbia Pacific Advisors Bridge Lending, a platform within Columbia Pacific Advisors, has provided a $14.3 million bridge loan to Labor Temple, a landmark office building located at 2800 First Ave. in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood. Originally built in 1942 and expanded in 1955, the building now totals 40,000 square feet and sits on half-block site with high-end offerings designed for modern office tenants. The property features a roof deck, courtyard, private meeting rooms on each floor, a fitness center and 67 office suites. The property was landmarked in 2008. FAUL, a Seattle-based real estate owner and developer, acquired Labor Temple in December 2020.
SAN FRANCISCO — A joint venture between Hines and the National Pension Service of Korea (NPS) has acquired the historic Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (PG&E) campus in the South Financial District of downtown San Francisco. The purchase price was $800 million, according to The Wall Street Journal. The buyers plan to completely reimagine the campus with a $2.5 billion redevelopment project. The first of two office projects will consist of the restoration and renovation of a 600,000-square-foot office complex dating back to the early 1900s. Hines plans to retain the historic architecture of the building façade and the original lobby. The building systems and technological capabilities will be upgraded in order to achieve the modern functionality of a Class A property. Secondly, 77 Beale is an existing 1 million-square-foot, 34-story tower that will be repositioned and renamed 200 Mission. The building will receive new systems and aesthetics. Architectural firm Pickard Chilton is leading the design. Lastly, Hines plans to develop 50 Main, a new apartment complex with more than 600 units. A timeline for construction was not released. Upon completion, the PG&E campus will represent the largest deal along Market Street in San Francisco over the last 10 years, …
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Manufactured Housing Communities Garner Investor Interest
Interest in affordable paths to homeownership and the growing popularity of lower density living are raising the profile of the manufactured housing option among American households and investors. At the same time, the government sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are making concerted efforts to better serve this historically underfinanced market at both the individual homeowner and community levels. The combination of robust cash flow growth (particularly in Sunbelt and Western markets), cap rate compression, and liquidity provided by the GSEs makes a compelling case for manufactured housing community (MHC) acquisitions and refinances. As increased competition has left market participants looking for an edge amidst compressing cap rates, the importance of working with an experienced MHC lender with access to short- and long-term loan programs has become more apparent. The following provides an in-depth analysis of the recent performance of rental MHCs, sales volume and pricing trends, and loan and underwriting trends in the MHC space. The Performance of the Site Rental Market The COVID-19 pandemic affected American housing preferences in profound ways. Increasingly, households are seeking lower density options with larger floor plans, home offices, and dedicated space for entertaining or distanced learning. This phenomenon …
KIRKLAND, WASH. — Gantry has arranged a $190 million loan to recapitalize the Carillon Point mixed-use campus in Kirkland. Mike Taylor and Patrick Taylor of Gantry’s Seattle office secured the 15-year loan, which was placed with Principal Real Estate Investors. The name of the borrower was not released. Fronting Lake Washington, the 26-acre property features a mix of Class A office space, a boutique hotel, retail space and a 200-slip marina. Carillon Point totals six buildings and offers 440,000 square feet of mixed-use space, including the 100-room hotel.
CBRE Global Investors, Trammell Crow to Develop 606,343 SF Logistics Facility in Northern California
TRACY, CALIF. — CBRE Global Investors has purchased a 29.3-acre site located at 1205 E. Grant Line Road in Tracy for the development of a logistics center. The investment firm will partner with Trammell Crow Co. to develop the 606,343-square-foot facility. Construction is slated to begin in early 2022, with completion scheduled for first quarter 2023. The distribution facility will feature 40-foot clear heights, 185-foot truck courts, 56-foot by 60-foot column spacing, LED and sky lighting and an ESFR sprinkler system. HPA is serving as architect of record and Big-D Construction is the general contractor.
FAIRFIELD, CALIF. — Opportunity Housing Group and the California Statewide Communities Development Authority (CSCDA) have partnered to purchase Waterscape Apartments, a multifamily property located at 3001 N. Texas St. in Fairfield. A joint venture between Angelo Gordon and Glencrest Group sold the asset for $70 million. The 180-unit community will offer rents reduced to be affordable to low- to moderate-income individuals and families. On-site amenities includes a swimming pool, spa, picnic area with barbecue grills, a fireplace with lounge seating, package concierge, clubhouse, business center, fitness center, playground, dog park, gated access and 326 open, covered and garage parking spots. Opportunity Housing Group is a Danville-based company focused on creating workforce housing in California. The company acquired the property in partnership with CSCDA using CSCDA’s Workforce Housing Program. Under this structure, middle-income workers, including teachers, first responders, civil employees and others, are offered discounted rents at the property that align with their incomes and have capped annual increases. Salvatore Saglimbeni, Philip Saglimbeni, Stanford Jones and Alex Tartaglia of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, brokered the transaction.
GLENDALE, ARIZ. — St. Louis, Mo.-based US Capital Development has broken ground on its first development in Arizona. The first phase of Falcon Park 303 will comprise a 599,468-square-foot speculative industrial building on 36.7 acres along Camelback Road at 152nd Avenue in Glendale. The building will feature 40-foot clear heights, 92 dock-height loading doors and four drive-in loading doors. The building, which is divisible by half, is slated for completion by August 2022. The project team includes Willmeng Construction, Gray Design Group and Hilgart Wilson. Andy Markham, Mike Haenel and Phil Haenel of Cushman & Wakefield are handling leasing for the development.