BETHESDA, MD. AND WOODLAND HILLS, CALIF. — Walker & Dunlop (NYSE: WD) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Alliant Capital Ltd., a privately held affordable housing asset management firm based in Woodland Hills. Under the terms of the purchase agreement, Walker & Dunlop will acquire Alliant and its affiliates, Alliant Strategic Investments and ADC Communities, at a total value of $696 million. Alliant is the sixth-largest syndicator of low-income housing tax credits (LIHTC) in the United States and has participated in the development of over 100,000 affordable units serving over 400,000 families. ADC Communities is the affordable housing development arm of Alliant, which has financed 29 developments and over 5,400 units in eight states since 2014. Alliant Strategic Investments focuses on non-LIHTC affordable housing preservation, workforce housing and opportunity zone investments. The acquisition will bring Walker & Dunlop’s total affordable housing assets under management to $16 billion, with $14 billion of those assets under management belonging to Alliant. The move is expected to be accretive to Walker & Dunlop’s existing $112 billion servicing portfolio. “Alliant is one of the largest and most respected tax credit syndicators and affordable housing developers in the country. The addition of their people, …
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SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Shorenstein Properties has purchased Phase I of America Center in North San Jose for an undisclosed price. The name of the seller was not released. The asset consists of two six-story, Class A office buildings, totaling 427,600 square feet, and a development parcel at 6001 and 6201 America Center Drive. The development site is entitled for a six-story, 200,000-square-foot office building. At the time of sale, the property was 98 percent leased with a weighted average remaining lease term of 2.9 years. The LEED Gold-certified property features on-site amenities, including exercise options, full-service cafeterias, outdoor trails, a sports park and expansive indoor and outdoor gathering space. The property is situated within the five-building America Center complex.
Volunteers of America Breaks Ground on Desert Oasis Affordable Seniors Housing Expansion In Las Vegas
by Amy Works
LAS VEGAS — Volunteers of America National Services (VOANS) has broken ground on Phase II of Desert Oasis, an affordable seniors housing property in Las Vegas. Phase II will add 43 new units to the existing 75 units in the Desert Oasis community. The building will include a recreational clubhouse facility with a computer room, exercise room, laundry facilities and a community garden. Desert Oasis will be built with energy-efficient systems using green building techniques and including solar panels and photovoltaics. The entire development will be Energy Star rated. Funding partners include Nevada Housing Division’s Low Income Tax Credit program, City of Las Vegas- and Clark County-provided HOME funds and United Health Care. The building is scheduled for completion in fall 2022. VOANS is the wholly controlled nonprofit subsidiary of Volunteers of America created as the sponsor and parent entity for new Volunteers of America housing development projects.
Marcus & Millichap Brokers $5.7M Sale of Lake Forest Center Retail Property in California
by Amy Works
LAKE FOREST, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Lake Forest Center, a shopping center located at 20761 Lake Forest Drive in Lake Forest. A California-based private family trust sold the asset to a Maryland-based private investor for $5.7 million, or $330 per square foot. The multi-tenant property features 17,244 square feet of retail space. Orbell Ovaness, Ara Rostamian and Peter Xiao of Marcus & Millichap’s Los Angeles office represented the seller and buyer in the deal.
CORONA, CALIF. — Colliers has brokered the sale of a multi-purpose warehouse located at 2620 Palisades Drive in West Corona. Crown Associates acquired the property from L&CD Developments for an undisclosed price. Totaling 63,302 square feet, the building features 13,924 square feet of high-finish, two-story office space, 600 square feet of shop office space, 32-foot clear heights, ESFR sprinklers, 153 parking spaces, a private fenced yard and LED warehouse lighting. Built in 2017 on 3.6 acres, the warehouse site is zoned for both distribution and manufacturing. Clyde Stauff and Jace Gan of Colliers represented the buyer and seller in the transaction.
LAKEWOOD, COLO. — Colorado Christian University has purchased 333 S Allison Parkway, an office and medical building in Lakewood. An undisclosed seller sold the asset for $5 million. Colorado Christian University plans to use the three-story, 35,741-square-foot building for its main offices and future site of its nursing school. Built in 1987, the property was formerly known as KeyBank Plaza. Garrett Neustrom and Jules Sherwood of Kenai Capital Advisors represented the seller, while Bob Pipkin and Jeff LaForte of Fuller Real Estate represented the buyer in the deal.
TACOMA, WASH. — San Diego-based MG Properties Group has purchased Village on Main Apartments, a multifamily property located at 5020 Main St. on the Point Ruston Waterfront in Tacoma. Point Ruston Building 7 LLC, a company owned by Loren McBride Cohen, sold the asset for $85.5 million. Village on Main features 200 apartments and access to a mix of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues in the Point Ruston Waterfront mixed-use community. Chris Ross, David Young, Corey Marx, Jordan Louie and Michael Lyford of JLL represented the seller. Charles Halladay, Rick Salinas and Jake Wisness of JLL Capital Markets arranged financing for the buyer.
Crescent Real Estate Purchases Two-Building, 119,977 SF Office/Retail Property in Denver
by Amy Works
DENVER — An affiliate of Crescent Real Estate has acquired a two-building, 119,977-square-foot office and retail property, located at 200-250 Columbine St. in Denver, for $82.7 million. PCCP provided a $56.5 million senior loan for the acquisition of the asset. Western Development Co. sold the property. John Jugl of Newmark represented the seller in the deal. Constructed in 2015, the property features 89,195 square feet of office space and 30,782 square feet of retail space. The eight-story building at 200 Columbine St. features all the office space and 9,856 square feet of restaurant and retail space, as well as a two-story subterranean parking garage. The adjacent seven-story building at 250 Columbine St. features the remaining 20,926 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The building also includes 71 residential condominium units that were not part of the acquisition. The office and retail components of the property were fully occupied at the time of sale.
PointOne Holdings, Stillwater Capital to Develop 330-Unit Spring Ranch Apartments in Colorado Springs
by Amy Works
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — PointOne Holdings has partnered with Stillwater Capital to develop Spring Ranch Apartments, a multifamily community located in Colorado Springs. Totaling 330 units, Spring Ranch will feature a three-acre quad located between the main two buildings that will feature a pool, outdoor kitchens and fire pits, walking gardens and views of the Rocky Mountains. The property will also offer a fitness center and co-working facilities for residents. The joint venture recently closed on the site acquisition and financing for the project. Construction is slated to begin in the near future, with the first units scheduled for delivery in spring 2023.
IRVINE, CALIF. — Taiwan-based Skyline Group International has acquired Glen Bell Way, a Class A office and R&D campus located in downtown Orange County’s Irvine Spectrum. The 273,180-square-foot campus includes: 1 Glen Bell Way, a five-story office building; 3 Glen Bell Way, a one-and-two story R&D and office headquarter building; and 5 Glen Bell Way, a four-level, 911-stall parking structure. The campus is 100 percent triple-net-leased to Yum! Brands and Ford Motor Co. There are 91,457 square feet of remaining entitlements associated with the campus that can be utilized for potential future expansion/office intensification for 3 Glen Bell Way. Kevin Shannon, Paul Jones, Ken White, Brunson Howard and Brandon White of Newmark represented the undisclosed seller in the deal. The acquisition price was not released.