CHANDLER, ARIZ. — Stratton Road Realty LLC has purchased Dobson Town Place, a single-story medical office building located in south Chandler. Off Five LLC sold the asset for $10.3 million, or $232 per square foot. At the time of sale, the 44,000-square-foot property was 100 percent leased to a mix of medical, professional office and retail tenants on triple-net leases. Dobson Town Place was built in 2007 and 2008. James Taylor of Orion Investment Real Estate represented the seller in the deal.
MESA, ARIZ. — Taurus Investment Holdings has acquired 544 Southern, a multifamily property located in Mesa, for $31.1 million. Built in 1985, the 114,824-square-foot, Class B community features 136 apartments. This is Taurus’ fourth acquisition in the Phoenix metro within the last 12 months. The company’s portfolio now includes more than 5,800 units acquired and developed nationwide and over 725 units in the Phoenix market. The name of the seller was not released.
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — Capstone has arranged the sale of Red Rocks Terrace, a multifamily property located at 3164 W. Colorado Ave. in Colorado Springs. The building traded hands for $4.1 million. The names of the seller and buyer were not released. The 16,350-square-foot property features two studio units, five two-bedroom units and 16 one-bedroom units. Almost all units were renovated within the last two years and significant improvements were made to the exterior of the property. Sean Holamon of Capstone represented the seller in the transaction.
Prime US REIT Buys Sorrento Towers Office Complex in San Diego from Shorenstein Properties for $146M
SAN DIEGO — Prime US REIT has purchased Sorrento Towers, a Class A office complex located at 5355 and 5375 Mira Sorrento Place in San Diego’s Sorrento Mesa submarket. Shorenstein Properties sold the asset for $146 million. Built in 1990, Sorrento Towers features two seven-story buildings totaling 296,327 square feet of office space atop a multi-level parking structure. At the time of sale, the property was 98.2 percent occupied. Kevin Shannon, Brunson Howard, Ken White and Paul Jones of Newmark represented the seller in the deal. KBS serves as the United States-based asset manager for the Singapore-based buyer’s portfolio, which includes identifying and sourcing this asset on Prime’s behalf. Shorenstein acquired the property in 2018 and increased occupancy to 98 percent. Since 2018, the property underwent more than $8.4 million in renovations, including an expanded first-curtain wall that captured additional ground-floor area, a renovated open-air plaza and revitalized main lobbies, elevator lobbies, elevator cabs and restrooms. The renovation also included the addition of an amenity space, including a fitness center, conferencing spaces, a training center and multiple outdoor meeting areas. Shorenstein also invested approximately $16.7 million for new, best-in-class tenant improvements within the last two years. The new owners are …
PHOENIX — Hubbard Street Group and Cresset Real Estate Partners, as capital partner, have broken ground on Skye on 6th, an apartment property located on the southeast corner of Sixth and Garfield streets in Phoenix. Slated for completion in summer 2023, the 26-story Skye on 6th will feature 309 apartments in a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom units, as well as penthouses on the top residential floor. Community amenities include a pool deck with cabanas, fitness center, yoga studio, steam room and sauna, a co-working area, an outdoor terrace, a dog run, party room, chef’s grade kitchen for entertainers, package storage room, bicycle storage, indoor parking and storage lockers. The project will also feature approximately 6,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The project team includes Shepley Bulfinch as architect and Clayco as general contractor.
ONTARIO, CALIF. — Wood Investments Cos. has purchased a 19.6-acre development site within the master-planned community of Ontario Ranch in Ontario. San Diego-based GDC RCCD 2 LP sold the asset for $18.5 million. Wood Investments plans to develop The Ranch at Model Colony Shopping Center, a 206,072-square-foot retail property, at the site. The asset will be located at the intersection of Ontario Ranch Road and Hamner Avenue. Already signed tenants include include a national grocery tenants, Burlington Coat Factory, Five Below, Hobby Lobby and Planet Fitness. Brian McDonald and Walter Pagel of CBRE represented Wood Investments in the purchase and lease transactions. CBRE also represented the seller in the deal.
LONG BEACH, CALIF. — Holland Partner Group and architecture firm MVE + Partners have completed Volta on Pine, a 285,415-square-foot, mixed-use, infill development in downtown Long Beach. Located at 635 Pine Ave., Volta on Pine features 271 apartments, 1,300 square feet of ground-floor retail space, subterranean parking and extensive sidewalk space. Residential units range from 629 square feet to 1,400 square feet in a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. Eleven apartments are dedicated as median-income affordable housing. Apartments include custom-finish packages, keyless entry, Nest thermostats, LED-lit vanity mirrors, soft-close drawers and cabinets, in-home washers/dryers, high-end kitchen counters and appliances, solar mesh roller shades, soaking tubs, and large balconies and windows. Community amenities include a rooftop terrace and sky lounge, fitness center, swimming pool with sun deck, hot tub, outdoor grills and firepits, parcel lockers, electric vehicle charging stations, bike storage and three levels of subterranean parking offering a total of 341 parking stalls. LRM served as landscape architect and Arial Fox provided interior design services for the project.
BELLEVUE, WASH. — PGIM and Capstone Partners have acquired ParqHouse Bellevue, a 34,335-square-foot development site located at 305 108th Ave. NE in Bellevue. Fana Group sold the asset for $32.5 million. ParqHouse Bellevue is situated adjacent to major parks, restaurants and amenities in downtown Bellevue. Originally slated for a residential development, the new owners plan to build on office project at the site instead of the proposed residential units. The original proposal included 274 residential units, 6,600 square feet of retail space and 337 parking stalls. Kevin Shannon, Ken White and Tim O’Keefe of Newmark represented the seller in the deal.
SEATTLE — Boston Properties Inc. (NYSE: BXP) has entered into an agreement to acquire Safeco Plaza, a 50-story, Class A office tower located at 1001 Fourth Ave. in Seattle’s Central Business District, for $465 million. The seller in the transaction was undisclosed. The REIT is acquiring the 800,000-square-foot property through a joint venture with one of the participants in its recently announced co-investment program with Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) and GIC. Boston Properties will own a 51 percent interest in the building. Safeco Plaza was developed in 1969 by the Howard S. Wright Construction Co. and features a two-story lobby, five-level subterranean parking garage, a large outdoor plaza and 15,000 square feet of ground-floor retail. The LEED Platinum-certified property offers views of the Seattle skyline, Puget Sound and Olympic Mountains and is located adjacent to stops for Seattle’s Link light rail and Metro bus lines. Safeco Plaza was 90 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Safeco Insurance, Bank of America, Corr Cronin LLP, Fox Rothschild, Helsell Fetterman and Interior Architects. Hines has managed the asset since 2016. Boston Properties is one of the largest publicly traded developers, owners and managers of Class A …
TACOMA, WASH. — Dalfen Industrial has purchased Tacoma Supply Chain Center, a three-building industrial park in Tacoma. Terms of the off-market transaction were not released. The newly developed property features 711,855 square feet of industrial space and close proximity to Interstate 5, State Route 512 and the Port of Tacoma. Over the last 12 months, Dalfen Industrial has acquired and developed more than $1.5 billion of industrial properties in key metros across the United States.