ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a retail building located at 1600 Desert Surf Circle NE in Albuquerque. A limited liability company acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. The name of the seller was not released. TopGolf occupies the 25,525-square-foot property, which was built in 2021, on a net-lease basis. Mark Ruble and Chris Lind of Marcus & Millichap’s Phoenix office, along with Matthew Reeves of the firm’s New Mexico office, handled the transaction.
Institutional investors have been increasingly interested in the build-for-rent (BFR) space over the last five years. But the pandemic poured gasoline on an asset class that offers tenants space, privacy and the flexibility of renting. Now that COVID appears to be receding in some areas, can the BFR sector maintain its growth? Paul Garner, director at Walker & Dunlop, believes that demographic and economic trends will maintain the demand for BFR, especially in the Sun Belt states, for the near future. Opportunities for Growth and a Focus on the Sun Belt Garner sees the most potential for BFR growth in suburban areas — particularly those located 15 to 20 minutes outside of a metropolitan statistical area. The economic growth and increasing populations of nearby cities determine whether suburban BFR setups will attract tenants. According to Garner, the dedicated BFR/single-family rental (SFR) team at Walker & Dunlop has started to see a lot of action similar to what they saw on the West Coast (especially in Arizona) four or five years ago. He notes, “BFR properties are becoming increasingly popular all throughout the Sun Belt states, especially Florida and the Carolinas. There’s a potential in this area to get land very, …
EL SEGUNDO, CALIF. — The Los Angeles Chargers have reached an agreement with Continental Development Corp. and Mar Ventures Inc. to build its new corporate headquarters and training facility on a 14-acre site in El Segundo, about 20 miles southwest of Los Angeles. Designed by Gensler Sports, the project will be situated less than three miles from the Los Angeles International Airport and seven miles from SoFi Stadium, where the football team plays. The Chargers had been searching for a location for more than four years, according to Dean Spanos, owner and chairman of the board. Special features within the headquarters will include a rooftop hospitality club, full e-sports gaming and content studios and a 3,100-square-foot media center. The main building will span nearly 145,000 square feet. There will also be three natural grass fields with an artificial turf perimeter that can be taken in from 7,600 square feet of elevated outdoor terrace space. Outdoor amenities will include an additional 3,400-square-foot elevated turf area and a two-lane lap pool for player rehabilitation. The field area is designed to accommodate bleacher seating for more than 5,000 people. With 348 onsite parking spaces and accommodations available for offsite parking, the Chargers will …
PHOENIX — ABI Multifamily has arranged the sale of Westover Parc Apartments, a multifamily property located at 6515 W. McDowell Road in Phoenix. The asset traded for $41.6 million, or $260,156 per unit. The names of the buyer and seller were not released. Built in 2002 on 16.1 acres, Westover Parc Apartments features 160 units in a mix of one-bedroom/one-bath, two-bedroom/two-bath and three-bedroom/two-bath floor plans. Apartments feature patios/balconies, ceiling fans, walk-in closets and full-size washers/dryers. Community amenities include a leasing office, swimming pool, fitness center, barbecue grills, picnic areas, a dog park, two gazebo areas, gated/controlled access, open/covered parking and garages. Alon Shnitzer, Rue Bax, Eddie Chang and Doug Lazovick of ABI Multifamily’s Phoenix-based Institutional Apartment Group represented the Massachusetts-based buyer and the California-based seller in the deal.
LONG BEACH AND WEST CARSON, CALIF. — R.D. Olson Construction has broken ground on two affordable housing communities in Los Angeles County: Anaheim and Walnut in Long Beach and West Carson Villas in West Carson. The projects are slated for completion by summer 2023. Developed by Bridge Housing in partnership with the City of Long Beach and the Long Beach Housing Authority, Anaheim and Walnut will feature 207,000 square feet of mixed-use space at 1500 E. Anaheim St. in Long Beach. The $44 million project will offer 88 housing units in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts for formerly homeless seniors (age 55 or older) and low-income families that earn between 30 percent and 60 percent of area median income (AMI). The property will include four levels of residential space over the ground-floor commercial space and a three-story parking structure. The fourth-floor terrace of the parking structure features amenities including a tot lot, exercise equipment, barbecues, seating areas, trellises, community planters and rubber surface flooring. SVA Architects is serving as architect for the project. PATH Ventures, in partnership with the Los Angeles County Development Authority, is developing West Carson Villas at 22801-22905 S. Vermont Ave. in West Carson. …
ENGLEWOOD, COLO. — CBRE has brokered the sale of Dry Creek Medical Office Building, located at 125 Inverness Drive East in Englewood. Terms of the transaction were not released. Chris Bodnar, Lee Asher, Ryan Lindsley and Jordan Selbiger of CBRE Healthcare and Life Sciences Capital Markets partnered with Dann Burke, Stephani Gaskins and Anna Heiserman of CBRE’s Denver office to represent the undisclosed seller in the deal. Built in 2000, Dry Creek Medical Office Building features 57,250 square feet of space. At the time of sale, the property was 87 percent leased to a variety of tenants, including two surgery centers, imaging, OB/GYN, dentistry, ophthalmology, neurology, pain management and plastic surgery specialists.
NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEV. — Applied Medical Resources Corp. has purchased an industrial facility located at 3955 N. Pecos Road in North Las Vegas. Aria Investments sold the asset for $5.3 million. Dean Willmore, Alex Stanisic, Mike Willmore and Lauren Willmore of CBRE represented the seller in the deal. Built in 2006, the 33,787-square-foot warehouse features 24-foot clear heights, seven private offices, two dock-high loading doors, three grade-level loading doors, a paved, fenced yard and a 50-stall parking lot.
REDMOND, TUKWILA, RICHLAND, LAKEWOOD AND VANCOUVER, WASH. — Dallas-based SPI Hospitality has acquired five Woodspring Suites properties in Washington for a total of $88 million. West77 Partners sold the portfolio for $88 million. The 596-room, extended-stay hotel portfolio includes Woodspring Suites Redmond at 7045 180th Ave. NE in Redmond, Woodspring Suites Tukwila at 15637 W. Valley Highway in Tukwila, Woodspring Suites Richland at 1370 Tapteal Drive in Richland, Woodspring Suites Lakewood at 11329 Pacific Highway in Lakewood and Woodspring Suites Vancouver at 200 NE 104th Ave. in Vancouver. The Redmond and Tukwila properties were completed in 2018, the Richland and Lakewood assets opened in late 2020 and the Vancouver hotel is slated to open in November. Matthew Behrens, Chris Burdett and Jordan Caudill of CBRE Hotels represented the seller in the transaction.
SAN DIEGO — CapRock Partners has completed the disposition of a newly renovated distribution center located at 1855 Dornoch Court in San Diego’s Otay Mesa submarket. An investment firm acquired the property for an undisclosed price. CapRock completed several million dollars in capital improvements to the 210,156-square-foot building, which was originally built in the late 1980s. Situated on 10.6 acres, the facility features functional divisibility with a variety of bay sizes, 26- to 28-foot clear heights, grade- and dock-high loading doors, ESFR sprinkler systems and concrete truck courts. Bryce Aberg, Jeff Chiate, Jeffrey Cole, Ed Hernandez, Mike Adey and Zach Harman of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the deal. Brant Aberg of Cushman & Wakefield along with Joe Anderson and Andy Irwin of JLL provided market leasing advisory.
HEALDSBURG, CALIF. — San Francisco Zen Center and The Kendal Corp. have broken ground on Enso Village, a 221-unit seniors housing community in the Bay Area city of Healdsburg. The development will sit on approximately 16 acres of land in what is called the North Village. The community will feature a vegetarian restaurant, demonstration kitchen, indoor pool and gym, meditation hall and onsite farm for growing fresh produce for the restaurant. Weitz is building the project, which is scheduled for completion in 2023.
