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Amazon Launches $2B Housing Equity Fund to Preserve, Create 20,000 Affordable Housing Units

by Kristin Harlow January 6, 2021

SEATTLE — Amazon has launched its Housing Equity Fund, a more than $2 billion commitment to preserve and create over 20,000 affordable housing units in Washington State’s Puget Sound region; Arlington, Va.; and Nashville, Tenn. — three metro areas where the company has or expects to have at least 5,000 employees each in the coming years. Amazon’s first investments include $381.9 million in below-market loans and grants to the nonprofit organization Washington Housing Conservancy (WHC) to preserve and create up to 1,300 affordable units at the Crystal House multifamily property in Arlington. WHC purchased Crystal House recently using Amazon’s capital. Rents at the property will be significantly lowered to target households earning less than 80 percent of the area median income (AMI). The conversion of existing apartments to affordable units began on Jan. 1 and will continue over the next five years. A 99-year covenant ensures that Crystal House will remain affordable for the long term. Arlington County has lost approximately 14,400 privately owned, affordably priced housing units since 2000, according to the county’s government. In addition, the Seattle-based online retail giant has committed $185.5 million in below-market loans and grants to King County Housing Authority (KCHA) to preserve up …

January 6, 2021

California Development Mixed-Use Multifamily Office Retail Western

Lendlease, Aware Super Buy Culver City Site in Los Angeles for Planned $600M Mixed-Use Development

by Amy Works January 5, 2021

LOS ANGELES — In a 50-50 joint venture, Lendlease and Aware Super, an Australian superannuation fund, have acquired a 3.5-acre, transit-oriented, mixed-use development site at 3401 S. La Cienega Blvd. in Los Angeles. La Cienega Properties sold the 156,380-square-foot site for $92 million. The team plans to develop a 500,000-square-foot mid-rise project offering 260 multifamily residential units, 250,000 square feet of creative office space and ground-floor retail space. The site offers transit access to the beach and downtown Los Angeles, as well as the Exposition Corridor Bike Path. Lendlease aims to submit an application to the City of Los Angeles this year and plans to commence development in 2023, with completion slated for 2025. The site currently houses 1,144 self-storage units, totaling 86,897 rentable square feet, which will provide a steady in-place income stream for the partnership during the development planning. Upon completion, the project, which is the partnership’s first Los Angeles development, will have an estimated value of $600 million. Kevin Shannon, Ken White, Rob Hannan and Laura Stumm of Newmark represented the seller in the deal.

January 5, 2021

Acquisitions Colorado Multifamily Western

Bell Partners Sells Summit at Flatirons Apartments Near Denver to Treeline Multifamily for $154M

by Amy Works January 5, 2021

BROOMFIELD, COLO. — Bell Partners has completed the sale of Summit at Flatirons Apartments, a multifamily property located at 210 Summit Blvd. in Broomfield, a suburb of Denver. An affiliate of Treeline Multifamily Partners acquired the asset for $154 million. Jordan Robbins and Pamela Koster of JLL represented the seller in the deal. Additionally, Josh Simon and Rob Bova of JLL secured a seven-year, $103 million Freddie Mac acquisition loan for the buyer. JLL Real Estate Capital, a Freddie Mac Optigo lender, will service the loan. Built in 2004, Summit at Flatirons features 500 one- and two-bedroom apartments. In 2016, the property underwent more than $13 million in unit and common-area renovations, including upgrading units with stainless steel appliances, new vinyl plank flooring, quartz countertops, new lighting, repainted hallways, relocation of the fitness center and yoga studio, upgraded equipment and bike storage. Additional community amenities include a business lounge, swimming pool, hot tub, barbecue areas, resident lounge and courtyard.

January 5, 2021

Acquisitions California Industrial Self-Storage Western

Rexford Acquires Four-Building Industrial Portfolio, Outdoor Storage Property in Southern California for $103.1M

by Amy Works January 5, 2021

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles-based Rexford Industrial has purchased a four-building industrial portfolio and an outdoor storage property in Southern California for $103.1 million. The names of the sellers were not released. Through an off-market transaction, the company acquired four single-tenant industrial buildings located Southern California’s San Fernando Valley, Mid-Counties and Inland Empire West markets for $86.3 million, or $208 per square foot. The properties offer a total of 414,744 square feet of improvements on 25.2 acres. At the time of sale, the portfolio was 100 percent leased. The properties are a 100,157-square-foot asset at 29010 Avenue Paine in Valencia, a 117,151-square-foot building at 29010 Commerce Center Drive in Valencia, a 105,041-square-foot facility at 13369 Valley Blvd. in Fontana and a 92,395-square-foot asset at 6635 Caballero Blvd. in Buena Park. Rexford also acquired an industrial outdoor storage property located at 1235 S. Lewis St. in Anaheim for $16.8 million, or $80 per square foot. The 4.8-acre site features a 62,480-square-foot building.

January 5, 2021

Development Industrial Washington Western

Bridge Development Plans 1.9 MSF Industrial Park in Suburban Seattle

by Amy Works January 5, 2021

MILTON, WASH. — Bridge Development Partners has purchased a 117-acre land site in Milton, three miles from the Port of Tacoma, for an undisclosed price. The company plans to develop Bridge Point I-5 Seattle, a four-building, 1.9 million-square-foot industrial park at the site. Bridge Point I-5 will be delivered in two phases: a 1 million-square-foot cross-dock facility to be delivered in first-quarter 2023 and three single-load buildings totaling 921,270 square feet to be delivered in 2024. Of the 117 acres purchased, 89 acres will be used for Bridge Point I-5 Seattle. The four planned industrial buildings will range in size from 119,022 square feet up to 1 million square feet. The facilities will feature 32- to 40-foot clear heights, ESFR sprinklers, LED lighting, 1,218 car parking spaces, and 130- to 185-foot truck courts. Mike Newton of Kidder Mathews represented Bridge, while Bob Naber of NAI Puget Sound Properties represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Newton was retained to serve as leasing agent for the project.

January 5, 2021

Acquisitions Multifamily Utah Western

Magna Investment Divests of 264-Unit Apartment Community in Salt Lake Valley

by Amy Works January 5, 2021

SANDY, UTAH — Magna Investment and Development has completed the disposition of Icon 9700, a multifamily property located in Sandy, approximately 20 miles southeast of Salt Lake City. Starwood Capital Group acquired the community for an undisclosed price. Constructed in 2018, Icon 9700 features 264 apartments, a resort-inspired pool deck, fitness center, outdoor grilling stations, private garages and a multi-purpose sport court for soccer, basketball and pickleball. At the time of sale, the community was 97 percent occupied. Eli Mills and Patrick Bodnar of CBRE’s Salt Lake multifamily team represented the seller in the transaction.

January 5, 2021

Acquisitions California Office Retail Western

Blox Ventures, Angelo Gordon Divest of First Republic Center in Palo Alto for $103.9M

by Amy Works January 4, 2021

PALO ALTO, CALIF. — Silicon Valley, Calif.-based Blox Ventures and New York-based Angelo Gordon & Co. have completed the disposition of First Republic Center, a retail and office property located at 2100 El Camino Real in Palo Alto’s College Terrace neighborhood. According to Santa Clara County records, an affiliate of KKR and Drawbridge Real Estate acquired the building for $103.9 million. First Republic’s regional office occupies 76 percent of the 58,000-square-foot building. Other tenants include a 11,000-square-foot Real Produce International Market, a music group and other local businesses.

January 4, 2021

Acquisitions Arizona Multifamily Western

TM Equities Buys Multifamily Community Near Phoenix from Watermark Residential for $84.3M

by Amy Works January 4, 2021

GILBERT, ARIZ. — Salt Lake City-based TM Equities has purchased Watermark at Gilbert Place, an apartment property located at 4454 E. Ray Road in Gilbert. Watermark Residential sold the asset for $84.3 million. Watermark at Gateway Place features 25 two-story, wood-frame buildings with direct-access garages. The 250-unit property is a Big House design property, a concept created by Humphreys and Partners Architects, which features the privacy, space and convenience of a single-family home without mortgage and maintenance. Each one-, two- and three-bedroom apartment includes a private front door, gourmet bar-kitchen, granite countertops, walk-in closets, garden tub, in-unit washer and dryer, and private balcony or patio. Community amenities include a resort-style swimming pool, clubhouses, fire pits, gas grilling stations, dog park and a 24-hour fitness center. Steve Gebing and Cliff David of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, brokered the sale.

January 4, 2021

Acquisitions Multifamily Oregon Western

BPM Real Estate Group Sells Sunset Summit Apartments in Portland to Prime Residential for $80.7M

by Amy Works January 4, 2021

PORTLAND, ORE. — BPM Real Estate Group has completed the disposition of Sunset Summit, a multifamily community located in the West Hills neighborhood of Portland. Prime Residential acquired the property for $80.7 million, or $309,387 per unit. Situated on 31 acres, the 261-unit Sunset Summit was built in 1989 and renovated in 2014. Anthony Palladino, Giovanni Napoli, Philip Assouad, Ryan Dinius and Sidney Warsinske of Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller in the transaction.

January 4, 2021

Acquisitions California Multifamily Western

Advanced Real Estate Acquires Two-Property Multifamily Portfolio in Southern California for $72M

by Amy Works January 4, 2021

WESTMINSTER AND ANAHEIM, CALIF. — Advanced Real Estate has purchased a two-property apartment portfolio located in Westminster and Anaheim. The 245-unit transaction was valued at $72 million. The properties are The Edward, a 128-unit community in Westminster formerly known as Hollybrook, and The Lincoln on Grand, a 117-unit property in Anaheim formerly known as Rancho Vista. Built in the early 1970s, both properties offer garden-style apartments, swimming pools and fitness centers. The buyer plans to renovate both assets, including new roofs, windows, siding, landscape, hardscape, new cabinets, counter, fixtures and paint. Sean Deasy and Ryan Fitzpatrick of JLL’s Irvine office represented the undisclosed seller in the deal. Commercial Bank of California provided an acquisition loan for the buyer.

January 4, 2021

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