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Kilroy Realty Agrees to Sell Dropbox-Anchored Office Campus in San Francisco for $1B

by John Nelson March 9, 2021

SAN FRANCISCO — Kilroy Realty Corp. (NYSE: KRC) has agreed to sell The Exchange on Sixteenth, a 750,000-square-foot office campus located at 1800 Owens St. in San Francisco’s Mission Bay neighborhood. The buyer was not disclosed, but the San Francisco Chronicle reported it was KKR, a private equity firm based in New York. The agreed purchase price is a little more than $1 billion, equating to approximately $1,440 per square foot. Kilroy Realty says this is the highest per-square-foot sales price for a “major property” in the history of San Francisco’s commercial real estate market. The Chronicle reports the sale represents the second largest transaction for a single property in the city’s history. “This transaction demonstrates that quality assets in quality locations remain highly attractive to buyers, and in this case generated a record price,” says John Kilroy, chairman and CEO of Kilroy Realty. Software storage giant Dropbox Inc. (NASDAQ: DBX) signed a 15-year lease for its corporate headquarters at the campus in 2017. The San Francisco Business Times reported last summer that the company listed 270,000 square feet of its space at the campus for sublease as the COVID-19 pandemic caused most of its staff to work remotely. Kilroy …

March 9, 2021

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USA Properties Fund Starts Construction of $80M Affordable Seniors Housing Community in Los Angeles

by Amy Works March 8, 2021

LOS ANGELES — USA Properties Fund Inc. has started construction of Vintage at Woodman, a 239-unit affordable seniors housing community in the Panorama City neighborhood of Los Angeles. Units will be restricted to residents at least 55 years old that meet a range of income limits, via the California Housing Finance Agency’s Mixed-Income Program. Vintage at Woodman is the first USA Properties project to use the Mixed-Income Program. With the Mixed-Income Program, renters earning 50 percent to 80 percent of the area median income — about $45,000 to $72,000 for a two-person household leasing a one-bedroom apartment — could qualify for Vintage at Woodman. “Vintage at Woodman is an example of the type of development that is key to addressing the housing crisis facing Los Angeles County and the entire state,” says Tia Boatman Patterson, executive director of the California Housing Finance Agency (CalFHA). CalHFA issued tax-exempt bonds and provided subsidy funds through its Mixed-Income Program for the project. “The mix of incomes in this project allows local residents to improve their financial and housing situations while staying at home in their community,” adds Patterson. The five-story apartment community, featuring one- and two-bedroom units, is scheduled for completion in spring …

March 8, 2021

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TMG Brokers $29.2M Sale of Park West Apartment Homes in Fresno

by Amy Works March 8, 2021

FRESNO, CALIF. — The Mogharebi Group (TMG) has arranged the sale of Park West Apartment Homes, a multifamily community located in Fresno in California’s Central Valley. A Southern California-based seller sold the asset to a Southern California-based private capital investor for $29.2 million. Built in 1973 on 23 acres, Park West Apartments features 256 units, two swimming pools and spas, tennis courts, basketball courts, garages, covered parking, a leasing center, clubhouse with kitchen facilities, laundry facilities and a commercial building that is leased to a day care center. Alex Mogharebi, Otto Ozen, Robin Kane and Brenda Kane of TMG represented the seller in the deal.

March 8, 2021

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Embrey Partners Acquires Land Site for 266-Unit The Quincy at Kierland Multifamily Project in Phoenix

by Amy Works March 8, 2021

PHOENIX — San Antonio-based Embrey Partners has purchased a land site for the development of The Quincy at Kierland, an apartment community located on Scottsdale Road in Phoenix. The six-story, podium-style project will feature 266 apartments, access to the 101 Loop and walkability to Kierland Commons, Scottsdale Quarter, The Promenade and the Westin Kierland Resort and Spa. The property’s clubhouse and first units are scheduled to open in early 2023, with full project completion later in the year. Amenities at the development will include a clubhouse with game room and business center; fitness studio with on-demand technology and yoga room; cyber-lounge with coffee bar; conference room; and structured parking. Additionally, the community will feature a resort-style pool, outdoor grilling areas and fireplace, a landscaped courtyard and dog spa. Unit interiors will include contemporary kitchens with backsplashes, under-cabinet lighting, quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, gas ranges, side-by-side counter-depth refrigerators in two-bedroom plans and custom cabinetry. Some floor plans also feature nine- to 10-foot ceilings, walk-in closets, linen closets with built-in shelving, soaking tubs, walk-in showers and private outdoor patios and balconies. Frost Bank is serving as lender for the project.

March 8, 2021

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Pintar Investment, Suncrest Real Estate to Develop 109-Unit Build-to-Rent Community in Phoenix

by Amy Works March 8, 2021

PHOENIX — A joint venture between Pintar Investment Co. and Phoenix-based Suncrest Real Estate & Land has acquired an 8.7-acre Opportunity Zone land parcel at the northeast corner of Encanto Boulevard and 83rd Avenue in Phoenix. The partnership plans to develop Zora Encanto, a 109-unit build-to-rent community offering a blend of single-family living with multifamily community amenities, on the site. Zora Encanto will feature a mix of one- and two-bedroom units, each with private walk-up entrances and individually fenced backyards. Individual units will include in-house smart technology, hardwood-style floors, 10-foot ceilings and dog doors. The gated community will offer a resort-style swimming pool, fitness center, yoga lawn, grilling stations, community fireplaces and an event lawn for private gatherings. Construction is slated to begin in May, with completion and initial move-ins scheduled for mid-2022. Pintar acquired the community, which will be professionally managed, as part of its PICOZ Fund I LP. Zora Encanto is the fourth asset in the investment vehicle.

March 8, 2021

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Hodges Ward Elliott Arranges Receivership Sale of 85-Room TownePlace Suites in Vernal, Utah

by Amy Works March 8, 2021

VERNAL, UTAH — Hodges Ward Elliott has brokered the sale of TownePlace Suites, a hotel in Vernal, located in the northeastern portion of the state near the Colorado and Wyoming borders. Terms of the transaction were not released. Clint Hodges, B.J. Patel and Cory Carter of Hodges Ward Elliott advised the special servicer in the receivership sale of the 85-key hotel, which was marketed on the Ten-X auction platform. The hotel features contemporary guest room amenities, a fitness center and business center.

March 8, 2021

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Phoenix’s Industrial Market Remains Busier than Ever

by Jeff Shaw March 8, 2021

By Peter Batschelet, Principal, Lee & Associates In a year of unknowns, hypotheticals and uncertainties, the Phoenix metropolitan area and Maricopa County were the complete opposite. In fact, 2020 was a record-setting year in this region’s industrial market for several reasons. For starters, there was nearly 14 million square feet of new construction delivered. This is twice as high as any year in the past decade and roughly equivalent to the deliveries from the past two years. In addition, Phoenix set record absorption numbers to the tune of, ironically, 14 million square feet. Meanwhile, vacancy rates have decreased to roughly 7.7 percent and rents continue to see moderate growth. There does not appear to be an end in sight to the impressive growth. There is an additional 15 million square feet currently under construction. This space is both speculative development and build-to-suit opportunities from household names like Merit Partners, Prologis, Trammell Crow Majestic Realty and others. Ecommerce sales represent roughly 15 percent of the national retail industry, which means there is plenty of capacity for additional investment and capital into the Greater Phoenix area based on our population and anticipated growth. There remains plenty of upside for the bulk …

March 8, 2021

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CIM Group Sells Uptown Station Office Building in Oakland for $419M

by Taylor Williams March 8, 2021

OAKLAND, CALIF. — Los Angeles-based investor and developer CIM Group has sold Uptown Station, a 397,000-square-foot office building in Oakland. Local media outlets including the East Bay Times report that the sales price was $419 million, and that the property sold to Mapletree Investments, which is based in Singapore. The price equates to roughly $1,057 per square foot, which the Times reports would be a record for an Oakland office building. Newmark brokered the deal. Square Inc., a locally based provider of financial services like mobile payments that is headed by Twitter founder Jack Dorsey, occupies the entire eight-story building. The property was originally built in 1929 to house a Sears department store. CIM Group acquired the asset in December 2017 from Uber, which was in the process of redeveloping the building into an urban office campus. Uptown Station is situated at the nexus of three arteries — Broadway, Telegraph Avenue, and 20th Street — in Oakland’s Uptown district. The property is located directly above a BART station, offers outdoor roof decks and includes 35,000 square feet of retail space that is leased to Shake Shack and One Medical. “CIM Group delivered on its vision for Uptown Station, bringing a …

March 8, 2021

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Pacific Equity Properties Receives $130M Construction Financing for Mixed-use Development in Malibu, California

by Julia Sanders March 5, 2021

MALIBU, CALIF. — Pacific Equity Properties Inc. has received $130 million in construction financing for Cross Creek Ranch Malibu, a 112,000-square-foot mixed-use development in Malibu, a beach city just west of downtown Los Angeles. Cross Creek Ranch is the largest development to be approved since Malibu incorporated in 1991, according to the developer. The property will offer 70,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space, including 10,000 square feet of interior dining, and 42,000 square feet of Class A office space. More than 80 percent of Cross Creek Ranch’s 12.9-acre grounds will be dedicated to landscape architecture, water treatments and gathering places. The development will also feature subterranean and perimeter surface parking. The project is slated for completion in 2023. “As opposed to focusing exclusively on the shopping experience of the center, we have put an emphasis on the communal aspect of Cross Creek Ranch. Our aim is to create an intimate, rural village atmosphere,” says Bryan Gordon, CEO of Pacific Equity Properties. The site is located near shopping destinations such as Malibu Country Mart, Malibu Village, The Park at Cross Creek and Malibu Lumber Yard, immediately adjacent to a new expansion campus of Santa Monica College. Integrated Capital Management …

March 5, 2021

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Parkview Financial Provides $100M Loan for Conversion of Harrah’s Hotel Casino to Mixed-Use Project in Downtown Reno

by Amy Works March 5, 2021

RENO, NEV. — Parkview Financial has provided a $100 million loan to Reno City Center, an affiliate of Las Vegas-based CAI Investments. The funds will be used for the renovation and redevelopment of Harrah’s Reno Hotel and Casino into Reno City Center, a mixed-use project. Gryphon Private Wealth Management’s opportunity zone fund provided the equity. Located at 219 N. Center St. in downtown Reno, the development will include 538 apartments and more than 250,000 square feet of office and retail space. The existing 6.3-acre, 15-building property comprises approximately 1.4 million square feet of gross building area, including three hotel towers rising 17, 24 and 26 stories; a seven-story parking garage with additional parking on the top of the structure; casino and sports book; convention and meeting areas; multiple restaurants and coffee shops; retail sales areas; administrative offices; back-of-house support areas; and maintenance and storage areas. Luxe General Consulting is performing the renovation, which is slated for completion by summer 2022. Upon completion, the residential component will feature a rooftop pool, amenity deck, outdoor plaza, fountain, fitness center, theater room, bar and game room. The 538 units will feature a home office alcove, full kitchen with stainless steel appliances and quartz …

March 5, 2021

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