SEATTLE — Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) plans to create 3,500 new tech and corporate jobs across six cities with the expansion of its Tech Hubs in Dallas, Detroit, Denver, New York, Phoenix and San Diego. The Seattle-based e-commerce company will invest more than $1.4 billion in the new offices, which will host teams supporting businesses across the company. The Tech Hub and corporate office expansions include: Adding more than 100,000 square feet of space and 600 tech and corporate roles at the company’s existing Dallas Tech Hub in North Dallas. The acquisition of more than 25,000 square feet of office space in Detroit and the addition of 100 jobs. An expansion of 20,000 square feet of office space and 100 jobs at the Denver Tech Hub. The opening of a 630,000-square-foot office, creating 2,000 new jobs, in New York City at the former Lord & Taylor Fifth Avenue building. A 90,000-square-foot expansion at the Phoenix Tech Hub allowing for more than 500 new jobs. The addition of more than 40,000 square feet of office space at the San Diego Tech Hub for the creation of 200 new jobs. Teams in these cities will support various businesses across Amazon, including AWS, Alexa, …
LAS VEGAS — Next Wave Investors has completed the disposition of Harlow Luxury Apartments, a Class A multifamily property located in Las Vegas. A Southern California-based private equity firm acquired the property for $21.5 million. Next Wave originally acquired the property in March 2019 for $17.1 million and increased its value by more than 25 percent in less than 16 months of ownership. The seller implemented major interior renovations at the 98-unit property including the installation of new countertops, flooring, appliances, lighting and fixtures and paint in nearly 30 units.
PHOENIX — Orion Investment Real Estate has brokered the sale of The Shops at 38th Street, a shopping center located in Phoenix’s Arcadia neighborhood. Richard Oliver sold the asset to Alturas Shops at 38th LLC for $6.1 million, or $265 per square foot. The approximately 23,018-square-foot property was fully occupied at the time of sale. Tenants include the Whining Pig, Crumbl Cookies, Club Pilates, H&R Block, Blind Tiger Tattoo, Team 44 Fitness, BoSa Donuts and Autumn Court. Nick Miner of Orion Investment Real Estate represented the seller in the deal.
RIFLE, COLO. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Fastenal Center, a flex office property located at 695 Buckhorn Drive in Rifle. A private investor purchased the property from Value Investment Group for $1.4 million. Fastenal Center features 9,750 square feet of flex office space. Cory Gross of Marcus & Millichap’s Denver office represented the seller and buyer in the deal.
GLENDALE, ARIZ. — Merit Partners is leading a joint venture to develop Camelback 303, a $1.5 billion industrial park in the northwest Phoenix suburb of Glendale. The Phoenix-based firm recently closed on the acquisition of 611 acres along the Loop 303 corridor for the project, which will total 9 million to 10 million square feet of logistics and manufacturing space upon completion. Merit’s joint venture partners include industrial REIT First Industrial Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE: FR) and equity partner Diamond Realty Investments, which is the real estate investment arm of Mitsubishi Corp. According to second-quarter 2020 research from JLL, industrial asking rents in metro Phoenix are up 1.8 percent and absorption has increased 39 percent from this time last year. The second quarter marks the 28th straight quarter of positive absorption for the market. “We are extremely excited to be building at this location and at a point in the cycle where demand for Class A industrial is exponential — and expected to continue to rise in the years ahead,” says Kevin Czerwinski, president of Merit Partners. Camelback 303 will sit along the west side of Loop 303 and feature freeway frontage between the Camelback Road and Bethany Home Road …
SUNNYVALE, CALIF. — Sunnyvale City Council has approved a Downtown Specific Plan and Development Agreement that allows for the next phase of CityLine Sunnyvale to begin. STC Venture, a partnership between Sares Regis Group of Northern California and Hunter Properties, is developing the multi-phase redevelopment project in downtown Sunnyvale. The new phase will add 792 residential units and 653,000 square feet of office space above 182,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space on four parcels along Murphy and McKinley avenues. The overall CityLine Sunnyvale project — a 36-acre, pedestrian-oriented, mixed-use district —also features a large public plaza, as well as shopping and entertainment space. The new phase will include a Building B offering 150,000 square feet of office space and 8,000 square feet of retail space and the redevelopment of Redwood Square into Block 3S featuring 480 apartments (11 percent designated affordable) with 30,000 square feet of retail space. Construction of the new phase is scheduled to begin in early 2021. The phase also includes the redevelopment of the former Macy’s into 500,000 square feet of office space and 60,000 square feet of retail space, the development of Block 6 with 312 apartments (11 percent affordable) with 35,000 square feet of …
SANTA CLARITA, CALIF. — Realty Advisory Group has negotiated the sale of an industrial and distribution building located at 24903 Avenue Kearny within Valencia Industrial Center in Santa Clarita. Los Angeles-based Dedeaux Properties acquired the facility from AmerisourceBergen Corp. for an undisclosed price. The seller has owned and operated the property as a pharmaceutical warehouse/distribution center since 1988. Dedeaux Properties plans to reposition the 214,436-square-foot facility and place it on the market for lease. Jim Abbott of Realty Advisory Group handled the transaction.
SAN LEANDRO, CALIF. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of Creekside Apartments, a multifamily property located at 424 Callan Ave. in San Leandro. Trion Properties acquired the asset from a private partnership for $20.6 million. Developed in 1969, Creekside Apartments features 80 one- and two-bedroom apartments averaging more than 880 square feet. At the time of sale, six of the units were fully renovated. Community amenities include a swimming pool and laundry facilities. Jason Parr, Scott MacDonald and Seth Siegel of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the deal.
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — LDK Ventures and USA Properties Fund have closed on the financing and acquisition of a development site for The A.J., a multifamily property located in the Railyards mixed-use development in Sacramento. Situated on 2.9 acres at the southwest corner of Sixth Street and Railyards Boulevard, The A.J. will feature 345 apartments in a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts, with 69 of the units designated as affordable. The community will also include 5,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space, a fitness center, pool and spa, dog wash, and rooftop sky lounge with outdoor grills and fire tables. The A.J. is the first project at the Railyards, a 244-acre urban infill development in downtown Sacramento. Completion of the multifamily property is slated for winter 2022. The A.J. is named in honor of A.J. Stevens, who was deemed father of innovation at the Sacramento Railyards in the late 1800s. LDK Ventures is the managing member of Downtown Railyard Venture. The City of Sacramento, the California Department of Housing and Community Development, and Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency provided assistance to structure the financing for the $130 million residential project. Citi Bank Community Capital provided financing for the development.
OLYMPIA, WASH. — San Francisco-based Glencrest Group has purchased Briggs Village Apartments, a multifamily community located at 4225 Briggs Drive SE in Olympia. Andrew Behrens of CBRE Capital Markets’ Debt & Structured Finance arranged a $12.8 million Freddie Mac acquisition loan for the buyer. The 10-year loan features interest-only payments and a fixed-interest rate. Jay Timpani, Mitchell Belcher and Steven Chattin of CBRE represented the seller, Briggs Apartments LLC, in the transaction. Built in 2019, Briggs Village Apartments features six buildings offering a total of 72 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments with high ceilings, modern appliances and balconies or patios. Community amenities include covered parking, a playground, park and basketball court. The property is part of a 137-acre master-planned community two miles from downtown Olympia.