PERRIS, CALIF. — Duke Realty has broken ground on a 1.2 million-square-foot speculative industrial development in Perris. Delivery is slated for summer 2021. Located on 55 acres at 728 W. Rider St., the building will feature 40-foot clear heights, 241 dock doors, 344 trailer stalls, 442 automobile parking spaces and four grade-level loading doors. Additionally, Duke Realty is constructing the property to achieve LEED Silver standards.
NORTHGLENN, COLO. — Denver-based Avanti Residential has completed the disposition of Highland Way, an apartment community located in Northglenn. Summit Communities acquired the asset for $40.6 million. Located at 11310 Melody Drive, the 155,890-square-foot property features 230 apartments in a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts spread across 10 buildings. Units offer fully equipped kitchens, open living and dining areas, walk-in closets and private balconies or patios. On-site amenities include storage lockers, a clubhouse, swimming pool, barbecue picnic area, playground, basketball court, private dog park and fitness center. David Potarf, Dan Woodward, Matt Barnett and Jake Young of CBRE Capital Markets in Denver represented the seller in the transaction.
CHANDLER, ARIZ. — ViaWest Group has completed the development of two speculative industrial buildings located at the southwest corner of Willis Road and Hamilton in Chandler’s Airport submarket. Totaling 140,372 square feet, the two buildings feature 65,892 square feet and 74,480 square feet — divisible to 13,000 square feet to 35,000 square feet. The buildings feature 28-foot clear heights, ESFR sprinklers, a mix of dock-high and grade doors and a 180-foot shared concrete gated truck court. Each building has speculative suites complete and are nearly move-in ready. The two buildings complete Phase II of the AZ 202 Commerce Park. The first phase included a build-to-suit for PODS Moving and Storage. Andy Markham, Mike Haenel and Phil Haenel of Cushman & Wakefield are handling marketing and leasing efforts for the property.
SANTA ROSA, CALIF. — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the purchase of a retail building located within Santa Rosa Southside Shopping Center in Santa Rosa. DiLorenzo Santa Rosa Real Estate acquired the asset from an undisclosed seller for $6.3 million. Planet Fitness will occupy between 18,000 square feet to 22,000 square feet of the 38,000-square-foot facility. Scott Landgraf, Amber Edwards and Sarah Edwards of SRS Real Estate Partners represented the buyer, while CBRE and Meridian Commercial represented the seller in the transaction.
SHAFTER, CALIF. — Wonderful Real Estate Development has started construction of a new corporate office building, conference center, wellness center, amenity center and vocational school at Wonderful Industrial Park (WIP) in Shafter. Spanning 98,000 square feet, the logistics park is slated for completion in first-quarter 2022. The development will include a 61,000-square-foot corporate office component, a 37,200-square-foot vocational training center and an 8,500-square-foot restaurant café space. The corporate office space will be home to more than 200 Central Valley employees, including those working for Wonderful Citrus, Wonderful Pistachios and Almonds, Suterra, Pom Wonderful and Wonderful Real Estate Development. Additionally, the office space will provide large meeting rooms that will be available to companies within WIP and the community at-large. The development’s Wonderful Wellness Center will include a gym, exercise classes, healthy awareness programs and access to a mobile clinic. In addition to Wonderful Company’s developments, Walmart Inc. is nearing the completion of a 630,000-square-foot distribution facility at WIP. The highly automated property is optimized for handling, packaging and shipping food. The facility is located on 65 acres that Walmart acquired from WIP in 2018. The facility is slated to be fully operational by spring 2021.
LOVELAND, COLO. — CBRE has brokered the sale of Rocky Mountain Center for Innovation and Technology (RMCIT) in Loveland. Bowling Green, Ky.-based Cumberland & Western Resources sold the asset to RMCIT LLC for $15.5 million. Located at 815 14th St. SW, the four-building campus features 811,817 square feet of office and flex industrial space on 177 acres. At the time of sale, the property was leased to a variety of tenants, including Lighting eMotors (formerly Lightning Systems). The property features on-site fiber optic cabling and up to eight megawatts or power capacity. Additional features include secured fencing with controlled access points, ample parking, common and recreational areas, and trucking access on both upper and lower levels. The facility is equipped for both large- and small-scale shipping and receiving operations. Mike Eyer, Mike Camp, Julius Taber and Greg Haynes of CBRE represented the seller in the deal.
SAN DIEGO — HJ Sims has arranged $77 million in financing for Casa de las Campanas, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in San Diego. Life Care Services operates the community, which LCS Development built. The community is in the middle of a multi-phase master plan that includes renovation and expansion of its facilities, including new skilled nursing, independent living and memory care areas. In 2014, Sims secured bank financing through City National Bank (CNB) for Phase I of the plan. Sims negotiated the Phase II financing terms with CNB in 2017. Structuring the financing with CNB and Cal Mortgage, Sims worked to secure $39 million in direct bank placement bonds from CNB for Phase II expansion in 2017. LCS applied $7.1 million of equity and transferred $5.5 million of unused Phase I proceeds toward Phase II. Sims and Casa then explored refinancing options for outstanding 2010 bonds and outstanding bank debt to reduce overall cost of capital. In 2017, the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act eliminated the ability for Casa to advance refund its outstanding 2010 bonds. Sims and CNB considered pricing a tax-exempt refinancing, helping Casa to lock in an interest rate to refinance its …
VISALIA, CALIF. — IDEAL Capital Group has completed the disposition of Oak View Apartments, a multifamily community located at 4700 W. Caldwell Ave. in Visalia. A Southern California-based private investor acquired the asset for $42.5 million. Alex Mogharebi, Otto Ozen, Robin Kane, Brendan Kane and Mark Bonas of The Mogharebi Group (TMG) represented the seller in the deal. Built in 1990 on 16.4 acres, Oak View Apartments features 237 units spread across 48 buildings totaling 209,610 rentable square feet. Units are available in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans with an average size of 884 square feet. Community amenities include two outdoor pools and spas, two playgrounds, three laundry centers, a business center, fitness center, basketball/volleyball courts, reserved covered parking and garages.
LAS VEGAS, NEV. — Strategic Storage Growth Trust II (SSGT II), a private real estate investment trust sponsored by an affiliate of SmartStop Self Storage REIT, has purchased a newly constructed self-storage facility in Las Vegas. Terms of the transaction were not released. Located at 5730 S. Durango Drive, the air-conditioned, 950-unit facility features 99,300 square feet of rentable space, camera surveillance, secured and alarmed doors, gated entry, LED lighting, ground-floor drive-up units, interior climate-controlled units with two easily accessible large capacity elevators, and covered exterior parking for RV/boats. The acquisition represents SSGT II’s first purchase in Las Vegas and the ninth property owned or managed by SmartStop in the Las Vegas market.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Urban Land Institute and PwC’s Emerging Trends in Real Estate Report highlights a significant trend in single-family housing as people are moving to different geographic locations, from denser cities to suburban areas or from apartments to homes. According to the report, markets that offer economic diversity and relative housing affordability, as well as less exposure to industries affected by COVID-19 (such as leisure and hospitality), outperformed. Western boom markets include Phoenix and Salt Lake City, which have less exposure to industries most affected by COVID-19 and offer affordable markets with pro-growth governments. Denver, Portland, Oregon, and Seattle are on the rise as new boomtowns, as the markets are already starting to recover from massive job losses to due COVID-19, but still offer strong housing markets. The migration of people is an important indicator of where other real estate sectors may flourish or wither. Based on ULI’s groupings, Phoenix, Denver, Portland, Oregon, Salt Lake City, San Diego and Seattle are magnet markets that are growing more quickly than the U.S. average in both people and companies.
