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SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — The Davies Group at Los Angeles-based George Smith Partners arranged a total of $56 million in structured financing on behalf of Opwest Partners for its development of Scottsdale Curio, a lifestyle hotel in Scottsdale. The financing comprised a $20 million placement of joint venture equity from Argosy Real Estate Partners and $36 million of senior construction debt from Wells Fargo Bank. Malcolm Davies, Zachary Streit, Evan Kinne, Alexander Rossinsky, Rachael Lewis and Aiden Moran of George Smith Partners sourced the financing for Opwest. Located at 7501 E. Camelback Road, the six-story, 97,058-square-foot hotel will feature 169 guest rooms, a subterranean parking garage, restaurant, lounge, indoor/outdoor fitness center, and amenity deck with pool and bar. Construction is slated to begin this summer.

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MERCED, CALIF. — Cambridge Realty Capital Cos. has provided a $16.3 million HUD Lean loan to refinance Anberry Transitional Care, a 72-bed skilled nursing care facility. The property is located in Merced, a small city southeast of the Bay Area. The facility focuses on short-term rehabilitation. The borrower is a California limited partnership. The 35-year loan is fully amortizing.

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BURBANK, CALIF. — Los Angeles-based SBH Real Estate Group has purchased a vacant, single-tenant retail building in Burbank for $3.6 million. Located at 1750 W. Olive Ave., the 5,324-square-foot building includes a grandfathered drive-thru. U.S. Bank formerly occupied the property, which was originally built in 1974. Lee Shapiro of Kennedy Wilson brokered the transaction.

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Orange County’s multifamily housing market remained exceptionally strong throughout 2019. The average asking rent closed the quarter at $2,055 per unit, up 3.3 percent from the fourth quarter of 2018. This was the highest asking rent on record, up 34.5 percent from the prior peak reached in the third quarter of 2008. The Central submarket saw the largest year-over-year rental rate increase, with the asking rent there rising 3.8 percent to $1,920 per unit. This quarter, the Irvine submarket also saw its average asking rent adjust a bit, down 0.7 percent from the prior quarter to $2,446 per unit as existing inventory competed with new construction added to the market. However, the average rent in Irvine is up 3.2 percent from last year. Completed construction has pushed vacancy up. The total vacancy rate in Orange County this quarter registered 4.8 percent, up 30 basis points from the prior quarter, steady from the fourth quarter of 2018. Four significant projects totaling 2,567 units were completed this quarter. This includes Promenade at Irvine Spectrum with 1,781 units; SkyLoft, a 388-unit development in Irvine; the Charlie Orange County, a 228-unit complex in Santa Ana; and the Murphy, a 170-unit complex in Irvine. Annual …

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SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. — Boston Properties has entered into a joint venture with Alexandria Real Estate Equities to develop, own and operate approximately 1.1 million square feet of existing office and lab properties in South San Francisco. Additionally, the partnership will have an opportunity to expand the campus through approximately 640,000 square feet of future development. Upon completion of the master development plan, the joint venture expects to own a 1.7 million-square-foot life science campus, including a mix of office and lab buildings. Boston Properties and Alexandria will each have an approximately 50 percent ownership in the joint venture once complete. Under the agreement, Boston Properties contributed 601, 611 and 651 Gateway Blvd., three existing office properties that total approximately 768,000 square feet, plus developable land. Alexandria contributed approximately 313,000 square feet of existing properties, including lab, office and amenity buildings, as well as developable land.

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LAS VEGAS — Dermody Properties has acquired two logistics centers in Las Vegas for an undisclosed price. The properties are Pama Distribution Center I at 1385 E. Pama Lane and Lone Mountain Distribution Center I at 2628 E. Lone Mountain Road. The two multi-tenant, concrete tilt-up buildings offer a combined total of 158,166 square feet, ample dock-high and grade-level doors, and abundant parking. At the time of acquisition, both buildings were fully leased. Additional terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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5150-Walnut-Ave-Perris-CA

PERRIS, CALIF. — Dedeaux Properties has purchased an industrial-zoned, 9.6-acre land parcel, located at 5150 Walnut Ave. in Perris, for $2.2 million in an off-market transaction. The company plans to develop an industrial facility on the site. Cody Lerner and Stan Nowak of Avison Young’s Ontario, Calif., office represented the buyer and the seller, a private entity, in the deal. The planned 205,000-square-foot facility will include office space, 36-foot clear heights, 28 docks and parking for 42 trailers.

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AURORA, ORE. — Columbia Helicopters has completed the sale-leaseback of its asset portfolio in Aurora. New York-based W.P. Carey, a net-lease REIT, acquired the properties for an undisclosed price. Columbia Helicopters, a helicopter manufacturing and operations company, fully occupies the portfolio, which totals 187,016 square feet. Located at 14451 Arndt Road, the campus features 15 buildings. Founded in 1957, Columbia Helicopters provides heavy-lift aviation services, military transport, firefighting, and oil and gas support helicopters. The facilities included in the portfolio sale are mission critical, including offices, shop facilities, an engine test center, training spaces and a wastewater treatment facility. Erik Foster, Mike Wilson and Ryan Carlino of Avison Young represented the seller in the deal.

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4480-Ontario-Mills-Ontario-CA

ONTARIO, CALIF. — Lee & Associates Orange has arranged the sale of a commercial asset located at 4480 Ontario Mills Parkway/745 Franklin Ave. in Ontario. Almaz Investment & Management sold the building to a private individual for $4.2 million. Allen Buchanan, Joshua Harper of Lee & Associates’ Orange, Calif., office and David Mudge of Lee & Associates’ Riverside, Calif., office represented the seller, while Greg Martin of Lee & Associates’ Ontario, Calif., office represented the buyer in the deal. At the time of sale, the two-unit, 9,545-square-foot building was a fully built-out surgery center that had only one tenant.

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Sol-y-Luna-Tucson-AZ

TUCSON, ARIZ. — Nelson Partners Student Housing has acquired Sol y Luna, a 977-bed student housing community serving the University of Arizona in Tucson, for $200 million. The 14-story property was developed in 2013, and features 341 units alongside 9,140 square feet of retail space. The community offers one-, two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom, fully furnished apartments. Shared amenities include an outdoor television lounge, rooftop pool, hot tub, steam room, fitness center, yoga and dance studio, outdoor study area, computer lounge and private study spaces. TSB Realty brokered the acquisition of the community. The seller in the transaction was undisclosed.

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