PHOENIX — Newport Beach, Calif.-based CapRock Partners has purchased a newly constructed distribution center located at 7200 W. Roosevelt St. in Phoenix. An undisclosed seller sold the asset in an off-market transaction. The acquisition price was not released. Payson MacWilliam and Don MacWilliam of Colliers International represented CapRock in the deal. Situated on 12 acres, the 216,880-square-foot, Class A property features 32-foot clear heights, 30 dock-high doors, two grade-level doors, 48 trailer stalls, a fully secured concrete truck court, 52-foot-by-55-foot column spacing and 3,600 amps, 277/480V power. Additionally, the property was designed to accommodate up to two tenants. CapRock Partners currently owns or is in escrow to purchase in excess of 1 million square feet of industrial space in Phoenix, including a long-term lease of a 110,710-square-foot property in the Sky Harbor submarket.
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Tower Capital Arranges $26.2M in Acquisition Financing for Two Multifamily Assets in Phoenix
by Amy Works
PHOENIX — Tower Capital has secured two acquisition loans totaling $26.2 million for multifamily properties in Phoenix. The names of borrowers were not disclosed. The Phoenix-based independent structured finance firm arranged $21.5 million for San Maria Apartments, a 400-unit affordable housing complex located at 7002 W. Indian School Road in Phoenix. The gated property features a heated swimming pool, spa, basketball court, on-site laundry facility and covered parking. Additionally, Tower Capital arranged $4.7 million for Arcadia Palms Apartments, a multifamily community located at 4446 N. 36th St. in Phoenix. Situated in the city’s Arcadia submarket, the property features 34 apartments.
THOUSAND OAKS, CALIF. — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has arranged the sale of an office campus located at 225 W. Hillcrest Drive in Thousand Oaks. TriStar Realty Group acquired the property from a joint venture between Colony Capital and SteelWave for $21.6 million. Bank of America occupies 74 percent of the property until December, at which time the 158,885-square-foot asset will be vacant. The buyer plans to reposition the building, which is situated on 14.7 acres, as a medical office campus. Built in 1983 and renovated in 2007, the five-story, Class A property was originally built for Exxon’s regional corporate headquarters. The asset features flexible floorplates ranging in size from 20,000 square feet to 48,000 square feet, a courtyard and ample parking. Kevin Shannon, Ken White, Rob Hannan and Laura Stumm of NKF’s U.S. Capital Markets group, along with Sean Fulp, Ryan Plummer and Mark Schuessler of NKF’s Private Capital group, represented the seller. John LaSpada of CBRE represented the buyer in the deal.
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CALIF. — SRS Real Estate Partners has brokered the ground lease sale of a freestanding restaurant building located at 11321 Talbert Ave. in Fountain Valley. A private investor acquired the property from a Southern California-based investor for $4 million. McDonald’s occupies the 3,500-square-foot, drive-thru building on a corporate-guaranteed, triple-net lease with 12 years remaining. Michael Walseth of SRS’ National Net Lease group represented the seller, while Chris Nikchevich of TNG Real Estate Services represented the all-cash, 1031-exchange buyer in the deal.
DENVER — JLL has arranged $18.8 million in financing for the development of Bloom at Cherry Creek, a multifamily property located at 4700 E. Kentucky Ave. in Denver. Kristian Lichtenfels and Matt Steffen of JLL worked on behalf of the borrower, Botnick Realty, to secure the five-year, fixed-rate construction loan through a regional bank. Situated on 1.1 acres within Denver’s Cherry Creek district, Bloom at Cherry Creek will feature 111 apartments in a mix of one- and two-bedroom layouts. Units feature white shaker cabinets, quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, luxury flooring and in-unit washers and dryers. The five-story, podium-style property is slated for completion in mid-2021. Community amenities will include a rooftop deck with firepit, grilling station, community kitchen, game room, fitness center and workstations.
LOS ANGELES — Counterpointe Sustainable Real Estate (CounterpointeSRE) has closed a Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) transaction totaling $14.5 million in financing through the California Statewide Communities Development Authority’s Open PACE program. The financing will support energy efficiency, seismic strengthening and water conservation measures at a new multifamily property, which LiveWorkCreate is developing. Located at 2870 W. Olympic Blvd. in the Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles, the seven-story multifamily development will feature 126 units, ground-floor retail space and a parking garage. Upgraded sustainability features are projected to reduce electricity and water consumption, as well as greenhouse gas emissions. The upgraded multifamily property is slated for completion in 2022. The $14.5 million in C-PACE funding for the project is being used to directly support energy-efficient infrastructure investments throughout the building, including building envelope, interior lighting, HVAC, low-flow fixtures and high-efficiency domestic hot water.
SummerHill Apartment Communities Buys Transit-Oriented Development Site in Metro Seattle for $12.3M
by Amy Works
BELLEVUE, WASH. — SummerHill Apartment Communities has acquired a 1.4-acre transit-oriented development site, located at 1600 132nd Ave. NE in Bellevue. The property is situated next to the planned Bel-Red/130th East Link light rail station. A private family office sold the asset for $12.3 million, or $200 per land square foot. SummerHill received approval in March to construct a 249-unit multifamily building. Runberg Architecture Group designed the project, which will feature a courtyard that will face the new light rail station. Dylan Simon and Jerrid Anderson of Kidder Mathews’ Seattle office represented the seller, while the buyer was self-represented in the deal.
LAKEWOOD, COLO. — Evans Senior Investments (ESI) has arranged the sale of Lakewood Memory Care, a 46-unit memory care facility, for $8.5 million, or $185,000 per unit. Located 10 miles south of downtown Denver in Lakewood, the facility totals 52 beds. The property was built in 2016 and is 100 percent private pay. It was 75 percent occupied at the time of sale. ESI represented the seller in the transaction, an independent investor group that had partnered with a national operator. This was the investor group’s only seniors housing asset. The buyer was a nonprofit owner-operator with a regionally focused seniors housing portfolio in Colorado.
SunCoast Properties Sells Ground Lease of Chase Bank-Occupied Asset in Anaheim for $5.1M
by Amy Works
ANAHEIM, CALIF. — SunCoast Properties has completed the disposition of the ground lease of a newly constructed, freestanding retail building located at 545 N. Euclid St. in Anaheim. A Los Angeles-based private investor acquired the asset for $5.1 million. Chase Bank occupies the 3,988-square-foot, single-tenant property with a corporate-guaranteed, triple-net, 20-year lease. SunCoast developed the property, which opened earlier this year. Pat Kent, Patrick Luther, Matthew Mousavi and Parker Walter of SRS Real Estate Partners’ National Net Lease Group represented the seller, while Bill Asher and Jeff Lefko of Hanley Investment Group represented the buyer in the deal.
Michaels Organization Receives Financing for Third Phase of Jordan Downs Redevelopment in Los Angeles
by Amy Works
LOS ANGELES — The Michaels Organization has received financing for the third phase of new housing at Jordan Downs, a redevelopment project in Los Angeles’ Watts neighborhood. This is the latest milestone in a revitalization of the city’s largest public housing community. The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles and its private-sector partners, Michaels and BRIGE Housing, are leading the project. The $58 million, Phase 3 development will provide 92 new apartments, affordable to households earning between 30 percent and 80 percent of area median income. The new apartments will include a variety of floor plans in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts with sustainable finishes and energy-efficient appliances. Additionally, 17 apartments will be fully accessible to residents with physical disabilities and hearing or visual impairments. Targeting LEED Gold certification, the apartment building will feature solar PV designed to offset all the common area and central hot water heating for the development. Financing for Phase 3 includes equity from Berkadia’s purchase of 9 percent Federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credits and permanent loans through Freddie Mac, the State of California’s Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities program, and the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles. Additionally, …