SAN FRANCISCO AND MALVERN, PA. — San Francisco-based Prologis Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Pennsylvania-based Liberty Property Trust in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $12.6 billion, inclusive of outstanding debt. The deal between the two industrial REITs is expected to close in the first quarter of 2020. Under the terms of the agreement, Prologis (NYSE: PLD) will acquire roughly 107 million square feet of stabilized logistics space, 5.1 million square feet of logistics product in various stages of development and 1,684 acres with a future build-out potential totaling 19.7 million square feet. In addition, Liberty (NYSE: LPT) shareholders will receive 0.675 in shares of Prologis common stock for each Liberty share they own. Both the board of directors of Prologis and the board of trustees of Liberty have unanimously approved the transaction. Prologis plans to dispose of $3.5 billion in assets, including $2.8 billion of non-strategic logistics properties and $700 million of office properties, to help finance the acquisition. “The joining of these two platforms at this moment, when industrial logistics has become so pivotal to the new economy, will further the industry’s ability to support the nation’s supply chain and enhance value creation for …
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Z&L Properties Receives $330M in Financing for 640-Unit Condo Project in San Jose, California
by Amy Works
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Z&L Properties has received $330 million in financing for the development of 188 West St. James, a two-tower condominium project in downtown San Jose. Brandon Roth, Charles Halladay and Taylor Gimian of JLL arranged the five-year, floating-rate construction loan with Mack Real Estate Credit Strategies for the borrower. Currently under construction, 188 West St. James will consist of 20- and 22-story towers totaling nearly 629,000 square feet of residential space, approximately 30,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space and more than 650 parking stalls. The 640 condominiums will feature kitchens equipped with stainless steel Bosch appliance packages, custom quartz countertops and white oak cabinetry, as well as bathrooms with custom floating vanities and porcelain tile flooring. Additionally, units will have hardwood flooring throughout the main living areas. Community amenities will include an outdoor pool, spa, grilling area, fitness center, business conference center, pet wash and clubroom with catering kitchen.
SAN MATEO, CALIF. — Meridian has closed escrow on the acquisition of a six-story office building located at 1300 S. El Camino Real in San Mateo. DivcoWest sold the asset for an undisclosed price. Situated near downtown San Mateo, the 100,000-square-foot property was 72 percent occupied at the time of sale. Current tenants include Charles Schwab, LendingTree and the Silicon Valley Community Foundation. The property was built in 1987. Tyler Meyerdirk of Newmark Knight Frank’s San Francisco office represented the buyer and seller in the deal.
Greenheart Land Co. Developing Transit-Oriented Mixed-Use Project in California Bay Area
by Amy Works
MENLO PARK, CALIF. — Palo Alto, Calif.-based Greenheart Land Co. has topped off Station 1300, a three-story, transit-oriented development in downtown Menlo Park. The development is located less than one block from the Menlo Park Caltrain station San Francisco-based BAR Architects designed the project, which will feature two Class A office buildings totaling 200,000 square feet; a 20,000-square-foot public plaza; 183 multifamily units; and approximately 28,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. JETT Landscape Architecture & Design is serving as landscape architect. Todd Husak and Jon Moeller of CBRE’s Palo Alto office are the leasing agents for the office portion of the property.
GILBERT, ARIZ. — Dallas-based Leon Capital Group has started construction of Soltra at SanTan Village, a Class A multifamily community located at the intersection of SanTan Village Parkway and Ray Road in Gilbert. Situated on 14.2 acres, Soltra at SanTan Village will feature 380 apartments spread across six three- and four-story buildings. With a variety of floorplans, units will feature nine- and 10-foot ceilings, urban mudrooms, smart locks, walk-in showers and soaking tubs, quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, wood-plank vinyl flooring and ample private garages. The first units are slated for delivery in early 2021. Community amenities will include a 1,900-square-foot, third-floor sky terrace with fully equipped chef’s kitchen; a private resident’s club and sports bar with kitchen and a multiscreen television wall; a “bark park” with pet spa and grooming station; two-tiered, negative-edge resort pool with swim-up hospitality and entertainment area; and private poolside cabanas. Additionally, the community will feature a two-story fitness and wellness center, a conference room and workspace, and a Luxor parcel reception kiosk. The project team includes McShane Construction Co., Todd & Associates, Sustainable Engineering Group and AndersonBaron. Brennan Ray of Birch & Cracchiolo served as zoning attorney, while Zach Pace of Phoenix Commercial Advisors …
Next Wave Investors Acquires 380 Multifamily Units in Phoenix, Salt Lake City, Las Vegas
by Amy Works
PHOENIX, SALT LAKE CITY AND LAS VEGAS — Next Wave Investors has expanded its investments in the Western United States with the purchase of 380 multifamily units spanning four apartment communities. Details of the transactions were not released. The properties are the 96-unit La Estrella Vista and 149 units of the 160-unit Westover Parc in Phoenix; the 63-unit Townhomes at Mountain Ridge in Salt Lake City; and the 72-unit Bella Vida in Las Vegas. Next Wave plans to implement capital upgrades at each property, including significant exterior and interior renovations at all properties except Bella Vida, which will undergo only interior unit renovations.
Denver was one of the top major metros targeted by commercial real estate investors in 2018. This year is proving to be no different as the third quarter closes out with a flood of office deals. Office investors are being forced to look for deals outside Denver’s urban core. Value-add acquisitions are mainly redevelopments driven by tenant demand for “cool” workspace and talent wars. There is no arguing Denver’s office market is maturing, but there appears to be no threats of an impending plateau or decline. The headlines this year have been dominated by large office lease transactions, including WeWork tying up 220,000 square feet at McGregor Square in LoDo. WeWork has taken a commanding stance with 2 million square feet in Denver and counting. Much of that space is dedicated to enterprise office space solutions and headquarters locations. This year has also marked the notable expansion of coworking outside of Denver’s urban core into Midtown, Cherry Creek and Southeast Denver. Occupancy levels within WeWork locations historically ebb and flow with direct vacancy rates per submarket performance. For example, WeWork at Civic Center Plaza in Upper Downtown Denver has been slow to fill with memberships and term. A WeWork desk …
MESA, ARIZ. — Lincoln Property Co. (LPC) and Harvard Investments has broken ground for the first office building at Union, a four-building, 1.3 million-square-foot office project at the junction of Mesa, Tempe and Scottsdale. Union’s first building will total 238,348 square feet spread across four stories, as well as an adjacent four-level parking garage. All the buildings planned at Union will feature a modern glass exterior, an active first floor, large office floorplates with high ceilings, outdoor balconies and 10-foot vision glass offering views of the surrounding city and mountains. Building One will connect to the larger Union master plans via a main pedestrian plaza and indoor-outdoor features such as shaded gathering areas and outdoor linked by the Rio Salado Pathway. Situated on 28.2 acres, the buildings will range from four to eight stories and from 232,000 square feet to 450,000 square feet. Completion of the first building is slated for October 2020. DAVIS is serving as project architect and Wespac is serving as general contractor. LPC will serve as the project’s leasing agent and property manager.
PHOENIX — Astoria Healthcare Properties has started construction of its first seniors housing community, The Retreat of Alameda in Phoenix. The Kansas-based developer specializes in ambulatory surgery centers, surgical specialty hospitals and medical office buildings. “Adding senior living as a product type is a natural extension for us,” says John Foudray, the company’s CEO. “Our expertise is developing healthcare facilities with the goal of providing higher quality care at a lower cost. Not only is the demand for senior living increasing, but the ability to provide a product that provides quality care at an affordable price is in greater demand.” The new development will offer 72 assisted living units and 38 memory care units in a 93,000-square-foot building. triARC Design provided design work on the project. Paradigm Senior Living will operate the community upon completion, which is planned for March 2021.
MESA, ARIZ. — CBRE has brokered the sale of Avia 266, a multifamily property located at 2354 W. University Drive in Mesa. Seattle-based Thayer Manca Residential sold the property to Beverly Hills, Calif.-based Geringer Capital for $45.2 million. Avia 266 features two swimming pools, a 24-hour fitness facility, resident clubhouse, an outdoor gaming space with a bocce ball court, parcel pending locker for resident packages and a dog park. The property features 266 one- and two-bedroom units with well-appointed kitchens, walk-in closets, full-size washers/dryers and private patios or balconies. Tyler Anderson, Sean Cunningham, Asher Gunter and Matt Pesch of CBRE’s Phoenix Multifamily Institutional Properties represented the seller in the deal.