YOUNGTOWN, ARIZ. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of Youngtown House Apartments, a multifamily property located at 11141 W. Arizona Ave. in Youngtown, a city 20 miles northwest of Phoenix. An undisclosed buyer acquired the community for $4.1 million, or $64,063 per unit. Built in 1970, Youngtown House Apartments features 64 units and is close to a variety of retailers, including Fry’s Food and Drug, Taco Bell, Subway, Starbucks Coffee and QuikTrip. Rich Butler and Sean Connolly of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer and undisclosed seller in the deal.
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LAKEWOOD, COLO. — Los Angeles-based Gelt Inc. has completed the sale of Westhills Apartment Homes, a multifamily property located at 453 Van Gordon St. in Lakewood, a submarket of Denver. An undisclosed buyer acquired the community for $92 million. Built in 1972 and situated on 16.2 acres, the 27-building property features 400 units in a mix of two studios, 108 one-bedroom layouts and 290 two-bedroom units. Community amenities include two outdoor swimming pools, a fitness center, basketball court, dog park, playground and a clubhouse with kitchen and lounge area featuring WiFi. The garden-style community is within walking distance to the Federal Center Light Rail Station, which allows a convenient commute to downtown Denver.
HENDERSON, NEV. — San Diego-based The ConAm Group has purchased South Valley Ranch, a 292-unit apartment community situated on 17.4 acres at 701 Aspen Peak Loop in Henderson. An undisclosed seller sold the asset for $54.5 million. Built in 1997, South Valley Ranch features 37 two-story buildings offering a total of 104 one-bedroom units, 164 two-bedroom units and 24 three-bedroom units, each with its own patio or balcony. Community amenities include a swimming pool, fitness center, business center, playground, barbecue area, carports and garages.
MESA, ARIZ. — CBRE has brokered the sale of FIVE46, a multifamily community located at 546 S. Country Club Road in Mesa. S2 Capital acquired the property from a joint venture between Security Properties and funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management for $46 million. Tyler Anderson, Sean Cunningham, Asher Gunter and Matt Pesch of CBRE’s Phoenix Multifamily Institutional Properties represented the sellers. Rocco Mandala of CBRE Debt & Structured Finance arranged acquisition financing for the buyer. FIVE46 features 320 apartments, two swimming pools, a resident clubhouse, 24-hour fitness center, lighted dog park, soccer field, children’s playground and picnic areas with barbecue grills.
Colliers Brokers $4.8M Purchase of Two-Building Industrial Property in Santee, California
by Amy Works
SANTEE, CALIF. — Colliers International San Diego Region has arranged the acquisition of a two-building industrial asset located in Santee. Poway, Calif.-based Zuantasnid purchased the property from San Diego-based Pearl and Herschel LLC for $4.8 million. Situated on 2.1 acres at 8745-8747 N. Magnolia Ave., the asset features total of 36,345 square feet of industrial space. Evan McDonald and Taylor DeBerry of Colliers represented the buyer, while pat Geary of CEG Advisors represented the seller in the deal.
LACEY, WASH. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Stowaway Mini Storage, a self-storage facility in Lacey. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property from limited liability company for $2.6 million, or $136 per rentable square foot. Stowaway Mini Storage consists of two non-contiguous parcels located at 927 Bowker St. SE and 5235 Lacey Blvd. The property features 19,100 square feet of self-storage spaces with units in a variety of sizes. Christopher Secreto of Marcus & Millichap’s Seattle office represented the seller, while Matt Gardner, also of Marcus & Millichap Seattle, represented the buyer in the transaction.
CUPERTINO, CALIF. — Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has announced a $2.5 billion plan to address the housing availability and affordability crisis in California. Much like Facebook’s recent announcement to commit $1 billion and build 20,000 affordable housing units in the Golden State, Apple cited the major discrepancy between the paces of population growth and affordable housing development as the key catalyst behind its plan. Earlier this year, Microsoft Corp. and Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google, also pledged a combined $1.25 billion toward the development of affordable housing in metro Seattle and the Silicon Valley area, where those two firms are respectively based. In supporting this measure, Apple referenced a recent study by real estate brokerage firm Redfin that found that some 30,000 people had vacated the San Francisco area between April and June of this year. The study also found that the rate of homeownership in the Bay Area has hit a seven-year low. Both pieces of information suggest that residents, whether buying or renting, are simply being priced out of the region. In response to the growing cost of housing in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill in October that would cap annual rent increases imposed …
Landmark Properties Buys Land Assemblage in Seattle, Plans 1,600-Bed Student Housing Project
by Amy Works
SEATTLE — Landmark Properties has acquired the 11-parcel land assemblage in Seattle’s University District. A group of undisclosed sellers sold the fee-simple assemblage, which was rezoned for greater density and taller buildings in 2017, for $39 million, or $950 per square foot. In 2021, Landmark Properties plans to begin construction on The Standard at Seattle, a three-building purpose-built student housing property with approximately 1,600 beds at the site, which spans nearly an acre from 4202 to 4238 12th Ave. NE. The site is situated three blocks from the University of Washington and across the street from the future U-District Light Rail Station. Upon completion, The Standard at Seattle will feature two 25-story towers and a seven-story mid-rise building. The 500,000-square-foot property will offer a variety of floor plans and approximately 8,500 square feet of ground-level retail space. The project is slated to be delivered in one phase by fall 2023. Additionally, Landmark plans to preserve the existing Canterbury Apartments, a 16-unit co-op multifamily building on Brooklyn Avenue NE. Tim McKay, Dan Chhan and Sam Wayne of Colliers International represented the sellers for a portion of the transaction, specifically for eight of the 11 parcels.
EVERETT, WASH. — The Port of Everett has purchased the 58.4-acre Kimberly-Clark mill property situated on the waterfront in Everett. Kimberly-Clark Worldwide sold the asset, including another site north of the mill property, for $33 million. Kimberly-Clark closed the former pulp mill located on the site in 2012. In July, the City of Everett acquired the north portion of the property; therefore, this sale represents the remainder of Kimberly-Clark’s Everett waterfront holdings. The site includes a 360,000-square-foot warehouse and more than 2,500 lineal feet of waterfront on the East Waterway, which opens to the Puget Sound. The sale property is located between the Port of Everett terminal and Naval Station Everett, a federally secured maritime complex. Port of Everett plans to develop three-quarters of the property into maritime use, with the remaining used for aquatic management and public access. Dave Speers and Matt Henn of Kidder Mathews, along with Eric Dienstbach of Binswanger, represented the seller in the deal.
Alliant Capital Completes 295-Unit Seniors Housing Community at Former Shopping Center Near Seattle
by Amy Works
LYNNWOOD, WASH. — Alliant Capital has completed construction of The Reserve at Lynnwood, a 295-unit affordable seniors housing community in Lynnwood, approximately 15 miles north of Seattle. The development struggled in its early days, dealing with environmental contamination at the site, which was formerly a 1950s-era decrepit shopping center, as well as a fire that destroyed initial construction in 2017. “This project certainly had its challenges, but we were determined to overcome the obstacles thrown our way,” says Craig Thomas, who served as the general partner for the project. “Our mission of providing safe, affordable housing is stronger than the issues we faced during this process.” The project is 100 percent LIHTC units. AVS Communities was the developer, Charles Morgan & Associates was the architect and Exxel Pacific Inc. was the general contractor.