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Meridian Buys 100,000 SF Office Building in San Francisco Bay Area

by Amy Works October 25, 2019

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.

October 25, 2019

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Greenheart Land Co. Developing Transit-Oriented Mixed-Use Project in California Bay Area

by Amy Works October 25, 2019

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.

October 25, 2019

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Leon Capital Breaks Ground on 380-Unit Soltra at SanTan Village in Arizona

by Amy Works October 25, 2019

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 …

October 25, 2019

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Next Wave Investors Acquires 380 Multifamily Units in Phoenix, Salt Lake City, Las Vegas

by Amy Works October 25, 2019

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.

October 25, 2019

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Innovative Solutions Continue to Push the Office Market in Denver

by Taylor Williams October 25, 2019

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 …

October 25, 2019

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LPC, Harvard Investments Break Ground on 1.3 MSF Office Project in Arizona

by Amy Works October 24, 2019

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.

October 24, 2019

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Astoria Healthcare Enters Seniors Housing Sector with 110-Unit Community in Phoenix

by Amy Works October 24, 2019

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.

October 24, 2019

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CBRE Brokers $45.2M Sale of Avia 266 Apartments in Metro Phoenix

by Amy Works October 24, 2019

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.

October 24, 2019

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KeyBank Secures $23.5M for 177-Unit Arcadia Apartments Development in Utah

by Amy Works October 24, 2019

SANDY, UTAH — KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) has arranged $23.5 million of construction and permanent financing for Arcadia Apartments II, a 177-unit affordable multifamily project in Sandy. The borrower is Salt Lake City-based Wasatch Residential Group, a real estate development, construction, finance and asset management company. Arcadia Apartments II will feature 52 one-bedroom units, 82 two-bedroom apartments and 43 three-bedroom units. The property will be limited to residents making 60 percent or less of the area median income. The asset is adjacent to Arcadia Apartments I and will share access to amenities including a pool, hot tub and fitness center. The project was awarded a 4 percent Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC), and Enterprise Community Partners, the equity investor, is providing $15.6 million in LIHTC equity. Additionally, the property was awarded private activity bonds, which were purchased by KeyBank as a private placement. Sarah Geis of KeyBank’s CDLI team arranged the financing.

October 24, 2019

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JLL Arranges $19.9M Refinancing for Suburban Seattle Biotech/R&D Facility

by Amy Works October 24, 2019

BOTHELL, WASH. — JLL has secured $19.9 million in refinancing for Nexus Canyon Park Research Center, a life science, flex and R&D property in Bothell, a suburb of Seattle. The borrower is San Diego-based Nexus Properties. Located at 21720 23rd Drive SE, the two-story Nexus Canyon Park Research Center features 152,050 square feet of space. Constructed in 1999, the facility recently underwent a partial conversion into flex industrial space. Current tenants include Epoch Pharmaceuticals, Sony Biotechnology, Sound Biologics and Shimadzu Scientific. Tim Wright, Zack Holderman, Zack Goodwin and Anthony Rosetta of JLL arranged the loan for a national lender on behalf of the borrower.

October 24, 2019

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