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TEMPE, ARIZ. — Jabbel Holdings has purchased The Groves, a shopping center in Tempe, for $18.5 million. The name of the seller was not released. Situated at the northeast corner of Priest Drive and Elliot Road, the 169,606-square-foot property was 91 percent leased at the time of sale. Current tenants include Walmart, Ross Dress for Less, PetSmart, Staples, Bob’s Discount Furniture, Beall’s Outlet and Dollar Tree. Michael Hackett and Ryan Schubert of Cushman & Wakefield’s Phoenix office represented the seller in the transaction.

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ESCONDIDO, Calif. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of Las Villas Del Norte, a 185-unit assisted living and memory care community in Escondido. A publicly traded REIT sold the property for an undisclosed price. The buyer was a locally based and privately held real estate investment firm with experience repurposing senior care properties. Constructed in 1986 with an expansion completed in 2006, Las Villas Del Norte is situated in an affluent submarket north of San Diego. The community had initially offered a wider spectrum of senior care including independent living and a dedicated wing for skilled nursing and long-term care. Following the campus addition of the independent living building, it was eventually converted to house high-acuity assisted living residents. As community management underwent several corporate-level changes, operational performance suffered, leading to the closure of the skilled nursing wing as new management focused on a lower acuity product. During the marketing process, Blueprint highlighted the value-add proposition of repurposing specific areas of the community to reset Las Villas Del Norte’s care levels to a mix of independent living, assisted living and memory care. By strategically reconverting the former high acuity assisted living building back to independent living …

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BELLEVUE, WASH. — Invesco Real Estate has acquired Bravern Office Commons, two Class A office buildings within the Bravern mixed-use development in Bellevue, about 10 miles east of Seattle. A joint venture between Principal Real Estate and PNC Realty sold the office properties, which are fully leased to Microsoft Corp. The purchase price was $585 million, according to several media reports. The office component of Bravern includes 749,694 square feet of space and a seven-level, subterranean parking garage with 3,134 stalls. Bravern Office Commons sits atop 305,000 square feet of retail space, which is adjacent to 455 luxury apartments. Built in 2009, the office asset includes a 12-story, 255,171-square-foot building located at 688 NE 110th Ave. and a 23-story, 494,523-square-foot building located at 11025 NE Eighth St. “The Bellevue central business district is a well-established and highly amenitized office submarket, which has become one of the most sought-after locations for technology tenants in not only greater Seattle but the entire country,” says Chris Cole, senior director of transactions at Invesco Real Estate. Kevin Shannon, Nick Kucha, Michael Moll, Ken White, Rob Hannan, Tim O’Keefe and Alex Foshay of Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) represented the seller, while Invesco was self-represented in …

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ISSAQUAH, WASH. — National Health Investors (NHI) has formed a joint venture with an affiliate of Life Care Services (LCS) to acquire and operate Timber Ridge at Talus, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Issaquah. The buyers will acquire Timber Ridge from a joint venture between Westminster Capital and LCS for $133 million, exclusive of closing costs that are estimated to be approximately $2 million. Originally built in 2008 and expanded in 2017, the property features 401 units, including 330 independent living apartments, 14 assisted living apartments, 12 memory care apartments and 45 skilled nursing beds. At the time of sale, the property was more than 95 percent occupied. The joint venture consists of two parts: the property company and an operating company. The operating company will be capitalized with $3.2 million initially. NHI will own an 80 percent ownership interest in the property company and LCS will own the remaining 20 percent; NHI will own a 25 percent interest in the operating company and LCS will own 75 percent. Additionally, NHI is contributing $43.2 million to the property company and $800,000 to the operating company for working capital. NHI has also agreed to provide financing to the property …

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MERCED, CALIF. — Shamrock Acquisitions has received $68.8 million in construction financing for the development of Merced Station, an 885-bed student housing community located near the University of California, Merced. Scott Meredith of George Smith Partners secured the financing from an affiliate of Mosaic Real Estate Credit on behalf of the borrower. The community will offer two-, three- and four-bedroom units. Shared amenities will include retail space, a state-of-the-art clubhouse, swimming pool, spa, basketball court, fitness room and study lounge. Construction is scheduled for completion in summer 2021.

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BOZEMAN, MONT. — Newmark Knight Frank has arranged the sale of Gallatin Center, a shopping center in Bozeman. Revesco (USA) Properties acquired the property from Gallatin TR for $27.5 million. Paul Sleeth, Billy Sleeth and Patrick Allen of Newmark Knight Frank represented the seller in the transaction. Situated on the southwest quadrant of Interstate 90 and North 19th Street, Gallatin Center is occupied by Ross Dress for Less, Michaels, Bed Bath & Beyond, PetSmart and Staples.

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DENVER — Noble Investment Group has purchased a dual-branded hotel property in downtown Denver for an undisclosed price. The asset includes Hampton Inn & Suites Downtown Denver and Homewood Suites by Hilton Downtown Denver. The name of the seller was not released. The hotels feature a combined 302 guest rooms; health and fitness facilities; an indoor pool and whirlpool; 7,000 square feet of meeting and boardroom space; and a restaurant, 550 Bar and Patio. The properties are located in Denver’s downtown district that is walkable to more than 25 million square feet of office space, over 300 restaurants, three major sports stadiums, the Pepsi Center and Denver Performing Arts Center.

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LITTLETON, COLO. — Resort Lifestyle Communities has opened Sky Pointe, an independent living community in the Denver suburb of Littleton. Sky Pointe offers 128 apartments for rent in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom options. “From our research, we found that Denver’s metro was in great need of additional independent senior living options,” says Phil Benjamson, COO of Resort Lifestyle Communities. Based in Lincoln, Neb., Resort Lifestyle Communities has 45 independent living communities either open or under construction throughout the country.

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ISSAQUAH, WASH — Seattle-based Security Properties and Newport Beach, Calif.-based Pacific Life Insurance Co. have purchased Anthology, a 398-unit new construction multifamily property in Issaquah for $163.3 million. Located at 1610 Anthology Ave. NW, Anthology is situated 14 miles southeast of Seattle in the Puget Sound region. Anthology offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. Amenities include a two-story clubhouse featuring a game room with shuffleboard and billiards, conference room and community kitchen. The complex also features a fitness center with yoga studio and bike room, a pool, barbecues, package access, bicycle storage and repair station, a park and easy access to nature trails. Security Properties Residential, an affiliate of Security Properties, will manage the property. The Issaquah Reporternotes that Anthology is one of three similar residential projects along Newport Way NW. The Puget Sound area as whole has experienced a housing crisis with growth of tech companies and Amazon creating a booming population and a scarcity of affordable housing. Bisected by Interstate 90, Issaquah allows commuters access to downtown Seattle and nearby employers, including Microsoft, Amazon and Costco. The Issaquah suburb has grown rapidly since 2000, nearly quadrupling its population, which is now almost 40,000. The area is affluent, …

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SANTA CLARITA, CALIF. — Los Angeles-based Gelt, a real estate investment and asset management firm, has completed the disposition of Monterra Ridge Apartments, a 232-unit multifamily community located in Santa Clarita. Culver City, Calif.-based BAG Investments acquired the property for $62.5 million. Built in 1985, Monterra Ridge is located at 28085 Whites Canyon Road. The pet-friendly property features 16 buildings totaling 88 one-bedroom/one-bathroom units and 144 two-bedroom/two-bathroom units. Community amenities include covered parking, a fitness center, sand volleyball court, clubhouse with a community room, swimming pool and spa. Gelt acquired the property in June 2015 for $45.5 million and implemented a capital improvement program that included renovating approximately 65 percent of the unit interiors with new cabinetry faces and fixtures, stainless steel appliances, vinyl-plank flooring in the living room and new ceiling fans, among other upgrades. Gregory Harris, Kevin Green and Joseph Grabiec from Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented both sides of the transaction.

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