PORTLAND, ORE. — Barings, a diversified real estate investment manager, has completed the sale of Riva on the Park, a multifamily property located in Portland’s South Waterfront neighborhood. Griffis Residential acquired the high-rise asset for $116.1 million, free and clear of existing financing. The 22-story property features 294 apartments, averaging 811 square feet, and more than 13,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Apartment amenities include granite countertops and plank-wood flooring in the kitchens; oversized, energy-efficient windows; full-sized washers/dryers; central heat and air conditioning; decks or patios; and city and river views. Community amenities include a lobby with fireside lounge, eco-terrace with grills, 24-hour fitness center and concierge services. The transit-oriented Riva on the Park is located steps from Portland Streetcar, MAX Light Rail and the Portland Aerial Tram. The community is also adjacent to Oregon Health & Science University, which is undergoing a 1.1 million-square-foot expansion. Ira Virden and Carrie Kahn of JLL represented the seller in the transaction.
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RANCHO CORDOVA, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged the sale of an office building, located at 2882 Prospect Park Drive in Rancho Cordova, a suburb 15 miles east of Sacramento. Lafayette, Calif.-based Prospect Park LLC sold the asset to San Jose, Calif.-based Prospect Park Drive LLC for an undisclosed sum. Matt Post, Stuart Wright and Randy Getz of CBRE’s Sacramento office represented the seller in the deal. Built in 1999, the four-story, 112,511-square-foot property was 88 percent leased at the time of sale. The asset is located within the Highway 50 Corridor submarket, which has a total of 11.4 million square feet of office space.
Ready Capital Closes $18.1M in Refinancing for Creative Office Portfolio in Southern California
by Amy Works
CULVER CITY, CALIF. — Ready Capital has provided a $18.1 million loan for the refinancing, repositioning and lease-up of a vacant creative office portfolio in Culver City. The loan will be used to reposition the 38,000-square-foot property from traditional office to modern, creative-type finishes and simultaneously provide a facility for tenant lease-up. The name of the borrower was not released. Ready Capital closed the non-recourse, interest-only, floating-rate loan that features a 36-month term, two extension options and flexible prepayment. Additionally, the loan is inclusive of a facility to provide future funding for the capital expenditures, tenant leasing costs and interest and operating reserves.
Rockefeller Group, Newcastle Partners Break Ground on 203,944 SF Distribution Center in Inland Empire
by Amy Works
MORENO VALLEY, CALIF. — Rockefeller Group has broken ground on Centerpointe Commerce Center, a speculative distribution center situated on 8.8 acres of industrial land in Moreno Valley. The 203,944-square-foot facility is slated for completion in summer 2020. Located on Frederick Street, the dock-high industrial building will feature 32-foot clear heights, 8,000 square feet of speculative office improvements, 106 auto-parking stalls and 26 trailer-parking stalls. Additionally, the property will offer access to several Southern California freeways, including Interstate 215, State Route 60, State Route 90 and Interstate 10. Rockefeller Group acquired the site from Newcastle Partners in April. Newcastle pursued the required governmental approvals for the projects beginning in October 2017, and the company successfully obtained the entitlements and zoning just prior to Rockefeller Group’s acquisition. Rockefeller Group and Newcastle selected Newport Beach, Calif.-based RM Dalton as general contractor, Herdman Architecture + Design as architect and SDH & Associates as civil engineer. Bill Heim, Finn Comer, Alex Heim and Nesha Ritchie of Lee & Associates are the exclusive leasing agents for Centerpointe Commerce Center.
TEMPE, ARIZ. — Security Properties has purchased The Rev Apartments, a Class C, garden-style multifamily property located in Tempe, for $28.2 million. Originally constructed in 1972 on 11 acres, The Rev features 172 units spread across 16 residential buildings. The previous owner fully renovated the property, including new dual-pane windows and slider glass doors, exterior paint, roof upgrades/repairs and the addition of in-unit washers/dryers and above-range microwaves. Community amenities include a fully renovated leasing office and fitness center, as well as an outdoor heated swimming pool and spa. Security Properties has a light upgrade planned for the property, including adding a number of supplemental items to unit kitchens and strategic improvements to the community’s amenity package. Security Properties Residential, an affiliate of Security Properties, will manage the asset. With this acquisition, Security Properties now owns 122 assets totaling approximately 24,000 units across its portfolio, including eight properties and more than 3,200 units in the Phoenix market.
SAN FRANCISCO — Polidev has completed the sale of 351 California Street, a 16-story office building located in downtown San Francisco. Tidewater Capital and affiliates of the Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division acquired the property for an undisclosed sum. Built in 1920, the 140,047-square-foot building is one of the most recognized historic office buildings in San Francisco’s Financial District. The property features distinct architectural details, U-shaped floor plates and exposed ceilings. The previous owner invested approximately $8 million into the property with a partial renovation in 2010 and a seismic retrofit in 2015. At the time of sale, the property was 87 percent occupied by a diverse roster of tenants, including tech and professional services firms. Kyle Kovac, Mike Taquino, Russell Ingrum, Mandy Lee and Giancarlo Sangiacomo of CBRE’s San Francisco office represented the seller in the transaction.
DENVER — Unique Properties/TCN Worldwide has brokered the sale of Park Cheesman Apartments, a multifamily property in Denver. A Los Angeles-based multifamily office acquired the asset from an undisclosed seller, which owned the property for the last 42 years. This price was $30 million, or $340,909 per unit. Located at 1177 Race St. adjacent to Cheesman Park, the property features 88 units with balconies, two stories of parking and a rooftop deck with views of the city. At the time of sale, Park Cheesman was 98 percent occupied. Marc Lippitt and Justin Herman of Unique Properties/TCN Worldwide handled the transaction.
PHOENIX — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of a 1.52-acre land site within Roosevelt Row Arts District in Phoenix. An entity formed by Phoenix-based Alliance Residential acquired the site from Edgehill Investments for $6.4 million. The buyer plans to develop Broadstone Portland on the land, which is located at the northeast corner of Third and Portland streets. The planned 161-unit multifamily asset will feature studio, one- and two-bedroom units ranging from 620 square feet to 1,600 square feet. Additionally, the five-story property will feature street-level stop entrances on the top of two levels of podium parking and an elevated amenity deck with a resort-style swimming pool and fitness facility. Construction is slated to started in fourth-quarter 2019. ORB Architects is designing the project.
Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors Arranges $6.2M Sale of Royal Plaza Multifamily Asset in Colorado
by Amy Works
PUEBLO, COLO. — Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors has facilitated the sale of Royal Plaza, an apartment complex located at 85 Scotland Road in Pueblo. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property for $6.2 million. The complex features 100 units in a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts. The undisclosed seller owned the property for four years and maintained 100 percent occupancy during its ownership. The buyer plans to replace the property’s roofs and continue renovating the units. Mike Krebsbach of Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors represented the buyer and seller in the transaction.
CORONA, CALIF. — JJRE Properties has completed the disposition of an industrial building in Corona. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property for $2.7 million. Located at 508 Bateman Circle, the property features 14,380 square feet of industrial space. Greg Diab of Lee & Associates’ Orange, Calif., office represented the seller in the deal.