KAPOLEI, HAWAII — Highridge Costa will hold a groundbreaking ceremony on Aug. 28 for the second phase of the $130 million Kulana Hale mixed-use affordable seniors housing and multifamily apartment project located at 1020 Wakea St. in Kapolei. Kulana Hale Phase II will feature a 13-story tower with 2,300 square feet of ground-floor retail space and 143 affordable apartments for low-income families. The second-phase tower will be built over a two-level concrete podium structure that will connect to the 154-unit first phase seniors housing tower to form a larger parking structure and podium deck. The third phase will include single-story retail space. Los Angeles-based Highridge Costa and Honolulu-based Coastal Rim Properties, owned by Franco Mola, are developing Kulana Hale jointly with support from nonprofit Hawaiian Community Development Board. SVA Architects designed the project, which Hawaiian Dredging Construction Co. is building. The development’s second phase will be financed with a combination of tax-exempt bonds, tax credit equity and a $17.9 million Rental Housing Revolving Fund Loan from the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corp. Citibank will be the construction lender and Royal Bank of Canada will be the tax credit investor.
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Pension Fund Advisors Acquires 685,588 SF Industrial Complex Near Los Angeles for $128.5M
by Amy Works
LOS ALAMITOS, CALIF. — Alere, a pension fund advisor, has purchased Los Alamitos Corporate Center, an industrial complex located in Los Alamitos. Northwestern Mutual sold the asset for $128.5 million. Situated on 36.9 acres, the 17-building complex is located at 4332-4478 Cerritos Ave., 10541-10681 Calle Lee and 4392-4465 Corporate Center Drive. At the time of sale, the 685,588-square-foot asset was 98 percent leased to 82 tenants. The buildings range in size from 11,788 square feet to 134,186 square feet. Darla Longo, Barbara Perrier, Brett Hartzell, Rebecca Perlmutter Finkel, Eric Cox and Laird Perkins of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.
HIGHLANDS RANCH, COLO. — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated the sale of two office buildings located at 200 and 300 Plaza Drive within Highlands Ranch Business Park in Highlands Ranch, a southern suburb of Denver. A private partnership acquired the assets for $14.3 million, or $192 per square foot. Aaron Johnson and Jon Hendrickson of Cushman & Wakefield Denver’s Capital Markets Group facilitated the transaction. Combined the properties offer 74,778 square feet of multi-tenant office space. At the time of sale, the two buildings were 99 percent occupied. The buildings were constructed in 1997/1999 and renovated in 2008..
TUCSON, ARIZ. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of Santé of Tucson, a 103-bed short-term rehabilitation and transitional care facility in Tucson. The property was built in 2017, but struggled with occupancy and was placed into SEC receivership under the supervision of Thomas Seaman and Associates. Blueprint was brought on to market the property as a turnaround opportunity with a HUD assumption. A Chicago-based owner-operator that recently had success with another turnaround opportunity in Tucson bought the asset for an undisclosed price. The new owners rebranded the community as Sapphire Estates Rehab Centre. HUD approval for the loan assumption took approximately two months to complete, despite the government shutdown for part of the year. The Blueprint transaction team consisted of Amy Sitzman, Jacob Gehl and Humair Sabir.
BUCKEYE, ARIZ. — Mesa, Ariz.-based LJ Mainstreet Holdings has purchased Main Street Lofts at Verrado, a multifamily property located at 21068 W. Main St. in Buckeye, a suburb of Phoenix. Omaha, Neb.-based Waitt Verrado LLC sold the asset for $5.2 million. Situated within the Verrado master-planned community, Main Street Lofts features 45 units averaging 994 square feet, as well as a CVS/pharmacy and Basha’s grocery on the ground floor. Matt Kolano and Charlie Steele of Jones Lang LaSalle of Phoenix represented the seller, while Chris Roach and Matt Roach of Colliers International in Arizona represented the buyer in the deal.
Portland’s retail market is supported by steady employment gains that are luring new residents. Employers have created almost 23,800 jobs over the past 12 months, while the metro added nearly 27,400 people. This is a population growth rate that is nearly double that of the U.S. Household income also advanced at a faster clip than most of the country. Portland’s median household income jumped 5.3 percent over the past year. This is well above the national level of 3.6 percent, providing residents with more discretionary spending power. Retail sales have surged 5.8 percent year over year as a result, which is significantly higher than the U.S. rate of change. These growth trends are expected to continue through 2019, boosting the retail sector. The need for retail space may be escalating, but construction remains measured. This has funneled expanding retailers into the dwindling supply of existing space as vacancy tightens. Developers added 319,000 square feet year over year in March, slightly lower than the 327,200 square feet 12 months earlier. Deliveries will remain sparse as builders have less than 300,000 square feet under construction. Much of the new supply is ground-level space in mixed-use office or apartment projects in walkable, urban …
EL SEGUNDO, CALIF. — New York-based Vella Group has purchased a two-building office campus, located at 650 and 700 Pacific Coast Highway in El Segundo. A private family tenant-in-common sold the asset for $50.8 million. The eight-story property at 650 Pacific Coast Highway, built in 1962, features 121,484 square feet. The two-story building at 700 Pacific Coast Highway features 78,736 square feet. The site also includes 422 surface parking spaces. Boeing will occupy the entire 200,220-square-foot office campus through the end of 2020. Kevin Shannon, Ken White and Michael Moore of Newmark Knight Frank, along with Bill Bloodgood of CBRE, represented the seller, while Antony Arkle of Rodeo Realty represented the buyer in the transaction.
BEND, ORE. — Overbay Development Co. has completed the disposition of Wagner Mall and Pinebrook Plaza, two shopping centers located in Bend. Western Pacific Holdings acquired the both assets for an undisclosed price. Located at 1800 NE Third St., Wagner Mall features 108,818 square feet of retail space, including Albertsons, Rite Aid and Aaron’s as tenants. The Wagner Mall sale include the mall, large box spaces and the surrounding pad sites, totaling 9.35 acres. Located at 61155 Highway 97, the 59,509-square-foot Pinebrook Plaza is currently home to Albertsons and other retailers. Totaling 5.97 acres, the Pinebrook Plaza sale included the main building and a standalone Shari’s restaurant. Pat Kesgard and Kristie Schmitt of Compass Commercial Real Estate Services, along with John Keba and Holley Jensen of Compass Commercial Asset & Property Management, represented the seller. Russell Huntamer and Tom Standish, also of Compass Commercial Real Estate Services, represented the buyer in the transactions.
NorthMarq Arranges $7.6M Refinancing for Seawind Seniors Apartments in Oxnard, California
by Amy Works
OXNARD, CALIF. — NorthMarq has arranged $7.6 million in financing for Seawind Seniors Apartments, an age-restricted community in Oxnard, approximately 65 miles west of Los Angeles. The property features 101 units restricted to residents over age 55. The apartments are marketed as affordable. Marty Meagher and Gardiner Champlin of NorthMarq’s San Diego office arranged the fixed-rate, Fannie Mae loan with a 10-year, interest-only term. The financing pays off existing bonds.
LOS ALAMITOS, CALIF. — NAI Capital has arranged the sale a medical office building, located at 10921 Cherry St. in Los Alamitos. Nautica LLC sold the property to ABG Property 1 LLC for $5.5 million, or $759 per square foot. The three-story property features 7,250 square feet of medical office space. At the time of sale, Los Alamitos Medical Surgery Center and Ocean Pacific Surgery Center fully occupied the building. Steve Body and Grant Bullen of NAI Capital’s Investment Services Group represented the seller in the deal.