AMERICAN FORK, UTAH — Rockworth Cos. has received an undisclosed amount of construction financing for development of The MillPond Apartments, a multifamily property located in American Fork, a suburb 30 miles south of Salt Lake City. JLL, led by Mike White, arranged the high-stacked, three-year, limited-recourse construction loan for the borrower. Located at 80 N. 1020 West, the $44 million project will feature a 214-unit apartment community comprising 11 three-story buildings with wood-frame construction. Averaging 906 square feet, the one-, two- and three-bedroom units will feature patios or balconies, in-unit washers/dryers, nine-foot ceilings, oversized bathtubs, high-quality cabinetry and luxury wood-style flooring. Community amenities will include a clubhouse with a fitness center, business center, changing rooms, outdoor heated swimming pool with a sun deck, Whirlpool spa, fire pit, barbecue/picnic area, dog park and bike repair facility.
SUMNER, WASH. — Bridge Development Partners has purchased a 3.8-acre land site at 3113 142nd Ave. East in Sumner, a suburb of Seattle, for an undisclosed price. The company plans to develop Bridge Point Sumner South, an industrial building, on the site. Slated for delivery in third-quarter 2020, Bridge Point Sumner South will feature 82,591 square feet of space, divisible down to 30,000 square feet; LED interior and exterior wall pack lighting; ESFR fire protection; 32-foot clear ceiling heights; two drive-in doors; 14 exterior docks; a 125-foot truck court; and parking for 63 cars. Thad Mallory, Taylor Huff, Cam Warren and Blake Bentz of Newmark Knight Frank brokered the deal for Bridge and will serve as leasing agents for the project.
REDMOND, WASH. — The Hotel Group has added the Hilton Garden Inn Redmond, a hotel currently under construction in Redmond, to its management portfolio. Slated to open in first-quarter 2020, the hotel will be the company’s seventh Hilton-branded hotel in the Pacific Northwest. The six-story property will feature 177 guestrooms with Hilton Garden Inn’s signature bedding, in-room hospitality centers with Keurig Coffee and miniature refrigerators, guest laundry and complementary Wi-Fi. The hotel also features more than 2,400 square feet of flexible meeting space including outdoor areas, as well as Fork + Spoke, an on-site restaurant.
SEATTLE — The City of Seattle has selected Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc. (NYSE: ARE) to develop an approximately 800,000-square-foot mixed-use campus known as the Mercer Mega Block. The life sciences and technology-driven project will be built on the last large, undeveloped site — nearly three acres — in Seattle’s Lake Union submarket. Alexandria won the bid for the project by agreeing to pay $143.5 million for the land and to address homelessness, according to the Puget Sound Business Journal. The Seattle City Council approved the development plan on Monday night. The newspaper reports that total project costs could reach $305 million. Plans call for two 13-story office and laboratory towers as well as a 30,000-square-foot community center. Alexandria also intends to develop on-site affordable housing, a farm-to-table restaurant, ground-floor retail space and a pedestrian-only walkway on 8th Avenue surrounded by public spaces with outdoor seating. “We envision our Mercer Mega Block development as a mission-critical campus that can drive the cross-pollination of life science and technology, spur world-class innovations to improve the human condition and significantly enhance the surrounding neighborhood,” says Joel Marcus, executive chairman and founder of Alexandria. The company also says it has strong confidence in the …
PHOENIX — ReNUE Properties has purchased Legacy Bungalows, a multifamily asset located in Phoenix. Legacy Partners sold the community for $26.1 million, or $130,500 per unit. Completed in 2002, Legacy Bungalows features 200 apartments in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts with at least nine-foot ceilings and an average unit size of 852 square feet. The property is situated on 6.4 acres and less than two miles from Chase Field and Talking Stick Resort Arena. Steve Gebing and Cliff David of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
LAKE FOREST, CALIF. — Foothill Ranch LLC has completed the disposition of a portion of Foothill Ranch Towne Center, a 1 million-square-foot, master-planned regional retail center in Lake Forest. A private family trust acquired a 121,883-square-foot portion of the retail center, located at 36532 Towne Center Drive, for $22.2 million. Pete Bethea, Rob Ippolito and Glenn Rudy of Newmark Knight Frank represented the seller in the transaction. At the time of sale, five tenants fully occupied the sold portion: At Home, PetSmart, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and Brews and a nail salon. Walmart and Target anchor the overall retail center.
MILLWOOD, WASH. — Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has negotiated the sale of a retail property located at 8851 E. Trent Ave. in Millwood, a suburb of Spokane. An undisclosed buyer acquired the asset for $8.3 million in an off-market transaction. Situated on 3.7 acres within a major shopping center, the property features 46,798 square feet of retail space and was built in 1991. Albertsons currently occupies the property on a 20-year lease. Additional tenants at the shopping center include Dairy Queen, Banner Bank, Redbox, Taco Time, Papa Murphy’s Take ‘N’ Bake, Scollard’s Dry Cleaning and Starbucks Coffee. Aron Cline of Matthews Real Estate Investment Services handled the transaction. Barrington Capital Corp. provided acquisition financing for the deal. The name of the seller was not released.
SAN DIEGO — Colliers International San Diego Region has brokered the sale of an industrial building, located at 7550 Panasonic Way in San Diego’s Otay Mesa neighborhood. Guy C Clum Trust sold the property to RMJF LLC for $6 million. Concurrent with the acquisition, the new owner was able to secure a long-term lease for the property. Mark Lewkowitz and Chris Holder of Colliers International represented the seller, while Craig Fitterer of Lee & Associates represented the buyer in the deal. Constructed in 2005, the 46,830-square-foot building features drive-around truck access, dock- and grade-level loading and a large, secured yard.
KUNA, IDAHO — Marcus & Millichap’s LeClaire Group has arranged the sale of Kuna Self Storage, a self-storage facility in Kuna, a suburb of Boise. Messmer Properties sold the asset to an undisclosed buyer. The acquisition price was not released. Kuna Self Storage features 166 non-climate-controlled units, 15 rentable outdoor parking spaces, a fully fenced storage area and an on-site manager’s office. Jordan Farrer of Marcus & Millichap’s Salt Lake City office and Adam Schlosser of the firm’s Denver office, in cooperation with Paul Ryan of Marcus & Millichap’s Boise office, represented the seller in the deal.
FRESNO, CALIF. — The Bascom Group, in partnership with Artemis Real Estate Partners, has acquired Phoenix Townhomes, a condominium-style apartment complex located at 5355 N. Valentine Ave. in Fresno. An undisclosed seller sold the asset for $35 million, or $141,129 per unit. Constructed in 2004, Phoenix Townhomes features 248 apartments in a mix of two- and three-bedroom layouts. The property is located six miles northeast of downtown Fresno and within minutes of Fresno State University, as well as State Highways 99, 41 and 180. Mark Mimm of SVN/MJM & Associates brokered the transaction.