PHOENIX — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of Monterra Apartment Homes, a multifamily community in central Phoenix. Weidner Apartments Homes sold the property to an institutional investment manager for $37.2 million, or $144,186 per unit. Steve Gebing and Cliff David of IPA represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal. Built in 2001, Monterra Apartment Homes features 258 apartments.
To ring in the New Year, Student Housing Business — sister publication to REBusinessOnline — sat down with Ryan Lang, executive managing director and head of Newmark Knight Frank’s student housing division, to discuss his outlook for the year ahead. SHB: What challenges will your market face in 2019? Where are the opportunities within these challenges? Lang: It appears volatility on the capital markets side will continue to be closely monitored heading into 2019 and beyond. There remains great opportunity as the student market, as a whole, is fundamentally sound and viewed as a risk averse asset class within the larger investment community. SHB: Which submarkets will surprise people in 2019? Lang: While average occupancy at major Tier I universities continues to be stable near 95 percent, we believe several markets that have been supply constrained over the past few academic year cycles will begin making noticeable recoveries. Of note, we believe Texas Tech (Lubbock), Ole Miss (Oxford), and Michigan State (Lansing) have the potential to outperform investor expectations. SHB: What market shifts are you noticing that others haven’t? What would you whisper to clients and prospects? Lang: Along with newer construction product, there are clearly more opportunistic assets hitting the market and more yield driven …
SANTA CLARITA, CALIF. — JPI has closed on construction financing for Jefferson Vista Canyon, a luxury apartment community located in Santa Clarita. Dallas-based Comerica Bank and Los Angeles-based Colony Credit Real Estate will provide construction financing for the development. The $190 million project will feature 480 apartments; two resort-style pools with spas and cabanas with large-screen televisions; two fitness centers with multi-use studios for yoga and spin classes, with one center geared to functional training, including suspension training equipment; a clubhouse skylights, fireplace and entertainment kitchen; a speakeasy lounge; rooftop deck with barbecue area and fire pit; and a dog park and dog-washing station. Designed by Orange, Calif.-based Architects Orange, Jefferson Vista Canyon is slated for completion by spring 2020. Vista Canyon is JSB Development’s 185-acre, mixed-use, walkable community, including retail, office, hospitality, apartments, townhomes and single-family residences, along with a new intermodal transit station and Metrolink commuter rail.
LAS VEGAS — Lucescu Realty has negotiated the sale of Shadow Mountain Marketplace, a 359,103-square-foot community shopping center located in Las Vegas. Wynmark Co. sold the property to a private investor for $67.2 million. Developed in 2007 by the seller, Shadow Mountain Marketplace is anchored by Costco, Seafood City Marketplace, Walgreens, Best Buy and Ashley Furniture. Additional tenants include McDonald’s, Chili’s, Wells Fargo Bank, Panda Express, Subway, Sport Clips, Massage Envy, Wing Nutz, T-Mobile, Best Mattress, Café Rio, Pacific Dental, Kumon Learning Center, Scottrade, Great Harvest Bread Co., State Farm Insurance, H&R Block and Omega Studio Salons. At the time of sale, the property was 98.9 percent leased and more than 84 percent of the leased gross lease area is occupied by regional and national tenants. The 154,700-square-foot Costco, which features a full-size grocery department, was not included in the sale. Mark Lucescu of Lucescu Realty represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
CHANDLER, ARIZ. — Hines has officially opened the Offices at Chandler Viridian, a six-story, Class A office property located in at the intersection of Loop 101 and Loop 202 in Chandler. The 250,000-square-foot building features a large, open floorplan with 10-foot tall ceilings, a lounge and a large courtyard. In addition to the grand opening, Hines announced two tenants: Stantec will occupy approximately 51,000 square feet on the second and third floors, while Workuity will occupy 19,787 square feet on the first floor. Phoenix-based Whiting Turner served as the general contractor, while Minneapolis-based RSP Architects designed the building. Jerry Roberts and Patrick Boyle of Cushman & Wakefield have been retained to lead the leasing efforts for the office building. Hines developed the office building, which is the capstone of Chandler Viridian, in a joint venture agreement with New York Life Real Estate Investors, on behalf of its institutional client. The 25-acre Chandler Viridian features a hotel, multifamily units, retail offerings, pedestrian promenades, a dog park, jogging trail and a large public plaza with high-speed internet and Wi-Fi.
ISSAQUAH, WASH. — CBRE has arranged the sale of Sammamish Park Place, an office and flex property located at 22011 SE 51st in Issaquah. Eden Prairie, Minn.-based Onward Investors sold the asset to Costa Mesa, Calif.-based Rich Uncles NNN REIT for $29 million. Costco occupies the 97,191-square-foot property, which is situated on 4.6 acres adjacent to Costco’s International Headquarters and several other Costco-leased buildings. The two-story building recently underwent significant capital improvements for new tenant build-out, totaling $3 million. Renovations included two new HVAC rooftop units, refurbished VAV boxes, upgraded HVAC controls, window sealing, landscaping, parking lot sealing and striping. Additionally, a new lobby was included in the remodel, as well as tenant improvements throughout the building, including the opening of the floor plates for future flexibility. Tom Pehl and Lou Senini of CBRE’s Seattle office represented the seller in the transaction. Additionally, John Lo of CBRE’s Debt and Structured Finance team arranged acquisition financing for the buyer.
WALNUT CREEK, CALIF. — Lancaster Pollard Mortgage Co. has arranged $22.5 million in financing for the construction of a skilled nursing facility in the Bay Area city of Walnut Creek. The borrower is Plum Healthcare Group LLC. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in San Marcos, Plum currently operates 55 skilled nursing facilities in California and Nevada. Grant Goodman led the transaction for Lancaster Pollard, along with Joe Munhall who leads the firm’s debt syndications group. A local bank provided the funds.
SEATTLE — CIM Group, a real estate owner and operator based in Los Angeles, has purchased the historic Dexter Horton Building in downtown Seattle. The seller and sales price were not disclosed, but the Puget Sound Business Journal is reporting that Great Eagle Holdings Ltd. sold the 15-story office building for $151 million. The 335,000-square-foot Art Deco structure occupies a full city block at 710 2nd Ave. near the historic Pioneer Square area and Elliott Bay. The office building’s tenant roster includes companies in the technology, government, nonprofit, media, healthcare and professional services industries. Built in 1924, the historic building was renovated in 2002 and again in 2015, resulting in the addition of a penthouse lounge, rooftop deck, bike storage, shower and locker rooms and an indoor dog lounge. The property is named after Dexter Horton, the founder of the first bank in the city of Seattle. The office building was originally home to the Bank of Dexter Horton, which is Bank of America’s oldest bank in the Puget Sound region. The office building features ground-floor retail space fronting 3rd Avenue leased to Pegasus Coffee, Working Washington and SEIU 775, a local healthcare workers union. The transit-oriented property is situated …
MARTINEZ, CALIF. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of Hidden Creek Apartments, a multifamily property located in Martinez. Fairfield Hidden Creek LLC sold the asset to an undisclosed buyer for $47.5 million. Built in 1985 and situated on 5.4 acres, Hidden Creek Apartments features 168 units in a mix of one- and two-bedroom floor plans, averaging 793 square feet. On-site amenities include a resort-style swimming pool with furnished sundeck, an updated fitness center, a business center and children’s playground. Salvatore Saglimbeni, Stanford Jones and Philip Saglimbeni of IPA represented the seller in the deal.
ANAHEIM, CALIF. — Pacific Industrial, a privately held industrial development and investment firm, has acquired North Stadium Business Center, a multi-tenant business park located at 2020-2120 E. Howell Ave. in Anaheim’s Platinum Triangle. 2020 Howell Avenue Enterprises and Howell Avenue Enterprises sold the asset for $22.6 million. Situated on 9 acres, the property features 151,000 square feet of office space and is within walking distance of Angel Stadium and The Honda Center. At the time of sale, the center was leased to more than 30 tenants. With this acquisition, Pacific Industrial now owns 17.5 contiguous acres between Angel Stadium and The Honda Center. Seth Davenport, Mitch Zehner and Rob Socci of Voit Real Estate Services represented the buyer and seller in the transaction. Additionally, Pacific Industrial appointed Voit has its exclusive agent for the business park and property.
