CHANDLER, ARIZ. — Koelsch Communities is in the midst of construction for Park at Copper Creek, a luxury independent living community in the Phoenix suburb of Chandler. The three-story, 166,000-square-foot property will offer 135 apartments. Development costs were estimated at $40 million. RJ Development, which is partnering with Koelsch on the project, purchased the six-acre development site in 2017 for $3.2 million. PNC Bank provided $30.5 million in construction financing, while private investors funded the remainder of the costs. Koelsch Construction is acting as general contractor. Judy Koelsch and David Goularte of JSK Design will handle interior designs, and Koelsch Communities will operate the property. Construction is scheduled for completion in spring 2019.
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GM Properties Brokers $12.5M Sale of 104,000 SF Office Park in Santa Fe Springs, California
by Amy Works
SANTA FE SPRINGS, CALIF. — GM Properties has brokered the sale of Imperial Square, a multi-tenant office park located at 12631 E. Imperial Highway in Santa Fe Springs. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property for $12.5 million. Situated on 5.8 acres, the five-building, 104,000-square-foot office complex features more than 100 suites. At the time of sale, the property was 90 percent occupied. Ben Greer and Dustin Wheelan of GM Properties represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
ROSEBURG, ORE. — Norris, Beggs & Simpson Financial Services (NBS Financial) has secured $2 million in financing for Newton Creek Center, a retail property located in Roseburg. Ken Griggs, Paddy Ryan and Bryant Bushnell of NBS Financial arranged the fixed-rate, non-recourse funding for the undisclosed borrower. A correspondent life company of NBS Financial provided the funding. The perm loan financing was structured with a 15-year term and a 25-year amortization, with rate reset options every five years. Built in 2004, Newton Creek Center is a two-building, 13,717-square-foot retail property. At the time of financing, the property was 100 percent occupied. Tenants include Batteries Plus Bulbs and Edward Jones.
SAN DIEGO — An affiliate of IDS Real Estate Group has purchased a four-building industrial portfolio within Siempre Viva Business Park in San Diego’s Otay Mesa submarket, for an undisclosed price. Situated on 28.1 acres, the 99 percent-leased portfolio is located at 8690 Kerns St., 2660 Sarnen St. and 8863 and 9043 Siempre Viva Road. Totaling 544,864 square feet, the properties feature 24- to 32-foot clear heights, wide truck courts, loading via 98 dock-high and 14 grade-level doors, an above-standard parking ratio, and low office built-out. The properties were originally constructed between 2001 and 2003. Nick Frasco, Nick Psyllos and Andrew Briner of HFF represented the undisclosed seller in the deal.
PROVO, UTAH — Terracom has purchased The Park at Riverwoods, an office campus situated on 9.2 acres in Provo. Brentwood Provo sold the property for an undisclosed price. The two-building, 120,000-square-foot property formerly served as headquarters for Ancestry.com. Brandon Fugal, Josh Smith and James Bullington of Colliers International represented both parties in the transaction.
KALISPELL, MONT. — Immanuel Lutheran Communities has completed a 58,000-square-foot independent living expansion at its continuing care retirement community in Kalispell, which it claims as the only continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Northwest Montana. Known as The Villas at Buffalo Hill, the project added 36 units to the larger community. A grand opening will be held Saturday, Nov. 3. “We have been expanding and renovating in phases over the last few years, including the goal to significantly grow the number of our independent living residences to meet the evolving senior demographic,” said Jason Cronk, the company’s CEO. The new community also features the Wooden Nickel Bistro and Lounge with coffee bar and outdoor café dining, the Claremont Restaurant, and a variety of other services and amenities. Swank Enterprises built the expansion, which MMW and CJMW Architects designed. Sales and marketing services are provided by Solutions Advisors. Sawgrass Partners provided development advisory and financial planning services.
Gemdale USA, Lincoln Property Co. Sell 56,179 SF Office Building in Downtown San Francisco
by Amy Works
SAN FRANCISCO — Gemdale USA Corp. and Lincoln Property Co. have completed the sale of 500 Pine, an office building in downtown San Francisco. Heitman acquired the property on behalf of an affiliate for an undisclosed price. Michael Leggett, Gerry Rohm, Ben Bullock, David Dokko and Thomas Foley of HFF represented the seller and procured the buyer. Completed in 2017, the 56,179-square-foot building is LEED-Gold certified and features open floor plans, floor-to-ceiling window lines, a rooftop balcony and on-site parking with a bike room and showers. CVS/pharmacy and Blend fully lease the five-story building.
HILLSBORO, ORE. — The Wolff Co. has broken ground for Revel Amberglen, an independent living seniors housing community within Hillsboro’s mixed-use Amberglen Business Park. Slated to open in 2020, the five-story property will feature 143 studio, one- and two-bedroom residences, a full-service salon and spa, an indoor saltwater pool, a fitness studio and multiple restaurants. The new property joins Wolff Co.’s portfolio of 19 seniors housing communities currently open or under construction.
The malls of yesteryear are not dead, but many are in need of a revival if they want to thrive tomorrow and beyond, believes Leslie Lundin, co-founder and managing partner at LBG Real Estate Cos. Lundin, who held the “Transforming Challenges into Opportunities” workshop on Monday at ICSC’s Western Dealmaking Conference at the Los Angeles Convention Center, asserts that many mall properties are situated in prime traffic corridors — meaning the traffic is there but it’s up to the owner to take advantage of these numbers. She points to the Shops at Hilltop, a 1.2-million-square-foot shopping center in the San Francisco East Bay submarket of Richmond, as one example. LBG acquired the asset, which is currently undergoing a rebranding and re-tenanting just off Interstate 80 in a dense traffic corridor that sits 20 miles northeast of San Francisco, in July 2017. It is set to become an Asian-themed shopping and entertainment destination that includes a movie theater, live theater, grocery store, food hall, and more than 100,000 square feet of restaurants along with various entertainment-related tenants. The Shops at Hilltop will also include off-price, valued-based tenants such as H&M, Forever 21 and Saks Off Fifth. Rich Walter, executive vice president …
SAN DIEGO — Manchester Financial Group has launched Manchester Pacific Gateway, a $1.5 billion redevelopment of the Navy Broadway Complex in downtown San Diego. Situated along the waterfront near San Diego’s central business district (CBD), the new 3 million-square-foot mixed-use complex will include a new 17-story, Class A office building that will house the U.S. Navy headquarters. “The Navy is excited to break ground on a new administrative building. The Navy and San Diego have had a strong, mutually beneficial relationship for over 100 years and this project is another important chapter in that history,” says Rear Admiral Yancy Lindsey, commander of the Southwest region of the Navy. Manchester Pacific Gateway will span eight city blocks and will serve as the gateway to the San Diego CBD and downtown tourism corridor. According to the developer, the project is the largest private waterfront development on the West Coast. The 13.5-acre development will feature the following elements: ➢ Block 1 of Manchester Pacific Gateway will include a nearly two-acre plaza; a 29-story, 467,000-square-foot office tower; 68,000 square feet of retail space; and a 198,000-square-foot luxury boutique hotel with 235 rooms. ➢ Block 2 will feature a 29-story, 1 million-square-foot convention center hotel …