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Public-Private Partnership Breaks Ground on $453M Redevelopment Project in LA’s Koreatown District

by John Nelson October 18, 2018

LOS ANGELES — Trammell Crow Co. (TCC), in a public-private partnership with the County of Los Angeles (LA County), Public Facilities Group and Meta Housing Corp., has commenced construction of Vermont Corridor, a three-site redevelopment project in Los Angeles’ Koreatown submarket. The development costs are estimated at $453 million, according to local media reports. LA County owns all three sites, which span three city blocks between 4th and 6th streets. Situated on Vermont Avenue within one block of the Metro Red and Purple subway lines, the transit-oriented project comprises: • a new, 468,000-square-foot, Class A office headquarters for the LA County Department of Mental Health and Workforce Development, Aging and Community Services • an adaptive reuse of an existing 12-story office building into 172 residential units and • a 72-unit affordable seniors housing complex with a 13,000-square-foot community center to be operated by the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles Construction will occur in multiple phases, beginning with the development of the Vermont Corridor County Administration Building. Designed by Gensler, the 21-story building will feature 7,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space, a peer resource center, fitness facility, open office floor layouts, outdoor terrace with an amenity deck, an indoor/outdoor conference …

October 18, 2018

Development Loans Multifamily Student Housing Washington Western

Fields Holdings Receives $64M Construction Loan for Student Housing Tower Near University of Washington

by Amy Works October 17, 2018

SEATTLE — Quantum Capital Partners has secured $64 million in construction financing for The M, a 24-story student housing development located near the University of Washington in Seattle. The property — developed by Los Angeles-based Fields Holdings — will offer studio, one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units alongside 4,350 square feet of ground-floor retail and one level of subterranean parking. Shared amenities will include study rooms, a recreational lounge, fitness center, theater, indoor basketball court, roof-top deck, bicycle parking and a door man. A timeline for development has yet to be announced.

October 17, 2018

Loans Retail Utah Western

HFF Secures $69M Refinancing for 726,306 SF Shopping Center in Metro Salt Lake City

by Amy Works October 17, 2018

TAYLORSVILLE, UTAH — HFF has secured a $69 million refinancing for Crossroads of Taylorsville, a 726,306-square-foot retail center located 10 miles outside Salt Lake City in Taylorsville. Jim Curtin of HFF worked on behalf of the borrower, Dallas-based TriGate Capital, to place the three-year, floating-rate loan with NexBank. Loan proceeds will be used to refinance the current loan amount, provide capital for tenant improvements and leasing commissions to fully stabilize the asset, and allow TriGate to complete its business plan. The property is home to tenants such as Shopko, Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft, FYE, Ross Dress for Less, 24-Hour Fitness, PetSmart, Guitar Center, T.J.Maxx and Regal Cinemas. The center is also shadow-anchored by a Harmons supermarket and a Starbucks Coffee.

October 17, 2018

California Development Office Western

Wilshire Skyline, Kings Arch Break Ground for Adaptive Reuse of Office Building in Santa Monica

by Amy Works October 17, 2018

SANTA MONICA, CALIF. — Wilshire Skyline, in partnership with Kings Arch Inc., has broken ground on the restoration and adaptive reuse of a landmarked building located at 1305 Second St. in Santa Monica. KFA designed the renovation of the three-story building that was built in 1914. The project will provide new spaces for commercial office tenants. Exterior renovations will include adding ground-floor window awnings, providing new landscaping around the property and rehabilitating the exterior brick finishes and site paving. The existing windows will be rehabilitated, as well as the cornice and corbel details along the roofline of the building, which will be repainted and repaired as required. Additionally, a new roof deck area, providing an amenity for future commercial office tenants, will be created adjacent to the existing penthouse. The surface parking will be updated to provide two loading spaces, an accessible parking space and 10 tenant parking spaces.

October 17, 2018

California Loans Multifamily Seniors Housing Western

CBRE Arranges $11.2M Acquisition Financing for 101-Unit Seniors Housing Property Near San Francisco

by Amy Works October 17, 2018

CONCORD, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged $11.2 million in financing for the acquisition of Entrust of Concord, a 101-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in the Bay Area city of Concord. The borrower was a joint venture between Agemark Senior Living and Trellis Real Estate Group. The property will be immediately rebranded as TreVista Concord. Originally constructed in 1970, the community is situated on 2.7 acres near both downtown Concord and downtown Walnut Creek. Upon closing, Agemark and Trellis plan to spend several million dollars in capital upgrades. The acquisition represents Trellis and Agemark’s third joint venture partnership. The property is located within three miles of two of the largest medical centers in Contra Costa County, which together comprise 799 licensed medical beds. Aron Will of CBRE National Senior Housing arranged the five-year, floating-rate loan with 36 months of interest-only payments through a national bank.

October 17, 2018

Acquisitions New Mexico Retail Western

Compass Commercial Real Estate Brokers $2.7M Acquisition of Retail Building in Albuquerque

by Amy Works October 17, 2018

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Compass Commercial Real Estate Services has arranged the sale of a retail building located in Albuquerque. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property for $2.7 million. Situated on 1.1 acres at 1720 Unser Blvd., the property features 4,500 square feet of retail space. Jay Lyons and Grant Schultz of Compass Commercial represented the buyer in the deal. The name of the seller was not released.

October 17, 2018

Company News Washington Western

Microsoft Co-Founder, Real Estate Developer and Philanthropist Paul Allen Dies at 65

by Amy Works October 16, 2018

SEATTLE — Paul G. Allen, co-founder of Microsoft and founder of investment and project management firm Vulcan Inc., which includes its real estate development arm, has died at age 65. Allen passed away Monday from symptoms of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Born in 1953 in Seattle, Allen attended school in the Seattle area and founded Microsoft, along with Bill Gates, in 1975. Almost 10 years later, he resigned from Microsoft and began focusing on philanthropic interests and commercial real estate development and investments, as well charity efforts across the Pacific Northwest. In 1986, Allen and his sister, Jody Allen, founded Vulcan Inc., as a vehicle for real estate, investment, entertainment and philanthropy efforts. The company has built more than 7.8 million feet of office, life sciences, residential and mixed-use projects since 1998. Included in Vulcan’s development portfolio is South Lake Union, the hub of Amazon in Seattle; the Allen Institute of Brain Science; and the Allen Institute of Cell Science, and combined these properties comprise 80 percent of the company’s development efforts. As owner of the Seattle Seahawks since 1997, Allen invested $140 million toward the construction of CenturyLink Field. Additional commercial properties that Vulcan and Allen contributed to include Museum of …

October 16, 2018

California Development Industrial Western

Ivanhoé Cambridge, CapRock Partners Break Ground on 3 MSF Logistics Complex in the Inland Empire

by Amy Works October 16, 2018

ONTARIO, CALIF. — Ivanhoé Cambridge and California-based CapRock Partners have broken ground on Phase I of Colony Commerce Center in Ontario. Located at the northeast corner of Carpenter and Remington avenues within the Inland Empire, Colony Commerce Center Phase I will feature 1.3 million square feet of industrial space. The first phase will be divided into two Class A industrial buildings of 589,000 and 700,000 square feet, both with 36-foot clear heights. Additionally, the phase will feature 185-foot-wide truck courts, cross-dock loading, 100 percent concrete drive areas and excess trailer parking stalls. The logistics complex is located in close proximity to corporate neighbors, such as Walmart, FedEx and Amazon, and is within a few miles of retail amenities. CapRock Partners will also develop Phase II of the logistics complex for the Ivanhoé Cambridge. The second phase is adjacent to the first phase on the southwest corner for Archibald and Merrill avenues and will include a 1 million-square-foot, LEED-certified building with 40-foot clear height that anchors eight additional small-box buildings ranging from 35,000 square feet to 45,000 square feet. The second phase will total approximately 1.7 million square feet. Construction on Phase II is slated to begin by year end.

October 16, 2018

Acquisitions Office Utah Western

Unico Properties Acquires 229,600 SF City Centre Office Tower in Salt Lake City

by Amy Works October 16, 2018

SALT LAKE CITY — Unico Properties, a subsidiary of Unico Investment Group, has purchased City Centre I, a high-rise tower in downtown Salt Lake City, for an undisclosed price. Located in Salt Lake City’s central business district, the 10-story property features 229,600 square feet of Class A office space. Additionally, the acquisition includes an adjoining 1.8-acre surface parking lot. The building is situated on the TRAX light rail line and offers direct freeway access to Interstate 15, as well as walkability throughout the downtown core. This transaction is Unico’s third investment in the Salt Lake City market, bringing the company’s downtown Salt Lake City portfolio to more than 1 million square feet of space.

October 16, 2018

Acquisitions Arizona Industrial Western

Cohen Asset Management Sells Industrial Property in Metro Phoenix for $16M

by Amy Works October 16, 2018

CHANDLER, ARIZ. — Los Angeles-based Cohen Asset Management has completed the sale of Iridium @ Price Road Corridor, an industrial property in Chandler. Braintree, Mass.-based Bay Capital acquired the property for $16 million. Will Strong of Cushman & Wakefield Capital Markets led the company’s team that represented the seller in the deal. Constructed in 1986 and renovated in 2017, the 69,820-square-foot property is fully air conditioned, provides heavy power and has features a large fenced and secured yard. The asset also includes approximately three acres of vacant land for future expansion. Iridium Communications, a mobile voice and data satellite communications network, is the sole tenant of the property.

October 16, 2018

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