PHOENIX — Fore Property has purchased of the former O’Neil Printing facility, located at 366 N. Second Ave. in downtown Phoenix, for $9.3 million. The development site consists of 2.6 acres with three sides of street frontage. The buyer plans to develop a high-end, mixed-use project on the site. Totaling 285,000 square feet, the seven-story development will feature 323 apartments in a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts, as well as ground-floor retail and restaurant space, a rooftop deck with views of Phoenix, a pool and fitness center. Construction is slated to begin the first quarter of 2020, with completion scheduled for mid-2022. Justin Horwitz and Paul Borgesen III of SVN Desert Commercial Advisors represented the buyer in the deal. The name of the seller was not released.
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JLL Arranges $8.7M in Financing for Two Office/Industrial Buildings in Boulder, Colorado
by Amy Works
BOULDER, COLO. — JLL has arranged $8.7 million in bridge financing for the acquisition of two flex buildings in Boulder. The borrower is Ivy Realty. Leon McBroom of JLL Capital Markets team secured the three-year, floating-rate loan with two one-year extensions. A regional lender provided the funds. Located at 5300 and 5305 Sterling Drive, the properties total 46,702 square feet. Beginning in the summer of 2020, Ivy Realty plans to start converting the buildings into creative office space for use by large single tenants. The borrower previously repositioned the adjacent building at 5360 Sterling Drive with a similar strategy. Built in 1983, 5300 Sterling Drive is currently a two-story industrial warehouse consisting of 19,904 square feet. 5305 Sterling Drive, which was constructed in 1996, is a two-story, 26,798-square-foot, Class B flex building.
Telos Capital, Warner Pacific Sell 96,885 SF Monrovia Landing Retail Center in California for $30.5M
by Amy Works
MONROVIA, CALIF. — A partnership between Pasadena, Calif.-based Telos Capital and Warner Pacific Properties has completed the disposition of Monrovia Landing, a grocery-anchored retail asset located in Monrovia. A Los Angeles-based buyer acquired the property for $30.5 million as part of a 1031 exchange from a prior sale. Situated on more than six acres at 723-737 E. Huntington Drive, the center features 96,885 square feet of retail space. At the time of sale, the property was 100 percent leased to a variety of national-credit tenants, including ALDI Food Market, TJ Maxx/Home Goods, Ulta Beauty and O’Reilly Auto Parts. Philip Voorhees, Alex Kozakov, Patrick Wade, Sean Heitzler and Jimmy Slusher of CBRE represented the seller, while Sheila Alimadadian of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer in the transaction.
RENO, NEV. — Propero Seniors Housing Equity Fund III has partnered with Mission Senior Living to fund the construction of Mission Mountain Vista, a 130-unit independent living community in Reno. A combination of equity provided by Propero and a bank loan funded the $22 million construction project. The Propero structure offered Mission Senior Living an equity solution that minimized the amount of upfront capital and provided a clear path to ownership. Chris Mauger led the transaction for Propero and Grant Goodman was the lead for Lancaster Pollard Mortgage Co., a division of ORIX Real Estate Capital.
ALBUQUERQUE — Hodges Ward Elliott (HWE) has arranged the sale of DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Albuquerque Downtown, located at 201 Marquetta Ave. NW in Albuquerque. AWH Partners acquired the hotel for an undisclosed price. Connected to the recently renovated Albuquerque Convention Center, the hotel features 295 guest rooms and more than 8,100 square feet of meeting space. Additionally, the property has undergone more than $8.3 million in capital improvements since 2015. Michael DiPrima, Rick Rush and Diana Simpson of HWE’s Los Angeles team represented the undisclosed seller, while Lawrence Britvan, also of HWE, advised the buyer on acquisition financing.
Advocacy Development Partners Breaks Ground on 32-Unit Memory Care Community in San Dimas, California
by Amy Works
SAN DIMAS, CALIF. — Advocacy Development Partners has broken ground on The Terraces at Via Verde, a 32-unit memory care community in San Dimas, a city in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles County. The project is scheduled to open in early fall 2020. Upon opening it will be the only standalone memory care community in the San Dimas area, according to the developers. The community will be split into two 15,000-square-foot neighborhoods with 16 suites each, all located on 1.2 acres near parks and shopping centers. Frontier Management will operate the community upon completion. Irwin Partners Architects designed the project, with PacifiCore Construction serving as general contractor and Conley Design handling interiors. Fremont Bank, which recently announced an expansion of its seniors housing lending platform, is providing the construction and bridge financing for the project.
PORTLAND, ORE. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a restaurant property located at 704 NW 21st Ave. in Portland. A limited liability company sold the asset to a private investor for $1.2 million in an off-market transaction. Bhuna, a fast-casual Indian restaurant, occupies the 1,878-square-foot property on a net-leased basis. Joseph Blatner and Scott Logan of Marcus & Millichap’s Portland office represented the seller. Michael Shall, also of Marcus & Millichap, represented the buyer in the deal. Neither party was disclosed.
Phoenix is known for its strength as a logistics and distribution market. This is particularly true in the Southwest Valley, which has become the poster child for all that makes Phoenix industrial space great: strong population growth, a deep and qualified workforce, an abundance of land and building opportunities, and a lower-cost, business-friendly regulatory environment. As of the second quarter, these benefits helped the Southwest Valley emerge as No. 1 in the nation for industrial prospects looking for space (based on interest from at least 83 tenants with a maximum requirement of more than 30 million square feet). These prospects include national and regional distribution centers, third-party distribution providers, major ecommerce users, and a robust food and beverage sector led by companies like Fairlife Dairy, UFI, Ferrara Candy and Red Bull. It also comes from the reshoring of manufacturing from organizations like Hutamaki, Ball Enclosure and Anderson Windows. Data centers continue to flock to Phoenix as well, purchasing about 2,000 acres over the past 24 months and positioning the Valley among the nation’s top five U.S. data center markets. Data center interests like Microsoft, Vantage Data and Google have selected Phoenix for its low natural disaster risk, ample affordable land …
Brennan Investment Breaks Ground on 954,111 SF Speculative Industrial Park Near Denver
by Alex Patton
COMMERCE CITY, COLO. — Brennan Investment Group, a Chicago-based developer, has broken ground on Colorado Logistic Park, a speculative industrial development consisting of five buildings totaling 954,311 square feet. The property is located in Commerce City, a northeastern suburb of Denver. Brennan and New York Life Real Estate Investors, on behalf of an institutional client, formed a joint venture to acquire, construct and lease the project. Brennan has started Phase I of the construction, which consists of three Class A industrial buildings totaling approximately 558,000 square feet. The buildings will feature 36-foot clear heights. The development is situated on approximately 61 acres, close to the intersection of Interstate 76 and E-470. The location provides direct access to Interstate 80, a major Midwestern distribution line. “Colorado Logistics Park will feature Class A distribution buildings for tenants in the Denver area that require close connectivity to their supply chain and access to workforce labor,” says Brian Roach, managing principal at Brennan. “The park’s proximity to the Denver metro area will provide users with lower transportation costs and faster delivery times to customers.” Brennan purchased the property in November 2018. Roach noted at the time that the location was chosen for its close proximity to transportation routes as well as …
RANCHO CUCAMONGA AND CAMARILLO, CALIF. — Fore Property has completed the development and construction of two multifamily communities in Southern California: Arte in Rancho Cucamonga and Las Positas in Camarillo. Located on Foothill Boulevard, the mixed-use, transit-oriented Arte features 182 apartments on an infill site. Designed by California-based Architects Orange, the property features a contemporary design with a bold color palette and articulated architectural details. On-site amenities include the region’s first rooftop lounge, a swimming pool, spa, two-story fitness center, dog park, karaoke room, outdoor grilling areas and entertainment patio with an outdoor fireplace. Situated in Camarillo’s Spanish Hills neighborhood, Las Positas was designed by Architects Orange to pay homage to the region’s Spanish-design history. The 213-unit community features a mix of one- and two-bedroom apartments, a two-story clubhouse, billiard room, large fitness center, yoga and spin rooms, resort-style pool, community garden and dog park. Additionally, the commuter-friendly Las Positas is close to more than 1.2 million square feet of retail in Camarillo Premium Outlets. Both Arte and Las Positas are seeking LEED Silver certification.