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SINGAPORE — CapitaLand has acquired a multifamily portfolio located throughout the metropolitan areas of Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles and Denver for $835 million. The Singapore-based real estate company acquired the assets through its wholly owned international business unit, CapitaLand International. The 16-property, Class B portfolio includes 3,787 units, representing a price per unit of approximately $220,000. The acquisition will more than double CapitaLand’s investment in the U.S. to over $1.5 billion, as well as increase its presence in the market to more than 6,500 units. “The stable, reliable cash flows of these Class B multifamily properties make this suburban portfolio more attractive than the higher-priced urban core segment,” says Gerald Yong, CEO of CapitaLand International. “Situated in well-established, well-connected rental communities, this portfolio of low-rise and garden-style properties continue to be a strong draw for middle-income and skilled professionals working in surrounding employment hubs.” The portfolio includes five properties located in Seattle, three in Portland, three in the greater Los Angeles area and five in Denver. All of the properties in the portfolio were more than 90 percent occupied at the time of sale, with an average length of stay of two years. Community amenities across the portfolio include swimming …

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RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — Invesco Real Estate has purchased Meridian Distribution Center II, located at 22000 Opportunity Way in Riverside. Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada, through its advisor Bentall Kennedy, sold the property for an undisclosed price. Newcastle Partners completed construction of the 503,592-square-foot property earlier this year. Situated on 26.9 acres, the facility features 36-foot interior clearance, 88 dock-high doors, 150 trailer parking stalls and 217 car parking spaces. The property is part of the master-planned Meridian Business Park, an industrial campus comprising more than 1,290 acres west of the Interstate 215 Freeway. At build out, the campus will feature 16 million square feet of space. Phil Lombardo, Chuck Belden and Andrew Starnes of Cushman & Wakefield’s Ontario, Calif., office worked with Jeff Chiate, Jeffrey Cole, Mike Adey and Ed Hernandez of Cushman & Wakefield’s Capital Markets team in Irvine, Calif., to represent the buyer and seller in the transaction.

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SAN FRANCISCO — HFF has arranged $113.5 million in financing for a 12-building multifamily portfolio in San Francisco. The borrower is Mosser Capital. Peter Smyslowski and Bercut Smith of HFF secured the six-year (including extension options), floating-rate loan through an affiliate of Walton Street Capital. The financing includes interest-only payments through the first five years of the term. The planned use of the funding was not disclosed. The portfolio features a total of 455 residential units and 13 ground-floor retail suites. The properties are located at 775 (36 units) and 1029 (58 units) Geary St.; 17 Decatur St. (eight units); 840 (50 units) and 2360 (21 units) Van Ness Ave.; 245 Leavenworth St. (48 units); 305 Hyde St. (38 units); 347 Eddy St. (40 units); 371 Turk St. (25 units); 575 O’Farrell St. (47 units); 618 Bush St. (38 units); and 891 Post St. (46 units).

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NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. — Granite Properties has purchased 100 Bayview — a six-story, Class A office property located in Newport Beach — for undisclosed price. The 346,334-square-foot building features an on-site fitness center and close proximity to a 250-room Marriott hotel, restaurants, retail and walking trails. The building has undergone a number of renovations. Granite Properties plans to further invest in the property by improving the lobby and outdoor common spaces, including balconies and private patios. Granite Properties owns and manages six Class A office buildings in Southern California totaling more than 1.7 million square feet. Eastdil Secured represented the undisclosed seller in the deal.

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LAS VEGAS — Colliers International – Las Vegas has brokered three sales of properties in Las Vegas for a total consideration of $19 million. In the first deal, Dan Gluhaich of Colliers represented Green Circle Foundation in the purchase of a retail property located at 3815-3835 Blue Diamond Road. An undisclosed seller sold the 24,447-square-foot property for $9.1 million. In the second transaction, 325 SW LLC purchased a 70,000-square-foot office property located at 325 E. Warm Springs Road within Park Place. GCCFC 2005-GGC Warm Springs Office sold the property for $8.7 million. Taber Thill and Patti Dillon of Colliers represented the seller. In the final deal, Thill and Dillon represented Nemo Inc. in the disposition of an office property located at 229 S. Las Vegas Blvd. Green Unicorn LLC acquired the 8,250-square-foot property for $1.2 million.

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ORO VALLEY, ARIZ. — Commercial Retail Advisors has arranged the acquisition of Safeway Vistoso Plaza, a retail property located in Oro Valley, a suburb approximately six miles north of Tucson. Brentwood Developments acquired the property from SB Vistoso Shopping Center LLC for $10 million. The acquisition includes 34,770 square feet of 100 percent occupied inline retail space at 12112, 12142 and 12115 N. Rancho Vistoso Blvd. The property also features a 55,000-square-foot Safeway, which was not included in the sale. Craig Finfrock of Commercial Retail Advisors represented the buyer, while Robert Nolan of Oxford Realty Advisors represented the seller in the transaction.

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Las Vegas continues to benefit from a strong labor market, which is driving demand and strong fundamentals in the multifamily sector. Employment in Southern Nevada increased by 3.4 percent over the past year, reaching one million workers, while the total population in Southern Nevada increased 2.2 percent, surpassing more than 2.2 million people. With a well-documented shortage in housing, developers added more than 3,200 new apartment units during the year and still saw vacancies decrease 30 basis points to 5.2 percent. Part of what is driving the tremendous growth in Las Vegas is the billions of dollars in commercial developments. This includes several major resort renovations (Palms, Monte Carlo, Caesars), several new resort developments (Paradise Park, The Drew, Resorts World), and the $1 billion expansion of the Las Vegas Convention Center.  There is also the $1.9 billion football stadium that is helping usher the city into a new era of professional sports. On the capital side, multifamily properties continue to be highly sought after by both private and institutional buyers. Although transaction volume slowed in the first quarter of 2018 compared to the same period a year ago, total volume was more than $350 million in the first quarter, marking …

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CHANDLER, ARIZ. — San Diego-based MG Properties Group has purchased Country Brook Apartments, a multifamily property located at 4909 W. Joshua Blvd. in Chandler. An undisclosed seller sold the property for $74 million. The 396-unit community features three resort-style swimming pools with outdoor televisions and shade sails, two whirlpool spas, gas barbecues, a picnic area and ramadas surrounded by landscaping. The apartments feature in-unit washers/dryers and an average size of 936 square feet. Cindy Cooke and Brad Cooke of Colliers International handled the marketing and sale transaction.

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SAN DIEGO — Orange County, Calif.-based Sukut Real Properties has acquired Mira Mesa Distribution Center, a multi-building distribution park located in San Diego’s Sorrento Mesa submarket. The Sickels Group sold the property for an undisclosed price. The property resides on a ground lease, which has approximately 68 years remaining. Bryce Aberg, Jeff Chiate, Jeffrey Cole, Ed Hernandez, Dean Asaro and Brant Aberg of Cushman & Wakefield’s San Diego and Orange County offices represented the seller in the deal. Located at 5960 Pacific Mesa Court and 5985 and 5995 Pacific Center Blvd., Mira Mesa Distribution Center comprises three buildings totaling 293,800 square feet. Developed in 1989, the campus features flexible divisibility options, efficient warehouse and office layouts, dock and grade loading and ample parking. At the time of sale, the property was fully leased to 10 national and international tenants.

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FEDERAL WAY, WASH. — CBRE has arranged $21.6 million in financing for Village Green Retirement Campus, a 167-unit independent living and assisted living community in the Seattle suburb of Federal Way. The borrower is The Powell Family, a Seattle-based developer and operator of many types of commercial real estate. The community is located less than a mile from St. Francis Hospital, which is a part of CHI Franciscan Health, one of the largest health care systems in the Puget Sound area. Situated on 12.9 acres, the property comprises two main buildings and 30 cottages. Mark Capeloto of CBRE’s Debt and Structured Finance office in Seattle and Aron Will of CBRE National Senior Housing arranged the financing. The Freddie Mac loan features a seven-year term, floating rate and 36 months of interest-only payments.

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