FORT COLLINS, COLO. — CBRE has arranged the sale of Copperleaf Place, a multifamily community in Fort Collins. Brinkman sold the asset to California-based Warm Springs Holdings for $21.8 million. Located at 3425 S. Shields St., Copperleaf Place features 94 apartments across three rental buildings on 2.8 acres. At the time of sale, the property was 96.8 percent occupied. Built in 2018, the community features a clubhouse, 24-hour fitness center and dog park. Dan Woodward, David Potarf, Matthew Barnett and Jake Young of CBRE Capital Markets represented the seller in the transaction.
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PHOENIX AND SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Berkadia has brokered the sale of a two-property multifamily portfolio located in Phoenix and Scottsdale. Colorado-based Birch LLC sold the portfolio to Phoenix-based ZH Multifamily for $13.5 million. The properties are Oak Tree, a 76-unit community located at 3620 E. McDowell Road in Phoenix built in 1984, and Scottsdale 5th Avenue, a 59-unit complex located at 6405 E. Indian School Road in Scottsdale built in 1968. Scottsdale 5th Avenue sold for $6.6 million, or $111,864 per unit, and Oak Tree sold for $6.9 million, or $90,789 per unit. Ric Holway, Mark Forrester and Dan Cheyne of Berkadia’s Phoenix office represented the seller in the deal.
SEATTLE — CBRE has secured a $160 million permanent loan for McKenzie Seattle, a 40-story for-rent residential property located at 2202 Eighth Ave. in Seattle. Completed in August 2018, the elliptical tower features 450 apartments in a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom penthouse layouts and 379 parking spaces. On-site amenities include a fitness center on the 39th floor, a common area with deck on the 40th floor, a private spa retreat and a 24/7 tenant concierge. Wild Ginger, a restaurant, occupies the ground-floor retail space. David Stinebaugh and Mark Capeloto of CBRE’s Seattle office arranged the financing for the borrower, a subsidiary of Seattle-based Clise Properties. The fixed-rate, 10-year loan was closed as the property approaches stabilized occupancy. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. provided the financing.
Colliers Brokers Sale of Promenade Place Student Housing Asset Near Utah Valley University
by Amy Works
OREM, UTAH — Colliers International has arranged the sale of Promenade Place, a student housing property located at 875 S. Geneva Road in Orem. Woodbury Corp. sold the asset to a private out-of-state investor. Constructed in 2017, Promenade Place is a transit-oriented, 429-bed student housing property located adjacent to Utah Valley University. While terms of the transaction were not released, the sale is one of the largest student housing transactions in Utah and set a record as the highest price per bed, according to the brokers. Rawley Nielsen, Mark Jensen and Darren Nielsen of Colliers facilitated the deal and represented the seller.
BRIGHTON, COLO. — A partnership between Littleton, Colo.-based C&A Cos. and Delaware-based Commonwealth Group has completed the disposition of Elements at Prairie Center, an apartment community in Brighton, a northeast suburb of Denver. Akron, Ohio-based Summit Management acquired the property for $72 million. Developed in 2018 by C&A Cos. and Commonwealth Group, Elements at Prairie Center is the second apartment community the partnership has developed in the Brighton area that are fully powered by geothermal energy. Situated on 15 acres, the property features 264,579 rentable square feet spread across 288 one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Community amenities include a resort-style outdoor swimming pool, off-leash dog park and fitness center. Dan Woodward, David Potarf and Matthew Barnett of CBRE represented the sellers in the deal. Brady O’Donnell, Jeff Halsey and Jill Haug of CBRE Capital Markets Debt & Structured Finance arranged acquisition financing for the buyer.
Stos Partners, Long Wharf Capital Buy Two Industrial Assets in Southern California for $13.9M
by Amy Works
CARLSBAD AND MIRAMAR, CALIF. — A joint venture between Stos Partners and Boston-based Long Wharf Capital has purchased two industrial assets in Southern California for a total consideration of $13.9 million. In the first transaction, the joint venture acquired a 70,224-square-foot property, located at 6212 Corte Del Abeto in Carlsbad, from a private seller for $9.7 million in an off-market transaction. The building is fully occupied by a go-kart racing tenant. The asset features a mix of office and warehouse space, as well as grade- and dock-high loading positions. Rusty Williams and Chris Roth of Lee & Associates, along with Tres Reid of CBRE, represented the buyers in the transaction. In the second deal, the partnership purchased a vacant 27,510-square-foot industrial building, located at 8330 Arjons Drive in Miramar, from a private investor for $4.2 million. The new owners plan to upgrade the property with a new roof, new façade, parking lot improvements, updated landscape plan and interior renovations. Jason Smithson of NAI represented the seller in the transaction.
BOULDER, COLO. — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has arranged the sale of View 57, an office building located at 1855 S. 57th Court in Boulder. McGarvey’s Shoal LLC acquired the property from 57th Element, an investment partnership led by Boulder-based Element Properties, for $9.9 million. John Jugl of NKF represented the seller in the deal. Originally built as a R&D lab facility, the 30,464-square-foot property was redesigned into a boutique creative office project that includes newly renovated lobby, an overhaul of the exterior, 11-foot to 12-foot exposed ceilings, updated HVAC systems and the addition of windows, showers and lockers on both floors.
DENVER AND NEW YORK CITY — UDR Inc. (NYSE: UDR), a multifamily REIT based in Denver, has struck an agreement with its joint venture partner MetLife Investment Management to swap their interests in a national multifamily portfolio in a deal valued at nearly $1.8 billion. As part of the agreement, UDR will buy out MetLife’s stake in 10 apartment communities, one property under construction and four development land sites that are collectively valued at $1.1 billion. The 10 properties total 3,321 units and include Strata in San Diego; Crescent Falls Church in Falls Church, Va.; Charles River Landing, Lodge at Ames Pond and Lenox Farms in metro Boston; Towson Promenade in Towson, Md.; and the 1,513-unit, four-property Vitruvian Park campus in Addison, Texas. The assets have an average age of eight years and 95.7 percent occupancy at the time of this announcement. “The acquired communities are primarily located in markets targeted for expansion, are immediately accretive to our earnings, have operational upside and improve the diversification of our portfolio,” says Tom Toomey, chairman and CEO of UDR. Also as part of the agreement, MetLife Investment Management will purchase UDR’s stake in five apartment communities valued at a combined $645 million. …
PHOENIX — Life Care Services is developing the $100 million second phase at Sagewood in Phoenix. Westminster Capital is the joint venture development partner of the property, which opened in 2010 and currently has 316 units. Situated on 3.5 acres, the 220,000-square-foot second phase will include 101 independent living apartments. Phase II will feature one- and two-bedroom apartment homes; an 18-hole championship golf putting course; new dining facilities, including The Owl’s Nest restaurant and lounge; expansion of the existing Canyon Café; and an expansion of the current Palo Verde Dining Room, which will become an entirely new, separate venue. Additionally, the second phase will include card rooms and new administrative offices. The new phase will offer 13 different apartment home floor plans, ranging from one-bedroom units to two-bedroom plus den layouts. The units will measure between 873 square feet and 2,351 square feet. All residences will also include patios or balconies offering scenic views. Todd & Associates is serving as architect and The Weitz Co. is building the project. Phase II will be the largest addition to Sagewood since opening in 2010. The new phase is slated for completion in late 2020. Sagewood features a fitness center, movie theaters, indoor …
Drawbridge Realty Buys 390,600 SF Pacific Center Office Campus in Orange County for $97.5M
by Amy Works
SANTA ANA, CALIF. — San Francisco-based Drawbridge Realty has purchased Pacific Center, a two-building corporate office campus in Santa Ana, for $97.5 million. The seller was a joint venture between Los Angeles-based PCCP and Costa Mesa, Calif.-based Brookhollow. Located at 1600-1610 E. Saint Andrew Place, Pacific Center features 390,600 square feet of office space and was renovated in 2017. With Drawbridge’s previous acquisition of 1700 E. Saint Andrew Place, the company now owns more than 37 acres of contiguous land and improvements along East Saint Andrew Place. Kevin Shannon, Paul Jones, Brunson Howard, Blake Bokosky and Brandon White of Newmark Knight Frank represented the seller in the transaction.