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SEATTLE — Newmark Realty Capital has arranged $21.7 million in financing for Union Bay Apartments in Seattle. Situated in Seattle’s South Lake Union, the seven-story building features 74 apartments in a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts, as well as ground-floor retail space. Andy Bratt and Spencer Seibring of Newmark’s Newport Beach, Calif., office structured the 10-year term loan for the sponsor, a privately owned, Los Angeles-based development company. The lender and use of the funds were not disclosed.

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CARLSBAD, CALIF. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of an office building, located at 2888 Loker Ave. East in Carlsbad. Zoe Office Center LLC acquired the property from Global Carlsbad I LLC for $17.6 million. Aric Starck of Cushman & Wakefield, along with Ron Jacobson of SD Realty Partners, represented the seller in the transaction. The 80,659-square-foot asset consists of more than 70 professional office suites surrounding an outdoor atrium, as well as a two-story parking structure on site. At the time of sale, the property was 99 percent leased.

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WILSONVILLE, ORE. — Dermody Properties has acquired Kinsman Logistics Center, a distribution facility located at 27150 S.W. Kinsman Road in Wilsonville. Situated on 8 acres, the 108,698-square-foot property features a 30-foot interior clear heights, EFSR sprinklers, 18 dock-high loading doors, two grade-level doors, generous truck courts and ample parking for automobiles and trailers. At the time of sale, the property was fully leased to Aosom LLC, an online retailer of home décor and other consumers products, which will continue to occupy the facility. Andy Kangas of CBRE brought the opportunity to Dermody Properties. The name of the seller and acquisition price were not disclosed.

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MESA, ARIZ. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of The Premiere at Dana Park, an apartment community located in Mesa. PCS Development sold the property to an undisclosed buyer for $41.9 million, or $211,869 per unit. Completed in 2018, The Premiere at Dana Park features 198 apartment units within walking distance of Village Square at Dana Park, a 365,000-square-foot urban lifestyle center. Steve Gebing and Cliff David of IPA represented the seller in the deal.

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SOUTH GATE, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group has negotiated the $29.5 million sale of The Crossroads at Firestone, a 53,262-square-foot, ALDI-anchored shopping center in South Gate. The property is located on six acres at 5802-5840 Firestone Blvd., 11 miles south of downtown Los Angeles. The Crossroads was built in in 2017 and was fully leased at the time of the sale to tenants including ALDI, AT&T, Bank of America, The Buffalo Spot, Burgerim, Churroholic, Fast 5 Express Car Wash, Flame Broiler, Hiccups Restaurant & Tea House, Jersey Mike’s Subs, La Michoacana Premium, Panera Bread, Pizza Studio, Sherwin-Williams and Tacos El Gavilan. Ed Hanley of Hanley Investment Group represented both the seller, Catellus Development Corp., and the buyer, SAFCO Capital Corp., in the transaction.

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Cypress-Village-Cypress-CA

CYPRESS, CALIF. — SRS Real Estate Partners’ Investment Properties Group has arranged the sale of Cypress Village Shopping Center, a three-building retail asset located at 9515-9575 Valley View St. in Cypress. A Southern California-based private investor acquired the property from Cypress Village Partners LLC for $14.9 million, or $910 per square foot. Situated on 2.4 acres, a variety of restaurants and retailers occupy the 16,433-square-foot property. Current tenants include Pieology Pizzeria, 85°C Bakery Café, Burger Boss, WaBa Grill, Urban Cup and Churned Creamery. Rich Walter, Pat Kent and Parker Walter of SRS Real Estate represented the seller in the transaction.

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311-Mathilda-Sunnyvale-CA

SUNNYVALE, CALIF. — PCCP has invested $14.7 million of preferred equity, in a joint venture with Bay West Development and Lane Properties, for the construction of 311 Mathilda, a multifamily development in downtown Sunnyvale. Located at 311 S. Mathilda Ave., the five-story property will feature 75 Class A apartment units in a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts and 4,860 square feet of ground-floor retail space that a Denny’s restaurant is expected to occupy. On-site amenities will include an outdoor courtyard with barbecues, dining terrace, fire pit and lounge seating; a fitness center with an additional exterior courtyard for group activities or classes; a two-story tenant clubhouse; a rooftop deck and lounge; and 54 bike parking spaces. Completion is slated for early 2021.

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2050-Deerhound-Ave-Redmond-OR

REDMOND, ORE. — Compass Commercial Real Estate Services has negotiated the $2.3 million sale of an industrial building located in Redmond, approximately 20 miles northeast of Bend, Ore. Located at 2050 SW Deerhound Ave., the property features 13,602 square feet of industrial space. Bruce Churchill of Compass Commercial represented the undisclosed buyer and undisclosed seller in the deal.

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Since the Baby Boom generation was in its infancy, Southern California has represented the apex of American popular culture, with its freedom, fun and limitless opportunity. But in the last few years the Southland’s place in the American imagination has been superseded to a degree by the digital prowess of its Bay Area and Pacific Northwest neighbors. Recently, the tide has begun to turn. While still wildly successful economically and culturally influential, the Bay Area, Seattle and Portland seem to be bumping into resource constraints that have dimmed their luster. By contrast, the Southland has found its stride, attracting increasing amounts of venture capital, building powerful digital and biotech platforms and proving a bit more adept than the cities to the north at finding space to facilitate economic and population growth. Venture capitalist Peter Thiel hasn’t been the only titan to notice. The impact on multifamily markets is palpable. Property sales volume records were shattered last year and cap rates fell to historic lows. Investors are increasingly embracing the value-add strategies popularized in lower-cost growth markets, driving prices of aging Class B garden properties higher and fueling faster rent growth in submarkets where the renter-by-necessity tenant predominates. Although increased supply …

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SEATTLE — Real estate investment firm Ponte Gadea has acquired Troy Block, an 800,000-square-foot, Amazon-occupied office complex in Seattle. Although the price was not disclosed, The Puget Sound Business Journal was first to report it at $740 million. The full-block, two-building property is located at 300 Boren Avenue North in the South Lake Union district of Seattle. Miami-based Ponte Gadea is led by Spanish billionaire Amancio Ortega, a fashion mogul whose company is parent to retail brand Zara. Ortega’s net worth is $67 billion, making him the fifth richest person in the world, according to Bloomberg. Seattle-based developer Touchstone purchased the 2.5-acre property for $18.4 million in 2011 and built two L-shaped office buildings on the block, according to The Seattle Times. Amazon leases the entire office portion of the project, which opened in 2016 and 2017. Ground-floor retail at the development also includes an Amazon Go store, Maslow’s restaurant and Cascade Coffee Works. Mark Gibson, Stephen Conley, Manny De Zarraga, Michael Leggett, Gerry Rohm, Coleman Benedict, Kevin Freels and Logan Greer of HFF represented the seller, a partnership between USAA Real Estate and Touchstone, in the transaction. This transaction represents the largest single asset trade by volume in Seattle history, …

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