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Catalyst-Sunnyvale-CA

SUNNYVALE, CALIF. — HFF has secured $313.8 million in acquisition and construction financing for the development of Catalyst, a fully entitled, four-property office project in Sunnyvale. The borrower, a joint venture between Hearst Properties and Invesco Real Estate, acquired the development site in early May. Brandon Roth, Bruce Ganong, Peter Smyslowski and Bercut Smith of HFF worked on behalf of the borrower to secure the construction loan through ACORE Capital. Catalyst currently consists of a shovel-ready office development site and three existing office buildings, totaling 164,870 square feet, two of which will be demolished and replaced with new Class A office space. Upon completion, the 587,942-square-foot project will comprise three newly built, Class A office buildings with two parking structures and one original Class B office building.

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LOS ANGELES AND RANCHO DOMINGUEZ, CALIF. — Rexford Industrial Realty has purchased two industrial properties for a combined total of $30.3 million. The acquisitions were funded using cash on hand. The company acquired a single-tenant industrial building, located at 15835 Oxnard St. in Los Angeles for $16.8 million, or $235 per square foot, in an off-market transaction. Situated in the Van Nuys neighborhood, the 71,467-square-foot building features 24-foot clear heights and 1,000 feet of freeway frontage along the Interstate 405 and substantive excess paved lane. Rexford also purchased a low-coverage building, located at 19100 S. Susana Road in Rancho Dominguez, for $13.5 million, or $77 per land square foot, in an off-market transaction. Situated on four acres, the 52,630-square-foot property features 24 dock-high loading positions, excess land for trailer storage and Interstate 710 freeway frontage. At the time of sale, the property was fully leased to a regional logistics operator.

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3420-E-Harmony-Rd-Fort-Collins-CO

FORT COLLINS, COLO. — Colorado-based McWhinney has purchased an office building, located at 3420 E. Harmony Road in Fort Collins, for an undisclosed price. The three-story, 179,688-square-foot building is adjacent to the Arapaho Bend Natural Area. Comcast, Madwire and Micro Focus occupy the property. Peter Kelly of CBRE represented the buyer, while Peter Kast, Alex Sommerville and Chad Flynn of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the deal.

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Bridge-Point-Kent-100-Kent-WA

KENT, WASH. — Bridge Development Partners has purchased a 4.7-acre development site, located at 26524 79th Ave. in Kent, from an independent seller for an undisclosed price. Bridge Development plans to construct Bridge Point Kent 100, a 97,522-square-foot industrial facility, on the site. Slated for delivery in first-quarter 2020, the facility will feature 30-foot clear ceiling heights, 14 dock-high doors, two grade-level doors, flexible size configurations and an ESFR sprinkler system. Steve Brunette, Shawn Childs and Andrew Stark of CBRE represented Bridge in the acquisition. Childs and Stark will serve as leasing agents for the property.

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2100-Larimer-St-Denver-CO

DENVER — Monfort Cos. and Denver-based Magnetic Capital have acquired a historic building located at 2100 Larimer St. in Denver’s Ballpark neighborhood. An undisclosed seller sold the property for $2.9 million. The buyers plan to redevelop the two-story, 11,600-square-foot property into a mix of retail and office space. Formerly the site of the bar El Charrito, the renovation will preserve the building’s historic character while repositioning the property for new tenants. The developers are targeting a restaurant tenant for the 5,830-square-foot first-floor space, while seeking office tenants for the upper floors. Completion is slated for the second half of 2020. Jamis Cos. represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.

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Davies-Pacific-Center-Honolulu-HI

HONOLULU — San Diego-based Parallel Capital Partners has taken over asset management of a $300 million portfolio of office and retail properties in downtown Honolulu. As part of the deal, Parallel will oversee day-to-day management and leasing for the 1 million-square-foot portfolio. The assets include two office buildings — the 550,000-square-foot Waterfront Plaza and 375,000-square-foot Davies Pacific Center — and two retail assets known as Waikiki Marketplace and King Kalakaua. The principals of Parallel, along with Jay Shidler, are the existing owners of Davies Pacific Center and Waterfront Plaza, which the partnership originally acquired in 2003 and 2004 respectively. Additionally, the firm tapped Steven Sullivan, a former vice president of operations at The Shidler Group, as regional vice president for the Hawaii market. Serena Longo and Jack Roney of CBRE’s Honolulu office will oversee leasing at the properties.

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Vintage-Pointe-Las-Vegas-NV

LAS VEGAS AND LITHIA SPRINGS, GA. — TruAmerica Multifamily, in partnership with an institutional partner, has purchased a two-property apartment portfolio in an off-market transaction valued at $97 million. The properties are Vintage Pointe, a 368-unit community in Las Vegas, and Sweetwater Creek, a 240-unit asset in Lithia Springs, a suburb of Atlanta. Neither property—Vintage Pointe built in 1994, nor Sweetwater Creek built in 2003—have undergone significant renovations. The new ownership plans to invest in a multi-million dollar capital improvement program to reposition both properties.

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AVONDALE, ARIZ. — Trez Capital has closed in $15 million construction financing for Phoenix-based Virtua Partners’ first-ever Opportunity Zone project. Virtua Credit arranged the loan, which will finance the development of a SpringHill Suites by Marriott in Avondale, a western suburb of Phoenix. Located off North 99th Avenue, the 128-suite hotel will anchor a 58-acre mixed-use development that will include retail, restaurant, multifamily and single-family developments. Slated to open in summer 2020, the hotel will feature a fitness center and pool, free Wi-Fi, in-suite workspaces and an on-site business center. Hotel Equities will manage the hotel.

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BridgePointe-San-Mateo-CA

SAN MATEO, CALIF. — Nazareth Enterprises has purchased the ice rink facilities and retail building at BridgePointe Shopping Center, a 55,000-square-foot asset located at 2200-2202 BridgePointe Parkway in San Mateo. SPI Holdings sold the property for $11.5 million in an off-market transaction. SPI Holdings, the previous owner, wished to convert the property into retail-only space, but the City of San Mateo and the public mounted a “Save the Rink” campaign. In 2017, Nazareth Enterprises leased the space from the seller and reopened — and later acquired — the ice rink.

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Rancherias-Plaza-Apple-Valley-CA

APPLE VALLEY, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of a multi-tenant retail building at Rancherias Plaza, located at 20162 Highway 18 in Apple Valley. A private Los Angeles-based investor sold the property to a private San Diego-based investor for $2.6 million. Built in 1991, the asset features 15,105 square feet of retail space. At the time of sale, the shopping center was 92 percent occupied. CVS/pharmacy and 99 Cents Only Stores anchor the property. Greg Bedell and Chris Lindholm of Progressive Real Estate Partners represented the seller in the transaction.

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