SEATTLE — Wood Partners has broken ground on Alta Columbia City, a multifamily development in Seattle’s historic Columbia City neighborhood. Slated to open in summer 2021, Alta Columbia City will feature 243 studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments, along with 27,000 square feet of retail and commercial space. On-site amenities will include a private lounge, entertainment area, gourmet kitchen, fitness center, co-working space, outdoor courtyard, heated greenhouse, rooftop deck and dog run. Once completed, the property will be Wood Partners’ third multifamily community in the Seattle area.
OAKLAND, CALIF. — CenterPoint Properties has purchased an industrial property, located at 4601 Malat St. in Oakland, for an undisclosed price. Situated on 3.9 acres, two tenants currently lease the 75,208-square-foot, cross-dock property. The building features secured excess loading with an ability to pave the northern yard, creating drive-around access and cross-dock activation. Mark Maguire and Justin Smutko of Colliers International represented CenterPoint in the transaction. The name of the seller was not released.
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIF. — Cadence Living has broken ground on Cadence at Rancho Cucamonga, a seniors housing community in the Town Center neighborhood of Rancho Cucamonga, approximately 40 miles east of Los Angeles. Cadence is developing the property in partnership with Coyne Development. When complete, the community will offer 97 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care. The community is scheduled to open in the fall of 2020.
DENVER — CBRE has brokered the sale of Monaco Tower, a Class B, value-add office building in the Glendale submarket of Denver. Benjamin Borgers, a local certified public accountant, acquired the property from an entity managed by Stabilis Capital Management for $5.8 million. Located at 925 S. Niagara St., the six-story, 63,170-square-foot building was built in 1974. At the time of sale, 16 tenants occupied the property. Monica Wiley and Jeff Wood of CBRE’s Denver office represented the seller in the transaction.
DENVER — HFF has secured $220 million in financing for 1144 15th Street, a 40-story, Class AA office tower in Denver. Eric Tupler of HFF worked on behalf of Hines and its equity partner to arrange a 17-year, fixed-rate permanent loan through a national life insurance company. Completed in 2018, the 673,852-square-foot core office tower features 5,770 square feet of ground-level retail space and 13 stories of parking for a total of 858 parking spaces. Current tenants include Gates Industrial Corp., Optiv Security Inc. and Faegra Baker Daniels. In 2015, HFF arranged construction financing for the project on behalf of Hines.
LOS ANGELES — George Smith Partners has secured $128.1 million in financing for Orsini II, an institutional-quality multifamily property in downtown Los Angeles. Gary Tenzer of George Smith Partners arranged the funding for the undisclosed borrower. The non-recourse, 10-year, fixed-rate, interest-only loan features a 4.24 percent interest rate and a 55 percent loan-to-value ratio. The new loan replaces a $115.2 million floating-rate loan that George Smith Partners secured for the property in 2016. The original loan had a remaining term of more than eight years and pre-payment penalties in place. Located at 550 N. Figueroa St. in downtown Los Angeles, Orsini II features a five-story residential portion offering a total of 566 units above a three-level parking garage.
YAKIMA, WASH. — The Hotel Group (THG), a hotel management and investment company, has opened Home2 Suites by Hilton Yakima Airport, a four-story hotel located at 2420 W. Nob Hill Blvd. in Yakima. Constructed by Yakima-based Hogback Development, the 107-room property features a mix of studio and one-bedroom suites with en suite kitchens. Additionally, the hotel features free breakfast and laundry facilities. With the opening of Home2 Suites by Hilton Yakima Airport, THG now represents seven out of the 17 Hilton brands.
PHOENIX — SRS Real Estate Partners’ Investment Properties Group has arranged the sale of El Super Shopping Center, a retail property located at 2211 W. Camelback Road in Phoenix. Phoenix-based De Rito Partners and Van Tuyl Group sold the property to a West Coast-based private investor for $13.8 million. Built in 2017 and situated on 6.4 acres, the asset features 59,400 square feet of retail space. At the time of sale, the property was fully occupied by 11 tenants, including El Super and Subway. Patrick Luther and Ed Beeh of SRS represented the sellers, while Matthew Mousavi, also of SRS, represented the buyer in the deal.
VICTORVILLE, CALIF. — Greystone has funded a $2.4 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Hillcrest Court Apartments, an affordable housing property in Victorville. Cody Field of Greystone’s San Francisco office, in coordination with the Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino, originated the transaction. The $2.4 million Fannie Mae loan carries a 30-year term at a fixed rate and is self-amortizing. The undisclosed borrower plans to use proceeds of the loan to recapitalize acquisition financing in conjunction with city financing sources.
OAKLAND, CALIF. — HFF has secured $93 million in acquisition financing for 1333 Broadway, a Class A office building in Oakland. Jordan Angel and Mark Root of HFF arranged the floating-rate acquisition loan through an affiliate of Brookfield Asset Management for the borrower, Swift Real Estate Partners. At the time of sale, the 253,393-square-foot office building was 95 percent leased. Major tenants includes Delta Dental and Teecom. Jacobus Machalow of Orrick provided legal representation for Swift Real Estate Partners. Additional terms of the acquisition were not released.