PHOENIX — Newmark Knight Frank Multifamily has arranged the sale of Cabana at the Pointe, a garden-style community located at 1829 E. Morten Ave. in central Phoenix. Colorado-based JM Logan LLC acquired the property from Arizona-based Cornerstone – Deco Cabana Pointe LLC for $22.2 million. Brad Goff, Brett Polachek and Chris Canter of Newmark Knight Frank Multifamily represented the buyer in the deal. Constructed in 1980 and last renovated in 2013, the property features 180 apartments in a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts with patios/balconies, ceiling fans, walk-in closets and newer appliances. Community amenities include a resort-style pool, outdoor fire pit, fitness center, bike storage area, two laundry facilities and a dog park.
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SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Velocis, a private equity real estate fund manager, has completed the disposition of Camelback Square, an office building located in Old Town Scottsdale. City Office REIT acquired the property for an undisclosed price. Located at 6991 E. Camelback Road, the three-story asset features 175,268 square feet of Class A office space. At the time of sale, the property was 84 percent leased to a variety of tenants, including Digital Airstrike, Zocdoc, Regus and Echo. Velocis acquired the building in 2015 and completed a total repositioning of the property. Renovations included a new tenant lounge, upgrades to corridors, elevator lobby refresh, new roof, restroom improvements and a new conference center. Barry Gabel, Chris Marchildon and Will Mast of CBRE Capital Markets, Institutional Properties in Phoenix, represented the seller in the deal.
DENVER — HFF has arranged $165 million in permanent financing for Dairy Block, a mixed-use asset in downtown Denver. The borrower is a joint venture partnership between McWHINNEY, Grand American and Sage Hospitality. Eric Tupler and Brock Yaffe of HFF secured the long-term debt with MetLife Investment Management. The borrowers will use the loan proceeds to refinance the construction loan on the property. Diary Block consists of three components: Dairy Block, a newly built, six-story, 218,660-square-foot office space with 380-space subterranean parking garage. Firehouse Block, a historic 92,803-square-foot office and retail space along Blake Street. Maven Hotel, a 172-key boutique hotel. Operated by Sage Hospitality, the eight-story property features a 175-seat Kachina Cantina along with Poka Lola Social Club.
KAILUA-KONA, HAWAII — Pacific Hotels has completed the sale of Courtyard by Marriott King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel, a full-service beachfront hotel located at 75-5660 Palani Road in Kailua-Kona on Hawaii’s Big Island. Situated on 13 beachfront acres, the 452-room hotel comprises two connected six-story towers that feature more than 20,000 square feet of flexible indoor and outdoor meeting space; more than 18,000 square feet of retail space, including a full-service spa; a fitness center; yoga studio; 24-hour business center; outdoor pool and patio; tennis courts; and five food and beverage outlets, including Honu’s on the Beach Restaurant, Billfish Poolside Bar & Grill and The Island Breeze Hawaiian Lu’au. The hotel was renovated and converted into the Marriott Courtyard in 2011. Scott Hall, Tony Malk, Tracey Goo, Aaron Lapping and Blake Malecha of HFF represented the seller in the deal. The name of the buyer and acquisition price were not released.
PHOENIX — Vancouver, Canada-based Balfour Pacific Capital has purchased the Phoenix Corporate Tower, a 25-story office property located in midtown Phoenix, for $42.3 million. Situated on 17.4 acres at 3003 N. Central Ave., the landmark property features 457,893 square feet of office space. At the time of sale, the property was 66 percent occupied. Developed in 1964, the building has been upgraded and renovated multiple times, with recent improvements including conference facilities, a 180-seat auditorium, training rooms, a tenant lounge, collaborative work space and a newly renovated courtyard. Department of Child Safety occupies 130,000 square feet of the property. Chris Toci, Chad Littell, Dave Carder and Scott Boardman of Cushman & Wakefield handled the transaction.
CHANDLER AND GILBERT, ARIZ. — Bethesda, Md.-based Global Medical REIT has purchased a three-building medical office portfolio, totaling 39,305 square feet in Chandler and Gilbert, for $16.1 million, or $410 per square foot. Cushman & Wakefield represented the anchor tenant and seller, a local gastroenterology practice, in the sale. The seller will continue to operate out of the properties under a long-term sale/leaseback arrangement. The portfolio also includes two endoscopy centers, one of which is owned and operated by a joint venture between local physicians, Dignity Health and United Surgical Partners, a national surgery center operator. Devpal Gupta and Peter Menna of Cushman & Wakefield’s Phoenix office collaborated with Travis Ives of Cushman & Wakefield’s national Healthcare Capital Markets team to represent the seller in the assignment.
ONTARIO, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate has brokered the sale of two retail pad buildings, totaling 21,591 square feet in Ontario, in two separate transactions totaling $5.6 million. The properties are part of a Walgreens-anchored neighborhood center, which was built in 2007. Kevin Fryman of Hanley Investment Group represented the seller, an Ontario, Calif.-based private developer, in both transactions. In the first deal, a Southern California-based private investor acquired a two-tenant, 13,381-square-foot building, situated on 1.3 acres at 2645 E. Riverside Drive, for $3.2 million. A 7,200-square-foot O’Reilly Auto Parts and a corporate office fully occupy the property. Jeff Lin of Marcus & Millichap’s Ontario, Calif., office represented the buyer. In the second transaction, a Temple City, Calif.-based private investor purchased an 8,210-square-foot retail pad, located on 1.1 acres at 2665 E. Riverside Drive in Ontario, for $2.4 million. The property is fully occupied by seven tenants, including Subway, Wonderful Massage, Empire Barbers, IE Vapes, First Rate Staffing, Les Tax and a management company. Watson Yeh of Temple City-based EZ Max Realty represented the buyer in the deal.
SAN DIEGO — Voit Real Estate Services has arranged a 20-year, $148 million lease of an existing, 100,000-square-foot facility located at 8875 Aero Drive in San Diego. The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) leased the property from Protea Properties, which acquired the asset in August 2017. Brandon Keith and Kipp Gstettenbauer of Voit’s San Diego office, along with Voit’s Private Client Group, directed the lease. The facility, which is situated on 7.7 acres, will be transformed into a state-of-the-art VA outpatient clinic — the only one of its kind in Southern California. Once completed, the new clinic will total 140,000 square feet and feature significant interior and exterior upgrades, as well as a new multi-level parking structure.
Holland Partner Group, MVE+Partners Complete Two Residential Towers in Downtown Los Angeles
by Amy Works
LOS ANGELES — Holland Partner Group, as developer, and MVE+Partners, as architect, designer and planner, have completed the development of The Griffin and The Grace on Spring. The two 24-story residential towers are located at the intersection of Eight and Spring streets in downtown Los Angeles. The Griffin on Spring features 275 apartments above 9,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space, while The Grace on Spring consists of 300 units above 7,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Both towers include a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, as well as observatory rooftop lounges, a fitness center with separate yoga studio, business center, conference rooms, swimming pool, and entertainment lounge with kitchen, bar, media and billiards.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — The Phoenix office of Irgens has broken ground on 17 Three Hundred at Perimeter Center, a two-story office/healthcare building in Scottsdale. Located at 17300 N. Perimeter Drive, the property will feature 47,322 square feet of Class A office and healthcare space. Additionally, the building will feature extensive glass lines, contemporary horizontal window shades, balconies, operable windows and mature landscaping. Slated for completion in October, the building will be the second property in the Irgens Perimeter Center project. The project team includes Irgens Partners as developer, Vertical Design Studio as architect, RSG Builders as contractor and Greg Mayer of Cushman & Wakefield as leasing agent.