LOS ANGELES — Wilshire Skyline has received $25 million in refinancing for The Line Lofts, a newly completed multifamily community in Los Angeles’ Hollywood neighborhood. Mark Wintner of HFF arranged the 10-year, 4.45 percent fixed-rate loan through a correspondent life insurance company for the borrower. Located at 1737 N. Las Palmas Ave., The Line Lofts feature 82 lofts and flats, ranging from 415 square feet to 1,477 square feet, featuring luxury kitchens and baths, double-pane architectural windows, wood-grain plank flooring and atrium-style outdoor balconies. Zoltan Pali of SPF:architects designed the property. Common area amenities include The Sky Lounge, a penthouse-level lounge providing views of the city; The Retreat, an indoor/outdoor recreation center with a kitchen and lofted library, which opens to the outdoor pool and spa deck; The Wellness Spot, a lobby-level gym; and ground-floor retail.
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DENVER — NAI Shames Makovsky has arranged the purchase of an office property located at 1009 Grant St. in Denver. Casa Grande 1009 LLC acquired the property from Credit Union Strategic Partners for $4.7 million. The property features 23,577 square feet of office space. Dorit Fischer and Hayden Hirschfield of NAI Shames Makovsky represented the buyer in the deal.
SAN FRANCISCO — Madison Capital and PGIM Real Estate have purchased 360 Spear Street, a five-story mixed-use building located in San Francisco’s South Financial District. The transaction was valued at $95 million. The buyers plan to reposition the 160,451-square-foot property. In addition to 49,992 square feet of office space, the property features 110,459 square feet of life science, light industrial and production, and development and repair space. Approximately one-third of the property is leased to major credit tenants Verizon Wireless and AT&T, and the remaining space will be designated for light industrial and creative office tenants. Tim Hennessey of PGIM Real Estate and Jonathan Nachmani from Madison Capital led the acquisition. Seth Siegel of Cushman & Wakefield brokered the transaction.
PUYALLUP, Wash. — Koelsch Communities has unveiled plans for Deer Ridge Memory Care, a 52-unit standalone memory care community in Puyallup, approximately 35 miles south of Seattle. Deer Ridge will total roughly 42,000 square feet, with an estimated project cost of $15 million. The community will stand on a four-acre site that is under contract to close for approximately $2 million later this year. Koelsch plans to break ground in April of 2019, with an anticipated opening in June of 2020. Koelsch is developing the project in partnership with RJ Development. Koelsch will also operate the community following completion, and Koelsch Construction is acting as general contractor. Judy Koelsch and David Goularte of JSK Design will handle interior design work on the project.
REDMOND, ORE. — Redmond Development Ventures has completed the $1.5 million sale of a retail building in Redmond. Located at 3113 S. Highway 97, the property features 11,076 square feet of retail space. Robert Raimondi and Russell Huntamer of Compass Commercial Real Estate Services represented the seller in the deal. The name of the buyer was not released.
TEMECULA, CALIF. — Avison Young has brokered the sale of an industrial property located at 43223 Business Park Drive in Temecula. Forum Capital acquired the building from a locally based owner-occupant for $2.7 million. Built in 1991 and situated within Rancho California Business Park, the 25,182-square-foot building features 22-foot to 24-foot clear height warehouse space. In addition, the property contains 6,000 square feet of office space in a two-story configuration with a reception area, conference room, offices, restrooms and break room. The buyer plans to use the 25,182-square-foot industrial facility for auto parts distribution. Stan Nowak of Avison Young represented the seller, while Cody Lerner, also of Avison Young, represented the buyer in the transaction.
PHOENIX — Brookdale Senior Living has completed an expansion at its Brookdale Desert Ridge community in Phoenix, adding 20 units for memory care residents. Brookdale invested approximately $2.5 million into the project. Memory care will be provided through the company’s Clare Bridge program. A grand opening for the expansion was held on Thursday, Oct. 11. Brookdale Senior Living is the largest owner and operator in the United States, with approximately 980 communities in 46 states.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — SIOR Foundation has announced Aaron Barnard as its new president for the 2018-2019 term. The transition from current president Bill Ginder to Barnard occurred last week at the Society of Industrial & Office Realtors (SIOR) Fall World Conference in Denver. Barnard is a veteran broker in Minneapolis with Cushman & Wakefield and specializes in investment analysis, tenant and landlord representation. Additional 2018-2019 SIOR Foundation officers are President-Elect Chris Curtis (Nugent Curtis Real Estate), Vice President Albert McNeel (Endura Advisory Group) and Treasurer Stan Kleweno (Transpacific Investments). New SIOR Foundation Trustees who began three-year terms at the latest conference include Nancy Morse (Newmark Knight Frank), Jack O’Donoghue (Grant Street Associates/Cushman & Wakefield Alliance), Adrian Arriaga (AAA Real Estate & Investments), Robert Horn Jr. (JLL), Jesse Laikin (Lee & Associates) and Peter Richardson (Primera Cos.). As the largest association of commercial real estate brokers, Washington, D.C.-based SIOR Foundation promotes and funds programs that advance the real estate profession through educational scholarships, research projects, publishing and development of real estate curricula for higher education.
Public-Private Partnership Breaks Ground on $453M Redevelopment Project in LA’s Koreatown District
by John Nelson
LOS ANGELES — Trammell Crow Co. (TCC), in a public-private partnership with the County of Los Angeles (LA County), Public Facilities Group and Meta Housing Corp., has commenced construction of Vermont Corridor, a three-site redevelopment project in Los Angeles’ Koreatown submarket. The development costs are estimated at $453 million, according to local media reports. LA County owns all three sites, which span three city blocks between 4th and 6th streets. Situated on Vermont Avenue within one block of the Metro Red and Purple subway lines, the transit-oriented project comprises: • a new, 468,000-square-foot, Class A office headquarters for the LA County Department of Mental Health and Workforce Development, Aging and Community Services • an adaptive reuse of an existing 12-story office building into 172 residential units and • a 72-unit affordable seniors housing complex with a 13,000-square-foot community center to be operated by the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles Construction will occur in multiple phases, beginning with the development of the Vermont Corridor County Administration Building. Designed by Gensler, the 21-story building will feature 7,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space, a peer resource center, fitness facility, open office floor layouts, outdoor terrace with an amenity deck, an indoor/outdoor conference …
Fields Holdings Receives $64M Construction Loan for Student Housing Tower Near University of Washington
by Amy Works
SEATTLE — Quantum Capital Partners has secured $64 million in construction financing for The M, a 24-story student housing development located near the University of Washington in Seattle. The property — developed by Los Angeles-based Fields Holdings — will offer studio, one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units alongside 4,350 square feet of ground-floor retail and one level of subterranean parking. Shared amenities will include study rooms, a recreational lounge, fitness center, theater, indoor basketball court, roof-top deck, bicycle parking and a door man. A timeline for development has yet to be announced.