DENVER — Confluent Development and Kelmore Development have broken ground on The Boulevard at Lowry, a commercial mixed-use redevelopment project in Denver’s Lowry neighborhood. Situated on 1.5 acres, the infill development will feature 140,000 square feet of restaurant, retail and office space. A 25,000-square-foot Lucky’s Market will anchor the property. Additional tenants will include a 1,750-square-foot Logan House Coffee Co. Completion is slated for fourth-quarter 2020.
MORENO VALLEY, CALIF. — Rockefeller Group has acquired an 8.8-acre industrial land site in Moreno Valley for the development of Centerpointe Commerce Center, an industrial distribution facility. The company plans to begin construction of a 203,000-square-foot project this fall, with completion expected in summer 2020. Located on Cactus Avenue, the cross-docked building will feature 32-foot clear ceiling heights, 8,000 square feet of speculative office improvements, 109 auto parking stalls and 27 trailer parking stalls. Rockefeller Group acquired the property fully entitled and zoned from Newcastle Partners for $5.9 million.
FAIRFIELD, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of the Courtyard by Marriott Fairfield Napa Valley Area, a hotel located at 1350 Holiday Lane in Fairfield. A limited liability company purchased the property for $19.9 million. The transaction included the 137-room hotel and an adjacent 1.9-acre development parcel. Renovated in 2016, the hotel features interior-corridor rooms, heated outdoor pool and spa, fitness center, business center, guest laundry facilities and 5,845 square feet of meeting space, as well as The Bistro restaurant. Additionally, select suites include a separate living/dining area, balcony, whirlpool and/or wet bar. Gordon Allred, Matt Monahan and Shane Lupo of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company, while Allred and Monahan also represented the buyer in the deal.
SEATTLE — Unico Properties, a subsidiary of Unico Investment Group, has purchased Washington Park Building, a historic building located in Seattle’s Pioneer Square submarket. Terms of the sale were not disclosed. The four-story Washington Park Building features 36,000 square feet of office space, with 83 percent leased to a number of small tenants. Originally constructed in 1890, the building was built for the Lowman & Hanford Stationery and Printing Co. for its printing and bindery operations. The building features 16-foot to 18-foot ceilings, as well as the original Carnegie steel beams. MaKensay Real Estate Services will continue to operate and manage the building on behalf of the ownership group. The acquisition marks Unico’s seventh investment along Seattle’s waterfront since 2014. With the addition of Washington Park Building, the company now owns and manages more than 840,000 square feet along the waterfront.
MORENO VALLEY, CALIF. — Brixton Capital has completed the sale of Towngate Center, a community shopping center located at 12625 Frederick St. in Moreno Valley. An Asian-Pacific-based 1031 exchange buyer acquired the asset for $50.9 million. At the time of sale, the 290,000-square-foot property was 95 percent occupied by national and regional credit tenants, including TJ Maxx/Home Goods, BevMo, Ross Dress for Less, Dollar Tree, ULTA Beauty, Regency Theaters, Planet Fitness, Chipotle and Wells Fargo Bank. Phillip Voorhees of CBRE’s National Retail Partners-West represented the seller in the transaction.
HENDERSON, NEV. — MCR has purchased Hilton Garden Inn Las Vegas/Henderson, a hotel located approximately six miles from McCarran International Airport. Terms of the deal were not released. Located at 1340 W. Warm Springs Road, the hotel features 139 pet-friendly guestrooms with microwaves, coffee makers and refrigerators; free Wi-Fi; Rachel’s Kitchen, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner; The Pavilion Pantry, a 24-hour convenience store; 1,300 square feet of meeting and event space for up to 100 people; 24-hour business center; fitness center; heated outdoor swimming pool and hot tub; and on-site laundry service.
CARLSBAD, CALIF. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of an industrial facility, located at 3248 Lionshead Ave. in Carlsbad. Badiee Development sold the property to a San Diego-based high-net-worth family for $14.4 million. Built in 2017, the property features 55,573 square feet of Class A industrial space with dock- and grade-level loading, designed ingress/egress, outdoor amenities and an efficient layout for warehouse and showroom use. Bryce Aberg, Jeff Chiate, Jeffrey Cole, Ed Hernandez, Mike Adey, Zach Harmam and Devin Muna of Cushman & Wakefield’s San Diego and Orange County, Calif., offices represented the seller in the transaction. Additionally, Brant Aberg and Dennis Visser of Cushman & Wakefield provided local market advisory for the deal.
PHOENIX — Pathfinders Partners and Global Building LLC have completed the sale of an office building located at 2730 W. Agua Fria Freeway in Phoenix. Devil Dogs Properties acquired the property for $5.2 million. Located in the Deer Valley/Interstate 17 submarket, the asset features 32,741 square feet of office space. At the time of sale, the multi-tenant property was fully leased. Darren Tappen and Peter Beauchamp of Kidder Mathews represented the seller, while Michelle Gardner, also of Kidder Matthews, represented the buyer in the transaction.
PUEBLO, COLO. — Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors has negotiated the sale of The West Hill Apartments, a multifamily property located in Pueblo. An undisclosed buyer acquired the 36-unit property for $3.3 million, or $91,388 per unit. The six-building asset features 32 two-bedroom/two-bath units and four two-bedroom/one-bath units. All units are individually metered for gas and electric, while 32 of the units are individually metered for water. Chris Knowlton of Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors represented both parties in the deal.
FONTANA, CALIF. — Pacific Industrial has sold Sierra Pacific Center, a two-building, 1.5 million-square-foot industrial property in Fontana, about 50 miles east of downtown Los Angeles in the Inland Empire. The industrial development and investment firm sold the asset for $213.5 million to an unnamed institutional life insurance company. Sierra Pacific Center was completed in 2016 and was fully occupied by LG Electronics and FedEx at the time of the sale. The property is situated at 5565 and 5885 Sierra Ave., adjacent to California Highway 210 and within 20 miles of seven major highways including Interstates 215, 10 and 15. Amenities include electric car charging stations; 3 percent skylight coverage, as where the industry average is 2 percent; and truck courts up to 430 feet deep, as opposed to the Class A average of 185 feet. This transaction represents the largest, non-portfolio sale by dollar value in California over the past 24 months. “This is a milestone transaction that represents the remarkable investment potential of spec industrial developments when they are done well,” says Dan Floriani, partner and co-founder of Pacific Industrial. “By developing this asset with a long-term-hold mindset, we thoughtfully designed each detail, resulting in a property with …
