WAIKOLOA, HAWAII — Hilton Grand Vacations has opened Ocean Tower by Hilton Grand Vacations Club, the company’s fourth property in Waikoloa and its first on Hawaii Island with direct oceanfront views. Once complete, the multi-phase project will feature 350 units in a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom suites, including upgraded penthouse residences. The project’s initial phases, which are now complete, features 72 units consisting of 18 studios, 24 one-bedroom suites, 24 two-bedroom suites and six three-bedroom suites. All completed suites offer resort or ocean views, full kitchens, private balconies, walk-in showers with soaking tubs and spacious living and dining areas. At complete built out, on-site amenities will include a check-in and departure lounge and fitness center. Additionally, owners and guests will have access to the amenities of the Hilton Waikoloa Village, including three pools, a salt water lagoon, Dolphin Quest, tennis courts, a tram and boat system, resort shops, restaurants and the Kohala Spa.
SAN DIEGO — C.W. Driver Cos. has completed the development of Mission Hills-Hillcrest Harley & Bessie Knox Public Library, located at 925 W. Washington St. in San Diego. Four times the size of the former library, the one-story, 15,000-square-foot facility will serve the Mission Hills and Hillcrest neighborhoods. Situated at the corner of West Washington and Front streets, the project includes a two-story, 30,000-square-foot underground parking structure with 85 parking spaces and the formation of an adjacent cul-de-sac at the end of Front Street. Manuel Oncina Architects and Ferguson Pape Baldwin Architects collaborated with C.W. Driver Cos. to design the library. The facility features a mission-style entry; a lobby with 25-foot ceilings featuring trusses, trellises and a skylight; and a traditional reading room. Additional offerings include a community room, 1,400-square-foot outdoor patio, 1,600-square-foot children’s area, 384-square-foot teen area, 400-square-foot garden, meeting room, four study rooms, adult computer area and an idea lab that offers 3D printing and other technologies.
ORANGEVALE, CALIF. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of Almond Heights Senior Living, an assisted living and memory care facility in Orangevale. A family company sold the asset to an owner-operator for an undisclosed price. Located approximately 17 miles northeast of Sacramento, the 117-unit property features 85 assisted living units and 32 memory care units. Mark Myers and Joshua Jandris of IPA represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal. Adam Christofferson of Marcus & Millichap’s broker of record in California.
RED BLUFF, CALIF. — SRS Real Estate Partners’ National Let Lease Group has directed the sale of a single-tenant retail property in Red Bluff. A Southern California-based family trust acquired the property from a Northern California-based private investor for $2.5 million. Dollar General occupies the 9,026-square-foot property, which is located at 755 Walnut St. The tenant has approximately 10 years remaining on its initial 15-year lease term. Jim Schuchert and Joe Schuchert of SRS’ National Let Lease Group represented the seller, while Bryan Miller of Lee & Associates represented the buyer.
SAN DIEGO — Despite a strong U.S. job market, GDP growth will slow now that the tailwind from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has largely dissipated, predicts Michael Fratantoni, chief economist with the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). More specifically, Fratantoni is forecasting the nation’s economy to grow 2 percent in 2019, down from 3.1 percent in 2018. Passage of the sweeping tax bill in late 2017 and signed into law by President Donald Trump “led to some front-loading of some additional spending and benefits, particularly on the corporate tax side that showed up as this faster growth rate in 2018,” explains Fratantoni. “We also know that the budget agreement that was reached [early last year] really concentrated about $300 billion of spending particularly in 2018, maybe a little bit into 2019.” The comments from the veteran economist came during a special session Sunday on the opening day of the 2019 Commercial Real Estate Finance/Multifamily Housing Convention & Expo at the Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego. Jaime Woodwell, vice president of commercial/multifamily research for MBA, also provided an update on the state of the commercial/multifamily market during the session. The-four day conference has attracted mortgage bankers from across the country. One …
SAN FRANCISCO — PCCP has purchased a four-story office property, located at 350 Rhode Island St. in San Francisco’s Potreto Hill neighborhood and Showplace Square office submarket, for $120 million. The name of the seller was not released. Built in 2001, the asset includes two interconnected buildings offering a total of 138,393 square feet of Class A office space over three levels of subterranean parking. The buildings are now under separate ownership, and the parking structure component of PCCP’s acquisition provides added cash flow for the investment. The property features 35,000-square-foot floor plates and a modern, distinctive architectural design.
LONE TREE, COLO. — Golden, Colo.-based The Bailey Co. has acquired Park Meadows Corporate Center I, located at 10004 Park Meadows Drive in Lone Tree. LRS Bay Road Investment Group sold the property for $10 million. Monica Wiley and Jeff Wood of CBRE represented the seller, while Mitch Bradley, Joe Serieno and Chad Alexander, also of CBRE, served as leasing advisors on the transaction. Constructed in 2000, the three-story multi-tenant asset features 60,144 square feet of office space. Lone Tree is located in metro Denver, approximately 15 miles south of downtown.
MESA, ARIZ. — SVN Desert Commercial Advisors has brokered the sale of a shopping center, located at 810-848 S. Alma School Road in Mesa. Alex Holding LLC and Sunnyslope LLC acquired the asset for $6.9 million. At the time of sale, the 74,604-square-foot property was fully occupied. Rommie Mojahed and Beau Flahart of SVN Desert Commercial Advisors represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
DENVER — Concord HQ LLC has purchased an office property in Denver from Unico BOP 1406 Wazee LLC/Unico BOP 1408 Wazee for $4.5 million. Located at 1408 Wazee in Denver, the asset features 9,009 square feet of office space. Andrew Blaustein and Josh Pons of Newmark Knight Frank represented the buyer, while JLL represented the seller in the deal. First American Title Insurance Co. also participated in the transaction.
SAN DIEGO — CBRE has arranged the sale of a creative office building, located at 2870 Fifth Ave. in San Diego’s Bankers Hill neighborhood. A private 1031-exchange buyer acquired the approximately 7,300-square-foot property for $3 million, or $411 per square foot. Matt Pourcho, Anthony DeLorenzo, Gary Stache, Doug Mack and Marc Frederick of CBRE represented the seller, HG Fenton Co., in the deal. Originally constructed as a fire station in 1900, the two-story building was recently repositioned and renovated into a modern creative office building. At the time of sale, the property was 100 percent leased. Tenants include Fox & Jane salon, Sojourn Healing Collective, KD Skin beauty salon and Explore That Store digital marketing agency.