SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake City-based RealSource Properties has announced the launch of its real estate investment trust (REIT) with 10 existing properties. The $390 million REIT targets multifamily properties nationwide. Assets in the REIT will be managed by the same value-add real estate strategy currently deployed at RealSource multifamily assets across the country. The 10 existing properties already owned by RealSource Properties REIT include 2,897 apartments in Ohio, Texas, North Carolina and Colorado.
Utah
LOGAN, UTAH — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has negotiated the sale of Williamsburg, an 82-unit independent living and assisted living community in Logan. Located in the northern portion of Utah near the Idaho border, the facility was built in 1981 and renovated in 2015. It totals approximately 62,953 square feet and is situated on approximately 1.8 acres of land. The seller was a regional owner-operator based in Utah. The buyer is a California-based private owner looking to expand its portfolio of independent living communities. As such, the new owner plans to convert the facility to all independent living units. Vince Viverito, Jason Punzel and Brad Goodsell of SLIB handled the transaction. The price was not disclosed.
LAYTON, UTAH — PSRS has secured $5 million in refinancing for a 655-unit self-storage facility in Layton. William DeFanti of PSRS arranged a nonrecourse loan with a seven-year term and 30-year amortization. The lender provided prepayment flexibility along with a 3.45 percent interest rate.
OGDEN, UTAH —Canterbury Partners LLC has completed work on Senior Living on Washington, an affordable seniors housing community in Ogden, approximately 35 miles north of Salt Lake City. Partners on the project include R & O Construction, Think Architecture, The Richman Group Affordable Housing Corp., JP Morgan Chase Community Development Bank, Rocky Mountain Community Reinvestment Corp. and the Olene Walker Housing Loan Fund. Senior Living on Washington is a 100 percent affordable housing project for seniors over age 62. EMG Management will be the operator. The number of units was not disclosed.
SALT LAKE CITY — Phoenix-based ViaWest Group has acquired an 18-acre industrial development site at 3255 W. 500 South in Salt Lake City. Terms of the transaction were not released. The site contains an existing 37,000-square-foot industrial building, which was built in 2016. Phillip Eilers of Cushman & Wakefield represented the ViaWest Group and James Merrill of cRc Nationwide represented the undisclosed seller in the deal. ViaWest plans to split the existing lot, creating a separate 11-acre parcel on which it will construct a new 171,600-square-foot Class A speculative industrial building to accompany the existing building on the property.
HAYDEN, IDAHO, AND LAYTON, UTAH — An affiliate of Livingston Street Capital has completed the disposition of two medical office properties, totaling 31,500 square feet, in Idaho and Utah. AEI Net Lease Portfolio 19 DST acquired the assets for $14.4 million. The properties, which include a 15,000-square-foot building at 8300 N. Cornerstone Drive in Hayden and a 16,500-square-foot building at 781 Heritage Park Blvd. in Layton, are both fully leased to BioLife Plasma Services, which collects the plasma that is processed into plasma-based therapies.
KeyBank Arranges $191M Refinancing for Five-Property Wasatch Group Multifamily Portfolio
by Amy Works
LOGAN, UTAH — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has arranged $191 million in life company loans for the Wasatch Group, a fully integrated real estate development, construction, property management and guaranty capital company based in Logan. The loans will refinance debt on five apartment communities across the Rocky Mountains and Western United States. The portfolio comprises 1,398 units in Arizona, California, Colorado and Utah. Brian Caudel, Mike Keach, Greg Halvorson and Jack Tidrick of KeyBank structured the financing, which includes loans with seven-year, full-term interest-only structures and a 2.62 percent interest rate.
PROVO, UTAH — Brixton Capital has purchased the Dillard’s building and parcel at Brixton’s Provo Towne Center in Provo for an undisclosed price. Little Rock, Ark.-based Dillard’s sold the two-story, 206,240-square-foot building, which sits on 12.5 acres. The company is relocating the department store. Brixton Capital is in advanced negotiations to re-lease most of the property to a prominent national retailer and expects the new store to open within the next two years, once renovation of the building is complete. The addition of this retailer will complement the ongoing plans Brixton Capital has for Provo Towne Center, including the addition of multifamily housing and other uses to improve livability, shopping and community within Provo’s East Bay neighborhood. Brixton has owned Provo Towne Center since 2016. Renovation of the Dillard’s building is scheduled to commence this summer.
LEHI, UTAH — Arden Group, in partnership with Vesta Realty Partners, has purchased an office building located at 3400 W. Mayflower Ave. in Lehi. Terms of the transaction were not released. Younique, a health and wellness direct sales firm, fully occupies the 125,000-square-foot property on a lease basis through 2026. Situated on 7.1 acres, Stack Real Estate developed the asset in 2016 as a fully amenitized corporate campus and showcase property for Younique. The property features 25,000-square-foot floor plates, a full-size commercial kitchen, cafeteria, lounge, outdoor seating, auditorium, five balconies with seating, full-service salon and R&D lab.
Lowe Property Group, MVE + Partners Open Dixon Place Apartment Community in Salt Lake City
by Amy Works
SALT LAKE CITY — Lowe Property Group, along with MVE + Partners as designer, has opened Dixon Place, a 49,049-square-foot mixed-used multifamily property in Salt Lake City. Located at 1034 E. Elm Ave., Dixon Place features 35 one-bedroom and 24 two-bedroom units with full kitchens and bathrooms, as well as washers/dryers. The property also includes 2,200 square feet of ground-floor commercial space. Community amenities include a business lounge and conference room for remote workers, a fitness center, bike storage, Bark Park for pets, electric vehicle charging stations, a coffee bar and pool table.