VERNAL, UTAH — Hodges Ward Elliott has brokered the sale of TownePlace Suites, a hotel in Vernal, located in the northeastern portion of the state near the Colorado and Wyoming borders. Terms of the transaction were not released. Clint Hodges, B.J. Patel and Cory Carter of Hodges Ward Elliott advised the special servicer in the receivership sale of the 85-key hotel, which was marketed on the Ten-X auction platform. The hotel features contemporary guest room amenities, a fitness center and business center.
SEATTLE; BOISE, IDAHO; AND SALT LAKE CITY — JLL Capital Markets has secured $274.4 million in financing for a six-property portfolio of core-quality retail properties totaling 2.7 million square feet across Seattle, Boise and Salt Lake City. The borrower is a joint venture between CenterCal Properties and a large pension fund and its advisors Principal and PCCP. The financing includes five separate 10-year, fixed-rate, non-recourse CMBS loans provided by JP Morgan Chase. Loan proceeds were used to retire existing debt and rebalance leverage across the portfolio. The portfolio consists of four grocery-anchored shopping centers, one power center and one retail strip asset, all leased to a mix of national and credit-worthy tenants across various retail sectors. Kevin MacKenzie, Bruce Ganong, Paul Brindley, Sam Godfrey and Spencer Bergthold of JLL represented the borrower in the financing.
SALT LAKE CITY — Industrial Outdoor Ventures (IOV) has purchased a vacant industrial facility located at 5 S. 5100 West in Salt Lake City. Standlee Premium Western Forage sold the asset for an undisclosed price. Situated on 23.2 acres and zoned M-1, the property features a 66,900-square-foot warehouse equipped with 11 dock doors and 2,000-square-foot of office space. IOV plans to make major site improvements to 16 acres of the property’s land area including grading, paving, fencing and site lighting. Additionally, the buyer plans to paint the exterior of the building, upfit warehouse lighting and prepare the office space for tenants. The transaction marks IOV’s entry to the Salt Lake City market. Mike Farmer and Phillip Eilers of Cushman & Wakefield brokered the transaction.
SOUTH SALT LAKE, UTAH — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the sale of ViA, a multifamily property located in South Salt Lake, approximately 10 minutes south of Salt Lake City. Graycliff Capital acquired the property from an affiliate of Mountain Capital Partners, an affiliate of Dekel Capital and Castlewood Development for an undisclosed price. Built in 2016, the five-story property features 138 apartments with an average unit size of 700 square feet. Community amenities include community-wide WiFi, door-to-door trash pickup, heated swimming pool, hot tub and car-charging station. The property is located adjacent to the Meadowbrook station of the Utah Transit Authority’s TRAX light rail system and near Southgate Shopping Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake Community College and Westminster College. Brock Zylstra, Danny Shin, Steven Gebing and Cliff David of IPA represented the sellers in the transaction. Gary Mangum of Marcus & Millichap served as broker of record in Utah.
SALT LAKE CITY — Greenville, S.C.-based Graycliff Capital Partners has acquired Milagro Apartments, a multifamily community located at 241 W. 200 South in downtown Salt Lake City. A joint venture between Colmena Group and PEG Cos. sold the property for an undisclosed price. Completed in 2018, the seven-story Milagro features 183 apartments in a mix of one- and two-bedroom floor plans with quartz countertops, gourmet kitchens with islands, and ceiling heights ranging between 9 feet and 12 feet. Community amenities include smart-home features; a fitness center with on-demand fitness classes; yoga studio; tiered seating movie theater; pet park; pet washing station; resort-inspired pool and deck; outdoor kitchen; fire pits; and interactive courtyard spaces for lawn games. Additionally, the property features two street-front restaurants. Patrick Bodnar and Eli Mills of CBRE’s Salt Lake City office represented the seller in the transaction.
SANDY, UTAH — Magna Investment and Development has completed the disposition of Icon 9700, a multifamily property located in Sandy, approximately 20 miles southeast of Salt Lake City. Starwood Capital Group acquired the community for an undisclosed price. Constructed in 2018, Icon 9700 features 264 apartments, a resort-inspired pool deck, fitness center, outdoor grilling stations, private garages and a multi-purpose sport court for soccer, basketball and pickleball. At the time of sale, the community was 97 percent occupied. Eli Mills and Patrick Bodnar of CBRE’s Salt Lake multifamily team represented the seller in the transaction.
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH — Kennedy Wilson Fund VI, a commingled fund managed by Kennedy Wilson (NYSE: KW), has acquired three two-story office buildings and two development sites totaling 247,000 square feet in Salt Lake City. An undisclosed seller sold the assets for $55 million. Situated on 24.2 acres within Parkway Center, the campus is fully occupied by five tenants, including Amazon and Verizon, with both occupying single-tenant buildings. The acquisition expands Kennedy Wilson’s presence in the Mountain States. Currently, the Fund VI portfolio includes 15 multifamily and commercial assets in markets including San Jose, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, Denver and Seattle. The portfolio has an aggregate purchase price of $1.2 billion.
RIVERTON, UTAH — Developer CenterCal Properties has selected Okland Construction to build the second phase of Mountain View Village Phase II, an 85-acre lifestyle development in Riverton. The second phase will include five pocket parks with unique amenities; show fountains; a covered market hall-style pavilion with a collection of eateries and common indoor and outdoor seating; a 14-screen Cinemark movie theater complex; and retail, restaurant and commercial spaces. The first phase includes a Harmons Grocery Store and Fuel Shop and more than 35 retailers, businesses and dining options. Okland Construction will begin work immediately on the second phase. Upon built-out, Mountain View Village will be a community gathering place, commercial hub and residential community.
The Dec. 7, two-part webinar “What will Salt Lake City Multifamily Activity Look Like in 2021?“, hosted by Western Real Estate Business, allowed industry experts to discuss development pipeline, investor appetite and trends in the apartment sector. Watch for an in-depth discussion from the first panel on broker/lender thoughts on pricing, timing for investment and trends in the multifamily market. The second panel is devoted to analysis from developers, covering perspectives on design, technical considerations and financial concerns. What can Salt Lake City brokers and developers expect in 2021? See below for a list of some important topics covered. Panel One: Broker/Lender Insight Valuations Equity Permanent market impacts from COVID-19 Lender underwriting Cooperation from municipalities Panel Two: Developer Insight Tenants moving into Utah Location hotspots for developers Occupancy rates Opportunity zones Unit size and style considerations Development Panel: Ronda Landa, First American Title (moderator) Ben Clifford, Keystone National Group Eli Mills, CBRE Rawley Nielsen, Colliers International/Utah Matt Gneiting, Gneiting Capital Kip Paul, Cushman & Wakefield Investment Panel: B.J. Laterveer, Dwell Design (moderator) Ben Lowe, Lowe Property Group Joe Baum, Hicap Management Stephen Alfandre, Urban Alfandre Thomas Vegh, SALT Development Marc Venegas, Orion Real Estate Partners Webinar sponsors: Gneiting Capital: …
PARK CITY, UTAH — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of an undisclosed assisted living and memory care community in Park City, approximately 35 miles southeast of Salt Lake City. The community was built in 1999 and features 32 units of assisted living and 10 units of memory care. The Pacific Northwest-based owner sought to divest the asset as a geographical outlier in its portfolio. A local owner-operator bought the property for an undisclosed price, taking on the existing HUD loan as part of the deal.