MILLCREEK, UTAH — Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital has secured a $12 million conversion loan for Artesian Springs Phase III in Millcreek. Located at 36 E. Columbia Ave., the property features 120 units, of the larger property’s 134 total units, with long-term rent restrictions at 50 percent and 60 percent of area median income per a Land Use Restrictive Agreement with Utah Housing. Doug Taylor and Cindy Hannon of Bellwether Enterprise arranged the loan for the borrowers, David Bevan and David Peterson. The company provided a 24-month forward conversion using Chase Bank as the construction lender. Originally a Freddie Mac forward Tax-Exempt Loan closed in 2016, the forward loan converted to the Freddie Mac permanent loan prior to the forward commitment expiration date. Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital is the commercial and multifamily mortgage banking subsidiary of Enterprise Community Investment.
FARMINGTON, UTAH — Best Buy has opened its first new U.S. store in seven years at Station Park in Farmington. The 36,000-square-foot retail property features a variety of appliances, premium audio and home theater technology, and other products. The store employs 91 people and plans to hire additional employees for the holiday season. The company operates more than 1,000 stores across the United States, Canada and Mexico.
PROVO, UTAH — Terracom has purchased The Park at Riverwoods, an office campus situated on 9.2 acres in Provo. Brentwood Provo sold the property for an undisclosed price. The two-building, 120,000-square-foot property formerly served as headquarters for Ancestry.com. Brandon Fugal, Josh Smith and James Bullington of Colliers International represented both parties in the transaction.
SALT LAKE CITY — TruAmerica Multifamily, in a joint venture with an institutional partner, has purchased Country Lake, a multifamily property located in Salt Lake City’s Silicon Slopes submarket. An undisclosed seller sold the asset for $45.7 million. This acquisition increases TruAmerica’s holdings in the market to 1,595 units. Built in 1973, Country Lake features 253 apartments in a mix of one- and two-bedroom layouts. On-site community amenities include a pool, clubhouse with Wi-Fi access, central garden, outdoor barbecue area, dog park, tennis court and a playground. TruAmerica plans to implement a capital improvement program, including upgrading apartment interiors, renovating all community amenities such as the fitness center, and refreshing exteriors and landscaping. Steve Gebing, Cliff Davis, Danny Smith and Brock Zylstra of Institutional Property Advisors brokered the transaction.
TAYLORSVILLE, UTAH — HFF has secured a $69 million refinancing for Crossroads of Taylorsville, a 726,306-square-foot retail center located 10 miles outside Salt Lake City in Taylorsville. Jim Curtin of HFF worked on behalf of the borrower, Dallas-based TriGate Capital, to place the three-year, floating-rate loan with NexBank. Loan proceeds will be used to refinance the current loan amount, provide capital for tenant improvements and leasing commissions to fully stabilize the asset, and allow TriGate to complete its business plan. The property is home to tenants such as Shopko, Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft, FYE, Ross Dress for Less, 24-Hour Fitness, PetSmart, Guitar Center, T.J.Maxx and Regal Cinemas. The center is also shadow-anchored by a Harmons supermarket and a Starbucks Coffee.
SALT LAKE CITY — Unico Properties, a subsidiary of Unico Investment Group, has purchased City Centre I, a high-rise tower in downtown Salt Lake City, for an undisclosed price. Located in Salt Lake City’s central business district, the 10-story property features 229,600 square feet of Class A office space. Additionally, the acquisition includes an adjoining 1.8-acre surface parking lot. The building is situated on the TRAX light rail line and offers direct freeway access to Interstate 15, as well as walkability throughout the downtown core. This transaction is Unico’s third investment in the Salt Lake City market, bringing the company’s downtown Salt Lake City portfolio to more than 1 million square feet of space.
OREM, UTAH — Central Utah Water has purchased the former Xactware campus within Intermountain West in Orem for an undisclosed price. The two-building asset totals more than 92,042 square feet of Class A office space. Central Utah Water’s primary responsibility is to deliver clean, useable water to customers by managing the network of water facilities. The company manages three water treatment facilities in Utah Valley, Ashley Valley and Duchesne County, and administers the sale of water to its customers. Brandon Fugal and Cody Black of Colliers International | Utah brokered the transaction.
MILLCREEK, UTAH — Arbor Realty Trust has funded an $8.4 million Fannie Mae DUS Loan for Tapestry Townhomes, a multifamily property in Millcreek, a suburb of Salt Lake City. Consisting of seven three-story buildings, Tapestry Townhomes features 42 units. The apartments feature high-end wood cabinets, soaking tubs, gourmet kitchens, in-unit washers/dryers and private balconies. Garth Davis of Arbor’s San Francisco office originated the loan, which was funded through Fannie Mae’s Streamline Rate Lock product. The Tier II loan is structured with a 12-year, fixed-rate term and a five-year interest-only payment period, followed by a 30-year amortization schedule.
SALT LAKE CITY — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the $3.2 million sale of a 2,513-square-foot, single-tenant building leased to Café Rio in Salt Lake City’s Sugar House district. The building is a renovated Carl’s Jr. property with a drive-thru. Jeremy McChesney and Dylan Mallory of Hanley Investment Group represented both the buyer and seller in the off-market transaction. The buyer was a private investor from the San Francisco Bay Area, and the seller was a private investor based in Salt Lake City.
CLEARFIELD, UTAH — Alpha Wave Investors has acquired Cove on Bruce Apartments, a multifamily property in the Salt Lake City suburb of Clearfield, for an undisclosed price. The 76-unit property features two-bedroom/one-bath floorplans with in-unit washer/dryer hookups. Community amenities include covered parking, a children’s playground and a pet-friendly environment. The buyer plans to invest more than $750,000 in capital improvements, including a new leasing office and fitness center, exterior paint, signage and landscape upgrades, interior renovations, and the installation of energy-efficient fixtures. Jason Wadsworth of Carpenter Commercial represented the buyer and undisclosed seller in the deal. This transaction is Alpha Wave’s fourth acquisition in the Salt Lake City metro area in the past 12 months.