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LAYTON, UTAH — 29th Street Capital (29SC), a privately-held real estate investment and advisory firm, has purchased Twin Trees Apartments, a 43-unti multifamily property in Layton. The buyer plans to invest approximately $10,000 per unit in capital improvements, including upgraded countertops, cabinets, floors, appliances, lighting and fixtures. Exterior renovations include upgraded landscaping, new heating and air conditioning units, and curb appeal enhancements. The name of the seller and the acquisition price were not released.

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PLEASANT GROVE CITY, UTAH — Four Foods Group (FFG) has acquired five acres of land for the development of a new corporate headquarters in Pleasant Grove City. FFG plans to begin construction on the parcel by this fall. In addition to the new headquarters, the company will develop a restaurant cluster housing some of its fast-growing brands, including R&R Barbecue, which is slated to open in July. The restaurant development, operations, finance and management company currently owns or manages 158 restaurants employing more than 5,000 workers in 11 states, 1,500 of those in Utah. The FFG family includes local Utah chains: Kneaders Bakery & Café, Mo’Bettahs Hawaiian Style Food, Swig and R&R Barbecue. Out-of-state restaurants include 74 Little Caesars locations across the south, including Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida.

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OGDEN, UTAH — Community Preservation Partners (CPP) has completed its first acquisition in Utah with the $14.3 million purchase of two apartment communities in Ogden. The seller was an undisclosed private developer. Renovations are currently underway at Normandie Apartments, a 58-unit property at 610 First St., and Osmond Heights, a 40-unit community at 630 23rd St. Planned improvements for both properties include full kitchen renovations; updated bathrooms; new carpeting throughout units and common areas; ADA accessibility improvements throughout exterior spaces; improved outdoor spaces, including parking repavement and landscaping; installation of new outdoor playground equipment; and remodeled laundry rooms and management offices. The transaction preserved all 98 units as affordable through the combination of a 20-year renewal on the existing 54 project-based Section 8 vouchers and reallocation of 44 project-based Section 8 vouchers from another property located outside the city. WNC & Associates, CPP’s parent company, is the lead investor for the project, which includes a loan from California Bank & Trust.

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OREM, UTAH — The Muller Co. and an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management have acquired Canyon Park Technology Center, an office campus in Orem, for an undisclosed price. Built between 1988 and 1992, the 924,634-square-foot campus consists of 14 one-, two- and three-story buildings situated on 85 acres. The property features spaces ranging from 100 square feet to 60,000 square feet, and it was 54 percent leased at the time of sale. WordPerfect Corp. leases a portion of the campus for its headquarters. The buyers plan to upgrade the common areas and grounds with new lobbies, restrooms and tenant amenities, including a dedicated amenity center featuring a lounge and game room, café and gym facilities.

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SALT LAKE CITY — Carnegie Capital, a Texas-based commercial real estate finance correspondent and advisory firm, has sourced and structured an $11.5 million construction loan for a 95-bed assisted living and memory care facility. The borrower is a Salt Lake City-based owner-operator. The Class A community totals 64,000 square feet. Of the 95 beds, 30 are for memory care. The developers, a growing seniors housing company along the Wasatch Front area of Utah, contributed the land for the project. This is the third regional project for the company. Carnegie syndicated a group of local and regional banks to complete the financing package at 75 percent loan-to-cost ratio. The financing is structured to be refinanced into a permanent loan upon stabilization of the completed property. JD Stettin of Carnegie Capital arranged the transaction.

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PARK CITY, UTAH — Security Properties has purchased Elk Meadows, an affordable multifamily property located at 2627 Kilby Road in Park City, for an undisclosed price. The garden-style community comprises 96 units that are income restricted. The property was originally developed in 1993 utilizing Low-Income Housing Tax Credits from the Utah Housing Corp. A regulatory agreement tied to that original source of financing restricts the property to affordable housing through 2023. KeyBank provided a five-year, floating-rate loan for the property. Security Properties Residential, an affiliate of Security Properties, will manage the property. This acquisition is Security Properties’ first purchase in Utah.

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ST. GEORGE, UTAH – Faris Lee Investments has brokered the sale of a single-tenant retail property located at 1596 S. Convention Center Drive in St. George. An undisclosed seller sold the building for $2.2 million. Jack in the Box occupies the 3,260-square-foot property on a triple-net leased basis. Joe Chichester, Thomas Chichester and Matt Brooks of Faris Lee represented the buyer, a Northern California-based private investor, while NAI Excel represented the seller.

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SALT LAKE CITY — Newmark Grubb ACRES, a Utah-based brokerage firm, has arranged the sale of a portfolio of single-tenant retail properties leased to Codale Electric Supply Inc., a Salt Lake City-based distributor of electric, energy and lighting products. The sales price was $91.3 million. The portfolio includes nine properties, six of which are located in Utah. One of the assets is in Nevada (Elko), and two of the properties are in Wyoming (Rock Springs and Casper). Codale has a total of 13 retail locations throughout the western United States. According to Codale’s website, its stores range in size from 15,000 square feet to 54,000 square feet, not including the company’s 210,000-square-foot headquarters, which was one of the assets included in the portfolio sale. All totaled, the portfolio spans 476,500 square feet. Bryce Blanchard of Newmark Grubb ACRES represented the seller, Holt Properties, a real estate company owned and operated by the Holt family, which founded Codale Electric in 1975. Blanchard also procured the buyer, an undisclosed, out-of-state REIT. Sonepar, a French electronics distribution firm, acquired Codale in 2012. — Taylor Williams

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SALT LAKE CITY — Colliers International has acquired the operations of Coldwell Banker Commercial Advisors in Salt Lake City. The new company will be rebranded as Colliers International | Utah. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Colliers maintains 200 professionals who provide investment sales, lease brokerage, property management and consulting and advisory services to local, regional, national and global clients. “This addition is the latest in a series of strategic acquisitions that we have completed in the U.S., all of which have strengthened and diversified our operations to better serve our clients,” says Dylan Taylor, president and COO of Colliers International. “Our objective continues to be elevating the Colliers International platform as the global firm of choice for successful organizations anywhere they do business, and for professionals who thrive within an enterprising and entrepreneurial culture.”

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HEBER CITY, UTAH — CBRE has secured an undisclosed amount of refinancing for Wasatch Commons Apartments, a 224-unit multifamily community located in Heber City. Andrew Behrens and Jesse Weber of CBRE’s San Francisco office secured the 10-year, interest-only, floating-rate Fannie Mae mortgage on behalf of the undisclosed owner. The property consists of 106 newly renovated one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Residences include walk-in closets, window coverings, private balconies/patios, air conditioning and in-unit washers and dryers. Community amenities include covered parking, a playground, barbecue areas, a heated swimming pool, a hot tub, clubhouse, 24-hour fitness room and guest parking.

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