PROVO, UTAH — Target has signed a deal to occupy 135,000 square feet of retail space at Provo Towne Centre in Provo. Brixton Capital is currently remodeling the shopping center. The Target will include CVS/pharmacy, Starbucks Coffee, Ulta Beauty, Target Optical and an adult beverage department. Greely, Colo.-based Roche Construction Mountain West is the general contractor for Target, while Big D Construction Mountain West is the general contractor for Provo Towne Centre.
— By Kip Paul, vice chair; Michael King, director; and JT Redd, senior associate, Cushman & Wakefield — The Salt Lake City multifamily market has experienced significant growth in recent years. This reflects the influx of new residents to the State of Utah, in addition to notable increases in average household income. Developers have responded to this growing demand by delivering an unprecedented amount of rental housing inventory to the market. Since 2020, new deliveries averaged 12 percent of Salt Lake’s inventory base each year. Despite increases in apartment supply, overall fundamentals remain strong. Last year’s vacancy rates remained below 4 percent for the 12th consecutive year, while rental rates surged from $1,182 to $1,654 between 2020 and 2023. Salt Lake City’s renowned access to the outdoors and high quality of life place the city in a league of its own, positioning it to continue to capture apartment demand for years to come. What Sets Salt Lake Apart The Salt Lake City multifamily market stands out due to several key features. First, it offers affordability. Rental rates remain below 30 percent of residents’ average income despite overall increases in apartment prices. Second, Salt Lake City provides unparalleled access to outdoor …
SALT LAKE CITY AND ST. GEORGE, Utah — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of two communities in Utah. The seller was a national developer/investor seeking an exit from more than a dozen geographically disparate, older-vintage communities. Pennant Group acquired the assets for an undisclosed price. The communities were purchased in a sizeable portfolio transaction pre-COVID, under a value-add thesis of operator transitions to create regional groupings coupled with renovations and repositioning. Unfortunately, the cumulative impact of COVID followed by the unprecedented rise in interest rates created meaningful headwinds to the original thesis and drove a portfolio re-prioritization, rationalization and de-levering effort for the owner. Opened in 1999/2000, the Utah portfolio consisted of a 113-unit assisted living and memory care community in urban-infill Salt Lake City site and a 75-unit assisted living and memory care community in Saint George, located in the southwest corner of the state near the Nevada and Arizona borders. Alex Florea, Giancarlo Riso and Amy Sitzman led the Blueprint team.
UTAH — CFG, a subsidiary of CFG Bank, has provided $16.3 million in bridge-to-HUD financing for the acquisition of two skilled nursing facilities. The properies, which are in Utah, support a total of 220 beds. The deal allowed the undisclosed borrower to expand its footprint into a new state. Further details were not disclosed. Tommy Dillon of CFG originated the transaction.
SANDY, UTAH — Tablerock Capital has completed the disposition of Meridian Heights, an apartment community in Sandy, approximately 15 miles south of Salt Lake City. Orion Real Estate Partners acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. Danny Shin and Brock Zylstra of Intuitional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal. Built in 1998 on five acres, Meridian Heights offers 96 one- and two-bedroom apartments with air conditioning, dishwashers and balconies. Community amenities include covered parking, a clubhouse and laundry room.
PLEASANT GROVE, UTAH — Three restaurants have signed new leases at Valley Grove, a mixed-use property currently being developed by St. John Properties in Pleasant Grove, approximately 35 miles south of Salt Lake City. Wayback Burgers, The Smoked Taco and Sip’N Drinks & Treats are scheduled to open at the property later this year, occupying spaces totaling 6,011 square feet. Upon full build-out, the cost of the project, which features office, retail, hotel and research and development space, is expected to total $1.2 billion. Ryan Stewart, Erik Hulbert and Chris Flesner of Mountain West Commercial represented Wayback Burgers in the lease negotiations, and Stewart also represented The Smoked Taco in negotiations. Roger Woolstenhulme and Collin Cook of Wyngate Properties represented Sip’N Drinks & Treats. Other retail tenants at Valley Grove include AT&T, Café Rio, Da Cloud Boba Shoppe, Jersey Mike’s Subs, Kolache Krave, R&R BBQ, Starbucks Coffee, Slim Chickens, Verizon and Village Baker.
HERRIMAN, UTAH — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the purchase of a newly constructed retail property, located at 5116 Denali Park Drive in Herriman, approximately 20 miles southwest of Salt Lake City. A Washington-based private investor in a 1031 exchange acquired the asset from a developer for $5.3 million. PetSuites, which opened in November 2023, occupies the 10,953-square-foot property. The tenant has a 20-year lease in place. PetSuites operates more than 80 locations nationally with services including daycare, boarding, grooming and training for pets. Susan Harris of SRS represented the buyer, while JLL represented the seller in the deal.
— By Greg Swedelson and Jon-Eric Greene, co-founders, SSG Realty Partners — Although there continues to be much speculation and concern about the impacts of inflation, high debt costs, rising unemployment and an economy that may be heading for a slowdown in the coming year, there is reason to believe that the outlook for the Salt Lake City commercial real estate market is quite positive. With more than $100 billion in annual GDP, Salt Lake City’s economic growth rate is poised to end the year up nearly 3.5 percent (and nearly 80 percent since 2011). Although many are projecting a more moderate growth rate of 2.8 percent entering 2024, the overall economy and commercial real estate market in SLC remain resilient, if not robust. Offering a combination of affordability, abundant job opportunities and a business-friendly environment, SLC has attracted some of the nation’s largest corporations and specialized tech companies, and with them, talent to fuel meaningful employment growth. So much so, in fact, that net employment is up nearly 10 percent over the pre-Covid levels of 2019, with no sign of slowing. Like so many markets, SLC has seen a precipitous drop in investment sales volume across all commercial sectors …
CLINTON, UTAH — Mountain West Self Storage has acquired Secure Self Storage, a 101,025-square-foot facility in Clinton, approximately 30 miles north of Salt Lake City. A family development group sold the asset for an undisclosed price. Secure Self Storage consists of four one-story buildings offering a total of 647 climate-controlled and non-climate-controlled units. The facility has brick front dividers with metal interior walls, standing-seam metal roofs, roll-up doors and asphalt driveways. Jordan Farrer and Adam Schlosser of The LeClaire-Schlosser Group of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
SALT LAKE CITY — Jones Lang LaSalle Securities (JLLS), a member of JLL Capital Markets, has structured and placed a $112 million credit tenant lease and equipment financing for a newly completed industrial facility located at 6320 W. 300 South in Salt Lake City. JLLS served as placement agent for the developer, Riverbend Management. The lease financing and tenant improvements loan was structured to mature with the initial lease term and provide the borrower a single source of financing at a competitive, long-term, fixed rate. The loan allowed Riverbend Management to refinance an existing construction loan in addition to funding more than $80 million of equipment manufacturing improvements. Following tenant improvements, Riverbend will convert the 309,489-square-foot industrial property into a manufacturing facility. Bill Cavagnaro and Austin Johnson of JLLS represented the borrower in the financing. Additionally, JLL Work Dynamics represented the tenant on selection of the manufacturing site, and JLL Project and Development Services served as construction monitor.
