KIRKLAND, WASH. — Capital Pacific has arranged the $9.1 million sale of Totem Lake Center, a 7,600-square-foot shopping center in Kirkland, 11 miles northeast of Seattle. Capital Pacific arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Madison Development Group, and the buyer, a private family trust. Completed this year, Totem Lake Center is fully leased to MultiCare and Mattress Firm.
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GIG HARBOR, WASH. — Emerald Communities has opened Heron’s Key, an 18-acre continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in the Seattle suburb of Gig Harbor. Development costs were estimated at $145 million. Ziegler provided bond financing for the project and construction began in June 2016. The community offers a total of 275 units: 184 independent living apartments, 10 independent living cottage homes, 36 assisted living apartments and 45 private skilled nursing beds. Independent living homes range from 729 to 1,800 square feet. Heron’s Key offers an financing plan that includes a one-time, 75 percent-refundable entrance fee. This will be the first CCRC in the county, and the largest project ever built in Gig Harbor, according to Emerald Communities, a Seattle-based operator.
Berkeley Point Capital Provides $9.3M HUD Refinancing for 63-Unit Seniors Housing Community Near Seattle
by Nellie Day
TACOMA, WASH. — Berkeley Point Capital has provided a $9.3 million FHA 232/223(f) refinancing for Spring Ridge Assisted Living & Memory Care, a 63-unit seniors housing community in the Seattle suburb of Tacoma. The loan replaces the existing debt on the property, which was for the acquisition, renovation and expansion of the property. Tom White led the transaction out of Berkeley Point’s Bethesda, Md., office. The loan features a 3.45 percent interest rate and an 80 percent loan-to-value ratio.
EVERETT, WASH. — Brixton Capital has purchased Everett Mall, a 490,949-square-foot shopping center located in Everett, 28 miles north of Seattle. Everett Mall is home to a mix of national, regional and local tenants including Regal 16 Cinemas, LA Fitness, Burlington Coat Factory, Sears, Party City and Ulta Beauty. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
SILVERDALE, WASH. — Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT II has acquired Silverdale Healthcare Facility, a 26,127-square-foot medical office building, for $9.6 million. The building is situated in Silverdale, just west of Seattle. The facility was built in 2005. Notable tenants include Surgery Center of Silverdale and Retina Center Northwest. The weighted average remaining lease term is 9.96 years. The property provides outpatient surgical care across multiple specialties including general surgery, orthopedics, ocular and facial plastic surgery, and ophthalmology.
Bellwether Enterprise Closes $51M Refinancing of 260-Unit Apartment Community in Bellevue
by Nellie Day
BELLEVUE, WASH. — Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital LLC has closed the $51 million refinancing of the 260-unit Alley 111 in Bellevue. The apartment community is located at 11011 N.E. 9th St. Alley 111 was built in 2015. The community features a rooftop deck and lounge, fitness center, storage lockers for skis and snowboards, and dry-cleaning services. The property’s ground-floor retail includes Minamoto Japanese Cuisine and Honor Coffee. Laurie Morfin originated the 10-year, fixed-rate loan. The lender was Nationwide.
PULLMAN, WASH. — Love Funding has provided a $29.8 million refinancing for the 361-unit Pimlico Apartments in Pullman. The community is located at 1455 NE Brandi Way. Pimlico Apartments features one- to three-bedroom units with private balconies. It was built in 2013 and 2014. Brian Robertson of Love Funding has secured the loan through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s 223(f) loan insurance program. The HUD program provided the development team with long-term, non-recourse financing.
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American Campus Communities Acquires 3,776-Bed Student Housing Portfolio for $590.6M
AUSTIN, TEXAS — American Campus Communities Inc. (NYSE: ACC) has acquired a portfolio of seven student housing properties totaling 3,776 beds across the Western and Midwestern United States for approximately $590.6 million. Affiliates of Milwaukee-based development firm and Core Spaces and Chicago-based DRW Real Estate Investments LLC sold the assets. All of the properties are associated with major universities, with enrollment averaging about 35,000 undergraduate and graduate students at each school. The company will invest about $8 million in up-front capital improvements to the portfolio. Two of the properties are stabilized: the 513-bed Hub Eugene and the 655-bed State, which service students at the University of Oregon and Colorado State University, respectively. The company acquired these assets in August for a combined $146.1 million. Another two of the properties, the 850-bed The James and the 248-bed Hub U District Seattle, are opening this fall. Those properties are located near the University of Wisconsin and the University of Washington, respectively. The final three properties, which total 1,500 beds, are all under construction and slated for fall 2018 delivery. They include Hub Ann Arbor, Hub West Lafayette and Hub Flagstaff, which offer housing to students attending the University of Michigan, Purdue University …
SEATTLE — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the $24.5 million sale of Foundation House, a 104-unit independent living and assisted living community in Seattle. A local nonprofit sold the property to a Seattle-based commercial real estate firm. The sale will keep the existing triple-net lease in place with the operator. The purchase price equates to approximately $236,000 per unit and a 6.9 percent yield on current rent. Ben Firestone and Michael Segal of Blueprint executed the transaction with the assistance of Mike Mooney, who covers the Pacific Northwest region for the firm.
SEATTLE — Amazon has announced plans to open Amazon HQ2, a second company headquarters in North America. The online retailer plans to invest more than $5 billion in construction. The Amazon HQ2 Request for Proposal is now open. The company is looking for a metropolitan area with more than one million people that boasts a stable and business-friendly environment. It is considering both urban and suburban locations with the potential to attract and retain strong technical talent. The new facility will be comparable to Amazon’s current Seattle headquarters, which contains 8.1 million square feet of space within 33 buildings. The new project will not be a satellite office. Amazon estimates its investments in Seattle from 2010 through 2016 resulted in an additional $38 billion to the city’s economy. Every dollar invested by Amazon in Seattle generated an additional $1.40 for the city’s economy overall, according to the company.