SEATTLE — Ziegler, a specialty investment bank, has closed $57.5 million in bonds for Bayview Manor Homes, the nonprofit operator of Bayview, a continuing care retirement community in Seattle’s Queen Anne neighborhood. The CCRC was built in 1961 and is just blocks from Key Arena, McCaw Hall and the Space Needle. It features 124 independent living apartments, 45 assisted living apartments and 50 skilled nursing beds, as well as an intergenerational childcare center. The unrated, fixed-rate bonds will be used for adding new independent living units, as well as a new, two-story assisted living and memory care building, among other capital improvements.
RENTON AND MILTON, WASH. — CE Enterprise Partners LLC has acquired two single-tenant Albertsons grocery stores totaling 97,021 square feet in the Seattle suburbs for $16.3 million. Acquisitions included a 43,130-square-foot Albertsons located 18 miles southeast of Seattle’s city center in Renton; and a 53,891-square-foot Albertsons located 27 miles south of Seattle in Milton. Both properties are triple-net-leased to Albertsons through 2035. Bob Tuller of Cushman & Wakefield’s San Francisco office represented the buyer in the transaction. Nick Foster, Mark West and Nick Kassab of HFF represented the seller, HH Property North LLC.
TOLEDO, OHIO — Welltower Inc. (NYSE: HCN), a seniors housing and healthcare facility REIT, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a portfolio of properties on the West Coast operated by Vintage Senior Living for $1.15 billion. The transaction spans 2,590 units in 19 independent living, assisted living and memory care communities concentrated in Southern and Northern California and in the state of Washington. Welltower will transition management of these communities to Senior Resource Group (11 properties), Sunrise Senior Living (seven properties) and Silverado (one property), once the acquisition has been completed. “This acquisition reinforces our high-quality healthcare real estate portfolio and leading presence in two of the top U.S. metro markets,” says Tom DeRosa, CEO of Welltower. “Together with our operating partners, we are excited about the opportunities to provide the best senior care with a focus on wellness and innovation.” Vintage Senior Living will continue to operate its communities until the purchase has been completed. The transaction is expected to close in tranches beginning in September and will be subject to lenders’ approvals and customary regulatory approvals. “These properties are in attractive markets, including irreplaceable locations near San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park and Nob Hill, with a …
REDMOND, WASH. — Hayman Advisors has purchased Redmond Woods, a Microsoft-anchored, 145,221-square-foot office complex in Redmond, for $37 million. The complex is located at 5000, 5010 and 5020 148th Ave. NE. It includes three buildings that are fully occupied by seven tenants, including Microsoft Corp. The property is also adjacent to Microsoft’s world headquarters. NGKF’s Kevin Shannon and Michael Moll, with the assistance of CBRE’s Lou Senini and Tom Pehl, represented the seller, Clarion Partners, in this transaction.
SEATTLE — Mirae Asset Global Investments has acquired the Amazon Phase VIII building in Seattle for $246.8 million. Vulcan Real Estate sold the 12-story, 317,804-square-foot office building. The building, constructed in 2015, includes 5,297 square feet of ground-floor retail space and serves as Amazon’s headquarters. The property, located at 325 9th Ave. N. in the South Lake Union neighborhood, is LEED Gold certified and features 443 parking spaces. Mirae Asset Global Investments is an international investor based in Seoul, South Korea. Kevin Shannon, Ken White and Michael Moll of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank (NGKF) brokered the transaction. David Milestone and Brett Green of NGKF arranged financing for Mirae Asset Global Investments. “Global capital is increasingly recognizing the unique opportunity offered by South Lake Union and the Puget Sound region,” says Shannon, president of NGKF Capital Markets. “Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles sales activity in the CBDs has been dominated by foreign buyers in 2016 and this is yet another example of this.” Amazon has approximately 15 years remaining on its lease. — Christina Cannon
ISSAQUAH, WASH. — LCS Development, a developer of continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) throughout the United States, has nearly completed the Phase II expansion of Timber Ridge at Talus, a CCRC in the Seattle suburb of Issaquah. National Health Investors (NYSE: NHI), a major healthcare REIT, is providing the funding for the $154.5 million expansion. When completed, the project will add 145 independent living apartments, 14 assisted living apartments, a new 12-bed memory care neighborhood and nine private nursing suites. The project will also add a new dining venue, an indoor swimming pool and a 190-seat auditorium. Phase I of Timber Ridge was completed in 2008 as a 10-acre portion of a 630-acre, master-planned Talus community. The site is located near the 3,100-acre Cougar Mountain Wildland Park. The expansion is 80 percent completed, according to LCS Development. The auditorium and memory care neighborhood will open for residents this month. Westminster Capital is a joint venture partner on the development. LCS Development is a subsidiary of LCS and a sister company of Life Care Services, which operates Timber Ridge at Talus.
AUBURN, WASH. — Global real estate investment company Kennedy Wilson has purchased a 430-unit multifamily property in the Seattle suburb of Auburn for $81 million. Belara at Lakeland is a garden-style apartment community built in 2006 on 40 acres within the Lakeland Hills master-planned community. The property features a resident clubhouse, fitness center, outdoor pool and playground and is located in the Dieringer school district. “We are excited to expand our footprint in the Seattle area,” says Shem Streeter, managing director of Kennedy Wilson Multifamily Investments. “This submarket has experienced both high-income job growth and a rapidly growing population, and we will continue to look for opportunities to increase our presence in this area.” Auburn is located at the convergence of the SR-18, SR-167 and I-5, offering access to Seattle, Bellevue and Tacoma. Kennedy Wilson invested $19 million of equity, inclusive of closing costs, and secured a 10-year loan of $62.6 million through Freddie Mac at a fixed rate of 3.6 percent to acquire the property. Kennedy Wilson’s global apartment portfolio includes 135 communities with approximately 26,000 units. The company has an ownership interest in 9,893 units across 39 communities in the state of Washington. — Haisten Willis
SEATTLE — Pet supplies retailer Petco will remodel 12 stores in the Seattle area and one in San Diego this month. The Seattle-area stores will host grand re-opening celebrations on July 29. The locations are in Seattle (Holman Road, North 205th Street, 15th Avenue and Northeast 45th Street); Federal; Kirkland; Covington; Everett; Redmond; Lynwood; Gig Harbor; and Olympia, Wash. The San Diego location will celebrate a grand re-opening on July 22. Petco operates more than 1,430 locations across the U.S., Mexico and Puerto Rico, including more than 115 Unleashed by Petco locations, a smaller format neighborhood shop.
REDMOND, WASH. — Emerald Communities has completed the $60 million expansion of Emerald Heights, a nonprofit continuing care retirement community in the Seattle suburb of Redmond. The expansion included a 43-unit independent living addition named Trailside, new health services clinic, full-continuum-of-care addition named The Corwin Center, fitness center, auditorium and new dining venue. Emerald Heights is located on 38 acres and is home to more than 550 seniors. The community opened in 1992. Emerald Communities is a nonprofit operator of continuing care retirement communities. Its second community, the 275-unit Heron’s Key, is currently under construction in Gig Harbor, another suburb of Seattle.
SEATTLE — Create World America has acquired an 8,748-square-foot residential development site near Pike Place Market in Seattle for $17.1 million. The space is located at 1613 2nd Ave. The acquisition includes air rights that allow for a large floor plate and protected views from the 14th floor and above. Create World America, an international construction management firm based out of Hong Kong, plans to erect a high-rise residential tower on the site. Jim Klinger and Ross Klinger of Kidder Mathews represented the seller, MJA Building, an affiliate of Principal Real Estate Investors, in this transaction.