KENT, WASH. — Togo’s Eateries LLC is has opened the first of several locations planned in Washington State. The first restaurant is located at Kent Station in Kent, Wash. Togo’s Eateries was founded in 1971 by a college student, and now has more than 300 locations open and under development throughout the West.
SEATTLE — A partnership between L5 Real Estate Investments and Shuler Architecture has acquired the 31-unit Innsbruck Apartments in Seattle for $2.6 million. The community is located at 3223 S. 160th St. Innsbruck was built in 1967 and renovated in 2007. It will undergo a significant further renovations, according to the buyers. David Massa of Madison Partners Real Estate represented the buyers. The sellers were local private investors. Grandbridge Capital provided the debt.
RENTON, WASH. — New Standard Equities has purchased The Venue, a 284-unit apartment complex in Renton, for $41.5 million. The community is located at 4455 N.E. 12th St. The Venue will undergo a $2.8 million repositioning that will include improvements to its fitness center and additional carports on the low-density site. This is the third Pacific Northwest acquisition for New Standard since August 2015. The seller was Fowler Property Acquisitions. Regis Metro Associates provided equity, while Freddie Mac provided the financing.
GIG HARBOR, WASH. — Emerald Communities, a Seattle-based operator, has started construction of Heron’s Key, a 275-unit continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Gig Harbor, approximately 40 miles southwest of Seattle. Being built on 18 acres of woodlands in the Harbor Hill neighborhood of Gig Harbor, Heron’s Key is more than 70 percent pre-leased. The first construction phase will include 194 apartment and cottage homes, 36 assisted living suites and 45 private skilled nursing rooms. Amenities built during this phase include multiple dining venues, a salon and barber shop, massage and day spa, nature walking trails and pond, fitness center, and onsite health center. This will be the first CCRC in the county, and the largest project ever built in Gig Harbor, according to Emerald Communities. The first phase is slated to open in early 2017.
SEATTLE — KLM Equities Inc. has acquired the Hard Rock Café Seattle near Pike Place Market in Seattle for $20.8 million. The three-story restaurant is fully leased to Hard Rock Café. Gerry Rohm, Nicholas Kucha, Nick Kassab and Danny Reddin of HFF represented the seller, Urban Visions, in the transaction.
BELLEVUE, WASH. — A joint venture between Security Properties and Pacific Life Insurance Co. has purchased the 400-unit Overlook at Lakemont apartment complex in Bellevue for $118 million. The community is located at 5305 Lakemont Blvd. S.E. Overlook at Lakemont was built in 1992. Madrona Ridge Residential, an affiliate of Security Properties, will manage the property. The seller was Heitman. Jeff Williams, Chris Ross and Tim Brown of Moran & Co. executed the sale.
REDMOND, WASH. — Ascentis Real Estate Partners has acquired the Redmond Technology Center, a 101,855-square-foot creative office building in Redmond, for an undisclosed sum. The Class A building is located at 18300 Redmond Way, 15 miles east of downtown Seattle. Redmond Technology Center is situated within walking distance of Whole Foods, Peet’s Coffee, Jimmy John’s and Chipotle Mexican Grill. It was built in 2008. The transaction was completed through the company’s equity fund, Diversified International Partners.
SEATTLE — Newmark Realty Capital has arranged $44.2 million in construction financing for a 206-unit multifamily development in the South Lake Union area of Seattle. The Class A community will be called 624 Yale Apartments. It is scheduled for completion in November 2017. The project also contains 3,090 square feet of retail space. Brian Bonipart of Newmark Realty Capital arranged the financing.
SEATTLE AND PALM SPRINGS, CALIF. — Harborview Capital Partners has arranged six multifamily loans throughout the West Coast for a total of $30.7 million. The communities contain a total of 343 units in Seattle and Palm Springs. All of the transactions provided cash out to the borrower. The loans included a mix of agency, CMBS and traditional bank financing. Jeff Fuchs of Harborview’s Lawrence, N.Y., office arranged the loans on behalf of an unnamed, Seattle-based client.
TACOMA, WASH. — Dermody Properties has broken ground on LogistiCenter at 167, a 225,972-square-foot industrial facility in Fife. The facility will be located at 7450 26th St. E., just east of Tacoma. LogistiCenter at 167 is situated 1.7 miles from Interstate 5 and the Port of Tacoma, the largest deep-water port in Washington. Other industrial operations in the neighborhood include Regal Distribution, Milgard Windows & Doors, Mission Foods, American Fast Freight, Gensco, Fed Ex Freight, Odom Corp., Pexco, UPS and Prologix Distribution Services. Craft Architects is designing the building and the general contractor is Poe Construction. Vanessa Herzog, Patricia Loveall and Kraig Heeter of Kidder Mathews are representing Dermody.
