REDMOND, WASH. — First Citizens Bank’s real estate finance group has arranged $65.7 million in financing for MainStreet Property Group to develop The Spark Apartments, a Class A multifamily project in Redmond. The asset will feature 211 units spread across two buildings divided by a public urban forest and connected by a sky bridge. Apartments will feature quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, washers/dryers, air conditioning, and patios or balconies on 50 percent of the units. Community amenities will include an automated package room with contactless delivery, communal kitchen, food garden, mediation room, artist studio and fitness center. The property is being constructed using low-carbon concrete and will feature a rooftop solar system and carsharing partnership that will offset the building’s carbon footprint.
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KENT AND KENNEWICK, WASH. — Newmark has arranged the sales of two retail properties, totaling 124,660 square feet, in Kent and Kennewick. The assets sold for undisclosed amounts. One property is a 67,240-square-foot vacant former Tops Foods Grocer, located at 26000 100th Pl. SE in Kent. The asset is part of the Canyon Ridge Shopping Center, which is shadow-anchored by Target, Ross Dress for Less, Old Navy and Petco. Located at 6603 W. Canal Drive in Kennewick, the second building is a 57,420-square-foot, single-tenant property that is triple-net leased to Sportsman’s Warehouse. The property is within the Colonnade Shopping Center, which includes Ross Dress for Less, Best Buy, PetSmart and Michaels. Sportsman’s Warehouse has operated at this location for more than 20 years and recently extended its lease. Paul Sleeth and Billy Sleeth of Newmark represented the private sellers in both transactions. Kent is a suburb of Seattle, while Kennewick is located in the southeast quadrant of the state.
Marcus & Millichap Arranges $4.1M Acquisition Loan for Powerhouse Villas in Yakima, Washington
by Amy Works
YAKIMA, WASH. — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) has arranged a $4.1 million bridge loan for the purchase of the Powerhouse Villas Duplex multifamily portfolio in Yakima. Tammy Linden of MMCC’s Seattle office arranged the 12-month loan for the undisclosed borrower. Built in 2018, the portfolio consists of 12 duplexes, totaling 24 units. The acquisition was part of a 1031 exchange, with purchase contracts assembled from three different sellers. Zachary Howe of Marcus & Millichap handled the acquisition.
HFO Brokers $38.5M Sale of Meadow Brook Place Apartment Community in Vancouver, Washington
by Amy Works
VANCOUVER, WASH. — HFO Investment Real Estate has arranged the sale of Meadow Brook Place Apartments, a multifamily community located at 2231 NE Bridgecreek Ave. in Vancouver. California-based Aukum Group acquired the asset from Meadowbrook Place LLC, an entity associated with an Oregon family investor group, for $38.5 million. Built in 1996, Meadow Brook Place Apartments features 154 one-, two- and three-bedroom residences spread across 17 buildings, ample off-street parking, storage space, a rental office, pool and basketball court. Greg Frick, Tyler Johnson and Rob Marton of HFO facilitated the transaction.
PORTLAND, ORE., AND SEATTLE — Pacific Union Investors has purchased a nine-property, garden-style apartment portfolio totaling 2,195 units in the Seattle and Portland metropolitan areas. Terms of the transaction were not released. The Washington assets include The Gates of Redmond and Olde Redmond Place in Redmond, Madison Sammamish in Sammamish and Crystal Creek in Vancouver. The Oregon communities include Golf Creek and Meridian at Murrayhill in Beaverton, Orenco Gardens and The Jones in Hillsboro and Forest Rim in Tualatin. Built between 1982 and 2013, the communities offer comprehensive amenity sets, green space with an average density of 16.7 units per acre, and units averaging 900 square feet. This acquisition expands Pacific Union Investors’ Northwest portfolio to 4,915 units across 23 properties.
PUYALLUP, WASH. — Los Angeles-based Hyperion Realty Capital, formerly known as Portal Investment Management, has purchased Meridian Place Shopping Center in Puyallup. Terms of the transaction were not released. Built in 1979, Meridian Place offers 127,429 square feet of retail space. Current tenants include Grocery Outlet and Michaels. Sean Tufts and Kevin Adatto of CPX handled the deal.
EVERETT, WASH. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of a retail building located at 1031 SE Everett Mall Way in Everett. An Orange County, Calif.-based private investor company sold the asset to a Seattle-based private investor for $2.8 million. Pacific Dental Services and Coldwell Banker occupy the two-tenant 3,816-square-foot building, which was built in 1975 and renovated in 2017. Jeff Lefko and Bill Asher of Hanley Investment Group, in association with ParaSell, represented the seller, while Michael Finch of CenturyPacific represented the buyer in the deal.
EVERETT, WASH. — Woodinville, Wash.-based Formost Fuji, a manufacturer in the packaging industry, has purchased a manufacturing and industrial building located at 905 80th St. SW in Everett. MTorres America sold the asset for $20 million. Situated on 14.9 acres, the property features a 65,344-square-foot building with capacity for warehouse expansion of up to 32,000 square feet. MTorres America, an aerospace manufacturing company, previously occupied the building. Zach Vall-Spinosa and James Leptich of Kidder Mathews represented the buyer in the deal.
MUKILTEO, WASH. — Sienna Technologies has acquired an industrial property located in the Harbour Pointe neighborhood of Mukilteo, approximately 25 miles north of Seattle. UMC Inc., a medical contractor, sold the asset for $8.2 million. Zach Vall-Spinosa and Ryan Foster of Kidder Mathews represented the buyer in the deal. Located at 11611 49th Place W., the property features 36,000 square feet of standalone industrial flex space on two acres. Based in Woodinville, Sienna Technologies manufactures aluminum nitride ceramics, including some used for electric propulsion in space exploration appliances.
LAKEWOOD, WASH. — Sage Homes Northwest has acquired a three-community multifamily portfolio from a private local owner for $20.4 million in an off-market transaction. The portfolio includes: Garden Park Apartments, a 49-unit property at 12802-12878 Lincoln Ave. SW Colonial Court Apartments, a 41-unit asset at 9120 Lawndale Ave., 9104 Newgrove Ave. SW and 9119 Kenwood Ave. SW Evergreen Court Apartments, a 40-unit community at 12805-12809 47th Ave. SW The buyer plans to perform value-add upgrades to the properties, which were built in the 1960s and 1970s, to bring the assets up to market-rate value. Brandon Lawler, Jerrid Anderson and Dylan Simon of Kidder Mathews’ Simon and Anderson team represented the buyer in the transaction.