BELLEVUE, WASH. — Northmarq has arranged a $33 million refinancing for The Gardens at Town Square, a seniors housing community located in downtown Bellevue. The 168-unit community is in a five-story, mid-rise building built in 1998 and includes a mix of independent living, assisted living and memory care. The borrower is ERA Living. The loan was structured with a 10-year term, fixed rate and 30-year amortization with one year of interest-only payments. Loan proceeds retired $20.4 million in existing agency debt and returned equity to the borrower. Stuart Oswald, senior vice president/managing director of Northmarq’s Seattle office, arranged the transaction. A correspondent life insurance company provided the capital.
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NewPoint Real Estate Capital Provides $86.6M Acquisition Loan for Alcove at Seahurst Multifamily Community Near Seattle
by Amy Works
BURIEN, WASH. — NewPoint Real Estate Capital has provided an $86.6 million Freddie Mac floating-rate loan to facilitate the purchase of Alcove at Seahurst on behalf of an affiliate of Harbor Group International. Constructed in 1948, the garden-style Alcove at Seahurst features 44 residential buildings spread across 36 acres at 14001 Ambaum Blvd. SW. The community features 543 units in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments with fully equipped kitchens, washers/dryers and architectural built-ins. Community amenities include a playground, coffee bar, fitness center, business lounge and grilling and picnic areas. The seven-year Freddie Mac loan features an interest-only period of five years, providing Harbor with the flexibility to execute a value-add renovation.
SEATTLE — Clise Properties, a family-owned and operated Seattle real estate developer, has purchased 1700 7th Avenue, a Class A+ office tower in downtown Seattle. The company originally developed the building and has maintained a majority ownership stake. The transaction brings Clise to full ownership. Built in 2001, 1700 7th Avenue is a 24-story, 550,000-square-foot office building with street-level retail space. Building amenities include a private tenant rooftop deck on the 10th floor, floor-to-ceiling windows, Starbucks Coffee and UPS Store onsite and underground parking with a dedicated executive-level exit. As the sole owner, Clise Properties plans to upgrade the building’s amenities with a new fitness center, conference center, food operator and an updated patio and outdoor event area on the 10th floor. Additional upgrades will include a new expanded bike storage room with new locker rooms, showers, drying room and electric vehicle charging stations. Tim O’Keefe, Jesse Ottele and Cavan O’Keefe of Newmark have served as exclusive leasing advisors for the property since March 2021.
FEDERAL WAY, WA. — An entity of Atlanta-based Truist Securities has purchased an office building located at 3201 S. 323rd St. in Federal Way. DaVita Inc. sold the asset for $93.5 million in a sale-leaseback transaction. At the time of sale, the seller signed a long-term lease for the entire facility. Constructed in 2021 on 11.2 acres, the 160,493-square-foot property serves as DaVita’s primary revenue operations office, staffing roughly 800 employees. The mission-critical facility is located approximately 20 minutes south of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The property served to consolidate operations from around the region under one roof and was designed to be expanded by 40,000 square feet at the option of the occupant in the future. Scott Briggs of Stan Johnson Co. represented the seller in the deal.
CBRE Arranges $40M in Financing for MorningStar of Kirkland Seniors Housing Community in Washington
by Amy Works
KIRKLAND, WASH. — CBRE has arranged $40 million in financing for MorningStar of Kirkland, a 152-unit independent living community in Kirkland, a suburb of Seattle. The community, located on 3.6 acres, opened in February half a mile from the Evergreen Health Medical Center Kirkland, a 318-bed general hospital that provides residents with convenient access to healthcare. Also nearby is Totem Lake East, a regional shopping center that includes a Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, movie theater and a variety of restaurants and retail outlets. The community is the first new, high-quality independent living asset built in the last 13 years in the high-barrier, affluent Kirkland submarket, according to CBRE. The borrower is a joint venture between Artemis Real Estate Partners, MorningStar Senior Living and American Capital Group. The use of the funds was not disclosed. Aron Will, Austin Sacco and Tim Root of CBRE National Senior Housing arranged the financing. The nonrecourse, floating-rate loan features full-term interest-only payments. A national bank provided the funds.
LACEY, WASH. — Berkadia has brokered the sale and financing of Dakota Apartments, a garden-style multifamily community in Lacey. Bellevue-based American Capital Group sold the property to Los Angeles-based TruAmerica Multifamily for an undisclosed price. Ben Johnson, David Sorensen, George Pallis and Kenny Dudunakis of Berkadia Seattle represented the seller in the deal. Mitch Sinberg and Matthew Robbins of Berkadia Boca Raton, along with Brad Williamson of Berkadia Miami, secured acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer. A bank lender provided a fixed-rate loan with a five-year term. Located at 6205 Pacific Ave. and built in 2006, Dakota Apartments features 156 one- and two-bedroom units averaging 756 square feet to 1,089 square feet. The prior owner renovated 71 of the original units, allowing the new owners the opportunity to complete the full renovation and repositioning of the property. Units feature vinyl flooring, ceiling fans, stainless steel appliances, pantries, built-in bookshelves, linen closets, washers/dryers and patios or balconies. The gated community amenities include an outdoor swimming pool; hot tub; sundeck and cabana; playground; resident lounge with kitchen, billiards table and game room; fitness center; theater room; and assigned and covered parking.
Sack Properties Buys Fairwood Landing Apartment Complex in Renton, Washington, for $61M
by Amy Works
RENTON, WASH. — San Francisco-based Sack Properties has purchased Fairwood Landing, a garden-style multifamily property located at 14121 SE 177th St. in Renton, from CES Properties for $61 million. Built in 1981, Fairwood Landing features 195 apartments. Sack Properties plans to renovate and modernize the community. Jerrid Anderson, Brandon Lawler and Dylan Simon of Kidder Mathews’ represented the buyer in the deal. Kidder Mathews was the only brokerage firm involved in the transaction.
SEATTLE — CBRE, on behalf of Swift Real Estate Partners, has placed $32.5 million in financing for 425 Pontius, an office building located in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood. The borrower acquired the property in March 2022. Swift Real Estate Partners will use the financing for the acquisition and renovation of the four-story, 75,000-square-foot office building. The property features four stories of office space, surface parking and two levels of underground parking. The building was originally constructed in 1982 and underwent a lobby renovation in 2018. Swift plans to reposition the asset into creative office space and renovate the exterior and make cosmetic upgrades to the lobby, elevators and common areas. Mike Walker and Brad Zampa of CBRE’s San Francisco office, alongside Jeff Henderson in the Seattle office, arranged the four-year, floating-rate loan through an undisclosed West Coast-based bank. Tom Pehl and Charles Safley of CBRE’s Pacific Northwest-based capital markets team advised the seller, a local private partnership, in the sale of the property in March.
VANCOUVER, WASH. — Los Angeles-based MJW Investments has acquired Avenue 66, a multifamily community in Vancouver, in an off-market transaction. The seller and sales price were not released. Built in 2016, the garden-style property features 56 apartments in a mix of one- and two-bedroom floor plans. The average unit size is 840 square feet. MJW Investments plans to make light improvements to unit interiors, clubhouse and other common areas. Affinity Property Management will oversee operations and the renovation of the property. Banc of California provided acquisition financing.
SEATTLE — Denver-based EverWest Real Estate Investors has purchased MUIR Apartments, a mixed-use multifamily property in downtown Seattle, for $54.5 million. Dylan Simon, Winslow Lee and Jerrid Anderson of the Simon and Anderson Team of Kidder Mathews’ Seattle office represented the undisclosed seller and sourced the buyer in the deal. Completed in 2019, MUIR Apartments features 130 apartments and a rooftop deck. The property takes its name from Camp Muir, a refuge on the ascent to Mount Rainier’s peak.