BREMERTON, WASH. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of a 50-unit, 64-bed memory care community in Bremerton, across the Puget Sound from Seattle. The asset, previously a skilled nursing facility, was completely renovated in 2016 and opened as a memory care community in 2017. The community maintained a 66 percent occupancy during the last couple of years, producing an average operating margin of 15 percent. The property was a geographic outlier for the undisclosed seller. The buyer is a memory care-focused owner-operator with an established presence in the Seattle area. The price was $10.6 million, or $212,000 per unit. The buyer plans to continue the focus on quality care as well as allocate approximately 20 percent of the rent roll to Medicaid residents.
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Cushman & Wakefield Arranges $193M in Development Funding for The Confidential Mixed-Use Project in Seattle
by Amy Works
SEATTLE — Cushman & Wakefield has procured a $193 million development funding package on behalf of Seattle-based Security Properties. The package includes a $65.2 million joint venture equity investment with MetLife Investment Management and $115.3 million in construction financing from Bank OZK for The Confidential, a 29-story, 212-unit, 374,000-square-foot mixed-use building being developed in the Belltown submarket Located at 2315 Fourth Ave., at the corner of Bell Street, The Confidential will feature 212 apartments, 17,500 square feet of office space, 8,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space and 243 parking spaces. Planned community amenities include a fitness center, lounge and theater. Currently under construction, The Confidential is expected to open in 2024. Design of The Confidential is being provided by VIA Architecture. Communita Atelier is the landscape architect and Exxel Pacific is the general contractor.
KENT, WASH. — The Jacobson Co. has completed the sale of CityZen Commons, a multifamily community located at 10925 SE 259th St.in Kent. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property for $52 million. Built in 1980 on 7.8 acres, the 23-building CityZen Commons features 177 one- and two-bedroom floor plans, with an average size of 810 square feet. Units offer a private patio or balcony and in-unit washers/dryers. Onsite amenities include a fitness center, dog park and swimming pool. Eli Hanacek, Jon Hallgrimson, Mark Washington and Kyle Yamamoto of CBRE represented The Jacobson Co. in the deal. The Jacobson Co. initially acquired the property for $28.1 million in 2018.
SEATTLE — Landmark Properties has acquired two development parcels, totaling 15,225 square feet, at 1200 NE 45th St. in Seattle’s U-District. Terms of the transaction were not released. Situated near the University of Washington campus and the U-District station on Sound Transit’s Link light rail system, the land is entitled for a 24-story, 237-unit multifamily property. The new light rail station, which opened in October 2021, is two stops from Capitol Hill and three stops from the Seattle central business district. By 2023, the rail station will also connect to the Eastside and downtown Bellevue. Kyle Yamamoto, Eli Hanacek, Jon Hallgrimson and Mark Zoffel of CBRE Capital Markets’ Seattle office brokered the transaction.
Northmarq Arranges $33M Refinancing for Seniors Housing Community in Bellevue, Washington
by Amy Works
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.
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.