OLYMPIA, WASH. — Berkadia has arranged the sale of Evergreen Park, a garden-style apartment property located at 2121 Evergreen Park Drive SW in Olympia. The community traded for $11.1 million, or $150,000 per unit. The names of the buyer and seller were not released. Built in 1979, Evergreen Park features 74 one- and two-bedroom apartments. The property has been partially renovated and was 99 percent occupied at the time of sale. Chad Blenz, Mitchell Belcher, Steven Chattin and Jay Timpani of Berkadia Seattle represented the seller in the transaction.
UNIVERSITY PLACE, WASH. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Garden Court West, a multifamily property located at 7654 40th St. W. in University Place. A limited liability company sold the community to a local limited liability company for $9.8 million. Constructed in 1972, Garden Court West features 64 apartments in a mix of 20 one-bedroom, 42 two-bedroom and two three-bedroom units. Community amenities include free parking, laundry facilities, a clubhouse, pool and courtyard. Timothy Ufkes of the Ufkes Group in Marcus & Millichap’s Seattle office represented the seller in the deal.
SEATTLE — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged a $113 million construction loan for Skyglass Tower, a 29-story multifamily project located at 222 Dexter Ave. N. in Seattle’s South Lake Union submarket. The total project cost is $196 million, according to the borrower and developer, Gemdale USA Corp. The location puts the building within close proximity of several of Seattle’s largest employers, including tech giants Amazon, Google and Facebook. South Lake Union is also located in the heart of the city’s life sciences hub, according to Cushman & Wakefield. Skyglass Tower will consist of 338 apartments in various floor plans, 2,260 square feet of ground-floor retail space and 128 underground parking spaces. The building will also feature an expansive amenity package and unobstructed water views. Hewitt Architects is designing the project, with completion slated for October 2023. Insurance giant AIG provided the loan to Gemdale, a national development firm based in the Los Angeles area. Dave Karson, Chris Moyer and Keith Padien of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the debt. “Seattle is benefiting greatly from regional job creation, and South Lake Union is still a prime location for new developments,” says Karson. “Strong developers like Gemdale are getting great attention from debt …
BOULDER, COLO.; VISTA, CALIF.; AND BOTHELL AND LAKE STEVENS, WASH. — A fund sponsored by CBRE Global Investors has purchased four self-storage properties totaling 3,746 units and 296,286 square feet. Terms of the transaction were not released. The acquired assets, which were all delivered in 2020, are: The 69,115-square-foot StorQuest Boulder, located at 4790 Pearl St. in Boulder, featuring 772 climate-controlled units. The 74,416-square-foot StorQuest Vista, located at 943 S. Melrose Drive in Vista, with 899 climate-controlled units. The 74,805-square-foot StorQuest Bothell, located at 21008 Bothell Everett Highway in Bothell, offering 1,155 climate-controlled units. The 77,950-square-foot StorQuest Lake Stevens, located at 1113 WA-204 in Lake Stevens, with 920 climate-controlled units. With these acquisitions, the fund now owns 19 self-storage assets, totaling 13,650 units, across the United States.
BELLEVUE, WASH. — PGIM and Capstone Partners have acquired ParqHouse Bellevue, a 34,335-square-foot development site located at 305 108th Ave. NE in Bellevue. Fana Group sold the asset for $32.5 million. ParqHouse Bellevue is situated adjacent to major parks, restaurants and amenities in downtown Bellevue. Originally slated for a residential development, the new owners plan to build on office project at the site instead of the proposed residential units. The original proposal included 274 residential units, 6,600 square feet of retail space and 337 parking stalls. Kevin Shannon, Ken White and Tim O’Keefe of Newmark represented the seller in the deal.
SEATTLE — Boston Properties Inc. (NYSE: BXP) has entered into an agreement to acquire Safeco Plaza, a 50-story, Class A office tower located at 1001 Fourth Ave. in Seattle’s Central Business District, for $465 million. The seller in the transaction was undisclosed. The REIT is acquiring the 800,000-square-foot property through a joint venture with one of the participants in its recently announced co-investment program with Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) and GIC. Boston Properties will own a 51 percent interest in the building. Safeco Plaza was developed in 1969 by the Howard S. Wright Construction Co. and features a two-story lobby, five-level subterranean parking garage, a large outdoor plaza and 15,000 square feet of ground-floor retail. The LEED Platinum-certified property offers views of the Seattle skyline, Puget Sound and Olympic Mountains and is located adjacent to stops for Seattle’s Link light rail and Metro bus lines. Safeco Plaza was 90 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Safeco Insurance, Bank of America, Corr Cronin LLP, Fox Rothschild, Helsell Fetterman and Interior Architects. Hines has managed the asset since 2016. Boston Properties is one of the largest publicly traded developers, owners and managers of Class A …
TACOMA, WASH. — Dalfen Industrial has purchased Tacoma Supply Chain Center, a three-building industrial park in Tacoma. Terms of the off-market transaction were not released. The newly developed property features 711,855 square feet of industrial space and close proximity to Interstate 5, State Route 512 and the Port of Tacoma. Over the last 12 months, Dalfen Industrial has acquired and developed more than $1.5 billion of industrial properties in key metros across the United States.
SEATTLE — Vulcan has purchased a fully entitled, 1.4-acre development site at 1600 132nd Ave. NE in Seattle’s Bel-Red corridor. Summerhill Apartments Communities sold the plot for an undisclosed price. The buyer plans to develop a 270,000-square-foot multifamily property on the site. The property is entitled with permits for an eight-story, 249-unit residential building. Construction could start early as fourth-quarter 2021, for completion in fourth-quarter 2023. Runberg Architecture Group is architect of record.
VANCOUVER, WASH. — CBRE has arranged the sale of Hazel Dell Towne Center, a 264,000-square-foot retail power center located at 8801 N.E. Hazel Dell Ave. Transnational Management acquired the property from a partnership managed by Pine Tree for $28.8 million. Built between 2005 and 2007 on 23 acres, Hazel Dell Towne Center is occupied by 21 local and national retailers. At the time of sale, the property was 87 percent leased. Tenants include Kohl’s, Office Depot, Petco, Party City, Gold’s Gym, Craft Warehouse, America’s Best and Massage Envy. Philip Voorhees, Jimmy Slusher and James Tyrrell of CBRE’s National Retail Partners (West), along with Dino Christophilis and Daniel Tibeau of CBRE’s National Retail Partners (Northwest), represented the seller in the deal.
UNION GAP, WASH. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has brokered the acquisition of a single-tenant retail building located at 1403 E. Washington Ave. in Union Gap. A Florida-based private investor sold the property to a Southern California-based buyer for $3.3 million. PetSmart occupies the 19,677-square-foot property, which was built in 2000, on a net-lease basis. Jeff Lefko and Bill Asher of Hanley Investment, in association with ParaSell, represented the buyer in the deal.