BELLEVUE, WASH. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Crestwood Corporate Plaza, an office building located in Bellevue. A West Coast-based private equity investor acquired the property from an undisclosed seller for $23.6 million, or $317 per square foot. Constructed in 2001, Crestwood Corporate Park offers 74,442 square feet of office space adjacent to the Interstate 90 light rail station. At the time of sale, a variety of technology companies and regional service offices had the property to 60 percent occupancy.
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Lancaster Pollard Provides $7.2M Refinancing for Rosewood Courte Memory Care in Edmonds, Washington
by Amy Works
EDMONDS, WASH. — Lancaster Pollard has provided $7.2 million in refinancing for Rosewood Courte Memory Care in Edmonds, approximately 15 miles north of downtown Seattle. The Fannie Mae loan provides long-term, fixed-rate financing. The borrower will use the funds for capital improvements. Although the borrower was not disclosed, the property is listed on Northwest Care Senior Living’s website. Grant Goodman, Casey Moore and Doug Harper led the transaction for Lancaster Pollard.
PMB Completes Seniors Housing Project as Part of Mixed-Use Development in Tacoma, Washington
by Amy Works
TACOMA, WASH. — PMB has opened the doors on GenCare Lifestyle at Point Ruston, a 159-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in Tacoma. The 144,000-square-foot, six-story senior community is located on the southern edge of Puget Sound in Point Ruston, a master-planned, mixed-use urban village. The location puts residents within walking distance of retail establishments, restaurants, a luxury hotel, residential developments, a movie theater, local and organic food, walking paths, meeting spaces and seasonal public events. The site was formerly home to a copper mill for decades and produced 25 percent of the world’s copper, along with substantial toxic waste. The Environmental Protection Agency designated it as a Superfund site and has been implementing remediation efforts for more than 30 years. PMB’s development team worked with a master developer to finish the cleanup and create a functional area. “It’s amazing that this incredible waterfront master plan used to be one of the most contaminated sites in the country,” says Jake Rohe, partner at PMB. “The site is now home to a diverse and thriving community which has a phenomenally positive impact on the community.” PMB’s development and operating partner is GenCare Lifestyle. Other partners providing health systems …
FEDERAL WAY AND AUBURN, WASH. — Ready Capital has closed $13.2 million in financing for the recapitalization, renovation and stabilization of an industrial/flex portfolio located in Federal Way and Auburn, located in metro Seattle. The assets offer approximately 138,000 square feet of Class B industrial and flex space. Proceeds will be used for the recapitalization of funds, capital improvements, tenant leasing costs, and interest and operating shortfalls. The non-recourse, floating-rate loan features a 36-month term, two extension options, flexible pre-payment and collateral release provisions.
Kase Group Negotiates $8.4M Sale of Safeway-Occupied Retail Asset in Yakima, Washington
by Amy Works
YAKIMA, WASH. — The Kase Group has arranged the sale of a single-tenant property located at 5702 Summitview Ave. in Yakima. A California-based investor acquired the property for $8.4 million. Safeway occupies the 45,584-square-foot building, which is situated along Interstate 82. The Safeway lease is guaranteed by Albertsons Co. Robert Walker of The Kase Group represented the buyer and undisclosed seller in the deal.
Compass Health Breaks Ground on Broadway Healthcare Campus Redevelopment in Everett, Washington
by Amy Works
EVERETT, WASH. — Compass Health has broken ground for the first phase of its Broadway campus redevelopment project in downtown Everett. The regional center is designed to bring together a continuum of behavioral healthcare, primary healthcare and permanent supportive housing services. Slated to open in 2021, the five-story, 47,000-square-foot building will include 82 units of permanent supportive housing for people with chronic behavioral health challenges, including units available to military veterans and individuals transitioning into the community from Western State Hospital. The property will feature four floors of residential space over ground-floor common area amenity space. The project will double Compass Health’s housing capacity in Snohomish County. Funding for the $26 million first phase comes from a combination of public, private and philanthropic sources, including Snohomish County Housing and Community Services, Housing Authority of Snohomish County, Washington State Housing Trust Fund, Washington State Housing Finance Commission, National Equity Fund, Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines, Coastal Community Bank, Impact Capital, Premera Social Impact, KeyBank N.A. and the Washington Community Reinvestment Association. The development team includes Lotus Development Partners as development manager, Environmental Works as architect and BNBuilders as general contractor. Additional consultants include Harmsen as civil engineer, Swensen Say …
TOLEDO, OHIO — Welltower (NYSE: WELL) has agreed to sell a portfolio of seniors housing properties in California, Nevada and Washington for more than $740 million. The announcement was made on the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call on Wednesday, Feb. 12. Very few details have been released, however, with Welltower not disclosing the names, locations, buyers or number of properties. The portfolio was 97 percent occupied with a net operating income of $36.7 million in 2019.
Digital Realty to Acquire 49 Percent Ownership Interest in Westin Building Exchange in Seattle
by Amy Works
SEATTLE — Digital Realty, a global provider of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions, has reached an agreement with Clise Properties to purchase 49 percent ownership interest in the Westin Building Exchange in Seattle. Terms of the transaction were not released. The Westin Building Exchange serves as an interconnection hub for the Pacific Northwest, linking Canada, Alaska and Asia along the Pacific Rim. The 34-story tower is home to global cloud, content and interconnection providers, housing more than 150 carriers and over 10,000 cross-connects. The property is adjacent to Amazon’s 4.1 million-square-foot urban campus and overlooks Elliott Bay, as well as the downtown Seattle skyline. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close in the first half of 2020. Upon closing, Digital Realty will assume management and operational oversight for the facility.
BOTHELL, WASH. — CBRE Capital Markets’ Debt & Structured Finance group has secured $38 million in financing for Canyon Park East, a business campus in Bothell. CBRE arranged the financing for Kennedy Wilson Fund VI, which purchased the property in December 2019 for $54.6 million. The $38.6 million loan closed on Jan. 30 with financing from an East Coast-based bank. Brad Zampa, Mike Walker and Megan Woodring of CBRE arranged the six-year, non-recourse, floating-rate financing with full-term interest-only payments. The loan will finance a portion of the acquisition and provide funding for future capital expenditures and leasing costs. Tom Pehl and Lou Senini with CBRE Capital Markets in Seattle represented the undisclosed seller in the acquisition deal. Situated on 16.5 acres, Canyon Park East comprises five office, R&D and warehouse buildings offering a total of 269,369 square feet of rentable space. At the time of financing, the property was 83 percent occupied.
RENTON, WASH. — Turner Impact Capital has purchased Sunset View, a multifamily community located in Renton, for an undisclosed price. This is the firm’s first investment in the Pacific Northwest and brings its total number of acquired housing units to 9,755. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Located less than 10 miles from downtown Seattle, Sunset View features 240 workforce housing units. Community amenities include a clubhouse, pool, fitness center and an outdoor game area. Turner Impact Capital purchased the asset through its Turner Multifamily Impact Fund II. The Fund plans to provide programs and implement a range of LEED-based sustainability improvements, including low-flow toilets, Energy Star appliances and LED lighting.