Washington

WASHINGTON, OREGON, COLORADO AND ARIZONA — Berkeley Point Capital has provided a $250.5 million loan for the acquisition of a multifamily portfolio located in the western United States. Starwood Capital Group acquired the portfolio from Holland Partners. Built between 1985 and 2002, the portfolio comprises 2,136 units across 11 properties in Washington, Oregon, Colorado and Arizona. Berkeley Point Capital used Freddie Mac’s Adjustable-Rate Mortgages (ARM) product to provide the 10-year loan. Due to rent levels at the properties, 25 percent of the loan balance qualified as affordable and exempt from Freddie Mac’s production cap. Charlie Haggard and Kevin Mignogna of Berkeley Point Capital arranged the financing. Berkeley Point Capital, based in Bethesda, Md., provides financing for multifamily properties, with a portfolio of $55 billion representing 3,600 loans in 49 states. Greenwich, Conn.-based Starwood Capital Group is a private investment firm with $52 billion of assets under management. —Kristin Hiller

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SEATTLE — Capitol Hill Partners has acquired the 58-unit Carroll and Kensington Apartments in Seattle for an undisclosed sum. The community is located at 305 Bellevue Ave. E. The acquisition includes two mid-rise buildings with shared parking. The Carroll and Kensington Apartments were built in 1908 and 1994, respectively. The historic Carroll Apartments were upgraded in 2003. Marty Leith of ARA Newmark represented the seller, Family Apartments LLC, in this transaction.

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Cedarbrook, Fresno, Calif.

OLYMPIA, WASH. — Ventas has acquired six seniors housing communities from Koelsch Communities for $137 million and will immediately lease all the properties back to the Olympia-based operator. The communities acquired include Canterbury Park in Longview, Wash.; Cedarbrook in Fresno, Calif.; The Hampton & Ashley Inn and The Hampton at Salmon Creek both in Vancouver, Wash.; Madison House in Kirkland, Wash.; and Spring Creek Inn in Bozeman, Mont. The transaction increases the number of Ventas-owned, Koelsch-operated communities to 18. The properties span the continuum of care. Koelsch Communities operates 22 communities in seven states with eight more communities currently in development.

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SEATTLE — Madison Marquette is set to begin the redevelopment of Pacific Place, a 339,000-square-foot retail center located in downtown Seattle. Barney’s New York and Tiffany & Co. anchor the four-story center, which is also home to AMC Theatres, Barnes & Noble, Kate Spade New York, lululemon athletica and Victoria’s Secret. The multi-million dollar renovation — which architectural firm Gensler designed — will include remodeling the center’s common areas and the addition of a new entrance, and new shopping and dining space. The project is scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter of 2017, with the first phase opening in fall 2018.

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PORT ORCHARD, WASH. — A joint venture between New Standard Equities and an affiliate of Brixton Capital has acquired the 276-unit Arbor Terrace apartment community in Port Orchard for $38.1 million. The community is located at 1800 Sydney Ave. The JV plans to implement a $3 million repositioning at the property that includes a full renovation of the asset’s 1995-vintage unit interiors, as well as improvements to the fitness center, leasing facility and exteriors. The acquisition was leveraged with a $30.15 million loan from Freddie Mac, which CBRE’s Brian Eisendrath arranged.

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SEATTLE — Hersha Hospitality Trust has acquired the 152-room Pan Pacific Hotel in Seattle for $79 million. The hotel is part of the 2200 Westlake mixed-use project in the South Lake Union neighborhood. Pan Pacific Hotel is situated across the street from Amazon’s global headquarters. Other nearby companies include Facebook, Google, Expedia, Microsoft and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Chris Burdett and Matthew Behrens of CBRE Hotels Northwest represented the seller, Vulcan, in this transaction.

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SEATTLE — Terreno Realty Corp. has acquired a 45,000-square-foot industrial distribution building in Seattle for $7.8 million. The facility is located at 637 S. Lucile St. It sits adjacent to the city’s Port and SoDo (south of Downtown) districts. The asset is fully leased to one tenant on a short-term basis.

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LAKEWOOD, WASH. — Security Properties has acquired the 267-unit Beaumont Grand apartments in Lakewood for $35.2 million. The community is located at 8504 82nd St. SW. It is situated near the Port of Tacoma and Joint Base Lewis-McChord, a U.S. military installation supporting more than 66,000 jobs. The property is 95 percent leased. HFF’s Ira Virden and Chris Ross represented the seller, Grand Peaks Properties, and its finance partner, Pacific Coast Capital Partners, in this transaction.

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SEATTLE — An affiliate of Champion has acquired the 73-unit Union Bay Apartments in the South Lake Union neighborhood of Seattle for $24 million. The community is located at 526 Yale Ave. N. It was built in 1994. Union Bay is situated near Amazon, Dropbox, Google, Facebook, WeWork, the Paul Allen Brain Institute, Fred Hutch Cancer Research and Zymogenetics.

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