BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. — Kennedy Wilson, through various investment vehicles managed by the Beverly Hills-based company, has purchased five multifamily properties for $342 million in an off-market transaction. Terms of the transaction were not released. Kennedy Wilson has an average ownership of 38 percent in the assets. The communities are located in Washington, Oregon, Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico. The portfolio contributes 1,008 units to Kennedy Wilson’s multifamily presence in the Mountain States and adds 449 units to the company’s Pacific Northwest portfolio. This acquisition builds on Kennedy Wilson’s total multifamily portfolio of 29,500 units, including properties under construction. Kennedy Wilson and its partners invested $122 million of equity in the portfolio, including closing costs. The company’s asset management plan includes adding and enhancing amenities and updating unit interiors across the portfolio.
LOS ANGELES — Park Hotels & Resorts has completed the disposition of Ace Hotel Downtown Los Angeles, located at 929 S. Broadway. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property for $117 million, or $643,000 per key before customary closing costs. Located in downtown Los Angeles, the hotel features 182 guest rooms in a mix of seven layouts; a rooftop wading pool; on-site food and beverage options, including Best Girl, Upstairs and Coffee Counter; event space; and The Theatre, a restored 1920s theater with 1,600 seats, a three-story, 2,300-square-foot grand lobby, open balcony, mezzanine and vaulted ceiling.
COFFEYVILLE, KAN. — An affiliate of Phoenix Investors has purchased an approximately 880,000-square-foot distribution center in Coffeyville in southeastern Kansas. The purchase price was undisclosed. The original facility was built as a distribution center for Golden Brooks in 1978 and then served as an Amazon fulfillment center from 1999 through 2014. The property, which features 70 dock doors and three drive-in doors, sits on 105 acres adjacent to the Coffeyville Municipal Airport. Upon closing, Phoenix executed a lease for the entire facility with Array Technologies for the distribution of solar tracking equipment. Wisconsin Bank & Trust provided acquisition financing. Ken Szady of Marcus & Millichap brokered the sale.
OAK BROOK, ILL. — Cawley Chicago has arranged the sale of a 57,832-square-foot office building in Oak Brook for $5.7 million. The three-story property is located at 2021 Midwest Road. Ryan Freed and Rawly Lantz of Cawley represented the seller, Chesapeake Associates Limited. Dan McKay of McKay Investments represented the buyer, BBI Property Management Inc., which will occupy a portion of the building.
WESTMINSTER, COLO. — New York-based The Praedium Group purchased Legacy on the Promenade, an apartment community located in Westminster, for an undisclosed price. Additional terms of the transaction were not released. The buyer plans to rebrand the property and make several enhancements to the amenity areas. Constructed in 2018, the 300-unit Legacy on the Promenade comprises an elevated four-story building with interior conditioned hallways and a six-level central parking garage. Additionally, the property features 24 townhome units with attached two-car garages. In a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts, the units range in size from 641 square feet to 1,888 square feet and feature nine- to 20-foot ceilings, lakefront views, granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. Community amenities include an outdoor lounge, pool and spa; outdoor grill and fire pit station; a two-story fitness center with a spin and yoga studio; and resident clubhouse and game room.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Seattle-based Thayer Manca Residential has purchased Mirabella Heights, an apartment property located in Albuquerque, for an undisclosed price. The buyer plans to implement a $4.7 million renovation and repositioning plan that includes a reinvented clubhouse, modernized 24-hour fitness center, upgraded pool area, a new pet park, additional package lockers, interior unit renovations, property rebranding and additional capital upgrades. Situated on 13 acres at 701 Stephen Moody St. SE, Mirabella Heights features 280 units and is the only post 2000-built garden-style apartment community in the surrounding market, according to Thayer Manca. The acquisition marks the buyer’s third multifamily purchase in Albuquerque. Combined with renovation costs, the company has invested more than $100 million investment in the Albuquerque multifamily market in the last two years.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Wood Partners has sold Alta Drinkwater, a multifamily community located in downtown Scottsdale. Starwood Real Estate Income Trust, a non-traded REIT managed by Starwood Capital Group, acquired the property for $96.1 million. Built in 2019, Alta Drinkwater features 277 apartments; a resort-style swimming pool with poolside kitchen and dining area; rooftop lounge; fitness center; designer resident clubhouse with a 13-foot television; outdoor courtyard with gas grills and games; and secured parking. Residences at the property offer nine-, 10- and 20-foot ceilings, gourmet kitchens with oversized quartz countertops, natural gas cooktops and energy-efficient, stainless steel appliances. Tyler Anderson, Sean Cunningham, Asher Gunter and Matt Pesch of CBRE’s Phoenix Multifamily Institutional Properties represented the seller in the deal.
WEST COVINA, CALIF. — Community Preservation Partners (CPP) has purchased Cameron Park Apartments, a multifamily property located at 929 W. Cameron Ave. in West Covina, for $52 million. The acquisition includes nearly $10 million in renovations, plus measures to keep all 158 units at below market rents for the next 55 years. Built in 1970 and lightly renovated in 2002, the 14-building property features a 158 units in a mix of one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom apartments. CPP plans to implement an extensive renovation to the property, including upgrades to the interiors and exteriors, improvements to the common area facilities, and a reconfiguration of the community building and office space. Renovations began in October, with completion slated for summer 2020. The rehabilitation will include a total roof and window replacement; new HVAC, electrical load and plumbing upgrades; new energy-efficient lighting; stucco repair; new paint; full unit turns; ADA upgrades; path-of-travel improvements; common-facility improvements; security upgrades; and new landscaping. Foundation for Affordable Housing, the nonprofit managing general partner for the deal, supported CPP in the acquisition. Additional equity and development partners included Citi Community Capital and WNC & Associates, CPP’s parent company.
SAN DIEGO — IDS Real Estate Group has purchased an office building, located at 4181 Ruffin Road in San Diego’s Kearny Mesa district. Massachusetts-based Office Properties Income Trust sold the property for $23.7 million. Originally built in 1981 and renovated in 2013, the property features 148,488 square feet of office space. At the time of sale, the property was 83 percent leased to four tenants, including the U.S. General Services Administration, a travel insurer and a technology company. Louay Alsadek, Hunter Rowe and Brad Black of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.
MINNEAPOLIS — Upland Real Estate Group Inc. has negotiated the sale of the Rockler Fur building in downtown Minneapolis for an undisclosed price. The buyer, Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative, plans to convert the property into 48 units of affordable housing. The seven-story, 38,305-square-foot building was originally built as a Printer’s Exchange building in 1915 with a Gothic Revival style. Rockler Fur has occupied the property since the 1940s. Upland will also represent Rockler in its relocation process in spring 2020.