sales_and_leases

Vanguard Arranges Sale of Office Building in Metro Dallas

by Haisten Willis January 19, 2015

ROCKWALL, TEXAS — Vanguard Real Estate Advisors, a Dallas-based real estate advisory firm, has arranged the sale of the Rockwall Commons office building. The property is located in the Dallas suburb of Rockwall. Jordan Cortez of Vanguard marketed the asset on behalf of an affiliate of the seller, Tabani Group. Bowman Investment Group LLC was the buyer. The Class A property was built in 2008 in conjunction with the Rockwall Commons mixed-use development, which includes a 202-unit luxury apartment community and retail suites located along Ridge Road, 1.5 miles north of I-30. The building was 100 percent leased at the time of sale to a mix of national and local tenants. The buyer assumed an existing CMBS loan as part of the transaction.

January 19, 2015

Midtown on Main Apartments in Mesa Sells for $35M

by Nellie Day January 19, 2015

MESA, ARIZ. — A joint venture between Domain Acquisitions and BH Equities has acquired the 472-unit Midtown on Main Apartments in Mesa for $35 million. The Class B community is located at 2121 West Main Street. Midtown is situated southeast of the Loop 101 and 202 interchange, and west of Dobson Road. It is located directly on the Metro Light Rail line that connects Mesa to Tempe, Sky Harbor International Airport and Metro Phoenix. Common-area amenities include a 10,000-square-foot recreation facility with indoor basketball and racquetball courts, three swimming pools, sand volleyball court, covered children’s play area and gas barbecue facilities. The seller was Bay Club Partners. The transaction was executed by Cindy and Brad Cooke of the Colliers Cooke Team.

January 19, 2015

California Office Western

ASML US Leases Space at THE Campus in San Jose

by Nellie Day January 19, 2015

SAN JOSE, CALIF. – ASML US has leased 92,842 square feet of creative office space at THE Campus in San Jose. The property is located at 399 Trimble Road. This building is also occupied by Verizon Corporate Services. ASML US was represented by Jeff Ramirez of Newmark Cornish & Carey. Bixby Land Company was represented by CBRE’s Christian Marent, Rob Shannon and Vincent Scott.

January 19, 2015

Multifamily Nevada Western

The Villagio Apartments in Sparks Sells for $2.8M

by Nellie Day January 19, 2015

SPARKS, NEV. – The Villagio Apartments, a 40-unit multifamily property in Sparks, has sold to an unnamed buyer for $2.8 million. The community is located at 1850-1852 Merchant Street. It was built in 1979 and is fully occupied. The seller, a limited liability company, was represented by Kenneth N. Blomsterberg and Ryan Rife of Marcus & Millichap’s Reno office.

January 19, 2015

Canyon Ranch Hotel Spa Miami Beach Florida

Florida Hospitality Southeast

CBRE Brokers $21.6M Sale of Miami Beach Hotel & Spa

by John Nelson January 19, 2015

MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — CBRE’s hotel and capital markets multifamily divisions have brokered the $21.6 million sale of Canyon Ranch Hotel and Spa at 6801 Collins Ave. in Miami Beach. Z Capital Partners LLC purchased the asset via a bankruptcy auction. The United States Bankruptcy Court Southern District of New York approved Z Capital Partners as the buyer. The private equity firm plans to reposition the asset into a five-star hotel called the Carillon Hotel and Spa, which will consist of 150 rooms. The hotel features 750 feet of beachfront and is located adjacent to L’Atelier, a 20-story condominium tower currently under construction. The new hotel will be managed by a new joint venture consisting of Z Capital; Adrian Zecha, founder of Amanresorts and GHM Hotels Ltd.; and Jonathan Breene, developer and creator of The Setai, South Beach.

January 19, 2015

California Multifamily Western

Sares Regis Buys Pine@Sixth Apartments in Long Beach

by Nellie Day January 16, 2015

LONG BEACH, CALIF. — Sares Regis has acquired the 158-unit Pine@Sixth apartment community in Long Beach for an undisclosed sum. The community is located at 595 Pine Ave. As its name suggests, Pine@Sixth is situated at the corner of Sixth Street and Pine Avenue in the North Pine district. It was built in 1986. The community also includes 8,661 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The property’s previous owner, UDR, originally acquired the asset with the intention of converting it into condos before the recession hit. Pine@Sixth will undergo a significant capital improvement program to improve its mechanical systems, as well as update the exterior and façades. The courtyard space will also be converted into an “entertainment and social space [that] will include a fire pit, water feature, landscaping improvements and expanded outdoor kitchen space,” according to Sares Regis. The leasing center will also be relocated, the fitness facility will be refurbished and one of the community’s laundry facilities will be converted into a dog-wash station. This is the ninth apartment community purchased by Sares Regis Multifamily Fund I. The fund deployed $114 million for a total capitalization of more than $329 million. The fund acquired properties in Seattle, Denver, …

January 16, 2015

California Retail Western

McFadden Center in Santa Ana Sells for $30.7M

by Nellie Day January 16, 2015

SANTA ANA, CALIF. — Newport Asset Management Group has purchased McFadden Center, a 184,737-square-foot retail and office complex in Santa Ana, for $30.7 million. The center is located at 1714 East McFadden Ave. The center features 11 buildings occupied by 57 tenants. The buildings include two retail pads, one retail-in-line building with 18 suites and eight business park buildings with a total of 79 suites. McFadden Center is currently 98 percent occupied. Newport plans to renovate the center as part of its long-term hold strategy. The firm was represented by Ryan Swanson and Kurt Bruggeman of Lee & Associates Irvine. “McFadden Center was an attractive purchase because it offers excellent cash flow and diversified income stream from industrial, office and retail tenants alike in a central OC location,” Swanson says. The seller, Olen Properties, was represented by HFF’s Mike McCann, Ryan Gallagher and Dan Curtis.

January 16, 2015

Colorado Multifamily Western

Asher Investments Buys Alta Harvest Station Apartments in Broomfield

by Nellie Day January 16, 2015

BROOMFIELD, COLO. – Asher Investments has acquired the 297-unit Alta Harvest Station apartment community in Broomfield for an undisclosed sum. The community is located at the southeast corner of Wadsworth Boulevard and 118th Avenue. Alta Harvest was just completed in late 2014. It is currently 93 percent leased. The new development was modeled after the 280-unit Alta Aspen Grove in Littleton, which was also developed by Wood Partners. That property now operates as Berkshire Aspen Grove. Common-area amenities at Alta Harvest include a resort-style swimming pool, outdoor fireplace, lawn courtyard, dog park and wash, bicycle/ski repair shop, plaza with seating and water features, fitness center, yoga/serenity room and a business center. Wood Partners dedicated 1.4 acres of the site as public land. Part of this land was turned into a one-acre pocket park. A half-acre urban trail along the east and south edges of the development connects to the future light rail stop. It also created a pedestrian route that accesses the RTD Regional Transit Station at West 116th Avenue. Wood Partners acted as the general contractor on Alta Harvest, while Womack Hampton served as the architect.

January 16, 2015

Arizona Hospitality Western

HSL Properties Buys Hilton El Conquistador Resort in Tucson

by Nellie Day January 16, 2015

TUCSON, ARIZ. — HSL Properties has acquired the 432-room Hilton El Conquistador Golf & Tennis Resort and the El Conquistador Country Club for a reported $15 million. The asset is situated on two separate parcels that total 383 acres. The resort was originally constructed in 1982 as a Sheraton hotel. The hotel was Tucson’s first major resort to include more than 250 rooms. It was repositioned as a Hilton hotel in 2003. The hotel features more than 100,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor event space, along with Tucson’s largest golf and tennis facility. The property contains 45 holes of golf and 31 hard-surface tennis courts. The transaction included 18 acres of developable land on Oracle Road. HSL plans to invest about $16 million to rehabilitate the hotel. This work should take about 12 to 18 months to complete. The majority of the rehabilitation will occur over the slower summer months, HSL says. The firm has also begun the process of splitting the resort’s country club and 45-hole golf course. The town of Oro Valley plans to purchase these assets in a sale that is expected to close March 1. The town will then turn the 31,475-square-foot club building into …

January 16, 2015

Massachusetts Northeast Office

The Davis Companies Sells Six-Story Office Building in Boston’s Seaport District

by Amy Works January 16, 2015

BOSTON — The Davis Companies has completed the disposition of an office building located at 24 Farnsworth St. in Boston’s Seaport District. Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), the lead tenant, acquired the property through a previously negotiated lease-to-purchase agreement for an undisclosed price. UUA will relocate its headquarters from Boston’s Beacon Hill neighborhood to the six-story, 74,554-square-foot property. The building offers open floor plans and abundant natural lighting. An investment fund of The Davis Companies originally purchased the mortgage note on the property in May 2012, when the building was only 14.5 percent leased. Within 10 months of the mortgage note acquisition, The Davis Companies brought the property to full occupancy when UUA agreed to move its headquarters to the building. UUA is now exercising its option to purchase, which was part of its new 10-year lease for the remainder of the building.

January 16, 2015

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