In January 2019, Champion SLU, LLC successfully completed the refinance of the Acquisition Bridge Loan with the Senior Refinance Loan. We are excited to own Union Bay Apartments over the long term. The property is a low leverage, Class A property in the core South Lake Union submarket with strong and growing annual cash distributions with forecasted continued asset appreciation.
In 2019, the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy celebrates its 90th anniversary. This momentous occasion represents a major milestone in the history of the School. At an awards dinner earlier this week, Bob Champion was recognized as a Price Pioneer in Real Estate development. A video showing those recognized can be found here.
By Kelsi Maree Borland | September 13, 2018 at 04:00 AM
Student housing is having a moment. A tight supply of student housing is putting upward pressure on rents—even more so than the tremendous rent growth in multifamily. But, the strong rent growth isn’t the only reason to buy student housing. The apartment niche is also more resilient in a downturn than multifamily, and as we get later in the cycle, downside protection is attractive to investors. Champion Real Estate Co. is actively investing in student housing assets near USC, and is very bullish on the sector.
An affiliate of Champion Real Estate Company has sold the redeveloped Grand & Alosta in Glendora to Clarion Partners.
HFF, which represented the seller declined to provide a price, but a source with knowledge of the deal said it sold for $34.2 million.
Clarion Partners acquired the 70,811-square-foot grocery-anchored retail center at the intersection of Grand and Alosta Avenue along Historic Route 66. The property is co-anchored by Sprouts and Marshalls and is 100 percent leased, according to a release from Champion Real Estate.