Amazon at Apollo Gets New JV Ownership

Amazon at Apollo, a 12-story creative office building totaling 317,804 square feet that is leased to Amazon on a long-term basis, has recently sold to a joint venture between Tristar Capital LLC and RFR Holding.

The Amazon-leased property is located at 325 Ninth Ave. North in the South Lake Union submarket.

SEATTLE—Amazon at Apollo, a 12-story creative office building totaling 317,804 square feet, has recently sold to a joint venture between Tristar Capital LLC and RFR Holding. The purchase price was undisclosed.

Located at 325 Ninth Ave. North in the South Lake Union submarket, the asset was built in 2015 as a build-to-suit for Amazon which leases the project on a long-term basis. The LEED Gold-certified property is situated on .98 acres.

Newmark Knight Frank’s co-head of US capital markets Kevin Shannon, vice chairman Nick Kucha, executive managing directors Ken White and Rob Hannan, senior managing director Michael Moll, and vice chairman Alex Foshay, in cooperation with NKF local market expert executive managing director Jesse Ottele, represented the seller, Mirae Asset Global Investments. The JV buyer was self-represented.

Olshan Frome Wolosky Real Estate partner Eric Goldberg, assisted by partner Dov Brandstatter, counsel Amy Lu, associates Bryan Anderson and Sarah Matchett and law clerk Vesna Naidoo-Chinsammy represented Apollo Eight LLC on the ground lease of 325 Ninth Ave. North, net leased to Amazon.  Apollo Eight is a joint venture of Tristar Capital (David Edelstein) and RFR Holding Corp. (Aby Rosen and Michael Fuchs).