FRESNO, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has brokered the $3.2 million sale of a single-tenant property located in Fresno. Starbucks Coffee occupies the newly constructed, 2,250-square-foot building. Bill Asher and Jeff Lefko of Hanley represented the developer and seller, Laguna Canyon Group, in the transaction. Patrick Conway of CBRE represented the buyer, a locally based private investor.
GARDEN GROVE, CALIF. — Harbinger Motors has inked a deal to occupy 165,171 square feet of manufacturing and distribution space at 12821 Knott St. in Garden Grove. The landlord is Rexford Industrial. Harbinger Motors will manufacture electric light- and medium-duty delivery vehicles custom designed to customers’ specifications. To accommodate the tenant, the space will undergo extensive renovations, including 40,000 square feet of office and engineering space. Harbinger Motors is relocating to the facility from Gardena. Rexford Industrial acquired the property in 2019 and added significant improvements, including a 45,171-square-foot high-bay expansion and 20,000 square feet of high-finish office space. Clyde Stauff and Jace Gan of Colliers represented the landlord in the lease negotiations.
INGLEWOOD, CALIF. — Lee & Associates has arranged the sale of the Wingate by Wyndham Hotel located at 10300 La Cienega Blvd. in Inglewood, near Los Angeles International Airport. A family trust, which owned the hotel for 23 years, sold the asset to Irvine-based Greens Inc. for $23.7 million, or $159,932 per room. Although the number of rooms was not disclosed, the price per key equates to approximately 148 guest rooms. Matt Orville, Marshal Vogt and Jaimeson Hearne of Lee & Associates Orange, along with a referral from Vanessa Herzog of Lee & Associates Pacific Northwest, represented the seller in the deal.
CHINO, VALENCIA AND LIVERMORE, CALIF. — Westcore has acquired the Odyssey Portfolio, a 3.5 million-square-foot industrial portfolio across Chino, Valencia and Livermore. The price was not disclosed. The portfolio includes: The industrial buildings are all fully occupied with staggered lease expirations that will enable Westcore to drive value and make capital improvements to the properties. Current tenants include Pharavite, Tesla, Draxlmaier Automotive, Coca-Cola and Schlage. Steve Silk, Jay Borzi, Adam Pastor and Christina Buhl of Eastdil Secured represented the undisclosed seller, while Westcore was self-represented in the deal.
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — Irving, Texas-based JPI has begun vertical construction on The Exchange at Riverside, a three-story multifamily development in the Inland Empire city of Riverside. The community will feature 482 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, as well as several live/work units. Apartments will offer energy-efficient, stainless steel appliances and electric ranges; private tiered balconies; nine-foot ceilings; and a full-sized washers/dryers. Community amenities will include two resort-style pools with cabanas and outdoor fireplaces, an outdoor kitchen, coworking lounges, a fitness center, dog park, bicycle storage and repair room and electric vehicle charging stations. First occupancy for The Exchange at Riverside is slated for late 2024.
— By Gabe Kadosh, Vice President at Colliers in Los Angeles — Retail leasing activity in Los Angeles is robust. Demand is particularly strong in the home/furniture industries. The quick-service restaurant segment is another one that continues to grow, with a large uptick in demand for drive-thru accommodations. Now, for the good news — or bad news, depending on whether you’re a landlord or tenant. Los Angeles remains a tenant market. There is currently too much available retail space. Oftentimes, retail tenants can simply go across the street if they find a particular landlord’s rent — or lease terms — unfavorable. The current vacancy rate for retail in Greater Los Angeles stands at about 6 percent. Significant concessions and incentives are being offered in various regions of Los Angeles. Downtown Los Angeles is seeing the largest number of concessions. That’s because the office market has been shuttered so dramatically, thanks to the pandemic and the work-from-home trend that just won’t go away. This has caused some Downtown mixed-use office and retail landlords to offer base CAM or even no rent just to keep the doors open. In other cases, some retail tenants only pay a percentage of sales with no …
LOS ANGELES — Hudson Pacific Properties has completed the sales of 604 Arizona and 3401 Exposition, two office buildings in Los Angeles, for aggregate gross proceeds of $72.5 million before prorations and closing costs. Combined, the two transactions will result in approximately a $22 million gain to be recognized in the third quarter. The company used the net proceeds to repay amounts outstanding on its unsecured revolving credit facility. The buyer was not disclosed. Hudson Pacific Properties is a provider of end-to-end real estate solutions for tech and media tenants.
TEMECULA, CALIF. — Saed Investments has completed the disposition of an industrial facility located at 43195 Business Park Drive in Temecula. Brennan Investment Group acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. Situated on 11.5 acres, the 160,561-square-foot building features a secure fenced yard, ample outdoor space, 4,000 amps at 480 volts, 15,000 square feet of office space and an additional 15,000 square feet of HVAC production area. Additionally, the facility offers 246 parking spaces, eight docks and three grade-level doors. Kelly Nicholls and Zack Martinez of Lee & Associates represented the seller in the deal.
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — Red Oak Capital Holdings has provided $8 million in financing under its opportunistic bridge loan program to a partnership between Frank Kimball and Scott D. Greenberg for an office building located at 1300 U St. in Sacramento. The borrower will use the loan to pay off outstanding debt and complete space planning and permitting on the property. The loan was structured with a fixed rate of 11 percent and a two-year term with two six-month renewal options. The interest-only loan represents 33.47 percent of the asset’s “as-stabilized” value of $23.9 million. Situated on 1.7 acres, the single-story 47,456-square-foot building is currently in shell condition and will be built out for the California Highway Patrol, which signed a long-term lease for the space. The property provides surface parking for 77 vehicles.
LOS ANGELES — Developer Jeff Appel has completed the redevelopment of a 40,000-square-foot retail center located in Los Angeles. Matt Saker and Richard Rizika of Beta Agency will lead retail leasing efforts at the property, dubbed The Now.
