California

SAN DIEGO — Kearny Real Estate Co. has started site work for the 26-acre final phase of the 311-acre Otay Crossings Commerce Park in the San Diego submarket of Otay Mesa.  Plans for the final phase call for four industrial buildings ranging in size from 45,000 square feet to 205,500 square feet. The development site is located at the southernmost point of the industrial park at the intersection of Siempre Viva and Paseo Del La Fuente Roads, immediately adjacent to the future U.S.-Mexico Point of Entry.  The buildings will provide divisible suites down to 25,000 square feet. They will feature dock-high and grade-level doors, 32- to 36-foot minimum clear heights and truck courts with depths up to 180 feet.  The $90 million final phase will also include a 3.6-acre trailer lot with 47 stalls serving as an amenity feature for users seeking additional area for storge of materials and/or trailers. Delivery of the first building, totaling 45,100 square feet, is scheduled the fourth quarter of this year, with the remaining buildings to be delivered early 2024.

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LOS ANGELES — BKM Capital Partners has purchased the Valley East Industrial Park in North Hollywood for $25.3 million.  Situated on two acres at 7041 Vineland Ave., the 84,388-square-foot asset will be renamed Backlot NoHo as part of BKM’s repositioning plan. Valley East sits adjacent to Burbank Airport and is near the largest concentration of studio production and entertainment operations in the world.  The asset was built in 1969. It consists of 36 units across two rear-loading industrial buildings, with an average suite size of 2,411 square feet.  BKM is implementing a $6.3 million capital improvement plan over the first year of its three-year hold period to improve the asset’s performance, costs and efficiency, while adhering to the firm’s ESG standards, and driving new leasing and residual value. The upgrades also call for the reconfiguration and consolidation of some units, to provide larger suites that modern tenants are seeking.  BKM acquired the asset through its third institutional fund, BKM Industrial Value Fund III LP. Mark Detmer at JLL arranged the transaction on behalf of both BKM and the seller, LAIS Equities.

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RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged the $25 million sale of Foothill Village Plaza, an 88,000-square-foot retail center located roughly 40 miles east of Los Angeles in Rancho Cucamonga.  John Read of CBRE represented the seller, Raymond Arjmand of RA Centers, in the transaction. The property was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including Chuck E. Cheese, NAPA Auto Parts, Brands for Less and Beauty Club. Tenants at the center also include 10 restaurants.  A local private investor purchased the property.

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RANCHO MISSION VIEJO, CALIF. — Westar Associates has released plans for Esencia Commons, a 175,000-square-foot retail center in Rancho Mission Viejo.  Upon completion, the property will feature a supermarket, fitness center, gas station and other retail and restaurant spaces.  Groundbreaking for the project — which will be located within a 50-acre mixed-use development that includes an apartment community, business park, self-storage facilities and planned medical offices — is scheduled for the fourth quarter of this year. Westar will manage the property and has begun leasing efforts for the center.

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LOS ANGELES — TTM Real Estate Capital has purchased HHLA, a 248,841-square-foot retail center located in the Westchester neighborhood of Los Angeles. Newmark and JLL brokered the sale. TTM also announced the addition of two tenants to the property, 60out Escape Rooms and Genio Global Entertainment’s Muhammed Ali Experience, which will open later this year. At the time of sale, the property was home to tenants including CineMark, Ben & Jerry’s, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dave & Buster’s and Starbucks Coffee. Rebranded from The Promenade at Howard Hughes Center, the property underwent a $35 million renovation following its acquisition by the previous owner, Laurus Corp. Torchlight Investors LLC was a preferred equity partner when Laurus acquired the asset in 2015 for $111 million.

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PALO ALTO, CALIF. AND LAS VEGAS — Simon Property Group and José Andrés Group (JAG) have announced plans to collaborate and bring restaurants to three properties located in Las Vegas and Palo Alto.  The partnership will introduce new dining concepts to Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto and The Shops at Crystals in Las Vegas. The collaboration will also bring Turkish, Greek and Lebanese restaurant Zaytinya to The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

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LOS ANGELES — Silverstein Properties has completed its $60 million capital improvement program at U.S. Bank Tower in downtown Los Angeles. The two-year renovation was designed to meet the evolving needs of traditional and creative office tenants. Silverstein acquired the tower in September 2020 and began the capital improvements in May 2021.  Informed by hospitality design, upgrades across 35,000 square feet of common spaces include a redesigned main entrance and lobby; new contactless elevators and elevator lobbies; a new day-to-night juice and cocktail bar; a grab-and-go market; and seating and collaboration areas.  By November 2020, five new leases were signed at the tower, including Walter P. Moore, a global management consulting firm, Lincoln International, Rothschild & Co. and Morgan & Morgan.

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ANAHEIM, CALIF. — A joint venture between MBK Rental Living and Haseko Corp. has started construction of the 315-unit Zia multifamily community in Anaheim.  Located at 1600 W. Lincoln Ave., the development will feature luxury interior finishes and sustainable elements, including quartz countertops, stainless-steel appliances, distinctive wood-style plank flooring and large-scale precision windows.  Zia will offer studio to three-bedroom floorplans ranging from 600 to 1,900 square feet. The grand opening is scheduled for mid-2024.

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SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CALIF. — ALMQUIST has signed 21 tenants to River Street Marketplace, a 60,000-square-foot retail development currently underway in San Juan Capistrano.  Concepts that will join the lineup include Bred’s Hot Chicken, Capistrano Brewing, Common Thread, Fermentation Farm, Finca by David Pratt, Free People, Gueros Cevicheria, Hudson’s Cookies, Kozan Teahouse & Boba, La Vaquera, McConnell’s Ice Cream, The Meat Cellar Market and Steakhouse, Mendocino Farms, Nana’s Fish Chippery, Nom, SALT., Seager, Shootz Hawaiian, Toes on the Nose, Ubuntu Café and Wildfire Mercantile.

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