SANTA CLARITA, CALIF. — iBorrow has provided a $15 million loan for the refinancing of Old Orchard Shopping Center, a retail strip center in Santa Clarita. The loan proceeds will retire an outstanding CMBS loan and provide for a reserve for tenant improvements and leasing commissions for newly leased suites. Located at 23329-23449 Lyons Ave., Old Orchard Shopping Center features 100,000 square feet of retail space and is anchored by Vallarta Supermarkets.
LAGUNA HILLS, CALIF. — George Smith Partners (GSP) has arranged two loans totaling $39.4 million in acquisition financing for a five-building office campus in Laguna Hills. Situated on 16 acres, the properties are located at 23332, 23382 and 23422 Mill Creek Drive and 2441 and 24461 Ridge Route Drive. The first loan included $24.8 million of non-recourse, seven-year, fixed-rate CMBS debt for the purchase of three office buildings that are 84 percent leased and total 158,000 square feet. GSP sourced a lender that was able to close with a complicated Delaware Statutory Trust equity structure in a tight timeframe. The second loan was $14.6 million in non-recourse, 75 percent loan-to-value bridge financing for the acquisition of two buildings that are 79 percent leased and total 66,000 square feet. GSP identified a lender that could provide a flexible 24-month loan term with three 12-month extensions. Steve Bram, David Pascale, Nick Rogers and Allison Higgins of GSP advised on the financing. Further details on the sales, including buyer, seller and price, were not disclosed.
SAN DIEGO — Murphy Development Co. (MDC) has broken ground on Phase II of Brown Field Technology Park, a 52-acre corporate industrial park in San Diego’s Otay Mesa neighborhood. The second phase will include two speculative industrial buildings: Building 1, a 102,099-square-foot asset, and Building 2, a 101,145-square-foot facility. Completion of the two buildings is scheduled for third-quarter 2023. The buildings will feature 32-foot clear heights, 4,000 amps of 277/480 volt power, manufacturing sewer and water capacity, ESFR sprinklers, concrete truck courts, wide column spacing, and high-dock door ratios designed for distribution users. The buildings will accommodate a variety of tenant needs, ranging in size from 30,000 square feet to 203,244 square feet. Andy Irwin, Joe Anderson and Greg Lewis of JLL are overseeing the leasing of the two buildings.
UPLAND, CALIF. — Los Angeles-based Dunleer has acquired 11 industrial buildings on three separate parcels spanning 3.1 acres at 928, 1004 and 1024 9th St. in Upland. An undisclosed seller sold the assets for $8 million. Totaling 43,414 square feet, the buildings offer 12 units and are less than a quarter mile from Interstate 10, providing direct access to Los Angeles and the greater Southern California region. Joe Harmon and Charles Johnson of DAUM represented the buyer and seller in the transaction.
MORGAN HILL, CALIF. — Trammell Crow Co., along with joint venture partner CBRE Investment Management, has broken ground on Cochrane Technology Center, a Class A industrial park in Morgan Hill. Situated on 30 acres, the speculative development will feature five buildings offering a total of 500,000 square feet. The single-phase Cochrane Technology Center will offer buildings ranging from 73,000 square feet to 138,000 square feet. The property is slated for completion in early 2024. The project team includes HPA as architect of record, Kier and Wright as civil engineer and Mille & Severson as general contractor. Rob Shannon, Chip Sutherland and Brian Matteoni of CBRE will handle marketing and leasing of the property.
LA MESA, CALIF. — Waterton has purchased Veranda La Mesa, an apartment property located at 5353 Baltimore Drive in La Mesa, for an undisclosed price. The transaction marks Waterton’s first acquisition in the San Diego metro area. The name of the seller was not released. Situated on 18 acres, Veranda La Mesa features 406 apartments in a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts. Onsite amenities include multiple clubhouses, four swimming pools, six spas, a fitness center, game room, co-working lounge, dog washroom, tennis court, six laundry facilities and two dog parks. Waterton plans to implement a light value-add strategy across the common spaces while modernizing the remaining residences with new countertops, appliances, lighting, plumbing fixtures and flooring. The seller recently renovated the common areas and more than one-third of the residences.
LOS ANGELES — Northland has entered the California market with the acquisition of THEA at Metropolis, a 59-story luxury apartment tower in downtown Los Angeles. The U.S. subsidiary of China’s Greenland Holding Group sold the asset for $504 million, according to The Wall Street Journal. Northland says the purchase price represents a 40 to 45 percent discount to today’s replacement costs. The newspaper reports that the original asking price 18 months ago was $695 million, which was still less than the original development costs. High interest rates and falling rents have affected the apartment market nationally. Additionally, The Wall Street Journal cites California rent regulations and the ability of renters to move away from downtown Los Angeles due to remote work for contributing to suppressed property values. THEA was designed and built as for-sale condominiums before being converted into apartment units after construction. Completed in 2020, the 685-unit property is currently 91 percent occupied. THEA is part of a master-planned community named Metropolis. Residents are situated two blocks away from L.A. LIVE, a 5.6 million-square-foot sports and entertainment complex that encompasses numerous restaurants and bars, the 7,100-seat Microsoft Theater and Crypto.com Arena, home of the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers and Los …
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AND SAN CARLOS, CALIF. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged $213.4 million in financing for a five-building life sciences portfolio in South San Francisco and San Carlos. The borrower is an affiliate of GI Partners. Kevin MacKenzie, Brian Torp, Alex Witt and Samuel Godfrey of the JLL Capital Markets Debt Advisory team secured the seven-year, fixed-rate loan through a life insurance company. Loan proceeds were used to finance the assets acquired via a recent Sale, which JLL also arranged. Totaling 325,977 square feet, the buildings are located at 7000 Shoreline Court and 341-343 Oyster Point Boulevard in South San Francisco and 75 and 125 Shoreway Road in San Carlos.
SANTA CRUZ, CALIF. — The Dinerstein Cos. has purchased Five55 Apartments, a multifamily property in downtown Santa Cruz, from Swenson Development & Construction for an undisclosed price. Scott Bales of Newmark represented the seller in the deal. Located at 555 Pacific Ave., the four-story property features 94 apartments and 5,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space, which is leased to Current eBikes and Big Basin Vineyards. The property features a fitness center, community room with a pool table and kitchenette, an outdoor pizza oven, coffee bar, bike storage, electric car charging, an outdoor gathering space with fire pits and a 20,000-square-foot rooftop deck. The site is walkable to the beach and a variety of retail and restaurant options. The asset features a two-story below-grade parking structure with 100 spaces. At the time of sale, the community was 99 percent leased. Five55 was built in 2018.
SUNNYVALE, CALIF. — Drawbridge Realty has acquired 200 S. Mathilda Avenue, a five-story, Class A office/engineering building and parking structure in downtown Sunnyvale. JP Morgan sold the asset for an undisclosed price. Completed in 2010, the property features 157,000 square feet with subterranean parking. Uber occupies the building as an engineering hub as part of its Bay Area global headquarters. The transit-oriented, LEED Silver-certified building is walkable to Sunnyvale’s Caltrain station and is surrounded by residential, retail and lifestyle amenities. Eastdil Secured represented the seller in the transaction.
