COVINA, CALIF. — SBH Real Estate Group has completed the disposition of a restaurant property located at 1477 N. Azusa Ave. in Covina. HB Property Management acquired the asset for $4.6 million. Pollo Campero, a fast-casual restaurant, signed a 15-year, triple-net ground lease for the property. Construction is almost complete on the restaurant, which is slated to open at the end of September. Matt Schwartz of Newmark represented Eric Silverman of SBH Real Estate Group, while Moon Lim of JLL represented the buyer in the deal.
SUNNYVALE, CALIF. — Gantry has arranged $97 million in permanent financing to retire construction debt for a four-story, LEED Gold-certified office building in Sunnyvale’s Perry Park office district. Located at 675 Almanor Ave., the property features 152,000 square feet of Class A office space. Tony Kaufmann of Gantry arranged the financing for the borrower, Dollinger Properties. The nonrecourse, balance-sheet loan is structured with two fundings. The permanent, interest-only loan was structured with flexible prepayment and term extension options. A life insurance company lender provided the capital and locked the borrower’s rate 90 days in advance of closing.
LOS ANGELES — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of Addison Arms Apartments, a multifamily community located in the Sherman Oaks neighborhood of Los Angeles. A private, Los Angeles-based owner sold the asset to a private family for $21 million, or $375,893 per unit. Originally constructed in 1969, Addison Arms features 57 apartments. The seller spent $2.2 million on capital expenditures to upgrade the property systems, common area amenities and 45 percent of the unit interiors. Improvements include a new roof, commercial air conditioning system and upgrades to the landscaping, signage, exterior paint, leasing office, clubhouse, hallways and exterior lighting. The project also added one accessory dwelling unit. Kevin Green, Joseph Grabiec and Greg Harris of IPA represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
SAN DIEGO — Northmarq has arranged $17.7 million in refinancing for a newly developed self-storage facility in San Diego. Wyatt Campbell and Conor Freeman of Northmarq’s San Diego office secured the financing for the undisclosed borrower through the firm’s correspondent relationship with a life insurance company. The three-story property offers more than 1,200 self-storage units.
SAN FRANCISCO — Pebblebrook Hotel Trust has completed the sale of Hotel Spero, located at 405 Taylor St. in San Francisco. An undisclosed third party acquired the asset for $71 million. The hotel features 236 guest rooms. Proceeds of the sale will be used for general corporate purposes and reducing Pebblebrook’s outstanding debt associated with recent hotel acquisitions.
RIALTO, CALIF. — NewMark Merrill Cos. has broken ground on Rialto Village, a 96,000-square-foot shopping center in Rialto. Brian McDonald, Walter Pagel and Hannah Curran of CBRE, along with Greg Giacopuzzi of NewMark Merrill, are marketing the center for lease. Currently, 18 tenants are slated to join the project, which is located at the southwest corner of San Bernardino and Riverside avenues. Signed tenants include Sprouts Farmers Market, Burlington, Ulta, Five Below, Mattress Firm, Arrowhead Credit Union, Quick Quack Car Wash, In-N-Out Burger, Cold Stone Creamery, The Joint, Nekter Juice Bar, Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf and West Coast Dental, along with multiple local tenants. NewMark Merrill Cos. closed escrow on the 10.9-acre site in early August with lease commitments representing 97 percent of the total shopping center square footage. One 2,700-square-foot retail suite remains available for lease.
SAN DIEGO — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the $12.7 million sale of a 0.35-acre development site located adjacent to the San Diego State University campus in California. Situated at 5505 Lindo Paseo, the site is currently home to a fraternity house and is suitable for a dense, vertical development, according to JLL. Stewart Hayes, Scott Clifton, Teddy Leatherman, Kevin Kazlow and Jack Goldberger of JLL represented the sellers, Amplify Development Co. and Blue Vista Capital Management, in the disposition. An affiliate of Champion Real Estate Company acquired the property.
By Mike Adams, Managing Director, Stream Realty Partners The state of office is transitioning to a desire for dynamic spaces. Tenants in the Orange County office market are gravitating toward assets that act and function like hotels. They are seeking out the newest buildings and the most unique office environments. This is evidenced through leasing activity being the strongest in the Irvine/Tustin Legacy and Irvine Spectrum submarkets. Employers are looking for a reason to bring their workforce back to the office and are recruiting high-caliber employees. One way to do this is through office space. Creative office space is still in high demand — and won’t likely change soon. Companies focused on employee retention want to create an “Instagram-worthy” type office environment. They are looking for office space that will create a buzz and function as a recruiting tool. Office buildings are unique assets that facilitate collaboration, culture and training. This interest in new development signifies a flight to quality of office assets — for landlords and tenants alike. Several trends related to the desire for quality include: Hotelization — office spaces that act and function as hotels Biophilic design — the concept of connecting a building with nature Proptech — using innovative technology and …
OCEANSIDE, CALIF. — Sudberry Properties has started construction of Luma at El Corazon, a mixed-use apartment community in Oceanside. Located at 3546 Village Commercial Drive, Luma is situated within El Corazon, a 465-acre multi-phase development on a former crystal silica mine. Luma at El Corazon will feature 23 three-story residential buildings with a mix of 113 one-bedroom, 120 two-bedroom and 35 three-bedroom apartments. Ranging in size from 691 square feet to 1,440 square feet, the units come in 11 floor plan configurations, all featuring an outdoor deck, balcony or patio, stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, wood-style flooring and in-unit washers/dryers. Community amenities will include a furnished club room with demonstration kitchen and covered patio; conference room; indoor/outdoor fitness center; and a pool and spa area with lounges and barbecue facilities. Luma will also feature two 2,350-square-foot retail suites on either side of the main entrance. The community will be built in phases, with the leasing center and first apartments slated to open in fall 2023. The development team includes Bassenian Lagonia, architect; Hunsaker & Associates, civil engineer; Wermers Construction, general contractor; Schmidt Design Group, landscape architect; and Design Tec, interior design.
WHITTIER, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of La Pico Plaza, a neighborhood shopping center located at 9150 Painter Ave. in Whittier. An Orange County-based private investor sold the asset to Desert Capital Ventures for $5.8 million. Circle K anchors the 20,939-square-foot retail center, which was fully leased to 14 tenants at the time of sale. Greg Bedell of Progressive Real Estate Partners represented the seller, while Drew Wetherholt of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer in the deal.