California

StorQuest-Boulder-CO

BOULDER, COLO.; VISTA, CALIF.; AND BOTHELL AND LAKE STEVENS, WASH. — A fund sponsored by CBRE Global Investors has purchased four self-storage properties totaling 3,746 units and 296,286 square feet. Terms of the transaction were not released. The acquired assets, which were all delivered in 2020, are: The 69,115-square-foot StorQuest Boulder, located at 4790 Pearl St. in Boulder, featuring 772 climate-controlled units. The 74,416-square-foot StorQuest Vista, located at 943 S. Melrose Drive in Vista, with 899 climate-controlled units. The 74,805-square-foot StorQuest Bothell, located at 21008 Bothell Everett Highway in Bothell, offering 1,155 climate-controlled units. The 77,950-square-foot StorQuest Lake Stevens, located at 1113 WA-204 in Lake Stevens, with 920 climate-controlled units. With these acquisitions, the fund now owns 19 self-storage assets, totaling 13,650 units, across the United States.

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Sorrento-Towers-San-Diego-CA

SAN DIEGO — Prime US REIT has purchased Sorrento Towers, a Class A office complex located at 5355 and 5375 Mira Sorrento Place in San Diego’s Sorrento Mesa submarket. Shorenstein Properties sold the asset for $146 million. Built in 1990, Sorrento Towers features two seven-story buildings totaling 296,327 square feet of office space atop a multi-level parking structure. At the time of sale, the property was 98.2 percent occupied. Kevin Shannon, Brunson Howard, Ken White and Paul Jones of Newmark represented the seller in the deal. KBS serves as the United States-based asset manager for the Singapore-based buyer’s portfolio, which includes identifying and sourcing this asset on Prime’s behalf. Shorenstein acquired the property in 2018 and increased occupancy to 98 percent. Since 2018, the property underwent more than $8.4 million in renovations, including an expanded first-curtain wall that captured additional ground-floor area, a renovated open-air plaza and revitalized main lobbies, elevator lobbies, elevator cabs and restrooms. The renovation also included the addition of an amenity space, including a fitness center, conferencing spaces, a training center and multiple outdoor meeting areas. Shorenstein also invested approximately $16.7 million for new, best-in-class tenant improvements within the last two years. The new owners are …

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Ranch-Model-Colony-Ontario-CA

ONTARIO, CALIF. — Wood Investments Cos. has purchased a 19.6-acre development site within the master-planned community of Ontario Ranch in Ontario. San Diego-based GDC RCCD 2 LP sold the asset for $18.5 million. Wood Investments plans to develop The Ranch at Model Colony Shopping Center, a 206,072-square-foot retail property, at the site. The asset will be located at the intersection of Ontario Ranch Road and Hamner Avenue. Already signed tenants include include a national grocery tenants, Burlington Coat Factory, Five Below, Hobby Lobby and Planet Fitness. Brian McDonald and Walter Pagel of CBRE represented Wood Investments in the purchase and lease transactions. CBRE also represented the seller in the deal.

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Volta-on-Pine-Long-Beach-CA

LONG BEACH, CALIF. — Holland Partner Group and architecture firm MVE + Partners have completed Volta on Pine, a 285,415-square-foot, mixed-use, infill development in downtown Long Beach. Located at 635 Pine Ave., Volta on Pine features 271 apartments, 1,300 square feet of ground-floor retail space, subterranean parking and extensive sidewalk space. Residential units range from 629 square feet to 1,400 square feet in a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. Eleven apartments are dedicated as median-income affordable housing. Apartments include custom-finish packages, keyless entry, Nest thermostats, LED-lit vanity mirrors, soft-close drawers and cabinets, in-home washers/dryers, high-end kitchen counters and appliances, solar mesh roller shades, soaking tubs, and large balconies and windows. Community amenities include a rooftop terrace and sky lounge, fitness center, swimming pool with sun deck, hot tub, outdoor grills and firepits, parcel lockers, electric vehicle charging stations, bike storage and three levels of subterranean parking offering a total of 341 parking stalls. LRM served as landscape architect and Arial Fox provided interior design services for the project.

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FRESNO, CALIF. — The Mogharebi Group (TMG) has arranged the sale of Sandalwood Gardens, a multifamily property located at 3880 N. Fruit Ave. in Fresno. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property for $15 million. The name of the seller was not released. Built in 1986 on 5.4 acres, Sandalwood Gardens features 124 apartments, two swimming pools, garages, covered parking, a leasing center and laundry facilities. The property also features a commercial section that is leased to a daycare center. Robin Kane and Brendan Kane of TMG represented the seller in the deal.

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MODESTO, CALIF. — JCH Senior Housing Investment has arranged the triple-net lease of a 68-unit, 120-bed assisted living and memory care community in Modesto, approximately 80 miles south of Sacramento. The team at JCH led a marketing campaign for the landlords, a family-owned owner-operator that is seeking retirement. Throughout the pandemic, the facility struggled to maintain census and keep up with new requirements from licensing, ultimately leading to a licensing revocation hearing. A local operator seeking to convert the building to an adult residential facility was the successful bidder. The lease rate is $200,000 per bed. Jim Hazzard and Cindy Hazzard handled the transaction process for JCH.

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Icon Echo Tower

SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Urban Catalyst has revealed plans to build the Icon/Echo mixed-use project, which will include office, residential and retail components in downtown San Jose. The development will cost around $600 million to build, according to the Silicon Valley Business Journal. The construction timeline for the project has not been disclosed. The Icon/Echo towers will feature 300 apartment units and 420,000 square feet of Class A office space. The office tower portion of the project will be 282 feet tall, while the apartment complex will be 267 feet tall. The apartment units will sit above 8,500 square feet of ground-floor retail. The project’s two towers will include over 50,000 square feet of outdoor amenities, including rooftop gardens, as well as interior common areas. Additionally, the towers will have four levels of parking that will hold up to 1,134 cars. Located at 147 E Santa Clara St., Icon/Echo encompasses about two acres of land and is located close to City Hall and a future Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station. The Icon/Echo towers will be located half a mile from the San Jose Museum of Art and about 0.4 miles from San Jose State University. One of the sites …

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De-Anza-Plaza-Cupterino-CA

CUPERTINO, CALIF. — Madison Marquette has completed the disposition of De Anza Plaza, a single-tenant office property located in Cupertino. Cantor Fitzgerald Income Trust acquired the asset for $64 million. Apple has occupied the two-building campus since 2016. Andy Zighelboim, Robert Gilley, Brad Idelman, Kevin Moul and Andrew Gibson of Colliers represented the seller in the deal.

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PHILADELPHIA AND IRVINE, CALIF. — Independence Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE: IRT), a publicly traded apartment REIT based in Philadelphia, has agreed to acquire Irvine-based Steadfast Apartment REIT Inc. On a pro-forma basis, the combined company is expected to have a total enterprise value of approximately $7 billion and be equally owned by shareholders of both firms. Post-merger, the company will operate under the Independence Realty Trust banner and trade under the same stock symbol. The portfolio will total 131 apartment communities comprising approximately 38,000 units across 16 states. The combined company’s 10 largest markets by unit count would be Atlanta, Dallas-Fort Worth, Denver, Oklahoma City, Louisville, Columbus, Indianapolis, Raleigh-Durham, Houston and Memphis. According to an investor presentation, the portfolio averages $1,231 in effective rent per month and is 96.2 percent occupied. The combined company would rank at No. 26 on the National Multifamily Housing Council’s (NMHC) 2021 ranking of the top 50 apartment owners. Neither Independence Realty Trust nor Steadfast Apartment REIT is on the NMHC Top 50 Owners ranking for 2021. Both companies expect the transaction to close during the fourth quarter of 2021, subject to customary closing conditions, including approval of both companies’ stockholders. The boards of directors …

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Westlake-Park-Place-Westlake-Village-CA

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CALIF. — Invesco Real Estate has completed the disposition of Westlake Park Place, a five-building office campus located in Westlake Village. A partnership between Amstar and Searles Property Group purchased the asset for $80.8 million. Delivered in 2008, Westlake Park Place features 239,003 rentable square feet of office space. At the time of sale, the property was 85 percent leased to a diverse mix of tenants. Kevin Shannon, Rob Hannan, Ken White and Laura Stumm of Newmark represented the seller in the deal.

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