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BioScience Properties, Harrison Street Acquire Office Property Near Palo Alto for $40.7M, Plan Life Science Conversion

by Amy Works March 2, 2021

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CAILF. — A joint venture between BioScience Properties and Harrison Street has acquired an office building, located at 303 Ravendale Drive in Mountain View, from 303 MVRP LLC for $40.7 million. The buyers plan to convert the 67,000-square-foot building into a speculative life science asset by upgrading the property with lab improvements suitable for biology and chemistry uses. The converted building will feature sinks, compressed air, vacuum, backup power, fume hoods and single-pass air in the laboratory areas. Built in 1978, the building offers a flexible plan suitable for a single tenant as well as divisibility options for partial building users. Erik Doyle and Alec Hanley of CBRE Capital Markets in Palo Alto represented the seller in the deal.

March 2, 2021

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Lee & Associates Brokers $2.5M Sale of Industrial Building in Vista, California

by Amy Works March 2, 2021

VISTA, CALIF. — Lee & Associates has arranged the sale of an industrial property located at 2540 Pioneer Ave. in Vista. The Greenwood Family Trust acquired the asset from D&D Vista LLC for $2.5 million. The 10,940-square-foot building features 35 percent office space with a fenced loading and yard area. Rusty Williams, Chris Roth and Jake Rubendall of Lee & Associates/The Williams Roth Group represented the seller and buyer in the deal.

March 2, 2021

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Signature Development Receives $130M in Construction Financing for Mixed-Use Project in Oakland’s Brooklyn Basin

by Amy Works March 2, 2021

OAKLAND, CALIF. — Signature Development Group has received $130 million in construction financing for the development of Brooklyn Basin – Parcel G, an unnamed apartment and retail property located on 2.7 acres within the master-planned Brooklyn Basin community in Oakland. The project is entitled for 371 apartments and 31,000 square feet of retail space. Designed by California-based TCA Architects, the residential property will offer a fitness center, clubhouse, outdoor courtyard and roof deck with views of San Francisco Bay. Ramsey Daya and Chris Moritz of Newmark’s Debt & Structured Finance arranged the financing behalf of Signature Development. Bank OZK provided the construction loan. “Even with the pandemic-driven challenges posed to the multifamily market, Parcel G’s exceptional location and unique offering for tenants presented a compelling opportunity for lenders,” says Moritz. “This, combined with the strength and experience of the sponsor, resulted in significant interest from the debt markets.” Brooklyn Basin is a 63-acre master-planned development located along Oakland’s waterfront. The project will include market-rate housing, affordable housing and townhome residences, including Parcel G. Orion Apartments is currently leasing units, while MidPen Housing’s Paseo Estero and Vista Estero affordable housing communities are set to open this spring. Last November, Township Commons …

March 2, 2021

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Waterford Property Buys Jefferson Platinum Triangle Apartments in Anaheim for $160M, Plans Workforce Housing Conversion

by Amy Works March 1, 2021

ANAHEIM, CALIF. — Waterford Property Co., in partnership with California Statewide Communities Development Authority (CSCDA), has purchased Jefferson Platinum Triangle. The transit-oriented multifamily community is located at 1781 S. Campton Ave. in Anaheim’s Platinum Triangle District. JPI sold the asset for $160 million. The buyers plan to convert the 400-unit property into workforce housing. The acquisition is part of a workforce housing finance program created in 2020 by CSCDA. Using tax exempt bond financing, CSCDA can purchase multifamily projects without the use of public subsidies to provide much-needed housing for the middle-income workforce demographic. With this acquisition the partnership will be able to lower rents for qualified existing and new residents making between 80 percent and 120 percent of the area median income in order to create more workforce housing in Anaheim. Built in 2018, Jefferson Platinum Triangle features 400 units, clubrooms, two resort-style pools with hot tubs, outdoor cooking areas, fitness centers and a yoga studio. Shane Shafer and Kyle Pinkalla of NorthMarq brokered the transaction.

March 1, 2021

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RanchHarbor, Manhattan West Acquire Value-Add Industrial Property Near Los Angeles

by Amy Works March 1, 2021

SIGNAL HILL, CALIF. — A joint venture between Newport Beach, Calif.-based RanchHarbor and Los Angeles-based Manhattan West Real Estate has purchased a 0.79-acre, value-add industrial asset located in Signal Hill. Terms of the off-market transaction were not released. The property consists of two single-tenant industrial buildings totaling 18,682 square feet with a shared secured yard. Each building offers a dock-high door and a grade-level door. At the time of acquisition, one building was occupied with a substantial term remaining on the lease and the other building was vacant. The buyers plan to perform deferred maintenance and capital improvements to the property, including “white boxing” of the vacant building to improve its marketability and make it move-in ready. The joint venture has retained Marc Bonadando and Brad Connors of Kidder Mathews to handle leasing of the available space. RanchHarbor arranged a full capital-stack solution for the transaction, with the company’s advisory platform sourcing a 36-month, fixed-rate, non-recourse bridge loan from a bank lender.

March 1, 2021

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Inland Empire Office Demand Stagnates, Medical Office Leasing Remains Strong

by Jeff Shaw March 1, 2021

By Drew Sanden, Senior Managing Director, Newmark The Inland Empire office market boasted very strong fundamentals heading into 2020. The vacancy rate across the 28.3 million-square-foot base was 9.5 percent, lease rates were reaching peak levels and developers were again exploring larger spec developments. Like many markets across the U.S., COVID-19 has greatly impacted the Inland Empire’s office market. Office usage, demand, absorption and leasing transactions are down year-over-year. Large back-office transaction volume has been the most impacted as companies struggle to manage the social distancing guidelines. With that said, the suburban nature of the Inland Empire has helped insulate the office market. The combination of affordable housing (relative to Southern California’s coastal communities) and remote work opportunities have strengthened the overall workforce. This pandemic has acted as an accelerator for the hub-and-spoke trend where companies have larger regional offices in CBDs like Los Angeles and Irvine, while maintaining smaller satellite offices in suburban markets. We’ve seen an influx of small satellite offices in Corona, Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga and Riverside. Demand for medical office building (MOB) leasing and sales has remained strong. This trend was highlighted with the pre-sale of two medical office buildings at the Rincon in Chino Hills, …

March 1, 2021

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Sentre Acquires Rancho Bernardo Vista Industrial Facility in San Diego for $50M

by Amy Works February 26, 2021

SAN DIEGO — Sentre has purchased Rancho Bernardo Vista, a newly constructed Class A industrial facility situated on 10 acres at 16915 Via Del Campo in San Diego’s Rancho Bernardo area. An undisclosed seller sold the asset for $50 million. Delivered last year, the core industrial distribution property features 141,518 square feet of industrial space, including 32-foot clear heights, an ESFR fire protection system, deep truck court, 36 dock doors, four grade-level doors, mezzanine space and ample vehicle parking. The property was fully leased to the largest e-commerce company in the world prior to completion and will serve as a mission-critical, last-mile facility for the credit tenant. Bob Prendergast, Lynn LaChapelle and Sach Kirpalani of JLL Capital Markets represented the seller in the deal. Aldon Cole and Bradley Vansant of JLL Capital Markets Debt Placement team arranged $26 million in fixed-rate, financing with a seven-year term through a publicly traded life insurance company for the buyer. Jay Alexander and Andy Irwin of JLL represented the developer in its lease negotiations.

February 26, 2021

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Anton DevCo Breaks Ground on 205-Unit Anton Pacific Apartments in Downtown Santa Cruz

by Amy Works February 26, 2021

SANTA CRUZ, CALIF. — Anton DevCo has started construction of Anton Pacific, a 205-unit multifamily property located at the corner of Pacific Avenue and Laurel Street in downtown Santa Cruz. The development will feature 48 studio, 98 one-bedroom and 59 two-bedroom layouts, a rooftop deck, spa, fitness center and fire pits. The rooftop deck will offer fireside seating, dining areas and barbecue grills, as well as a 1,300-square-foot indoor lounge with kitchen and bar. The property will also feature 11,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space with two-story-high ceilings and outdoor patio areas to accommodate sidewalk dining. Anton Building Co. is serving as general contractor for the project, which is slated for completion in 2023.

February 26, 2021

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Hanley Investment Group Arranges $2.6M Sale of New Starbucks-Occupied Property in Rancho Cordova

by Amy Works February 26, 2021

RANCHO CORDOVA, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of a newly constructed, single-tenant retail property located within Zinfandel Village, a shopping center in Rancho Cordova. An Orange County-based private investor acquired the property from Irvine-based Pacific Castle Management for $2.6 million. Starbucks Coffee occupies the 2,200-square-foot freestanding building with a drive-thru, which is located at 2875 Zinfandel Drive. Other tenants at Zinfandel Village include Grocery Outlet, Pizza Hut, Burger King, Popeyes, Lumber Liquidators, Little Caesars, Skechers and Sourdough & Co. Bill Asher and Kevin Fryman of Hanley Investment represented the seller, while Eric Reuveni of Encino-based Los Angeles Commercial Real Estate Group represented the buyer in the deal.

February 26, 2021

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Fry’s Electronics Permanently Closes Business Operations, Shuttering 31 Stores, Online Presence

by Amy Works February 24, 2021

SAN JOSE, CALIF. — San Jose-based Fry’s Electronics has decided to shut down its operations and close business permanently as a result of changes in the retail industry and challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic. After nearly 36 years as a one-stop shop and online resource for high-tech consumers, Fry’s says it will implement a shutdown of its 31 stores across nine states through a wind-down process that will be in the best interests of the company, its creditors and other stakeholders. Fry’s ceased regular operations and began the closing process today. The intentions of the wind-down process are to reduce costs, avoid additional liabilities, minimize the impact to customers, vendors, landlords and associates, as well as maximize the value of the company’s assets for its creditors and stakeholders. Currently, Fry’s is in the process of reaching out to its customers with repairs and consignment vendors to help them understand the closing process and the proposed next steps.

February 24, 2021

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