SAN DIEGO — EMMES Realty Services has signed a lease with CFG Downtown LLC to open Crunch Fitness Downtown, a four-level fitness center at 701 B St. in downtown San Diego. Slated to open in the later this year, the 30,000-square-foot fitness center will feature a glass-enclosed cardio deck overlooking the renovated lobby; tiered memberships, including preferred pricing for all EMMES tenants; locker rooms; towel service; an advanced spin studio with state-of-the-art equipment; hydrotherapy and tanning; personal training; group training, including high intensity interval training; and turf and open areas for plyometric training and functional/athletic-based training. The new fitness center represents an approximately $3.5 million investment in the 24-story, Class A office building.
California
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. — Manouch and Mark Moshayedi have purchased three parcels of land in Newport Beach for $71.7 million. The parcels are located at 2101, 2201 and 2200 West Coast Highway. Two of the parcels are situated along the waterfront, while one is inland. The land contains existing retail buildings that are fully leased. The seller, Ardell Investment Company, will lease back four buildings, along with several boat slips. The buyers participated in a 1031 exchange under the name Chino Hills LLC. John Martin and David Romero of Lee & Associates Newport Beach represented the LLC. The seller represented itself in this transaction.
SAN FRANCISCO — Kennedy Wilson and its equity partners have sold a 159-unit multifamily property in the San Francisco Bay Area to an unnamed buyer for $55 million. Kennedy Wilson acquired the property in 2013. It then undertook a value-add asset management program and grew the property’s net operating income by 20 percent prior to the sale. The company and its partners have sold six multifamily properties totaling 1,997 units throughout the Western U.S. since Sept. 30, 2015. The gross proceeds from these sales total $479 million.
LOS ANGELES — A joint venture between Intercontinental Real Estate Corporation and MG Properties Group has purchased the 350-unit Carmel Hacienda Heights Apartments in the Los Angeles submarket of Hacienda Heights for an undisclosed sum. The community is located at 2401 S. Hacienda Blvd. The property will be rebranded as the Hills at Hacienda Heights. It will also undergo a significant renovation, including improvements to the unit interiors, common areas and property exterior. The acquisition was financed with a 10-year, fixed-rate mortgage from Freddie Mac. CBRE’s Brian Eisendrath arranged the loan. The JV represented itself in transaction, while HFF’s Sean Deasy and Mark Petersen represented the unnamed seller.
ONTARIO, CALIF. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $29 million refinancing for Airport Center, a 600,000-square-foot industrial property in Ontario. The property is located at 1460 S. Archibald Ave. Financing featured a six-month forward rate lock, along with a 10-year term and 25-year amortization schedule. Robert R. Hervey and Joe Giordani of NorthMarq Capital’s Los Angeles regional office arranged the loan.
SAN FRANCISCO — A joint venture between Ivanhoé Cambridge and Veritas Investments has purchased 16 apartment communities in San Francisco for about $200 million. The communities were not named. The properties are located in some of San Francisco’s most prominent communities, including Russian Hill, NOPA, Noe Valley, Duboce Triangle, Alamo Square, Mission Dolores and North Panhandle, and Lower and Upper Nob Hill. The JV now owns 45 multifamily properties, with an average of 30 residential units per building. Many communities also feature ground-floor retail space.
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — Oakmont Properties has received more than $100 million in senior loans to acquire to two apartment communities in the Sacramento area. The properties include The Preserve at Roseville, a 336-unit community, as well as the 304-unit Oak Brook Apartments. The Preserve is located at 1299 Antelope Creek Drive in Roseville. It was 97 percent occupied at the time of sale. The Class A property was built in 1999. Oak Brook is located at 12499 Folsom Blvd. in Rancho Cordova. It was also 97 percent occupied. This Class A property was built in 2001. PCCP provided the loans, which are cross-collateralized with each other.
LOS ANGELES — Bolour Associates has purchased a 113,606-square-foot creative office building in the Los Angeles submarket of El Segundo for $49 million. The property is located at 2101 El Segundo Blvd. The space underwent a comprehensive redesign that commenced in 2013. The seller, a joint venture between Bixby Land Company and Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers, invested about $25 million in acquisition, development and leasing costs to reposition the building. The space is now fully occupied to notable tenants like Sanrio, Exponential Interactive, Cove Street Capital, AMA Consulting Engineers, Specialty’s Café & Bakery and Peet’s Coffee. Bolour was represented by Bob Safai of Madison Partners. Bixby represented itself in the transaction, while CBRE’s (at the time of sale) Kevin Shannon and Ken White represented Cornerstone.
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — A partnership between Pacific Retail Capital Partners and Silverpeak Real Estate Partners has acquired Eastridge, a 1.4 million-square-foot super-regional mall located in San Jose, for over $200 million. The two-story enclosed regional mall was purchased in an off-market transaction with General Growth Properties. In 2007, General Growth Properties completed a $140 million expansion and renovation of the mall. Tenants at the center include Round 1 Bowling and Amusement, Barnes & Noble, JC Penney, Macy’s, Sears, Forever 21, Tilly’s, Bath & Body Works, Victoria’s Secret, Chili’s, Red Robin and Olive Garden. H&M is anticipated to open in the fall of 2016. The new owners plan to invest approximately $15 million in renovations to the mall.
BUENA PARK, CALIF. — CBRE Group Inc. has arranged the $85 million sale of Buena Park Downtown, a 535,000-square-foot regional mall. Philip Voorhees of CBRE represented the seller, Coventry Real Estate Advisors, and Timothy Bower and Johnny Choi of CBRE represented the buyer, Newkoa LLC, in the transaction. The mall was 93 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including DSW, TJ Maxx, Bed Bath & Beyond, 24 Hour Fitness and Metroplex Theaters.