ESCONDIDO, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Escondido Commons, a retail property in the San Diego suburb of Escondido. Garry Hanafin of The Hanafin Family Trust sold the asset to Bobby Hrdina of STNC Properties LLC for $1.6 million. Located at 145-49 S. Orange St. and 412-20 W. 2nd Ave., Escondido Commons offers 8,388 square feet of space in 12 retail suites spread across three adjacent buildings and two parking lots. At the time of closing, the asset was fully leased to nine tenants. Nick Totah of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
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SAN DIEGO — Decron Properties has acquired Mira Mesa Market West Shopping Center in San Diego’s Mira Mesa submarket from Stockbridge Capital Group for $99 million. The acquisition included the assumption of the existing financing with New York Life Insurance Co., which allowed for the assumption of a below-market interest rate of 3.5 percent fixed for the remaining loan term. Built in 2000, the fully leased Mira Mesa Market West features 238,747 square feet of retail space. Current tenants include The Home Depot, Smart & Final, CVS/pharmacy, Dave’s Hot Chicken, Rubio’s Baja Grill, Starbucks Coffee, Jersey Mike’s Subs, Verizon Wireless, PNC and Lazy Dog restaurant. The property is situated on 20.2 acres at 10604 Westview Parkway. This is the first acquisition since 2008 for Decron, which owns and manages approximately 600,000 square feet of additional retail assets and nearly 10,000 multifamily units in California, Washington and Arizona.
RANCHO CORDOVA, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the $4.8 million sale of Shops III at Anatolia Marketplace, a multi-tenant retail pad in Rancho Cordova, roughly 13 miles east of Sacramento. Tenants at the property, which totals 5,900 square feet, include Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Cold Stone Creamery, Jamba and Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop. Bill Asher and Jeff Lefko of Hanley represented the seller, an entity doing business as Anatolia Marketplace LLC. Craig Lewis of Lewis Capital Advisors represented the buyer, a local private investor.
CAMPBELL, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap, on behalf of an individual/personal trust, has brokered the $1.8 million sale of a retail property in Campbell, a suburb of San Jose. Located at 2615 S. Bascom Ave. and 835 Union Ave., the property offers 5,896 square feet of multi-tenant retail space and ample parking. Yuri Sergunin and J.J. Taughinbaugh of Marcus & Millichap’s Palo Alto office represented the seller in the deal. The name of the buyer was not released.
Northmarq Provides $60M in Freddie Mac Loans for Two Multifamily Properties in Orange County, California
by Amy Works
FOUNTAIN VALLEY AND SANTA ANA, CALIF. — Northmarq has provided $60 million in loans to Advanced Real Estate for the refinancing for two multifamily properties in Orange County. Alex Kane, Joe Giordani, Brendan Golding and Alvin Cao of Northmarq’s Newport Beach Debt + Equity team arranged the financing through Northmarq’s Freddie Mac Optigo seller-servicer platform. The permanent, fixed-rate loans were structured on 10-year terms with full-term interest-only payments. Northmarq funded $40 million in refinancing for Serena Vista Apartments (built in 1970) in Fountain Valley and $20 million in refinancing for Villa del Sur (built in 1969) in Santa Ana. Totaling 284 apartments, the communities offer one- and two-bedroom floor plans.
PARAMOUNT, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged the sale of Paramount Business Center, a multi-tenant industrial park at 6407-6431 Alondra Blvd. in Paramount, just south of Los Angeles. A local private investor acquired the asset from a publicly traded REIT for $7.6 million. The 30,224-square-foot center features 11 units, ranging in size from 2,025 square feet to 3,794 square feet, with each unit offering 18-foot clear heights, one grade-level door and a high-image storefront. Situated off Interstate 710, the building is 15 miles from both the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Mark Shaffer, Gerard Poutier, Anthony DeLorenzo, Bryan Johnson and Dylan Rutigliano of CBRE Investment Properties, along with Barbara Perrier and Eric Cox of CBRE’s National Partners, represented the seller in the transaction.
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — Madera Finra Properties has acquired 1 & 3 Wayne Court, a two-building industrial asset in Sacramento. Terms of the transaction were not released. At the time of sale, the 52,800-square-foot warehouse facilities were 45.5 percent leased. Ryan Sitov, Melinda Marino and Mark Detmer of JLL Capital Markets represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
Marcus & Millichap Brokers Sale of Dollar Tree-Occupied Property in Twentynine Palms, California
by Amy Works
TWENTYNINE PALMS, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Dollar Tree, a net-leased retail property in Twentynine Palms, just north of Joshua Tree National Park in Southern California. An individual/personal trust sold the asset to an undisclosed buyer for $2.1 million. The 15,506-square-foot Dollar Tree is located at 71737 29 Palms Highway. Dollar Tree has committed to four and a half years on the lease, having recently exercised its five-year option period. There are two additional five-year extension options. The asset occupies a 1.5-acre lot within a 90,000-square-foot retail plaza featuring Stater Bros., Burger King and Total Fitness Gym. Michael Grandstaff and Christopher Hurd of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, while Karl Markarian of JohnHart Corp. represented the buyer in the deal.
Colliers Mortgage Arranges $24.4M Construction Financing for Kingsley Apartments Affordable Project in Los Angeles
by Amy Works
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Colliers Mortgage Structured Finance Group has arranged $24.4 million in construction financing for Kingsley Apartments, an affordable housing development in Los Angeles’ Koreatown submarket. Jonathan Lee, Shahin Yazdi, William Hyatt and Tommy Adelson of Colliers arranged the financing, which features a term of 30 months plus optional extensions. Upon completion, the 72,800-square-foot Kingsley Apartments will offer 136 studio and one-bedroom units restricted to residents earning up to 80 percent of the area median income. The undisclosed borrower plans to break ground on the project in June 2024.
AvalonBay Communities Divests of AVA North Hollywood Multifamily Property in Los Angeles for $62.1M
by Amy Works
LOS ANGELES — AvalonBay Communities has sold AVA North Hollywood, a multifamily community in the NoHo Arts District of Los Angeles. Prime Residential acquired the asset for $62.1 million, or $393,077 per unit. Kevin Green, Joseph Grabiec and Gregory Harris of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal. Built in 2015, AVA North Hollywood features 156 apartments with full appliance packages, washers/dryers and private patio areas. Most apartments have nine-foot ceilings and loft-style units have 14-foot ceilings. Common-area amenities include a swimming pool and spa, clubroom, sky deck, leasing office, movement studio, cybercafé and business center. The property also offers 11,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space, which is fully occupied by four eateries, a Pilates studio and a massage and spa center.