FREMONT, CALIF. – Pacific Commons, a 1.1-million-square-foot power center in Fremont, has received 12 new tenants. The newest residents include Dick’s Sporting Goods, the Kebab Shop, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dish ‘N Dash, Carter’s/Osh Kosh, Bennigan’s, Cream, Bowl of Heaven, Pancheros Mexican Grill, Boneheads, Technology Credit Union and Ono Hawaiian BBQ. The majority of retailers will open next spring, while Dick’s Sporting Goods, the Kebab Shop and Buffalo Wild Wings all premiered recently. Vestar serves as Pacific Common’s property manager. The landlord is a large institutional owner.
SAN FRANCISCO — A three-property apartment portfolio in the Bay Area has received $56.2 million in refinancing. The portfolio includes a total of 427 units throughout Fremont, Daly City and Hayward. The borrower has purchased and renovated more than 3,000 apartment units in 23 communities over the past 10 years. All three properties were built between 1965 and 1987. Amenities at the properties include full kitchens, private patios/balconies and walk-in closets. The portfolio boasts an average occupancy rate of 98 percent. The fixed-rate, Fannie Mae loans have 10-year terms, 9.5 years of yield maintenance and 30-year amortization schedules. They were provided by Greg Reed and Kristen Croxton in Capital One Multifamily’s Newport Beach office. The loans closed just 34 days after application. The interest rates on the loans were in the mid-3 percent range. Capital One was also able to structure the transactions to produce cash out.
TORRANCE, CALIF. — Costco has acquired a 23-acre parcel in Torrance where it plans to expand one of its local stores. The sales price was not disclosed. The land is located at 2740 Lomita Blvd., between Crenshaw and Hawthorne boulevards. Costco plans to break ground on a new 164,000-square-foot store in the first quarter of 2015. It is slated for completion by the end of the year. The wholesale warehouse first opened its 148,000-square-foot Torrance location in 1998. Costco was represented by Steve McArthur of Northwest Atlantic Partners. The seller, the Rockefeller Group, was represented by Todd Taugner, David Prior and Frank Schulz of the Klabin Company.
CARLSBAD, CALIF. — Hines Interests Limited Partnership has purchased a 161,310-square-foot manufacturing/R&D building that is leased to Acushnet Company for $23.3 million. The building is located at 2819 Loker Ave. East. The golf-related company recently extended its lease at the center through the end of July 2019. It has been a tenant here for more than 15 years. Acushnet Company is composed of the Titleist, FootJoy, Pinnacle and Scotty Cameron brands. The property was built in 1998. It is situated along Palomar Airport Road. Hines represented itself in the transaction, while the seller, JP Morgan Chase, was represented by Aric Starck and Rick Reeder of Cassidy Turley.
SAN DIEGO – A 37,800-square-foot parcel in the San Diego submarket of Imperial Beach has sold to Imperial Beach Resort LLC for $5.5 million. The parcel is located at 1046 Seacoast Drive. The lot is bound by Imperial Beach Boulevard, Ebony Avenue and the Pacific Ocean. The site has been approved for a 79-room boutique hotel, 115 underground parking spaces, and 10,000 square feet of meeting, convention and restaurant space. It has unobstructed ocean views and direct beach access. The site is currently occupied by an apartment complex. Richard Murdock of Lee & Associates’ San Diego office represented both the buyer and seller, William R. Mundt Trust, in this transaction.
DOWNEY, CALIF. – A 26,877-square-foot industrial building in Downey has sold to MT Real Estate LLC for $3.7 million. The building is located at 11899 Woodruff Ave. The building will serve as an automotive storage warehouse. MT Real Estate was represented by Voit’s Joe Winklemann. The seller, the Prichard Family Trust, was represented by John M. Bowman of Heger Industrial and Dennis Slattery of Charles Dunn.
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. – The Sacramento Kings will soon play ball in a new 17,500-seat Entertainment and Sports Center (ESC) in Downtown Sacramento. The $477-million project is scheduled to open in September 2016. The Kings Arena is one facet of the larger ESC project. This redevelopment project will eventually envelope four Downtown city blocks. The multi-use Kings facility is set to include a state-of-the-art practice space and administrative offices. The larger redevelopment project will feature 1.5 million square feet of additional development, including 475,000 square feet of office space, 350,000 square feet of retail, a 250-room hotel and 550 residential units. The new project is anticipated to bring about 1.6 million new visitors to the region, generating $230 million in economic activity on an annual basis, according to reports. The project is aiming for LEED-Gold certification. It will be built by Turner Construction, while Clark Pacific will handle the majority of the concrete work.
IRVINE, CALIF. — KZ DevCo LP has announced plans to build 13 new CVS/Health and Longs drugstores in Hawaii and Southern California. This totals about $150-million worth of construction in the pipeline. KZ DevCo completed construction on five CVS Health/Longs Drugs stores in Hawaii and California this past year. The full-service commercial real estate development firm anticipates it will complete three more outposts in 2015, valued at more than $25 million. Some of the 13 new drugstores will be delivered to Murrieta, Chula Vista and Long Beach, Calif. They will also be completed on the islands of Oahu, Kauai and Maui, as well as on the Big Island. Though Longs was acquired by CVS/Health in 2008, the chain still exists in Hawaii. Once the current pipeline is cleared, KZ will have delivered a total of more than 45 CVS/Health and Long’s Drugs stores. Irvine, Calif.-based KZ DevCo specializes in shopping center development, single-tenant representation, property management and construction management.
FOLSOM, CALIF. – The 260-unit Fairmont at Willow Creek in Folsom has received a $28.5-million refinance. The community is located at 200 S. Lexington Drive. The loan features a 10-year interest-only term. It was arranged by Michael T. Elmore of NorthMarq Capital’s Los Angeles regional office through a Fannie Mae DUS lender. The borrower was CWS Capital Partners.
CARLSBAD, CALIF. – A 156,132-square-foot building in Carlsbad that is leased to Macy’s West Stores Inc. has sold to an international commercial real estate investor for $13.7 million. The building is located at 2559 El Camino Real, within the Westfield Plaza Camino Real shopping mall. Macy’s has operated at this location since 1979. The space was renovated in 2000. The seller, a San Diego-based private investor, was represented by John Rodiles and Kirk Garabedian of Marcus & Millichap’s Los Angeles office.