LONG BEACH, CALIF. — Linc Housing has started the construction of Armory Arts Collective, an affordable seniors housing property in Long Beach’s East Village Arts District. The development will transform the long-vacant former Armory building through adaptive reuse and add five stories of new residential construction. Upon completion, the project will deliver 64 residences for low-income seniors age 55 years or older earning between 30 percent and 70 percent of the area median income. Armory Arts Collective will feature 56 one-bedroom apartments and eight two-bedroom apartments, including a manager’s unit. Half of the homes will be fully wheelchair accessible and several will incorporate features to accommodate residents with hearing and visual impairments. Linc will convert portions of the historic 26,500-square-foot Armory, which was built in 1930, into a community room, arts and crafts studio, health and wellness space and bicycle storage. Additionally, residents will have access to a landscaped courtyard and outdoor deck. A resident services coordinator will bring programs and activities to the community spaces. Funding for the development includes $6.5 million from Long Beach Community Investment Co., a $5.2 million loan from the City of Long Beach, $6.2 million from the California Department of Housing and Community Development’s Multifamily …
ANAHEIM, CALIF. — CBRE has brokered the sale of an office building located at 2300 E. Katella Ave. in Anaheim. The property traded for $15.1 million. Anthony DeLorenzo, Sammy Cemo and Bryan Johnson of CBRE represented the institutional seller in the transaction. Situated in Anaheim’s Platinum Triangle, the four-story property offers 69,032 square feet of office space.
CANOGA PARK, CALIF. — DAUM Commercial Real Estate Services has directed the sale of a warehouse building located at 805 Deering Ave. in Canoga Park. Chatsworth, Calif.-based Oak Cabessa of MAKS Enterprises acquired the property from 8015 Deering LLC for $3.8 million. Built in 1973, the 12,892-square-foot building features a clear height of 17 feet, grade-level loading, a gated rear concrete yard, fencing and a 1.6:1 parking ratio. Additionally, the property features 6,100 square feet of high-end designer office space with a reception area, hardwood laminate flooring, recessed LED lighting and a full-glass conference room. The buyer plans to use the property as a headquarters for warehousing electronic automobile modules. Dennis Marciniak of DAUM Commercial represented the seller, while Kevin Cooper of Delphi Business Properties represented the buyer in the deal.
SACRAMENTO AND CARMICHAEL, CALIF. — Forza Properties has purchased two industrial properties for a combined $9 million. Matt Post, Anthony DeLorenzo and Sammy Cemo of CBRE represented the two sellers, 5753 Auburn Blvd LLC and MCA IGF Carmichael LLC, in the transactions. Matt Susac, Tyler Howell, Todd Sanfilippo and Walter Smyth of CBRE handled leasing for the properties. The multi-tenant property, located at 5753 Auburn Blvd. in Sacramento, sold for $4.8 million. The asset features 22 units spread across four buildings, with suites averaging 1,400 square feet. Each suite has one roll-up door, a 16-foot clear height and convenient access to Interstate 80. At the time of sale, the property was 97 percent leased. The fully leased property in Carmichael sold for $4.2 million. The asset includes 17 units averaging 1,529 square feet, 19 roll-up doors and 12-foot ceilings. The property recently underwent capital improvements, including roof work, exterior paint, asphalt upgrades and interior renovations. The property has immediate access to Interstate 80.
NORWALK, CALIF. — Lee & Associates has arranged the sale of a multi-tenant industrial building located at 13820 Shoemaker Ave. in Norwalk. Parsons sold the property to Rosecrans Associates, an investment buyer, for $2.3 million. Situated on 0.37 acres, the 7,770-square-foot property features 800 square feet of office space, three ground-level doors, a 14-foot warehouse clearance and 300 amps of power. Additionally, the asset offers a secured yard area and a 2:1 parking ratio. The property was originally constructed in 1974. Pat Delaney of Lee & Associates – Orange handled the transaction.
CUPERTINO, CALIF. — Northmarq has arranged $145 million in refinancing for The Towers at Cupertino City Center, a two-building office campus in Cupertino. Prometheus Real Estate Group owns and operates the Class A property. Nathan Prouty, Andrew Slaton and John Holt of Northmarq secured the financing for the borrower through Wells Fargo. Located at 20400 and 20450 Stevens Creek Blvd., the campus offers 357,502 square feet of office space on a 3.2-acre site at the intersection of Stevens Creek and De Anza boulevards. Originally constructed by Prometheus in 1989, the property underwent significant renovations in 2022.
SANTA CRUZ, CALIF. — Lincoln Property Co. and Bridge Investment Group have completed RiverRow, an apartment property overlooking the San Lorenzo River in downtown Santa Cruz. Located at 414 Front St., RiverRow features 175 studio, one-, and two-bedroom apartments, including townhomes. Twenty units are designated as affordable. Community amenities include a fitness center, bike and surf storage/repair facilities, a resident lounge with coworking spaces, a pet-wash station and two roof decks with river and ocean views. Additionally, the property features outdoor seating overlooking the river and a designated food truck space, as well as below-grade and ground-floor parking. Totaling nearly 250,000 square feet, the three-building development also includes nine retail spaces. Project partners include BDE Architecture, Western National Builders, DCI Engineers, Emerald City Engineers and Poppy Bank. The property is managed by The REMM Group, a Southern California-based third-party management firm recently acquired by Lincoln.
PALO ALTO, CALIF. — Gantry has secured a $13.5 million permanent loan to refinance a timely maturity on a historic office building in Palo Alto. Located at 384 University Ave., the three-story property features 14,500 square feet of rentable space, including street-level retail space with two office floors above. The property is currently fully leased with a staggered lease roll. Jeff Wilcox and Joe Foley of Gantry represented the borrowers, Big Property Ventures and Baskin Investment Group, in the financing. An institutional pension fund lender provided the five-year, fixed-rate loan, which features first-year interest-only payments followed by a 25-year amortization.
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIF. — Southern California-based firms Redwood West and Panattoni, in partnership with Prime Finance and Prism Places, have acquired Victoria Gardens, a 1.2 million-square-foot lifestyle retail center located in the Inland Empire city of Rancho Cucamonga. New York City-based Brookfield Properties, a subsidiary of Brookfield Corp. (NYSE: BN), sold the open-air mall for $530 million. Ares Real Estate (NYSE: ARES) provided debt financing for the transaction. “We see tremendous opportunity with Victoria Gardens,” says John Pomer, co-founder and managing partner at Redwood West, “It is a one-of-a-kind, highly productive asset with deep roots in the region.” Built in 2004, Victoria Gardens is one of the largest regional malls in Southern California, with more than 30 buildings on 12 blocks, as reported by the Los Angeles Times. Victoria Gardens was 98 percent leased at the time of sale and attracts more than 14 million visitors a year, according to Redwood West. The center is home to 160 specialty retailers and restaurants including Apple, lululemon, Chanel, Gorjana, Sephora, Nike, Zara, AMC Theatres, Shake Shack, Tecovas, The Cheesecake Factory, Warby Parker, Fleming’s Steakhouse, Sweetgreen and Macy’s. In addition to retail and dining, Victoria Gardens features a cultural center, public library, performance venue, multiple …
LOS ANGELES — IPA Capital Markets, a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged $44 million in financing for two multifamily communities in Los Angeles. Moderno Axis, located at 7650 Van Nuys Blvd. in the city’s Van Nuys neighborhood, received $28.3 million in financing. Moderno La Granada Hills, at 17454 Chatsworth St. in the Granada Hills neighborhood, received $15.7 million in financing. Anita Paryani-Rice of IPA Capital Markets secured the financing with a national bank on behalf of the private client. The five-year, fixed-rate, nonrecourse loans were structured with full-term interest-only payments, step-down prepay and no lender origination fees. Situated next to Van Nuys MetroLink and Amtrak Station, Moderno Axis offers 126 studio, one- and two-bedroom units. Community amenities include in-unit laundry, a fitness center, swimming pool, hot tub, bike storage, fire pits, a barbecue area, dog park and an onsite pet grooming spa. Located near California State University Northridge, Moderno La Granada Hills features 54 studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments with in-unit laundry and central air and heating. Onsite community amenities include a fitness center, pool with hot tub and sundeck, a dog park and onsite pet grooming, recreation room with media and gaming, a media theater, fire pit …
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