SAN JOSE, CALIF. — LaSalle Investment Management has acquired 27 North Apartments, a 482-bed student housing community located near the San Jose State University campus. The seven-story property offers 119 units in a mix of two-, three- and four-bedroom configurations. The community was fully occupied at the time of sale. The Dinerstein Cos. has been tapped to operate the property, which was built in 2016. The seller and terms of the transaction were not released.
WALNUT, CALIF. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the sale of Walnut Tech Business Center, a shallow-bay business park in Walnut. AEW sold the asset to CIP Real Estate II LLC for $60.6 million. Totaling 200,049 square feet, Walnut Tech Business Center features 11 buildings with 109 individual suites across industrial, flex office and retail designations that are 94 percent leased. Patrick Nally, Evan Moran, Chad Solomon, Shae Vomund and Lauren O’Neill of JLL represented the seller in the deal. Additionally, JLL’s Kevin Mackenzie, Peter Thompson, Kyle White and Colter Smith arranged $42.9 million in acquisition financing for the buyer.
MORGAN HILL, CALIF. — Redwood City, Calif.-based Keech Properties has acquired Sunsweet Apartments in Morgan Hill, about 10 miles south of San Jose, for $45 million. Built in 2020, Sunsweet Apartments is situated on a 1.9-acre site. A resort-style pool, fitness center, clubhouse, electric vehicle charging stations and multiple outdoor gathering spaces complement the 87 studios, one- and two-bedroom units. The property also has roughly 8,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. According to The Mercury News, the seller was Republic Urban Properties, a San Jose-based developer represented in the deal by Northmarq’s Anthony Pappageorge and Zach LeBeouf.
TEMECULA, CALIF. — Gantry has secured a $9 million life company loan to retire a CMBS loan on Vail Ranch Town Square, a low-rise office building in Temecula. Tony Kaufmann, Toby Judge and Jake Davis of Gantry represented the borrower, a Southern California-based private real estate investor, in the financing. Gantry will service the fixed-rate, three-year loan for the lender. Located at 32605 Temecula Parkway, the three-story, 55,000-square-foot building is fully leased to a variety of medical, dental, behavioral health and professional service tenants.
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — Kidder Mathews has brokered the sale of two adjacent workforce housing properties in Riverside. The 113-unit portfolio traded for $21.3 million, or $192,920 per unit and $244 per square foot. The transaction included University Gardens, a 25-unit property at 1480 Seventh St., and Normandy Apartments, an 88-unit complex at 3681-3725 Cranford Ave. with two side-by-side, 44-unit buildings. Both properties feature swimming pools. Situated within an Opportunity Zone, the gated, garden-style communities consist of two- and three-bedroom walk-up apartment buildings. Jon Mitchell of Kidder Mathews represented the undisclosed seller in the deal.
SAN DIEGO — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $11.2 million sale of The Molokai Apartments, a 39-unit property in San Diego. Austin Ray Huffman and Chris Zorbas, of the Zorbas Huffman Group based out of Marcus & Millichap’s San Diego office, listed the property on behalf of the seller, Vista International Inc. Michael Wolf of Coldwell Banker West represented the buyer, a private investor. Built in 1971, The Molokai Apartments is a 32,204-square-foot property situated on about 1 acre at 5055 73rd St. in San Diego’s College East neighborhood. The property consists of 27 one-bedroom, one-bathroom units and 12 two-bedroom, two-bathroom units and features gated entry, onsite storage, off-street parking and a pool.
LOS ANGELES — Locally based Decron Properties has acquired 5550 Wilshire, a 163-unit apartment community in the Miracle Mile area of Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles Business Journal, the seller was private equity real estate investor GID, headquartered in Atlanta. The asset sold for $114 million. Blake Rogers of JLL arranged the transaction. Developed in 2010, 5550 Wilshire offers one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments and townhomes. Amenities include a resort-style pool, hot tub, rooftop lounges, movie theater and parking for 484 vehicles. The property also includes 14,686 square feet of ground-floor retail space that is fully leased to tenants that include Chipotle, Five Guys and FedEx Office. Decron owns and manages approximately 10,000 multifamily units and approximately 1 million square feet of retail assets across California, Washington and Arizona.
SAN RAMON, CALIF. — TruAmerica Multifamily has acquired Bridges at San Ramon, a 200-unit community in San Ramon. With this acquisition, the Los Angeles-based investment firm owns and operates 1,240 units in the San Francisco Bay area. The seller was not disclosed. Bridges at San Ramon offers 200 one- and two-bedroom units averaging 739 square feet. Amenities include a pool and spa, fitness center, resident lounge, courtyard and barbecue area, playground, pet spa, electric vehicle charging stations and garage parking. TruAmerica plans to renovate a majority of the units, installing quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, wood-style flooring and upgraded fixtures and hardware. The renovation program will build on approximately $2.3 million in exterior and common-area improvements completed by prior ownership over the past five years.
ONTARIO, CALIF. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of 901 Via Piemonte, a Class A office building in Ontario. MGR Real Estate purchased the asset from Greenlaw Partners LLC for $33.7 million. Built in 2008, 901 Via Piemonte is five-story, 122,602-square-foot building. Additionally, the building includes 1,000 onsite parking spaces, advanced security systems and energy-efficient infrastructure. Jeffrey Cole, Nico Napolitano, Kristen Schottmiller and Ted Terry of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, while Michael Rademaker and Tony Hermosillo of MGR Real Estate represented the buyer in the transaction.
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — Oxford Properties has completed the disposition of a light industrial portfolio in Riverside to Sierra Ridge Capital, with Los Angeles-based Pacific Properties Group providing the equity, for an undisclosed price. Patrick Nally, Ryan Spradling and Shae Vomund of JLL Capital Markets represented the seller in the transaction. Totaling 238,473 square feet, the portfolio includes: Jeff Sause, Danny Ryan and Jenny Barger of JLL Capital Markets arranged a $25 million acquisition loan with a correspondent life insurance company for the buyer.
