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MARINA DEL REY, CALIF. — Affiliates of Jackson Square Properties have acquired Shores, an apartment property in the coastal city of Marina del Rey, from a company doing business as Shores LLC. The sales price was $170 million. Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP served as counsel to the seller in the transaction, which is one of the largest commercial real estate transactions in Los Angeles County this year, according to the team that worked on the deal. Completed in 2013, Shores features 544 residences across 12 interconnected five-story buildings. The marina-adjacent property offers mostly one- and two-bedroom apartments as well as a resort-style amenity package centered around a 2.5-acre park-like courtyard with a pool, dual spas, fire pits, barbecue areas, bocce court and sky terraces. The transaction team included Rutan & Tucker as counsel to the buyer; Glaser Weil as counsel to the County of Los Angeles; JLL as sale broker; and First American Title Insurance Co.

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BERKELEY, CALIF. — A joint venture between Canyon Partners Real Estate, The Martin Group and Valiance Capital has delivered The Valiant, a 265-bed student housing development located near the University of California, Berkeley campus. The eight-story building spans 80,500 square feet and offers 83 units in a mix of studio, one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom configurations. The property also features ground floor retail space. Shared amenities include a lobby and social lounge, 24-hour fitness center, group study space and a rooftop lounge. Studio KDA designed the project.

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TUSTIN, CALIF. — USA Properties Fund, in partnership with Irvine Co., has broken ground on Terracina at Tustin Legacy, a 338-unit affordable housing community located southeast of Anaheim in Tustin. The community sits within a 1,600-acre master-planned development that is a redevelopment of a former Marine Corps Air Station. Terracina at Tustin Legacy will feature two four-level buildings at 2265 Airship Ave. and 16055 Compass Ave., each featuring one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, as well as a clubhouse, pool and parking garage. Completion is slated for the second quarter of 2029.

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SAN BERNARDINO, CALIF. — Commercial mortgage banking firm PSRS has arranged a $11.2 million loan for the refinancing of a nine-story office building in San Bernardino. At the time of financing, the 126,000-square-foot property was 89 percent leased to tenants such as the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the City of San Bernardino. Jacob Lee and Nathan Toomey of PSRS arranged the loan, which was structured with a five-year term, a 25-year amortization schedule and a dedicated reserve for capital expenditures. The direct lender and borrower were not disclosed.

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MONTEREY PARK, CALIF. — The Olson Co. has acquired a 7.9-acre office campus in Monterey Park, located east of downtown Los Angeles, for $24.8 million. The buyer plans to redevelop the two-building, 120,191-square-foot property into a residential community. Originally built in 1980, the campus was previously owned and occupied by Blue Shield of California. The property includes a three-story, 91,363-square-foot office building at 601 Potrero Grande Drive and a companion office building at 2100 Saturn St. The campus provides 508 surface parking spaces and is zoned Saturn Park under Monterey Park’s McClaslin Business Park overlay. Ryan Campbell of NAI Capital Commercial represented the buyer in the deal, while Andrew Harper, Jeff Bramson and Will Poulsen of JLL represented the seller.

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HOUSTON — Houston-based multifamily owner, developer and manager Camden Property Trust (NYSE: CPT) has completed the sale of a multifamily portfolio in Southern California for $1.6 billion.  The portfolio comprises 11 properties spanning 3,620 units. An entity managed by BlackRock Inc. (NYSE: BLK) was the buyer. Trailing 12-month occupancy across the portfolio was 96 percent at the time of sale.  Properties in the portfolio include The Camden, a 287-unit community in the Hollywood entertainment district of Los Angeles that features an Equinox gym on the ground level; Camden Crown Valley, a 380-unit community in Mission Viejo; Camden Landmark, a 469-unit community in Ontario; and Camden Hillcrest, a 132-unit community in San Diego’s Hillcrest neighborhood. Blake Rogers, Alexandra Caniglia, Kip Malo and Dillon Bergum of JLL Capital Markets brokered the transaction. This marks one of the largest multifamily transactions in Southern California to date, according to the brokerage.  “Southern California has long been one of the most durable multifamily markets in the country,” says Derek Helgeson, co-head of U.S. real estate at BlackRock. “Camden has built and operated these communities to an exceptionally high standard, and we are grateful to them for a thoughtful and collaborative sale process.” Additionally, Kevin Mackenzie, …

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FONTANA, CALIF. — Faris Lee Investments has negotiated the $5.3 million sale of a retail strip center in Fontana, located in Southern California’s San Bernardino County. Jeff Conover, Scott DeYoung and Greg Lukosky of Faris Lee Investments handled the transaction. The names of the buyer and seller were not released. Chipotle, Jersey Mike’s, Dragon Grill, KWIK Charge EV Charging Stations and Phantom Fireworks are tenants at the 4,872-square-foot property, which is positioned as a pad building in front of a WinCo Foods.

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BAKERSFIELD, CALIF. — San Diego-based Torrey Financial Group has sold a single-tenant retail property located at 1125 Olive Drive in Bakersfield to a Los Angeles-based investor for $2.6 million. The 8,302-square-foot, newly renovated building was originally constructed in 2013. AutoZone occupies the property on a new 15-year triple-net lease featuring 10 percent rent increases every five years. Jeff Lefko and Bill Asher of Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors represented the seller in the deal, while Greg Bedell and Lance Mordachini of Progressive Real Estate Partners represented the buyer.

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POMONA, CALIF. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the $36.7 million sale of Terramonte at Foothill, an apartment property in the Inland Empire city of Pomona. Positive Investments sold the asset to Sack Capital Partners for $265,942 per unit. Kevin Green, Chris Zorbas, Joseph Grabiec, Alexander Garcia Jr. And Greg Harris of IPA represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. Built in 1963 on 9 acres and renovated between 2012 and 2023, Terramonte at Foothills features 138 apartments, two pools, sundecks, spa, fitness center, barbecue pavilion, coworking space and garages. The unit mix is 70 percent two-bedroom units, plus studios and one- and three-bedroom apartments, with an average unit size of 910 square feet.

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LA MESA, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $12.5 million sale of Guava Gardens, an affordable seniors housing community in La Mesa, located in San Diego County. Los Angeles-based Positive Investments was the buyer.  Built in 1986, the property totals 81 units, with 40 studio apartments and 41 one-bedroom apartments. Residences are reserved for seniors age 62 and older. Amenities at the community include a pool, spa, recreation room, outdoor gathering areas, laundry facilities and dedicated parking.  Christopher Zorbas, Graeme Henderson and Austin Huffman of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. 

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