California

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BAKERSFIELD, CALIF. — BWE has secured a $61 million construction loan to finance the first phase of Park Center at Seven Oaks, a planned 520-unit multifamily community in Bakersfield. Upon completion, Park Center at Seven Oaks will be the largest multifamily development in Kern County, Ariz. Phase I will include 352 garden-style apartments. Located at the southwest corner of S. Allen Road and White Lane, the initial southern phase of Park Center Apartments will feature 17 residential buildings, a leasing office, fitness center and pool house. Of the 352 planned units, 152 will be one-bedroom/one-bath units and the remaining 200 will be two-bedroom/two-bath units. Apartment amenities will include quartz countertops, subway tile backsplash, white Shaker cabinets, hardwood-style plank flooring, stainless steel appliances, in-unit washers/dryers, fiber optic internet, private patios and nine-foot ceilings. Community amenities will include a clubhouse with kitchen, lounges, coworking spaces, storage, a mail room, fitness center with yoga studio, two pools, pergola-shaded barbecue patios and fire pits and a shared active-use turf area with corn hole, volleyball and ping pong. The pet-friendly community will also offer a fenced dog run and onsite dog wash station. Tom Turnage and Alex Gregoire of BWE originated the four-year, floating-rate loan with …

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POMONA, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of a single-tenant, triple-net leased retail property located at 601 E. Holt Ave. in Pomona. A private Southern California-based investor sold the asset to a Los Angeles-based private developer and investor for $5.7 million. Brad Umansky and Lance Mordachini of Progressive Real Estate Partners represented the seller, while Alex Smith of Rosewood Realty Corp. represented the buyer in the transaction. AutoZone Mega Hub occupies the 30,000-square-foot building, including mezzanine space. AutoZone Mega Hubs are larger format stores that feature a full-service retail storefront and a mini-distribution center for satellite stores in the surrounding region.

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WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. — Goodyear Investments, a private investor, has purchased The Shops at Hancock Lofts, a retail condominium property in West Hollywood, from an institutional owner for $13 million. Located at 8759, 8761 and 8763 Santa Monica Blvd., The Shops at Hancock Lofts features 10,513 square feet of fully leased retail space and a parking garage. Current tenants include Tender Greens, Thirty-2 Dentistry and Crossroads Trading. Patrick Wade and Alex Kozakov of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.

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SANTA MONICA, CALIF. — A joint venture between Tova Capital and Shopton Capital has acquired a freestanding retail property located on a 15,000-square-foot corner lot at 801-805 Wilshire Blvd. in Santa Monica. The asset traded for $5.5 million. Originally developed in 1981, the single-story building offers 7,500 square feet of retail space. At closing, the property was 40 percent leased to Commercial Bank of California. The joint venture plans to make upgrades to the property including a new storefront, exterior lighting upgrades, paint and facade enhancements to lease vacancy and stabilize the asset. Luc Hawkshaw, Eric Mandell and Jeffrey Ahn of Ally Commercial represented the buyers in the deal. The name of the seller was not released. Ryan Gurman of CBRE has been retained to handle leasing activities at the property.

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CORONADO, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Del Island, an affordable housing community in Coronado. Motel Del Island sold the asset to 308 Orange LLC for $9.6 million. Aaron Bove and Jared Wallach of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, while Scott Darnell of Darnell Capital Management procured the buyer in the transaction. Located at 308 Orange Ave., Del Island consists of four contiguous parcels across eight lots. The property is currently operated as 29 affordable housing units with a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts. The 28,198-square-foot site is situated within the R-4 zoning of Orange Avenue Corridor Specific Plan and offers 30 off-street parking spaces.

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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA — Nuveen Real Estate has selected Vestar to provide property management, strategic leasing oversight, marketing and construction management services for its newly purchased retail portfolio in Southern California. Totaling more than 600,000 square feet, the grocery-anchored portfolio has occupancy rates exceeding 98 percent. The portfolio includes: The addition of these five properties brings Vesta’s Southern California footprint to more than 8.5 million square feet, including The District at Tustin Legacy in Tustin, Long Beach Towne Center in Long Beach, Peninsula Center in Rolling Hills Estates and Rancho San Diego Towne Center in San Diego.

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COSTA MESA, CALIF. — CBRE has negotiated the $8.6 million sale of a 13-unit property at 553 and 555 Victoria St. in Costa Mesa, about 40 miles south of Los Angeles. Dan Blackwell, Mike O’Neill and Jack O’Connor of CBRE represented the Costa Mesa-based private seller. The 1031 buyer is a private investor based in Huntington Beach, Calif. The property was on the market for the first time in approximately 47 years. Located on a 0.8-acre lot, the property contains 10 buildings with 13,712 square feet of rentable space. The unit mix includes eight two-bedroom cottages (built in 1962) and five three-bedroom townhomes (built in 1990), each with a private backyard.

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LATHROP, CALIF. — Dermody has purchased Tripoint Logistics Center Bldg. 1, a Class A industrial building in Lathrop. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The 1.1 million-square-foot property is situated on 49.6 acres within a 300-acre master planned logistics park. Wayfair, an e-commerce company, occupies the cross-dock facility that features drive-around access and 40-foot clear heights. Wayfair uses the facility to distribute to all of its North American warehouses. Rebecca Perlmutter and Tom Davis of CBRE brokered the transaction.

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WALNUT CREEK, CALIF. — Continuing Life LLC is currently underway on the development of The Glen at Heather Farm, a new seniors housing community in Walnut Creek. Upon completion, the property will total 354 units in the form of both apartments and single-story homes. In addition to independent living, the community will offer assisted living and memory care services, as well as long-term care options at an adjacent health center. Amenities at the property will include multiple dining venues, a health spa, aquatic center, theaters and pickleball and tennis courts.  The Glen at Heather Farm is scheduled to open in late 2027 or early 2028.

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UPLAND, CALIF. — Faris Lee Investments has arranged the sale of a retail property situated on 1.9 acres in Upland. An Atlanta-based family private office sold the asset to the tenant, Bank of America, for $6.1 million, or $653 per square foot. Bank of America has occupied the 9,348-square-foot building since 1969 and used its right of first refusal to purchase the property, which is located on Foothill Boulevard and Mountain Avenue. Jeff Conover, Scott DeYoung and Greg Lukosky of Faris Lee Investments represented the seller, while Cushman & Wakefield represented the buyer in the deal.

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