IRVINE, CALIF. — Wilshire Capital Partners has sold a 70,964-square-foot office building in Irvine to an owner-user for an undisclosed sum. The vacant, Class A building is located at 17900 Von Karman in the Irvine Business District (IBD) submarket. The new owner plans to occupy the property after making renovations. Anthony DeLorenzo, Gary Stache, Bryan Johnson, David Dowd and Jennifer Whittington of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.
OAKLAND, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged a $15 million loan for the refinancing of Lincoln Square Shopping Center in Oakland. Safeway anchors the property, which comprises three buildings with 14 tenant suites. Other tenants at the center include CVS/pharmacy, Peet’s Coffee, Jamba Juice and the UPS Store. Originally built in 1963, the property underwent extensive redevelopment in 2019. Shaun Moothart, Bruce Francis, Doug Birrell and Bob Ybarra of CBRE arranged the non-recourse, 10-year, interest-only loan on behalf of the borrower, a California-based private retail real estate operating company.
NEWBURY PARK, CALIF. — NEXGEN has acquired a 23,919-square-foot industrial life sciences/laboratory facility in Newbury Park for $6.2 million. The facility is located at 3615 Old Conejo Road within the USA Business Park in the Conejo Valley industrial market. Century 21 represented NEXGEN in the transaction. Matt Ehrlich and Marcos Villagomez of NAI Capital Commercial represented the seller, Dao Bui Holdings. Ehrlich and Villagomez spent more than a year on the project, facilitating the lease termination and departure of the former tenant and assisting as de facto property managers.
SIMI VALLEY, CALIF. — NAI Capital Commercial has brokered the $2 million sale of a 5,708-square-foot restaurant building in Simi Valley. Situated within Woodlands Plaza, Cocos formerly occupied the now-vacant property. The new owner plans to open and operate a breakfast restaurant in the space. Michael Schiff of NAI represented both the buyer, SSA California Properties LLC, and the seller, Barsky Family Limited Partnership, in the transaction.
— By Tony Solomon, Senior Vice President, District Manager, Marcus & Millichap — Industrial continues to be one of the most sought-after asset classes across the Los Angeles County commercial real estate market. This year, the metro will maintain its position as one of the tightest industrial markets in the nation. It also ranks fifth in rent growth among major markets west of the Mississippi. For the 17th time in the past 18 years, the Los Angeles metro’s industrial stock will increase by less than 1 percent, as 4.3 million square feet is slated for delivery. Supply additions will be concentrated in the South Bay and San Gabriel Valley, leaving less than 1 million square feet to come online in the rest of the county. While vacancy was below 2 percent in four of the metro’s biggest submarkets to start 2023, speculative completions and industrial users re-evaluating their space requirements will push vacancy to 3 percent by year end. This is a rate 80 basis points under the long-term mean. Rents are projected to grow by 7.6 percent as a result, bringing the average asking rate to $21 per square foot. Part of this rise in vacancy can also be …
TORRANCE, CALIF. — Faris Lee Investments has arranged the $8 million sale of a retail outparcel located in Torrance, roughly 20 miles south of Los Angeles. Situated within South Bay Towne Center, the outparcel building was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including Starbucks Coffee, Subway, Flame Broiler, Sushi Boy, Great Steak and Hong Kong Express. JP Morgan provided acquisition financing.
ORANGE, CALIF. — Sunrise Senior Living has opened Sunrise of Orange in Orange, approximately 30 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles. Although the number of units was not disclosed, Sunrise says the property can serve more than 100 residents and offers assisted living and memory care accommodations. The 75,000-square-foot, three-story property sits on a 1.5-acre site adjacent to Eisenhower Park. HPI Architecture designed the community, which general contractor W.E. O’Neil Construction built.
SAN DIEGO — Beta Agency has arranged the $5.8 million sale of a freestanding retail property in San Diego. CVS/pharmacy occupies the 16,972-square-foot building. Adam Friedlander of Beta represented the buyer, a private local investor. Connor Olandt of Matthews REIS represented the seller, Tian Ren Di LLC.
TORRANCE, CALIF. — NAI Capital Commercial has brokered the $6.7 million sale of Sylvia Square, a retail strip center located in Torrance. Built in 1974, the property totals 15,234 square feet. Sheri Messerlian and David Shaby of NAI represented the seller, an entity doing business as Sylvia Square Properties LLC, and the buyer, Benecia Avenue LLC, in the transaction.
PASADENA, CALIF. — JLL has arranged $36.8 million in construction financing for a 194-room AC Hotel by Marriott development in Pasadena. The six-story hotel will be situated in the Playhouse District. It will feature a rooftop lounge, Peloton fitness room, event space and AC Lounge. JLL’s Marc Schillinger and Matt Stewart represented the developer, Welcome Group Inc., to secure the three-year loan with two one-year extension options.
