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Ateck Holding Sells R&D Building in Irvine, California for $3.2M

by Amy Works January 3, 2024

IRVINE, CALIF. — Ateck Holding LLC has completed the sale of a two-story flex/R&D building, located at 16150 Scientific Way in Irvine. E&N Highpoint LLC acquired the asset for $3.2 million. Built in 2007, the 6,171-square-foot facility features open floor plans, top signage and abundant parking. The buyer, an international apparel company, will use the building for its U.S. corporate headquarters and for research, development and design. Xavier Nolasco of JLL represented the seller, while Voit Commercial represented the buyer in the deal.

January 3, 2024

Acquisitions California Multifamily Western

Advanced Real Estate Purchases 714-Unit Multifamily Community in Costa Mesa, California

by Amy Works January 2, 2024

COSTA MESA, CALIF. — Advanced Real Estate has acquired a 714-unit apartment community in the Orange County city of Costa Mesa for an undisclosed price. The company is rebranding the property as The Grand Costa Mesa and has budgeted $45 million to renovate the asset. Planned renovations include resort-style pools and spas, a re-imagined clubhouse, expansive dog park, gathering places and barbecue areas. Additionally, washers and dryers will be added to every unit and interiors will be upgraded with new cabinetry, countertops, flooring, fixtures and contemporary paint schemes. R3 Construction Co., Advanced’s in-house renovation firm, will complete the renovations. Advanced Management Co. will manage the property. Blake Rogers, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Chelsea Jervis, CJ Angle, Carter Jones and Audrey Souders of JLL Investment Sales Advisory team represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Kevin Mackenzie, Greg Brown, Charlie Vorscheck and Kyle White of JLL Capital Markets Debt Advisory team secured a 10-year, $150.8 million Freddie Mac loan, which features full-term interest-only payments, for Advanced. JLL Real Estate Capital, Freddie Mac Optigo Lender, will service the loan.

January 2, 2024

Acquisitions California Retail Western

Asia Pacific Capital Co. Negotiates Acquisition of Olympia Place Retail Center in Walnut Creek, California

by Amy Works January 2, 2024

WALNUT CREEK, CALIF. — Asia Pacific Capital Co. has arranged the purchase of Olympia Place, a retail center in Walnut Creek. Kimco Realty Corp. sold the asset to an undisclosed buyer. Terms of the transaction were not released. Olympia Place features 114,000 square feet of rentable space. Current tenants include Century Theatres, Planet Fitness, Starbucks Coffee and Fleming’s Steak House. At the time of acquisition, the property was about 90 percent occupied. Tina Yeung and Roger Li of Asia Pacific Capital Co. represented the buyer, while JLL represented the seller in the transaction.

January 2, 2024

Acquisitions California Mixed-Use Western

Progressive Real Estate Partners Brokers $3M Sale of Mixed-Use Development Site in Rancho Cucamonga, California

by Amy Works January 2, 2024

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of a 1.73-acre parcel of vacant land at the northwest corner of Foothill Boulevard and Etiwanda Avenue in the Inland Empire city of Rancho Cucamonga. A Los Angeles County-based private investor sold the asset to a Los Angeles County-based private investor for $3 million. The land is zoned multi-use and is situated less than half a mile from Interstate 5. The buyer also owns the vacant land immediately adjacent and north of the property and is in the initial stages of planning and developing a mixed-use project that will encompass the multiple parcels. Neither a timeline nor specific details have been released. Chris Lindholm and Paul Galmarini of Progressive Real Estate Partners represented the seller in the deal.

January 2, 2024

Acquisitions California Office Top Stories Western

Carolwood Equities Purchases 62-Story Office Tower in Downtown Los Angeles for $153.3M

by John Nelson January 2, 2024

LOS ANGELES — Carolwood Equities LP, a real estate private equity firm based in Beverly Hills, Calif., has purchased Aon Center, a 62-story office tower in downtown Los Angeles. The 1.1 million-square-foot skyscraper is located at 707 Wilshire Blvd. in the city’s Financial District. The $153.3 million sale of Aon Center represents the largest office sale in fourth-quarter 2023 in the Western United States, according to Newmark. The deal is also the largest purchase in downtown Los Angeles last year but sold for 45 percent less than its last purchase price, according to the Los Angeles Business Journal. The media outlet reports that the seller, San Francisco-based Shorenstein Properties, had previously purchased the tower in 2014 for $269 million. Private investors Daniel Abrams and Adam Tischer are part of the new ownership group alongside Carolwood Equities. Tischer, vice president of Colliers’ Los Angeles office, was also part of the brokerage team for the buyer that also included Sean Fulp, vice chair of Colliers. “The ownership group’s acquisition of the iconic Aon Center exemplifies the flow of private capital into Los Angeles, seizing the opportunity created by market dislocation,” says Fulp. “With a new low basis and a well-capitalized owner, Aon Center …

January 2, 2024

Acquisitions California Industrial Western

Voit Real Estate Negotiates $11.3M Sale of Harbor Warner Business Center in Santa Ana, California

by Amy Works December 22, 2023

SANTA ANA, CALIF. — Voit Real Estate Services has arranged the sale of Harbor Warner Business Center, an industrial business park in Santa Ana. Rexford Industrial sold the asset to a private investment fund for $11.3 million. Located at 2525 S. Harbor Blvd. and 3720-3752 W. Warner Ave., Harbor Warner Business Center features 38,643 square feet of multi-tenant industrial space. At the time of sale, the property was fully leased. Mike Hefner of Voit’s Anaheim office represented the seller and buyer in the transaction. Matt Peters of Voit’s Irvine office represented Rexford in leasing the asset and acted as the local market advisor for the transaction.

December 22, 2023

Acquisitions California Multifamily Western

CBRE Arranges $2.4M Sale of Multifamily Property in Huntington Beach, California

by Amy Works December 22, 2023

HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged the purchase of a multifamily property in Huntington Beach. A San Diego-based 1031 exchange buyer acquired the asset from a Huntington Beach-based private investor for $2.4 million, or $479,000 per unit. Located at 7872 Liberty Drive, the two-story, 3,604-square-foot building features five apartments in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. All units feature spacious floorplans with patios or balconies. The property also offers garage parking and a laundry facility. Recent improvements include full renovations to two units, a new central water heater, updated windows, garage doors, exterior paint and landscaping. Dan Blackwell and Amanda Fielder of CBRE represented the buyer in the transaction.

December 22, 2023

California Development Life Sciences Office Western

Healthpeak Properties Receives Entitlements for Additional 1.3 MSF Development at Vantage Lab Campus in San Francisco

by Amy Works December 21, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO — Healthpeak Properties has received approval of entitlements for Phases II and III of Vantage, a purpose-built lab development in South San Francisco. The new entitlements enable Healthpeak to deliver an additional 1.3 million square feet of lab space, bringing the campus to approximately 1.7 million square feet upon full build out. The 20-acre campus offers tenants a highly amenitized, world-class campus setting with access to multiple modes of transportation, including direct access to the Rails-to-Trails pathway. The new entitlements represent double the allowable density compared to when Healthpeak originally acquired the land. The long-term nature of the entitlements offers flexibility to deliver the balance of the development in phases to align with market demand. In 2022, Healthpeak started construction on Phase I of the Vantage campus, consisting of 343,000 rentable square feet across two buildings, as well as a 40,000-square-foot amenity building with multiple dining options, conferencing space and a fitness center. Phase I is currently 52 percent leased to Astellas Pharma, which took initial occupancy of its space in December 2023.

December 21, 2023

Acquisitions California Multifamily Western

CBRE Arranges Acquisitions of Five Multifamily Properties in California Totaling $17M

by Amy Works December 21, 2023

TORRANCE AND LONG BEACH, CALIF. — CBRE has brokered the purchases of five multifamily properties in Torrance and Long Beach, totaling $17 million. The transactions fulfilled the buyer’s 1031 exchange requirement following the sale of a 3.8-acre property in Torrance. Dan Blackwell and Trey Mitchell of CBRE Multifamily SoCal represented the San Diego-based exchange buyer. The properties were sold by five different private sellers. The transactions include:

December 21, 2023

Acquisitions California Restaurant Retail Western

College West Partners Sells Raising Cane’s-Occupied Building in Santa Maria, California for $5.1M

by Amy Works December 21, 2023

SANTA MARIA, CALIF. — Tustin-based College West Partners has completed the sale of a restaurant building located at 485 Betteravia Road in Santa Maria. A Los Angeles-based private investor acquired the asset for $5.1 million, or $1,608 per square foot. Alexander Moore, Sean Cox and Kevin Fryman of Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors represented the seller and the buyer in the deal. A Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers double drive-thru restaurant occupies the 3,172-square-foot freestanding building, which was built in 2022 on a 0.8-acre pad. The property is located within Enos Ranch, a 110-acre mixed-use development.

December 21, 2023

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