California

Watermarke Properties Buys City Centre Office-to-Apartment Conversion Project in Orange, California

by Jeff Shaw April 28, 2023

ORANGE, CALIF. — Watermarke Properties has acquired City Centre I, a 6.8-acre multifamily redevelopment project, for $22.5 million. The current property is a Class A, 150,161-square-foot office building suitable for multifamily or mixed-use conversion. Current zoning designations for the site allow for up to 60 units per acre. Primary use of the site’s ground floor is slated for retail. Newmark’s Kevin Shannon, Paul Jones, Ken White, Chris Benton, Anthony Muhlstein and Brandon White represented the undisclosed seller.

April 28, 2023

California Development Retail Western

Wood Investments to Convert Former Kmart into 80,000 SF Shopping Center in Big Bear Lake, California

by Jeff Shaw April 27, 2023

BIG BEAR LAKE, CALIF. — Wood Investments Cos. has purchased a former Kmart building in Big Bear Lake, with plans to develop an 80,000-square-foot shopping center. Upon completion, Big Bear Lake Shopping Center will be subdivided into three individual anchor suites. A 17,193-square-foot Grocery Outlet will anchor the property. Another retailer has signed a 23,228-square-foot lease at the property, and a third tenant is in negotiations to lease a 23,228-square-foot space. Construction is scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter of this year, with the opening scheduled for March 2024. Charley Simpson of Colliers International represented Wood in the purchase. Nick Wirick, Chris Beauchamp and Miranda Montgomery of Lee & Associates are handling leasing at the center.

April 27, 2023

Acquisitions California Retail Western

Hanley Arranges $6.4M Sale of Planet Fitness-Occupied Property in Ventura, California

by Jeff Shaw April 27, 2023

VENTURA, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the $6.4 million sale of a single-tenant property in Ventura. Planet Fitness occupies the newly renovated, 24,600-square-foot building on a triple-net-lease basis. Bill Asher, Jeff Lefko and Ed Hanley of Hanley represented the seller, an affiliate of MJL Capital Partners. Brian Hughes of M&M Thrift Management Co. represented the buyer, a Ventura-based private investor.

April 27, 2023

Acquisitions California Industrial Western

Frontier Enterprises Sells Industrial Facility in Adelanto, California for $5.5M

by Jeff Shaw April 27, 2023

ADELANTO, CALIF. — Frontier Enterprises has sold a single-tenant, net-leased industrial asset at 9841 Bartlett Ave. in the Inland Empire city of Adelanto for $5.5 million. The 29,925-square-foot unit is fully leased by General Dynamics Information Technology. The aerospace and defense corporation recently signed a triple-net, three-year base term and annual increase with options to extend. It will occupy the space once it’s completed. Several units are still available that can be delivered in configurations ranging from 30,000 to 120,000 square feet. A 240,000-square-foot expansion to the park has already been approved and the developer is entertaining built-to-suit options for select buyers and tenants. Jim Root and Matthew Hardke of Graystone represented Frontier Enterprises, which was the original developer. The buyer was not disclosed.

April 27, 2023

California Development Multifamily Western

AO Completes Construction of 165-Unit The Mark Apartments in Riverside, California

by Jeff Shaw April 26, 2023

RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — AO has completed construction of The Mark, a seven-story apartment building the Inland Empire city of Riverside. The community is situated across from the Fox Theater and is steps from the historic Mission Inn Hotel. The project included 20,000 square feet of retail space hosting street-level boutiques and restaurants below 165 apartments ranging from studio to three-bedroom units. AO served as the project’s designer. The project included restoration and preservation of three historic buildings on the site, including the city’s first fire station.

April 26, 2023

Acquisitions California Multifamily Western

Marcus & Millichap Brokers $5.5M Sale of Arrow Townhomes in Upland, California

by Jeff Shaw April 26, 2023

UPLAND, CALIF. — An individual/personal trust has acquired the 18-unit Arrow Townhomes in Upland for $5.5 million. The community is located at 614-628 Arrow Highway in San Bernardino County, just east of Los Angeles. Arrow Townhomes contains all two-bedroom, townhouse-style apartment units with two-car attached garages. Other amenities include enclosed patios, balconies, central air conditioning and laundry hook-ups in each unit. Douglas McCauley and David Covarrubias of Marcus & Millichap represented both the buyer and seller, an LLC.

April 26, 2023

Acquisitions California Industrial Self-Storage Western

Northmarq Negotiates $39.6M Sale of Three Industrial Assets in Southern California

by Jeff Shaw April 25, 2023

CARLSBAD, CHINO AND NIPOMO, CALIF. — A Covina-based private family office investor has acquired three industrial assets in Southern California for $39.6 million. The acquisition includes a Class B facility at 2070 Las Palmas Drive in Carlsbad; a 52,000-square-foot, multi-tenant property at 14055 Laurelwood Place in Chino; and Nipomo Self Storage, a self-storage facility at 542 Lindon Lane in Nipomo. Peter Hauser, Shane Shafer, Matt Hauser and Jordan Hauser of Northmarq represented the buyer. The seller was not disclosed.

April 25, 2023

Affordable Housing California Development Multifamily Seniors Housing Western

USA Properties Fund Plans $21M Vintage at Marja Acres Affordable Housing Community in Carlsbad, California

by Jeff Shaw April 25, 2023

CARLSBAD, CALIF. — USA Properties Fund and The Pinyon Group plan to begin construction this summer on Vintage at Marja Acres, an affordable apartment community for residents over age 55. The property is part of a larger mixed-use development in Carlsbad, approximately 35 miles north of San Diego. The 47-unit community will offer affordable housing in the new Marja Acres neighborhood that will include 248 townhomes, a community park and restaurant. Marja Acres is near the beach and the popular Carlsbad Village downtown area with restaurants, shops and live entertainment. Construction on the $21 million apartment community is scheduled to start in the late summer, with leasing beginning in fall 2024. The City of Carlsbad, Riverside Charitable Corporation and WNC Inc. are partners in Vintage at Marja Acres. JP Morgan Chase is the construction and permanent lender for the project. Residents at least 55 years old who earn 30 percent to 60 percent of the area’s median income for San Diego County — about $27,000 to $62,000 per year — are eligible to live in Vintage at Marja Acres. Rents for the one-bedroom apartment community will average about $1,200, depending on the income of residents. IHP Capital Partners and KB …

April 25, 2023

Acquisitions California Office Western

Private Investor Buys Office Building in Los Angeles’ Brentwood Submarket for $9.3M

by Jeff Shaw April 25, 2023

LOS ANGELES — A private investor has acquired a 20,576-square-foot office building in the Los Angeles submarket of Brentwood for $9.3 million. The building is located at 520 Sepulveda Blvd. The asset features two parking levels, three office levels, an open courtyard, plug-and-play cell tower platform and signage visible from I-405. T.C. Macker, Jennifer Moscoso and Christian Holland of WESTMAC Commercial Brokerage Co. represented the seller, another private investor. Mitch Stokes of Avison Young represented the buyer.

April 25, 2023

Acquisitions California Office Western

AMDA College of the Performing Arts Completes Sale-Leaseback of Hollywood Office Building

by Jeff Shaw April 24, 2023

LOS ANGELES — AMDA College of the Performing Arts has executed a sale-leaseback agreement at the close of escrow on its current space at 1777 Vine St. in Hollywood’s downtown core. The 39,248-square-foot, five-story building sold for $23 million. AMDA signed an 18-year lease at the property. Avison Young’s Chris Bonbright and Chase Gordon represented AMDA. Craig White of Sotheby’s International Realty represented the buyer, J&L Realty Partners.

April 24, 2023

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