TORRANCE, CALIF. — DAUM Commercial Real Estate Services has relocated its South Bay office to Pacific Gateway, a 237,145-square-foot office building in Torrance. The 10-story building was built in 1981 and recently renovated. The move, which takes place after 40 years in an office around the corner from the new space, is intended to accommodate the firm’s recent and future growth in the Los Angeles market.
LOS ANGELES — An affiliate of The Relevant Group has received a $33.3 million refinancing for The Dream Hollywood, a 178-key hotel in Los Angeles’ famed Hollywood neighborhood. The 10-story property is the West Coast flagship of Dream. The hotel includes Tao Restaurant, Beauty & Essex and the Highlight Room, as well as an 11,000-square-foot rooftop with pool deck and 3,000 square feet of meeting and event space. It is situated at the corner of Selma Avenue and N. Cahuenga Boulevard, one block off Hollywood Boulevard. A joint venture between the LCP Group and Safanad provided the capital.
SAN DIEGO — Vertical Ventures has purchased a 232,863-square-foot industrial park in Central San Diego. The multi-tenant park is located at 4901- 4907 Morena Blvd., west of the Clairemont submarket. Known as Rose Canyon Business Park, the property’s 15 buildings are spread across 38.1 acres. The asset was built in the late 1970s through the 1980s, and has recently undergone external renovations. The property is 99.5 percent occupied and offers suites ranging from 500 to 5,000 square feet. Phillip Linton of the CBRE Capital Markets Division in San Diego represented the buyer, while Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller.
VAN NUYS, CALIF. — Rexford Industrial Realty has sold a 48,394-square-foot, multi-tenant industrial building in Van Nuys for $17 million. The buyer was Orion Business Park LLC. The building is located at 8101-8117 Orion Ave. in the San Fernando Valley. Built in 1978, it consists of 29 tenant spaces ranging from 1,000 to 4,000 square feet. The building features 13-foot clear height ceilings and 25 ground-level loading docks. The building was about 93 percent leased at the close of escrow. The new owner intends to lease up the remaining vacancy and hold the asset as a long-term investment. Chris Jackson, Todd Lorber and Tim Foutz with NAI Capital Commercial’s Investment Services Group represented Rexford in the transaction.
APPLE VALLEY, CALIF. — Preston-Lee Management Co. has opened the San Bernardino County Behavioral Health Apple Valley Community Clinic on Highway 18 in Apple Valley. The 28,000-square-foot mental health facility offers counseling and outpatient services to the High Desert community. The new county building will serve as the High Desert headquarters for the Department of Behavioral Health. San Bernardino County is planning to centralize other affiliates of the Department of Behavioral Health, which are currently dispersed throughout the valley. By housing the departments and their affiliates in an expanded, central location, the new facility will improve efficiency and offer a more streamlined process for residents. Along with counseling and outpatient services, a 24-hour crisis hotline will be among the new services available in the complex. Preston-Lee Management Co. is an affiliate company of Lee & Associates Inland Empire North.
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CALIF. — Loramar Equities has brokered the sale of a 4,000-square-foot building in Westlake Village for $2.7 million. The space is located on 1.06 acres at 530 Hampshire Road. The seller is Cancer Support Community Valley/Ventura/Santa Barbara. Bruce Frasco of Loramar Equities and Arthur Pfefferman of Coldwell Banker Commercial Quality Properties represented the seller. The buyer was Chabad of Westlake Village.
SANTA ANA, CALIF. — A joint venture between locally based investment firm Barker Pacific Group and Las Vegas-based Kingsbarn Realty Capital has purchased Griffin Towers, a 560,000-square-foot office complex in the Southern California community of Santa Ana. The joint venture purchased Griffin Towers for $82 million from institutional investment firm Blackstone, which paid $129 million for the property in 2014, according to several business publications including The Deep Dive. Built in 1987 and recently renovated, Griffin Towers consists of twin 14-story buildings that are located at 5 and 6 Hutton Centre Drive, as well as a six-story parking garage. Amenities include a conference center with a catering kitchen, a fitness center with locker rooms, multiple electric vehicle charging stations and an outdoor bocce ball court. The buildings are home to tenants such as UKG, Michael Baker International, Psomas, Nation’s Direct Mortgage, HNTB and the Ayn Rand Institute. CBRE serves as the leasing agency for Griffin Towers. Barker Pacific Group also manages the property. The new ownership plans to continue with capital improvements by adding new amenities and upgrading select office suites. Kevin Shannan, Paul Jones and Brandon White of Newmark represented Blackstone in the transaction. David Milestone and Henry Cassiday …
LOS ANGELES — Waterbridge Capital has received $75 million in short-term first mortgage debt for its acquisition of Union Bank Plaza in downtown Los Angeles. B.H. Properties structured the financing in partnership with Hankey Capital. The quick closing allowed the buyer to acquire the historic high rise at a significant discount and avoid paying an additional 5.5 percent transfer tax under Los Angeles’ newly enacted Measure ULA, which went into effect April 1. Newmark’s Kevin Shannon represented the seller in the transaction. Colliers’ Mark Schuessler, Sean Fulp, Ryan Plummer and Jason Roth sourced the financing on behalf of the borrower.
LOS ANGELES — Stockdale Capital Partners has created a new open-ended, core-plus healthcare fund that will actively pursue medical office acquisitions. The seed investment was a 147,078-square-foot medical office building located at 2100 West 3rd Street Medical Center in Los Angeles. The space is 99 percent leased to major tenants, including Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, Providence Health & Services and AltaMed Health Services Corporation.
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIF. — Sky Zone has signed a lease for 30,700 square feet at 12449 Foothill Blvd. in Rancho Cucamonga. Sky Zone, which currently operates more than 200 locations throughout the country and Canada, will open an indoor entertainment park at the property, which is located within the 550,000-square-foot Foothill Marketplace. Paul Galmarini and Paul Su of Progressive Real Estate Partners arranged the lease on behalf of the landlord. Richard Cheng and Dan Fagan of Urban Lime Real Estate represented Sky Zone in the negotiations.
