TEJON RANCH, CALIF. — Tejon Ranch Co. has formed a joint venture with Majestic Realty Co. to develop up to 495 apartments on the east side of the Tejon Ranch Commerce Center (TRCC) immediately adjacent to the Outlets at Tejon. Situated on 22 acres, the project will transform TRCC into a mixed-use community offering live, work and play opportunities. Offering a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments, the development will also feature a mixed-use town square joined with a Main Street feature, a clubhouse, fitness facilities, pool area and paseos that will provide walkable connectivity throughout. Construction is slated to begin in late 2022, with delivery of the first units approximately 12 months later at the end of 2023.
EL CAJON, CALIF. — Pacific Coast Commercial has arranged the sale of a multi-tenant retail center located at 701-777 Broadway in El Cajon. Broadway Center Associates sold the asset to Alcatraz475 LP/Birch8330 LP for $8.2 million, or $323 per square foot. At the time of sale, the 25,460-square-foot property was 95 percent leased to a mix of local and regional retail tenants. Brian Crepeau and Vanessa Reza of Pacific Coast Commercial represented the seller, while Bing Udinsky of The Udinsky Group represented the buyer in the deal.
By Mark McAdams, Vice President, JLL While the Inland Empire is more well-known for its industrial real estate, the region’s office market has continued with its own success and stability pre- and post-COVID. As employees of office buildings seek refuge from high home prices in neighboring Los Angeles and Orange counties, occupiers equally appreciate the accommodating office rental rates while supporting their employee’s draw to the region. The current office market is in nearly the same place it was at the end of the first quarter of 2020 when COVID appeared on the scene. The overall market vacancy rate stands at 7.8 percent. Some of the submarkets have lower vacancies today than in the first quarter of 2020. Some smaller submarkets have seen even lower vacancy rates down to unprecedented levels at 3 percent to 5 percent. Only one submarket, San Bernardino, has a double-digit vacancy rate at 12.6 percent, and that is still considered healthy. Anything sub-10 percent is generally considered a landlord’s market. These are historically low vacancy rates that have rarely been seen since the area started developing the bulk of its office inventory in the mid-1980s. The pandemic put a hold on rental rate increases that had …
LOS ANGELES — CMCT has purchased the Rolf K. McPherson building, an eight-story office property located at 1910 W. Sunset Blvd. in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. Foursquare Church sold the asset for $51 million. Situated on 1.2 acres, the building features 99,761 square feet of office space, ground-floor retail and on-site parking. Built in 1965, the property features floor-to-ceiling windows offering 360-degree views of Echo Park and downtown Los Angeles. CMCT plans to upgrade the property into a creative office space catering to entertaining, media and technology companies. Lee Black and Veronica Black of Keller Williams Commercial represented both the buyer and seller in the transaction.
Walton Street Capital Affiliate Buys 183,000 SF Manufacturing Facility in Woodland Hills, California
WOODLAND HILLS, CALIF. — An affiliate of Walton Street Capital has purchased the former Catalina Yachts headquarters, a manufacturing facility located at 21200 Victory Blvd. in Woodland Hills. Terms of the transaction were not released. Developed in the 1960s, the 183,000-square-foot asset consists of two structures with low coverage, ample vehicular access and flexibility, and 31.5-foot clear heights. The buyer plans to improve the main existing structure to a Class A industrial building with the intention of accommodating multiple users and uses. With access to CA-27 and US-101, the property services a population base of 5.4 million people within a 25-mile radius.
By Peter Hauser, Principal, Avison Young The Orange County multifamily sector is extremely strong. Rents continue on a positive upward trend and occupancies remain very high, hovering around 97 percent. It is unquestionably a landlord’s market. Many years of supply constrained NIMBY-ism that created the lack of new construction is coming to an end, however. The California governor has mandated that cities approve quality residential developments with the goal of increasing density and combatting the significant housing shortage. There are currently 6,800 new multifamily units in the process of being delivered. While there are projects in the majority of cities, Irvine, Anaheim, Orange and Santa Ana are seeing the most development activity. Some very active Orange County developers include Trammel Crow Residential, Alliance, the Irvine Company, Western National Group, JPI, Wermers Companies, Avalon, Fairfield, Shopoff Realty and Garden Communities. Alliance Residential is nearly complete on its 1,221-unit Park & Paseo in Santa Ana, near the border of the master-planned Tustin Legacy community. Wermers Companies is also in the process of finishing the 603-unit Elan, located less than a mile from downtown Santa Ana near the intersection of the 55 and 5 freeways. The 653-unit Avalon Brea Place is starting to …
LOS ANGELES — Buck Design, a global creative agency, has acquired a creative office property in Los Angeles for its West Coast operations. Brickstar Capital sold the asset for $26.5 million. Located at 120 S. San Pedro St., the building features 79,249 square feet of creative office space. Brickstar Capital purchased the property in 2017 and transformed it into a creative campus in 2020 with an updated lobby, private patio and new gym. The building was originally built in 1985 and includes ground-floor retail and subterranean parking. Jack Cline, Doug Cline and Even Jurgensen of Lee & Associates represented the buyer, while Taylor Watson, Brad Chelf, Phillip Sample, Chris Caras, Michael Shustak and Ryan Phillips of CBRE represented the seller in the deal.
OCEANSIDE, CALIF. — 29th Street Capital (29SC) has acquired Sunterra Apartments in Oceanside from Ideal Group for $97.5 million. Built in 1974, Sunterra features 240 apartments, a resort-style pool, two playgrounds, a sundeck with an outdoor fireplace and a fitness center. 29SC plans to implement a community improvement plan including installing stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, oval soaking tubs and modern white cabinetry. Exterior improvement will include updating the roof, wrapping balconies in wood paneling and replacing windows and glass doors. Haven Residential, 29SC’s in-house property management company, will oversee management and leasing. Hunter Combs of Walker & Dunlop’s San Diego office brokered the off-market transaction. John Montakab and Mark Grace of Walker & Dunlop arranged the financing.
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners and Newmark have arranged the sale of a single-tenant retail building located at 8700 Baseline Road in Rancho Cucamonga. A private, Northern California-based investor acquired the property from WM Capital for $6.1 million. Brad Umansky of Progressive Real Estate Partners and Glenn Rudy of Newmark represented the seller in the transaction. Bank of America has occupied the 9,195-square-foot drive-thru property since 1976. The building is located within Country Village shopping center.
THOUSAND OAKS, CALIF. — IRA Capital has purchased Serra Medical Plaza, a two-story medical building in Thousand Oaks. Terms of the transaction were not released. The 13,000-square-foot asset was constructed in 2014 as a build-to-suit project for Thousand Oaks Surgery Center. A group of highly established physicians with more than 50 years of combined medical management and surgery center experience operates the property.