TOLEDO, OHIO — Welltower Inc. (NYSE: WELL), a Toledo-based healthcare REIT, has agreed to acquire 33 seniors housing communities totaling 2,787 units in Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee. The purchase price is $548 million. The communities will be acquired as three separate portfolios from undisclosed sellers. The communities were available for purchase because the lease-up process was heavily damaged by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. With occupancy at only 63 percent, Welltower expects the communities will greatly improve their performance in 2023 and beyond. Welltower will install Michigan-based senior living operator StoryPoint to manage the communities under a RIDEA agreement. The acquisition is expected to be funded through the issuance of partnership units, assumed debt and cash on-hand. Simultaneously with the acquisition announcement, Welltower unveiled a development partnership with a joint venture between Related Cos. and Atria Senior Living to develop two seniors housing communities in Silicon Valley. One will be located in Santa Clara and the other in Cupertino. Welltower suggests these developments are just the first projects of many for the partnership. The Santa Clara development will consist of 191 units next to a fully entitled, 9.2 million-square-foot urban development that Related began building in 2015. The larger project, …
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BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. — Gantry has secured $38 million in financing for the fee-simple interest in a parcel located at the corner of Rodeo Drive and Brighton Way in the Golden Triangle neighborhood of Beverly Hills. The fee-simple parcel is subject to a long-term ground lease with improvements consisting of an 18,380-square-foot high-street retail structure, which is occupied by Guess, Goyard, Bulgari, Wolford, Chrisofle and Bonpoint. Andy Bratt and Amit Tyagi of Gantry arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, a private generational real estate family.
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — Dornin Investment Group (DIG) has completed the disposition of 2280 Market Street, its fifth and final multi-tenant office building of its five-building Riverside Office Portfolio in Riverside. A California-based company acquired the final asset for $13.1 million, or $200 per square foot. The three-story property features 65,380 square feet of office space. At the time of sale, the building was 68 percent occupied. DIG recently completed renovations to the lobby, common areas and landscaping while building two speculative office suites. Anthony Delorenzo, Sammy Cemo, Bryan Johnson and Doug Mack of CBRE represented DIG in the deal. Tom Pierik and David Mudge of Lee & Associates provided leasing services for the property. The total sales of the portfolio reached $59.4 million, or $266 per square foot. DIG originally purchased the five-property portfolio from an institutional ownership group in October 2018 for $44.3 million, or $198 per square foot.
Dinerstein Cos. Divests of 262-Unit Millennium Gardena Multifamily Development Site in Hawthorne, California
by Amy Works
HAWTHORNE, CALIF. — The Dinerstein Cos. has completed the disposition of Millennium Gardena, a fully entitled multifamily development site at 12850 Crenshaw Blvd. in the South Bay neighborhood of Hawthorne. A joint venture between Cityview and Stockbridge acquired the property for an undisclosed price. The sustainability-focused multifamily building planned for the site will be called South Bay X and feature 262 studio, one- and two-bedroom units ranging from 510 square feet to 1,197 square feet. Construction is slated to begin in fourth-quarter 2022 with a targeted delivery of early 2025. Sustainable features planned for the property include LEED Silver certification, high-performing lighting, enhanced indoor air quality and a renewable-energy-powered solar thermal water heating system. Building amenities will include a state-of-the-art fitness center, resort-style pool, spa, lanai, outdoor strength area, barbecues and open-air courtyards. Chris Benton, Anthony Muhlstein, Kevin Shannon and Ken White of Newmark represented the seller in the transaction.
ENCINITAS, CALIF. — PSRS has secured $30 million in financing for Pacific Station, a recently renovated office and retail property in Encinitas. Pasha Johnson of PSRS arranged the financing for the undisclosed borrower. The non-recourse loan allowed the ownership to capitalize on the value created by converting the previously dark space into a modern office and retail community. The loan’s first three years of interest-only payments allow for maximized cash flow and its 10-year, fixed-rate term hedges against interest rate risk.
VENTURA, CALIF. — Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has arranged the sale of Tuscania Apartment Homes, a multifamily property at 248 S. Hemlock St. in Ventura. A California-based investor sold the asset to a California-based buyer for $10.1 million. Built in 1965, Tuscania Apartment features 35 one- and two-bedroom units with select units offering ocean views. Daniel Withers, David Harrington and John Boyett of Matthews represented the seller and sourced the buyer in the deal.
By Garrett McClelland, Vice President, JLL With a global pandemic still in flux, strong demand for Orange County industrial remained constant throughout 2021. As we start the New Year, signs of a slowdown are nowhere in sight. Orange County’s overall vacancy was at 2 percent last quarter, which ranks among the lowest nationally. Demand continues to outpace supply — with limited inventory bringing the vacancy rate down and driving rents to historic highs. With very few viable options, tenants are forced to settle for anything that will satisfy their needs, or renew. Given this, developers have gotten creative to find solutions and build new industrial product in primary submarkets. The primary target for industrial developers in Orange County has been Class B and C office buildings located on industrial-zoned parcels. For example, Duke Realty recently bought a primarily vacant 100,000-plus-square-foot office building in Brea. The building is situated on 5.8 acres and is planned for a new modern warehouse industrial facility. According to JLL Research, out of the 12 conversion projects announced last year, nine were office to industrial. This shouldn’t come as a surprise as we’ve seen rapid rent growth in the industrial sector over the past 24 months. This has made office-to-industrial …
LOS ANGELES — Stockdale Capital Partners has purchased Los Angeles Athletic Club, a 186,000-square-foot club in downtown Los Angeles, for an undisclosed price. The name of the seller was not released. The 12-story club, which opened at its current location at the corner of Seventh and Olive streets in 1912, features Beaux-Arts architecture, 72 hotel rooms, 17,200 square feet of ballrooms, meeting and event space and rooftop facilities. The property also includes an indoor swimming pool, track, basketball court, racquetball courts, handball courts, squash courts, yoga, kickboxing, aerobics, Pilates studios and spa and wellness facilities. Since 2015, the property has undergone $29.3 million in capital improvements. The acquisition includes the adjacent Olive Park Garage, an eight-story structure with 421 parking spaces, 12,000 square feet of office and retail space and a 114-space surface parking lot.
LOS ANGELES — Newmark has arranged the sale of Hollywood Media Campus, a 3.5-acre site located at 1350 N. Western Ave. in the Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles. New York City-based The Georgetown Co. acquired the asset from Pasadena-based Gemdale USA for $93 million. The site features a fully leased, 75,593-square-foot office building and an adjacent development parcel. Netflix fully occupies the office building under a sublease from master lessee Zest Finance. The development parcel is a 1.7-acre site with the right to build in accordance with current zoning and the opportunity to increase density with a zoning change. Kevin Shannon, Ken White, Rob Hannan and Laura Stumm of Newmark represented the seller in the deal.
Levin Johnston, Taycon Real Estate Broker $36M Sale of El Gato Village Shopping Center in Los Gatos, California
by Amy Works
LOS GATOS, CALIF. — Levin Johnston of Marcus & Millichap and Taycon Real Estate have arranged the sale of El Gato Village Shopping Center, a retail property situated on 3.4 acres in Los Gatos. A family trust sold the asset to a privately held real estate investment and development company for $36 million. Adam Levin of Levin Johnston and Marko Buljan of Taycon Real Estate represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal. Located at 15710 Los Gatos Blvd., the center features 58,519 square feet of retail space. At the time of sale, the property was 97 percent occupied. Current tenants include Nob Hill Foods, Chase Bank, Los Gatos Café Uptown, Una Mas Mexican Grill, PostalAnnex and Baskin-Robbins.