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Jamestown Sells Historic Ghirardelli Square Shopping Center in San Francisco

by John Nelson

SAN FRANCISCO — Jamestown LP, a mixed-use developer and operator based in Atlanta, has sold Ghirardelli Square, a historic waterfront shopping center located at 900 N. Point St. in San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf District. The property comprises 12 interconnected brick buildings fronting San Francisco Bay and includes the namesake 19-foot illuminated Ghirardelli sign that has been part of the city’s skyline since 1915. Miami-based investment firm Embrace Real Estate and its affiliate asset management company 1823 Partners purchased Ghirardelli Square from Jamestown for an undisclosed price. The new ownership has selected Denver-based Continuum Partners to manage the day-to-day operations and future business plan for the historic property. Ghirardelli Square’s origins date back to 1862 when it served as the world headquarters and primary chocolate factory for Ghirardelli Chocolate Co., which still keeps a flagship store at the development. The property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Ghirardelli Square reopened in the early 1960s with various shops and restaurants, making the development one of the first major adaptive reuse projects in the United States. Today, Ghirardelli Square welcomes 9 million visitors annually. The project spans a little more than 100,000 square feet of shops and restaurants, as well as …

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Swift Real Estate Partners Sells 158,785 SF Office Building in Pasadena, California

by Amy Works

PASADENA, CALIF. — Swift Real Estate Partners has completed the disposition of 35 N Lake, a Class A office building in Pasadena, to State Compensation Insurance Fund for an undisclosed price. Located at 35 N. Lake Ave., 35 N Lake offers 158,785 square feet of office space approximately 10 miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles and blocks from the Metro Gold Line, providing connectivity to Santa Monica, the South Bay and Hollywood. Jeff Bramson, Andrew Harper, Will Poulsen, Jacob Molloy and Will O’Neil of JLL Capital Markets represented the seller, while CBRE represented the buyer in the transaction.

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PSRS Arranges $6M Refinancing for Industrial Property in Grover Beach, California

by Amy Works

GROVER BEACH, CALIF. — PSRS has arranged $6 million in refinancing for an industrial asset in Grover Beach. Situated on a 70,947-square-foot site, the property consists of two warehouses separated by a 40-space parking area. The buildings feature flexible, customizable layouts designed to support a wide range of tenant uses. Jacob Lee and Nathan Toomey of PSRS secured the loan, which features a 74 percent loan-to-value ratio and 25-year term structure, through one of PSRS’ correspondent life insurance companies.

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Nuveen Real Estate Sells 390-Unit San Regis Multifamily Community in Los Angeles

by Amy Works

LOS ANGELES — Nuveen Real Estate has completed the disposition of San Regis, an apartment property in the Van Nuys neighborhood of Los Angeles. Terms of the transaction were not released. The five-building, gated community offers 390 apartments with breakfast bars and private patios or balconies. Renovated units have stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, Shaker-style cabinets and updated plumbing and lighting fixtures. Community amenities include two levels of subterranean parking, a Junior Olympic-sized swimming pool, three pickleball courts and a modernized fitness center. Kevin Green, Joseph Grabiec and Gregory Harris of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller in the deal.

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Gantry Secures $40M Loan for Xebec-Owned Industrial Properties Near Los Angeles

by Amy Works

VERNON AND PACOIMA, CALIF. — Gantry has secured a $40 million permanent loan to retire maturing debt on two cross-collateralized industrial buildings in Vernon and Pacoima, two active Los Angeles submarkets. Both buildings are fully occupied with different single-tenant occupiers. PODS occupies the first building, a 203,000-square-foot property located at 5370 Boyle Ave. in Vernon. The second asset, located at 10445 Glenoaks Blvd. in Pacoima, is a 95,000-square-foot building used as a sound stage facility as part of the Quixote studios campus. George Mitsanas, Bahman Mirhashemi and Keegan Bridges of Gantry represented the borrower, a privately held real estate joint venture managed by Xebec, a private real estate investor. The five-year, fixed-rate loan was secured from an insurance company lender and features full-term, interest-only payments.

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Progressive Real Estate Partners Brokers $2.9M Sale of Armstrong Building in Pomona, California

by Amy Works

POMONA, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of The Armstrong Building, a historic mixed-use property at 150-196 E. Third St. and 345 S. Locust St. in Pomona. Western University of Health Sciences, a private medical university, acquired the asset from a Los Angeles-based private investor for $2.9 million. The 27,980-square-foot building features seven ground-level commercial units and eight residential lofts. Western University of Health Sciences will utilize the building as an extension of its campus, expanding the university’s footprint in downtown Pomona. Roxy Klein and Greg Bedell of Progressive Real Estate Partners represented the seller in the deal.

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Progressive Real Estate Brokers $13.5M Sale of Multi-Tenant Retail Center in Walnut, California

by Amy Works

WALNUT, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has negotiated the sale of The Shops at Walnut Hills Plaza, a fully leased shopping center located at 18718-18766 Amar Road in Walnut. Portola Real Estate Partners acquired the asset from a Los Angeles-based private investor for $13.5 million. Roxy Klein and Greg Bedell of Progressive Real Estate Partners represented the seller in the deal. Built in 1983, The Shops at Walnut Plaza features 19 e-commerce-resistant tenants, including restaurants, medical, beauty and daily-needs operators. O’Reilly Auto Parts, Little Elephants Kids Place, Osuna’s Mexican Restaurant, Papa John’s Pizza, Native Fields Restaurant, Walnut Hills Family Dentistry, Pediatric Dentistry and Sky Nails are tenants at the 37,173-square-foot property.

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Dunleer Acquires Multi-Tenant Industrial Building in Van Nuys, California for $10.5M

by Amy Works

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles-based Dunleer has purchased a multi-tenant industrial building located at 7502-7536 Tyrone Ave. in the Van Nuys neighborhood of Los Angeles for $10.5 million, or $307 per square foot, in an off-market transaction. The name of the seller was not released. Built in 2009, the 34,366-square-foot property features eight units with a clear height of 20 feet, fire sprinklers, 12-foot-by-12-foot loading doors, reserved and gated parking, air conditioning and high-finish space and bathrooms. At the time of acquisition, the property was fully occupied.

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Pacific Building Group Completes 75,000 SF Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Office Building in Chula Vista

by Amy Works

CHULA VISTA, CALIF. — Pacific Building Group has completed construction of Sharp Rees-Stealy Chula Vista, a medical office building in Chula Vista. The project was developed by PMB, in partnership with Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group. HGW Architecture designed the property. Located at 480 H St., the three-story, 75,000-square-foot facility houses a variety of outpatient services, including primary and specialty care, urgent care, physical therapy, radiology, cardiology, neurology and laboratory and pharmacy departments. The property is connected via a covered bridge to a 127,000-square-foot, 375-stall parking structure.

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