CITY OF INDUSTRY, CALIF. — Staley Point Capital has acquired an industrial asset, located at 18689 Arenth Ave. in City of Industry, for $22 million, or $227 per square foot, in an off-market transaction. Bain Capital Real Estate was a joint venture partner on the acquisition. The 97,000-square-foot property features 24-foot clear heights, eight dock-high positions and a functional concrete truck court. At the time of purchase, the property was 86 percent leased. Winston & Strawn served as legal counsel to Staley Point Capital for the transaction. JLL represented both the buyer and undisclosed seller in the deal, while JLL Capital Markets arranged loan financing for the acquisition.
LOS ANGELES — Weiss Development has completed the disposition of Brentwood Shopping Center, a retail property located at 11674-11690 San Vicente Blvd. in Los Angeles. Fields Holdings acquired the asset for $30 million in an off-market transaction. Tenants at the 14,789-square-foot center include Chipotle, Juice Crafters, Planet Beauty, Juan Juan Salon, Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Harry’s Wine and Spirits, Winston Pies and Claudio D’Italio. Bill Bauman and Kyle Miller represented the seller in the deal.
HEMET, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has negotiated the sale of a 3.3-acre commercial land parcel in Hemet. Sater Hemer LLC acquired the property from an undisclosed seller for $1.7 million. The buyer plans to develop a gas station, car wash and drive-thru restaurant on the site, which is located at the northeast corner of Florida and Soboba avenues. Neither a timeline nor specific plans have been released yet. Chris Lindholm of Progressive Real Estate Partners represented both parties in the transaction.
By Dan MacDavid, Principal, AO Mixed-use industrial has become a significant economic driver in the Inland Empire. Cities are benefiting from business synergies, additional tax revenue, high-quality design and civic engagement that builds community. The recent mixed-use trend can be attributed to one key change: the significant growth in size and scale of industrial master plans over the past few decades, combined with a new approach to industrial as a partial result of the pandemic. After the 2008 financial crisis, the U.S. economy has managed to make a comeback in ways that are unique and new to the commercial real estate industry, specifically in the mixed-use industrial sector. The Inland Empire — historically regarded as a key industrial market — saw record-level demand for industrial space as online sales surged during the pandemic. Some 19.1 million square feet of industrial space was leased in the fourth quarter of 2020. This was down slightly from 19.8 million square feet in the third quarter, according to JLL’s fourth-quarter market report. Despite 19.7 million square feet of new product being delivered in 2020, supply still lags demand. Data from the second quarter of 2020 shows there are no signs of slowing in this sector, particularly in …
GLENDALE, CALIF. — Northbrook, Ill.-based Pine Tree, in partnership with a U.S. state pension fund, has purchased Glendale Marketplace in downtown Glendale for $64 million. The name of the seller was not released. A mix of national credit tenants occupy the 154,049-square-foot property, including LA Fitness, HomeGoods, Ross Dress for Less, Five Below, Buffalo Wild Wings and Old Navy. JLL Capital Markets brokered the transaction. The acquisition brings Pine Tree’s shopping center portfolio footprint in the Los Angeles area to 1.1 million square feet.
LOS ANGELES — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of The Perch, a five-story apartment asset located on the border of the Eagle Rock and Highland Park neighborhoods in Los Angeles. Roundhouse sold the property to ABRA Management for $28.7 million, or $486,441 per unit. Completed in 2018, The Perch features 59 one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts, two levels of structured parking, an outdoor lounge with firepit, gated parking and electric vehicle charging stations. Additionally, the property features 2,646 square feet of retail space, which Hilltop Coffee + Kitchen and Perch Salon occupy. Paul Darrow of Marcus & Millichap, along with Kevin Green, Joseph Grabiec and Greg Harris of IPA, represented the seller and procured the buyer in transaction.
CARLSBAD, CALIF. — Lee & Associates has arranged the sale of an industrial property located at 3205 Lionshead Ave. in Carlsbad. Lionshead LLC sold the asset to Oak Canyon LLC for $15.9 million. At the time of sale, the 47,850-square-foot freestanding building was 100 percent triple-net leased on a long-term basis. Chris Roth, Rusty Williams and Jake Rubendall of Lee & Associates – NSDC represented the seller, while James deRegt of Lee & Associates – Newport represented the buyer in transaction.
ENCINITAS, Calif. — Ware Malcomb has completed construction of Westmont of Encinitas, an assisted living community in the San Diego suburb of Encinitas. Ware Malcomb provided architectural services for the 91,334-square-foot project. The two-story building sits on 3.2 acres and features 93 units in studio, one- and two-bedroom options. Westmont Construction was the general contractor. Westmont Living is the operator.
LOS ANGELES — JLL has arranged the $389.2 million refinancing of One Wilshire, a multi-tenant data center located at 624 S. Grand Ave. in downtown Los Angeles. The borrower is GI Partners, an alternative investment firm based in San Francisco. The 30-story, 661,553-square-foot data center features five separate utility power risers and 13 onsite generators with fuel storage for 24 hours of operation, along with separate and redundant data risers. The property also features office space, a multi-tower antenna array and fiber connectivity to the rooftop. Kevin MacKenzie, Brian Torp, Jake Wagner, Samuel Godfrey and Darren Eades of JLL arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate, non-recourse, interest-only loan through Goldman Sachs. “As one of the largest internet exchanges in the world, One Wilshire is truly a best-in-class asset recognized as the premier telecommunications hub of the Western United States,” says MacKenzie. “GI Partners has done an excellent job managing the asset to maximize utilization and creating significant value.” The demand for fast, secure and reliable data storage and delivery is at an all-time high and will continue to escalate for the foreseeable future thanks to the widespread appeal of content streaming services, social media and virtual connectivity. As a data center market, …
UPLAND, CALIF. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of The Benson, a multifamily community located at 850 N. Benson Ave. in Upland. An affiliate of Abacus Capital Group sold the property to New Standard Equities for $80.7 million, or $342,161 per unit. Located 1.4 miles from the Los Angeles County border, The Benson features 236 apartments in one-, two- and three-bedroom units spread across 32 residential buildings. Amenities include two resort-style swimming pools with furnished sundecks, a spa, fitness center, dog park, playground and more than 350 on-site parking spots. The asset was built in 1973 on a 516,578-square-foot lot. Joseph Grabiec, Alexander Garcia Jr., Kevin Green, Greg Harris and Chris Zorbas of IPA represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.