SAN JOSE, CALIF. — CIM Group has provided a $150 million refinancing to AMCAL Equities and Star America for The Grad, a 1,039-bed student housing community located near San Jose State University. The 19-story property offers fully furnished studio, two-, three- and four-bedroom units. Shared amenities include 14,889 square feet of ground-floor retail space, study rooms, a computer lab, fitness center, swimming pool and bicycle storage. Bryan Gortikov of Gortikov Capital arranged the financing.
NEW YORK CITY — Private equity firm Sycamore Partners Management has acquired Ste. Michelle Wine Estates for $1.2 billion. The transaction is the largest private equity purchase of a wine business in the U.S., according to Bank of the West, which led financing for the acquisition. Altria Group Inc. was the seller, according to reports by Bloomberg. Ste. Michelle Wine Estates is the third-largest premium winery in the U.S. with over 30,000 acres of vineyards spread across three states. Some of the company’s popular brands include Chateau Ste. Michelle, 14 Hands, Patz & Hall, Northstar, Erath and Stags Leap. Chateau Ste. Michelle is one of the largest brands in the Pacific Northwest, located roughly 18 miles northeast of Seattle in Woodinville, Wash. The winery — which produces 60 percent of Washington’s annual wine sales — also owns 3,900 acres of vineyards in the Columbia Valley of Eastern Washington, including Canoe Ridge Estate and Cold Creek. New York City-based Sycamore Partners specializes in consumer, distribution and retail-related investments. The firm has approximately $10 billion in aggregate committed capital. Bank of the West, headquartered in San Francisco, is one of the largest commercial lenders to the wine industry in the U.S. —Katie Sloan
OXNARD, CALIF. — CGI+ Real Estate Strategies has acquired Alturas, a multifamily property located in Oxnard, for $50.7 million in an off-market transaction. The company plans to rebrand the 170-unit community as Via Oxnard. Built in 1965, the property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units with 76 percent being two-story townhomes. CGI+ plans to upgrade and renovated the non-renovated units and common areas. Greg Harris, Joe Grabiec and Kevin Green of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the undisclosed seller and buyer in the deal.
SAN DIEGO AND BALTIMORE — Realty Income Corp. (NYSE: O) has completed the spin-off of substantially all of its office assets into Orion Office REIT Inc. (NYSE: ONL), a new, independent, publicly traded REIT. Orion Office REIT specializes in the ownership, acquisition and management of a diversified portfolio of mission-critical and corporate headquarters office buildings in high-quality suburban markets across the United States. The portfolio is leased primarily on a single-tenant, net-lease basis to creditworthy tenants. Under the terms of the spin-off, Realty Income stockholders received one share of Orion common stock for every 10 shares of Realty Income common stock held as of the record date of Nov. 2, 2021. Wells Fargo Securities served as lead financial advisor, Moelis & Co. served as financial advisor and Latham & Watkins LLP acted as legal advisor to Realty Income in connection with the spin-off. Realty Income is based in San Diego, while the spin-off, according to SEC filings, is based in Baltimore.
PASADENA, CALIF. — SummerHill Apartment Communities has completed the disposition of Theo Pasadena, a multifamily property in Pasadena. Waterford Property Co. acquired the asset for $67 million, or $638,095 per unit. Built in 2020, Theo Pasadena features 105 apartments, a central courtyard with a swimming pool, fitness center, cyber lounge, co-working space, and a rooftop dog park. Apartments offer oversized, dual-pane windows, UBS charging outlets and private balconies or patios. Kevin Green, Greg Harris and Joseph Grabiec of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
LA JOLLA, CALIF. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged a $15 million refinancing for Monarch Cottages, a 26-unit, 52-bed, two-story, Class A memory care community in the San Diego suburb of La Jolla. JLL represented the borrower, Monarch Senior Living, in arranging the loan. Remodeled in 2016, Monarch Cottages comprises five companion studio and 21 private studio units averaging 370 square feet. Within a three-mile radius, the 75-plus population is over 6,500 and is expected to grow by 13.5 percent over the next five years. Additionally, the property’s surrounding area is extremely affluent, with a median housing value within a one-mile radius of $1.9 million and a median household income of $200,001. Alanna Ellis and Bercut Smith led the JLL Capital Markets debt team that represented the borrower.
LOS ANGELES — Ready Capital has closed $11.8 million in financing for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of a 62-unit multifamily and retail asset in the East Hollywood submarket of Los Angeles. Upon acquisition, the undisclosed borrower will implement a capital improvement plan to renovate unit interiors and building exteriors, as well as common area upgrades. The non-recourse, interest-only, floating-rate loan features a 24-month term, three extension options and a facility to provide future funding for capital expenditures, tenant leasing costs and interest and carry shortfalls.
FAIRFIELD, CALIF. — Sundt Construction Inc. has completed construction of The Ridge at Paradise Valley Estates, an eight-acre life plan community in the Bay Area city of Fairfield. The Ridge features a mix of 70 cottages and villas. The private cottages have two bedrooms and attached garages, and the villas feature either one bedroom or two bedrooms with under-building parking. In addition to the amenities of the larger Paradise Valley Estates 76-acre community, residents can access The Ridge’s dining facility and outdoor amenities such as a learning center and outdoor café.
EL CAJON, CALIF. — Northmarq has brokered the sale of a four-property multifamily portfolio located in El Cajon. Swanson Real Estate Solutions sold the property to El Cajon Investor 1 and El Cajon Investor 2 for $22 million. The portfolio includes the 28-unit Easter Manor Apartments, the 23-unit East Winds, the 19-unit Sunshine Manor Apartments and the 19-unit Sunshine Villas. The four buildings offer a total of 89 apartments. Erik Anderson and Kyle Pinkalla of Northmarq San Diego represented the buyer and seller in the deal.
HEMET, CALIF. — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of Shops at KPC Towne Centre, located at 2375-2465 W. Florida Ave. in Hemet. A Southern California-based private family trust sold the asset to a Los Angeles-based private investor for $9.5 million. Situated on two acres, the three-building property features 20,167 square feet of retail space. At the time of sale, eight tenants fully occupied the retail center. Built in 1995 and renovated in 2004, Shops at KPC Towne Centre is an outparcel to KPC Towne Centre, which includes Sprouts Farmers Market, Burlington and Regal Cinemas. Matthew Mousavi, Patrick Luther and Max Sabino of SRS’ National Net Lease Group represented the seller, while Jason Paukovits of Dream Realty Asset Management represented the buyer in the transaction.