LONG BEACH, CALIF. — Triss LLC has completed the disposition of a retail strip center located on the corner of East Pacific Coast Highway and Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in Long Beach. A family trust acquired the asset for $4.4 million, or $175 per square foot. 7-Eleven anchors the 25,148-square-foot property. Tina LaMonica and Cheryl Pester of NAI Capital Commercial’s Investment Services represented the seller in the deal.
LA PUENTE, CALIF. — RAAM Construction has completed the construction of Arboleda Apartments, an affordable seniors housing development in La Puente, approximately 20 miles east of Los Angeles. Development costs for the 74-unit, 71,499-square-foot property are estimated at $29 million. Of the total apartments, 38 are fully ADA-accessible units. “The need for affordable housing has grown in recent years due to rising home prices and an overall housing shortage, and the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated that need immensely,” says Richard Lara, president and CEO of RAAM Construction. RAAM worked closely with Meta Housing Corporation, a developer of affordable housing communities for families and seniors, along with AMJ Construction Management Inc. and Y&M Architects to deliver the new residences for qualified low-income seniors. The apartments replace four detached family homes on the site.
BURBANK, CALIF. — Cruzan and Independencia have purchased a post-production property in located at 2130 N. Hollywood Way in Burbank. Strategic Office Partners sold the asset for $37.4 million. Situated on 4.4 acres, the 95,000-square-foot facility was completed in 1965 and last renovated in 2017. Deluxe Media, a post-production, distribution and asset management company for the entertainment industry, occupies the single-story building. Mike Longo, Todd Tydlaska and Sean Sullivan of CBRE represented the seller in the deal. Greg Grant and Clayton Matsuda, also of CBRE, facilitated the acquisition loan on behalf of the buyer.
SAN DIEGO — Sterling Bay West and Harrison Street have agreed to acquire an office and life sciences portfolio in San Diego’s Sorrento Mesa submarket. City Office REIT is selling the assets for an undisclosed price. Located at 10390-10445 Pacific Center Court, 5910 Pacific Center Blvd. and 9985 Pacific Heights, the portfolio comprises four life sciences lab buildings, an empty building ready for speculative office/lab space, two office buildings totaling 420,229 square feet and five acres of excess land. The buyers plan to develop up to 1.1 million square feet of ground-up, Class A life sciences campus facilities on the site. Construction is slated to begin in 2023 and will be completed in phases.
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. AND NEW YORK CITY — Pacific Investment Management Co. (PIMCO) has entered into a definitive agreement with Columbia Property Trust (NYSE: CXP) to acquire the New York City-based office REIT. Funds managed by PIMCO will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Columbia’s common stock in a deal valued at $3.9 billion, including debt. Columbia owns 15 office properties spanning more than 6 million square feet in the gateway markets of New York City, Boston, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. The firm’s portfolio also includes four office properties under development and 8 million square feet under management for private investors and third parties. The U.S. office sector has been severely impacted by the outbreak of COVID-19 and rise of the Delta variant as millions of office-using employees are currently working from home. According to The Wall Street Journal, New York City and San Francisco reported the lowest usage rates among the 10 major office markets tracked by Falls Church, Va.-based Kastle Systems, which monitors access swipes of office buildings. New York City had a usage rate of 22.3 percent and San Francisco had a 19.7 usage rate for the week ending Aug. 25. Despite the headwinds facing …
BARSTOW, CALIF. — SRS Real Estate Partners’ National Net Lease Group (NNLG) has arranged the $5.5 million ground-lease sale of a retail building located at 2620 Fisher Blvd. in Barstow. Starboard Realty Advisors sold the asset to a Los Angeles-based private investor. Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers occupies the property, which is situated on 1.25 acres and features a double drive thru. The building was constructed in 2020 and the restaurant opened for business in May 2021. The asset has a 15-year, corporate-guaranteed ground lease in place, providing the buyer with a stabilized investment and no landlord responsibilities. Matthew Mousavi and Patrick Luther of SRS NNLG represented the seller, while Pablo Rodriguez of Newmark represented the buyer in the deal.
RIALTO, CALIF. — The Voit Co. has broken ground on Renaissance Commerce Center, a speculative industrial property located at 1993, 2033 and 2133 W. Casmalia St. in Rialto. Totaling 87,189 square feet, the single-tenant industrial asset will feature a 34,015-square-foot building, a 28,837-square-foot facility and a 24,337-square-foot property. Each building will offer state-of-the-art amenities, including dock-high doors, 26- to 28-foot clear heights, ample parking and designated office space within each building. Completion is slated for first-quarter 2022. Juan Gutierrez and John Viscounty of Voit Real Estate Services will represent The Voit Co. in lease or sale of the property.
CONCORD, CALIF. — The Levin Johnston Group of Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Bloomfield Apartments in Concord. The property traded for $5.5 million. Located at 1655 Bloomfield Lane, the property features 15 apartments and is located less than one mile from the Concord BART station. Adam Levin and Robert Johnston handled the transaction.
MILPITAS, CALIF. — Bridge Industrial has completed Bridge Point Silicon Valley, a state-of-the-art industrial facility located at 205. N. McCarthy Blvd. in Milpitas. Bridge purchased the 34.5-acre site in 2019 and secured a long-term lease agreement with a major e-commerce company prior to groundbreaking, which occurred in spring 2020. The construction process was designed based on the lease agreement, which began in July 2021. The tenant will use the entire 34.5-acre site, which includes a 388,240-square-foot warehouse facility and surface parking, to help distribute goods throughout San Jose, Silicon Valley and the Greater Bay Area. To accommodate the tenant’s needs, Bridge completed a complex entitlement process that included the completion of an Environmental Impact Report Addendum through the City of Milpitas, which allowed for the approval of multiple variances to accommodate the tenant’s unique plans at the site.
LIVERMORE AND STOCKTON, CALIF. — Dalfen Industrial has purchased Las Positas Logistics Center in Livermore and Stockton Supply Chain Center II in Stockton. Terms of the transactions were not released. Las Positas Logistics Center is a 106,700-square-foot, front-load distribution building with close proximity to interstates 580, 80, 680 and 880. Stockton Supply Chain Center II features 50,400 square feet and close proximity to Interstate 5 and Highway 99, which provides same-day access to nearly 45 million people in San Francisco, Sacramento, Los Angeles, San Diego, Portland and Seattle. With these acquisitions, Dalfen Industrial has added three Northern California buildings to its portfolio in the last two months.
