SAN DIEGO — PSRS has arranged the $3.8 million cash-out refinancing of a multi-tenant industrial property in San Diego’s Miramar neighborhood. Built in 1985, the 30,355-square-foot asset is 100 percent leased. Jennifer Mustard of PSRS secured the credit union execution, which provided the undisclosed borrower a 3.5 percent interest rate, 10-year term and $1 million cash out for other investments.
LIVERMORE, CALIF. — Hunter Street and Mana Investments have sold a nine-acre parcel of land in the Bay Area city of Livermore to Calson Management, a California-based specialist in senior living construction and operations. Located within The Well at Sunset mixed-use project, the site is approved for a 130,000-square-foot, 128-unit seniors housing complex. Construction is scheduled to begin late this year for completion in late 2024. The property will include independent living, assisted living and memory care services. The design’s footprint will preserve green space and walking trails around the complex. “We’re excited to watch the Calson team continue the project and complete our vision for a high-quality housing facility. We know this addition will be a value-add, not just for The Well at Sunset, but also for the wider Livermore community,” says Sean Rohland, managing director at Hunter Street. “The pandemic presented unforeseen complexity, and we were fortunate to partner with Calson to reach an outcome that is favorable to all.” The Well at Sunset was originally constructed in 1978 but had been vacant for several years until it was purchased by Hunter Street and Mana Investments in 2018. What followed was the revitalization of the plaza, as The …
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — PSRS has arranged the $3.5 million cash-out refinancing of Riverside Apartments, a multifamily property located in Riverside. David Sarnoff of PSRS secured the 10-year, fixed-rate loan with a flexible prepayment structure. The name of the borrower was not released. Built in 1990, the wood-frame property features 32 garden-style apartments.
PISMO BEACH, CALIF. — Sonnenblick-Eichner Co. has arranged $30 million in long-term, fixed-rate financing for Inn at the Pier, a full-service boutique hotel located half a block from the Pacific Ocean in Pismo Beach. Inn at the Pier features 104 guest rooms, a full-service restaurant, pool, spa and the only rooftop bar in Pismo Beach. Other amenities include 1,200 square feet of meeting space, a fitness center and approximately 2,650 square feet of street-level retail space. Additionally, the hotel offers valet parking for up to 128 cars. The nonrecourse loan was funded by a life company and priced in the low four percent range with interest-only payments for the entire term. Proceeds from the loan also provided for a return of equity to the undisclosed borrower.
SAN DIEGO — Sudberry Properties has opened The Hub at Scripps Ranch, a mixed-use redevelopment project located at 9840 Carroll Canyon Road in the Scripps Ranch neighborhood of San Diego. Construction is nearing completion and apartment residents are moving in. Situated on 9.5 acres, The Hub at Scripps Ranch features 260 apartments and 10,700 square feet of retail and restaurant space. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts, ranging from 614 square feet to 1,391 square feet, with rents starting at $2,600 per month. Interior amenities include private patios or balconies, nine-foot ceilings, hardwood-style flooring in main areas, carpeting in bedrooms, fully equipped kitchens with GE Energy Star stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops and full-size washers/dryers. The retail and restaurant space includes a 2,061-square-foot Starbucks Coffee, Pacific Dental Services and Big Cheech’s Chicken N’ Waffles and Sliders. The development team includes MVE Architecture, Reylenn Construction Co., Pasco Laret Suiter & Associates, GroundLevel Landscape Architecture and Design Tec. Matt Mosser of Retail Insite is responsible for retail leasing, and Sudberry Properties will provide property management for The Hub.
NORCO, CALIF. — CapRock Partners has broken ground on Phase I of Palomino Ranch, a master-planned industrial warehouse development located at 1811 Mountain Ave. in Norco. Spanning 112 acres, the project will total 2 million square feet across 24 buildings. The initial phase of the Class A project will include eight standalone industrial buildings, totaling approximately 700,000 square feet on 44 acres. Phase I buildings will range from approximately 55,000 square feet to 156,000 square feet with clear heights from 30 feet to 36 feet. Buildings larger than 20,000 square feet will offer up to 6,000 square feet of mezzanine office space. Other features will include secured and unsecured concrete truck courts, 125-foot truck court depth, ESFR sprinklers and up to 4,000 amps of power. At total project completion, Palomino Ranch will be the largest industrial real estate development in Norco’s history. The project will be LEED certified and feature design elements such as wrap-around wooden porches and lantern streetlighting that are reflective of the city’s equestrian background and nickname Horsetown U.S.A. Jeff Ruscigno, Brian Pharris, Paul Earnhart, Ryan Earnhart, Austin Hill and Jeff Smith of Lee & Associates have been retained to market the lease availabilities at the project. …
CONCORD, CALIF. — Levin Johnston of Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of The Lakes Apartments, a multifamily property located at 1818, 1819 and 1850 Laguna St. in Concord. An undisclosed seller sold the asset to a private investor for $31.5 million. Constructed in 1967 on 4.2 acres, The Lakes features 102 one- and two-bedroom floor plans, secure vehicle and pedestrian entrances, onsite laundry, a swimming pool and private balconies and patios. Adam Levin and Robert Johnston of Levin Johnston represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
LOS ANGELES — Lee & Associates LA North/Ventura has arranged the purchases of three multi-tenant industrial properties located in the North Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles in two separate deals for the combined total of $21.4 million. Together the properties total 66,019 square feet. In the first transaction, Vineland Group Holdings sold a two-building asset at 6850 Vineland Ave. to LaTerra Development II LLC. Scott Caswell and Eric Balin of Lee & Associates LA North/Ventura represented the buyer. In the second deal, 625 South Pacific Avenue LLC acquired an industrial building at 13401-13431 Saticoy St. from Pine Investment Partners. Caswell and Balin represented the buyer, while Greg Barsamian of CBRE represented the seller in the deal.
By Glenn R. Rudy, Senior Managing Director, Retail Capital Markets, Newmark We all know the commercial real estate industry is cyclical and there are casualties in every cycle across asset classes. However, retail seems to always be in everyone’s crosshairs. It quite frequently is the tail wagging the dog across institutional investors. Consider this, though: if there is one thing the pandemic has proven (once again), it is that the retail sector as a whole is one of the most resilient in the industry. Nowhere in the country is this statement more evident than here in Orange County. While investment sales activity was sluggish overall in 2021, picking up largely in the fourth quarter, retail leasing activity was record breaking. Annual net absorption turned positive after nine consecutive quarters of losses. Vacancy rates have not yet returned to pre-pandemic levels, but rent growth has reach a new all-time high as of year-end 2021. Tenants and landlords were both motivated to sign leases in 2021 to satisfy the increased market demand from consumers yearning to get out and be social again. Society wanted to spend its money on soft goods, dining out and enjoying the retail experience that was so sorely missed in 2020. On the investment …
VAN NUYS, CARSON, VERNON AND OCEANSIDE, CALIF. — New York-based New Mountain Capital has completed the disposition of four infill industrial properties in the Greater Los Angeles and San Diego County area to Rexford Industrial Realty for $65 million. Totaling 150,736 square feet, the four assets are located at: 14243 Bessemer St. in Van Nuys 17011, 17023 and 17027 S. Central Ave. in Carson 2970 East 50th St. in Vernon 2843 Benet Road in Oceanside Arctic Glacier Co. currently occupies all the properties, which are cold production and distribution facilities. Vincent Polce, Robert Bickel, Barbara Perrier, Eric Cox and Rebecca Perlmutter of CBRE represented the seller in the deal.