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Bayshire Senior Communities Acquires Two Seniors Housing Properties in Southern California

by Amy Works February 8, 2021

CARLSBAD AND RANCHO MIRAGE, CALIF. — Bayshire Senior Communities, a boutique senior living owner and operator, has acquired Brookdale Carlsbad and Brookdale Rancho Mirage, renaming the two communities as Bayshire Carlsbad and Bayshire Rancho Mirage. Both properties are continuing care retirement communities, each featuring 90 independent and assisted living units, 24 memory care units and 45 skilled nursing units. Carlsbad is located north of San Diego, and Rancho Mirage is part of the Inland Empire. Bayshire is an owner-operator headquartered in Escondido, a suburb of San Diego.

February 8, 2021

California Loans Office Western

CIM Group Provides $121.3M Bridge Loan for AMP&RSAND Office Complex in San Diego

by Amy Works February 5, 2021

SAN DIEGO — CIM Group has closed a $121.3 million bridge loan to refinance and provide future leasing capital to an affiliate of Westbrook Partners and The Casey Brown Co. The funds will be used toward AMP&RSAND, a 342,742-square-foot office complex in San Diego. Situated on 13 acres in the Mission Valley submarket, AMP&RSAND comprises two Class A creative office buildings with average floor plates of 37,852 square feet, 14-foot ceilings and floor-to-ceiling windows. The property, which is the former San Diego Union Tribune headquarters, features an on-site café, fitness studio and 1,371 parking spaces. The recently renovated complex is currently leased to two full-floor tenants that use the space as regional and corporate headquarters. Rob Rubano of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the financing for the borrower.

February 5, 2021

California Development Industrial Office Western

Seefried Industrial, Clarion Partners Break Ground on 1 MSF Tracy Logistics Park in California

by Amy Works February 4, 2021

TRACY, CALIF. — Seefried Industrial Properties, in a joint venture with Clarion Partners, has broken ground on Tracy Logistics Park, a more than 1 million-square-foot speculative office and warehouse project in East Tracy. Seefried and Clarion originally purchased the 76-acre site in January for an undisclosed amount. Located at the northeast corner of Grant Line and Chrisman roads, Tracy Logistics Park will feature a 210,000-square-foot building, a 507,800-square-foot building and a 309,000-square-foot building. Tenants will have the opportunity to occupy space ranging from 20,000 square feet to 500,000 square feet. The buildings will feature tilt-up construction, clear heights ranging from 32 feet to 36 feet, 180-foot- to 185-foot-deep truck courts, a combined 236 trailer spaces, ESFR sprinkler systems and ample parking. Completion is slated for fourth quarter of this year. HPA is serving as architect, K&W as civil engineer and Alston Construction as general contractor. Mike Goldstein and John Steinbuch of Colliers International will handle marketing and leasing efforts for the project.

February 4, 2021

California Development Office Retail Western

Sares Regis, Dostart Development Receive Approval for Burlingame Post Office Redevelopment in California

by Amy Works February 3, 2021

BURLINGAME, CALIF. — A joint venture between Sares Regis Group of Northern California (SRGNC) and Dostart Development Group has received approval from the Burlingame City Council for the redevelopment of the long-vacant, 1.3-acre Burlingame Post Office property in Burlingame. Groundbreaking for the project, located at 220 Park Road, is slated for third-quarter 2021, with the 185,000-square-foot office and retail property delivered by 2023. The new design will preserve the former Post Office lobby, converting it into ground-floor retail space that opens to the adjacent Burlingame Town Square, which will be constructed in coordination with the project. Situated in downtown Burlingame, the new project will include 275 parking stalls that will be available for public parking on the weekends and weekday evenings. In total, the redevelopment property will offer 170,000 square feet of office space and 15,000 square feet of retail space. Mike Moran, Ben Paul and Marc Pope of Cushman & Wakefield’s Burlingame office are marketing the office component for lease, while Steve Cutter and Chris Homs of Lockehouse Retail Group are marketing the retail portion. As part of the project, $2 million will be donated toward the future Town Square and $3.5 million will be contributed to affordable housing …

February 3, 2021

California Development Industrial Western

Farmer Bros. Coffee Roaster Opens 156,000 SF West Coast Distribution Center in Rialto, California

by Amy Works February 3, 2021

RIALTO, CALIF. — Farmer Bros. Co., a national coffee roaster, wholesaler and distributor of coffee, tea and culinary products, has opened its West Coast distribution center in Rialto. The 156,000-square-foot facility features 18 docking doors and 26 trailer storage spaces enabling Farmer Bros. to improve its delivery capabilities within its company network, as well leverage air, rail and ocean transportation modes. The company plans to utilize the facility to distribute products to its branch locations and service equipment throughout Farmer Bros.’ specialized coffee brewing equipment technicians in seven U.S. states. With 40 percent of Farmer Bros. customers located on the West Coast, the company expects the new distribution center to enable quicker product fulfillment, improved delivery time and better customer service. The Rialto facility is the company’s last major supply chain optimization initiative as part of its broader turnaround strategy. The optimization plan also includes the closing of the Houston manufacturing facility and capacity enhancements to its Dallas/Fort Worth facility.

February 3, 2021

California Company News Western

CIM Core Real Estate Fund Added to NCREIF’s NFI-ODCE Index

by Amy Works February 3, 2021

LOS ANGELES — CIM Group, a Los Angeles-based real estate and infrastructure owner, operator, lender and developer, has announced that its open-end core real estate fund has been added to the National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries’ (NCREIF) Open-End Diversified Core Equity Index (NFI-ODCE). The fund’s inclusion started during fourth-quarter 2020. Launched on Dec. 31, 1977, the NFI-ODCE is a capitalization-weighted, gross of fee, time-weighted return index. As of Dec. 31, 2020, the index consisted of 26 funds, totaling $209 billion of net real estate assets. According to NCREIF, the term diversified core equity style typically reflects lower risk investment strategies utilizing low leverage and generally represented by equity ownership position in stable U.S. operating properties diversified across regions and property types.

February 3, 2021

Acquisitions California Industrial Western

Link Logistics Sells 128,745 SF Industrial Facility in Carlsbad, California

by Amy Works February 2, 2021

CARLSBAD, CALIF. — New York-based Link Logistics has completed the disposition of an R&D and manufacturing property located at 2285 Rutherford Road in Carlsbad. An undisclosed buyer acquired the asset for $25.7 million. Built in 1990 as part of Carlsbad Research Center, the two-story, 128,745-square-foot building features four dock-high loading doors, four grade-level doors and 342 parking spaces. At the time of sale, the property was vacant. Situated on 6.5 acres, the facility is adjacent to McClellan-Palomar Airport, which serves North County San Diego. Roger Carlson, Bill Dolan and Blake Wilson of CBRE represented the seller, while the buyer was represented by an outside firm.

February 2, 2021

Acquisitions California Retail Western

Colliers Arranges $26.3M Sale of Meadows Village Shopping Center in Temecula, California

by Amy Works February 2, 2021

TEMECULA, CALIF. — Colliers International has brokered the sale of Meadows Village, a grocery- and drugstore-anchored shopping center in Temecula. The retail property changed hands for $26.3 million. The names of the seller and buyer were not released. Located at 31771-31962 Rancho California Road, the property features 80,553 square feet of retail space. Current tenants include Baron’s Market, CVS/pharmacy, EOS Fitness, Starbucks Coffee, The UPS Store, Wells Fargo and Subway. El Warner, Caitlin Zirpolo, Charley Simpson, Jordan Gomez and Peter Orth of Colliers handled the transaction.

February 2, 2021

Acquisitions California Restaurant Retail Western

Faris Lee Brokers $2.5M Sale of Taco Bell-Occupied Restaurant in Folsom, California

by Amy Works February 2, 2021

FOLSOM, CALIF. — Faris Lee Investments has arranged the sale of a drive-thru restaurant property located within Folsom Gateway Shopping Center in Folsom. A private family partnership acquired the asset from an undisclosed seller for $2.5 million. Taco Bell occupies the freestanding building, which was constructed in 2007. Tyler Strauss and Jeff Conover of Faris Lee procured the buyer and represented the seller in the transaction.

February 2, 2021

California Market Reports Retail Western Western Market Reports

Inland Empire Retail Market Poised for Resiliency in 2021

by Jeff Shaw February 2, 2021

While the Inland Empire economy was hit hard in 2020, we remain optimistic on the retail sector’s recovery over the coming 12 to 24 months. This market is a benefactor of COVID-19 in that more people than ever before are able to work remotely. This has triggered a migration from urban cores to more spacious and affordable housing in the newer residential communities of Riverside and San Bernardino counties. As the population is anticipated to expand here, retail will directly benefit as residents are more likely to have additional discretionary income to allocate to retail and restaurant venues. In particular, there are many high-growth submarkets to watch within the region. Some of our top areas include Eastvale, Jurupa Valley and Rialto, which have all experienced expansion despite the restrictions and challenges that COVID has created. They are seeing a significant amount of residential growth as they offer strong school districts, expansive parks, affordable housing, proximity to large employment bases and newer retail amenities. A young family demographic is moving to towns like these, and retail users have taken notice. This has resulted in large retail projects like Renaissance Marketplace in Rialto and the Station in Eastvale taking shape. Turning to …

February 2, 2021

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