LAGUNA HILLS, CALIF. — Faris Lee Investments has arranged the sale of Moulton Parkway Auto Spa, a full-service car wash and gas station located in Laguna Hills. The retail property is located at the intersection of El Toro Road and Moulton Parkway. A Newport Beach, Calif.-based seller sold the asset to an undisclosed buyer for $5 million. Moulton Parkway Auto Spa is the only full-service hand car wash in Laguna Hills. Tom Chichester and Nick D’Argenzio of Faris Lee Investments represented the seller in the deal.
ROSEVILLE, CALIF. — San Diego-based Davlyn Investments has purchased The Terraces at Highland Reserve, an apartment property located in Roseville, a northeastern suburb of Sacramento, for $95 million. Davlyn plans to rebrand the 273-unit property as Ascent at the Galleria. Constructed in 2002, the community features 273 apartments with nine-foot ceilings, in-unit washers and dryers, built-in fireplaces, modern architecture, barrel-tiled roofs, more than 250 detached garages and an extensive amenity package. The property is Davlyn’s fourth acquisition in Northern California and its first in the greater Sacramento market. Mark Leary and Nate Oleson of Newmark represented the undisclosed seller in the deal.
EASTVALE AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIF. — Orbis Real Estate Partners has completed the sales of two industrial projects totaling 88.5 acres and approximately $140 million in the Inland Empire. Reno, Nev.-based Dermody Properties acquired The Homestead, a 47-acre logistics park in Eastvale. Orbis redeveloped an existing dairy into a six-building, Class A logistics campus. The buildings range from 48,315 square feet to 501,649 square feet and offer concrete tilt-up construction; 40-foot minimum clearance heights in the larger buildings; large, secured truck courts; ample parking with excess approved trailer stalls; and dock-high and grade-level loading for each building. Additionally, Orbis sold Riverside Logistics Center in Riverside County to Denver-based Black Creek Group. Situated on 41.5 acres, the logistics center features 938,685 square feet of industrial space. Bill Heim of Lee & Associates, along with Barbara Perrier, Eric Cox and Darla Longo of CBRE, represented Orbis Real Estate Partners in the transactions.
SALINAS, CALIF. — Gantry has secured a $43.4 million loan for CreekBridge Village Apartments, a multifamily community in Salinas. Tom Dao of Gantry arranged the 35-year, 2.13 percent HUD (223f) cash-out financing through Eastern Mortgage Capital for the undisclosed borrower. Located at 1701 Independence Blvd., the 220-unit property features one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom floor plans, ranging from 803 square feet to 1,429 square feet. Units feature wall-to-wall carpeting, full-size washers/dryers, private patios or balconies, electronic thermostats and fireplaces, as well as assigned parking. The gated community also features a lighted tennis court, lap pool, spa, picnic areas, 24-hour fitness center and recreation center with a banquet room for events and gatherings.
SANTA MARIA AND FRESNO, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sales of two retail assets located in Santa Maria and Fresno. The total price for the two transactions was $3.4 million. Located at 1104 S. Blosser Road in Santa Maria, 7-Eleven fully occupies the 2,413-square-foot property. The building was built in 1974. Hermosa Beach-based Equitas Investments sold the asset to a private investor from Fowler for $1.6 million. Jeremy McChesney of Hanley Investment represented the seller, while Luc Hawkshaw of Apex Partners represented the buyer in the deal. A Fresno-based private partnership sold the two-tenant retail property, located at 2414-2418 N. Fruit Ave. in Fresno, to a Los Angeles-based private investor for $1.8 million. The 4,640-square-foot building consists of a 3,120-square-foot 7-Eleven and a 1,520-square-foot coin laundromat. McChesney represented the seller, while Sandra Miller of Engel & Volkers represented the buyer in the transaction.
FONTANA, CALIF. — Goodman has started construction of Goodman Logistics Center Fontana III, a logistics facility located in Fontana. Slated to open in summer 2021, the property will provide infrastructure to meet the demand for logistics space with access to large consumer markets. Totaling 1.1 million square feet, Goodman designed the campus to accommodate tenant requirements from 212,420 square feet to 453,020 square feet. The site provides access to 18 million consumers within a same-day drive time, with a combined consumer purchasing power of $215 billion annually, according to the developer. Goodman recently completed and leased two additional logistics centers located adjacent to the Fontana III property. Amazon and eFulfill, an e-commerce furniture supplier, are the tenants of those assets.
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CALIF. — Just over three weeks after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Guitar Center appears ready to already emerge from the process. In its original filings, the Westlake Village-based musical instrument and supplies retailer reported its business of instrument purchases, rentals, repairs and music lessons suffered amid the upheaval stemming from government-mandated shutdowns in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. At a virtual hearing Thursday, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Kevin Huennekens, based in Richmond serving the Eastern District of Virginia, approved Guitar Center’s bankruptcy plan, according to Bloomberg. The retailer expects to emerge from the Chapter 11 process before the end of next week, reducing its debt load by around $800 million. The company worked out a restructuring support agreement that includes new financing from existing creditors, $165 million in new equity from owner Ares Management Corp., Carlyle Group and Brigade Capital Management, Bloomberg reports. Recently sold bonds will also help pay for the move. The judge noted that creditors will still be paid in full as a result of the new structure, and creditors unanimously supported the deal. No plans were released regarding Guitar Center’s 297 brick-and-mortar locations. When it originally filed for bankruptcy, the company also hired A&G …
Walker & Dunlop Arranges $86M in Financing for Two Seniors Housing Communities in California, Hawaii
PALO ALTO, CALIF., AND HONOLULU — Walker & Dunlop Inc. has arranged a total of $86 million in financing for two seniors housing properties. The loans provided $45 million to EWS Real Estate Investment Co. for Palo Alto Commons, a 181-unit property in Palo Alto, and $41 million to The MW Group for The Plaza at Moanalua, a 160-bed community in Honolulu. Both properties offer assisted living, independent living and memory care. Palo Alto Commons, built in 1989 and 2010, is a three-story, two-building complex with a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom units. The Plaza at Moanalua is a Class A seniors housing community built in 2011. Russell Dey led Walker & Dunlop’s team in structuring the financing for MW Group, while Dey and Jay Thomas worked together to complete the loan for Palo Alto Commons. Both transactions were arranged with Freddie Mac financing and featured fixed rates and an interest-only component.
LOS ANGELES — A public-private partnership between American Campus Communities and the University of Southern California (USC) has completed a second phase of a student housing development. The residence hall is located at 1630 San Pablo St. near the university’s Curry Hall and the LAC+USC Medical Center. Shared amenities at the property include outdoor and indoor study areas, retail space and a rooftop courtyard. “We were able to commit 35 percent of the overall area to open space,” says Benjamin Kasdan, principal at KTGY Architecture + Planning, which designed the community. “This is desirable not only during the COVID period, but beyond. The project includes many trends and features we expect to see in the future based on input from students and housing developers.”
SAN FRANCISCO — Thor Equities Group has completed the sale of 634 Second Street, a mixed-use commercial building located in San Francisco’s SOMA neighborhood. Terms of the transaction were not released. The 46,752-square-foot property features three stories, a rooftop deck and 100 feet of frontage along Second Street. At the time of sale, the property tenants included Okta, a cloud security company; Cloudflare, a hosting provider; and Sajj Mediterranean, a restaurant. Kyle Kovac, Mike Taquino and Mandy Lee of CBRE represented Thor Equities in the transaction. Ben Vago and Avram Posner of Wachtel Missry LLP served as legal counsel for Thor Equities.