SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has issued a series of business closures as statewide cases of COVID-19 continue to increase. In total, the state has 329,162 confirmed cases as of Sunday, July 12, and cases are sharply rising. Based on the increase of cases, Newsom has instructed the closures of numerous indoor businesses statewide, including dine-in restaurants, bars, breweries, wineries, tasting rooms, movie theaters, family entertainment centers, zoos, museums and card rooms. Additionally, counties that have been on the “county monitoring list” for three consecutive days are required to close fitness centers, places of worship, indoor protests, offices for non-critical infrastructure sectors, personal care services, hair salons, barbershops and malls. As of July 13, there were nearly 30 counties on the monitoring list, including Fresno, Los Angeles, Napa, Orange, Colusa, Kings, Glenn, Sacramento, San Diego, Sonoma, Ventura and Riverside. According California’s COVID-19 data collections, the state experienced 109,910 new cases and 1,104 new deaths in the last 14 days. Additionally, in the last 14 days, approximately 1.5 million tests were reported with 7.4 percent resulting in a positive test.
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SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. — Terreno Realty has acquired an industrial building located in South San Francisco for $6.3 million. The name of the seller was not released. Located at 179 Starlite St., the 22,000-square-foot property features two dock-high and one grade-level loading positions and parking for 15 cars. At the time of sale, the building was fully leased to one tenant.
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. — R.D. Olson Construction has completed AC Hotel by Marriott in Beverly Hills, an 11-story, European-inspired luxury hotel. The two-phase project included the adaptive reuse of a 1950s office building into a 97,000-square-foot hotel featuring 176 rooms, rooftop lounge, fitness center, meeting spaces, administrative space and community areas. The hotel features one- and two-bedroom double, king and queen guest rooms with wide-screen televisions, large windows with city views, adjustable reading lamps and USB charging ports. Hotel amenities include the AC Lounge, a rooftop deck with hydrotherapy spa, bar and lounge. Additionally, the hotel provides guests with access to ACE, a robot butler that can deliver market items and room essentials to their door. AXIS/GFA served as architecture and design firm for the project.
MedCore Partners Purchases 582-Unit Seniors Housing Portfolio in Washington, California
by Amy Works
WASHINGTON AND CALIFORNIA — MedCore Partners and The National Realty Group, together with BMO Harris Bank and Locust Point Capital, have acquired a 582-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care portfolio in seven markets in Washington and California. The communities in the initial acquisition include five assets in Washington: Birchview Memory Care in Sedro-Wooley with 60 units Discovery Memory Care in Sequim with 55 units The Sequoia in Olympia with 92 units the 72-unit Cooks Hill Manor in Centralia the 136-unit The Village in Tacoma. the 91-unit Del Obispo Terrace in San Juan Capistrano the 76-unit Westminster Terrace in Westminster. MedCore plans to deploy more than $13 million of capital expenditures to improve the facilities. The company has retained Tacoma-based Senior Services of America (SSA) as the manager of the properties. SSA has managed the communities since 2001. BMO Harris Bank provided the senior loan for the acquisition.
LOS ANGELES — Chicago-based 4S Bay Partners has acquired a 3.3-acre redevelopment site, located at 3731-3761 E. Stocker St. in Los Angeles, for $35 million. The sellers are David Shophet of Sharp Capital and David Shaaya of One Cole Group. The site contains four two-story office structures, totaling 80,000 square feet, built in 1952. At the time of sale, the buildings were more than 90 percent occupied by a variety of Los Angeles County and City community services-oriented tenants. The site is located in an opportunity zone with a transit-oriented development tier III designation. 4S Bay plans to occupy a portion of the property. The company focuses on humanitarian causes, including educational opportunities, economic improvement, human rights, wellness and environmental sustainability. Laurie Lustig-Bower and Kamran Paydar of CBRE represented the seller, while James Daughrity of Daughrity Real Estate represented the buyer in the deal.
Restoration Hardware Opens RH Marin, The Gallery at the Village in Corte Madera, California
by Amy Works
CORTE MADERA, CALIF. — RH has opened RH Marin, The Gallery at the Village, the brand’s newest physical location and the first design gallery in California. The property is located at 1750 Redwood Highway in Corte Madera. Totaling nearly 60,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor space, the three-level property features artistic installations of luxury home furnishings in a gallery setting, including spaces devoted to RH Interiors, RH Modern, RH Rugs and Outdoor. Additionally, RH Marin features an interactive RH Interior Design Firm & Atelier that provides professional design services. The property also includes RH Rooftop Restaurant and a climate-controlled wine bar.
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — CBRE Global Investors has purchased 237@First, a two-building office complex in San Jose. Terms of the transaction were not released. Totaling 368,702 square feet, the asset consists of two six-story buildings: 4353 North First St., a 181,042-square-foot property built in 2016, and 4453 North First St., a 187,660-square-foot building built in 2019. The buildings feature 14-foot to 16-foot slab-to-slab heights, expansive window lines, abundant light, lobbies and flexible, 32,800-square-foot, column-free floor plates. Tenant amenities include a fitness center with yoga studio and several outdoor collaboration areas. At the time of sale, the property was nearly 65 percent leased with 131,000 square feet available for lease.
LOS ANGELES — CalBay Development has acquired the fee interest in a retail property located in the Rowland Heights area of Los Angeles. A private family sold the asset for $3.3 million in an off-market transaction. Situated on two acres, the site is improved with a 20,000-square-foot retail store, which 99c Only occupies on a net-leased basis.
EL CERRITO, CALIF. — RBL Real Estate has completed the disposition of Del Norte Marketplace, a pharmacy-anchored shopping center located in El Cerrito. Miami-based Jewell Capital acquired the asset, including its existing debt, for $22.5 million. Located at 11511-11565 San Pablo Ave., the 64,270-square-foot retail center recently underwent a multi-year repositioning. Current tenants include Walgreens, Ross Dress for Less, dd’s Discounts and IHOP. Eric Kathrein, Tim Kuruzar, Bryan Ley and Jake Dempsey of JLL Capital Markets represented the seller in the deal.
SACRAMENTO AND GOLD RIVER, CALIF. — Colliers International’s Institutional Capital Markets team has arranged the sale of an eight-building office portfolio near Sacramento. Cook Endeavors acquired the asset from WHAL Properties for $23 million, or $139 per square foot. Totaling 170,000 square feet, the portfolio includes 11341 and 11335 Gold Express Drive, 11249 Gold Country Blvd. and 11211 Gold Country Blvd. in Gold River, as well as 800 Howe Ave., 3604, 3626 and 3620 Fair Oaks Blvd. in Sacramento. Brad Idleman, Andrew Gibson, Bob Gilley, Kevin Moul and Andy Zighelboim of Colliers represented the seller, while Thomas Walcott of Colliers Sacramento represented the buyer in the off-market transaction.