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Matthews Brokers Sale of Recently Vacated 104,980 SF Retail Lot in Costa Mesa

by Amy Works May 14, 2020

COSTA MESA, CALIF. — Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has brokered the sale of a recently vacated retail property located at 2666 Harbor Blvd. in Costa Mesa. Red Mountain Retail Group, a real estate developer, acquired the asset from a private family for an undisclosed price. Ace Hardware formerly occupied the 104,980-square-foot lot, located at the southwest corner of Harbor Boulevard and Mesa Verde Drive. Ace vacated the property when its lease expired on April 30. Additionally, there was a sublease in place with an auto dealer that expired with the Ace Hardware lease. Bill Pedersen, Michael Pakravan and Matthew Sundberg of Matthews Real Estate handled the transaction.

May 14, 2020

Acquisitions California Industrial Western

Dermody Properties Acquires 172,445 SF Goodrick Logistics Center in Richmond, California

by Amy Works May 14, 2020

RICHMOND, CALIF. — Dermody Properties has purchased Goodrick Logistics Center, a two-building, 172,445-square-foot e-commerce and distribution facility located at 2589 and 2593 Goodrick Ave. in Richmond. Terms of the transaction, including the name of seller and acquisition price, were not released. The property at 2589 Goodrick Ave. is currently available for lease and can accommodate one to three tenants ranging in size from 15,000 square feet to 57,872 square feet. An international mattress distributor occupies the entire facility at 2593 Goodrick Ave. Built in 2018, 2589 Goodrick Avenue features 24-foot clear height, 10 drive-in doors, 75-foot by 65-foot column spacing, LED warehousing lighting and an ESFR fire protection system. Mark Detmer, Bo Mills and Ryan Sitov of JLL represented Dermody Properties in the sale. Jason Ovadia, Patrick Metzger, Eddie Shuai and Mike Murray, also of JLL, will handle leasing for the property.

May 14, 2020

Acquisitions California Retail Western

Marcus & Millichap Arranges Sale of North Hills Retail Portfolio in Los Angeles

by Amy Works May 14, 2020

LOS ANGELES — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a two-property retail asset located in Los Angeles’ North Hills neighborhood. A limited liability company sold the portfolio to a partnership for $6.2 million. The asset consists of two adjacent parcels featuring 7,835 square feet of building space and 52,260 square feet of commercial-zoned land. According to Marcus & Millichap, the sales price represents a market-leading price per square foot of $798 for the existing structures and $120 per square feet for the land. Brandon Michaels, Steven Schechter and Sean Brandt of Marcus & Millichap’s Encino, Calif., office represented the seller and buyer in the deal.

May 14, 2020

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CoStar Group Agrees to Purchase Ten-X for $190M

by Alex Tostado May 14, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. — CoStar Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CSGP) has agreed to purchase Ten-X for $190 million. The all-cash deal is expected to close in the third quarter of this year. Irvine, Calif.-based Ten-X was launched in 2009 with the goal of providing a digital platform to complete commercial real estate transactions during the Great Recession. Since its founding, nearly $24 billion worth of commercial real estate transactions have been completed on the site. Companies such as Fannie Mae, Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase, Blackstone, Starwood, BlackRock, Capital One, MetLife, LNR, UBS and PNC have used the website to complete transactions. CoStar hopes the acquisition will position the combined company as a major player in the distressed commercial property market that COVID-19 is expected to leave in its wake. “We believe that the volume of distressed properties coming to market will surge and that this combined platform will support the market’s recovery,” says CoStar CEO Andrew Florance regarding the acquisition. Echoing Florance’s sentiment, Ten-X CEO Steve Jacobs says, “Just like CoStar Group, we are focused on driving volume and efficiency and have devoted ourselves to addressing the massive, untapped demand for digital commercial real estate solutions. We see significant demand …

May 14, 2020

California Development Multifamily Western

Joint Venture Acquires Land Site for 480-Unit Millenia Apartment Complex in Chula Vista, California

by Amy Works May 13, 2020

CHULA VISTA, CALIF. — A joint venture between MetLife Investment Management, Allstate and Ryan Cos. has acquired a land site for the development of an eight-building multifamily property within Millenia, a 210-acre mixed-use community in Chula Vista’s Otay Ranch submarket. Meridian Development is developing Millenia on behalf of landowner Stratford Land. The 512,000-square-foot apartment project will feature 480 market-rate units in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom flats, two-story mezzanine lofts, live-work units and three-story townhomes. The apartments will range between 616 square feet and 2,336 square feet. Additionally, the community will feature 16,000 square feet of commercial space. Community amenities will include a pool, spa, clubhouse kitchen with lounge, community co-working spaces, fitness center, leasing center, two large dog run areas, rooftop deck, bocce court, bike maintenance and storage facilities, a speakeasy, live music studio and community green areas, including gardens. The project team will include ARK Architects, Design Line Interiors, Hunsaker & Associates and GMP. Ryan Cos. will serve as general contractor for the project, which is slated to break ground this summer. Completion of the first building is scheduled for late 2021. Pre-leasing will begin in August 2021. Additionally, the completed project will be part of …

May 13, 2020

California Industrial Loans Western

NorthMarq Arranges $10M Refinancing for Lambert Industrial Campus in Fullerton, California

by Amy Works May 13, 2020

FULLERTON, CALIF. — NorthMarq has arranged $10 million in refinancing for Lambert Industrial, a two-building industrial property in Fullerton. The permanent, fixed-rate loan was structured with a 10-year term on a 30-year amortization schedule. Daniel McCarthy and Michael Elmore of NorthMarq’s Newport Beach, Calif., office secured the loan for the undisclosed borrower through a national bank. Totaling 87,652 square feet, the properties are a 45,761-square-foot building at 150 Lambert and a 41,891-square-foot asset at 110 Lambert.

May 13, 2020

Acquisitions California Industrial Western

Avison Young, NKF Broker $5M Sale of Industrial Asset in West Los Angeles

by Amy Works May 13, 2020

LOS ANGELES — Avison Young and Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) have arranged the sale of an industrial building with excess land located at 2133 and 2143 Pontius Ave. in West Los Angeles. A California-based private investor sold the property to a West Los Angeles-based private investor for $5 million. Built in 1948 on a 0.3-acre land parcel, the 6,500-square-foot building features a high-clear-span, bow truss design with sufficient loading and power, warehouse skylights and 14-foot minimum ceiling height. Patrick Barnes, Chris Maling and David Maling of Avison Young, along with John DeGrinis of Newmark Knight Frank, represented the seller, while David Kamran of Diva Real Estate Group represented the buyer in the deal. According to the brokers, the transaction was record-setting for the West Los Angeles submarket with the highest price per square foot of $590 paid for an industrial building under 10,000 square feet and $300 per square foot for the land, per CoStar records.

May 13, 2020

Acquisitions California Retail Western

SBH Real Estate Acquires Former Wells Fargo Branch Near Los Angeles for $4M

by Amy Works May 12, 2020

ALHAMBRA, CALIF. — SBH Real Estate Group has purchased a retail property located at 1300 E. Valley Blvd. in Alhambra. Wells Fargo sold the former bank branch for $4 million. Situated on a 58,000-square-foot land parcel, the 3,800-square-foot building was vacant at the time of sale. Geoff Martin of CBRE represented the buyer and seller in the deal.

May 12, 2020

Restaurant building at 1020 Garnet Ave San Diego California

Acquisitions California Restaurant Retail Western

Retail Insite Brokers $2M Sale of Five Guys-Occupied Restaurant in San Diego’s Pacific Beach

by Amy Works May 12, 2020

SAN DIEGO — Retail Insite has directed the sale of a freestanding building located at 1020 Garnet Ave. in San Diego’s Pacific Beach neighborhood. Tanye Blane sold the asset to an undisclosed buyer for $2 million. The buyer plans to reposition the 4,500-square-foot property, which Five Guys Burgers and Fries currently occupies. Brian Pyke and Allison Campbell of Retail Insite represented the seller and buyer in the transaction.

May 12, 2020

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The Changing Face of the Inland Empire Office Market

by Jeff Shaw May 11, 2020

An hour east of downtown Los Angeles, the Inland Empire office market contains about 25 million square feet of office product in San Bernardino and Riverside counties. This market has undergone tremendous growth over 10 years, and a more diverse stable of occupiers has moved in since the area was decimated by the housing crisis of 2007. At times overlooked, the Inland Empire’s office market is more than just the low-cost alternative to Southern California’s LA and Orange counties. With a sector vacancy rate of just 9 percent (lower than neighboring submarkets) the Inland Empire’s economic engine is supporting one of the fastest job growth areas in the country over the past decade, boasting an unemployment rate of only 3.6 percent. The fourth quarter of 2019 witnessed the first speculative general office building development in more than eight years. Average asking rates have also increased to $2.05 per square foot, the highest level since 2009. With sustained positive absorption and continued rising rental rates, this area has shifted to become a landlord market over the past couple years and, with this, concessions will continue to evaporate. Education and health services, government, and professional and business services have all seen recent …

May 11, 2020

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