VERNON, CALIF. — A joint venture between Dedeaux Properties and Ledo Capital has completed the disposition of Vernon Avenue Logistics Center, a cold-storage facility located at the intersection of East Vernon and Alcoa avenues in Vernon. A Los Angeles-based family acquired the facility for $14.8 million. Built in March 2020, the 46,422-square-foot property features commercial kitchens, cold prep space, a fully racked cooler and freezer, dry storage space, 32-foot minimum clearances, seven dock-high doors and one ground-loading door fronting a 3,700-square-foot refrigerated dock. Additionally, the building includes 3,000 square feet of office and mezzanine space. The built-to-suit property is fully leased on a long-term basis to a Los Angeles-based restaurant group. Scott Heaton of Colliers International represented the buyer, while Jeff Chiate and Mike Adey of Cushman & Wakefield Capital Markets represented the seller in the deal.
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MIRAMAR, CALIF. — San Diego-based Stos Partners has completed the sale of an industrial facility located at 8330 Arjons Drive in Miramar. A private investor acquired the 27,500-square-foot asset for $7.5 million. Stos Partners, in partnership with Boston-based Long Wharf Capital, initially purchased the vacant property in July 2019 for $4.2 million. The partnership implemented a repositioning and lease-up program at the property, ultimately resulting in the disposition of the asset. Bryce Aberg, Brant Aberg and Brooks Campbell of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the deal.
SRS Negotiates $6M Sale of Grocery Outlet-Occupied Retail Property in Norco, California
by Amy Works
NORCO, CALIF. — SRS Real Estate Partners has brokered the sale a single-tenant retail property located at 1428 Sixth St. in Norco. A family partnership acquired the asset from a local developer for $6 million. Grocery Outlet occupies the newly constructed, 18,000-square-foot building, which is situated on 1.7 acres. Grocery Outlet, which opened in March, is the anchor tenant for the new Norco Gateway Shopping Center. Additional tenants include Taco Bell and 6,000 square feet of future retail shops. Matthew Mousavi and Patrick Luther of SRS’ National Net Lease Group represented the seller, while Mark Bitterlin of Trust Real Estate Services represented the buyer in the transaction.
Allianz Real Estate Buys Stake in 221 Main Street Office Building in San Francisco for $180M
by Amy Works
SAN FRANCISCO — Columbia Property Trust and Allianz Real Estate have completed the formation of a joint venture to recapitalize 221 Main Street, a LEED Platinum- and Energy Star-certified office building in San Francisco’s South Financial District. Allianz contributed $180 million in cash for a 45 percent ownership in the joint venture, which values 221 Main Street at $400 million. Columbia will retain a 55 percent ownership stake in the property, function as general partner for the venture and continue to oversee day-to-day operations of the asset. Acquired by Columbia in 2014, 221 Main Street features 381,000 square feet of office space, Bay views and abundant outdoor space. The property is fully leased, primarily to tech tenants such as DocuSign and Prosper Marketplace. With this transaction, Columbia and Allianz now own five properties as joint venture partners. The joint venture portfolio has a collective gross asset value of $2.3 billion.
LOS ANGELES — Dovetail Furniture & Designs has purchased a warehouse asset located at 14150 S. Figueroa St. in Los Angeles. AJ Wholesale sold the asset for $7.2 million. With its corporate headquarters located next door at 14000 S. Figueroa St., Dovetail plans to use the 41,723-square-foot building for warehouse and distribution space. The company sells handmade furniture, accessories and textiles from around the world. Matthew Stringfellow, Courtney Bell and Tyler Rollema of The Klabin Company/CORFAC International represented the buyer, while the seller was self-represented in the transaction.
JLL Secures $48.7M in Construction Financing for Creative Office Project in Los Angeles
by Amy Works
LOS ANGELES — JLL Capital Markets has arranged $48.7 million in construction financing for Exposition 3, a creative office property located in Los Angeles’ West Adams submarket. Paul Brindley, Jeff Sause and Spencer Richley of JLL secured the three-year, floating-rate loan through HIG Realty Partners on behalf of the borrower, The Luzzatto Co. Slated for delivery in 2022, Exposition 3 is fully preleased on a long-term basis to an undisclosed company for use as its new headquarters. The property previously served as an industrial property, and Luzzatto is renovating the asset into a two-building, 94,082-square-foot creative office space.
VACAVILLE, CALIF. — JCM Partners has sold Camden Parc Apartments, a multifamily property located on Aegean Way in Vacaville. Camden Parc Residential LLC acquired the community from JCM for $58 million, or $250,000 per unit. Situated on 15 acres, Camden Parc Apartments features 232 apartments in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts spread across 24 two-story buildings. JCM completed interior and exterior renovations to Camden Parc in 2019. Steven Nelson and Dusty Haeling of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CALIF. — PSRS has arranged $7.1 million in refinancing for Promenade Office Park, a multi-tenant office building located in Westlake Village. The building features 74,000 square feet of office space. Grady Seldin of PSRS secured the financing through a life insurance company for the undisclosed borrower.
Advocacy Development Completes Entitlements for 83-Unit Assisted Living Project in San Jose
by Amy Works
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Advocacy Development Partners (ADP) has received unanimous approval from the San Jose City Council for a new assisted living and memory care project in the city. The 1.2-acre project will include 73,000 square feet of living and common areas, comprisingf 83 units and 93 beds. “This facility underscores the need for assisted living and memory care for senior residents in San Jose,” says Pam Foled, Councilmember for District 9, where the community will be located. “This project meets the market demand in a fashion that is least intrusive to the overall community by terracing the building into the single-family neighborhood of Dry Creek and creating fabulous outdoor garden spaces for the residents.” As recommended by the San Jose Planning Commission, the City Council approved the Conditional Use Permit for the project site to replace existing dilapidated retail strip buildings with a modern, three-story building. ADP is in the process of securing its project team of architects, engineers and contractors for the development, according to Paul Bunton of ADP. He says the firm also expects to have its financing and operator in place in the next couple months and anticipates breaking ground in early 2021, which would …
SANTA ANA, CALIF. — Faris Lee Investments has brokered the $4.3 million sale of a retail property leased to Starbucks Coffee in Santa Ana. Starbucks recently signed a 10-year, corporate-guaranteed lease at the freestanding building, which is located at 2701 N. Grand Ave., 30 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles. Shaun Riley and Nick Miller of Faris Lee represented the buyer, an Orange County, Calif.-based private family investor, in the transaction. The sale closed five days before the buyer’s deadline for completing a 1031 exchange. Patrick Wade and Alex Kozakov of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller.