LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles-based Meta Housing, in a joint venture partnership with Western Community Housing, has completed Metro @ Western, a transit-oriented, affordable apartment community Los Angeles. Located 3671 S. Western Ave., Metro @ Western features 33 apartments in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units. The four-story property offers a variety of community amenities including outdoor lounge areas, a community room with kitchen and a play structure. The property also obtained LEED Gold certification and includes numerous sustainable features. Meta and Western Community Housing partnered with several public entities, including the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Los Angeles County Development Authority, the State of California, the County of Los Angeles and City of Los Angeles to bring the $20.1 million apartment community to fruition.
LOS ANGELES — Beverly Hills, Calif.-based Sonnenblick-Eichner Co. has secured $20.5 million in first mortgage debt for Carriage Inn, a hotel located at the intersection of Burbank Boulevard and the San Diego Freeway in the Sherman Oaks neighborhood of Los Angeles. The non-recourse, 10-year, fixed-rate loan features interest-only payments for the entire loan term. Affiliated with the Best Western brand, the hotel features 178 guest rooms, meeting space, a pool, Jacuzzi, fitness center and surface parking for 160 cars. Patrick Brown and Elliot Eichner of Sonnenblick-Eichner Co. arranged the financing for the undisclosed borrower. The lender was also not disclosed.
CULVER CITY, CALIF. — Los Angeles-based Trion Properties has completed 5012 Apartments, a multifamily community with tech amenities located at 5012 Slauson Ave. in Culver City. As Trion’s first ground-up development, the 28-unit property represents the company’s expansion from value-add multifamily renovations to ground-up development. Additionally, the property is the first project that the firm has taken through the entire process, from unentitled to developed and stabilized. The three-story, pet-friendly community features 15 one-bedroom and 13 two-bedroom units. The property features a variety of interior and common-area tech amenities, including a high-level security system, Nest thermostats, Luxer One package locker service, a ButterflyMX smart video intercom system and Sonos smart speakers. Each unit features state-of-the-art appliances and flooring, stackable washers and dryers, central air conditioning, walk-in closets, cable television and modern finishes. Community amenities include a second-floor amenity deck, breakfast bar, courtyard equipped with furniture and planters, exterior hallways and covered assigned parking.
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — Orange County, Calif.-based Dornin Investment Group has completed the disposition of an office building located at 2300 Market St. in Riverside. A Los Angeles-based private investor acquired the property for an undisclosed price. Originally constructed in 2006, the three-story, 63,760-square-foot office building was fully occupied at the time of sale. The County of Riverside occupies 89 percent of the rentable area and recently signed a five-year lease extension that expanded its footprint at the property. Anthony DeLorenzo, Gary Stache, Doug Mack, Bryan Johnson, Will Cole and Sammy Cemo of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.
SAN DIEGO — San Diego Rescue Mission has completed the sale of an industrial facility located at 5150 University Ave. in San Diego. University Storage acquired the asset for $7.7 million. The 2.2-acre lot features a 38,610-square-foot industrial building. The buyer plans to redevelop the property into a self-storage facility. George Hicker and Michael McFarland of Cardinal Industrial, along with Matt Weaver and Al Apuzzo of Lee & Associates – North County San Diego, represented the seller and buyer in the deal.
INDIANAPOLIS AND LOS ANGELES — Simon Property Group and Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) have announced they will temporarily close their respective shopping centers across the United States amid the worldwide COVID-19 outbreak. Simon (NYSE: SPG) closed all of its U.S. properties at 7 p.m. local time Wednesday. URW will close its properties starting today. URW, which is headquartered in Paris and has offices in Los Angeles and New York City, operates 47 properties in the U.S. Due to European governments implementing crowd bans, URW began shuttering centers in France, Spain, Poland, Austria, the Czech Republic and Slovakia on March 16. In a corresponding move, the company began actively reducing non-staff expenses and deferring non-essential capital expenditure. Unless instructed otherwise by local authorities, URW will reopen its properties March 29. URW says “essential” retailers will remain open. Essential stores are typically defined as grocery stores, pharmacies, convenient stores, etc. “We have not made this decision lightly and believe this is in the best interest of protecting our various stakeholders. We look forward to reopening these centers in the very near future,” says Jean-Marie Tritant, U.S. President of URW. “In the meantime, we are doing everything possible to make sure that ‘essential’ retail outlets …
CARSON AND LOMITA, CALIF. — Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has arranged the sale of a 17-property multifamily portfolio in Southern California. The portfolio was sold in two parts with 15 assets, totaling 185 units, sold in a private transaction. A two-property portfolio, totaling 55 units located at 21818 Figueroa Street in Carson, Calif., and 25829 Viana Ave. in Lomita, Calif., was acquired separately. El Segundo, Calif.-based NextGen Apartments acquired the properties from a private seller for $108 million. David Harrington and Michael Astorian of Matthews Real Estate Investment Services brokered the sale.
SAN FRANCISCO — Colliers International has arranged the sale of a seven-property multifamily portfolio in San Francisco. An undisclosed buyer acquired the properties for $90 million. Totaling 124,260 square feet, the portfolio includes 643 Divisadero Street; 1128, 956 and 901 Valencia Street; 970 and 954 Geart Street; and 704 Bush Street. The portfolio offers a total of 176 residential units. James Devincenti and Brad Lagomarsino of Colliers, along with Eve Myers, Joseph Smolen, Mark Petersen, Jeffrey Weber and Will Purcell of Eastdil-Secured, handled the transaction.
RANCHO DOMINGUEZ, CALIF. — Terreno Realty Corp. has acquired an industrial property located in Rancho Dominguez for $18 million. The name of the seller was not released. Situated on 3.7 acres at 2310 E. Gladwick St., the 66,000-square-foot industrial distribution facility features 13 dock-high and two grade-level loading positions and parking for 81 cars. At the time of sale, the asset was fully leased to one tenant.
LOS ANGELES — Champion Real Estate Co. has purchased a student housing community located at 2353 Portland St. in Los Angeles. Century Park sold the asset for $14.1 million. Champion plans to rebrand the property as Victory on Portland and renovate the complex, which was built in 1964. The renovations will change Victory on Portland into a 102-bed property offering units with stainless steel appliances, HVAC units, stone countertops, modern cabinetry and laminate wood flooring. The apartments will be fully furnished with beds, couches, chairs, coffee tables, dining tables, flat-screen televisions, cable, internet, Wi-Fi, Sonos soundbars and other amenities. On-site amenities will include an updated swimming pool, amenity deck, student lounge and leasing office. John Taksa of RE/MAX Commercial & Investment Realty represented the buyer and seller in the transaction.