PASADENA, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC), the financing subsidiary of Marcus & Millichap, has secured a $34.5 million construction loan for a 48-unit condominium development in Pasadena. Stefen Chraghchian and Sharone Sabar of MMCC’s Encino, Calif., office arranged the loan for the undisclosed developer of the property. The 30-month loan was structured with a 5 percent adjustable interest rate and 40 percent loan-to-value ratio. Slated for completion in 2021, the six-story project will total 62,075 square feet, with the for-sale residential units averaging 1,243 square feet each. The property will also feature an amenity deck with a swimming pool, hot tub and outdoor entertainment area.
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Jean Retailer True Religion Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Amid Pandemic-Related Retail Closures
by Amy Works
MANHATTAN BEACH, CALIF. — True Religion, a premium jeans retailer based in Manhattan Beach, filed papers in Delaware bankruptcy court on Monday, April 13. In its filing, the company stated that pandemic-related closure of all its retail location and all the stores of its wholesale buyers had accelerated “existing liquidity constraints.” Due to these factors, True Religion furloughed all nonessential employees and reentered Chapter 11, which it previously entered in July 2017. “While the debtors would have preferred to wait out the current instabilities of the financial markets and retail industry generally, [True Religion] simply could not afford to do so,” according to the filing. The company, which was founded in 2002, stated in its bankruptcy filings that it has just north of 1,000 employees, 92 percent of them currently furloughed. The Chapter 11 petition listed between $100 million and $500 million in liabilities.
NORTH HILLS, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Motel 6 Los Angeles – Van Nuys – North Hills, located at 15711 Roscoe Blvd. in North Hills. A limited liability company sold the asset to a private investor for $9 million. The hotel features 131,412 square feet of space. Brandon Michaels, Steven Schechter and Sean Brandt of Marcus & Millichap’s Encino, Calif., office represented the seller and buyer in the transaction.
LYNWOOD, CALIF. — Prime Healthcare, a private healthcare system based in Ontario, Calif., has agreed to acquire St. Francis Medical Center, a 384-bed hospital in the Los Angeles County suburb of Lynwood. The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California in Los Angeles recently approved Prime Healthcare’s purchase agreement with the seller, Verity Health System, a California-based healthcare system that filed for bankruptcy in summer 2018. As part of the agreement, Prime Healthcare will purchase St. Francis Medical Center for more than $350 million, which includes a $200 million base price and a $15 million in payroll and benefits for staff. The firm will also invest $47 million to make technological and system upgrades, as well as finalize employee agreements with the hospital’s current staff. The remaining balance of the purchase price was not specifically categorized. Prime Healthcare has agreed to honor the Attorney General and Bankruptcy Court conditions recently issued for this sale to preserve the hospital, trauma care, service lines, charity commitments and community benefit programs. “Our agreement with Verity reflects our decades-long mission of saving, improving and investing in community hospitals,” said Dr. Sunny Bhatia, Prime Healthcare’s Region 1 CEO and corporate chief medical officer. …
AZUSA, CALIF. — Rexford Industrial has completed the purchase of an industrial asset located at 720-750 N. Vernon Ave. in Azusa, within the Los Angeles – San Gabriel Valley market. An undisclosed seller sold the property for $15.5 million, or $59 per land square foot. The property was acquired through a sale-leaseback transaction underwritten on a land-value basis. The 71,692-square-foot property is fully leased on a long-term basis. The buyer plans to collect cash flow from the in-place lease and, upon lease expiration, to redevelop the property by constructing a new, larger Class A warehouse/distribution facility.
CAMARILLO, CALIF. — NAI Capital has arranged the sale of a strip retail center, located at 415 W. Ventura Blvd. in Camarillo. YS Properties sold the asset to a private investor for $4.8 million, or $600 per square foot. Built in 2020, the 8,000-square-foot property is fully occupied by T-Mobile, Subway, Lindora and Eye Glass Factory. The asset is an out-pad parcel to The Home Depot and located directly off the 101 Freeway. Dave Maron of NAI Capital’s Investment Services Group represented the buyer in the deal.
GRAND TERRACE, CALIF. — The Mogharebi Group (TMG), a multifamily brokerage firm serving the markets of California, has arranged the sale of The Heights at Grand Terrace, a 228-unit multifamily property located at 22491 De Berry St. in Grand Terrace. The community is located in San Bernardino County, approximately 60 miles east of Los Angeles. A San Diego-based private group sold the asset to an East Coast-based buyer for $45.5 million, which translates to $199,561 per unit or $237 per square foot. Both parties involved in the transaction requested anonymity. Built in the 1970s, The Heights at Grand Terrace features apartments that are spread across 19 residential buildings on nine acres. The property features one- and two-bedroom floor plans with an average unit size of 842 square feet, as well as private patios and garages. Community amenities include a resort-style pool and spa, fitness center, private clubhouse, multimedia room, semi-private patios and private garages. Alex Mogharebi and Otto Ozen of TMG represented both the seller and buyer in the deal. “At a price of $199,561 per unit, this transaction represents a record for apartment communities in Grand Terrace,” says Ozen, who serves as executive vice president of TMG. “The record-setting …
YORBA LINDA, CALIF. — Avison Young has arranged the purchase of Yorba Linda Business Center, a four-building industrial asset located in Yorba Linda. An Orange County-based private investor acquired the property from a Bay Area-based investment company for an undisclosed price. Built in 1998 on 9.1 acres, the 115,760-square-foot Yorba Linda Business Center features 14-foot clear heights, 66 ground-level doors and 400 car parking spaces. At the time of sale, the asset was 93 percent occupied by a diverse mix of industrial, office and flex users. Alan Pekarcik and Chris Smith of Avison Young represented the buyer, while CBRE represented the seller in transaction.
City of San Francisco Invests $12M to Buy Site for Future Affordable Housing Development
by Amy Works
SAN FRANCISCO — The City of San Francisco has purchased a 0.27-acre mixed-use development site on two parcels located at 1939 Market St. at Duboce Avenue in San Francisco. Sheet Metal Workers Local 104 Union Hall sold the site for $12 million. As part of the transaction, Sheet Metal Workers agreed to lease back the property for 24 months. The City plans to develop a mixed-use development on the site. Upon completion, the project will offer 100 percent permanent affordable housing, which would likely serve low-income seniors, and ground-floor activation opportunities. The site currently consists of a surface parking lot and a two-story office building that will be demolished to develop the housing project. Additionally, the parcels are located at the nexus of Hayes Valley, Duboce Triangle and Mission Dolores with a zoning allowance that places no limits on unit density and allows for the construction of structures up to 85 feet in height. The City of San Francisco acquired the property with funds from the Educational Revenue Augmentation Fund and would draw from the $600 million Affordable Housing Bond passed in November to finance the construction of the housing project. Jason Parr, Mark McGranahan and Scott MacDonald of Cushman …
VICTORVILLE, CALIF. — Tutto USA has purchased a six-tenant restaurant asset located at 11604 Amargosa Road in Victorville. A California-based developer sold the asset for $9.5 million, or $841 per square foot. Constructed in 2017, the 11,300-square-foot property was fully occupied at the time of sale. Tenants include Starbucks Coffee, Nekter Juice Bar, Which Wich, Pieology, Ono Hawaiian BBQ and Café Rio. Jeff Conover and Chris DePierro of Faris Lee Investments represented the seller and procured the buyer, which was represented by an undisclosed Los Angeles-based broker, in the deal.