TUSTIN, CALIF. — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has brokered the sale of 2642 Michelle Drive at Create Tustin, a creative office building located in Tustin. A joint venture between Harbor Associates and Stockbridge sold the asset to Excelsior Partners for $16.8 million. At the time of sale, the 50,832-square-foot property was fully leased to Avid Bioservices (formerly Peregrine Pharmaceuticals), Advantage Sales & Marketing and GPA Consultants. Built in 1980 and renovated in 2017, the two-story building is situated on 2.8 acres within the Irvine Business Complex. The asset features efficient rectangular floorplates, contemporary interior finishes and modern creative office build-outs, as well as approximately 200 parking spaces. Sean Fulp, Ryan Plummer, Mark Schuessler, Paul Jones, Blake Bokosky and Brandon White of NKF represented the seller, while the buyer was self-represented in the transaction.
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SIGNAL HILL, CALIF. — JLL has facilitated the sale of Towne Center East, fully leased retail center in Signal Hill. BIG Shopping Centers USA sold the asset to an institutional buyer for an undisclosed price. Additionally, JLL placed the fixed-rate acquisition loan with a global investment bank. Situated on nearly 15 acres at 2172-2598 Cherry Ave., Towne Center East features 154,750 square feet of retail space. Tenants include The Home Depot, PetSmart, Supercuts, T-Mobile, Subway, GNC, Chinese Combo and Tutti Frutti Yogurt, among others. Patrick Toomey and Tom Lagos of JLL Capital Markets represented the seller in the deal. Matthew Stewart and Reid McGlamery of the JLL Capital Markets debt placement team secured the acquisition financing for the buyer.
Partnership Receives $190M in Construction Financing for Mixed-Use Project in Beverly Hills
by Amy Works
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. — A joint venture led by SHVO, Bilgili Group and Deutsche Finance has received a $190 million construction loan for 9200 Wilshire Boulevard, a mixed-use project in Beverly Hills. Lotus Capital Partners arranged the construction financing, which ACORE Capital provided. The joint venture acquired the residential and retail development site in May for $130 million. Comprising a full city block, the mid-rise development will feature 54 residences, a rooftop pool and 6,650 square feet of retail space.
Uber Capital Group Arranges $28.7M in Acquisition Financing for Sierra Vista Mall Near Fresno
by Amy Works
CLOVIS, CALIF. — Great Neck, N.Y.-based Uber Capital Group has secured a $28.7 million acquisition loan for the purchase of Sierra Vista Mall, located at 1050 Shaw Ave. in Clovis, a suburb of Fresno. The borrower is a private national commercial real estate investment group based in New York. The lender was not disclosed. Joel J. Gorjian, president and founder of Uber Capital Group, sourced the 10-year, fixed-rate loan, which features 15-year full amortization and partial recourse. Totaling 690,487 square feet, Sierra Vista Mall is occupied by 75 tenants and features an outdoor lifestyle section with restaurants and a 16-screen movie theater, as well as a community park with concert facilities, fountains and landscaping. The asset also includes a 3,878-car parking area.
REDWOOD CITY, CALIF. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the sale of Township Apartments, a multifamily asset located in Redwood City. Nuveen Real Estate sold the property for $88.6 million, or $671,591 per unit or $735 per square foot. Salvatore Saglimbeni, Stanford Jones and Philip Saglimbeni of IPA represented the seller in the deal. Built in 2014 on 2.3 acres, Township Apartments features 132 units averaging 914 square feet, with equipped luxury finishes including quartz countertops and stainless steel appliances. Community amenities include a resort-style setting with communal gathering spaces.
CareTrust REIT Buys Two Seniors Housing Assets in California’s Central Valley for $22.8M
by Amy Works
MODESTO AND SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — CareTrust REIT Inc. (NASDAQ: CTRE) has acquired two healthcare facilities in California’s Central Valley in a pair of off-market transactions. The two properties include Central Valley Post Acute, a 70-bed skilled nursing facility in Modesto, and Saint Claire’s Nursing Center and Saint Francis Senior Residence, a 99-bed skilled nursing and 72-unit assisted living campus in Sacramento. CareTrust leased both assets to Kalesta Healthcare LLC, an existing CareTrust tenant. In addition to operational and other changes being made at the two facilities, Kalesta has rebranded the Modesto facility as Valley Skilled Nursing and the Sacramento campus as City Creek Post-Acute and Assisted Living. CareTrust’s total initial investment for the two assets was $22.8 million, inclusive of transaction costs. Scheduled cash rent for the first two years is approximately $3.9 million, with CPI-based escalators thereafter. CareTrust has also committed to provide a $1 million fund for capital expenditures to improve the City Creek facility. The Kalesta master lease has approximately 14 years remaining on the initial term, with two five-year renewal options. The acquisition was funded using a combination of cash on hand and CareTrust’s $600 million unsecured revolving credit facility.
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — Van Tilburg, Banvard & Soderbergh (VTBS Architects) is working with Weidner Apartments Homes and Deacon Construction to develop Sacramento Commons, a multifamily project in downtown Sacramento. The development team has broken ground on the two mid-rise buildings. Upon completion, the project will feature 436 apartments in a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts, with ground-floor retail space for restaurants, stores and neighborhood services. Sacramento Commons will be the center of the area’s mega block, a four-square-block residential area between Fifth and Seventh streets and N and P streets. Construction is expected to take approximately 32 months.
SAN FRANCISCO AND ANTOICH, CALIF. — Donahue Schriber has acquired two grocery-anchored retail centers for a total of nearly $132 million. The acquisitions expand the company’s presence in the San Francisco Bay area. In the first deal, Donahue Schriber purchased Lakeshore Plaza in San Francisco. Located at 1549 Sloat Blvd., the 172,364-square-foot center was built in 1993 and serves the Sunset District, West Portal and Saint Francis Wood. Lucky, Ross Dress for Less, Petco and Big 5 Sporting Goods anchor the retail property. This acquisition represents the company’s second purchase in San Francisco in the last two years. Additionally, Donahue Schriber acquired Antioch Crossings, a neighborhood retail center located at 3303-3421 Deer Valley Road in Antioch. Safeway anchors the 126,309-square-foot shopping center. Further terms of the transactions were not disclosed.
Westside Retail Arranges $8.2M Sale of Freestanding Retail Building in Southern California
by Amy Works
CULVER CITY, CALIF. — Westside Retail has arranged the sale of a freestanding retail building, located at 4411 Sepulveda Blvd. in Culver City. Tova Capital Inc. acquired the asset from Drucker Living Trust for $8.2 million, or approximately $680 per square foot. Samy’s Camera occupies the 12,054-square-foot building. Originally built in 1989 by the owner and operator of Allied Model Trains, the building’s architecture is a replica of the historic Los Angeles Union Train Station. Mark Einbund and Marc Pollock of Westside Retail represented the seller, while Daniel Pickard of Industry Partners represented the buyer in the deal.
CARLSBAD, CALIF. — San Diego-based Stos Partners has purchased a two-tenant R&D/office property located at 5816 Dryden Place in Carlsbad. A private entity sold the asset for $3.8 million. Stos Partners negotiated a sale-leaseback through which the seller will remain a long-term tenant, occupying 79 percent of the 22,156-square-foot building. The buyer plans to implement cosmetic improvements and building upgrades that include a new roof, exterior and interior paint, revived drought-tolerant landscaping, parking lot upgrades and speculative creative office interior improvements. This transaction brings Stos Partners’ year-to-date acquisition volume in 2019 to 402,500 square feet totaling more than $55.5 million throughout Southern California. Adam Foster of Foster Commercial Real Estate represented Stos in the acquisition.