BURBANK, CALIF. — Los Angeles-based SBH Real Estate Group has purchased a vacant, single-tenant retail building in Burbank for $3.6 million. Located at 1750 W. Olive Ave., the 5,324-square-foot building includes a grandfathered drive-thru. U.S. Bank formerly occupied the property, which was originally built in 1974. Lee Shapiro of Kennedy Wilson brokered the transaction.
Orange County’s multifamily housing market remained exceptionally strong throughout 2019. The average asking rent closed the quarter at $2,055 per unit, up 3.3 percent from the fourth quarter of 2018. This was the highest asking rent on record, up 34.5 percent from the prior peak reached in the third quarter of 2008. The Central submarket saw the largest year-over-year rental rate increase, with the asking rent there rising 3.8 percent to $1,920 per unit. This quarter, the Irvine submarket also saw its average asking rent adjust a bit, down 0.7 percent from the prior quarter to $2,446 per unit as existing inventory competed with new construction added to the market. However, the average rent in Irvine is up 3.2 percent from last year. Completed construction has pushed vacancy up. The total vacancy rate in Orange County this quarter registered 4.8 percent, up 30 basis points from the prior quarter, steady from the fourth quarter of 2018. Four significant projects totaling 2,567 units were completed this quarter. This includes Promenade at Irvine Spectrum with 1,781 units; SkyLoft, a 388-unit development in Irvine; the Charlie Orange County, a 228-unit complex in Santa Ana; and the Murphy, a 170-unit complex in Irvine. Annual …
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. — Boston Properties has entered into a joint venture with Alexandria Real Estate Equities to develop, own and operate approximately 1.1 million square feet of existing office and lab properties in South San Francisco. Additionally, the partnership will have an opportunity to expand the campus through approximately 640,000 square feet of future development. Upon completion of the master development plan, the joint venture expects to own a 1.7 million-square-foot life science campus, including a mix of office and lab buildings. Boston Properties and Alexandria will each have an approximately 50 percent ownership in the joint venture once complete. Under the agreement, Boston Properties contributed 601, 611 and 651 Gateway Blvd., three existing office properties that total approximately 768,000 square feet, plus developable land. Alexandria contributed approximately 313,000 square feet of existing properties, including lab, office and amenity buildings, as well as developable land.
PERRIS, CALIF. — Dedeaux Properties has purchased an industrial-zoned, 9.6-acre land parcel, located at 5150 Walnut Ave. in Perris, for $2.2 million in an off-market transaction. The company plans to develop an industrial facility on the site. Cody Lerner and Stan Nowak of Avison Young’s Ontario, Calif., office represented the buyer and the seller, a private entity, in the deal. The planned 205,000-square-foot facility will include office space, 36-foot clear heights, 28 docks and parking for 42 trailers.
ONTARIO, CALIF. — Lee & Associates Orange has arranged the sale of a commercial asset located at 4480 Ontario Mills Parkway/745 Franklin Ave. in Ontario. Almaz Investment & Management sold the building to a private individual for $4.2 million. Allen Buchanan, Joshua Harper of Lee & Associates’ Orange, Calif., office and David Mudge of Lee & Associates’ Riverside, Calif., office represented the seller, while Greg Martin of Lee & Associates’ Ontario, Calif., office represented the buyer in the deal. At the time of sale, the two-unit, 9,545-square-foot building was a fully built-out surgery center that had only one tenant.
RANCHO CORDOVA, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. has arranged the $27 million refinancing of a 137-bed seniors housing asset in Rancho Cordova, a suburb of Sacramento. The 80,000-square-foot property, one of Summerset Senior Living’s two locations, offers assisted living and memory care. It was built in 2016. The new loan replaces $17 million in bridge financing that Marcus & Millichap also arranged. The refinancing features a 10-year term and a fixed rate. The lender was not disclosed.
NEWARK, CALIF. — Buchanan Street Partners has purchased Newark Tech Park, an office and life sciences asset in Newark. New York-based Time Equities sold the property for $26.2 million. Located at 8000 and 8100 Jarvis Ave., the two-building project features 99,716 square feet of space. Built in 2001, the park offers efficient floor plates, 16-foor clear heights and building spaces that can accommodate tech and biotech space. Buchanan financed the acquisition through assuming an in-place CMBS loan on the building at 8000 Jarvis Ave. and secured a new bank loan for the building at 8100 Jarvis Ave. Peter Thompson of JLL assisted with the bank financing. Grant Lammersen, Steve Golubchik, Tyler Myerdirk and Edmund Najera of Newmark Knight Frank represented the seller in the transaction.
LOS ANGELES — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has brokered the sale of an industrial property located within Northridge Business Centre at 19851-19853 Nordhoff St. in the Northridge submarket of Los Angeles. GUR Nordhoff sold the asset to Century Park Partners for $10.5 million. Built in 2007 by Overton Moore Properties, the 22,237-square-foot asset features 18-foot clear heights, five grade-level doors and a secure, fenced yard. The U.S. General Services Administration occupies the entire building on a long-term lease. Sean Fulp, Ryan Plummer and Mark Schuessler of NKF’s Private Capital group, along with Kevin Shannon and Ken White of NKF’s Capital Markets, represented the seller, while the buyer was self-represented in the deal.
SAN DIEGO — SRS Real Estate Partners’ National Net Lease Group has arranged the purchase of Sorrento Plaza, a shopping center located in the Sorrento Valley submarket of San Diego. A Northern California-based private investor acquired the asset from Wells Fargo, as the successor trustee, for $9 million, or $756 per square foot. Built in 2007, the 11,901-square-foot property is located at 9254 Scranton Road. At the time of acquisition a variety of tenants fully occupied the property, including Subway, Rubio’s Coastal Grill, Opera Patisserie, Croutons and a dental clinic. Sam Hanna of SRS’ National Net Lease Group represented the buyer, while Rick Puttkammer and Bill Rose of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the deal.
SAN DIEGO — CBRE Capital Markets’ Debt & Structured Finance group has arranged a $111.5 million loan for the refinancing of Rancho Vista Corporate Center, an office/R&D campus in San Diego. The borrower is Swift Real Estate Partners. Mike Walker, Brad Zampa, Megan Woodring and Taylor Shepard of CBRE’s San Francisco office secured the floating-rate financing for the borrower. Annaly Commercial Real Estate served as lender. Situated on 67.5 acres at 16399 W. Bernardo Drive, Rancho Vista Corporate Center offers a total of 816,771 square feet of office and R&D space spread across multiple buildings, including a three-story, Class A office building. Swift Real Estate Partners acquired the campus in 2016 and has completed a $70 million transformation of the property, including upgraded building systems; added amenities, such as a fitness center and outdoor sports court facility; open-air collaboration and gaming areas; cafeteria renovation; new facades; exterior and landscaping upgrades; and increased connectivity between the buildings. The company recently completed the final stage of its repositioning strategy, which included converting Building 60 into Class A creative office space from R&D use.
