California

Brentwood-Gateway-Los-Angeles-CA

LOS ANGELES — Crosbie Gliner Schiffman Southard & Swanson LLP (CGS3) has arranged the sale of a ground lease interest in Brentwood Gateway, a 10-story office building in Los Angeles’ Brentwood neighborhood. Brentwood Gateway LLC, an affiliate of Vintage Capital Group, sold the asset to Sargossa LLC, an affiliate of Fortress Investment Group, for $58 million. Located at 11611 San Vicente Blvd., the 104,716-square-foot building was built in 1977. At the time of sale, the property was 99 percent occupied by a variety of tenants including Buter, Buzard, Fishbien & Royce; Allison & Partners; and Oaktree Capital Management. David Alvardado and Eoin Gubbins of CGS3 handled the deal. Newmark Knight Frank served as broker for the seller, while the buyer was self-represented in the transaction.

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CubeSmart-Sacramento-CA

SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — Cronheim Mortgage has arranged a $17.4 million bridge loan for the acquisition of an existing retail and self-storage facility, located on 16.8 acres outside of Sacramento. DealPoint Merrill is the borrower and property owner. At the time of financing, the property was fully operational and stabilized. The financing includes future funding for the renovation and stabilization of the adjoining parcel. The three-year loan features two one-year extensions and an interest rate of 30-day LIBOR plus 375 basis points. When renovated, the asset will provide mixed-use retail and self-storage space with a total of 1,616 self-storage units and 46,904 square feet of retail space. The existing structures were built in 1991; a portion was renovated in 2014, and the remaining portion is being started with the funding of this loan. The existing self-storage facility totals 51,825 square feet and has 685 climate-controlled storage units. The property was built in 1980 as a retail building and converted to self-storage space in 2015. CubeSmart operates the facility.

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VAN NUYS, THOUSAND OAKS AND LASALETTE, CALIF. — Senior Housing Properties Trust has sold three skilled nursing facilities in California as part of a previously announced restructuring plan. The 276-unit portfolio included undisclosed facilities in Van Nuys, LaSalette and Thousand Oaks. The transaction, which also included a 15,647-square-foot medical office building in Thornton, Colorado, totaled $24.1 million. The buyers were not disclosed. The sales were part of SNH’s disposition plan to sell up to $900 million of assets in connection with the restructuring of its business arrangements with Five Star Senior Living Inc. Based in Newton, Massachusetts, Senior Housing Properties Trust is a REIT that owns medical office buildings, senior living communities and wellness centers throughout the United States. SNH is managed by the operating subsidiary of The RMR Group Inc., an alternative asset management company.

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11355-South-St-Cerritos-CA

CERRITOS, CALIF. — Avison Young has arranged the sale of a retail property, located at 11355 South St. in Cerritos. A private investor from Southern California sold the property for $6.5 million. Built in 1974, the 5,225-square-foot property features of 1,200 square feet of mezzanine space. Comerica Bank occupies the building on an absolute triple-net leased basis. Brian Hennessey and Armand Aghadjanians of Avison Young represented the seller, while Brian Russell of Kinnery’s Brokerage and The Primemark Group represented the buyer, a Southern California-based private investor, in the deal.

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EL MONTE, CALIF. — Mutual Trading Co., a Japanese food, beverage and restaurant supply specialist, has leased 299,786 square feet of space at Goodman El Monte Logistics Center, an industrial facility under development at 4300 Shirley Ave. in El Monte. Goodman Group owns and manages the project, which will be a two-building, 1.2 million-square-foot tech-enabled logistics facility, with additional leasing opportunities available for up to 935,657 square feet. Slated for delivery fourth-quarter 2019, the property will feature 36-foot clear heights, minimum 185-foot concrete truck courts, 164 trailer stalls, 24/7 operations and site security, 147 dock doors, offices to suit, an ESFR sprinkler system, a LEED-certified shell, and close proximity to major freeways, airports and ports. Mutual Trading Co. is upgrading and consolidating its five previous locations into one by expanding to a bigger and more modern facility to support its U.S. growth. The company plans to move into the new space in November.

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Corona-Freeway-Corona-CA

CORONA, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of Corona Freeway Center in Corona. An Orange County, Calif.-based private investor sold the property to Orange County-based PRES Cos. for $11 million. The 67,690-square-foot retail center was built in 1991 and was recently renovated, including a new roof, new HVAC, updated landscaping, painting, major renovations to the parking lot, and the addition of a 60-foot high digital freeway pylon sign and a 400-square-foot digital screen. Tenants include Express Scripts, Jenson USA Bicycles and LA Carpet & Flooring. Frank Vora of Progressive Real Estate Partners represented the seller, while Greg Ozimec of Industrial Brokers represented the buyer in the deal.

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Vantage-Point-Poway-CA

POWAY, CALIF. — Ryan Cos. and DWS Group have broken ground on Vantage Point, an infill speculative logistics/distribution development located in Poway. The two-building Vantage Point will consist of 533,950 square feet of Class A space and is the largest speculative development of its kind in mid-San Diego County in 20 years, according to the developers. The property will feature 36-foot minimum clear heights, an ESFR fire suppression system with K22 heads, up to 113 dock-high doors, 12 drive-in doors, a 180-foot-wide concrete truck court, eight-inch warehouse concrete slabs with 4,000 PSI and 4,000 amps of 277-480 volt power. Additional on-site amenities will include two large outdoor break areas, an indoor bicycle storage room and six electric vehicle charging stations. Ryan Cos. and DWS Group retained Mickey Morera and James Duncan of Kidder Mathews as leasing agents for the project.

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Novella-Redondo-Redondo-Beach-CA

REDONDO BEACH, CALIF. — Stockbridge Capital Group has completed the sale of Novella Redondo, a multifamily community located at 616 Esplanade St. in Redondo Beach. A joint venture between Clovis, Calif.-based IDEAL Capital Group and Aegon Real Assets US, a division of Aegon NV, sold the property for an undisclosed price. CBRE’s Dean Zander, Stewart Weston and John Montakab represented the seller and buyer in the transaction. The 82,203-square-foot property features 105 apartment units. On-site amenities include a swimming pool, outdoor fireplace, pool-side fitness center, two laundry facilities, community-wide Wi-Fi, a dog wash station and subterranean parking. The buyer plans to make extensive renovations and upgrades to unit interiors and common areas. The asset experienced extensive water damage last year and received a full roof replacement and common area waterproofing upgrades. Prior to the water damage, the property had undergone a $16 million renovation.

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Central-Tech-Park-Santa-Clara-CA

SANTA CLARA, CALIF. — Gemini Rosemont Commercial Real Estate has acquired Central Technology Park, an office campus located at 3380-3420 Central Expressway in Santa Clara, from an undisclosed seller for $175 million. Built between 1980 and 1987, the four-building, 368,707-square-foot campus recently underwent a renovation of 90 percent of its square footage. At the time of sale, the property was 100 percent occupied by a variety of tenants, including Cloudinary, Intuitive Surgical Inc., ThermoFisher Scientific Inc. and Nissan. Jason Kuester and Jeremy Wustman of Gemini Rosemont provided in-house representation for the buyer, while Greg Cioth and Nate Jones of Eastdil Secured represented the seller in the transaction.

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OCC-Kinesiology-Complex-Costa-Vista-CA

COSTA MESA, CALIF. — C.W. Driver Cos. has broken ground on the $36 million Orange Coast College (OCC) Kinesiology and Athletics Complex in Costa Mesa. The three-building, 88,000-square-foot complex is one part of a broader project to revitalize and modernize OCC’s campus, and one of the three projects C.W. Driver is currently building for OCC. Construction for the complex will occur in two phases. The first phase includes new construction of a multi-building, one-story complex spanning 58,000 square feet. Phase II will focus on the renovation of the existing 30,000-square-foot building that houses the men’s and women’s locker rooms and existing pool areas. Upon delivery, the complex will feature division offices, athletic training, adaptive physical education, equipment management, locker rooms/showers, support spaces for the aquatics programs, a 65-meter competition pool with double bulkheads, a 25-meter instructional pool, and a 450-person bleacher space covered by a canopy. The buildings will be interconnected by an overhead shade structure. Project partners include Little Diversified Architectural Consulting. This complex is one part of the broader project funded by Measure M, a $698 million general obligation bond provided and supported by the local community to construct education facilities for all three colleges that comprise Coast …

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