DALLAS — Affiliates of Dallas-based Colony Capital have purchased a national portfolio of 54 light and bulk industrial buildings for $1.2 billion. The value-add portfolio is located across 10 U.S. markets, totaling 11.9 million square feet, and is 71 percent leased. A portion (48) of the buildings are last-mile light industrial assets and were acquired through Colony’s existing light industrial platform. The remaining six buildings are bulk industrial and were purchased through a newly formed joint venture, in which Colony Capital has 51 percent interest and a third-party institutional investor has 49 percent interest. Located in Northern and Southern California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Illinois and Pennsylvania, the light industrial portfolio totaling 7.7 million square feet and was 73 percent leased at the time of sale. The bulk portfolio totals 4.2 million square feet, with an average of 700,000 square feet per building, and was 67 percent leased to blue chip, international companies. CBRE National Partners represented the undisclosed seller in the deal.
NORTH SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of Orchard Corporate Campus, a Class A office/R&D campus located in North San Jose. Silicon Valley-based South Bay Development Co. sold the property to a private investor for an undisclosed price. Completed in 2017, the two-building property features 101,374 square feet of space. At the time of sale, the property was 100 percent leased. Situated on 5.3 acres at 2755 and 2777 Orchard Parkway, the asset features a 15,000-square-foot outdoor courtyard. Eric Fox, Adam Lasoff, Seth Siegel, Steve Hermann and Ryan Venezia of Cushman & Wakefield’s Northern California Capital Markets Group represented the seller in the disposition. Nick Lazzarini and Kalil Jenab of Cushman & Wakefield’s Silicon Valley offices provided local market advisory and negotiated the leases with the current tenants.
LA PALMA, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has directed the sale of La Palma Convenience Center, a retail property located at the corner of La Palma Avenue and Valley View Boulevard in La Palma. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property for $15.7 million, or $425.68 per square foot. Built in 1975 and renovated in 2007, the property features 36,882 square feet of retail space. Walgreens is the anchor tenant. David Ridgway of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer and undisclosed seller in the deal.
SAN DIEGO — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of an 87-unit assisted living and memory care community in North County, just outside San Diego. A publicly traded REIT sold the community to a San Diego-based owner-operator with an existing California portfolio. The name of the community and price were not disclosed. The property was sold as a value-add proposition, as new competition in the area had lowered occupancy. The buyer intends to renovate the community and capitalize on operational synergies within its larger management platform. Ben Firestone, Michael Segal and Scott Frazier of Blueprint facilitated the transaction.
LOS ANGELES — 1057 S Western LLC, a private buyer, has purchased Western Arms, an apartment property located at 1057 S. Western Ave. in the Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles. Prana Growth Fund 1, an entity of Prana Investments, sold the property for $12.6 million. Cole Martens and Cory Stehr of Lee & Associates-LA North/Ventura represented the buyer and seller in the transaction. Originally built in 1926 as a hotel, Western Arms features 76 studio and one-bedroom units. The buyer plans to update the property with tech and service amenities.
NORTHRIDGE, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of University Gardens, a multifamily property located in Northridge. A foreign investor sold the property to an undisclosed buyer for $6.9 million. University Gardens features 29 apartments. Paul Darrow, Gregory Harris, Kevin Green and Joe Grabiec of THG Multifamily in Marcus & Millichap’s South Bay office represented the seller in the deal.
OCEANSIDE, CALIF. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of The Dylan Apartment Homes, a multifamily property located in Oceanside. Fowler Property Acquisitions sold the property to Chicago-based 29th Street Capital for $57.1 million, or approximately $274,639 per unit. Located at 550 Los Arbolitos Blvd., the complex features 208 apartments, two swimming pools, two spas, a gym and a business center. Christopher Zorbas and Alexander Garcia Jr. of IPA, along with Tyler Martin of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
SAN DIEGO — A joint venture between San Diego-based Coast Income Properties and Washington Capital Management has purchased Mesa View Plaza, a mid-rise office building located at 9350 Waxie Way in San Diego’s Kearny Mesa neighborhood. Stockbridge sold the property for $39.1 million. Situated on 9.8 acres, the five-story, multi-tenant building features 111,268 square feet of Class A office space. At the time of sale, the property was 100 percent leased to a mix of professional services and tech companies. Brian Paul & Associates designed the building, which was completed in 2003. Rick Reeder and Brad Tecca of Cushman & Wakefield’s Capital Markets group in San Diego represented the seller in the transaction.
THOUSAND OAKS, CALIF. — Los Angeles-based Agora Realty & Management has purchased Office Depot Plaza, a shopping center located at 11-25 E. Hillcrest in Thousand Oaks. An undisclosed seller sold the property for $14.4 million. At the time of acquisition, the 33,708-square-foot shopping center was 96 percent occupied. Major tenants include Office Depot, Bank of the West, AT&T, Habit Restaurant and Wescom Credit Union. Agora Realty plans to remodel the center’s parking lot with new asphalt and striping, install new LED parking lot lights and upgrade the center’s landscaping.
LA MESA, CALIF. — Pacific Coast Commercial has arranged the sale of a 12,215-square-foot retail/flex building located at 7575 University Ave. in La Mesa. La Mesa Retail LLC sold the property to MY & RY Enterprises LLC for $2.3 million. Constructed in 1993 for Fountain’s Aquarium, the showroom that was dedicated to tropical fish was remodeled and re-sold to an owner-user. Tommas Golia and Jason Vieira of Pacific Coast Commercial represented the seller, while Brandon Keith of Voit Real Estate represented the buyer in the deal.