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WOODLAND HILLS, CALIF AND AMBLER, PA. — BWE, a Cleveland-based commercial real estate financial services firm, has arranged the $308 million refinancing for a pair of seniors housing properties in the Los Angeles and Philadelphia metro areas. The financing was structured as a single transaction on behalf of a joint venture between Columbia Pacific Advisors, LAMB Properties and Harbert South Bay Partners. Momentum Senior Living operates both properties. Located in the northwest Los Angeles neighborhood of Woodland Hills, The Variel is a 336-unit community that offers independent living, assisted living and memory care services, as well as a range of amenities and wellness programs. The 270,000-square-foot (net rentable) community opened in July 2022 and was more than 90 percent occupied at the time of the loan closing. Located in the northern Philadelphia suburb of Ambler, Pa., The 501 at Mattison Estate is a 250-unit community that also offers independent living, assisted living and memory care services. Spanning approximately 200,000 net rentable square feet, the property opened in June 2022 and was 95 percent occupied at the time of loan closing. Amenities at The 501 at Mattison Estate include an art studio, courtyards with lounges and grills, a dog park, fitness …

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LOS ANGELES — FAMH Group Ltd. has acquired The BW, a multifamily property located in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, from California Landmark Group for $58.1 million, or $744,872 per unit. Kevin Green, Joseph Grabiec and Gregory Harris of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. Completed in 2013, The BW features 78 studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units with stainless steel appliances, washers/dryers, deep soaking tubs, walk-in closets and floor-to-ceiling double-pane windows. The property also offers 2,300 square feet of ground-floor retail space, a rooftop lounge with Jacuzzi, a fitness center, business center, electric vehicle charging stations and onsite garage parking.

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CUPERTINO, CALIF. — Gantry has secured a $25 million permanent loan to refinance a seniors housing community in Cupertino. Restricted to residents age 55 or older, the independent senior property features 160 studio, suite and two-bedroom floor plans. Community amenities include meal service, social activities, housekeeping and laundry, valet parking, concierge services, 24/7 staffing, a swimming pool, fitness center, meditation garden and landscaped courtyards with seating. Mitch Zeemont, Jeff Wilcox, Robert Slatt and Erinn Cooke of Gantry represented the borrower, a private real estate investor. One of Gantry’s insurance company correspondents provided the 10-year, fixed-rate loan, which features a 30-year amortization. Gantry will service the loan.

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LA MIRADA, CALIF. — Marina Del Rey, Calif.-based LaTerra Development has completed the disposition of The Charlie La Mirada, an apartment building in La Mirada. Dunbar Real Estate Investment Management acquired the asset for $11.1 million. Developed by LaTerra Development in 2021, The Charlie La Mirada offers 28 apartments. LaTerra built the asset, which is located at 1628 La Mirada Blvd., as part of its Charlie Collection. Joe Leon and Nick Ingle of Voit Real Estate Services represented the seller, while Dean Zander of Newmark represented the buyer in the deal.

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NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. — California-based investment firm KBS has received loan facilities totaling approximately $480 million for the refinancing of a portfolio of office buildings in Texas, Minnesota and California. The Texas component includes Legacy Town Center, a three-building, 522,043-square-foot complex in Plano, and Sterling Plaza, a 313,609-square-foot building that was originally built in 1984 in the Preston Center submarket of Dallas. The Minnesota building is 60 South Sixth, a 40-story complex in downtown Minneapolis. In California, the facility covers Ten Almaden, a 17-story building in downtown San Jose, and two of the three buildings within the Towers at Emeryville development, which is also located in the Bay Area. The facility extends the loan commitment to January 2027, with two additional 12-month extension options and provides for $15 million in new funding for leasing costs and related capital improvements and other property-level expenses.

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RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — Burlington Distribution has purchased an industrial warehouse located at 21600 Cactus Ave. in Riverside from BlackRock for $257 million. Mark Zorn and Cory Whitman of Colliers represented the buyer, while CBRE represented the seller in the deal. Constructed in 2019, the 889,445-square-foot warehouse features a clear height of 40 feet and 220 dock doors. Burlington has been the sole tenant since the asset’s construction. Burlington Distribution opened 101 new stores and relocated 31 older oversized locations in fiscal 2024 and plans to open approximately 100 net new stores in 2025.

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LOS ANGELES — Kingsbarn Realty Capital has purchased 1601 Vine Street, an office building in Los Angeles’ Hollywood submarket, for an undisclosed price. Developed by J.H. Synder Co. and designed by Ware Malcomb, the eight-story building offers 115,000 square feet of office space and five levels of underground parking. Skims Body Inc., an American shapewear and clothing brand, has occupied the building as its corporate headquarters since mid-2023, with leasing through mid-2028. The transaction team included Los Angeles-based Hankey Capital, IBI Volcano Investments and Newmark.

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LOS ANGELES — Priority Capital Advisory has arranged a $21 million land and predevelopment loan for the recapitalization of a 2.1-acre site on behalf of Grubb Properties. Located at 1000 S. Vermont St. in Los Angeles’ Koreatown neighborhood, the fully entitled development is the site of Link Apartments Kora, a planned mixed-use multifamily project. Once completed, the seven-story project will offer 241 apartments and 50,630 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Grubb Properties acquired the parcel in February 2022 and has performed demolition and preparation on the site that is now shovel-ready with vertical construction slated to begin in September and completion scheduled for July 2028. Link Apartments Kora will feature 36 studio units (two affordable), 123 one-bedroom/one-bath units (six affordable) and 82 two-bedroom/two-bath units (four affordable). Community amenities will include a half-acre deck, pool, spa, fitness center, coworking space, two lounges, two rooftop decks and a dog run and wash. Grubb Properties’ Link Apartments brand is aimed at servicing the essential housing crisis in the United States. Link Apartments are focused on intelligent design and desired resident amenities that provide a lower cost, urban infill living opportunity.

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SAN DIEGO — Diversified Healthcare Trust, which is managed by The RMR Group, has completed the sale of MUSE, a three-building life sciences campus in San Diego, to Breakthrough Properties for $159 million. Substantially renovated between 2020 and 2022, the 186,000-square-foot asset consists of two fully leased wet lab buildings and one vacant office building. Overall, MUSE is 49 percent leased to Merck, Aegis Life, Organogenesis and Halloran. The renovation included the addition of a fitness center, full-service cafe and an indoor/outdoor conference center. MUSE is located at 3030, 3040 and 3050 Science Park Road in the Torrey Pines submarket of San Diego. JLL Capital Markets Investment Sales and Advisory team led by Kurt Luedkte and Zac Saloff represented the seller. JLL also arranged post-closing financing for the two buildings and will continue to handle leasing for the entire MUSE campus.

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EL CAJON, CALIF. — Northmarq has arranged the sale of Terraza Hills Apartments, a multifamily property in El Cajon. Terreza TI CI LLC sold the asset to Sunstone Two Tree Acquisitions LLC for $45 million. Located on East Bradley Avenue, Terraza Hills Apartments offers 200 one- and two-bedroom apartments, a swimming pool, laundry facilities, gated access, garage parking, on-call maintenance and onsite management. Tyler Sinks, Ed Rosen and John Chu of Northmarq’s San Diego Multifamily Investment Sales team represented the seller in the transaction.

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