MONTEBELLO, CALIF. — Ready Capital has closed an $11 million loan to fund the acquisition of a two-building industrial property located in Montebello, approximately eight miles east of downtown Los Angeles. The undisclosed borrower executed a single-tenant lease with a large multi-national industrial company prior to acquisition close. Ready Capital closed the non-recourse, fixed-rate loan that features a 36-month term, 24-months of interest-only payments and no prepayment penalties.
Whether it’s existing properties, new development, redevelopment or a repositioning effort, the key to success in San Diego’s retail market is to focus on customer experience. You have to make it attractive for them to come out from behind their computer screens, go outside, get some fresh air, look a total stranger in the eye and be social. The market is dominated by the coastal areas between Little Italy and Carlsbad. Primary core centers that are well located and occupied with strong daily needs anchors have the most fundamental stability. Secondary centers in beach-area submarkets have some vacancies but are attractive to tenants due to their proximity to the areas with the highest disposable incomes. Investors of tertiary centers, for the most part, are looking for ways to make their centers’ relevant, with forward-thinking owners investing capital to incorporate a mixed-use component like office, hotel or multifamily. Consumers in San Diego want a vibrant, inviting center with a superior customer experience immersed in beautiful landscape under the sun. The key is having a retail environment with premier anchors to get the customer to the center, along with a great mix of tenants and events to keep the customer at the …
COSTA MESA, CALIF. — Space Investment Partners has acquired Westport Plaza & Square, a leasehold retail center located at 369 E. 17th St. in Costa Mesa. Newport Beach, Calif.-based Wohl Investment Co. sold the asset for $18.4 million. Built in 1975 and renovated in 2002 and 2018, the property features 39,000 square feet of retail space. At the time of sale, the property was 100 percent leased to a collection of eateries, restaurants and high-end clothing and furnishing boutiques. Current tenants include Etoile on 17th, Plums Café and Catering, Common Thread and Shunka Sushi. Philip Voorhees, Jimmy Slusher and Sean Heitzler of CBRE’s National Retail Partners-West represented the seller in the deal.
SANTA FE SPRINGS, CALIF. — Valore Ventures has purchased a flex industrial facility, located at 15511 Carmenita Road in Santa Fe Springs, from a private seller for an undisclosed sum. Built in 1998, the 28,542-square-foot property features 11,437 square feet of office space spanning two floors in the front of the building, and 17,105 square feet of one-story industrial warehouse space with 22-foot clear heights in the rear of the building. The facility features a gated parking lot, two drive-in docks and two-grade level doors.
The outlook for San Diego’s office market is sunny and bright. Often considered a less costly option for office users as compared to other Southern California markets, San Diego holds consistent appeal for tenants seeking a coastal address where the weather is mild and the vibe is entrepreneurial and business friendly. The market is following the national trend of stronger occupancy rates and robust absorption, buoyed by a healthy economy. At 10.2 percent in the second quarter — the lowest level in nearly 14 years — San Diego’s office vacancy rate beats the national office vacancy rate of 12 percent — the lowest level in 18 years, despite construction. These fundamentals are demonstrating increased tenant demand. We’re continuing to see growth and expansion of office in submarkets throughout San Diego County. Sorrento Valley is one of the stronger office submarkets due to its centralized location and accessibility to major freeways. Other submarkets with heightened demand are Del Mar Heights, which is close to the ocean and suburban areas that house corporate executives, and Kearny Mesa, another major business center for the county. Carlsbad and Oceanside in North County and Chula Vista in South County are also popular choices. Oceanside and …
LOS ANGELES — Decron Properties has purchased Alura, a multifamily property located in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Woodland Hills, for $79 million. Situated in the Warner Center district, Alura features 250 apartments in a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. Los Angeles-based Decron plans to implement a capital improvements plan to modernize the property, which was built in 1977. Renovations will include upgrades to interior units and exterior common areas. Gregory Harris, Kevin Green and Joseph Grabiec of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the undisclosed seller in the deal.
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — San Francisco-based Drawbridge Realty has completed the disposition of an office campus, located at 5300-5350 Hellyer Ave. in San Jose. An affiliate of the Empire Square Group acquired asset for $55.5 million. Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions occupies utilizes the 160,000-square-foot campus as its corporate headquarters. Scott Prosser, Joe Moriarty and Jack DePuy of CBRE represented Drawbridge in the transaction.
RANCHO CORDOVA, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged the sale of an office building, located at 2882 Prospect Park Drive in Rancho Cordova, a suburb 15 miles east of Sacramento. Lafayette, Calif.-based Prospect Park LLC sold the asset to San Jose, Calif.-based Prospect Park Drive LLC for an undisclosed sum. Matt Post, Stuart Wright and Randy Getz of CBRE’s Sacramento office represented the seller in the deal. Built in 1999, the four-story, 112,511-square-foot property was 88 percent leased at the time of sale. The asset is located within the Highway 50 Corridor submarket, which has a total of 11.4 million square feet of office space.
CULVER CITY, CALIF. — Ready Capital has provided a $18.1 million loan for the refinancing, repositioning and lease-up of a vacant creative office portfolio in Culver City. The loan will be used to reposition the 38,000-square-foot property from traditional office to modern, creative-type finishes and simultaneously provide a facility for tenant lease-up. The name of the borrower was not released. Ready Capital closed the non-recourse, interest-only, floating-rate loan that features a 36-month term, two extension options and flexible prepayment. Additionally, the loan is inclusive of a facility to provide future funding for the capital expenditures, tenant leasing costs and interest and operating reserves.
MORENO VALLEY, CALIF. — Rockefeller Group has broken ground on Centerpointe Commerce Center, a speculative distribution center situated on 8.8 acres of industrial land in Moreno Valley. The 203,944-square-foot facility is slated for completion in summer 2020. Located on Frederick Street, the dock-high industrial building will feature 32-foot clear heights, 8,000 square feet of speculative office improvements, 106 auto-parking stalls and 26 trailer-parking stalls. Additionally, the property will offer access to several Southern California freeways, including Interstate 215, State Route 60, State Route 90 and Interstate 10. Rockefeller Group acquired the site from Newcastle Partners in April. Newcastle pursued the required governmental approvals for the projects beginning in October 2017, and the company successfully obtained the entitlements and zoning just prior to Rockefeller Group’s acquisition. Rockefeller Group and Newcastle selected Newport Beach, Calif.-based RM Dalton as general contractor, Herdman Architecture + Design as architect and SDH & Associates as civil engineer. Bill Heim, Finn Comer, Alex Heim and Nesha Ritchie of Lee & Associates are the exclusive leasing agents for Centerpointe Commerce Center.