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SAN FRANCISCO — Polidev has completed the sale of 351 California Street, a 16-story office building located in downtown San Francisco. Tidewater Capital and affiliates of the Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division acquired the property for an undisclosed sum. Built in 1920, the 140,047-square-foot building is one of the most recognized historic office buildings in San Francisco’s Financial District. The property features distinct architectural details, U-shaped floor plates and exposed ceilings. The previous owner invested approximately $8 million into the property with a partial renovation in 2010 and a seismic retrofit in 2015. At the time of sale, the property was 87 percent occupied by a diverse roster of tenants, including tech and professional services firms. Kyle Kovac, Mike Taquino, Russell Ingrum, Mandy Lee and Giancarlo Sangiacomo of CBRE’s San Francisco office represented the seller in the transaction.

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CORONA, CALIF. — JJRE Properties has completed the disposition of an industrial building in Corona. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property for $2.7 million. Located at 508 Bateman Circle, the property features 14,380 square feet of industrial space. Greg Diab of Lee & Associates’ Orange, Calif., office represented the seller in the deal.

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LONG BEACH, CALIF. — Advanced Real Estate Services (ARES) has purchased a multifamily property located near California State University, Long Beach in Long Beach for an undisclosed amount. The name of the seller was not released. ARES plans to rebrand the property as The Circle Apartments at Long Beach. Additionally, ARES plans to invest more than $6 million in upgrades at the 235-unit community. Renovations will include new windows, pool area upgrades, added business center and paint scheme. Interior unit upgrades will include new flooring, paint, fixtures and smart locks. Some of the non-renovated units will also receive new cabinets and countertops. Community amenities include three swimming pools, a fitness center and lounge. Kevin MacKenzie and Greg Brown of JLL’s Newport Beach, Calif., office arranged $46.8 million in Freddie Mac financing for the buyer. The 10-year loan features interest-only payments.

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LOS ANGELES — CalBay Development has purchased the fee interest in a premier retail box in Porter Ranch Town Center in the Porter Ranch/Northridge neighborhood of Los Angeles. A private partnership led by Raider Hill sold the property for an undisclosed price. Situated on four acres, the asset is a 47,000-square-foot space formerly occupied and owned by Toys R Us. Spirit Halloween currently occupies the property on a short-term lease. The asset sits as its own fee parcel within the 560,000-square-foot Porter Ranch Town Center anchored by Walmart, Ralphs, CVS/pharmacy, Best Buy and others.

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While Proposition 10 — California’s proposal to strengthen rent control — was defeated last November, it somewhat stifled the multifamily investment sector in San Diego as investors worked to figure out the next wave of opportunity. But now that market is starting to bounce back. Total multifamily sales volume in 2018 was just under $2 billion. However, several signs pointed to a resilient San Diego market, including cap rates holding steady at 4.6 percent and an increase in pricing. The tides have begun to turn in the past few months, with numerous apartment deals on the market — more than we’ve seen at one time in the past few years. This is especially true in Downtown San Diego where a significant number of new merchant-built deals are expected to come to market, continuing throughout the year. These are luxury complexes, with some expected to fetch as much as $600,000 per unit. Six conventional multifamily sales (with at least 100 units) closed in the first half of this year, totaling $550 million. This is an increase over the four sales totaling $372.5 million in the first half of 2018. The median price per unit through mid-year was $258,200, although roughly one-quarter …

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LANCASTER, CALIF. — Berkadia has secured $108.7 million in acquisition financing for Afton Property’s purchase of Sunset Ridge Apartments, an 800-unit, mixed-income, garden-style multifamily community in Lancaster. Berkadia originated the 15-year, fixed-rate loan, which was purchased by Freddie Mac. The financing features eight years of interest-only payments through Freddie Mac’s Targeted Affordable Housing program. Mitch Sinberg, Matthew Robbins and Abigail Beauchamp of Berkadia’s Boca Raton, Fla., office secured the financing for the Los Angeles-based borrower. Built in four separate 200-unit phases between 1986 and 1988, Sunset Ridge features 800 units in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts with fully equipped kitchens, pantries, dishwashers and ceiling fans. Community amenities include a laundry facility, on-site maintenance, a fitness center and swimming pool.

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TORRANCE, CALIF. — Rexford Industrial Realty has purchased an eight-building industrial portfolio in Torrance for $66.2 million, or $247 per square foot. The acquisition was funded using cash on hand. The name of the seller was not released. Comprised of four single-tenant buildings and four two-tenant buildings, the asset offers a total of 267,503 square feet of industrial space on 14.2 acres. At the time of sale, the complex was 91 percent leased. Rexford plans to complete capital improvements at the property, including fire sprinkler upgrades, modernization of offices and other functional enhancements.

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CHULA VISTA, CALIF. — The Mogharebi Group (TMG) has arranged the sale of Pacific Pointe Active Senior Living, a 111-unit active adult community in Chula Vista. A San Gabriel Valley-based private investor sold the community to a Los Angeles-based buyer for $12 million. Pacific Pointe is in downtown Chula Vista, located between San Diego and the border of Mexico. The property is within a mile of Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista, Interstate 5 and over 1 million square feet of retail. “Due to the location and quality of this property, the potential buyer pool was significant in size,” says Otto Ozen, executive vice president of TMG. “To maximize the value of this community, we aggressively marketed it to our list of high-net-worth private clients who are currently looking for [1031] exchange up-legs.” Alex Mogharebi and Ozen of TMG represented both the seller and buyer.

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SAN FRANCISCO — CBRE has arranged the sale of an office building located at 747 Front St. in San Francisco’s Jackson Square district. Polidev sold the asset to Bridgeton Holdings for an undisclosed price. Built in 1909, the four-story, 85,500-square-foot property has undergone substantial creative improvements in recent years, including open floor plans and expansive windows that showcase the 12- to 15-foot clear heights. The property also features a private roof deck with 360-degree views of the San Francisco Bay. At the time of sale, the property was 100 percent leased to a diverse tenant base, including Minted and Funding Circle. Kyle Kovac, Mike Taquino, Russell Ingrum, Mandy Lee and Giancarlo Sangiacomo of CBRE’s San Francisco office represented the seller. Mike Walker, Brad Zampa and Megan Woodring of CBRE’s San Francisco office arranged $54.9 million acquisition loan for the buyer. The five-year, non-recourse loan features full-term interest-only payments and a floating rate.

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The San Diego industrial market is still thriving under sunny skies. The 146-million-square-foot industrial base is more than 95 percent occupied. Businesses continue to gobble up space even though rents have grown 6 percent to 8 percent annually since 2015. Though industrial markets around the country continue to do well thanks to a rapidly expanding logistics sector, San Diego’s industrial growth is broader based. Major contributions come from the defense, tech, electronics, cross-border commerce and biotech sectors. San Diego has several large submarkets, each with its own set of opportunities and challenges. South County, which includes Otay Mesa, has seen the strongest rent growth during the current economic recovery. Since the beginning of 2018, more than 591,000 square feet of state-of-the-art distribution space has been completed, with all but 45,000 square feet fully leased up. Recent transactions in Otay include a 198,000-square-foot lease to Zucarmex and the 174,000-square-foot expansion of US Joiner Trident Marine. The vacancy rate for South County stands at 4.33 percent, slightly under the countywide rate. Vacancy in North County is running somewhat higher at 6.72 percent. This is mainly due to recent deliveries in Carlsbad. A little more than 2.2 million square feet of new space …

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