California

Sagewood-Gardens-Hacienda-Heights-CA

HACIENDA HEIGHTS, CALIF. — The Mogharebi Group (TMG) has brokered the sale of Sagewood Gardens, an age-restricted community located on Gale Avenue in Hacienda Heights. A San Gabriel Valley-based private investor acquired the asset from a Los Angeles-based private owner for $34.4 million. Built in 1988, Sagewood Gardens is a one- and two-story apartment community comprising 21 residential buildings totaling 93,930 rentable square feet. Situated on 5.3 acres, the property features 162 apartments in a mix of one- and two-bedroom layouts, as well as a detached single-family residence. The property is restricted to residents age 55 or older. On-site amenities include a fitness facility, resident lounge with media room, covered parking and an activity center. Alex Mogharebi and Otto Ozen of TMG represented the seller and the buyer in the deal.

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AC-Hotel-Los-Angeles-South-Bay-El-Segundo-CA

EL SEGUNDO, CALIF. — R.D. Olson Construction has completed AC Hotel Los Angeles South Bay, a six-story hotel located in El Segundo’s business district. Located at 2130 Maple Ave., the 98,728-square-foot hotel features four tech-enabled meeting space, the city’s first rooftop bar with exterior benches and a fire table. The hotel offers 106 king-bed and 74 double-queen guestrooms featuring a European-style, contemporary design. The property also features an AC Lobby Lounge, which is a communal workspace by day and social gathering space by night; a first-floor bar and terrace with a fireplace and water feature; a 24-hour fitness center; and AC Kitchen, a European-style restaurant serving a variety of breakfast options. Project partners included Welcome Group Inc., AXIS/GFA Architecture + Design, Design Force Corp. and Robison Engineering.

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Meridian-Place-Apts-Los-Angeles-CA

LOS ANGELES — San Diego-based MG Properties Group has purchased two multifamily properties in Los Angeles for a total of $139.7 million. An undisclosed seller sold both properties. Totaling 397 units, the assets are The Enclave at Warner Center, which sold for $69.5 million, and Meridian Place Apartment Homes, which sold for $70.2 million. Located in Los Angeles’ Warner Center/Woodland Hills neighborhood, The Enclave at Warner Center features 195 units. Meridian Place Apartments, situated in Los Angeles’ Northridge district, features 202 units. MG Properties plans to enhance the interiors of the units and upgrade common area amenities at both properties. Greg Harris, Kevin Green and Joseph Grabiec of Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the Enclave at Warner Center deal, while Sean Deasy and Blake Rogers of JLL represented the seller in the Meridian Place transaction. Brian Eisendrath, Brandon Smith and Cameron Chalfant of CBRE arranged acquisition financing for the deals.

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400-Montgomery-San-Francisco-CA

SAN FRANCISCO — Intercontinental Real Estate Corp. and Harvest Properties have completed the acquisition and recapitalization of 400 Montgomery, a historic office building located in San Francisco’s Financial District. Located at the corner of California and Montgomery streets, 400 Montgomery features 85,580 square feet of office space. Constructed in 1901, the building has undergone a multi-million-dollar capital improvement program that included upgraded building systems and infrastructure, a new lobby, refreshed common areas and restrooms, as well as a complete façade restoration to preserve the building’s Renaissance/Baroque architecture and ornamentation. Additionally, more than half of the building’s space was redesigned as creative office space offering more than 13-foot ceiling heights, polished concrete floors and operable windows. At the time of sale, the building was 91 percent occupied by a variety of tenants, including Hexagone, Clearmetal, WE Communications, Lightsource Renewable Energy, Bank of Guam and Sterling Bank & Trust. Rob Hielscher, Michel Seifer, Erik Hanson, Cheri Pierce, Kristina Wollan and Michael Manas of JLL advised on the transaction.

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28651-Marguerite-Pkwy-Mission-Viejo-CA

MISSION VIEJO, CALIF. — SRS Real Estate Partners’ National Net Lease Group has completed the sale of a single-tenant retail property located at 28651 Marguerite Parkway in Mission Viejo. Irvine, Calif.-based Pacific Castle sold the asset to a Hawaii-based investor for $3.8 million, or $1,374 per square foot. Patrick Luther, Matthew Mousavi and Terrison Quinn of SRS’ National Net Lease Group represented the seller, while Arthur Flores of CBRE represented the buyer in the deal. Built in 1979, the 2,759-square-foot property is scheduled to be renovated in the near future. Jack in the Box occupies the building and recently signed a lease extension for 15 years and has been a tenant at the location for more than 35 years.

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8330-Arjons-Dr-Miramar-CA

CARLSBAD AND MIRAMAR, CALIF. — A joint venture between Stos Partners and Boston-based Long Wharf Capital has purchased two industrial assets in Southern California for a total consideration of $13.9 million. In the first transaction, the joint venture acquired a 70,224-square-foot property, located at 6212 Corte Del Abeto in Carlsbad, from a private seller for $9.7 million in an off-market transaction. The building is fully occupied by a go-kart racing tenant. The asset features a mix of office and warehouse space, as well as grade- and dock-high loading positions. Rusty Williams and Chris Roth of Lee & Associates, along with Tres Reid of CBRE, represented the buyers in the transaction. In the second deal, the partnership purchased a vacant 27,510-square-foot industrial building, located at 8330 Arjons Drive in Miramar, from a private investor for $4.2 million. The new owners plan to upgrade the property with a new roof, new façade, parking lot improvements, updated landscape plan and interior renovations. Jason Smithson of NAI represented the seller in the transaction.

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Pacific-Center-Santa-Ana-CA

SANTA ANA, CALIF. — San Francisco-based Drawbridge Realty has purchased Pacific Center, a two-building corporate office campus in Santa Ana, for $97.5 million. The seller was a joint venture between Los Angeles-based PCCP and Costa Mesa, Calif.-based Brookhollow. Located at 1600-1610 E. Saint Andrew Place, Pacific Center features 390,600 square feet of office space and was renovated in 2017. With Drawbridge’s previous acquisition of 1700 E. Saint Andrew Place, the company now owns more than 37 acres of contiguous land and improvements along East Saint Andrew Place. Kevin Shannon, Paul Jones, Brunson Howard, Blake Bokosky and Brandon White of Newmark Knight Frank represented the seller in the transaction.

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RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. — 1031 CF Properties, an affiliate of 1031 Crowdfunding, has purchased an assisted living and memory care facility located in Rancho Cucamonga for $20.1 million. Meridian Senior Living operates the 100-bed property. Additional terms of the transaction were not released.

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The-Bijou-Building-Hermosa-Beach-CA

HERMOSA BEACH, CALIF. — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has negotiated the sale of The Bijou Building, a three-story mixed-use building located in downtown Hermosa Beach. Federal Realty Investment Trust sold the property to 1221 Hermosa Ave LLC for $18 million. Located at 1221 Hermosa Ave., The Bijou Building was originally developed in 1923 as the Metropolitan Theater and later converted to office and retail space. At the time of sale, the 23,172-square-foot building was 94 percent occupied by a variety of tenants, including Chase Bank, Beach City Capital, Steel Partners and Bar Method. Kevin Shannon, Ken White, Rob Hannan, Laura Stumm, Sean Fulp, Ryan Plummer and Brad Feld of NKF’s Capital Markets and Private Capital Investment Sales teams represented the seller, while David Ghermezian, Amir Araghi and Jonathan Dadourian, also of NKF, represented the buyer in the deal. Additionally, David Milestone and Brett Green of NKF’s Debt and Structured Finance group secured acquisition financing for the buyer.

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Hollywood-Highland-LA-CA

LOS ANGELES — San Jose, Calif.-based DJM and Hong Kong- and Los Angeles-based Gaw Capital USA have purchased Hollywood & Highland, a shopping destination located in Los Angeles, for an undisclosed amount. Jerry Tang and Greg Murphy of Natixis secured a financing package, which included an acquisition loan along with a future funding component. Over the next 24 to 30 months, the buyers plans to reimagine the 463,000-square-foot retail development, which is situated on 7.6 acres. Built in 2001, the property is located at the crossroads of Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue, adjacent to the acclaimed TCL Chinese Theater. The buyers plan to upgrade the retail hub through rebranding, upgrading common areas for enhanced gathering and programming spaces, increasing entertainment events, optimizing the merchandise mix and incorporating new concepts and uses. Renovations are slated to begin in 2020, with completion expected in 2021. Eastdil Secured advised the transaction, which is the largest single-asset retail transaction to take place outside of Manhattan in nearly three years.

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