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KBS Starts $20M Renovation of Union Bank Plaza in Los Angeles

by Jeff Shaw July 10, 2019

LOS ANGELES — KBS Real Estate Investment Trust II has launched a $20 million renovation of Union Bank Plaza (UBP) in downtown Los Angeles. Improvements will include an updated retail center, conference center, outdoor seating area and lobby. The property is located at 445 S. Figueroa St. In addition to the building renovation, KBS has embarked on a spec suite program, building out tenant suites without a committed tenant. Of the first eight suites currently under construction, two have been pre-leased. UBP includes a 701,888-square-foot office tower, two-level retail center, two-acre landscaped outdoor plaza and a four-level parking structure. Swinerton Builders will handle construction. The first round of demolition work will begin immediately with completion set for early 2020.

July 10, 2019

Acquisitions California Retail Western

Marcus & Millichap Arranges $3M Sale of Vacant Auto Dealership in Inland Empire

by Jeff Shaw July 10, 2019

VICTORVILLE, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $3 million sale of a vacant, 21,108-square foot auto dealership in Victorville. Drew Wetherholt and Emily Brun of Marcus & Millichap’s Ontario office marketed the property on behalf of the seller and secured and represented the buyer, both limited liability companies. The dealership is located at 14673 Civic Drive.

July 10, 2019

Acquisitions California Industrial Western

Goodman Group Acquires Pair of Southern California Industrial Properties Totaling 127 Acres

by Jeff Shaw July 9, 2019

LOS ANGELES AND LONG BEACH, CALIF. — Goodman Group has acquired two industrial estates totaling 127 acres in Southern California. The acquisitions are the 90-acre former Boeing C-17 manufacturing plant in Long Beach, which has been renamed Goodman Commerce Center Long Beach, and a 37-acre former distribution center in Los Angeles renamed Goodman Commerce Center Los Angeles. Brett Hardy, Todd Anderson and Jeff Read of Newmark Knight Frank represented Boeing in the Long Beach deal. David Norrie of CBRE brokered the transaction of the Los Angeles property. The prices were not disclosed.

July 9, 2019

Acquisitions California Industrial Western

Colliers Negotiates $9.4M Sale of Orange County Industrial Property

by Jeff Shaw July 8, 2019

LAKE FOREST, CALIF. — Colliers International has negotiated the $9.4 million sale of a fully leased, 33,805-square-foot industrial building in the Orange County municipality of Lake Forest. Colliers’ Richard Schwartz and Joey Reaume represented the buyer, a private investment group based in Los Angeles. The building sold for $277 per square foot with a capitalization rate of 4.75 percent. Built in 1997 and located at 25871 Atlantic Ocean Drive, the concrete tilt-up structure spans just under two acres zoned for light industrial and manufacturing use.

July 8, 2019

Acquisitions California Multifamily Western

CBRE Arranges Sale of 12-Unit Apartment Complex in Orange County

by Jeff Shaw July 8, 2019

PLACENTIA, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged the $2.9 million sale of a 12-unit multifamily property in Placentia. CBRE’s Dan Blackwell represented the seller, a private investor. Located at 911 Cypress Ave., the 9,216-square-foot property consists of 12 single-story cottages on a lot just under one acre. Each unit is 768 square feet and features two bedrooms and one bathroom, as well as a washer and dryer. The property is located in an Opportunity Zone. The complex sits within one mile of both the CA-91 and CA-57 freeways connecting Placentia to Los Angeles and Riverside counties. California State University, Fullerton is located two miles north of the site.

July 8, 2019

California Leasing Activity Restaurant Retail Western

Social Syndicate Signs $2.4M Retaurant Lease in San Diego

by Jeff Shaw July 8, 2019

SAN DIEGO — Location Matters has arranged a $2.4 million, 10-year lease for Social Syndicate, a San Diego-based multi-concept restaurant group, for a space at 1852 Bacon St. in the Ocean Beach neighborhood of San Diego. Nati’s Mexican Restaurant had occupied the freestanding restaurant building for nearly 60 years before the Social Syndicate lease. The new restaurant will also carry a Mexican theme. Nati’s Inc., which is controlled by Foley Development, owns the property. Future plans call for developing the land directly behind the restaurant into an apartment complex. Mike Spilky of Location Matters represented the landlord and tenant in the transaction. Social Syndicate will occupy 2,660 square feet inside the building, in addition to 1,468 square feet of patio space.

July 8, 2019

California Industrial Market Reports Western Western Market Reports

LA’s Industrial Basin Heads North

by Taylor Williams July 6, 2019

The Los Angeles County industrial market continues to see record low vacancy rates, which are hovering in the 1 percent range with a conservative forecast calling for rents to increase by 7.5 percent in 2019. Ecommerce companies and third-party logistics providers (3PLs) — many of which support ecommerce operations — will continue to be dominant market players, according to NKF’s Los Angeles industrial market report for Q1 2019. In North Los Angeles, we are seeing multiple submarkets, including those in the San Fernando Valley, Ventura County, Conejo Valley, Kern County, and the Santa Clarita areas, becoming more connected than ever before. These areas and projects are now “connecting the dots” between all the submarkets as the opportunities for industrial space in Los Angeles’ core markets become increasingly more competitive and scarce. For example, occupiers that have been in the 130 million-square-foot San Fernando Valley industrial market for decades are now needing more space. However, the opportunities for larger, modern product are just not there. The majority of industrial product is less than 100,000 square feet with 16- to 24-foot clear heights. This can work for users like cosmetics, entertainment and aerospace, but others need more modern features to streamline operations. …

July 6, 2019

Acquisitions California Healthcare Office Western

JLL Income Property Trust Acquires Genessee Plaza Medical Office Complex in San Diego for $90M

by Jeff Shaw July 5, 2019

SAN DIEGO — JLL Income Property Trust, an institutionally managed daily NAV REIT, has acquired a two-building medical office campus known as Genesee Plaza for $90 million. Genesee Plaza is located in San Diego’s University Town Center, near the University of California, San Diego and Scripps Hospital campuses.

July 5, 2019

Acquisitions California Office Western

Cushman & Wakefield Negotiates Sale of Sorrento Ridge Office Building in San Diego

by Jeff Shaw July 5, 2019

SAN DIEGO — Cushman & Wakefield has advised the seller in the disposition of Sorrento Ridge, a 103,325-square-foot, three-story office building in the Miramar submarket of San Diego. Tappan Corp. purchased the property, located at 7220 Trade St., from an unnamed seller. The price was not disclosed. Cushman & Wakefield’s Rick Reeder, Brad Tecca, Brooks Campbell and Duncan Dodd represented the seller, while Bill Cavanagh and Mike Novkov provided local market advisory. Larry Glenn of Glendale Mortgage represented the buyer. Sorrento Ridge was nearly 60 percent leased at the time of sale to mainly smaller tenants representing a mix of professional services, engineering and technology firms, with the largest leasing less than 10,000 square feet. The property is situated on 4.4 acres near interstates 5 and 805 and the Sorrento Plaza shopping center.

July 5, 2019

California Market Reports Multifamily Western Western Market Reports

Greater Los Angeles Apartment Sector Stays Strong After Record 2018

by Taylor Williams July 5, 2019

The City of Los Angeles checks all the boxes for an excellent apartment owner environment. This includes a booming economy, expensive housing, meaningful job growth, and an abundance of Millennials and professionals. Los Angeles enjoys an immense and fast-growing high-tech industry, especially within the media, tech, aerospace and advanced transportation industry with the likes of Netflix, Google, SpaceX and Northrop Grumman. Los Angeles County houses the nation’s largest international trade industry, the nation’s largest manufacturing base, and an increasing amount of venture capital investment startups. A growing economy is almost always paired with escalating housing costs, and Los Angeles is no exception. More than ever, residents are driven to rental housing as homeownership is prohibitively expensive and not conducive to job mobility and flexibility. Last year was a banner year for region’s apartment sector. The average market rent in the Los Angeles MSA has seen extremely impressive growth, increasing an average of 5.3 percent annually since the turn of the century, according to Axiometrics. This remarkable trajectory has been spurred by the extremely tight rental market, with annual occupancies averaging between 94 percent and 97 percent. Such indicators allow landlords to be extremely discerning when vetting tenants, which, in turn, …

July 5, 2019

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