SAN DIEGO — Southern California-based Rexford Industrial Realty has acquired an industrial building located 5725 Eastgate Drive in San Diego’s Miramar neighborhood. Valley Investment Services sold the asset for $8.2 million. Bill Dolan of CBRE represented the seller in the deal. The 27,267-square-foot property features 22-foot clear heights, eight grade-level loading doors, excess land and a secured yard. At the time of closing, the property was vacant. However, Rexford secured a long-term tenant prior to closing.
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Marcus & Millichap Arranges $3.2M Sale of Commercial Asset in Los Angeles’ Melrose District
by Amy Works
LOS ANGELES — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a retail and creative office building located at 6721 Melrose Ave. in Los Angeles’ Melrose district. A limited liability company sold the property to another limited liability company for $3.2 million, or $1,067 per square foot. Situated on 7,091 square feet of land, the 3,046-square-foot building was delivered vacant. The property offers the redevelopment potential and utilize the current C4 zoning. The asset features 14 parking spaces. Brandon Michaels of Marcus & Millichap’s Encino, Calif., office represented the seller and the buyer in the deal.
CALABASAS, CALIF. — Lee & Associates – LA North/Ventura has arranged the sale of an office building, located at 24151 Ventura Blvd. in Calabasas. An entity of Valley Crest sold the asset to an entity of Los Angeles-based 4M Investment Corp. for $24 million, or $314 per square foot. Constructed in 2004 as a build-to-suit for ValleyCrest Landscape Cos., the 76,496-square-foot building was designed by Nadel Architects and features 360-degree views of the Santa Monica mountains, an atrium and a 17-acre campus with outdoor seating areas. The buyer plans to convert the asset into a multi-tenant office building. BrightView currently occupies the property and will continue to do so until its lease expires at year’s end. Mike Tingus, Grant Fulkerson and Jonathan Bruce of Lee & Associates – LA North/Ventura represented the seller in the deal.
GOLETA, CALIF. — A local investor has acquired an office/R&D building located at 6300 Hollister Ave. in Goleta. The asset sold for $33.2 million. Francois DeJohn and Steve Hayes of Hayes Commercial Group represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. At the time of sale, the 106,309-square-foot property was fully leased to three technology companies: Wyatt Technology, Asylum Research (Oxford Instruments) and Seek Thermal. Wyatt Technologies and Asylum Research have been tenants at the property for approximately 15 years, while Seek Thermal moved into the building in 2018.
Class A product is going off the market fast in Northern California’s industrial basin. Older product is sitting on the market longer, while mid-sized spaces are still the East Bay’s bread and butter. Net absorption has been pegged on a negative trend due to new construction and the volume of deals slowing down. Certain products are giving concessions to compete with newer product, while some landlords are trying to push the market limits to see how heavy tenant’s pockets really are. Several significant leases were signed in the East Bay during the second quarter of 2019. The largest deal of the quarter belonged to Service West, a furniture installer that signed a renewal and expansion totaling 252,021 square feet in San Leandro at 2350 Williams Street. Javelin Logistics, a logistics and distribution provider, also inked a new lease for 134,279 square feet at 7091 Central Ave. in Newark. Confluent Medical had the largest research and development deal of the second quarter, totaling 65,385 square feet. The material science tech company renewed at 47513 Westinghouse Drive in Fremont. The most significant investment sale of the second quarter occurred at 44100 and 44200 Osgood Road in Fremont. This is where Western Digital …
CARLSBAD, CALIF. — HP Investors and FABRIC have acquired Antique Mall on State Street, a commercial property located in downtown Carlsbad. Bill Ostrie sold the property for an undisclosed price. The team plans to redevelop and rebrand the nearly 70-year-old property as State Street Commons. Located at 2742-2742 State St., the renovated property will provide more than 22,000 square feet of retail and creative office space. The $15 million renovation will maintain the asset’s architectural integrity, character and charm, while increasing safety and providing modern upgrades to the facades, storefronts and interiors. Additionally, the two steel-framed Butler Buildings with 28-foot ceilings and Quonset hut (an arch-shaped steel military structure popular in the 20th century) will be preserved and updated. Renovations are scheduled to begin in mid-November and continue until summer 2020. G Coleman Architect and FieldXStudio will serve as architects, while C2 Building Group will serve as general contractor for the project.
Marcus & Millichap Arranges $12.5M Sale of Two-Story Shopping Center in Los Angeles’ Koreatown
by Amy Works
LOS ANGELES — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of The Heyman Center, a two-story shopping located in Los Angeles’ Koreatown. A California-based limited liability company sold the property to another California-based limited liability company for $12.5 million. Located at 730 S. Western Ave., The Heyman Center features 25,252 square feet of retail space and a 48-car parking lot on a 28,918-square-foot site. At the time of sale, the property was 87 percent occupied by a mix of net-leased tenants. Brandon Michaels of Marcus & Millichap’s Encino office represented the seller and buyer in the deal.
Progressive Real Estate Partners Brokers $2.3M Sale of Restaurant Asset in Inland Empire
by Amy Works
BEAUMONT, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has facilitated the sale of a restaurant property, located at 501 E. Fifth St. in Beaumont. A private Riverside-based investor sold the property to San Jose-based private investor for $2.3 million, or $1,006 per square foot. Built in 2008, the 2,250-square-foot building, which features a drive-thru, recently underwent a renovation. Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen occupies the single-tenant property. Greg Bedell of Progressive Real Estate Partners represented the seller, while Cindy Hipwell of Hipwell Real Estate represented the buyer in the deal.
Telos Capital, Warner Pacific Sell 96,885 SF Monrovia Landing Retail Center in California for $30.5M
by Amy Works
MONROVIA, CALIF. — A partnership between Pasadena, Calif.-based Telos Capital and Warner Pacific Properties has completed the disposition of Monrovia Landing, a grocery-anchored retail asset located in Monrovia. A Los Angeles-based buyer acquired the property for $30.5 million as part of a 1031 exchange from a prior sale. Situated on more than six acres at 723-737 E. Huntington Drive, the center features 96,885 square feet of retail space. At the time of sale, the property was 100 percent leased to a variety of national-credit tenants, including ALDI Food Market, TJ Maxx/Home Goods, Ulta Beauty and O’Reilly Auto Parts. Philip Voorhees, Alex Kozakov, Patrick Wade, Sean Heitzler and Jimmy Slusher of CBRE represented the seller, while Sheila Alimadadian of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer in the transaction.
Advocacy Development Partners Breaks Ground on 32-Unit Memory Care Community in San Dimas, California
by Amy Works
SAN DIMAS, CALIF. — Advocacy Development Partners has broken ground on The Terraces at Via Verde, a 32-unit memory care community in San Dimas, a city in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles County. The project is scheduled to open in early fall 2020. Upon opening it will be the only standalone memory care community in the San Dimas area, according to the developers. The community will be split into two 15,000-square-foot neighborhoods with 16 suites each, all located on 1.2 acres near parks and shopping centers. Frontier Management will operate the community upon completion. Irwin Partners Architects designed the project, with PacifiCore Construction serving as general contractor and Conley Design handling interiors. Fremont Bank, which recently announced an expansion of its seniors housing lending platform, is providing the construction and bridge financing for the project.