SANTA MONICA, CALIF. — Wilshire Skyline, in partnership with Kings Arch Inc., has broken ground on the restoration and adaptive reuse of a landmarked building located at 1305 Second St. in Santa Monica. KFA designed the renovation of the three-story building that was built in 1914. The project will provide new spaces for commercial office tenants. Exterior renovations will include adding ground-floor window awnings, providing new landscaping around the property and rehabilitating the exterior brick finishes and site paving. The existing windows will be rehabilitated, as well as the cornice and corbel details along the roofline of the building, which will be repainted and repaired as required. Additionally, a new roof deck area, providing an amenity for future commercial office tenants, will be created adjacent to the existing penthouse. The surface parking will be updated to provide two loading spaces, an accessible parking space and 10 tenant parking spaces.
CONCORD, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged $11.2 million in financing for the acquisition of Entrust of Concord, a 101-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in the Bay Area city of Concord. The borrower was a joint venture between Agemark Senior Living and Trellis Real Estate Group. The property will be immediately rebranded as TreVista Concord. Originally constructed in 1970, the community is situated on 2.7 acres near both downtown Concord and downtown Walnut Creek. Upon closing, Agemark and Trellis plan to spend several million dollars in capital upgrades. The acquisition represents Trellis and Agemark’s third joint venture partnership. The property is located within three miles of two of the largest medical centers in Contra Costa County, which together comprise 799 licensed medical beds. Aron Will of CBRE National Senior Housing arranged the five-year, floating-rate loan with 36 months of interest-only payments through a national bank.
ONTARIO, CALIF. — Ivanhoé Cambridge and California-based CapRock Partners have broken ground on Phase I of Colony Commerce Center in Ontario. Located at the northeast corner of Carpenter and Remington avenues within the Inland Empire, Colony Commerce Center Phase I will feature 1.3 million square feet of industrial space. The first phase will be divided into two Class A industrial buildings of 589,000 and 700,000 square feet, both with 36-foot clear heights. Additionally, the phase will feature 185-foot-wide truck courts, cross-dock loading, 100 percent concrete drive areas and excess trailer parking stalls. The logistics complex is located in close proximity to corporate neighbors, such as Walmart, FedEx and Amazon, and is within a few miles of retail amenities. CapRock Partners will also develop Phase II of the logistics complex for the Ivanhoé Cambridge. The second phase is adjacent to the first phase on the southwest corner for Archibald and Merrill avenues and will include a 1 million-square-foot, LEED-certified building with 40-foot clear height that anchors eight additional small-box buildings ranging from 35,000 square feet to 45,000 square feet. The second phase will total approximately 1.7 million square feet. Construction on Phase II is slated to begin by year end.
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. — Newport Beach, Calif.-based Burchette Partners has completed the sale of an apartment complex, located at 1122 N. Hayworth Ave. and 7928 Norton Ave. in West Hollywood. An undisclosed investor acquired the property for $8.3 million, or $429 per square foot. The two-story, 19,354-square-foot building features 16 one-bedroom/one-bath units and eight two-bedroom/two-bath units. Completed in 1960, the property also features two on-site laundry facilities and gated parking. Priscilla Nee and John Montakab of CBRE represented the seller in the all-cash transaction.
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. — California Realty Group has arranged the sale of the Yale-Wilshire Medical Building, a mixed-use property located in Santa Monica. Yale Wilshire LTD sold the property to an affiliate of Golden West Properties for an undisclosed price. The 45,881-square-foot medical office building also features 6,700 square feet ground-floor retail space. Mark Esses of California Realty Group represented the seller in the deal.
FOLSOM AND ROSEVILLE, CALIF. — NAI Horizon has arranged the sale of a two-property self-storage portfolio located in metro Sacramento. Rohnert Park-based L.P.G. Associates sold the properties to Salt Lake City-based Extra Space Properties Two LLC for $31.5 million. The portfolio includes Folsom Parkshore Self-Storage at 185 Parkshore Drive in Folsom, and All Size Self-Storage at 1011 Foothills Blvd. in Roseville. The two assets total 165,920 net rentable square feet and feature 1,109 units. Denise Nunez and David Loui of NAI Horizon Self-Storage Team represented the seller in the deal.
Charles Dunn Co. Negotiates $5.5M Acquisition of Del Taco-Occupied Property in San Pedro, California
SAN PEDRO, CALIF. — Charles Dunn Co. has arranged the acquisition of a newly developed, single-tenant restaurant property located at 359 S. Gaffey St. in San Pedro. A joint venture between Rich Development Enterprises and Paragon Commercial Group sold the property to a Los Angeles-based private investor for $5.5 million in a 1031 exchange. Del Taco occupies 2,420-square-foot property under a newly signed, 20-year, corporate-guaranteed, triple-net lease. Kyle Gulock of Charles Dunn CO. represented the buyer, while Highland Partners Corp. represented the seller in the deal.
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — CBRE has provided a $24.9 million Fannie Mae refinancing for Welbrook Arlington, a 207-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in Riverside. MBK Senior Living operates the property, located about 55 miles east of Los Angeles, under a third-party management agreement. The borrower is a joint venture between Capitol Seniors Housing and Welbrook Senior Living. CBRE’s Aron Will arranged the refinancing. CBRE Multifamily Capital originated the 10-year, floating-rate loan with 48 months of interest-only payments through its Fannie Mae DUS Multifamily loan origination program. This is CBRE’s third financing of the property over a five-year period, and its second through Fannie Mae. Capitol and Welbrook acquired the property in 2013 as an independent living community. Shortly after the acquisition, the new owners executed a capital improvement program to modernize the property and convert one of the buildings into an assisted living and memory care facility. Since that time the property has experienced strong leasing and is currently over 93 percent occupied.
FONTANA, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale a retail property, located at 14273 Baseline Ave. in Fontana. A San Diego-based private investor sold the property to a Los Angeles-based private investor for $4.6 million in an all-cash 1031 exchange. Frank Vora of Progressive Real Estate Partners represented the seller, while Chris Wen of Walton Realty represented the buyer in the deal. Tutor Time Learning Center occupies the 10,492-square-foot building, which was built in 2003. The childcare center caters to children six weeks to 12 years of age and offers a variety of programs for infants, toddlers, pre-school, and before- and after-school care. The property is adjacent to Heritage Village, a 110,000-square-foot neighborhood center anchored by Vons, U.S. Bank, Fitness 19, Panda Express and Wendy’s.
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Republic Urban Properties has sold Meridian at Midtown in San Jose for $104 million. The luxury apartment community includes 218 units and 14,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The property is situated at 1432 W. San Carlos St., less than one mile west of downtown and just north of I-280. The location is surrounded by restaurants and retail, as well as just a few blocks from a light rail station. Built in 2015, the mid-rise property offers amenities such as fitness centers, conference rooms, a resort-style pool, community lounge, dog park and playground. Retail amenities include The Breakfast Club and Starbucks. Floor plans average 875 square feet each. Scott Bales, Peter Yorck and Eric Bet of HFF arranged the sale on behalf of the seller, Republic Urban Properties LLC, a division of the Republic Family of Cos. The buyer was not disclosed. — Kristin Hiller