CHINO, CALIF. — CBRE has secured a $24.3 million loan for the refinance of Stater Bros. Plaza, a neighborhood retail center in Chino. Situated on 6.9 acres at 6989 Schaefer Ave., the property consists of 73,641 square feet of rentable space. Stater Bros. Market anchors the center, which was built in 2008. Other tenants include Chase Bank, Subway, Sprint, The UPS Store and Mountain Mike’s Pizza, among others. Marina Massari and Sharon Kline of CBRE’s Newport Beach, Calif., office arranged the five-year loan featuring 36 months of interest-only payments for the borrower, Euclid Plaza LLC. Buchanan Mortgage Holdings, a division of Buchanan Street Partners, provided the loan. Joseph Maehler of Buchanan Street Partners represented the lender in the financing.
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REDWOOD CITY, CALIF. — Levin Johnston of Marcus and Millichap has negotiated the sales of two multifamily assets located in Redwood City. The combined sales price was $32.1 million. Adam Levin and Robert Johnston of Levin Johnston handled the transactions. In the first deal, a private equity investment firm sold 180 Flats, a 48-unit apartment community in Redwood City, for $21.7 million. Built in 1964, the property features studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments with open floor plans, walk-in closets, private balconies and state-of-the-art appliances. Community amenities include two open community courtyards with barbecue areas and a new dog park. Levin Johnston represented the seller in the deal. In the second transaction, Levin Johnston arranged the $10.4 million acquisition of a 23-unit apartment community located at 3520-3540 Farm Hill Blvd. in Redwood City. Built in 1959, the property is in close proximity to local schools, dining, shopping and entertainment.
LAKE FOREST, CALIF. — Harbor Associates has completed the sale of 71 at the Park, an office building located at 25371 Commercentre Drive in Lake Forest. An unidentified overseas buyer acquired the property for $11.7 million. The 37,090-square-foot property features abundant natural light, on-site amenities, a two-story lobby, exposed ceilings, flexible floor space and outdoor community areas. Anthony DeLorenzo, Gary Stache, Doug Mack, Jeff Carr and Brian Cole of CBRE represented the seller in the deal.
PLEASANTON, CALIF. — Pearlmark has closed on a $13 million mezzanine loan investment for the recapitalization of Britannia Business Center I within Hacienda Business Park in Pleasanton. Pearlmark originated the investment on behalf of Pearlmark Mezzanine Realty Partners IV. The four-building center features 292,000 square feet of office, lab and R&D space. Current tenants include ADP, NeoTract, Carl Zeiss and Diebold. Additionally, the site includes more than 1,100 parking spaces. Bill Swackhamer of Pearlmark arranged the transaction.
SUNNYVALE AND FREMONT, CALIF. — Levin Johnston of Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sales of two self-storage facilities in Sunnyvale and Fremont, totaling $27.8 million. Adam Levin of Levin Johnston and Jacob Becher of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and buyers in each transaction. In the first transaction, a multifamily investor acquired a 517-unit Lock It Up Self-Storage, located at 220 W. Ahwanee Ave. in Sunnyvale. Lock It Up Self-Storage sold the property for $15.5 million. Built in 1987, the property offers 44,781 net rentable square feet and was 97 percent occupied at the time of sale. In the second deal, a high-net-worth individual purchased a 637-unit Lock It Up Self-Storage property located at 38491 Fremont Blvd. in Fremont. Constructed in 1986, the property offers a total of 54,550 net rentable square feet and six RV parking spaces. At the time of sale, the property was 94 percent occupied.
PALM DESERT, CALIF. — Cushman & Wakefield’s Senior Housing Capital Markets team has arranged the sale of Bella Villaggio, a 148-unit assisted living and memory care community in Palm Desert, an eastern suburb of Los Angeles. West Partners, the San Diego-based developer, sold the property just as construction was reaching completion. Lytle Enterprises, a Washington-based investor, acquired the property for an undisclosed price. Leisure Care will operate the community. The Cushman & Wakefield team involved in the transaction included Richard Swartz, Jay Wagner, Aaron Rosenzweig and Sam Dylag.
SAN DIEGO — Carleton Management has completed the sale of an industrial asset located in downtown San Diego’s East Village. A wholly owned subsidiary of Shapery Enterprises acquired the asset for $7 million. The transaction includes a vacant, 12,000-square-foot historical building at 1460 Island Ave. and an 11,000-square-foot light industrial building at 1490 Island Ave. The historic building dates backs to 1907 and was the former Electric Laundry Co. site. The buyer plans to restore the historic building and reposition it for a commercial tenant. The adjoining light industrial building is currently occupied by Crossfit Fortius and Urbana Design Build, a general contractor. Kevin Mulhern and Rachel Parsons of the CBRE Multifamily team represented the seller, while the buyer was self-represented in the transaction.
Hudson Pacific, Allianz to Acquire Historic Ferry Building in Downtown San Francisco for $291M
by John Nelson
SAN FRANCISCO — Hudson Pacific Properties Inc. (NYSE: HPP) and Allianz Real Estate have formed a joint venture to acquire the Ferry Building in downtown San Francisco. Located at the foot of Market Street along the San Francisco Bay waterfront, the landmark features 192,532 square feet of office space and 75,486 square feet of retail space. Equity Office, an affiliate of the Blackstone Group, sold the leasehold interest in the land and improvements to the Ferry Building to the joint venture for $291 million. The remaining term on the ground lease, which is owned by the Port of San Francisco, is 49 years. The Ferry Building is fully leased to companies including SS&C Technologies Inc., Meltwater Inc., Meritage Group LP and Niantic Inc., as well as restaurants and retail tenants such as The Slanted Door and Blue Bottle Coffee. The Ferry Building also plays host to the Ferry Building Marketplace, a public food market that is organized along an indoor street known as the Nave. The food market attracts more than 8.8 million annual visitors. Hudson Pacific owns a 55 percent interest in the joint venture and will serve as the managing member and day-to-day operator of the property, while …
SUNNYVALE, CALIF. — SRS Real Estate Partners has negotiated the sale of Mary Manor Center, a retail center in Sunnyvale. A high-net-worth private investor acquired the property from a local family office for $10.3 million in a 1031 exchange. Located at 201 S. Mary Ave., the two-building property is situated on 1.1-acre site. The 11,950-square-foot property is fully occupied by Starbucks Coffee and six other neighborhood retailers. This is the first time the property has traded hands since it was built in 2004. Chris Tramontano, John Redfield and Bruce Frazier of SRS represented the seller in the transaction.
ORANGE, CALIF. — EverWest Real Estate Investors, in partnership with Chile-based fund manager Frontal Test, has acquired 999 Town & Country, an office property located at 999 W. Town and Country Road in Orange. San Diego-based Westcore Properties sold the building for an undisclosed price. The newly renovated 98,907-square-foot building is 74 percent leased to a long-time, single-credit tenant, while the top floor is 100 percent vacant. The recent renovation upgraded the lobby, restrooms, elevators, exterior and landscaping, as well as refreshed Title 24 work spaces. The four-story property also includes an adjacent five-story parking garage. Erik Good of EverWest represented the buyers in-house, while Derreck Barker and Michael Leggett of HFF represented the seller in the deal.