TUSTIN, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged $15 million in Fannie Mae financing for The Groves of Tustin. The 83-unit assisted living and memory care community is located in Tustin, between Los Angeles and San Diego. The borrower is Capitol Seniors Housing, which leases the community to Integral Senior Living under a third-party management contract. Capitol originally purchased the property in 2014, and has invested elective capital to modernize the building, bringing it up to the competitive standards of the area. Aron Will, Austin Sacco and Adam Mincberg of CBRE National Senior Housing arranged the 10-year, floating-rate loan with 84 months of interest-only payments. The transaction refinances existing debt on the property
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SAN FRANCISCO — Paramount Group Inc. (NYSE: PGRE) has agreed to acquire 55 Second Street, a 387,000-square-foot office building in San Francisco’s South Financial District, for $408 million. The transaction is expected to close in third-quarter 2019. The company expects to bring in a joint venture partner prior to closing. Developed in 2002, the building sits in the Mission-Market Street corridor and is within one block of the new Transbay Transit Center. The property is currently 87.4 percent leased. KPMG, one of the Big Four accounting firms, serves as the anchor tenant. The 25-story office building is LEED Platinum certified. A two-story parking garage can accommodate approximately 120 vehicles. Nuveen Real Estate was the seller, according to the San Francisco Business Times. Hines still serves as property manager after selling the asset in May 2014. Paramount has been greatly increasing its holdings in San Francisco, closing on the $227 million acquisition of 111 Sutter Street in February. A quote from the company’s CEO, Albert Behler, suggested that recent dispositions in Washington, D.C. are funding the company’s San Francisco expansion. For example, the company sold 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue for $220 million last August and 425 Eye Street for $157 million last …
CARLSBAD, CALIF. — San Diego-based RAF Pacifica Group has acquired an office building, located at 1950 Camino Vida Roble in Carlsbad, from an institutional investor for $20.2 million. The buyer plans to rebrand the 121,541-square-foot property as fu*sion, an office/industrial building with a large amenity space. Constructed in 1996 and situated on 10.9 acres, the one-story property features a mezzanine space and loading capabilities. Amenities planned for the new space include a full basketball court, volleyball court, an amphitheater, outdoor seating and dining areas, a fire pit, barbecue grills, hammock space, a wall mural and drought-resistant landscaping. REF has retained Aric Starck of Cushman & Wakefield as the leasing broker for the property.
FONTANA, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has signed Chuze Fitness to a 45,000-square-foot lease with Morningside Marketplace in Fontana. Chuze Fitness will occupy the space of a former Ralphs Grocery, leaving 12,000 square feet of space for a yet-to-be-named co-tenant. Morningside Marketplace is a 90,000-square-foot retail center located at 14574 Baseline Ave. The center is fully leased to tenants including Chase Bank, Great Clips, Chevron, KFC, Pizza Hut, Baskin Robbins, Togo’s and Wienerschnitzel. The new Chuze Fitness is scheduled to open early next year. Paul Su of Progressive represented the undisclosed landlord, while Chad Ifrate of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant in the lease negotiations.
ANAHEIM, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a retail property located at the intersection of Lemon Street and Orangethorpe Avenue in Anaheim. An undisclosed developer acquired the asset from a private investor for $2.5 million. The buyer plans to make improvements to the 5,752-square-foot property. At the time of sale, six local tenants occupied the two-building asset. Michael Matter and Nicholas Phillips of Marcus & Millichap’s South Bay, Calif., office represented the seller in the deal.
CBRE Arranges $24.5M Freddie Mac Refinancing for Seniors Housing Community in Northern California
by Amy Works
CHICO, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged $24.5 million in financing for Westmont Living. The funds will refinance existing debt on The Inn at the Terraces of Chico, an 80-unit assisted living property located 90 miles north of Sacramento in Chico. The average housing value within a one-mile radius of the property is $514,032, while average household income sits at $103,847. Andrew Behrens, Aron Will, Austin Sacco and Adam Mincberg of CBRE National Senior Housing arranged the Freddie Mac financing. The 10-year, fixed-rate, cash-out loan features 72 months of interest-only payments. CBRE also financed the first phase of the development via agency debt in 2016.
Parkview Financial Provides $16.5M Construction Loan for Mixed-Use Project in Los Angeles
by Amy Works
LOS ANGELES — Parkview Financial has funded a $16.5 million construction loan to Los Angeles-based 5050 Pico LLC for the development of Kentish Town, a mixed-use project in Los Angeles. Located at 5050 W. Pico Blvd., the 60,110-square-foot property will feature 79 residential units and 2,121 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Additionally, the asset will include one grade-level parking area and one subterranean parking level, totaling 67 spaces. Community amenities will include two rooftop decks, a bike room with storage and a residential lounge. Apartments are available in a mix of studio and one-bedroom floorplans, averaging 601 square feet. Units will feature engineered hardwood/vinyl flooring, a full kitchen with stainless steel appliances and an in-unit washer/dryer, as well as balconies on the majority of the apartments. Eight of the units will offer below-market-rate rents.
CBRE Arranges $15.5M in Development Financing for 124-Room Home2Suites in Southern California
by Amy Works
GARDEN GROVE, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged $15.5 million in financing for Garden Grove Hotel LLC, a private buyer, for the development of a Home2Suites hotel in Garden Grove. Bruce Francis, Dana Summers, Doug Birrell, Bob Ybarra, Shaun Moothart and David Stinebaugh of CBRE facilitated the loan. The financing features an 18-month floating-rate period during construction that will convert into a fixed-rate loan for 36 months with two one-year extension options. The lending amount represents 73.5 percent of total project costs. Located at 13650 Harbor Blvd., the 124-unit hotel is currently under construction, with completion slated for late 2020.
MOORPARK, CALIF. — Orange County, Calif.-based MCA Realty has completed the sale of an industrial building, located at 14401 Princeton Ave. in Moorpark. Big Brand Tires acquired the asset for $10.2 million. The buyer plans to fully occupy the 69,914-square-foot property. MCA purchased the property in November 2017, as part of a 137,465-square-foot, two-building industrial acquisition for $7.5 million. Renovations included the removal of approximately 20,000 square feet of mezzanine space to create more functional space. Additionally, the seller added an expansion truck court and large loading dock with a canopy. Bennett Robinson of CBRE, along with Robert Griffin and Rick Sheckter of Newmark Knight Frank, represented the seller, while John Ochoa of Lee & Associates represented the buyer in the transaction.
Sudberry Properties Breaks Ground on The Hub at Scripps Ranch Mixed-Use Project in San Diego
by Amy Works
SAN DIEGO — Sudberry Properties has started construction of The Hub at Scripps Ranch, a mixed-use redevelopment project located at 9850 Carroll Canyon Road in San Diego’s Scripps Ranch submarket. Situated on 9.5 acres, The Hub will features 260 apartments and 10,700 square feet of retail and restaurant space. The property is slated to open in phases, with the first apartments and commercial spaces available for occupancy in the fourth quarter of 2020. The Hub will consist of five four-story, garden-style residential buildings, a leasing center, 2,053-square-foot gym, lounge and a terrace overlooking a landscaped pool area, as well as high-visibility locations for restaurants and retailers. The property will feature apartment units in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts, ranging from 614 square feet to 1,391 square feet. Interior amenities will include stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, wood-style flooring and in-unit washers/dryers. The development team includes MVE Architecture, Reylenn Construction Co., Pasco Laret Suiter & Associates, GroundLevel Landscape Architecture and Design Tec. Matt Mosser of Retail Insite is handling leasing for the property. Aldon Cole and Olga Walsh of HFF arranged a construction loan through a commercial bank, as well as mezzanine financing from a correspondent life company …