SANTA ANA, CALIF. — Primior is scheduled to break ground on First Harbor Plaza, the firm’s mixed-used development in Santa Ana, on June 26. Located at the intersection of North Harbor Boulevard and West First Street, the two-building First Harbor Plaza will offer 40,129 square feet of restaurant, retail, office and medical office space. Building 1 features 14,400 square feet in two large anchor suites and five smaller spaces on the first floor and the same configuration on the second floor. Building 2 will include 3,880 square feet on the first floor, two suites on the second floor totaling 3,778 square feet and a 3,778-square-foot suite on the third floor. Chase Bank will occupy the first-floor corner space at Building 1, and Optima Salon Studios will occupy the third-floor suite at Building 2.
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POWAY, CALIF. — HFF has brokered the sale of Poway Crossings, a value-add retail center located at 12622-12654 Poway Road in Poway, a suburb of San Diego. Sterling Organization acquired the property on behalf of its institutional value-add fund, Sterling Value Add Partners III, for $27 million. The name of the seller was not released. Situated on 10 acres, Poway Crossings features 109,455 square feet of retail space. At the time of sale, the asset was 80 percent leased to a variety of tenants, including LA Fitness, Dollar Tree, Big 5 Sporting Goods, Massage Envy, Sola Salon Studios, Sushi Lounge, Banfield Pet Hospital and KFC. The center was constructed in 1979 and renovated throughout the years, most recently in 2015. Gleb Lvovich and Daniel Tyner of HFF represented the seller in the deal.
CARLSBAD, CALIF. — San Diego-based Equinvests Capital has purchased Camino West Corporate Park, an office property in Carlsbad. Swift Real Estate Services sold the asset for $8.8 million. Situated on 4.4 acres at 2035 Corte del Nogal, Camino West Corporate Park features 54,830 square feet of office space. At the time of sale, the two-story, multi-tenant property was 72 percent leased. The asset also recently underwent a $2.6 million remodel, including new lobbies, common area, corridors, landscaping, lighting, outdoor lounge areas and restrooms. The office park features an on-site deli, showers and lockers. Louay Alsadek, Matt Pourcho, Hunter Rowe, Anthony DeLorenzo and Gary Stache of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.
ALAMEDA, CALIF. — Levin Johnston of Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Buena Vista Apartments, a multifamily community located at 4330-450 Buena Vista Ave. in Alameda. A private, high-net-worth investor sold the property to an undisclosed buyer for $15.9 million. Adam Levin and Robert Johnston of Levin Johnston represented the seller in the transaction. Originally constructed in 1966 and renovated in 2018, the 52-unit property consists of two parcels and offers a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans. On-site amenities include laundry facilities, gated secure entrance, bike storage, barbecue and picnic areas, and storage for tenant use.
SAN DIEGO — Mission Federal Credit Union has completed the disposition of its former headquarters in San Diego. Alvarez & Marsal Capital Real Estate, a creative office developer, acquired the asset for $10.4 million. Located at 5785 Oberlin Drive in San Diego’s Sorrento Mesa submarket, the 61,406-square-foot property features an entry lobby, open floor plans and an extensive glass line with hillside views. The buyer plans to convert the three-story building, which was built in 1985, into creative office space. Matt Pourcho, Anthony DeLorenzo, Gary Stache and Doug Mack of CBRE represented both parties in the transaction.
Faris Lee Investments Arranges $6.9M Sale of Restoration Hardware Location in Irvine, California
by Amy Works
IRVINE, CALIF. — Faris Lee Investments has arranged the sale of a retail property located in Irvine. A Los Angeles-based buyer acquired the asset from an Irvine-based seller for $6.9 million. Restoration Hardware, a publicly traded company with more than 5,200 employees, occupies the property. Rick Chichester, Tom Chichester and Joe Chichester of Faris Lee Investments represented the seller and buyer in the deal.
OAKLAND, CALIF. — Healthcare behemoth Kaiser Permanente has unveiled plans to build a new headquarters dubbed The Kaiser Permanente Thrive Center in downtown Oakland. Local developer Lane Partners will break ground on the project in 2020 with a planned opening slated for 2023. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the $900 million office tower will rise 29 stories. The new campus will consolidate 7,200 Kaiser Permanente employees who are currently working in seven different locations around Northern California. Situated at 2100 Telegraph Ave., the new building will span 1.6 million square feet of office space and will reduce the company’s operational costs by more than $60 million annually, according to Bernard Tyson, chairman and CEO of Kaiser Permanente. The building’s design is set to include dedicated space for a health clinic and health education, healthy food options and 20,000 square feet of public space for weekly farmers markets, exercise and cooking classes and a showplace for community-inspired art. Lane Partners is aiming to achieve LEED Platinum certification for Thrive Center. Kaiser Permanente is the largest private employer in Oakland, and Lane Partners estimates that the new building, which was formerly known as Eastline, will generate a one-time $23 million economic …
BAKERSFIELD, CALIF. — Bakersfield-based LandStone Cos. has completed the sale of Mira Sol Gardens, an apartment community located in Bakersfield. A Newport Beach, Calif.-based private investment group acquired the property for $22.5 million, or $197,500 per unit. Built in 2016, the property features 114 apartments in a mix of two- and three-bedroom floorplans with modernized interiors, attached two-car garages and water-saving, drought-resistant landscaping. The asset is situated on 11.4 acres on Gasol Court, Jerno Drive and Callado Lane in the Far Southwest submarket of Bakersfield. Mark Bonas of The Mogharebi Group and Michael Jordan of Kidder Mathews represented the seller in the transaction.
Kilroy Realty Sells Westlake Plaza Centre Office Building in Southern California for $18.2M
by Amy Works
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CALIF. — Kilroy Realty Corp. has completed the disposition of Westlake Plaza Centre 2, an office building located at 2829 Townsgate Road in Westlake Village. Majestic Asset Management and The Johnston Group acquired the property for $18.2 million. Built in 1990 and situated on 1.2 acres, the three-building asset features 84,098 square feet of office space. Sean Fulp, Ryan Plummer and Mark Schuessler of Newmark Knight Frank represented the seller in the deal.
P3 Breaks Ground on 1,100-Bed Hornet Commons Student Housing at California State University, Sacramento
by Amy Works
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — A public-private partnership between University Enterprises Inc. — California State University, Sacramento’s (CSUS) commercial services auxiliary — and Greystar has broken ground on Hornet Commons, a 365,000-square-foot residence complex. The 1,100-bed development will feature six four-story buildings. Shared amenities will include a swimming pool, café, fitness center and a community room. Delivery is slated for fall 2021 The development team includes Sundt Construction Inc. and architectural firm Steinberg Hart.