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City of Alameda, Alameda Point Partners Break Ground on $1B Mixed-Use Development on Former Naval Air Station

by Amy Works May 24, 2018

ALAMEDA, CALIF. — The City of Alameda and Alameda Point Partners have broken ground on the first phase of the $1 billion mixed-use, transit-oriented waterfront development at the gateway to Alameda Point, called Site A. The 68-acre Site A development is located on the former Naval Air Station Alameda, which closed more than 20 years ago. Alameda Point Partners is a joint venture between managing partner Trammell Crow Residential, a division of Dallas-based Crow Holdings; commercial developer srmERNST Development Partners; affordable nonprofit housing developer Eden Housing; retail landlord Madison Marquette; and financial partner Cypress Equity Investments. Slated to cost $500 million, the first phase of the Site A project consists of 673 housing units, including 130 affordable units for low-income households and an additional 310 units for middle-income households; eight acres of parks and open space; and 100,000 square feet of retail, dining and marker space, as well as community event and gathering space. Major infrastructure improvements on the 30-acre Phase I project include new water, sewer, electrical and gas lines, newly paved streets with bike and transit lanes, and bulkhead improvements on Seaplane Lagoon for a new ferry terminal. Eden Housing will develop 130 affordable housing units during Phase …

May 24, 2018

Acquisitions California Retail Western

Colliers Negotiates Sales of Two Retail Properties in Sonoma and Los Angeles Counties

by Amy Works May 24, 2018

SOUTH PASADENA AND CLOVERDALE, CALIF. — Colliers International has arranged two sales of retail properties located in Sonoma and Los Angeles counties totaling $12 million. In the first deal, Guillermo Olaiz and John Archibald of Colliers represented a family trust in the $5.3 million sale of a corner lot located at 815 Freemont Ave. in South Pasadena. The property is short-term leased to Carrow’s Restaurant. The buyer was a San Gabriel Valley-based builder. In the second transaction, the family trust purchased a single-tenant, net-leased retail property located in Cloverdale for $6.7 million. Grocery Outlet, a regional discount grocer, occupies the 15,756-square-foot property. Olaiz and Archibald of Colliers represented the family trust in this 1031 exchange transaction.

May 24, 2018

California Industrial Leasing Activity Western

DAUM Commercial Brokers 104,339 SF Industrial Lease in Metro Los Angeles

by Amy Works May 24, 2018

RANCHO DOMINGUEZ, CALIF. — DAUM Commercial Real Estate Services has arranged the 10-year lease of a newly renovated industrial property located at 18554 S. Susana Road in Rancho Dominguez, a South Los Angeles County submarket. Industrial Property Trust leased the 104,339-square-foot space to Apex International, a global supply chain solutions provider. Apex will relocate and expand its operations from a nearby 34,500-square-foot facility. The new property features a truck court, dock-high doors, a 10,000-square-foot office space, warehouse clearance up to 26 feet, a secure fenced yard and a calculated sprinkler system. Total consideration of the lease is approximately $10.5 million. Michael Collins and Jordan Lara of DAUM Commercial represented the lessor, which is a REIT operated by Denver-based Black Creek Group, while Frank Shen of Realty Advisors represented Apex in the transaction.

May 24, 2018

Acquisitions California Office Western

Coretrust Capital Acquires 640,000 SF Office Campus in Pasadena, California

by Amy Works May 23, 2018

PASADENA, CALIF. — Coretrust Capital Partners, through its investment fund Coretrust Value Fund I, has purchased Corporate Center Pasadena, a four-building office campus located at 201, 225, 251 and 283 S. Lake Ave. in Pasadena. The acquisition price was not disclosed. The 640,000-square-foot property features 40,000 square feet of retail space, a 60,000-square-foot plaza and more than 2,000 parking stalls. Coretrust acquired the campus from an ownership group that controlled the property for more than 30 years. The buyer plans to invest more than $90 million in renovations to the property. Renovations include upgrading the buildings with state-of-the-art technologies; creating inviting public spaces, including plazas, gardens and terraces; updating all lobbies; modernizing elevators; and adding on-site tenant serving businesses.

May 23, 2018

Acquisitions California Multifamily Western

Kidder Mathews Negotiates $6.4M Sale of Apartment Building in Costa Mesa, California

by Amy Works May 23, 2018

COSTA MESA, CALIF. — Kidder Mathews has arranged the sale of Casa Del Mar, an apartment building located at 147 E. 18th St. in Costa Mesa. Newport 18th Partners acquired the 16-unit property from a private trust for $6.4 million. Steven Brombal and Joshua Rhee of Kidder Mathews represented the seller and buyer in the deal. The offering is the first time Casa Del Mar has been on the market.

May 23, 2018

Acquisitions California Loans Office Western

HFF Arranges $109.8M Sale of, $103.6M Financing for Office Building in San Francisco

by Amy Works May 22, 2018

SAN FRANCISCO — HFF has arranged the sale of a subdivided office condominium interest in 1390 Market St., a transit-oriented office building in San Francisco. Broadreach Capital Partners sold the property to Swift Real Estate Partners for $109.8 million. Michael Leggett, Gerry Rohm, David Dokko, Ben Bullock, Thomas Foley and Austin White of HFF represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal. Additionally, Jordan Angel and Bercut Smith, also of HFF, arranged a $103.6 million floating-rate loan through Brookfield for the buyer. Located in San Francisco’s Mid-Market, the property features 218,791 square feet of office space and 920 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Originally built in 1967, the property was renovated in 2007. Current tenants include Twitter, Jones Clifford and several branches of the City of San Francisco. The property also includes apartments on the top floors, which were not included in the sale or financing.

May 22, 2018

Acquisitions California Multifamily Seniors Housing Western

Clearwater Living Acquires Independent Living Community from The Wolff Company in Southern California

by Amy Works May 22, 2018

OXNARD, CALIF. — Clearwater Living has acquired Clearwater at Riverpark, a newly delivered, 136-unit independent living community in Oxnard. Clearwater already operated the community, which seller The Wolff Company developed. The transfer of ownership was part of the development plan, according to Clearwater. The price was not disclosed. The property is located along the Santa Clara River approximately 75 miles west of Los Angeles. It is adjacent to The Collection at Riverpark, a 600,000-square-foot lifestyle retail center including restaurants, shops and theaters. Clearwater already operates nine communities in Western markets, but this is the first community the company will also own.

May 22, 2018

Acquisitions California Office Western

Voit Real Estate Negotiates $1.5M Sale of Office Building in Chula Vista, California

by Amy Works May 22, 2018

CHULA VISTA, CALIF. — Voit Real Estate Services has arranged the sale of an office building located at 2090 Otay Lakes Road in Chula Vista. Stars Intervention Inc. purchased the building from Pathfinder Otay Holdings, an affiliate of Pathfinder Partners, for $1.5 million. Located within Eastlake Medical and Professional Center, the property features 6,638 square feet of office space. Tracy Clark and Kimberly Clark of Voit Real Estate Services’ San Diego office represented the seller, while Denisse Sanchez of Remax Clarity represented the buyer in the transaction.

May 22, 2018

California Leasing Activity Office Property Type Top Stories Western

Facebook Signs Full-Building Lease for 43-Story Office Tower in San Francisco

by John Nelson May 22, 2018

SAN FRANCISCO — Social media giant Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) has signed a long-term lease to fully occupy Park Tower at Transbay, a 43-story office tower under construction in San Francisco’s Financial District. According to the San Francisco Business Times, the transaction is the largest office lease in the history of the city and will make Facebook the market’s third-largest tech tenant by square footage. Park Tower is co-owned by MetLife Investment Management, the asset management arm of MetLife Inc. (NYSE: MET), as well as Chicago-based owners and developers The John Buck Co. and Golub & Co. The ownership group plans to deliver the 764,700-square-foot office tower in the fourth quarter of this year. “We’re pleased to welcome Facebook to Park Tower,” says Joel Redmon, San Francisco-based managing director for MetLife Investment Management’s real estate business. “We’ve worked hard to design an office of the future that will facilitate technological innovation and provide a great foundation for Facebook’s future success.” Designed by Goettsch Partners and Solomon Cordwell Buenz, Park Tower at Transbay will feature approximately 26,000 square feet of outdoor and open space that includes 14 sky decks. The project will also feature a three-story, open-air lobby, and about 70 …

May 22, 2018

California Loans Multifamily Western

IPA Capital Markets Secures $63.8M Refinancing for Multifamily Property Near Los Angeles

by Amy Works May 21, 2018

MARINA DEL REY, CALIF. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA) Capital Markets has arranged $63.8 million for the refinancing of a multifamily property located in Marina del Rey. Danny Abergel of IPA Capital Markets secured the financing for the undisclosed borrower. The debt placement was structured with 10 years interest-only payments fixed at 4.2 percent. The multifamily property features 268 apartments.

May 21, 2018

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