CLOVIS, CALIF. — Lucescu Realty has brokered the sale of Clovis Commons Shopping Center in Clovis. Brixmor Property Group sold the retail center to an affiliate of a Southern California-based privately held investment and management company for $45 million. Target, Best Buy, T.J. Maxx, PetSmart, Office Depot and Dollar Tree anchor the 326,608-square-foot community shopping center. The five anchor tenants, included in the sale, together occupy approximately 64 percent of the gross leasable area in the center. Additional tenants include Round Table Pizza, Farmer Boys, Massage Envy, Sequoia Sandwich Co., El Pollo Loco, Chronic Taco, Verizon Wireless, Starbucks Coffee, Subway, GameStop, Kumon, Menchie’s, Cost Cutters and GNC. Mark Lucescu of Lucescu Realty represented the seller in the transaction.
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Wilshire Skyline Receives $25M in Financing for 82-Unit Line Lofts Apartments in Hollywood
by Amy Works
LOS ANGELES — Wilshire Skyline has received $25 million in refinancing for The Line Lofts, a newly completed multifamily community in Los Angeles’ Hollywood neighborhood. Mark Wintner of HFF arranged the 10-year, 4.45 percent fixed-rate loan through a correspondent life insurance company for the borrower. Located at 1737 N. Las Palmas Ave., The Line Lofts feature 82 lofts and flats, ranging from 415 square feet to 1,477 square feet, featuring luxury kitchens and baths, double-pane architectural windows, wood-grain plank flooring and atrium-style outdoor balconies. Zoltan Pali of SPF:architects designed the property. Common area amenities include The Sky Lounge, a penthouse-level lounge providing views of the city; The Retreat, an indoor/outdoor recreation center with a kitchen and lofted library, which opens to the outdoor pool and spa deck; The Wellness Spot, a lobby-level gym; and ground-floor retail.
SAN FRANCISCO — Madison Capital and PGIM Real Estate have purchased 360 Spear Street, a five-story mixed-use building located in San Francisco’s South Financial District. The transaction was valued at $95 million. The buyers plan to reposition the 160,451-square-foot property. In addition to 49,992 square feet of office space, the property features 110,459 square feet of life science, light industrial and production, and development and repair space. Approximately one-third of the property is leased to major credit tenants Verizon Wireless and AT&T, and the remaining space will be designated for light industrial and creative office tenants. Tim Hennessey of PGIM Real Estate and Jonathan Nachmani from Madison Capital led the acquisition. Seth Siegel of Cushman & Wakefield brokered the transaction.
TEMECULA, CALIF. — Avison Young has brokered the sale of an industrial property located at 43223 Business Park Drive in Temecula. Forum Capital acquired the building from a locally based owner-occupant for $2.7 million. Built in 1991 and situated within Rancho California Business Park, the 25,182-square-foot building features 22-foot to 24-foot clear height warehouse space. In addition, the property contains 6,000 square feet of office space in a two-story configuration with a reception area, conference room, offices, restrooms and break room. The buyer plans to use the 25,182-square-foot industrial facility for auto parts distribution. Stan Nowak of Avison Young represented the seller, while Cody Lerner, also of Avison Young, represented the buyer in the transaction.
Public-Private Partnership Breaks Ground on $453M Redevelopment Project in LA’s Koreatown District
by John Nelson
LOS ANGELES — Trammell Crow Co. (TCC), in a public-private partnership with the County of Los Angeles (LA County), Public Facilities Group and Meta Housing Corp., has commenced construction of Vermont Corridor, a three-site redevelopment project in Los Angeles’ Koreatown submarket. The development costs are estimated at $453 million, according to local media reports. LA County owns all three sites, which span three city blocks between 4th and 6th streets. Situated on Vermont Avenue within one block of the Metro Red and Purple subway lines, the transit-oriented project comprises: • a new, 468,000-square-foot, Class A office headquarters for the LA County Department of Mental Health and Workforce Development, Aging and Community Services • an adaptive reuse of an existing 12-story office building into 172 residential units and • a 72-unit affordable seniors housing complex with a 13,000-square-foot community center to be operated by the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles Construction will occur in multiple phases, beginning with the development of the Vermont Corridor County Administration Building. Designed by Gensler, the 21-story building will feature 7,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space, a peer resource center, fitness facility, open office floor layouts, outdoor terrace with an amenity deck, an indoor/outdoor conference …
Wilshire Skyline, Kings Arch Break Ground for Adaptive Reuse of Office Building in Santa Monica
by Amy Works
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.
CBRE Arranges $11.2M Acquisition Financing for 101-Unit Seniors Housing Property Near San Francisco
by Amy Works
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.
Ivanhoé Cambridge, CapRock Partners Break Ground on 3 MSF Logistics Complex in the Inland Empire
by Amy Works
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.
California Realty Group Brokers Sale of 45,881 SF Yale-Wilshire Medical Building in Santa Monica, California
by Amy Works
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.