LOS ANGELES — Charles Dunn Co. has arranged the sale of a development site located at 729 S. Park View St. in Los Angeles. Salem Missionary Baptist Church sold the asset to Safeco LLC for $2.8 million. The 18,000-square-foot site features a 4,100-square-foot building, which the seller formerly occupied. The buyer, which owns an adjacent parcel, plans to develop 150 residential units and potentially ground-floor retail at the site. Chris Giordano, Chris Steck and John Anthony of Charles Dunn Co. represented the seller and buyer in the deal.
California
El Tigre Holdings Acquires Woodland Crossroads Shopping Center in Sacramento Valley for $18M
by Amy Works
WOODLAND, CALIF. — Affiliates of El Tigre Holdings has purchased Woodland Crossroads, a shopping center located in Woodland within the Sacramento Valley. Woodland Crossroads TIC – Engstrom Properties sold the asset for $18 million. Originally developed in 1985 with K-Mart as its anchor, the property was substantially redeveloped in 2016 with Grocery Outlet as its new anchor. Current tenants include Ross Dress for Less, Party City, Harbor Freight and Tractor Supply. Dan Wald and Don LeBuhn of Cushman & Wakefield’s The Wald | LeBuhn Team represented the seller, while the Yorba Linda, Calif., office of Keller Williams represented the buyer in the deal.
EMERYVILLE, CALIF. — Benderson Development has acquired a retail property located at 3938 Horton St. in Emeryville, a city between Berkeley and Oakland, Calif., for $15.6 million. Toys ‘R’ Us and Babies ‘R’ Us formerly occupied the now-vacant property. The asset is part of the East Bay Bridge Shopping Center, situated at the convergence of interstates 880, 580 and 80/San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge.
LOS ANGELES — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has funded a $17 million CMBS first-mortgage loan for De Soto Industrial, a warehouse facility located in the Chatsworth neighborhood of Los Angeles. Built in 1983, the multi-tenant property features 129,550 square feet of warehouse space and 21,280 square feet of office space. Josh Berde of Key’s Commercial Mortgage Group arranged the non-recourse, fixed-rate financing with a 10-year term, five-year interest-only payment period and a 30-year amortization schedule. The undisclosed borrower used the loan to refinance existing debt.
POMONA, CALIF. — LNR Partners has completed the sale of Pomona Tech Center, an office building located at 3201 Temple Ave. in Pomona. A private buyer acquired the asset for $6.5 million, or $147 per square foot. The two-story, 44,187-square-foot building features institutional-quality, steel-frame improvements with a recently renovated vaulted lobby, mountain and valley views, and ample surface parking. Additionally, the property offers immediate access to Orange County and the Inland Empire. At the time of sale, the property was 89 percent leased to six tenants, with national credit tenants St. Joseph Health and Henkels & McCoy occupying 46 percent of the building. Jeffrey Cole, Ed Hernandez and Nico Napolitano of Cushman & Wakefield’s Capital Markets Group, along with Sean Kern and Ryan Russell of Cushman & Wakefield, represented the seller in the transaction.
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — Ridge Capital has completed the sale of Creekside Oaks, an office complex located at 1740, 1750 and 1760 Creekside Oaks Drive in Sacramento. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property in a 1031 exchange for $32.2 million. Kevin Partington, Ron Thomas, Bruce Hohenhaus, Chris Schwarze, Seth Siegel, Steven Hermann, Eric Fox, Adam Lasoff and George Eckard of Cushman & Wakefield’s Sacramento and Bay Area offices represented the seller in transaction. Originally built in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the three-building property underwent significant interior and exterior renovations within the past decade to include revamped commons areas, high-end tenant improvements, mechanical upgrades and new rooftops on all buildings. At the time of sale, the 178,694-square-foot asset was 99 percent leased to a variety of tenants in healthcare, technology and financial services sectors.
NOVATO, CALIF. — NKF Capital Markets has arranged the sale of Rowland Plaza, located at 75 and 88 Rowland Way in Novato. Buchanan Street Partners sold the asset to Pinnacle Capital Management Services and Harrison Street for an undisclosed price. The property features 142,856 square feet of office and medical office space spread across two three-story buildings. At the time of sale, the asset was 82 percent leased to 12 tenants representing medical, finance, government and software firms. Grant Lammersen, Steven Golubchik, Edmund Najera and Tyler Meyerdirk of NKF Capital Markets represented the seller in the deal.
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CALIF. — Sterling Organization has purchased North Ranch Gateway, a shopping center located at the intersection of Lindero Canyon Road and Thousand Oaks Boulevard in Westlake Village. The asset was acquired on behalf of Sterling Value Add Partners LLL, one of Sterling’s latest institutional funds, for $35 million Preston Fetrow and Sam Alison of CBRE brokered the transaction. Originally built in 1989, the 86,520-square-foot center recently underwent significant renovations. TJ Maxx, Bank of America, Dunkin’ Donuts, Subway, Baja Fresh Mexican Grill, 9 Round Kickboxing, Mathnasium and Domino’s Pizza are tenants at the property, which was 74 percent occupied at the time of sale.
SHAFTER, CALIF. — Ross Stores has signed a lease for 1 million square feet of industrial space at 4100 Express Ave. within Wonderful Industrial Park in Shafter. Ross has been an occupant of Wonderful Industrial Park, developed by Wonderful Real Estate Development, since 2014 and currently owns a 1.7 million-square-foot distribution center located near the newly leased property. The fully entitled, 1,625-acre Wonderful Industrial Park is a rail-served industrial development entitled for 26 million square feet. The property currently offers 7.6 million square feet of completed buildings. Additional tenants at Wonderful Industrial Park include Target, American Tire Distributors, Essendant, DMSI, MRC Global and Formica. The park features an on-site rail yard with more than 17,000 feet of track with direct access to Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway’s mainline.
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Levin Johnston of Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a vacant industrial/flex warehouse located at 524 E. Brokhaw Road in San Jose. A private local investor sold the property to an undisclosed buyer for $3.4 million. Adam Levin of Levin Johnston represented the seller in the transaction. Situated on 0.73 acres, the 10,000-square-foot facility features 800 ampere, 120-240-volt heavy power, on-site parking and a fenced yard.