California

245-E-Main-St-El-Cajon-CA

EL CAJON, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a mixed-use property located at 245 E. Main St. in downtown El Cajon. Syrian Investments acquired the asset from Ronald L. Bain for $2.6 million. The buyer plans to occupy the building and open its second restaurant on the street occupying the ground floor. Built in 2007, the fully vacant building offers 10,734 square feet of retail, office and apartment space, a rear parking lot, roll-up door, alley access and Main Street frontage. Nick Totah and Joseph Gutierrez of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, while Na’il Salem of Premiere Homes procured the buyer in the deal.

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600-610-Sequoia-Pacific-Blvd-Sacramento-CA

SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged the sale of an industrial building located at 600-610 Sequoia Pacific Blvd. in Sacramento. Henderson Enterprises LP sold the asset to an undisclosed buyer for $5.8 million. WCP Solutions, a wholesale distributing company, occupies the entire 58,160-square-foot building. Situated on three acres, the property offers 22-foot clear heights, eight dock-high doors and two grade-level doors, as well as 6,880 square feet of office space. Matt Post, Todd Sanfilippo, Anthony DeLorenzo, Sammy Cemo and Nick Williams of CBRE represented the seller in the deal.

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Highlands-Corporate-Center-San-Diego-CA

SAN DIEGO — A joint venture between Harbor Associates and F&F Capital Group has purchased Highlands Corporate Center, a Class A office campus in San Diego’s Del Mar Heights, for an undisclosed price. Located at 12730-12780 High Bluff Drive, Highlands Corporate Center offers 211,000 square feet of office space spread across five buildings. The recently renovated campus features new lobby finishes, a new conference center, fitness facilities, tenant lounge and an outdoor pavilion, as well as electric vehicle charging stations and private balconies on several of the upper-floor tenant suites. Adam Edwards, Justin Shepherd and Bailey Bland of Eastdil Secured represented the undisclosed seller in the deal. At the time of sale, Highlands Corporate Center was 90 percent leased.

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26711-Aliso-Creek-Rd-Aliso-Viejo-CA

ALISO VIEJO, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of a two-story retail and medical building at 26711 Aliso Creek Road in Aliso Viejo. A San Francisco-based private investor sold the asset to an Irvine, Calif.-based private investor for $9.4 million. Both parties requested anonymity. Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar, Active Med Supply, Cold Stone Creamery, F45 Training, Kidcreate Studio and three dental offices are tenants at the 24,986-square-foot building, which was built on two acres in 2004. The building is situated within Aliso Viejo Town Center, a 380,000-square-foot development. Sean Cox and Kevin Fryman of Hanley Investment Group represented the seller, while Alton Burgess of Voit Real Estate Services represented the buyer in the deal.

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2220-Colorado-Ave-Santa-Monica-CA

SANTA MONICA, CALIF. — Drawbridge Realty has purchased 2220 Colorado Avenue, a six-story, Class A office building in Santa Monica, from Clarion Partners for an undisclosed price. Universal Music Group (UMG) fully occupies the 225,773-square-foot building on a long-term, net-lease basis. The Netherlands-based company uses the property as its operational headquarters. 2220 Colorado Avenues has two UMG-operated recording studios, several upscale conference facilities, secure parking with direct elevator access, an onsite food commissary and coffee bar, collaboration areas and outdoor decks. Kevin Shannon, Alex Foshay, Ken White, Rob Hannan, Laura Stumm and Michael Moll of Newmark represented the seller in the transaction.

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230-Bay-Pl-Oakland-CA

OAKLAND, CALIF. — SITE Centers Corp. has completed the sale of Whole Foods Market Bay Place, a retail asset in Oakland, to an undisclosed buyer for $44.4 million. Whole Foods Market occupies the Class A, 57,218-square-foot property, which was built in 2007, on a long-term basis. The freestanding building is situated on a 2.2-acre corner lot at 230 Bay Place. Eric Kathrein, Geoff Tranchina, Gleb Lvovich and Warren McClean of JLL Capital Markets Investment Sales and Advisory represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.

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The-Valient-Berkeley-CA

BERKELEY, CALIF. — A joint venture between Canyon Partners Real Estate, The Martin Group and Valiance Capital is set to break ground on The Valiant, a 262-bed student housing development located near the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) campus. Construction on the project is expected to begin imminently with completion planned for fall 2026. The joint venture recently closed on a senior construction loan for the development that was provided by Kennedy Wilson. Further details on the financing were not disclosed. The eight-story community will feature 83 units and 1,461 square feet of retail space. Shared amenities will include a study lobby, fitness center, rooftop deck lounge, gathering spaces, private study lounges and secured bike stations. 

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Concord-Corporate-Centre-San-Fran-CA

— By Colin Yasukochi, executive director, Tech Insights Center, CBRE — An increasing supply of distressed properties for sale has been met with enthusiasm by a growing number of opportunistic buyers in San Francisco. Prices up to 70 percent lower than the seller’s cost basis, combined with improving fundamentals, has given investors confidence to make property purchases ahead of substantial leasing market recovery. About $1 billion of office sales volume could be reached by year-end 2024. There are 27 properties totaling 3.6 million square feet that have sold (totaling $338 million), are under contract (totaling $193 million) or being marketed ($453 million). If this occurs, it would be the highest number of properties sold since 2019 and the highest square footage and dollar volume since 2021. The years 2022 and 2023 combined had a total sales volume of $945 million. Stabilization in the office leasing market has emerged with vacancy and rents little changed and much higher space demand. Second-quarter 2024 vacancy ticked up to 36.8 percent (+0.1 percent), while average asking rents ticked down to $68.43 (-$0.12) compared to the previous quarter. Demand indicators strengthened with leasing activity and tenants in the market rising in the second quarter of …

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Casa-del-Valle_ASU

AUSTIN, TEXAS — American Campus Communities (ACC) has delivered new student housing projects totaling $855 million this year.  Together, the six communities — which include Meadows Apartments at Princeton University, Casa del Valle at Arizona State University, The Ridge Graduate & Professional Housing at Emory University, xučyun ruwway Graduate Student Apartments at University of California Berkeley, East Campus Graduate Apartments at The University of Texas at Austin and Graduate Junction at MIT — feature 3,867 beds.  Austin, Texas-based ACC is the third-party developer and manager for Graduate Junction (676 beds), East Campus Graduate Apartments (784 beds), The Ridge Graduate & Professional Housing (535 beds) and Meadows Apartments (604 beds).  Amenities at Meadows Apartments at Princeton University include a communal kitchen, children’s playroom and a market and café. In addition to a communal kitchen, The Ridge Graduate & Professional Housing at Emory University features a fitness center, study areas and a parking garage. At Graduate Junction at MIT, amenities include study areas, a recreation center and gym and indoor bike storage.  ACC is the owner, developer and manager of Casa del Valle at Arizona State University, which offers 507 suite-style beds with social lounges, Zen areas and landscaped outdoor amenities. ACC …

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Cathedral-City-Mktpl-Cathedral-City-CA

CATHEDRAL CITY, CALIF. — Calmwater Capital has provided Rhino Investment Group with $20.9 million in short-term, first-mortgage debt for its acquisition of Cathedral City Marketplace, a grocery-anchored retail center in Cathedral City. The 195,000-square-foot shopping center is located in Cathedral City, approximately seven miles southeast of Palm Springs. Situated on 21 acres at 34091-34351 Date Palm Drive, Cathedral City Marketplace offers parking for 1,093 automobiles. Current tenants include Kroger’s Food 4 Less, Planet Fitness, dd’s Discounts, DJ’s Sports Bar and Subway. Calmwater’s Larry Grantham, Zach Novatt and DaJuan Bennett originated the loan. The Los Angeles-based JLL Capital Markets team of Jeff Sause, Chad Morgan, Daniel Skerrett and Jalynn Borders arranged the financing.

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