SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIF. — Colliers International has arranged the $6.4 million sale of Icon SLO, a 26-bed student housing community located near California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo. The property offers six four-bedroom units and one two-bedroom unit. Each unit is fully furnished. The building also features ground-floor retail occupied by tenants including Soul Yoga and Tiki Hut, a Caribbean restaurant. Dorothy Jackman and Jamie Swick of Colliers’ National Student Housing Group worked with Pat Swanson and Brett Bayless of Colliers Los Angeles to represent the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was also undisclosed.
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BURBANK, CALIF. — BKM Capital Partners has acquired Backlot Burbank, a 12-building industrial business park located at 4100-4210 W. Vanowen Place, 2303-2333 N. Valley St. and 4400-4510 W. Vanowen St. in Burbank. A joint venture between Shubin Nadal Associates and Penwood Real Estate Investment Management, through its Penwood Select Industrial Partners IV value-added investment vehicle, sold the property for $85 million. At the time of sale, the 302,869-square-foot asset was 100 percent occupied by 16 tenants with unit sizes ranging from 6,000 square feet to 100,217 square feet. BKM Capital Partners plans to implement a series of capital improvements to the property, including new roofs, paint and tenant and monument signage. CBRE represented the seller in the deal.
SAN LEANDRO, CALIF. — Terreno Realty Corp. has purchased a multi-building industrial asset located at 2700 Merced St. in San Leandro. An undisclosed seller sold the property for $36 million. Situated on 14.8 acres, the asset consists of three distribution buildings totaling 209,000 square feet, a 16,000-square-foot office building and an improved land parcel. The property features 12 dock-high and four grade-level loading positions and parking for 374 cars. At the time of acquisition, the asset was 81.6 percent leased to seven tenants, four of which have no renewal options and leases that will expire on or before Dec. 31, 2020. Depending on the leasing outcomes over the next year, Terreno Realty may choose to redevelop part of all of the property.
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. — New York Life has sold an office building, located at 1500 Quail St. in Newport Beach. A joint venture between Lincoln Property Co. and an institutional advisor acquired the property for $32.1 million. Paul Jones, Kevin Shannon, Blake Bokosky, Brunson Howard, Rick Stumm and Brandon White of NKF Capital Markets represented the seller, while the buyer was self-represented in the deal. Built in 1983 and renovated in 2017, the seven-story, 90,715-square-foot building is situated on nearly five acres and features a revitalized exterior patio area, modernized elevator, flexible floor plates and suite sizes, and 357 surface parking stalls. At the time of sale, the property was 91 percent leased to 17 tenants, including Northwestern Mutual, Ticor Title, Alera Group and BB&T.
Hanley Investment Group Negotiates $2.9M Sale of Single-Tenant Retail Property in Rialto, California
by Amy Works
RIALTO, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of a recently constructed retail building located at 1877 N. Riverside Ave. in Rialto. Newport Beach-based Fountainhead Development sold the property to a Chatsworth-based private investor for $2.9 million, or nearly $1,700 per square foot. Bill Asher and Jeff Lefko of Hanley Investment represented the seller, while Ash Joshi of San Fernando-based Capital Realty Solutions Inc. represented the buyer in the deal. The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf occupies the 1,710-square-foot building, which features a drive-thru lane, under a 15-year lease.
CERRITOS, CALIF. — NKF Capital Markets has negotiated the sale of an office building located at 12800 Center Court Drive South in Cerritos. West Coast Capital Partners acquired the property from an affiliate of Transpacific Development Co. for an undisclosed price. Built in 2009, the five-story, 105,000-square-foot property is 91 percent occupied by five tenants. Kevin Shannon, Paul Jones, Ken White, Blake Bokosky and Brandon White of NKF Capital Markets represented the seller, while the buyer was self-represented in the 1031 exchange transaction.
Lion Real Estate Receives $35M in Financing for Newly Completed Apartment Building in Los Angeles
by Amy Works
LOS ANGELES — Lion Real Estate Group has received $35 million in financing for EastView Apartments, a newly constructed Class A multifamily property located at 327 N. Boylston St. near downtown Los Angeles. Marc Schillinger and Peter Berges of HFF arranged the 12-year, fixed-rate loan with an insurance company for the borrower. The property features 121 units in a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts, ranging from 555 square feet to 1,267 square feet. On-site amenities include a fifth-floor sky deck with fire pit, grills and dining tables; co-working lounge with refreshment bar and large-screen television; swimming pool with hot tub and lounge; fitness center; secured parking; bike share program; and electric car charging stations.
Lancaster Pollard Arranges $400M Refinancing for Plum Healthcare Skilled Nursing Portfolio in California
by Amy Works
SAN MARCOS, CALIF. — Lancaster Pollard has arranged $400 million in financing for Plum Healthcare Group, a San Marcos-based skilled nursing operator. The bridge-to-HUD loan refinances Plum’s previous corporate term loan credit facility on a portfolio of 27 skilled nursing facilities throughout California. “Redesigning our capital structure for the emerging market is a key tenet of our strategic plan, which is focused on further enhancing our industry-leading clinical and patient outcomes, and aligning our business to capitalize on developing long-term growth opportunities in the healthcare space,” says Naveed Hakim, chief financial officer of Plum Healthcare Group. The Lancaster Pollard team of Grant Goodman, Jason Dopoulos, Joe Munhall and Elliot Kaple served as the syndication agent on the transaction. Credit Suisse served as the lender. “Completing this refinancing with Lancaster Pollard and Credit Suisse accomplishes a key step towards creating a unique, sustainable capital structure that will give us the flexibility and enhanced capital output to execute on our vision,” adds Hakim.
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Safeway will anchor a 100,000-square-foot retail center in the North Village of Market Park San Jose, a mixed-use project under development in San Jose. The transit-oriented development is located adjacent to the soon-to-open Berryessa BART station. At full build-out, Market Park will include 4,000 residential units, 1.5 million square feet of office space, retail space, a park and walking/bicycle paths. In addition to the 65,000-square-foot Safeway, the North Village’s Market Place shopping center will house a drugstore, restaurants and service-oriented businesses. Borelli Investment Co. is handling the project management and leasing, and The Schoennauer Co. is handling permitting. The project team expects to break ground on the shopping center in the fall of 2019, with the Safeway store scheduled to open in 2020.
TORRANCE, CALIF. — Totai America has purchased an industrial building located at 19675 Mariner Ave. in Torrance. Kung Fu Dragon sold the property for $7.6 million. Totai America plans to relocate its headquarters to the 21,337-square-foot property. Founded in 1981, Totai America offers full-service rotogravure printing/converting services. Todd Taugner of The Klabin Company, in collaboration with Takashi Sugita of Relo Redac, represented the buyer in the deal.