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IRVINE, CALIF. — Irvine-based real estate investment trust HCP (NYSE: HCP) has entered into a definitive agreement to form a new $605 million joint venture with Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investment (MSREI) on a 2 million-square-foot medical office building portfolio. MSREI will provide cash to the joint venture for a 49 percent stake, while HCP will contribute nine wholly owned medical office buildings valued at approximately $320 million. These assets, located primarily in Texas and Florida, comprise 1.2 million square feet of leasable space and are 80 percent occupied. The joint venture will use the cash contributed by MSREI to fund the $285 million acquisition of a medical office portfolio in Greenville, S.C. Healthcare Trust of America Inc. (NYSE: HTA) has agreed to sell the Greenville portfolio, which includes 16 medical office buildings totaling approximately 856,000 square feet. HTA originally acquired the portfolio in 2009 for $163 million as part of a sale-leaseback transaction. HCP and MSREI will immediately market for sale three of the smaller assets within the Greenville portfolio, leaving the venture with a combined 832,000 square feet of leasable space. Greenville Health System, the largest health system in South Carolina, occupies 94 percent of the portfolio’s square …

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SAN MATEO, CALIF. — Hudson Pacific Properties has completed the sale of the remaining six buildings at Peninsula Office Park in San Mateo. The buildings sold for a total consideration of $210 million before credits, pro-rations and closing costs. Totaling 447,739 square feet, the assets included in the sale are Buildings 1-5 and 7. As of the end of the first quarter of 2018, the buildings were 83 percent occupied. Hudson Pacific sold the fully vacant, 63,050-square-foot Building 6 in January for $22.5 million. Net proceeds from the sale were used to repay amounts outstanding on the company’s revolving credit facility, with the remainder held for general corporate purposes. The name of the buyer was not released.

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SAN FRANCISCO — Lincoln Property Co. has partnered with affiliates of Rockwood Capital to purchase 332 Pine St., a historic office building located in San Francisco’s financial district. Built in 1912, the 45,000-square-foot property features open floor plans, side-core construction, high ceilings and exposed concrete and brick. Additionally, the nine-story office building includes a penthouse and rooftop terrace. At the time of sale, a variety of technology and media tenants occupied the property. Kyle Kovac and Mike Taquino of Newmark Knight Frank handled the transaction. Terms of the sale were not disclosed.

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SANTA CLARITA, CALIF. — Trammell Crow Co. and Clarion Partners have started vertical construction on the first phase of The Center at Needham Ranch. The 54-acre business park is the first phase of a larger, 132-acre, fully entitled site with approvals for up to 4.2 million square feet of industrial and commercial space. Phase I of The Center at Needham Ranch will comprise an 869,760-square-foot, seven-building industrial park, offering Class A buildings ranging in size from 34,270 square feet to 209,559 square feet. Scheduled for occupancy in the first quarter of 2019, the first buildings of Phase I will feature 30-foot to 36-foot interior clear heights with ESFR fire sprinklers, abundant dock-high loading with large truck courts and yard areas, and abundant vehicle parking with capacity for above standard parking counts. The project is located at the southern entrance of the city of Santa Clarita, along Sierra Highway and Highway 14, south of Newhall Avenue and one mile from the intersection of Interstate 5 and Highway 14. The project team includes Oltman’s Construction Co., HPA Inc. and Alliance Land Planning & Engineering. CBRE’s Craig Peters and Doug Sonderegger are leasing agents for the property.

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LOS ANGELES — Charlotte, N.C.-based Asana Partners has purchased The Fig Collection @ Highland Park, a three-property mixed-use portfolio in Los Angeles’ Highland Park submarket. Engine Real Estate, a Los Angeles-based private investor, sold the asset for $23.2 million. The portfolio includes: A two-building multifamily and retail property located at 5900 N. Figueroa St. and 111 S. Avenue 59. The property at 5900 N. Figueroa St. includes 12 studio and one-bedroom apartment units and 11,305 square feet of ground-floor retail space, which is 86 percent leased. Mr. Holmes Bakehouse occupies the 4,167-square-foot building located at 111 S. Avenue 59. A single-story, 2,250-square-foot building located at 5711 N. Figueroa St. The property is fully occupied by Sonomama, a high-end gift and apothecary shop; and Afters Ice Cream, an ice cream shop with outposts across Southern California. A two-story, 22,500-square-foot property, located at 5715-5717 N. Figueroa St. Recently renovated, the property features retail and commercial office space, which is fully occupied. Tenants include LemonTree, an audio production facility and recording studio; Blind Barber, a barber shop with a speakeasy bar; Chops Market, a deli; Otono Restaurant; Pacific Union, a luxury residential real estate brokerage firm; and Arrive Enterprises. Dana Brody of JLL …

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LOS ANGELES — The Bascom Group has acquired Island Apartments, a multifamily property located at 8222 Rosemead Blvd. in Southeast Los Angeles. An undisclosed seller sold the asset for $12.5 million, or about $160,000 per unit. Constructed in 1957, the property features 78 apartment units. The buyer plans to renovate the complex to modernize the look and feel of the unit interiors. Mike Krantz of Brentwood Realty Partners brokered the transaction. Erich Pryor of Talonvest arranged $9.6 million in debt financing through California Bank & Trust for the buyer.

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BREA, CALIF. — Avison Young has arranged the sale of an office building located at 330 E. Lambert Road in Brea. Miller Brothers Eureka Road One LLC acquired the asset from Brea Metro LLC for $8.7 million in a 1031 exchange transaction. Built in 1988 as a single-tenant property, the two-story, 43,800-square-foot building underwent a renovation and conversion to multi-tenant use in 1997. Situated on 2.4 acres, the property is fully occupied by five tenants, including Southland Corp. (7-Eleven), PharMedQuest, National Mortgage Services and Merchant Money Corp. Alan Pekarcik and Chris Smith of Avison in collaboration with Tim Walker and Steve Heimuli of Lee & Associates represented the seller, while Colliers International represented the buyer in the deal.

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OAKLAND, CALIF. — TMG Partners has completed the sale of 1330 Broadway, an office building located in downtown Oakland. KKR, a global investment firm, acquired the property for an undisclosed price. In addition to the sale, TMG is partnering with KKR and will continue with on-site property management and asset management. TMG originally purchased the 18-story, 320,000-square-foot building in November 2015. Tenants at the property include Oracle, Arup, Clovis Oncology, UCSF, Verizon, Chase Bank and Citizens Engagement Lab.

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LOS ANGELES — Investment Real Estate Associates (IREA) has arranged the sale of Bonita Terrace, an apartment building located at 6900 Bonita Terrace in Los Angeles’ Hollywood Hills. A California-based private individual acquired the property for $10.1 million, or $632,000 per unit. Built in 2014, the property features 16 apartments, elevator service and secure subterranean parking garage. Jonathan Krikorian, Clark Everitt and William Everitt of IREA represented the buyer and seller, a California-based private individual.

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SAN DIEGO — Phase 3 Real Estate Partners has received a $149 million refinancing for Genesis Campus Point, a life science campus in the University Town Center (UTC) submarket of San Diego. Located at 4224 and 4242 Campus Point Court and 10210 Campus Point Drive, the three-building campus features 314,135 square feet of state-of-the-art life science space. Additionally, the campus includes an underground parking facility; an amenity building featuring a fitness center with lap pool, yoga studio, spin studio and showers/lockers; an on-site restaurant; and conference centers. Current tenants include Poseida Therapeutics, MabPlex USA, Heron Therapeutics, Celgene, Tocagen, BioLabs San Diego LLC and AveXis Inc. Tim Wright, Todd Sugimoto and Olga Walsh of HFF arranged the financing for the borrower.

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