DEL MAR, CALIF. — LPC West has acquired Polo Plaza, a mixed-use property located at 3702 and 3790 Via De La Valle in Del Mar, approximately 20 miles north of San Diego. An undisclosed local seller sold the property for $27.5 million. At the time of sale, the two-building 57,253-square-foot property was 92 percent occupied. Ben Tashakorian and Bradley Peters of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, while LPC West represented itself in the transaction. LPC West plans to renovate the Mediterranean-style office and retail property to include a new paint scheme, monument sign, exterior lighting, furniture and landscaping, as well as complete parking lot upgrades. The renovated property will feature small ExecuOffices and on-site amenities, including a café offering coffee, breakfast and lunch.
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Realty Advisory Group Negotiates Sale of 181,070 SF Industrial Asset in Southern California
by Amy Works
SANTA FE SPRINGS, CALIF. — Realty Advisory Group has arranged the sale of an industrial property, located at 9601-9603 John St. in Santa Fe Springs. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property for $24.8 million. Situated in the Mid Counties submarket, the 181,070-square-foot property features 22-foot to 28-foot ceilings, 16 dock-high positions and future divisibility. At the time of sale, the property was fully leased to Windsor Fashions. John Repstad and Mark Repstad of Realty Advisory Group represented the buyer and the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
COSTA MESA, CALIF. — Mariman & Co. has sold Sundance West Apartment Homes, a multifamily community located at 1990-2002 Maple Ave. in Costa Mesa. An Orange County-based private family investment partnership acquired the property for $16.3 million. The buyer also assumed the existing loan with Chase Bank. Built in 1965, the community features 40 two- and three-bedroom floorplans and one studio floorplan. The property comprises 12 one- and two-story buildings and a separate rental office. On-site amenities include a pool, additional storage, laundry facilities and 69 parking spaces. Peter Hauser and Matt Hauser of Avison Young’s Irvine office represented the seller and the buyer in the deal.
SIMI VALLEY, CALIF. — HFF has arranged the sale of Mountaingate Plaza, a value-add shopping center located in Simi Valley. A joint venture between Investcorp International Realty and ScanlanKemperBard sold the property to Merlone Geier Partners for $51.1 million. Situated on 24.8 acres at 1197-1301 E. Los Angeles Ave. and 2022-2090 First St., the property comprises eight buildings and outparcel pads. Tenants at the center include Valley Marketplace, Rite Aid, 99 Cents Only, dd’s Discounts, Black Bear Diner, Smash Burger, El Pollo Loco, Jersey Mike’s Subs, Starbucks Coffee, U.S. Armed Forces and Ventura County Health Care Agency. Gleb Lvovich, Bryan Ley and Daniel Tyner of HFF represented the seller in the transaction.
George Smith Partners Arranges $32.4M Development Financing for 250-Room Hotel in Southern California
by Amy Works
COACHELLA, CALIF. — George Smith Partners has arranged $32.4 million in financing for the ground-up development of a IHG Hotel Indigo in Coachella. The borrower and developer is Glenroy Coachella. Steven Bram, David Pascale and Huber Bongolan Jr. of George Smith Partners arranged a $24.4 million senior construction loan and $8 million PACE funding for the hotel. The hotel will be the first new construction hotel project financed by PACE in California. The PACE equity, essentially an energy loan, finances the energy-efficient HVAC, lighting, windows, water systems and seismic strengthening. Situated on 35 acres, the casitas-style resort hotel will feature 250 guest rooms with private entrances and en-suite bathrooms; 13,000-square-foot convention center; 10,000-square-foot salt water pool with a summer cooling system and a DJ booth/catwalk; and an 11-acre playground to host music-related events, wellness retreats and corporate/private events. Many of the guest rooms are located in two-, four- and six-bedrooms casitas with living rooms and social areas for entertaining. Additionally, the hotel will feature a restaurant, spa, gym and yoga/Pilates studio. A timeline for construction was not disclosed.
NKF Capital Markets Negotiates Sale of 124,529 SF Office Building in Inland Empire for $29.9M
by Amy Works
ONTARIO, CALIF. — NKF Capital Markets has brokered the sale of Empire Towers V, a five-story office building located at 3990 Concours St. in Ontario. TA Associates sold the property to MGR Realty for $29.9 million. Kevin Shannon, Ken White and Michael Moore of NKF Capital Markets represented the seller, while the buyer was self-represented in the transaction. Built in 2007, the 124,529-square-foot property is situated on 4.4 acres and within walking distance to various amenities, including restaurants, hotels, Ontario Mills Mall, Citizens Business Bank Arena and the Ontario Convention Center. At the time of sale, the property was 100 percent occupied by 11 tenants, including United Health Care Services, Chapman University and CEMEX.
BRENTWOOD, CALIF. — Chicago-based Fairbourne Properties has purchased The Streets of Brentwood, a grocery- and theatre-anchored lifestyle center located at 2455 Sand Creek Road in Brentwood. A fund managed by DRA Advisors sold the asset for $85.7 million, according to property records obtained by the San Francisco Business Times. The 358,615-square-foot center includes a 14-screen AMC Theatre, DSW, Ulta Beauty and Sprouts Farmers Market. Nicholas Bicardo and Brandon Rogoff of NKF Capital Markers represented the seller in the transaction.
LONG BEACH, CALIF. — Stepp Commercial has negotiated the sale of Patio Gardens, an apartment community located at 4874 E. Los Coyotes Diagonal in Long Beach’s Traffic Circle neighborhood. Emeryville, Calif.-based HFH Limited acquired the property from a Long Beach-based private investor for $50.8 million. Built in 1958, the property features 19 two-story buildings with a total of 127 two-bedroom units averaging 1,000 square feet. On-site amenities include landscaped gardens and lawns, laundry facilities, a fitness center and parking garages. Robert Stepp of Stepp Commercial represented the seller and buyer in the deal.
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — PCCP, in a joint venture with Lincoln Property Co., has acquired Valley Technology Centre, a seven-building office and R&D complex located on 26.4 acres in San Jose. MWest sold the property for an undisclosed price. Built in 2000, the 464,000-square-foot property was 74 percent leased at the time of sale. The complex comprises seven two-story office and R&D facilitates with 18-foot clear height on the ground floors to accommodate roll-up doors and shipping/receiving requirements. The properties are located at 2660, 2680, 2700, 2720, 2740 Zanker Road and 2585 and 2595 Junction Ave. in North San Jose.
LOS ANGELES — Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital has arranged $25 million in refinancing for a single-tenant office building located in the South Bay region of Los Angeles. Shelley Magoffin and Max Sauerman of Bellwether’s Los Angeles office secured the first mortgage financing for the borrower, a Los Angeles-based investor. The borrower plans to use the loan to refinance existing debt. The new non-recourse loan features a 12-year term and three years of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization. Originally constructed in the 1950s and expanded in the 1980s, the property features 200,000 square feet of office space. At the time of refinancing, the building was occupied by a defense company, which recently extended its lease for 10 years. Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital is the commercial and multifamily mortgage banking subsidiary of Enterprise Community Investment.