MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF. — HFF has arranged the $250 million capitalization of Ameswell Mountain View, a fully entitled mixed-use project under development in Mountain View. Bruce Ganong, Michael Leggett, Ben Bullock, Thomas Foley, Austin White and Bercut Smith of HFF arranged the joint venture equity partnership with Rockwood Capital for the borrower, Broadreach Capital. Additionally, the HFF team worked on behalf of both parties to secure $140 million in construction financing with Wells Fargo Bank. Ameswall will feature a 255-room independent hotel and a 216,700-square-foot Class A office building. The Ameswall Hotel will feature a creative, local design with a strong emphasis on art and technology; 6,258 square feet of meeting and events space; food and beverage offerings, including a destination bar and restaurant and a grab-and-go market; and outdoor gathering spaces with a swimming pool, fire pits, bocce ball court and a lawn. Aiming for LEED Platinum certification, the five-story creative office building will feature floor-to-ceiling glass lines to provide natural light, 14-foot ceilings and 47,000-square-foot floorplates. Amenities for the property include a 2.5-acre park, terraces, break-out areas to merge workspace and nature, dedicated bike and pedestrian trails, and electric vehicle charging stations. The development will also feature a …
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RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIF. — Apartment Income Investors has sold Thomas Winery Plaza, a shopping center located along Route 66 in Rancho Cucamonga. An undisclosed buyer acquired the asset for $24 million. CVS/pharmacy anchors the 99,838-square-foot shopping center. Lindsay Tsumpes and El Warner of Matthews Real Estate Investment Services handled the transaction.
LOS ANGELES — Avison Young has arranged the sale of The Culver, an apartment complex located at 3325 S. Canfield Ave. in the Culver City/Palms neighborhood of Los Angeles. Palm Heights LLC sold the property to Mapleton Culver City LLC for $15.6 million. Built in 2006, the four-story building features 28 apartment units in a mix of studio, two- and three-bedroom floorplans. Each unit features nine-foot ceilings, in-unit washer/dryers and balconies. On-site amenities include a rooftop deck with seating and grills, fitness center, coffee station and business center. Peter Sherman of Avison Young’s Los Angeles office represented the seller in the deal.
Blueprint Negotiates Sale of Four Land Plots for Assisted Living Developments in California
by Amy Works
LINCOLN, CALIF. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of four plots of land in California totaling 21 acres for $14.7 million, with the buyers planning to develop assisted living on the land. The seller was PDC Capital, a private equity firm specializing in EB-5 investments. The plots had been placed in SEC receivership by order of a federal judge. The first plot is located in Lincoln, adjacent to an existing active adult community named Sun City of Lincoln Hills. Lincoln MCC US LLC, a division of MCC China, acquired those seven acres for $8.7 million. Carefield Senior Living acquired the remaining three plots, totaling 14 acres, for $6 million. The location of those properties was not disclosed. Blueprint’s Jacob Gehl, supported by Giancarlo Riso and Scott Frazier, handled the transactions.
The Inland Empire continues to be one of the most dynamic industrial real estate markets in the country from both a user and investor perspective. Rent growth remains exceptionally strong, boasting a growth rate of more than 50 percent in the past five years, with a 10.1 percent increase in 2017. Although current average asking rents are at record highs, they remain at a 40 percent discount when compared to the neighboring infill markets of Los Angeles and Orange County, indicating ample room for further growth. Vacancy remains unchanged at 3.7 percent, despite 20 million square feet of deliveries last year, a testament to the market’s unrivaled user demand. Leasing momentum continues to outpace supply, particularly for recently constructed distribution space. This is demonstrated by the 46 percent pre-lease rate for deliveries greater than 1 million square feet last year. The Inland Empire’s proximity to world-class transportation infrastructure, combined with a relatively large supply of recently delivered distribution facilities, creates a highly optimistic future outlook when considering the projected exponential growth of e-commerce. The Inland Empire’s e-commerce primacy of location as it relates to underlying market fundamentals are attracting best-in-class domestic and global capital. This is creating a hyper-competitive buyer …
Hunt Mortgage Provides $20M Refinancing for Affordable Seniors Housing Property in Montebello, California
by Amy Works
MONTEBELLO, CALIF. — Hunt Mortgage Group has provided $20 million in refinancing for Beverly Towers, an affordable seniors housing property located at 1315 W. Beverly Blvd. in Montebello. The borrower is Montebello Senior Housing, a California limited partnership backed by key principal Stephen Doty. Built in 1975, the property features 189 units in a mix of one-bathroom efficiency units and one-bedroom/one-bathroom apartments. The community is restricted to residents age 62 or older and is a Section 8 Low-Income Housing Tax Credit property. The property currently operates subject to a HUD Section 236(e)(2) use agreement that became effective in 2003 when the pre-existing Section 236 financing was retired.
SANTA ANA, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a restaurant property located at 1502 S. Main St. in Santa Ana. A private investor sold the property for $1.5 million. Jack in the Box occupies the 1,311-square-foot property on a net-lease basis. Lior Regenstreif of Marcus & Millichap’s Encino, Calif., office represented the seller. Jon Emrani of Marcus & Millichap’s West Los Angeles office represented the buyer, a private investor, in the transaction.
SANTA MARIA, CALIF. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a $26.8 million CMBS first-mortgage loan for Enos Ranch Retail, a shopping center in Santa Maria. Built in 2017, 10 tenants occupy the 119,760-square-foot property. Dick’s Sporting Goods is the anchor tenant. John Loshbaugh of Key’s Commercial Mortgage Group arranged the non-recourse, fixed-rate financing with a 10-year term and a 30-year amortization scheduled. The undisclosed borrower used the loan to refinance existing debt.
LOS ANGELES — KFA, a Santa Monica-based architecture firm, has started construction of The Curve @ West Angeles Senior Apartments, an affordable community in the Park Mesa Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles. The development is a project of West Angeles Community Development Corp. and Related Cos. of California. The 52,777-square-foot, five-story building consists of a total of 70 apartments reserved for seniors, with 40 low-income units, 29 very-low-income units, and 1 market-rate manager’s unit. The development is located just two blocks north of the Crenshaw/Slauson Station in Park Mesa Heights, which is currently under construction and slated to open in 2019.
HIGHLAND, CALIF. — CBRE has facilitated the sale of a retail property located at 27550 Base Line St. in Highland. A Los Angeles-based private buyer acquired the property for $9.5 million. Discount grocer Smart & Final occupies the retail building, which opened in December 2017. Matt LoPiccolo of CBRE and John Glass of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Smart & Final, in the sale of the lot. The seller will continue to occupy the property.