SAN BERNARDINO, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has arranged the sales of two retail parcels at University Town Center in San Bernardino for a combined total of $3.8 million. Mike Lin and Maggie Gonzalez of Progressive represented the seller, a Norwalk, Calif.-based private investor, in both transactions. In the first deal, a Temecula, Calif.-based private investor acquired a single-tenant pad building, located at 4304 University Parkway, for $1.8 million. Jiffy Lube is the original lessee of the 2,173-square-foot building that was built in 2007. In the second deal, a Walnut, Calif.-based private investor purchased a multi-tenant building, located at 4414 University Parkway, for $2 million. Subway, Little Caesars and Liquid Tea Bar fully occupy the property.
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SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Newmark has arranged $25.6 million in permanent financing for a research and development building located at 5500-5550 Hellyer Ave. in San Jose. Robert Slatt, Jeff Wilcox and Charlie Kokernak of Newmark secured the 10-year, fixed-rate loan, which features a 30-year amortization schedule through a conduit lender for the undisclosed borrower. The two-story property is divided into three tenant spaces and is fully occupied by industrial flex and office users.
Champion Real Estate Sells Redeveloped, Grocery-Anchored Retail Center in Metro Los Angeles
by Amy Works
GLENDORA, CALIF. — Champion Real Estate Co. has completed the disposition of Grand & Alosta, a grocery-anchored retail center located in Glendora, to 655 South Grand Avenue Owner LLC for an undisclosed price. Champion Glendora, an affiliate of Champion, acquired the vacant 85,615-square-foot building in 2016 and redeveloped it into a smaller, 70,811-square-foot, multi-tenant shopping center. Sprouts Farmers Market and Marshalls anchor the fully occupied property. Bryan Ley, Gleb Lvovich and Justin Kundrak of HFF represented the seller, while the buyer represented itself in the transaction.
CHULA VISTA, CALIF. — NKF Capital Markets has arranged the $58.5 million sale of Broadway Plaza, a 356,335-square-foot shopping center in Chula Vista, located nine miles southeast of San Diego. The center was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including Walmart, Costco, Panda Express, Verizon, Subway, Chase Bank, Petco and GameStop. Pete Bethea, Rob Ippolito and Glenn Rudy of NKF represented the seller, Kimco Realty. The buyer, Protea Properties LLC, was self-represented in the transaction.
Realty Advisory Group Brokers $24.8M Acquisition of Industrial Asset in Southern California
by Amy Works
SANTA FE SPRINGS, CALIF. — Realty Advisory Group has arranged the purchase 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 on 7.2 acres, the 181,070-square-foot facility features 22- to 28-foot ceiling heights, 16 DH positions and future divisibility. At the time of sale, the building was fully leased to Windsor Fashions. John Repstad and Mark Repstad of Realty Advisors Group represented the buyer and undisclosed seller in the deal.
SAN DIEGO — Next Space Development Realty, a residential and multifamily development company, has purchased 25 on Fifth, an apartment complex, for $14.5 million. Located at 3265 Fifth Ave. in San Diego, the property features 25 apartment units. Mayfair initially developed the building in 2007 but lost the property to Bank of America in the 2008 recession. Pacifica Cos. provided acquisition equity for the transaction. Eric Comer, Jim Neil and Merrick Matricardi of Kidder Mathews represented the buyer in the deal.
The Inland Empire office market got off to a slow start in 2018, continuing a trend of positive momentum with little excitement. The average asking rent registered $1.81 per square foot, down 3.7 percent from the fourth quarter of 2017 and $0.01 below the first quarter of 2017. Preliminary sales and lease volumes are off 39.1 percent over the prior year. However, the Inland Empire is seeing one of the lowest vacancy rates since 2007, with more than 108,000 square feet of new construction added to the market this quarter. As of the first quarter of 2018, vacancy was 7.9 percent, down 30 basis points over the quarter and 90 basis points below last year at this time. Nine projects totaling 201,671 square feet are under construction, with the largest being Rady Children’s Medical Plaza at 60,000 square feet. Much of the new growth in the office sector is being driven by the healthcare industry. Office medical space comprised more than half of the space under construction, as the education and health services sector employment has grown by 4 percent between January 2017 and January 2018. This has accounted for 8,800 of the 13,500 new jobs in the office-occupying sectors. …
Walker & Dunlop Provides $392.4M in Green Financing for Los Angeles Multifamily Portfolio
by John Nelson
LOS ANGELES — Walker & Dunlop (NYSE: WD) has provided approximately $392.4 million in agency financing for three apartment communities in the greater Los Angeles area. The portfolio includes The Medici and The Orsini I in downtown Los Angeles and The Colony Townhomes in Santa Clarita, about 34 miles north of Los Angeles. Walker & Dunlop closed approximately $233.6 million through Freddie Mac’s Green Up program for the two Los Angeles properties. The Bethesda, Md.-based company also provided a $158.8 million loan through Fannie Mae’s Green Rewards program for the 752-unit community in Santa Clarita. G.H. Palmer Associates, the borrower and developer of all three communities, used the funding to refinance the assets. Led by Walker & Dunlop’s Trevor Fase, each transaction provided cash out to the borrower and was structured as a 10-year, non-recourse loan with interest-only payments for the entire term. As part of the green lending programs from the two government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), G.H. Palmer is also using the proceeds to improve the apartment communities’ energy and/or water efficiency. In order to qualify for the agencies’ green lending programs, borrowers have to plan improvements for at least 25 percent savings in energy or water usage, according to …
Levin Johnston Negotiates $13.6M Acquisition of Multifamily Community in Redwood City, California
by Amy Works
REDWOOD CITY, CALIF. — Levin Johnston, a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the purchase of 10 Birch, a multifamily property located at 10 Birch St. in the Mount Carmel neighborhood of Redwood City. A private investor acquired the property for $13.6 million from another private investor, which was the long-time owner of the property. The buyer plans to renovate the exterior of the property, as well as execute a full interior remodel on each of the 27 apartment units. Adam Levin and Robert Johnston of Levin Johnston represented the buyer in the transaction.
FREMONT, CALIF. — Rev Projects has purchased a freestanding R&D building, located at 46355 Landing Parkway in Fremont. Oplink Communications, the former occupant, sold the property for $9.6 million, or $183 per square foot. The buyer plans to complete improvements at the 52,321-square-foot building, which is located within Bayside Business Park. Oplink Communications, a United States-based manufacturer of optical components, relocated its operations to a nearby building after being acquired by Koch Industries. Mike Spiro of Newmark Knight Frank Oakland represented the seller in the transaction.