California

Monarch-Shadowridge-Vista-CA

VISTA, CALIF. — Pacific Urban Residential has acquired Monarch at Shadowridge, an institutional-quality residential community in Vista, for an undisclosed price. Built in 2005, Monarch at Shadowridge features 314 apartments spread across 29 buildings, a clubhouse and a saltwater pool on more than 21 acres. On-site amenities include a 19-seat movie theatre, outdoor barbecue areas, private cabanas, a community kitchen and dining room, coffee lounge, game room, fitness center and yoga room. Darcy Miramontes, Kip Malo, David Young, Jeff Price and John Cunningham of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the deal.

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501-Deep-Valley-Dr-Palos-Verdes-Peninsula-CA

PALOS VERDES PENINSULA, CALIF. — NKF Capital Markets has facilitated the sale of a medical office building located at 501 Deep Valley Drive in Palos Verdes Peninsula, a city within the South Bay submarket of Los Angeles County. Deep Valley Drive LLC sold the property to Beverly Hills, Calif.-based Dayani Partners for $12.7 million. UCLA Health occupies 77 percent of the four-story, 33,770-square-foot building. Sean Fulp, Ken White, Michael Moore and Kevin Shannon of NKF Capital Markets represented the seller, while the buyer was self-represented in the transaction.

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LIVERMORE, CALIF. — Minneapolis-based Hunter Street Partners, in partnership with California-based Mana Investments, has completed the acquisition of Sunset Office Plaza in Livermore for an undisclosed price. Situated on 13.5 acres, the asset features 10 single-story office buildings totaling 78,747 square feet of office space. The property was vacant at the time of acquisition. The name of the seller was not released.

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MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF. — Broadreach Capital Partners has secured $150 million in financing for 1625 Plymouth, a 245,738-square-foot, build-to-suit office development in the North Bayshore submarket of Mountain View. The property is 100 percent pre-leased to Google Inc. The closing of the loan coincided with the completion of construction of the shell of the building and delivery to Google for a tenant improvement build-out. The highly amenitized, LEED Platinum certified building will feature multiple outdoor deck spaces for functions and activities. HFF arranged the fixed-rate, permanent loan through the New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS). “Working with the team at Broadreach Capital Partners and assisting them in securing a new relationship with NYSTRS was a tremendous opportunity and we are excited to watch the continued progress on site as the tenant completes its work and occupies this best-in-class office building,” said Bruce Ganong, senior managing director at HFF. Architecture firm WRNS Studio designed the building. Broadreach Capital Partners is a Palo Alto-based real estate investment firm focused on development, acquisitions and asset management of commercial real estate in the Western states. — David Cohen

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Whittier-Downey-SE-Los-Angeles-CA

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles-based Meta Housing Corp. has broken ground on Whittier & Downey SE, an affordable housing community located at 4200-4224 Whittier Blvd in East Los Angeles. Slated for completion in fall 2019, the property will feature 71 units in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans. On-site amenities will include an outdoor barbecue area, edible container garden, large courtyard, community room, tot lot, bicycle storage, on-site laundry and a gym. Located adjacent to the Los Angeles Metro Line 18, the property will also feature 3,400 square feet of retail space. As an affordable housing property, the project will reserve 35 of the 71 affordable units as permanent supportive housing. Financing for the $38.6 million project is being provided by the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee, California Housing Finance Agency, Community Development Commission of the County of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Departments of Health Services and Mental Health, Brilliant Corners and Bank of America Merrill Lynch. The development is part of a two-phase project, with the second phase located at the northeast corner of Whittier Boulevard and Downey Road. The second phase is scheduled to begin construction in spring 2019.

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1958-Kellogg-Ave-Carlsbad-CA

CARLSBAD, CALIF. — Carlsbad-based VRS International has purchased an industrial building, located at 1958 Kellogg Ave. in Carlsbad. Bend, Ore.-based Canard Add* Ventures sold the property for $6.5 million. The 38,900-square-foot industrial building features a two-story lobby, heavy power and fenced yard. Kelly Nicholls of Lee & Associates – North San Diego County represented the seller and buyer in the deal.

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1090-E-San-Antonio-Dr-Long-Beach-CA

LONG BEACH, CALIF. — Stepp Commercial has arranged the sale of San Antonio Apartments, an apartment community located at 1090 E. San Antonio Drive in the Bixby Knolls submarket of Long Beach. A private limited liability company sold the property to a private investor for approximately $4.9 million, or $245,000 per unit. Built in 1948, the 22,247-square-foot building features 16 one-bedroom/one-bath units and four studio units. Additionally, the property features balconies, landscaped grounds and 11 private parking garages. Robert Stepp and Michael Toveg of Stepp Commercial represented the seller in the transaction.

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Wilshire-Grand-LA

LOS ANGELES — ARUP Engineering has inked a deal to occupy 66,000 square feet of space at Wilshire Grand Building, a newly constructed office building in downtown Los Angeles. The value of the transaction is $57 million with an initial lease term of 15 years. The company plans to relocate from to the new location from Playa Vista, Calif., at year’s end. ARUP will occupy three floors of the 73-story building, which also include a five-star hotel, conference facilitates, a full gymnasium and a variety of restaurants. Nathan Pellow and Terence Kirk of Colliers represented the Los Angeles office of the London-based engineering firm in the lease negotiations, while Steve Marcussen and John Cushman III of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, Hanjin/Korean Air.

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ANAHEIM, CALIF. — The Anaheim Planning Commission has approved BPM Real Estate Group’s plan to develop a Radisson Blu on a 3.3-acre site at Interstate 5 and South Anaheim Boulevard. The 12-story hotel will feature 326 guest rooms; a 353-stall garage; an outdoor rooftop deck bar, restaurant and social pool; a fitness facility; small conference facility; gift shop; and game room. Additionally, the property will be within walking distance of Disneyland Resort’s main entrance. Designed by GBD Architects, the hotel is slated for completion in spring 2020.

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L3-Technologies-Torrance-CA

TORRANCE, CALIF. — NKF Capital Markets has arranged the sale of L3 Technologies Torrance Tech Campus, an office/R&D campus located at 3100 Lomita Blvd. in Torrance. A partnership between Platform Ventures and PMRG sold the property to FRM Associates for $124 million. Situated on 26.7 acres, the five-building campus features 574,010 square feet of space. The campus is 91 percent occupied by L3 Technologies and Torrance Memorial Medical Center. L3 Technologies, which leases 80 percent of the property, recently executed a 15-year lease extension and expanded operations at the facility. Kevin Shannon, Ken White, Scott Schumacher, Eric Lastition and Geoff Ludwig of NKF Capital Markets represented the seller in the deal. NKF Capital Markets’ David Milestone and Brett Green arranged financing for the buyer.

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