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Facebook Signs Full-Building Lease for 43-Story Office Tower in San Francisco

by John Nelson May 22, 2018

SAN FRANCISCO — Social media giant Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) has signed a long-term lease to fully occupy Park Tower at Transbay, a 43-story office tower under construction in San Francisco’s Financial District. According to the San Francisco Business Times, the transaction is the largest office lease in the history of the city and will make Facebook the market’s third-largest tech tenant by square footage. Park Tower is co-owned by MetLife Investment Management, the asset management arm of MetLife Inc. (NYSE: MET), as well as Chicago-based owners and developers The John Buck Co. and Golub & Co. The ownership group plans to deliver the 764,700-square-foot office tower in the fourth quarter of this year. “We’re pleased to welcome Facebook to Park Tower,” says Joel Redmon, San Francisco-based managing director for MetLife Investment Management’s real estate business. “We’ve worked hard to design an office of the future that will facilitate technological innovation and provide a great foundation for Facebook’s future success.” Designed by Goettsch Partners and Solomon Cordwell Buenz, Park Tower at Transbay will feature approximately 26,000 square feet of outdoor and open space that includes 14 sky decks. The project will also feature a three-story, open-air lobby, and about 70 …

May 22, 2018

California Loans Multifamily Western

IPA Capital Markets Secures $63.8M Refinancing for Multifamily Property Near Los Angeles

by Amy Works May 21, 2018

MARINA DEL REY, CALIF. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA) Capital Markets has arranged $63.8 million for the refinancing of a multifamily property located in Marina del Rey. Danny Abergel of IPA Capital Markets secured the financing for the undisclosed borrower. The debt placement was structured with 10 years interest-only payments fixed at 4.2 percent. The multifamily property features 268 apartments.

May 21, 2018

Acquisitions California Retail Western

Pacific Coast Commercial Arranges $2.1M Sale of 13,428 SF Retail Property in San Diego

by Amy Works May 21, 2018

SAN DIEGO — Pacific Coast Commercial has arranged the sale of a retail and office property located at 2790 Lytton St. in San Diego. Greentree Enterprises sold the property to Global Disposal for $2.1 million. The property features 13,428 square feet of retail and office space. David Dilday and Erik Anderson of Pacific Coast represented the buyer and seller in the deal.

May 21, 2018

Acquisitions California Healthcare Mixed-Use Office Restaurant Retail Western

NKF Capital Markets Brokers $97.1M Sale of Mixed-Use Property in La Jolla

by Amy Works May 18, 2018

LA JOLLA, CALIF. — NKF Capital Markets has brokered the sale of The Campus on Villa La Jolla, a five-building mixed-use campus located at 8910 and 8980 Villa La Jolla Drive in La Jolla. GPI Cos. acquired the campus from La Jolla Village Professional Center Associates for $97.1 million. Kevin Shannon, Brunson Howard, Ken White, Paul Jones and Rick Stumm of NKF Capital Markets represented the seller in the deal. The buyer was self-represented. Situated on 6.8 acres, the 198,453-square-foot campus features a three-building professional center with office and medical tenants; a stand-alone medical office building; and a restaurant building fully occupied by Rock Bottom Brewery & Restaurant. At the time of sale, the property was 83 percent occupied. More than half of the campus is leased to the Regents of the University of California. The University of California, San Diego’s main campus is physically connected to the property via a walking bridge that passes over La Jolla Village Drive.

May 18, 2018

California Loans Office Western

CBRE Secures $71.5M in Financing for Office Campus in San Jose

by Amy Works May 18, 2018

SAN JOSE, CALIF. — CBRE Capital Markets’ Debt & Structured Finance has secured $71.5 million in refinancing for The Junction at Montague, a four-building office and R&D campus in North San Jose. The borrower is a joint venture between Rockwood Capital and Four Corners Properties. Brad Zampa, Mike Water and Megan Woodring of CBRE’s San Francisco office arranged the five-year, floating-rate bridge financing at a spread over the 30-day LIBOR on behalf of the borrower. A national mortgage REIT focused on investing in larger, West Coast value-add debt opportunities provided the capital. Located at 2520, 2560 and 2580 Junction Ave. and 541 E. Trimble Road, the 16-acre campus features a total of 262,110 square feet of space. Current tenants include Infineon Technologies AG, a semiconductor design/manufacturing firm, and Avnet, a distributor of electronic components and subsystems.

May 18, 2018

California Development Restaurant Retail Western

Regency Centers Selects Urbanspace to Operate Culver Public Market in Culver City, California

by Amy Works May 18, 2018

CULVER CITY, CALIF. — Regency Centers has selected Urbanspace to operate its Culver Public Market, a market hall located at the intersection of Washington Boulevard and Centinela Avenue in Culver City. The 26,000-square-foot hall will feature a variety of vendors, including artisans, entrepreneurs and chefs. Urbanspace connects small business owners and chefs with customers by reaching out to new communities and spaces. This is Urbanspace’s first entry into California. The company also operates Grand Central Holiday Fair and Union Square Holiday Market in New York City. Construction is slated to begin this fall with delivery in early 2020.

May 18, 2018

California Development Multifamily Student Housing Western

American Campus Communities, UC Irvine Begin Construction of 1,441-Bed Residence Hall

by Amy Works May 17, 2018

IRVINE, CALIF. — American Campus Communities and the University of California, Irvine, have broken ground on a 1,441-bed, on-campus residential building and a bike storage facility. This marks the beginning of Phase IV of the partnership’s on-campus development plan. The past three phases of development have brought a total of 5,162 units to the campus. Benchmark Contractors, a subsidiary of Morley Builders, was the general contractor for the past three phases on UCI’s campus, and is moving forward with a design-assist approach for the new large development. KTGY is the architect for the project. The development is set to open at the end of summer 2019.

May 17, 2018

Acquisitions California Industrial Western

Pacific Industrial Buys 157,204 SF Asset in California for $33M

by Amy Works May 17, 2018

COSTA MESA, CALIF. — Pacific Industrial, along with a private equity fund advised by Crow Holdings Capital, has acquired a two-building industrial asset in Costa Mesa for $33 million. Located at 3030 and 3080 Airway Ave. and adjacent to John Wayne Airport, the 157,204-square-foot asset comprises one building occupied by the U.S. headquarters of RipCurl, and a second building that was recently vacated by Karma. The buyer plans to make interior and exterior upgrades to the vacant building. Trent Walker and Carl Johnson of Voit Real Estate Services represented the buyer in the off-market transaction.

May 17, 2018

California Development Multifamily Seniors Housing Western

Steadfast Nears Completion of $95.5M Seniors Housing Community Near Los Angeles

by Amy Works May 17, 2018

LAGUNA NIGUEL, CALIF. — Steadfast Senior Living has started pre-leasing at Crestavilla, a 201-unit, $95.5 million independent living, assisted living and memory care community in the Los Angeles suburb of Laguna Niguel. Atria Senior Living has been brought on to manage the 215,000-square-foot, three-story community. A luxury community located on 11.5 acres, rents will range from $6,600 to $15,000 per month. Santa Ana-based William Hezmalhalch Architects designed the community, which Bernards is building. Steadfast is pursuing LEED certification for Crestavilla, which would make it Atria’s 11th LEED-certified community.

May 17, 2018

Acquisitions California Retail Western

Commercial Asset Group Negotiates Sale of 4,200 SF Retail Building in Los Angeles

by Amy Works May 17, 2018

LOS ANGELES — Commercial Asset Group has brokered the sale of a retail building located at 5520 San Vicente Blvd. in Los Angeles. A Burbank-based family partnership acquired the property from Wilshire Vista of Hollywood for $4.2 million. Built in the 1930s, the 4,200-square-foot, single-tenant property was renovated in 2014. Yummy.com Neighborhood Market, a chain of grocery stores with a large online/delivery presence, occupies the freestanding building. David Aschkensay of Commercial Asset Group represented the buyer and seller in the transaction.

May 17, 2018

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