ORANGE, CALIF. — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of retail property located at the intersection of East Katella Avenue and North Tustin Street in Orange. A San Francisco-based private investor acquired the property from a Los Angeles-based private investor for $2.8 million. BIG-O Tires occupies the 3,380-square-foot property on a triple-net lease basis with 5.5 years remaining on the lease at the close of escrow. Matthew Mousavi and Michael Walseth of SRS’ National Net Lease Group represented the seller, while Eric Chin of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage represented the buyer in the transaction.
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SANTA MONICA, CALIF. — A joint venture between Boston Properties Inc. (NYSE: BXP) and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has acquired the 47-acre Santa Monica Business Park for approximately $627.5 million. The seller was not disclosed. Santa Monica Business Park consists of 21 buildings totaling roughly 1.2 million square feet of office and retail space in Santa Monica, a coastal city just west of downtown Los Angeles. The property is located near Interstates 10 and 405 and features a variety of on-site services, including a health club, restaurants, banks, a car wash and a dog park. The property lies within the Ocean Park neighborhood and was 94 percent leased at the time of sale. Boston Properties will invest $147.4 million in the acquisition, yielding a 45 percent ownership stake, while CPPIB will invest $180.1 million. An undisclosed lender provided a $300 million acquisition loan to fund the remainder of the acquisition. The loan features a 4.06 percent interest rate and matures in July 2025. Approximately 70 percent of the rentable square footage is subject to a ground lease with 80 years remaining, including renewal periods. The ground lease provides the joint venture with the right to purchase the land …
STOCKTON, CALIF. — Newport Beach-based CT has completed the sale of two newly constructed industrial buildings within its NorCal Logistics Center in Stockton. Prologis acquired the properties for $47 million. Totaling 575,127 square feet, the assets mark the initial completion of CT’s three-building Phase I development of the larger 4.4 million-square-foot NorCal Logistics Center. Prologis paid approximately $82 per square feet for the buildings, which were unleased and in shell condition at closing. Cushman & Wakefield’s Kevin Dal Porto, Blake Rasmussen and John McManus represented CT, while Prologis was self-represented in the deal. Situated on a 345-acre site, NorCal Logistics Center is home to General Mills, KeHE Foods, Allen Distributors and Fox Head.
ELK GROVE, CALIF. — Mi Rancho, a California-based tortilla maker, has acquired the former Bimbo Bakeries property, located at 10115 Iron Rock Way in Elk Grove, a southern suburb of Sacramento. An undisclosed seller sold the property for $8.1 million. San Leandro-based Mi Rancho plans to invest $25 million to retrofit the facility to Safe Quality Food Institute standards. The company’s expansion plans include state-of-the-art manufacturing operations to support its growing business. Mi Rancho plans to commence local operations within the next 90 days and fully retrofit and occupy the building within 24 months. When fully operational, the company will employ approximately 250 people in Elk Grove.
DAUM Commercial Brokers Sales of Seven Industrial Properties in Southern California for $50M
by Amy Works
CITY OF INDUSTRY, CALIF. — DAUM Commercial Real Estate Services has brokered the individual sales of seven buildings that comprise Echelon Business Park, a newly constructed industrial campus in City of Industry. Los Angeles-based Dedeaux Properties sold the assets for a total of $50 million. Located at 801-821 Echelon Court, the freestanding buildings range in size from 27,438 square feet to 43,166 square feet. The properties feature ample dock-high and ground-level loading, large truck courts, ESFR sprinklers, high-speed fiber optic cabling and two-story office space. Dennis Sandoval, Robert Dipre, Bryan Sandoval and Kurt Yacko of DAUM represented the seller in the transactions. The names of the buyers were not released.
MetLife, Northwestern Mutual Provide $450M Refinancing for Broadway Plaza in California
by Amy Works
WALNUT CREEK, CALIF. — MetLife Investment Management and Northwestern Mutual have provided a $450 million, fixed-rate loan for Broadway Plaza, a 958,000-square-foot, open-air retail center in Walnut Creek. The 12-year loan was provided on behalf of the property owner, a joint venture between The Macerich Co. and Northwestern Mutual. Broadway Center, which originally opened in 1951, underwent a renovation in 2014 that more than doubled the shopping center space, adding more than 50 new retailers. The center is 98 percent leased and anchored by Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus and Macy’s. Additional tenants include Aldo, LUSH, Madewell, lululemon athletica, Nespresso, Zara, Kate Spade and Sephora, among others.
LOS GATOS, CALIF — Levin Johnston of Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of two institutional-quality self-storage facilities located at 688 University Ave. and 17443 Farley Road West in Los Gatos within California’s Silicon Valley. A private high-net-worth family acquired the assets for $25 million. Constructed in 1999 and 2005, the Stor’ It Los Gatos facilities feature a total of 785 self-storage units, ranging from 25 square feet to 300 square feet, and in a mix of climate-controlled and standard unit offerings. At the time of sale, the 45,287-square-foot asset was 84 percent occupied. Adam Levin of Levin Johnston and Jacob Becher of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer and the seller, a private high-net-worth individual, in the deal.
LOS ANGELES — Colliers International has negotiated the sale of a creative office property located at 6507-6509 De Longpre Ave. in Hollywood. Weinandroses LLC sold the property for $4.1 million, or $949 per square foot. The 4,320-square-foot asset includes an office building and a private writer’s bungalow. Formerly occupied by Go Film, a commercial and television production company, the property features private gated parking and a fully wired security/sound system. Nathan Pellow and Patrick Moody of Colliers’ Los Angeles office represented the seller. The name of the buyer was not released.
NAPA, CALIF. — Mani Brothers Real Estate Group has purchased the Embassy Suites by Hilton Napa Valley, located at 1075 California Blvd. in Napa, for an undisclosed price. The seller was RLJ Lodging Trust. The buyer plans to convert the 205-room hotel into a Curio Collection property, complete with a refurbishment and overall renovation of the existing property. Upgrades will include a redesign of all guest rooms and restaurant spaces, addition of a full-service space, new pools and a 54-room expansion. Situated on more than eight acres, the property features over 10,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor event space, including a rose garden, chef’s garden, fire pits, mill pond with resident swans and year-round pool.
Kidder Mathews Arranges Sale of Four-Building Retail Property in California’s Central Valley
by Amy Works
VISALIA, CALIF. — Kidder Mathews has brokered the sale of The Shops at Visalia Pavilion, located at 3833, 3837, 3927 and 4015 W. Caldwell Ave. in Visalia. Toor Capital purchased the four-building property for $8.7 million. At the time of sale, the 33,000-square-foot asset was 95 percent occupied by a variety of tenants, including Starbucks Coffee, T-Mobile and Papa Murphy’s Pizza. Peter Beauchamp, Darren Tappen and Jenette Bennett of Kidder Mathews represented the seller, a New York-based private equity firm, in the deal.