INDIO, CALIF. — Haagen Co. has acquired the Indio Fashion Mall, a 215,000-square-foot shopping mall in Indio, for an undisclosed price. REO Property Group LLC sold the asset, according to the Desert Sun. Haagen Co. plans to redevelop and expand the property, which was 30 percent leased at the time of sale, into a retail, dining and entertainment destination. The design will include public gathering spaces, areas reserved for community events and landscaping throughout. In addition, Haagen Co. plans to incorporate the adjacent 20 acres of land, owned by the City of Indio, into the new development. Current retailers at the mall will remain open for business while design plans are in progress. Haagen Co. plans to begin the first phase of redevelopment in 2019.
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LOS ANGELES — Maple DTLA LLC has acquired the Rosenthal Property Portfolio in Los Angeles for $15.5 million The 102,859-square-foot industrial portfolio is situated in the East Los Angeles/Boyle Heights area. Iqbal Hassan of the Quantum Associates represented the buyer. Jon Reno, Robert Thornburgh, Tom Holland and Trevor Gale represented the seller, Rosenthal Property Owners, in this transaction.
Hudson Pacific, Macerich to Redevelop Westside Pavilion Mall in Los Angeles to Office Space for $450M
by Jeff Shaw
LOS ANGELES — Hudson Pacific Properties (NYSE: HPP) and Macerich (NYSE: MAC) have formed a joint venture to redevelop Westside Pavilion, a 600,000-square-foot shopping mall located in west Los Angeles, into creative office space. The project is expected to cost between $425 and $475 million. At completion, the development will be home to 500,000 square feet of state-of-the-art creative office space, while retaining 100,000 square feet of existing entertainment retail space. The 12-screen Landmark Theatres, Westside Tavern restaurant and other shops primarily located on the ground floor will remain in the reconfigured space, according to reports by the Los Angeles Times. Anchor Macy’s is set to close at the end of this month, and Nordstrom left the property last year to open at Westfield Century City. Project completion is scheduled for summer 2021. Hudson Pacific will hold a 75 percent stake in the property, and will act as managing member, day-to-day operator and developer. Macerich will hold the remaining 25 percent. “Westside Pavilion is a perfect opportunity for us to reposition a marquee asset in a premier location,” says Victor Coleman, chairman and CEO of Hudson Pacific. “The project is poised to capture the strong demand from tenants for creative office …
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. — A joint venture between Bixby Land Co. and institutional partner AXA Investment Managers has planned to acquire approximately $400 million of core industrial properties in the Western United States. Bixby contributed an initial portfolio of seed assets to the venture as the partners seek to expand the relationship through the pursuit of additional acquisition opportunities. Bixby Land Co. currently owns more than 6 million square feet of office and industrial space in the West. The new venture will pursue middle-market properties, preferably one-off assets, between 100,000 square feet and 400,000 square feet in markets from San Diego to Seattle and as far east as Dallas. HFF’s Kevin MacKenzie, Michael Joseph, Doug Bond, Tom Mizo and Ryan Megowan represented Bixby in the joint venture arrangement.
JV Opens Mixed-Use Property with 286 Apartments, 70,000 SF Retail Space in Corona, California
by Nellie Day
CORONA, CALIF. — A joint venture between Wermers Properties and Watermarke Properties has developed The Metro, a mixed-use property located in the center of the Main Street Corridor in Corona. The transit-oriented development features 286 residential units and more than 70,000 square feet of retail space. Currently signed retailers include Starbucks Coffee, Z-Pizza Tap Room, Poke Cat, Burgerim, America’s Best Eyeglass, Citibank, Organic Junkie, Paws at Main, Nail & Spa Today, D’Vine Mediterranean, Meraki Salon and Union Barber.
LOS ANGELES — Coda Equities has purchased Verdugo Plaza, a three-building asset located at 3322 Verdugo Road and 2614 Arthur St. in Northeast Los Angeles. A private trust sold the retail plaza for $6.2 million. The buyer was not disclosed. The asset consists of three freestanding buildings totaling 21,885 square feet. At the time of acquisition, the property was 53 percent occupied. Karol Le of CBRE represented the buyer and seller in the deal.
LOS ANGELES — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a mixed-use property located at 1300 W. 24th St. in Los Angeles. An individual/personal trust sold the asset to an undisclosed buyer for $1.8 million. The property features 6,657 square feet of mixed-use space. Floyd Shaheen of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, while Sam Liberow, also of Marcus & Millichap, represented the buyer in the transaction.
MONTCLAIR, CALIF. — CIM Group has signed a lease with AMC Dine-in Theatre at Montclair Place, a 1.2 million-square-foot regional mall in the Inland Empire community of Montclair. The new theater will occupy 55,000 square feet of a new 134,000-square-foot, two-level building under construction at the site of the former Broadway department store. The theater will include 12 auditoriums and its signature MacGuffins adult beverage concept. In addition to AMC Theatres, the new building at Montclair Place will include 64,000 square feet of space for restaurant and entertainment concepts, and will provide a new grand entrance to the mall. The project is part of the multi-phased redevelopment and revitalization of the shopping center. A construction timeline for the project was not disclosed.
LOS ANGELES — NKF Capital Markets has arranged the sale of Wedbush Center at 1000 Wilshire Blvd. in downtown Los Angeles for $196 million. Lincoln Property Co. sold the building to Cerberus Capital Management LP. The 476,491-square-foot office building is 86 percent leased. Financial services firm Wedbush Securities anchors the property. Located along Wilshire Boulevard, the Class A office tower is near entertainment destinations such as Staples Center and LA Live. The 21-story building recently underwent a $4 million renovation focused on repositioning the building’s ground-floor lobby, including the addition of a full-service bar and café. Designed by Kohn Pederson Fox Associates, 1000 Wilshire opened in 1987, according to The Skyscraper Center. Kevin Shannon, Rob Hannan, Laura Stumm, Michael Moll and Ken White of NKF represented the seller, while David Milestone and Brett Green of NKF procured financing on behalf of the buyer. Dallas-based Lincoln is a commercial real estate developer and property manager. Cerberus, headquartered in New York City, is a private investment firm. — Kristin Hiller
LOS ANGELES — CBRE has arranged the $17.5 million sale of Triangle Center, a 16,128-square-foot strip retail center. The property, which cuts across the Los Angeles and Culver City boundaries, is home to four single-unit tenants and a freestanding 99 Cents Only store. Alex Kozakov, Patrick Wade and Neal Golub of CBRE arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, private investor Triangle Center LLC. Mary Cronin of Urban Real Estate Investment represented the buyer, Bastion Development Corp.