California

WHITTIER, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged the $40 million sale of Friendly Hills Marketplace, an 89,826-square-foot shopping center in Whittier, located 20 miles southeast of Los Angeles. Philip Voorhees, Kirk Brummer, James Tyrrell, Megan Wood, Preston Fetrow and Jim Leary of CBRE arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller and property developer, Oppidan Inc. Golden Capital Whittier LLC acquired the asset. Bruce Francis and Shaun Moothart of CBRE arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer. Constructed in 2017, Friendly Hills Marketplace is fully leased to tenants including Orchard Supply Hardware, HomeGoods, ULTA Beauty and Sketchers.

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ALBANY AND FOLSOM, CALIF. — ValueRock Realty Partners has purchased two retail properties in Albany and Folsom. The company acquired University Village at 1075-1095 Monroe St. in Albany for $19.2 million and Sprouts Farmers Market at 90 S.E. Bidwell St. in Folsom for $9.2 million. Twin Cities-based Oppidan sold the properties. University Village is occupied by Sprouts Farmers Market, Pet Food Express, Starbucks Coffee, Banfield Pet Hospital and The Habit Burger. Located in Folsom, the Sprouts Farmers Market was recently converted into a Sprouts from an Orchard Supply Hardware.

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LAKE FOREST, CALIF. — Baker Ranch Investment LLC acquired Baker Ranch Center, a retail center located at 20491 Alton Parkway in Lake Forest, for $4.8 million. The 6,000-square-foot property is 100 percent triple-net leased to four tenants, including Tenko Sushi & Teriyaki, Ameci Pizza, Sage Nail Lounge and Sheesh Lebanese Kitchen. Patrick Toomey, Thomas Chichester, Joseph Chichester and Matt Brooks of Faris Lee represented the seller, Shea/Baker Ranch, while John Carpenter from The 949 Group represented the buyer in the deal.

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CALABASAS, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has hired Scott Holmes as senior vice president and national director of its retail division. The industry veteran will be responsible for directing the firm’s retail business strategy nationwide. Most recently, Holmes served as senior vice president at Cole Real Estate Investments Inc., where he was responsible for leading the company’s shopping center acquisitions team, overseeing national investment activities and sourcing acquisitions nationally. Holmes has held leadership roles at AEW Capital Management LP and American Realty Advisors. Over the course of his career, he has closed more than $6 billion in commercial real estate transactions.

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FULLERTON, CALIF. — Engineered Floors has renewed its lease for 127,375 square feet of industrial space at Fullerton Industrial Park. The Class B facility is located at 675-679 S. Placentia Ave. in Fullerton. Engineered Floors and CJ Foods, which renewed its lease this past November, occupy the 254,750-square-foot building. Sam Chanin of Transwestern represented the landlord, Bailard, in this transaction. Bill Blackwood of Coldwell Banker Kinard Realty represented Engineered Floors.

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ARCADIA, CALIF. — Positive Investments has acquired Towne Centre Office Building, an 83,250-square-foot office building in Arcadia, for $25.6 million. The eight-story building is located at 150 N. Santa Anita Ave. The asset is 97 percent leased. Bank of America anchors the property, which was built in 1972. Mark Evanoff and Andrew Berk of Avison Young represented the seller, a San Francisco-based family trust, in this transaction. The buyer represented itself.

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SAN DIEGO — MedImpact has announced plans to expand in San Diego. The pharmacy benefit manager has started construction of its second corporate headquarters campus building in the Scripps Ranch submarket. The 158,000-square-foot building will be located at 10159 Scripps Gateway Court. It is an extension of MedImpact’s existing corporate headquarters building. Watermark Building 2 will include a large outdoor courtyard for casual meetings, social gatherings and exercise. A pedestrian bridge will connect the two buildings in the outdoor courtyard. Completion is scheduled for December 2018. Sudberry Properties is the development and construction manager for MedImpact.

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HAWTHORNE, CALIF. — Mogul Capital has received $60 million in construction financing to build the dual-branded Marriott Courtyard and TownePlace Suites hotel in Hawthorne. The five-story property will contain 354 guest rooms, a restaurant, swimming pool, and meeting space for corporate and community functions. The hotel will be located near aerospace-related businesses like SpaceX and Northrup Gruman, as well as Tesla’s design headquarters, Boeing, Aerospace Corp, Raytheon, LA Airforce Base and Mattel. Lusardi Construction Co. will build the project. Avana Capital provided the capital.

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LOS ANGELES — The CBRE Strategic Partners U.S. Value 8 has purchased two office buildings in the Los Angeles submarket of Glendale for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition includes the 290,847-square-foot building at 801 N. Brand Blvd. and 136,016-square-foot building at 700 N. Central Ave. The transaction also includes a 50 percent ownership interest in an adjacent parking structure. Both buildings have been recently renovated and feature efficient floorplates. CBRE will implement a planned capital improvement program. The assets are currently 89.9 percent leased to a base of institutional-quality tenants.

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MORENO VALLEY, CALIF. — Skechers has leased a 366,698 square foot warehouse/distribution building in Moreno Valley. The facility is located at 22705 Newhope St. The athletic shoe manufacturer now leases a total of 1.8 million square feet in Moreno Valley, making it the largest single-company occupancy under one roof in Southern California, according to Westcore Properties, the building’s landlord. Dave Burback of Kidder Mathews and CBRE’s Gerry Harvey represented Westcore.

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