SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — Demmon Partners has acquired The Falls at Arden apartments in Sacramento for an undisclosed sum. The 272-unit community is located at 2345 Northrop Ave. The Falls at Arden was built in 1986. It includes studio to two-bedroom units that are currently 95 percent occupied. The asset has received $3.6 million in improvements since March 2016. Jason Parr of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, FPA Multifamily, in this transaction.
CALGARY, ALBERTA AND SAN DIEGO — Brookfield Residential Properties Inc., the residential development arm of private equity firm Brookfield Asset Management, has closed on its acquisition of OliverMcMillan, a San Diego-based developer of large-scale mixed-use properties. Details of the acquisition were not disclosed, but on a conference call Wednesday (Feb. 7), Brookfield Residential chairman and CEO Alan Norris stated that the acquisition encompasses “certain assets” of OliverMcMillan. According to a release from Brookfield Residential, OliverMcMillan will continue to design and build mixed-use developments and will also continue to manage its existing real estate assets. “We simply could not have found a better long-term home,” says Dene Oliver, CEO of OliverMcMillan, in a prepared statement about the merger with Brookfield Residential. OliverMcMillan has several mixed-use projects under development across the country, including the second phases of River Oaks District in Houston and Buckhead Atlanta in Atlanta’s Buckhead district. As part of the merger, Brookfield Residential is acquiring the future pipeline of these two projects but not the operations of the existing assets, according to a source familiar with the acquisition. The second phase of Buckhead Atlanta includes 315,000 square feet of office space, according to the OliverMcMillan website. The project’s first …
CARLSBAD, CALIF. — A majority of commercial real estate investors indicate that they are in a buying mode in 2018 and are particularly focused on properties in the value-add space, according to a survey conducted by Real Capital Markets (RCM). The National Investor Sentiment Report and follow-up interviews were completed in early January by RCM, a Carlsbad-based online technology platform for buying and selling commercial real estate. RCM surveyed more than 250 investors active in all property types across the United States to gauge their investment strategies and outlook for the year ahead. More than 75 percent of respondents classified their investment strategy as buy, or buy but trending toward hold, according to the survey. “Investors across the country continue to see great opportunity and benefit in commercial real estate investing,” says Steve Shanahan, executive managing director of RCM. “Regardless of the product type or whether the strategy is core or value-add, the focus is on finding assets that can deliver strong yields that outpace other investment options.” Of the respondents, a majority (58 percent) characterized themselves as value-add investors. In other words, they are looking for growth through renovation or repositioning properties to enhance value. These types of properties are …
LOS ANGELES — G.H. Palmer has received $233.6 million in cash-out refinancing for two Los Angeles multifamily assets. Those assets include The Medici at 725 S. Bixel St. and Orsini I at 505 N. Figueroa St. The Medici features studio to three-bedroom floor plans with a 24-hour doorman, complimentary tanning salon, private one-acre park, jogging track, two tennis courts, a putting green, golf driving cages, and several pools and spas. Orsini I features studio to two-bedroom apartments with complimentary yoga classes, a regulation-size indoor basketball court, a movie theatre, karaoke lounge, virtual bowling and golf, a heated swimming pool and spa, private dry saunas and steam rooms, and a rooftop pool and spa overlooking skyline views. The 10-year, non-recourse loan closed at 4.02 percent and was sized at 60 percent of value. Gary M. Tenzer of George Smith Partners was able to arrange the loan with interest-only payments for the entire 10-year term.
EMERYVILLE, CALIF. — HFF has arranged an $83.5 million loan for Emeryville Public Market, a 141,420-square-foot shopping center in the San Francisco Bay Area community of Emeryville. Peter Smyslowski of HFF arranged the five-year, floating-rate loan through ACORE Capital on behalf of the borrower, a partnership between City Center Realty Partners LLC and Angelo, Gordon & Co. Proceeds of the loan will be used to retire an existing Bank of America loan, complete construction of an additional 26,350 square feet of retail space, add a 300-stall parking structure and expand an on-site public park. Emeryville Public Market is home to tenants including Guitar Center, Urban Outfitters and a food hall. The property was originally constructed in 1920, but underwent expansions and renovations in 1988 and 2017.
LOS ANGELES — Ready Capital has closed an $8.8 million loan for the purchase of a 43-unit multifamily property in Hollywood. The community is situated in the Larchmont/East Hollywood neighborhood. The non-recourse, senior, floating-rate bridge loan will be used to acquire, renovate and stabilize the asset.
LOS ANGELES — The Anti-Recidivism Coalition (ARC) has leased 12,633 square feet of creative office space at ROW DTLA. The space is located at 1320 E. 7th St. The support network for formerly incarcerated young men and women and advocate for fairer criminal justice policies will relocate from the nearby Perch Building. The lease is for 66 months. The landlord is Alameda Square Owner LLC.
VICTORVILLE, CALIF. — Cracker Barrel Old Country Store has opened its newest location in Victorville, which is the first Cracker Barrel store to open in the Golden State. The restaurant combines dining and shopping. Each Cracker Barrel location is decorated with authentic artifacts, memorabilia and signage collected by a team of Americana experts. In Victorville, Cracker Barrel’s new store celebrates the history and culture of the local area through decorative walls that pay homage to the famous Route 66, the area’s contributions to the film industry and to California’s Gold Rush era. Guests can also shop in the old country store for toys, games, food items, apparel, accessories and other items. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc. was established in 1969 in Lebanon, Tenn. Cracker Barrel and its affiliates operate 649 company-owned Cracker Barrel Old Country Store locations in 45 states and own the fast-casual Holler and Dash restaurants.
ANAHEIM, CALIF. — WNC and its subsidiary Community Preservation Partners (CPP), along with nonprofit Jamboree Housing Corp., have completed the $6.56 million (or $36,635 per unit) renovation of Miracle Terrace Apartments in Anaheim. WNC provided approximately $17 million in low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) equity to help fund the acquisition of and renovations to the 179-unit, age-restricted, affordable community. The community features 71 studio units, 107 one-bedroom units, and a single two-bedroom unit for the onsite manager. The community is open to seniors age 62 and older with household incomes between 35 percent and 60 percent of the area’s median income level. CPP is an affordable housing rehabilitation company that owns more than 5,000 units across the United States.
IRVINE, CALIF. — Michael McKee, executive chairman of Irvine-based healthcare REIT HCP Inc. (NYSE: HCP), has announced he plans to retire on March 1. Following his official retirement, McKee will continue to serve on the board of directors as a consultant until HCP’s annual meeting on April 26. Dave Henry, previously the lead independent director, has been appointed to serve as non-executive chairman. McKee has served as HCP’s executive chairman since May 2016 and as a member of the board since 1989. From July to December 2016, he served as interim president and CEO, filling the gap between Lauralee Martin’s departure and Tom Herzog’s promotion. McKee has been one of the few constants for a REIT that underwent massive changes in recent years. In his 20 months as executive chairman, the company spun off its 320-property HCR ManorCare skilled nursing portfolio into a separate REIT known as Quality Care Properties Inc. (NYSE: QCP). Additionally, the executive team saw nearly constant change during this time. Herzog was re-hired to his previous position of CFO and eventually promoted to CEO following Martin’s tenure. The company was also able to woo longtime industry veterans Justin Hutchens and Kai Hsiao, before losing them both …
