IRVINE, CALIF — Sabra Health Care REIT Inc. (NASDAQ: SBRA) has completed the previously announced sale of 20 skilled nursing facilities leased to Genesis Healthcare Inc. in Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana for $103.3 million. The 20 facilities are part of the original 35 facilities marketed for sale under the previously announced memoranda of understanding with Genesis. Under the terms of the deal, Genesis’s annual rent obligations to Irvine-based Sabra will be reduced by $9.3 million as a result of the sale of these facilities. Sabra expects to use the proceeds from the sale to repay borrowings under its revolving credit facility. The dispositions are part of the REIT’s “Sabra 3.0” plan to have more scale and diversification within the company’s portfolio as far as continuum of care, operator and geography. Sabra plans to sell its entire portfolio of Genesis-operated skilled nursing facilities for aggregate sales proceeds of $425 million to $475 million.
MISSION VIEJO, CALIF. — The Ensign Group Inc. (NASDAQ: ENSG), the parent company of the Ensign group of skilled nursing, rehabilitative care services, home health care, hospice care and assisted living companies, has completed a $112 million portfolio financing. The fixed-rate loans have an amortization schedule between 30 and 35 years, and are secured by mortgages on 17 of the 63 properties owned by Ensign subsidiaries. Jason Dopoulos of Lancaster Pollard Mortgage Company LLC arranged the loans, which are insured by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Loan proceeds will be primarily deployed to pay down previously drawn amounts on Mission Viejo-based Ensign’s revolving line of credit. In addition to refinancing existing borrowings, the proceeds of the HUD-insured debt will be used to fund acquisitions; renovate and upgrade existing and future facilities; cover working capital needs; and for other business purposes.
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. — CIM Commercial Trust Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCT), a REIT that owns and manages Class A office assets, has signed a definitive agreement to purchase a nine-story office building located at 9460 Wilshire Blvd. in the Golden Triangle area of Beverly Hills. The sales price was undisclosed, but multiple media outlets are reporting the Dallas-based REIT bought the Class A office building from Beverly Union Co. for approximately $130 million. The acquisition is expected to close this quarter. “9460 Wilshire is in a highly desirable and high-barrier-to-entry office market. It is a strong addition to CIM Commercial Trust’s portfolio,” says Charles Garner, CEO of CIM Commercial Trust. “The property has not changed ownership in almost 40 years, and is positioned for growth by tapping CIM’s operational expertise and long-term experience in the Los Angeles market.” The 97,000-square-foot office building was built in 1959 and last renovated in 2008. The building is located at the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Beverly Drive, adjacent to the Four Seasons Beverly Wilshire Hotel and one block from the future Metro Purple Line Wilshire/Rodeo Station. Beverly Hills is situated within the Los Angeles West office submarket, which had a vacancy rate of 12.7 …
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. — Olive Hill has purchased a 112,987-square-foot office building in downtown Santa Monica for $117 million. The Class A building is located at 520 Broadway. The asset was built in 1981. It underwent a $13.2 million renovation in 2013. The space is now 82 percent occupied. Eastdil Secured represented Olive Hill in this transaction, while Steven Edwards and Grace Winters of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips served as its legal guidance. The seller was not named.
PERRIS, CALIF. — An affiliate of Heitman LLC has purchased a 475,235-square-foot warehouse in the Inland Empire submarket of Perris for an undisclosed sum. The warehouse is located at 290 Markham St. The asset was developed in 2017. It is fully leased to e-commerce fashion company TechStyle. The building features 112 dock doors, 153 trailer stalls, 36-foot clear heights and a low office finish at 1.26 percent of the square footage. HFF’s Andrew Briner, Anthony Brent and Ryan Martin represented the seller, Circle Industrial, in this transaction.
LOS ANGELES — Essex Property Trust has acquired The Village at Toluca Lake, a 146-unit apartment complex in the Los Angeles submarket of Burbank, for $59 million. The community is located at 211 and 235 N. Valley St. Michael Koshet of KW Commercial represented both Essex and the seller, Cusumano Real Estate Group. Koshet notes Cusumano felt it had a great run with the asset and invested a large amount of capital during the time of ownership, but was willing to sell if it could hit the requested price quota.
VISTA, CALIF. — Jeld-Wen has leased 194,734 of industrial space at North County Corporate Center in the San Diego submarket of Vista. The door and window manufacturer is leasing two buildings at 2760 and 2765 Progress St. The company has been a longstanding tenant of the North County Corporate Center for 15 years. North County Corporate Center is a five-building industrial park that was built in 1999. It is currently fully leased. Darren Morgan of Cushman & Wakefield represented Jeld-Wen, while the firm’s Aric Starck and Dennis Visser represented the landlord, Barings Real Estate Advisors, in this transaction.
LOS ANGELES — Centre Partners, a leading middle market private equity firm with offices in Los Angeles and New York, has sold its portfolio company Captain D’s. The buyer and price were not disclosed. Captain D’s is a seafood-themed operator in the quick-service restaurant (QSR) sector. The Captain D’s system consists of 530 restaurants, including 227 franchised and 303 company-owned locations in 21 U.S. states, with established strongholds in the Southeast and Midwest. Founded in 1986, Centre Partners has invested over $2 billion of equity capital in more than 75 transactions since its inception.
LOS ANGELES — A joint venture between Stanton Road Capital and Second City has purchased an 89,000-square-foot office property in the Los Angeles submarket of El Segundo for $35.5 million. The building is located at 898 Sepulveda Blvd. The office space is 98 percent leased. The property includes a six-level parking structure that is leased to Central Parking. The building was constructed in 1979 and renovated in 2000. The JV plans to enhance the building, provide creative office space and extend the parking garage’s master lease. NKF’s Kevin Shannon, Ken White and Michael Moore represented the seller, TA Associates, in this transaction. The firm also arranged financing on behalf of the buyer.
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. — Premier Business Centers has opened its third flexible U.S. workspace in the Wilshire/Palm building in Beverly Hills. The company has signed an 8.5-year lease with John Hancock Life Insurance Company to create a new flexible, shared office space center on the building’s fifth floor. The 14,950-square-foot space is located at 9171 Wilshire Blvd. It will occupy the former Rothstein Kass and Company accounting firm space.