California

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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LOS ANGELES — The City of Los Angeles has selected Angels Landing Partners LLC, a partnership between the Peebles Corp., MacFarlane Partners and Claridge Properties, to manage development of the Angels Landing site, a $1.2 billion mixed-use project. The group will build the tallest building in the western United States as part of the development, according to a news . All three firms are 100 percent minority owned. Construction of the 2.2-acre site at 4th and Hill streets in Los Angeles is slated to last 41 months with a completion date scheduled for late 2024. “Our team is inspired by the opportunity to transform the Los Angeles skyline with our iconic building, enhance residential life and change how large buildings are constructed by ensuring all residents and businesses receive equal access to career and business opportunities,” says Don Peebles, chairman and CEO of the Peebles Corp. Handel Architects is designing the two-tower project. The development will include a 192-room SLS hotel and a 289-room Mondrian hotel, both to be operated by SBE Entertainment Group. Other project plans call for 425 apartments (including affordable housing), 250 condominiums, 45,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space, an elementary charter school and a …

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TORRANCE, CALIF. — Wilson Torrance LLC has purchased a freestanding retail property located at 2255 S. Western Ave. in Torrance. The Shorestein Co. sold the property for $47.5 million. Lowe’s Cos. fully leases the property, which is occupied by Lowe’s Home Improvement Warehouse. Situated on 12.7 acres, the 127,400-square-foot building features a 30,000-square-foot garden center and 750 parking spaces with six street access points. Christopher Sheldon, Andrew Bogardus, Douglas Longyear and Stephen Algermissen of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, while the buyer represented itself in the transaction.

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LAGUNA HILLS, CALIF. — Retail Opportunity Investment Corp. (ROIC) has acquired The Village at Nellie Gail Ranch, located at 26532-62 Moulton Parkway in Laguna Hills. Vintage Real Estate sold the property for $46 million. The 88,486-square-foot, grocery-anchored shopping center was developed in 1987 and renovated in 2015. At the time of sale, the property was 98.3 percent occupied by a variety of tenants, including Smart & Final Extra, MOD Pizza, Chuck E. Cheese’s, Cycle Bar and BLS Nail Resort. Dave Monahan, Geoff Tranchina and Cameron Pittman of JLL represented the seller in the sale.

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TEMECULA, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged the all-cash sale of a freestanding restaurant property located at 29540 Rancho California Road in Temecula. New World LP acquired the property from a private Arizona-based limited liability company for $3.7 million. Claim Jumper occupies the 11,200-square-foot property. Reg Kobzi and Jeff Pion of CBRE represented the seller and buyer in the deal.

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BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. — Douglas Emmett Inc. (NYSE: DEI) has acquired the Beverly Hills Financial Center, a 146,300-square-foot, Class A office property located at 9401 Wilshire Blvd. in Beverly Hills. Located at the corner of Wilshire and Canon Drive in Beverly Hills’ Golden Triangle, the property was initially constructed in 1972 and renovated in 1999. The building is home to tenants including Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP, Citibank, Bank of the West, Momentum Talent Agency and Mozaic LLC. As part of the transaction, Douglas Emmett received an acquisition loan with a principal balance of approximately $32.3 million and a 4.55 percent interest rate, which matures on June 1, 2038. The provider was undisclosed. To fund the remainder of the purchase price, Douglas Emmett used cash and issued approximately 2.6 million units in its operating partnership to the undisclosed seller at an equivalent price of $40.60 per common share. Paul Hastings LLP represented the seller, a partnership between Cando Partners and Wilshire-Canon Properties LLC, in the transaction. The company’s portfolio now consists of 71 office properties totaling approximately 18.4 million square feet, along with 10 apartment communities. The company is also developing residential buildings in Los Angeles and Honolulu. Douglas Emmett’s stock price closed on Wednesday, …

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