California

SteelWave, Invesco Buy LA Times’ Printing Press, Offices for Mixed-Use Conversion

by Nellie Day November 29, 2017

COSTA MESA, CALIF. — A joint venture between SteelWave and Invesco Real Estate has purchased The Press, a 249,075-square-foot printing press warehouse in Costa Mesa, for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition also includes an attached 112,408-square-foot office building and an adjacent four-acre parcel of land. The asset formerly served as the printing facility for the Los Angeles Times, while the office building served as the Times’ Orange County press room. The JV plans to develop about 420,000 square feet of creative office and retail space. The site is entitled for up to 650,000 square feet, leaving 230,000 square feet of remaining entitlements for future development. The project is directly adjacent to SteelWave’s Hive project, a 180,000-square-foot creative office development that serves as the headquarters and training facility for the Los Angeles Chargers. HFF’s John Rose, Todd Sugimoto, Patrick Burger and Olga Walsh arranged acquisition financing for the development.

November 29, 2017

California Industrial Western

Lineage Logistics Acquires Eight Cold Storage Warehouses in LA

by Nellie Day November 29, 2017

LOS ANGELES — Lineage Logistics has purchased eight temperature-controlled warehouses in the Los Angeles area for an undisclosed sum. The eight locations encompass more than 12 million cubic feet of capacity in the Los Angeles area. The properties are accessible to Southern California’s major freeways, rail facilities and ocean container terminals, including the 250,000-square-foot transload facility Lineage operates in the Port of Long Beach’s overweight corridor. The seller was U.S. Growers Cold Storage.

November 29, 2017

California Retail Western

NewMark Merrill Buys 258,981 SF Retail Center Near Sacramento

by Nellie Day November 29, 2017

FAIR OAKS, CALIF. — NewMark Merrill Cos. has acquired Madison Marketplace, a 258,981-square-foot retail center in Fair Oaks, located 18 miles east of Sacramento. Raley’s Supermarket and TJ Maxx anchor the center, which was 93 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Petco, Dollar Tree, O’Reilly Auto Parts, Chipotle Mexican Grill, GameStop, Leslie Pool Supplies, McDonalds and Starbucks Coffee. Sandy Sigal, Jim Patton, Brad Pearl, Sandra Kist and Susan Rorison of NewMark Merrill represented the company internally in the transaction. Roman Benvenuti and Bill Palmer of Palmer Capital Inc. represented the seller, TA Realty. The price was not disclosed. Kostas Kavayiotidis of Pacific Southwest Realty Services arranged a 10-year, fixed-rate loan through John Hancock Insurance on behalf of NewMark Merrill.

November 29, 2017

California Office Western

Laurus Corp. Buys 72,928 SF Medical Office Building in Southern California

by Nellie Day November 28, 2017

LAGUNA HILLS, CALIF. — An affiliate of Laurus Corp. has purchased Saddleback Financial Center, a 72,928-square-foot medical office tower in Laguna Hills, for an undisclosed sum. The building is situated adjacent to Laguna Woods Village and the Laguna Hills Mall in the South Orange County submarket. Saddleback Financial Center is currently 68 percent leased. Notable tenants include the Department of Rehabilitation and California Bank and Trust. The four-story building was renovated in 2003. HFF’s Evan Kovac, Derreck Barker, Andrew Milne and Trent Jemmett represented both the buyer and seller, True North Management Group, in this transaction.

November 28, 2017

California Office Western

Tower Investments Purchases Office Building in San Diego for $3.2M

by Nellie Day November 28, 2017

SAN DIEGO — Tower Investments LLC has acquired a 19,129-square-foot office building in the San Diego submarket of La Jolla for $3.2 million. The building is located at 800 Silverado St. The three-story building is situated on an 11,326-sqaure-foot parcel with a remaining 31-year ground lease. The building was constructed in 1986. It was fully occupied at the time of sale. Notable tenants include City National Bank and Blanchard, Krasner and French law firm. The LLC represented itself, while Paul Lafrenz of Colliers International and Pascal Aubry-Dumand of JLL represented the seller, Laubro No.1 LLC, in this transaction.

November 28, 2017

California Office Top Stories Western

KBS Strategic Opportunity REIT Sells 11-Property Office Portfolio to Singapore-Based Investor for $804M

by Katie Sloan November 28, 2017

NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. — KBS Strategic Opportunity REIT Inc. has sold a portfolio of 11 office properties to various subsidiaries of Keppel-KBS US REIT, a newly formed Singapore-based REIT, for $804 million. “We believe that the Singapore transaction was an excellent opportunity to monetize these assets at attractive pricing and to utilize a substantial portion of the net proceeds to invest in new opportunistic investments, as well as current capital projects,” says Keith Hall, CEO and director of KBS Strategic Opportunity REIT. The portfolio of properties includes: 1800 West Loop, a 400,101-square-foot office tower in Houston. Westech 360, a 175,529-square-foot, four-building office park in Austin, Texas. Great Hills Plaza, a 139,252-square-foot, three-story office building in Austin. Westmoor Center, a 612,890-square-foot, six-building office campus in Westminster, Colo., 11 miles northwest of Denver. Iron Point Business Park, a five-building, 211,887-square-foot office park in Folsom, Calif. The Plaza Buildings, two office properties totaling 490,994 square feet in Bellevue, Wash., 10 miles outside Seattle. Bellevue Technology Center, a 330,508-square-foot, nine-building office campus located in Bellevue. Northridge Center I and II, two office buildings totaling 188,509 square feet in Atlanta. West Loop I and II, a 313,873-square-foot, multi-tenant office complex in the Bellaire submarket of Houston. Powers …

November 28, 2017

California Industrial Western

Carpenter Co. Sells 417,600 SF Industrial Building in California for $21.5M

by Nellie Day November 27, 2017

LATHROP, CALIF. — Carpenter Co. has sold a 417,600-square-foot industrial building south of Stockton to an undisclosed buyer for $21.5 million. The facility is located at 17100 S. Harlan Road in Lathrop. The property is situated on nearly 35 acres about 60 miles east of the Port of Oakland. Jim Martin of Lee & Associates Stockton represented Carpenter Co. in this transaction.

November 27, 2017

California Industrial Western

G4 Enterprises Purchases 790,000 SF Distribution Center in Visalia, California, for $33.4M

by Nellie Day November 22, 2017

VISALIA, CALIF. — G4 Enterprises Ltd. has acquired Midstate 99 Distribution Center, a 790,000-square-foot industrial complex in Visalia, for $33.4 million. The facility is situated in a major agricultural hub in California’s Central Valley, about 40 miles south of Fresno. G4 Enterprises made an unsolicited offer to purchase the property from Alexander & Baldwin (A&B). The seller plans to use the funds to invest in Hawaii and enhance its current communities.

November 22, 2017

California Multifamily Seniors Housing Western

Kisco Completes $22.5M Expansion, Renovation of Seniors Housing Community in Anaheim

by Nellie Day November 22, 2017

ANAHEIM, CALIF. — Kisco Senior Living has completed expansion and renovations at Emerald Court, an independent living and assisted living community in Anaheim. The $22.5 million project includes a new two-story building with 58 assisted living residences, a demonstration kitchen and dining venue, and a wellness center. The expansion physically connects with the existing building and adds additional space to the courtyard. As part of the project, renovations were made to the main dining room, as well as corridors, lighting, the activity room and the salon of the existing building. A total of 58,000 square feet was added to the community overall. Following the expansion, Emerald Court now features 146 independent living and 104 assisted living apartments.

November 22, 2017

California Lee & Associates Multifamily Seniors Housing Western

Lee & Associates Arranges Sale of Seven Acres in Murrieta for Memory Care Community

by Nellie Day November 22, 2017

MURRIETA, CALIF. — Lee & Associates – North San Diego County has arranged the sale of seven acres of land in Murrieta, located between Los Angeles and San Diego, for $1.3 million. The buyer plans to construct a 137-unit memory care community on the site. The plot is an infill development opportunity located near retail, schools, parks and new residential developments in the expanding region. Murrieta’s population more than doubled between 2000 and 2010, according to Lee & Associates. Al Apuzzo and Matt Weaver of Lee & Associates – North San Diego County and Brian Bielatowicz of Lee & Associates – Temecula represented both the seller, The United Church of the Valley, and the buyer, Riverside Care Group LLC of Seattle.

November 22, 2017

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