CARLSBAD, CALIF. — RAF Pacifica Group has announced plans to develop an 83,000-square-foot distribution facility in Carlsbad. The San Diego Hat Co. acquired the 7.5-acre site for $5.8 million. The headwear and accessories brand has an agreement in place for RAF to develop the building with TFW Construction as the general contractor. It is scheduled for completion in the second quarter of 2018. Aric Starck of Cushman & Wakefield represented RAF Pacifica Group in all real estate negotiations affiliated with this site. Brokers Rich Porreco and Glenn Friedrich of Cresa represented San Diego Hat Co.
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — MAT Holdings Inc. has purchased a 303,100-square-foot industrial building in Riverside for $28.2 million. The Class A facility is located at 6975 Sycamore Canyon Blvd. The company plans to use the building as its West Coast distribution center. The seller was Investment Building Group.
POMONA, CALIF. — Integrity Housing has opened Olivera Senior Apartments, an 84-unit affordable seniors housing community in the Los Angeles suburb of Pomona. The property is already fully leased. Residents must be seniors making between 30 percent and 60 percent of the area median income. Five units are reserved for veterans using Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) vouchers. Integrity financed Olivera using 9 percent Low Income Housing Tax Credits and funding from the Federal Home Loan Bank Affordable Housing Program. US Bank provided the construction loan, California Community Reinvestment Corporation provided the permanent loan and City Real Estate Advisors is the tax credit equity partner. Integrity Housing developed the property in partnership with Mayans Housing Corp. KTGY Architecture + Planning and MJS Landscape Architecture designed the property. FPI Property Management operates the property, and has partnered with EngAGE to provide arts and wellness programming for residents.
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Institutional Property Advisors has arranged a $32.5 million bridge loan for the 112-unit Terra Willow Glen apartments in San Jose. The community is located at 850 Meridian Way. It was built in 1979. The borrower purchased the asset in cash, six months prior to exploring value-add financing options. The borrower planned to take a lower leverage bridge loan option at lower pricing, but considered higher leverage options, which provided more attractive leveraged returns. Anita Paryani-Rice of Institutional Property Advisors arranged the loan.
OAKLAND, CALIF. — Lee & Associates has arranged the $2.5 million sale of a property net-leased to Bridgestone in Oakland. Bridgestone has occupied the 7,150-square-foot building since 1984. Ryan Bennett and Ryan Barr of Lee & Associates represented the seller, Granite Peak Property Investments, in the transaction. The buyer was undisclosed.
LAGUNA NIGUEL, CALIF. — Keystone Mortgage Corp. has secured a $60 million refinancing for Plaza de la Paz, a 295,000-square-foot shopping center located in the Orange County community of Laguna Niguel. The center is home to 45 tenants including The Home Depot, Sprouts Farmers Market, CVS/pharmacy and Off Broadway Shoes. Keystone placed the 15-year, fixed-rate loan through an insurance company on behalf of the borrower, a local family office.
LAKE ELSINORE, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the $11.6 million sale of Oak Grove Crossing, a 22,577-square-foot shopping center located in Lake Elsinore. The Target shadow-anchored property is home to tenants including McDonald’s, Starbucks Coffee, GameStop, GNC, H&R Block, Pacific Dental, Papa John’s Pizza, Subway, Supercuts, Verizon and Yogurtland. Kevin Fryman of Hanley Investment Group represented the seller, a Murrieta, Calif.-based private investment partnership. Jeff Lefko and Bill Asher, also of Hanley, represented the buyer, an Orange, Calif.-based family trust.
SAN DIEGO — Shea Properties has signed seven new tenants to open at Mercado del Barrio, a mixed-use center located in the Barrio Logan neighborhood of San Diego. Tenants set to open include Actitude Cerveceria, a first-to-market gastropub and brewery; Barrio Bros, a craft beer and pizza restaurant; Oi Asian Fusion, a cooked-to-order concept influenced by Filipino, Korean, Japanese, Taiwanese, Chinese and American soul food cuisines; Partners Personnel, a staffing agency; Pho Bo, a Vietnamese rice noodle soup café; Taqueria Revolucion, a local street taco restaurant; and Posh & Polished Nail Lounge. The property is anchored by a 36,000-square-foot Northgate Market, and home to tenants including Mariscos el Pulpo, Little Caesars, T-Mobile, Asia Wok, Fade Factory, Iron Fist Brewing Co., National Laundry & Dry Cleaning, Sally Beauty and Tocumbo Ice Cream & Tortas.
LOS ANGELES — Universe Holdings has acquired the 53-unit Nob Hill Towers in the Los Angeles submarket of Westlake for $12.6 million. The community is located at 2430 Ocean View Ave. Nob Hill was built in 1929. It features studio to three-bedroom units. The new owner plans to implement $917,000 in property improvements. These will include modernizing interiors with new flooring, appliance packages, counters and cabinets, in addition to updating exterior treatments with lighting, paint, enhanced common areas and new landscaping. The company also plans to convert dormant space in the basement level to a business center and fitness area.
FOOTHILL RANCH, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the $5.7 million sale of a two-tenant retail building located in Foothill Ranch. The 4,150-square-foot pad site is a part of Foothill Ranch Towne Center, and is occupied by Dunkin’ Donuts and MOD Pizza. Bill Asher and Ed Hanley of Hanley Investment group represented the seller, Spectrum Development Group, in the transaction. John Carpenter of The 949 Group represented the buyer, a private investor from Newport Beach.