NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. — A joint venture between Greenlaw Partners and Hilrod has acquired a 156,310-square-foot office building within the master-planned Koll Center Newport in Newport Beach for $59.8 million. The Class A building is located at 4400 MacArthur Blvd. The property is 92 percent leased to tenants like Bank of the West and Fidelity National Title Co. It was built in 1979 and renovated between 2014 and 2016. The JV represented itself in this transaction. NKF’s Kevin Shannon, Paul Jones and Blake Bokosky represented the seller, an East Coast-based pension fund advisor.
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HEALDSBURG, CALIF. — R.D. Olson Construction has started construction of the 122-room Hotel Trio in the Sonoma wine country submarket of Healdsburg. The hotel will be located at 110 Dry Creek Road. The property includes 13 one-bedrooms and 109 studios. It is within walking distance of the downtown area and a host of local wineries. Hotel Trio will also offer on-site bicycle rentals to provide access to the hundreds of wineries within a 30-mile radius. Amenities will include a bar, meeting room, outdoor pool, BBQ area, lounge, fully equipped fitness center and multiple outdoor patios with fireplaces. The hotel will connect the Dry Creek, Russian River and Alexander wine valleys, which is why it is named “Trio.” Additional partners on the project include Axis/GFA Architecture + Design, ZFA Structural Engineers, CSW/Stuber-Stroeh Engineering Group, Tuan and Robinson Engineering and CU Investors.
ANAHEIM, CALIF. — Savills Studley has arranged the $18.5 million sale of Anaheim Lincoln Shopping Center, a 72,950-square-foot retail center located roughly 27 miles outside Los Angeles in Anaheim. Savills Studley’s Kyle Miller and Bill Bauman brokered the transaction. A Los Angeles-based private investor acquired the center from an undisclosed private partnership. Vallarta Supermarket anchors the property.
Orange County’s well-diversified and growing economy, coupled with its high quality of life, attract residents nationally and internationally to the region. Prohibitive home pricing also intensifies the high barrier to home ownership, further supporting overall apartment fundamentals in the Orange County market. Developers are targeting urban centers where they can transform the areas with Class A rentals. Anaheim’s Platinum Triangle, the Disney Resort, Convention Center Complex and surrounding area are undergoing an infusion of more than $5 billion that is redefining the area as a highly urbanized residential, entertainment and business hub. A similar transformation is happening at the Irvine Business Complex (IBC). In addition to these clusters, about 19,000 units are scheduled to come online over the next few years, particularly in the Class A product category. Rents in Orange County rose 4.8 percent year-over-year through January, outpacing the 4.6 percent national growth rate. Renter demand remains elevated, fueled by a rapidly expanding economy and population gains. Large companies and startups alike are drawn to the market’s highly educated workforce as nearly 25 percent of residents have at least a bachelor’s degree. This reinforces the foundation for the multifamily sector’s rent growth in both “renter by necessity” (students/young professionals/blue-collar/subsidized …
SANTA CLARITA, CALIF. — Trammell Crow Co. and Clarion Partners have purchased 54 additional acres of land to develop the Center at Needham Ranch, a 132-acre business park in the Los Angeles submarket of Santa Clarita. The Class A park will be situated one mile from the intersection of Interstate 5 and Highway 14, about 30 miles from downtown Los Angeles and 15 miles from Burbank Airport. Phase I will include an 869,760-square-foot park with 30- to 36-foot clear heights, ESFR fire sprinklers, abundant dock-high loading, and large truck courts and yard areas. Construction of Phase I is scheduled to begin this month, with completion scheduled for the third quarter of 2018.
TURLOCK, CALIF. — AMCAL Equities LLC has opened The Vista, a 660-bed student housing community located near California State University, Stanislaus in Turlock. The property offers one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units. Community amenities include a clubhouse with outdoor volleyball and basketball courts; a resort-style swimming pool; outdoor television lounge; theater; cyber café with free coffee; and 24-hour fitness center. Asset Campus Housing is managing the property. Humphreys & Partners Architects LP designed the community, and AMCAL General Contractors Inc. managed construction. Coleraine Capital Group, AMCAL’s joint venture partner, sourced the land and assisted with the entitlement process.
LIVERMORE, CALIF. — Performance Food Group has leased 89,429 additional square feet of space at an industrial warehouse/distribution facility in Livermore. The facility is located at 7587 Las Positas Ave. Performance Food Group already leases 222,345 square feet within the industrial complex. The facility features 30-foot minimum ceiling height, ESFR sprinkler system, cross dock loading access, ample parking and truck staging areas. Michael Lloyd and Greig Lagomarsino of Colliers executed the transaction.
HONOLULU AND LOS ANGELES — Trinity Investments LLC and funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management have entered into a joint venture partnership, with plans to invest up to $3 billion in hospitality assets in Hawaii, California, Mexico and Japan. The formation of the joint venture follows Trinity and Oaktree’s $317 million acquisition of the 759-room Westin Maui Resort and Spa in April. That transaction more than doubled Trinity’s volume of hospitality investment for 2017. In addition to the four markets mentioned, the joint venture may also pursue investment opportunities in select gateway markets in the continental United States. Honolulu-based Trinity will oversee the joint venture and be responsible for its acquisitions and asset management. “Expanding our relationship with Oaktree provides us with additional capital to increase our scale in our core markets,” says Sean Hehir, president and CEO of Trinity. “Oaktree is a savvy investor that recognizes the success of our platform and shares our bullish outlook on these markets.” The stock price of Los Angeles-based Oaktree Capital Group LLC closed at $46.60 per share on Friday, Aug. 18, up from $43.87 on Aug. 25, 2016. — Taylor Williams
FOLSOM, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Walmart Central Shopping Center, a retail property located at 1002-1016 Riley St. in Folsom. A private investor sold the property for $39.6 million. Built in 1992, the property features 139,277 square feet of retail space. Tyler Stevens of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller. The name of the buyer was not released. Kent Williams, also of Marcus & Millichap, is the broker of record in California.
WALNUT PARK, HUNTINGTON PARK AND HAWTHRONE, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged the sales of three 99 Cents Only stores in Walnut Park, Huntington Park and Hawthorne. The combined transaction value of the sales is $12.4 million. M&M Investments purchased the 7,943-square-foot location at 2566 E. Florence Ave. in Walnut Park, while Aria Venture Capital acquired the 15,000-square-foot property at 6124 Pacific Blvd. in Huntington Park and the 15,000-square-foot location at 13023 Hawthorne Blvd. in Hawthorne. All three locations are occupied by 99 Cents Only on a 10-year, triple-net lease basis. Alex Kozakov, Patrick Wade and Matthew Greenberg of CBRE represented the sellers, HKL Gold Inc. and AU Zone Investments #2 LP, on all three deals.