MONROVIA, CALIF. — Warner Pacific Properties is repositioning Monrovia Landing, a retail center within Shamrock Center located at 729 E. Huntington Drive in Monrovia. After acquiring the 100,000-square-foot property in 2016, the company began a re-tenanting and repositioning program for the center. At the time of acquisition, the center consisted of a vacant Albertsons grocery store and a 6,700-square-foot O’Reilly Auto Parts. Originally built in 1973 as a Super K-Mart, Lucky Grocery Stores acquired the property in 1997. It was later sold to Albertsons. A combination T.J. Maxx and HomeGoods store (slated to open Oct. 22), ALDI (opening Dec. 7) and ULTA Beauty (scheduled to open second quarter of 2018) will anchor the redeveloped property. Several smaller shops and retailers, including My Pet Garden, will also occupy the center. Warner Pacific Properties specializes in the acquisition and repositioning of commercial buildings and developing vacant ground.
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ESCONDIDO, CALIF. — Location Matters has brokered the sale of a retail property located at 237 and 243 E. Valley Parkway in downtown Escondido. David Baker of H Street Plaza LLC sold the property to Evan Weinberg of Steven Beverages Inc. for $1.3 million. The 9,300-square-foot property features two retail units: a 7,000-square-foot CrossFit Iconic and a 2,300-square-foot vacant space. The buyer plans to repurpose the vacant space into a brewery and coffee concept by Cismontane Brewing, a microbrewery. Marc Karren of Location Matters represented the seller in the transaction.
SAN DIEGO — Pacific Coast Commercial has arranged the sale of a retail building located at 1040 Garnet Ave. in San Diego. John & Mahin Family Trust acquired the property from John Watts for $1.2 million. The 2,600-square-foot retail property was occupied by The Ink Spot for more than 20 years. Martin Alfaro and Vince Provenzano of Pacific Coast Commercial represented the seller, while John Noble of JN Financial represented the buyer. The buyer plans to lease the property to a new tenant.
LOS ANGELES — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a retail property located at 4745 W. Washington Blvd. in Los Angeles. A private investor sold the property for $1 million. Floyd Shaheen of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the deal. The name of the buyer was not released.
LOS ANGELES, SAN DIEGO AND BAKERSFIELD, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has completed the sales of three 7-Eleven properties in separate transactions with a combined valued of $9.1 million. In Los Angeles, a private investor acquired a two-tenant retail property for $4.4 million. Built in 1977, the 4,722-square-foot property is occupied by 7-Eleven and Launderland Laundry. Jeremy McChesney of Hanley Investment represented the seller, a private investor from Los Angeles, while Michael Irvine of Bulldog Realtors represented the buyer in the 1031 exchange. In the second transaction, a Los Angeles-based family trust purchased a single-tenant 7-Eleven located in San Diego. A private investor from Los Angeles sold the 2,403-square-foot property, which was built in 1970, for $1.9 million. Allen Park of Packo Investments represented the buyer in the deal. In the third deal, McChesney represented the seller, a private investor, in the disposition of a single-tenant 7-Eleven store and gas station located in Bakersfield. A private investor from Clovis acquired the 3,000-square-foot property for $2.8 million. Sharhan Mheni of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer in the transaction.
PALMDALE, CALIF. — Faris Lee Investments has arranged the sale of two single-tenant, freestanding retail buildings in Palmdale for a combined total of $7.4 million. The newly developed properties are located within the Destination O-Eight power center, anchored by Walmart, Hobby Lobby, Kohl’s and Sam’s Club. The first asset, occupied by Planet Fitness, sold for $4.9 million, and the second building, occupied by Dollar Tree, sold for $2.5 million. Jeff Conover and Chris DePierro of Faris Lee Investments arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, HFC/PRP Palmdale LLC. A private investor from New York, represented by Aegis Real Estate, acquired the 18,000-square-foot Planet Fitness property. A Los Angeles-based family trust, represented by Cushman & Wakefield, acquired the 12,028-square-foot Dollar Tree property.
Eden Housing Starts Construction of 90-Unit Affordable Seniors Housing Community in Bay Area
by Nellie Day
FREMONT, CALIF. — Eden Housing has broken ground on Mission Court Senior Apartments, an affordable seniors housing community in the San Jose suburb of Fremont. KTGY Architecture + Planning designed the property for the nonprofit developer, which is building the community along with the City of Fremont. The 90 units are reserved for those over 62 years of age making between 30 percent and 50 percent of the area median income. The three-story building will be located in the Warm Springs area of Fremont on a 2.25-acre site near transportation, shopping and services. Mission Court Senior Apartments is part of Mission Falls, a master-planned development that includes five villages on a 23.5-acre parcel. When complete, the property will include 500 residential units and a 15,000-square-foot senior community center. Mission Court Senior Apartments is scheduled for completion in November 2018.
MONROVIA, CALIF. — Trader Joe’s, a Monrovia-based chain of neighborhood grocery stores, opened the last of its new locations for 2017. On Oct. 12, stores opened in Allston, Mass.; Kalamazoo, Mich.; and North Brunswick, N.J. Fourteen new locations opened this year, bringing the total number of Trader Joe’s stores to 474. Other new locations include: San Francisco; West Hollywood, Calif.; San Diego; Hoboken, N.J.; Las Vegas; Brooklyn, N.Y.; Somerville, Mass.; Los Angeles; Washington, D.C.; Coralville, Iowa; San Juan Capistrano, Calif.; and Jacksonville, Fla. For the past 10 years, Trader Joe’s has opened an average of 23 stores annually. Plans for 2018 locations are already underway. The first Trader Joe’s store opened in 1967 in the Los Angeles area. Since then, Trader Joe’s has expanded to more than 470 stores in 41 states.
LOS ANGELES — Northwood Investors has purchased 800 Corporate Pointe, a 245,786-square-foot office building in the Los Angeles submarket of Culver City, for $148 million. The Class A building is situated off Slauson Avenue and Bristol Parkway near State Route 90. The four-story building was developed in 2007. It was 98 percent occupied at the time of sale. The LEED Gold-certified asset houses six tenants within the financial services, media, technology and engineering industries. The acquisition includes an adjacent six-level parking structure. Nearby retail amenities include Westfield Culver City Mall, Runway at Playa Vista and downtown Culver City. “800 Corporate Pointe is one of the two newest and one of the best office buildings in this evolving Culver Pointe park,” says Kevin Shannon, president of NKF’s Capital Markets. “Culver City is drafting off the momentum from Playa Vista and is attracting similar-profile tenants seeking cool environments. The property enjoys a strong tenant roster with attractive returns augmented by its ownership of the parking structure for the adjacent building.” Shannon, along with Ken White, Rob Hannan, Michael Moll and Laura Stumm, represented the seller, Vornado Realty Trust, in this transaction. Northwood, a New York-based real estate investment and management firm, represented …
SANTA CLARITA, CALIF. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of Canyon Square Plaza, a grocery-anchored shopping center in Santa Clarita. A private high-net worth investor acquired the property for $22.5 million. A 40,751-square-foot Vallarta Supermarkets anchors the retail property. At the time of sale, the 96,927-square-foot shopping center was 96 percent occupied by 29 tenants. Dixie Walker and Charley Simpson of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, a real estate investment trust, in the deal.