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HFF Arranges $125M Refinancing for Plaza El Segundo in Metro Los Angeles

by Nellie Day June 15, 2017

EL SEGUNDO, CALIF. — HFF has arranged a $125 million refinancing for Plaza El Segundo, a 380,558-square-foot shopping center located roughly 20 miles outside Los Angeles in El Segundo. The center is 97 percent leased and comprises 13 buildings in three shopping districts: The Plaza, The Collection and The Edge. Tenants at the center include Whole Foods Market, Dick’s Sporting Goods, lululemon athletica, Anthropologie and Salt Creek Grill. Kevin MacKenzie and Matthew Stewart of HFF worked on behalf of the borrower, Federal Realty, to secure the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through PGIM Real Estate Finance.

June 15, 2017

California Retail Western

BCBG Considers Sale of All Assets to Marquee, Global Brands

by Nellie Day June 15, 2017

LOS ANGELES — BCBG Max Azria Group LLC (BCBG) and some of its affiliates have agreed on a comprehensive restructuring that will consider the sale of substantially all the assets of the company to Marquee Brands LLC and Global Brands Group Holding Limited through a Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan. Consummation of the transactions with Marquee and Global Brands is expected to immediately follow approval by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York with an expected closing date no later than July 31. According to BCBG, Marquee and Global Brands intend to continue to operate a substantial majority of BCBG’s core businesses. Marquee will acquire the intellectual property associated with the BCBG brand and Global Brands will acquire certain of the assets associated with the operation of the BCBG business. Global Brands will operate the wholesale operations, select retail stores and e-commerce platform of the BCBG brands. Founded in 1989, BCBG Max Azria Group is a label sold online, in freestanding boutiques and partner shops at top department stores across the globe. Marquee Brands is a brand acquisition, licensing and development company. Global Brands Group Holding Limited is a branded apparel, footwear and fashion accessories companies.

June 15, 2017

California Office Western

USC-Leased Office Building in San Diego Sells for $12.5M

by Nellie Day June 15, 2017

SAN DIEGO — A high-net-worth individual has acquired a 40,000-square-foot office building that is fully leased to the University of Southern California (USC) for $12.5 million. The building is located at 9860 Mesa Rim Road. USC’s Alzheimer’s Therapeutic Research Institute, which is a part of the Keck School of Medicine, occupies the property. It was built in 2000. The 1031 exchange buyer plans to keep the property as a long-term investment. CBRE’s Matt Pourcho, Gary Stache, Anthony DeLorenzo and Mark Shaffer represented the seller, Washington Capital Management, in this transaction.

June 15, 2017

California Multifamily Seniors Housing Western

ABHOW to Open $100M CCRC Expansion in Bay Area

by Nellie Day June 14, 2017

LOS ALTOS, CALIF. — ABHOW will cut the ribbon next week on a $100 million expansion at The Terraces at Los Altos, a continuing care retirement community in Los Altos, which is located between San Jose and San Francisco. The project, which was executed in multiple phases, most recently added 81 new apartments, a fitness center and spa, dining venues, library and movie theater. The first phase, completed in 2014, added 30 skilled nursing suites and 16 memory support suites. The second phase added 30 assisted living residences. ABHOW both owns and operates the community. Next month the company will merge with fellow West Coast nonprofit operator be.group and rebrand as HumanGood.

June 14, 2017

California Multifamily Student Housing Western

Bernards Breaks Ground on Residence Hall at University of La Verne

by Nellie Day June 14, 2017

LA VERNE, CALIF. — Commercial builder Bernards has broken ground on a 114,970-square-foot residence and dining hall at the University of La Verne in California. Designed by Steinberg Architects, the development will consist of 396 beds, an 18,700-square-foot dining hall, lounge and study spaces, and outdoor patios. The residence hall is the first development within the university’s recently approved Facilities & Technology Master Plan, and will be completed in August 2018.

June 14, 2017

California Multifamily Student Housing Western

Hensel Phelps, Mithun to Break Ground on $98M Expansion at UC Irvine

by Nellie Day June 13, 2017

IRVINE, CALIF. — The design-build team of Hensel Phelps and Mithun is set to break ground on a $98 million redevelopment project at the University of California – Irvine. The 215,000-square-foot development — titled the UCI Middle Earth Expansion — will be completed in two phases. The first phase will include the demolition of Brandywine Commons and Brandywine Student Center to be replaced by a new student housing building. The second phase of development will include the renovation of Pippin Commons. The new project, in total, will house roughly 494 students in two five-story residential towers and include a new dining facility, classrooms and amenity space. The new student housing is set to open for occupancy in August 2019.

June 13, 2017

California Loans Office Western

ZMI Real Estate Receives $16M Loan for Flex, Office Campus in Carlsbad

by Nellie Day June 13, 2017

CARLSBAD, CALIF. — ZMI Real Estate has received a $16 million loan to refinance the 145,759-square-foot Carlsbad Commerce Center. The center is located at 2185-2237 Faraday Ave. It contains a mixture of office, creative office and flex units. The campus was built between 1984 and 1986. It was renovated in 2004. The campus is currently 91.3 percent leased to tenants like Advanced Brain Monitoring, SabreSciences and GIMDx. CBRE’s Mark McGovern, Scott Peterson and Brian Cruz secured the five-year loan through Aetna Life Insurance Company. It will pay off the existing mortgage, which was coming due in September.

June 13, 2017

California Industrial Western

Goldman Sachs Buys 161,610 SF Distribution Building in Los Angeles

by Nellie Day June 12, 2017

LOS ANGELES — Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) Private Real Estate has purchased a 161,610-square-foot distribution center in the Mid Counties submarket of Los Angeles for an undisclosed sum. The Class A facility is located at 12252 Whittier Blvd. The property is fully leased to one tenant. John Repstad and Mark Repstad of Realty Advisory Group represented both the buyer and seller, Terreno Realty Corp., in this transaction.

June 12, 2017

California Office Western

Harbor Group International Purchases Torre Plaza in Cupertino for $66.2M

by Nellie Day June 12, 2017

CUPERTINO, CALIF. — Harbor Group International (HGI) has purchased Torre Plaza, an 88,580-square-foot office complex in Cupertino, for $66.2 million. The Class A property is situated near the 280 and 85 freeways. It is fully leased. This is HGI’s second Cupertino acquisition in the past five months.

June 12, 2017

California Multifamily Seniors Housing Western

Morningside Opens $1.6M Outdoor Amenity Expansion in Fullerton

by Nellie Day June 12, 2017

FULLERTON, CALIF. — Morningside, a seniors housing community in the Orange County city of Fullerton, has completed a $1.6 million expansion of its outdoor amenities. Morningside added a pitch-and-putt golf course and a pickleball court on 4 acres of vacant land. The project included a $100,000 habitat restoration project through the California Department of Fish and Game and the Army Corps of Engineers. This is the most recent of several expansion and renovation projects at the community. The dining and kitchen areas were recently renovated, and the wellness center was expanded to include a spa and fitness area. The community room also underwent a $2 million redevelopment.

June 12, 2017

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