BAKERSFIELD, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the $2.7 million sale of a 1,850-square-foot Starbucks Coffee location in Bakersfield. Bill Asher and Jeff Lefko of Hanley represented the seller, Evergreen Development. Joe Bolognese of Major Properties Real Estate represented the buyer, a Los Angeles-based private investor.
SOLANA BEACH, CALIF. — RAF Pacifica Group has acquired a 40,000-square-foot land parcel in Solana Beach, formerly the site of Cedros Gardens, and plans to develop a 26,000-square-foot mixed-use project including restaurants, ground-floor retail, office and multifamily space. The land is fully entitled for development and is located in the Cedros Design District. The planned development will include 3,200 square feet of restaurant space, 5,000 square feet of ground-floor retail, 8,000 square feet of office space and eight multifamily units. RAF will break ground on the Cedros Avenue project this year, with an estimated completion date in 2018. RAF Pacifica Group acquired the property for $5.5 million from a private owner.
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIF. — Savills Studley has negotiated the sale of the Terraces, a 172,913-square-foot regional shopping center in Rancho Palos Verdes. A subsidiary of Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. (ROIC), a publically traded REIT, purchased the property for an undisclosed price. Terraces Subsidiary LLC, a joint venture of Combined Properties and Saban Capital Group Inc., was the seller. Built in 1959 and renovated in 1988, 2008 and 2016, The Terraces is located at 28821-28901 S. Western Ave., with frontage along the Western Avenue Retail Corridor. The center is 89 percent leased to tenants including Trader Joe’s, Marshalls, LA Fitness and Starlight Cinemas. Savills Studley’s Bill Bauman and Kyle Miller handled the transaction negotiations. Bauman and Miller also represented the seller of the center in 2013.
SAN BERNARDINO, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has arranged the $3.2 million sale of a 7-Eleven-anchored retail center at 1935 S. Waterman Ave. in San Bernardino. The property was sold in an all-cash 1031 tax-deferred exchange. Progressive’s Greg Bedell and Pablo Velasco represented the buyer, a private investor. Built in 2012, the 4,208-square-foot center features a 7-Eleven with 10 years remaining on its lease term, a Chase ATM and a vacant shop space.
CARLSBAD, CALIF. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $26.5 million sale of a retail site in the San Diego suburb of Carlsbad. Shea Properties LLC/Shea Homes San Diego LP acquired the 17.7-acre undeveloped land tract in the city’s Bressi Ranch area and plans to construct a mixed-use development. The property consists of lots 29 through 32 in Bressi Ranch. Aric Starck and Dennis Visser of Cushman & Wakefield’s Carlsbad office represented the buyer and seller in the transaction. The development will consist of 125 luxury condominiums, a food market, drive-through drug store and other retail shops along Palomar Airport Road. The retail center will feature a Main Street-like entry leading to shops, services and restaurants. It will be accented by patios, plazas, terraces and courtyards.
ROLLING HILLS ESTATES, CALIF. — An 18-month redevelopment has been completed at Peninsula Shopping Center in Rolling Hills Estates. The parties involved in the redevelopment were not disclosed. In addition, new stores have opened at the center including Orchard Supply Hardware (OSH), Petco, Ulta Beauty, The Bar Method, AT&T, Verizon, The Habit Burger Grill and Chipotle. Mod Pizza will open this summer. The redevelopment increased the center’s size by 16,579 square feet, which included the addition of three new retail/restaurant pads. The changes also included demolishing the existing pedestrian colonnade and constructing a drive aisle in its place, reconfiguring parking and circulation facilities, creating new junior anchor spaces and improving sidewalks.
LOS ANGELES — Oakwood Worldwide has opened the 201-unit Oakwood Olympic & Olive apartment complex in downtown Los Angeles. The newly constructed corporate housing asset is located at 1001 S. Olive St. The mid-rise property features a sky lounge, downtown views from the pool deck and townhomes with front-door stoops along Olive Street. It offers furnished and unfurnished apartment options ranging from studio to two-bedroom layouts with open-concept living areas. The units feature quartz countertops, glass-tile backsplashes, stainless steel appliances, gas ranges, 10-foot ceilings and in-unit washers and dryers. Oakwood Olympic & Olive is Oakwood Worldwide’s third branded property in Los Angeles. Oakwood’s parent company is Mapletree Investments.
NORTHRIDGE, CALIF. — 8351 Amigo Apartments LLC has acquired a nine-unit apartment building in Northridge for $1.9 million. The community is located at 8351 Amigo Ave. It was built in 1962. The property contains one- and two-bedroom units. Clyde Isaacson of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer. The seller was not disclosed.
LOS ANGELES — CenterPoint Properties has purchased 1 million square feet of contiguous transload facilities in Los Angeles. The price was undisclosed, though the company noted it purchased the asset “below replacement cost.” The property sits on 44.5 acres with easy access to a large population, nearby ports and major highways. CenterPoint plans to reposition and stabilize the asset to capture growing industrial demand.
LOS ANGELES — An e-commerce company has leased 295,267 square feet of infill logistics space at the Goodman Logistics Center in the Los Angeles submarket of Santa Fe Springs. The facility is situated less than two miles from I-5 and I-605. It is 22 miles from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and 15 miles from downtown Los Angeles. The online supplier of automotive parts signed a seven-year lease on the first of three logistics facilities currently under construction. It is scheduled to take occupancy this summer. The remaining two facilities will be completed by the end of the year. The Goodman Group is developing the property.