California

SAN BERNARDINO, CALIF. — Westcore Properties has purchased an 830,750-square-foot industrial property in San Bernardino for an undisclosed sum. The Class A, cross-dock facility is located at 6207 North Cajon Blvd. The asset features 36-foot clear height, all-concrete truck yards and secured trailer parking. Nearby corporate neighbors include Hewlett Packard, JC Penny and FedEx, among others. CBRE’s Darla Longo brokered the off-market transaction with an undisclosed seller. The firm is also marketing the space for lease.

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MILPITAS, CALIF. — Nazareth Enterprises has purchased a 180,086-square-foot flex building in Milpitas occupied by Johnson & Johnson Vision for $49.8 million. The building is located at 510 Cottonwood Drive in the Silicon Valley submarket. The property was developed in 1981. Significant renovations commenced in 2008. The property features concrete construction, solar power, four dock doors and ample parking.

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Orange County’s innovative office economy continues to be supported by healthy underlying demand drivers. Tech, financial and business services companies continue to provide a strong employment base that was not readily present during the last cycle. Major colleges and universities such as Chapman and UC Irvine provide a steady pool of job-seeking professionals. The climate, lifestyle and general quality of life also continues to attract top employment talent from across the country. Office vacancy is trending downward with rental rates increasing beyond pre-recession levels. As the health of the office market solidifies, notable developers like the Irvine Company, Trammell Crow Co. and Lincoln Property have recently commenced or completed construction on formidable office projects. These new office projects are noteworthy in that they were started on a speculative basis. This is a new trend in the market that would have been unheard of less than three years ago. This is a strong indication of the increased confidence by lenders, equity sources and developers in the Orange County office market’s recovery. Irvine Company has become the dominant source of speculative development due to considerable new development. This company was ahead of the spec curve when it built the first sizeable inventory …

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SACRAMENTO AND CHICO, CALIF. — Asset Campus Housing has been awarded management of two student housing communities in California. Properties include The Crossings, located near California State University – Sacramento; and The Post on Nord, located near California State University – Chico. Combined, the two properties add 1,402 beds to Asset Campus’ student housing portfolio. Both communities feature fully equipped computer labs and fitness centers, and offer fully furnished units in a variety of floor plans.

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BAKERSFIELD, CALIF. — CBRE in conjunction with the National Retail Partners-West (NRP-West) team has brokered the sale of Riverlakes Village, a grocery-anchored shopping center in Bakersfield. Crow Holdings Capital Real Estate sold the 92,212-square-foot property to Phillips Edison Grocery Center REIT II for an undisclosed price. At the time of sale, the center was 97 percent leased to a variety of tenants, including Vons, CVS/pharmacy, US Bank, Starbucks Coffee, Chipotle, Supercuts, Verizon Wireless, Carl’s Jr. and Bank of America. Built in 1997, RIverlakes Villages consists of six parcels totaling 9.5 acres at the southeast corner of Coffee and Hageman roads. Philip Voorhees, Preston Fetrow, Kirk Brummer, Jimmy Slusher, Megan Wood, Matt Burson, Sean Heitzler, James Tyrrell and John Read of CBRE and the NPR-West team represented the seller.

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SUSANVILLE, CALIF. — Albanese Cormier Holdings has acquired a retail community center located at 2545 Main St. in Susanville. Phillips Edison Co. sold the 79,187-square-foot property for an undisclosed price. At the time of sale, the property was 93 percent occupied by a variety of retailers, including Aaron’s, Anytime Fitness, Big 5 Sporting Goods, the California Department of Motor Vehicles, Dollar Tree, Ross Dress for Less and Verizon Wireless. Eric Wohl of Hanley Investment Group represented the buyer, while CBRE represented the seller in the deal.

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YUCCA VALLEY, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of a net-leased property located at 56845 29 Palms Highway in Yucca Valley. A Fortune 200 company sold the 19,500-square-foot property to an in-state 1031 exchange buyer for $5 million. DaVita High Desert occupies the property. Valerie Cook, Sean Sharko, Austin Weisenbeck and Cody Cannon of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the deal.

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WESTWOOD, CALIF. — Pacific Southwest Realty Services (PSRS) has closed a $3 million loan for the refinancing of a two-tenant retail center located at 1055-1059 Broxton Ave. in Westwood. The property is designated as a restaurant property. Kostas Kavayiotidis of PSRS arranged the 10-year refinancing with a long-term correspondent life company.

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PORTERVILLE, FRESNO AND LAMONT, CALIF. — Retail California has arranged three retail leases in Porterville, Fresno and Lamont totaling 14,492 square feet. In the first transaction, HFN CA Inc. leased 1,045 square feet at 600 N. Prospect Ave. in Porterville from Terry Schuler and Juan Castillo. Nick Frechou of Retail California was the agent. In Fresno, Pardeep and Ashmeer Singh leased 1,405 square feet of space at 3752 W. Shields Ave. from Sterling Real Estate Partners II. Frechou, along with Rick Amerine of Pacific Commercial Realty Advisors, arranged the transaction. In the third deal, Family Dollar leased 12,042 square feet of space from C&C Acquisition Group. Lewis Smith and John Lee of Retail California, along with Garrett Tucker of Colliers International, brokered the transaction.

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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA — Federal Realty Investment Trust has formed a joint venture with Primestor Development Inc. to acquire seven retail properties in Southern California. The shopping centers total over 1.3 million square feet. Federal Realty’s investment in the venture is approximately $345 million, which includes a $20 million commitment to complete the redevelopment of one of the centers. Primestor will continue to lease and manage the properties with oversight from Federal Realty’s investment committee. The assets are located in trade areas where demand exceeds supply, according to Federal Realty. The properties include Azalea in Southgate; Bell Gardens in Bell Gardens; La Alameda in Walnut Park; Olivo at Mission Hills in Mission Hills; Plaza del Sol in South El Monte; Plaza Pacoima in Pacoima; and Sylmar Town Center in Sylmar. Marshalls, Ross and CVS occupy space at several of the properties. Olivo at Mission Hills is currently under redevelopment and is 87 percent pre-leased. The joint venture has a 25 percent interest in La Alameda. Federal Realty owns, operates and redevelops retail properties primarily in coastal markets. The company’s portfolio includes 96 properties and approximately 22 million square feet. Los Angeles-based Primestor is a developer and owner-operator of retail properties, and …

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