INGLEWOOD, CALIF. — The Los Angeles Clippers and the City of Inglewood have entered into a three-year exclusive negotiating agreement (ENA) that will allow the basketball team to explore the option of building a new basketball arena within the city. The arena would also include training facilities and team offices. The Clippers will consider a 20-acre site situated south of Century Boulevard at Prairie Avenue, directly across the street from the future football stadium and entertainment district that the Kroenke Group is developing. The ENA establishes a three-year timeframe during which the Clippers will develop the details of its proposed basketball facility. The city will conduct an environmental review, including an evaluation of the proposed facility’s construction and operational impacts, after that time. The Clippers have been playing at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles since 1999. The team’s current lease will expire at the end of the 2023-2024 NBA season. Anschutz Entertainment Group owns Staples Center. The new arena would be privately funded and privately capitalized. The Clippers would be responsible for the costs to plan, entitle and develop the proposed facility, per the agreement. Within 24 hours of signing the ENA, the L.A. Clippers will pay the City of …
ANAHEIM, CALIF. — Doyle Properties has purchased an 84,928-square-foot industrial facility in Anaheim for $19.8 million. The flex facility is located at 1250 N. Tustin Ave. The property will serve as the Econolite Group’s new high-image facility. The group specializes in dynamic intelligent transportation systems and transportation management. Econolite previously occupied a former 144,000-square-foot property on La Palma Avenue. The company was in search of a new facility where it could modernize the layout and design to help attract and retain employees. The company also wanted to transition from a heavy manufacturing and sheet metal fabrication site to an engineering/high-tech one. CBRE’s Carol Trapani, Ben Seybold and Sean Ward represented Doyle Properties. Clyde Stauff of Colliers represented the seller, Blackstone Group, in this transaction.
DANA POINT, CALIF. — Faris Lee Investments has arranged the sale of La Plaza Pacifica, a retail and office property located at 34052 La Plaza Drive in Dana Point. Raintree Evergreen LLC acquired the property from Trowbridge Vaughen Vivos Trust for $6.6 million, or $463 per square foot. At the time of sale, the 14,900-square-foot property was 95 percent occupied. Jeff Conover of Faris Lee Investments represented the buyer and seller in the deal.
SAN DIEGO AND POWAY, CALIF. — Regency Centers has signed two new tenants at retail centers in San Diego and Poway. Marshalls signed a 10-year lease for 23,500 square feet of space at Point Loma Plaza, a 200,000-square-foot retail property located at 3645 Midway Drive in San Diego. Omar Hussein provided in-house representation for Regency Centers, while Don Moser of Retail Insite represented Marshalls. 7 Seas International Market signed a 15-year lease at Twin Peaks, a 210,000-square-foot community shopping center located at 14287 Pomerado Road in Poway. Both Marshalls and 7 Seas International Market are slated to open this fall.
COVINA, CALIF. — CBM has arranged a 10-year lease with Ross Stores Inc. at a community shopping center located at the intersection of Arrow Highway and Azusa Avenue in Covina. Ross Dress for Less will occupy a 26,000-square-foot former Office Depot location. El Super is a co-anchor of the shopping center. Dave O’Connell completed the transaction.
FRESNO, CLOVIS AND KERMAN, CALIF. — Retail California has arranged four retail leases totaling 5,430 square feet. In Fresno, Lori Semas, dba Allstate Insurance leased 953 square feet of retail space at 8034 N. Cedar Ave. from J&V Fresno LLC. Nick Frechou and John Lee of Retail California brokered the transaction. Also in Fresno, Fiesta Insurance leased 1,107 square feet of retail space at 3064 N. Cedar Ave. from Ducket-Wilson Development Co. Michael Arfsten of Retail California and Jon Cox of Commercial Retail Associates brokered the deal. Clovis Black Belt signed a lease for 1,620 of retail space at 840 Herndon Ave. in Clovis from DN Clovis LLC and Rich North Freeway LLC. Peter Orlando and Lewis Smith of Retail California handled the transaction. In Kerman, Metrocom MDB Inc., dba Metro PCS, leased 1,750 square feet of retail space at 15010 Whitesbridge Ave. from Kerman Shopping Plaza LLC. Nick Frechou of Retail California, along with Brett Todd and Ted Fellner of Colliers International, brokered the transaction.
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.
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.
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.
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.