VISTA, CALIF. — Lee & Associates has arranged the lease of 5,700 square feet of retail space at 3186 Vista Way in Vista. 5.11 Tactical, a supplier of tactical apparel and gear, will occupy the space, which was formerly occupied by Hooters. The lease is valued at $1.4 million. Randall Dalby, Rusty Williams and Chris Roth of Lee & Associates – North San Diego County represented the landlord, 3186 Vista Way LP, while James Arthur of CBC Advisors represented the tenant in the deal.
SAN DIEGO — Avid Center has purchased a 92,463-square-foot office building in San Diego for $30.1 million. The building is located at 9797 Aero Drive. The space recently underwent a $5 million repositioning. It is currently leased to Berkley Insurance and Vital Decisions. John Jarvis of Hughes Marino represented Avid, while Derek Hulse of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Bixby Land Co.
SAN FRANCISCO — A partnership between Blatteis & Schnur and Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing has acquired the 250,000-square-foot Macy’s Men’s Store located on Union Square in San Francisco for $250 million. The joint venture will redevelop the eight-story property, located at 120 Stockton St., into a mixed-use, retail-driven center. Anticipated uses for the development include flagship retail, art galleries, artisanal food, upscale restaurants and creative office space. A rooftop amenity is also being considered for the project, scheduled to open in 2021. Macy’s Men’s Store will remain as a tenant while the design, renovation and leasing of the new development progresses. Eastdil Secured acted as advisor to Macy’s Inc. in the transaction.
LONG BEACH, CALIF. — ValueRock Realty Partners has purchased a 76,939-square-foot office building in Long Beach for $24 million. The coastal infill property, known as Congressional Place, is located at 6700 E. Pacific Coast Highway. Congressional Place is fully leased to Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo and others. It was built in 1983. The seller was Colton Cos. The acquisition is part of a 1031 exchange for ValueRock.
FOSTER CITY, CALIF. — Atria Senior Living has opened Atria at Foster Square, a 155-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in Foster City, located between San Francisco and San Jose. The six-story building totals 190,000 square feet. Atria is seeking LEED Silver certification for the community. The property is part of a larger multi-building development that includes additional housing and retail space aimed at seniors. Architecture firm Perkins Eastman designed the property, which San Francisco-based Webcor Builders constructed. Based in Louisville, Ky., Atria Senior Living is the eighth largest operator of seniors housing properties in the United States, according to 2016 numbers by the American Seniors Housing Association. The company totals 196 communities in 27 states and seven Canadian provinces, serving more than 21,000 residents.
LOS ANGELES — A joint venture between Canyon Catalyst Fund and Pacshore Partners has sold its 212,700-square-foot West Los Angeles office portfolio for an undisclosed sum. The portfolio contains three properties, including 22619 Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, and 12901 W. Jefferson Blvd. and 5340 Alla Road, which are both located in Playa Vista. The JV acquired the three properties between July 2013 and March 2015. The sale is the partnership’s first disposition of investments within the Canyon Catalyst Fund, which Canyon Partners Real Estate manages on behalf of CalPERS.
SAN FRANCISCO — Build Group Inc., a general contracting firm in the San Francisco Bay Area, has purchased the assets of San Jose Construction Co. Inc. and assumed responsibility for completing current and future San Jose Construction projects. Build Group has also integrated all of the acquired company’s employees into its organization. Under terms of the agreement, Build Group will operate Build SJC, a new division of Build Group Inc., in the existing San Jose Construction corporate office located in Santa Clara, Calif. Over more than 60 years, San Jose Construction has built a diversified portfolio of projects including hospitality and retail commercial centers throughout the Bay Area, as well as Sacramento and Monterey counties. Build Group Inc. was founded in 2007. With annual contracts approaching $1 billion, the San Francisco-based general contractor specializes in commercial office space, hospitality, public works, residential and mixed-use projects.
BAKERSFIELD, CALIF. — A joint venture between C & C Properties Inc. and MarkChris Investments has announced the redevelopment of East Hills Mall in Bakersfield, roughly 110 miles north of Los Angeles. The 414,000-square-foot enclosed regional mall will be transformed into a 350,000-square-foot, open-air lifestyle center. A state-of-the-art movie theater will anchor the development, which is set to feature a collection of restaurants, retail and entertainment space. Renovations will include the addition of a large outdoor plaza, water fountain, and seating and landscaping around the movie theater complex. Development plans also include the addition of several buildings along Mall View Road for shops, restaurants and services. The buyers acquired the mall from a joint venture between Retail Equities LLC and El Corte Ingles in late December 2016. Duane Keathley, Vince Roche and Josh Sherley of Cushman & Wakefield | Pacific Commercial Realty Advisors represented both the buyer and seller in that transaction, and have been retained by the new ownership to lease the redeveloped center. Construction is expected to begin this year, with completion scheduled for fall 2018. — Katie Sloan
A steady supply of job opportunities and the growing population in the Inland Empire are supporting household formation, raising demand for housing and bolstering the performance of the area’s multifamily property market. Nearly 22,420 households were formed in the Inland Empire over the past four quarters that ended in September, while 48,500 individuals were added to the local population. By year’s end, area employers will have expanded the workforce by 2.2 percent with the addition of 30,000 positions. Hiring this year was driven by the government sector, which climbed 4 percent, or by more than 9,400 workers during the past 12 months that ended Sept. 30. The trade, transportation and utilities sectors also performed well, contributing 8,950 jobs over the same period. These strong hiring trends resulted in the unemployment rate falling 20 basis points to 6.2 percent — nearing the pre-recession five-year average of 5.7 percent — over the year-long period that ended in the third quarter of 2016. The Inland Empire’s growth and solid economic fundamentals are key factors behind the observable rise in construction activity we’ve witnessed this year. Apartment construction is booming, and builders are expected to more than double the units that were brought into …
REDLANDS, CALIF. — UCR has announced plans to develop the 340-unit the Crossings at Redlands apartment community. The luxury development will be situated at the northeast corner of Lugonia Avenue and Nevada Street in Redlands. It will be positioned directly adjacent to the 306-unit Circa2020 complex. Construction will commence on the Crossings at Redlands this spring. The move-in phase will begin in early 2018. The community will offer layouts ranging from studios to home-style carriage units. First RC Corp. will build the community, which Miller Architectural Corp. designed.
