California

HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. — Salon Republic, which provides shared workspace and services to beauty professionals, has signed a 10-year lease for 20,000 square feet of retail space at 6370 W. Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood. The space is located within the 216,238-square-foot Dome Entertainment Center, which is Robertson Properties Group owns. Matthew Fainchtein and Carter Magnin of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord in the transaction.

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SANTA MONICA, CALIF. — Palisades Capital Partners has acquired a mixed-use property located at 631 Wilshire Blvd. in downtown Santa Monica for $33 million. Originally built in 1958, the property has undergone $4 million in upgrades since 2013, including a remodeled lobby, outdoor common areas and locally focused murals. The 40,000-square-foot office and retail property features 11,000 square feet of retail space along Wilshire Boulevard. Mike Long of CBRE and Kevin Shannon, Rob Hannan and Ken White of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank represented the sellers, PacShore Partners and GreenOak Real Estate LP, in the deal.

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LOS BANOS AND SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — Continental Partners, formerly known as Continental Funding Group, has secured $21.4 million in refinancing for two shopping centers located in Sacramento and Los Banos. J.M. Grimaldi of Continental arranged a $9.5 million loan to refinance a 149,620-square-foot retail property located at 911-963 W. Pacheco Blvd. in Los Banos; and an $11.9 million loan to refinance a 152,719-square-foot shopping center located at 5400 Date Ave. in Sacramento. The borrower was an undisclosed private real estate investor that specializes in acquiring and repositioning underperforming assets.

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LATHROP, CALIF. — Faris Lee Investments has brokered the sale of Lathrop Crossing, a multi-tenant retail property located at 15320-15346 S. Harlan Road in Lathrop. San Francisco-based Lathrop Crossing LLC sold the property to Los Gatos-based Vattadi Lathrop Crossing LLC for $5.2 million, or $319 per square foot. Built in 2008 and situated on 2.5 acres, six tenants occupy the 16,303-square-foot property, including Little Caesars Pizza, Dickey’s BBQ, Subway and In-Shape Fitness. Jeff Conover of Faris Lee represented the seller in the deal.

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LA HABRA, CALIF. — SBH Real Estate Group has purchased a retail property located at 250 N. Harbor Road in La Habra. Interhealth Corp. sold the property for $4.5 million, or $203 per square foot. The 22,297-square-foot property was vacant at the time of sale. Scott Hook and Dan Tyner of Hook Retail Advisors represented the buyer, while Greg Jones of Jones Real Estate represented the seller it the transaction.

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SAN FRANCISCO — American Realty Advisors has purchased Foundry Square III, a 291,093-square-foot office building in San Francisco’s Transbay District, for an undisclosed sum. The building is situated one block from San Francisco’s $4.5 billion Transbay Transit Center. It is fully leased to tenants like IBM, NASDAQ, Perkins Coie, Neustar and Silicon Valley Bank. Jeffrey Weber and Stephen Van Dusen of Eastdil Secured represented the seller, a development joint venture between Tishman Speyer and institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management.

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SAN DIEGO — Pinnacle International has purchased a 30,000-square-foot redevelopment site in San Diego for $14.5 million. The site is located at 1141 E St. in the East Village submarket. It contains a 25,000-square-foot industrial building. The property is zoned for multifamily residential development. Ben Tashakorian and Jessie James of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer and seller, Rodney Starkey, in this transaction.

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LOS ANGELES — An undisclosed buyer has acquired two ground lease investments at One and Two California Plaza at a public sale for more than $100 million. The leased-fee land parcels, which include six acres underneath the office property, were offered for public sale in conjunction with the liquidation of 52 assets held by CRA/LA. One California Plaza is a 42-story office tower and six-level subterranean parking garage at 300 S. Grand Ave. Notable tenants include AECOM, Skadden Arps, Morgan Lewis, Nixon Peabody and Bank of the West. Two California Plaza is a 52-story office building with a 44,000-square-foot retail plaza and a six-level subterranean parking garage at 350 S. Grand Ave. Tenants include Mayer Brown, Constellation New Energy, Merrill Lynch, Reliance Steel, Mizuho Bank, BlackRock and the Consulate General of Japan. The full CRA/LA portfolio contained a total of 52 commercial and residential properties located in Los Angeles urban infill districts like downtown Los Angeles, Hollywood and the North Hollywood Arts District. The initial disposition began July 15, 2015. The sale of CRA/LA properties represents the conclusion of a legislative mandate to terminate redevelopment agencies across California. Other primary assets involved in the public disposition included the ArcLight Hollywood Parking …

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LOS ANGELES — City National Bank has leased 300,000 square feet across 11 floors at 2Cal, a 52-story office building in downtown Los Angeles. The Class A building is located at 350 S. Grand Ave. in the Bunker Hill area. The building will be rebranded as CityNational@2Cal. The bank will also receive significant signage. The space will be renovated in 2017 to accommodate an open floorplan. The bank will occupy the floors in 2018. CIM Group owns the building.

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