PLEASANTON, CALIF. — Cornerstone Affiliates, the parent company of major West Coast nonprofit seniors housing operators ABHOW and be.group, will merge all its brands under one new name, HumanGood. The announcement was made at the company’s 2017 annual meeting in Santa Clara. Other brands under Cornerstone’s umbrella include Beacon Communities and Seniority Inc., though Senior Quality Lifestyles Corp. announced in November 2016 that it plans to purchase the Seniority Inc. brand. ABHOW and be.group merged in May 2016, forming Cornerstone Affiliates as a result, but continued to operate under independent brands. The merged company created the largest nonprofit seniors housing operator in California. At the time of the merger announcement, the companies totaled a combined 9,800 residents in 83 communities across California, Arizona, Nevada, Washington and Oklahoma. The name change will occur on June 1.
After a decade of scarce industrial development in San Diego County, 2016 marked its strong return. About 1.3 million square feet of industrial/R&D space was completed, which is more than what was delivered between 2013 and 2015 combined. This year is expected to be an even more active year for industrial/R&D speculative and build-to-suit development with an additional 1.4 million square feet currently under construction. North County San Diego has become the concentrated hotspot for both speculative and build-to-suit industrial development. Nearly two-thirds of all new industrial/R&D development completed in 2016 was in North County, including about 233,227 square feet of speculative construction. This new wave of development was triggered by 16 consecutive quarters of rental rate increases and last year’s record-low vacancy rate of 4.7 percent for combined industrial/R&D properties countywide. Average asking rental rates are increasing quicker in North County than anywhere else in San Diego. North County’s average asking rental rates have increased by 5.9 percent since the end of 2015, whereas the countywide rate increased by only 3 percent in the same period. Vacancy will likely fluctuate between 4 percent and 5 percent throughout 2017 as net absorption keeps pace with new construction. Many organizations are …
LOS ANGELES — V.C.I. Corp. has sold a 157,225-square-foot office property in the Los Angeles submarket of El Segundo for $52 million. The buyer was not named. The Class A asset is located at 2300 E. Imperial Ave. The property was vacant at the time of sale. The building was originally constructed in 1964 and renovated in 2000 with new common areas and parking structure. Chris Sinfield and Tom Sheets of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction.
RANCHO DOMINGUEZ, CALIF. — Ring Power Corp. has leased a 70,640-square-foot industrial building in Rancho Dominguez. The facility is located at 18700 Laurel Park. The five-year lease is valued at $3.1 million. The new facility will allow the company to expand its California regional center. Ring is one of the largest Caterpillar dealers in the Southeast. Todd Taugner, Frank Schulz and David Prior of Klabin Co. represented the landlord, TA Associates, in this transaction.
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — BroadSoft has leased 33,000 square feet of office space at the Santana Row mixed-use development in San Jose. The space is located at 3055 Olin Ave. BroadSoft hopes to occupy the new space in mid-2017. The developer, Federal Realty, already commenced construction on 700 Santana Row, an additional 284,000-square-foot office building. It will be ready for tenant build-out in the third quarter of 2018. Todd Shaffer and Tracey Solari of Newmark Cornish & Carey serve as the property’s office leasing agents.
ARCADIA, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of Arcadia Gateway Center, a retail, medical and office property located at 300-450 E. Huntington Drive in Arcadia. JLJ (USA) Investment acquired the property for $62 million. Situated on 7.9 acres, the five-building complex features 156,046 square feet of retail, office and medical space. At the time of sale, the 43,587-square-foot retail portion was 91 percent leased, the 48,455-square-foot medical office building and the 64,013-square-foot office building were 100 percent. The complex also features two freestanding restaurant pads leased to BJ’S Restaurant and Brewhouse and Olive Garden. Ed Hanley, Pat Kent and Corey Olson of Hanley represented the sellers, Arcadia Gateway Centre Delaware Partners and Post Exchange, while Henry Hong of Lee & Associates represented the buyer in the deal.
CHULA VISTA, CALIF. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $38 million refinancing for a 374,645-square-foot retail property in Chula Vista. Mike Dobbins of NorthMarq secured the 15-year loan, which features a 25-year amortization schedule, for the undisclosed borrower.
CONCORD, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a formerly net-leased Sizzler restaurant property located at 1353 Willow Pass Road in Concord. A private investor sold the property to an undisclosed buyer for $3.3 million. Constructed in 1977, the 5,901-square-foot building was vacant at the close of escrow. The site’s corner lot also features 70 parking space. David Ching of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the transaction.
SAN DIEGO — Location Matters has arranged the acquisition of an urban retail building located at 4081-4087 30th St. in San Diego’s North Park neighborhood. George McKeever purchased the property from Cheryl Keller, for $1.3 million. The 2,516-square-foot building features four retail units. Limor Spilky and Marc Karren of Location Matters represented the buyer, while Jac Sachs of Ascent Commercial represented the seller in the deal.
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — Armstrong Development Properties has announced the opening of Raley’s Supermarket at Fair Oaks Plaza, located at the northwest corner of Fair Oaks Boulevard and Howe Avenue in Sacramento. Slated to open in April, Raley’s Supermarket and Starbucks will join the retailers at the new center, which commenced construction in 2015. Upon completion, the property will be home to a variety of tenants, including Grub Burger Bar, KB Nails and CVS/pharmacy.