SAN CLEMENTE, CALIF. — CareTrust REIT Inc. has acquired two seniors housing communities and two skilled nursing facilities in California’s Central Valley for approximately $34.4 million. The portfolio consists of 79 assisted living units and 293 skilled nursing beds, and is currently leased to affiliates of California-based Covenant Care LLC. The sellers included three related ownership groups. The names and specific locations of the communities were not disclosed. The existing leases have terms that expire in 2019, subject to two five-year extension options, and include CPI-based rent escalators. CareTrust funded the acquisition through its $400 million unsecured revolving credit facility. CareTrust is a publicly traded seniors housing and healthcare REIT based in San Clemente. It owns properties in 20 states.
YORBA LINDA, CALIF. — Thorofare Capital has funded a $15 million floating-rate commercial mortgage for a 60,740-square-foot retail property in Yorba Linda. Kevin Miller and Felix Gutnikov of Thorofare arranged the acquisition, CapEx and TI/LC facility financing for the undisclosed borrower.
LOS ANGELES — Benchmark Contractors, a subsidiary of Morley Builders, has completed the construction of Blossom Plaza, located at the intersection of Broadway and College Street in downtown Los Angeles. Situated directly north of the Gold Line’s Chinatown Station, the plaza serves as the main pathway through Blossom’s Cultural Plaza and commercial arcade. Blossom features 237 apartment units in three five-story structures with 19,000 square feet of retail space over parking for 453 cars. Forest City developed the project, which Johnson Fair and Togawa Smith Martin designed. The project is targeting LEED Gold certification.
SAN DIEGO — The ONE Group is opening its San Diego version of STK at Andaz San Diego, located at 600 F St. in downtown San Diego. Occupying the space of the long-shuttered Katsuya, the modern steakhouse/club will feature an updated design and menu options from the brand’s original STK concept. The restaurant will feature a variety of food offerings, ranging from shellfish platters and raw bar dishes to various steaks, and entertainment including nightly DJs.
COSTA MESA, Calif. — Blueprint has arranged the $25 million sale of an undisclosed 148-unit independent living community in the Orange County submarket of Costa Mesa. The community was built in 1990. The seller was a local family that acquired the community in 1995 and has operated it since. The buyer is an East Coast-based private equity firm. The community was 68 percent occupied at the time of sale. The purchase price equates to $169,000 per unit. Jacob Gehl and Gideon Orion of Blueprint were lead advisors on the transaction.
TORRANCE, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged the sale of the Artesia & Prairie Center, a triple-net-leased retail property located at 3931 and 3971 Artesia Blvd. in Torrance. A local private investor acquired the property from Makena Great American Prairie for $7.9 million. At the time of sale, the center was 100 percent leased to 12 tenants. Alex Kozakov and Patrick Wade of CBRE represented the seller, while Lee & Associates represented the buyer in the deal.
GRASS VALLEY, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged the refinancing of Hilltop Commons, an 84-unit independent living community in the Sacramento suburb of Grass Valley. The total value of the loan was not disclosed. Sacramento-based Ray Stone Inc. operates the community and is the borrower. The fixed-rate loan was secured through Fannie Mae. Aron Will of CBRE National Senior Housing and Kevin Randles of CBRE’s Debt and Structured Finance office in Sacramento arranged the financing.
YORBA LINDA, CALIF. — A Beverly Hills-based investment group has acquired Home Ranch Center, a 54,169-square-foot shopping center located in the Orange County community of Yorba Linda. The property — located roughly 35 miles outside of Los Angeles — comprises three buildings that are home to tenants including Blue Agave, Edible Arrangements, Crepe Maker, State Farm and Papa John’s. CJ Osbrink and Gleb Lvovich of HFF marketed the property on behalf of the seller, YL Friends Church.
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. — Kennedy Wilson has arranged the $16 million sale of a 23,500-square-foot retail and multifamily property located at the corner of 11th Street and Wilshire Boulevard in Santa Monica. The multifamily component of the property consists of five units. All of the property’s buildings were fully leased at the time of sale. Ed Sachse, Fred Cordova and Christine Deschaine of Kennedy Wilson represented both the buyer, 11th and Wilshire LLC, and the seller, Paragon Properties, in the transaction.
LIVERMORE, CALIF. — RedMill Capital has secured a $38.6 million construction loan that will allow it to break ground this fall on The Shoppes at Livermore, a mixed-use retail development in Livermore, approximately 40 miles east of San Francisco. American National Insurance Co. was the lender. Slated for completion in 2017, the development will feature 120,000 square feet. Terms of the financing were not disclosed.