GLENDORA, CALIF. — Champion Real Estate Co. has acquired a grocery-anchored neighborhood retail center in Glendora for an undisclosed price. Located at 655 S. Grand Ave., the existing 85,615-square-foot property is a vacant grocery building. Champion plans to reconfigure and reposition the property as a smaller 70,500-square-foot, grocery-anchored neighborhood shopping center that will include several national credit tenants. Additionally, the center will include two retail pads in the existing parking field, plus additional supporting retail to expand the tenant base and meet community needs. The name of the seller was not released.
VICTORVILLE, CALIF. — Faris Lee Investments has arranged the sale of a freestanding, single-tenant property located at 13615 Bear Valley Road in Victorville. Newport Beach, Calif.-based Giavictor Investments acquired the 8,930-square-foot property from OPT Bear Valley VV for $4.6 million. Built in 2008, KinderCare Learning Centers occupies the property. Shaun Riley of Faris Lee Investments represented the seller, while Diana Kaplan of ReMax FH Commercial represented the buyer in the deal.
LOS ANGELES AND SAN DIEGO — Savills Studley has arranged the sale of a pair of shopping centers in Southern California for a combined sales price of $352 million. In the first transaction, ROIC California purchased North Ranch Shopping Center, a 146,625-square-foot neighborhood shopping center in the Los Angeles submarket of Westlake Village, for $122.8 million. Ralphs Fresh Fare, Rite Aid, Trader Joes and Petco anchor North Ranch. It is located at 3815-3963 Thousand Oaks Blvd., one block from the 101 Freeway. In the second transaction, Stockbridge Capital Group purchased Mira Mesa Marketplace, a 487,807-square-foot regional shopping center in San Diego, for $229 million. Smart & Final Extra, CVS, Home Depot, Edwards Theatre, Ross, Old Navy and Barnes & Noble anchor Mira Mesa. It is located off Interstate 15 on Mira Mesa Boulevard. Bill Bauman and Kyle Miller of Savills Studley’s National Retail Services Group represented the unidentified seller of the two properties. ROIC California is an entity of the Retail Opportunity Investment Corp., a publicly traded REIT. Stockbridge Capital Group is a real estate investment firm headquartered in San Francisco. — Nellie Day
ONTARIO, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged a $7 million refinancing for Ontario Village, a shopping center located in Ontario. The loan was structured with a five-year term amortized over 25 years with an adjustable interest rate of 4.75 percent. The 97,384-square-foot property is 75 percent occupied. Sharone Sabar of Marcus & Millichap’s Encino, Calif., office secured the debt placement for the undisclosed borrower.
LOS ANGELES — Shammas Group is developing a new Toyota dealership at the corner of Figueroa Street and Washington Boulevard in downtown Los Angeles. The four-story, 290,000-square-foot facility will feature a 22,600-square-foot, two-story showroom with a vehicle display, a 40-bay below-grade service department, and a wholesale and retail parts boutique. The project is slated for completion in fall 2017. Trammell Crow Co. is developing the building, PDS Architects is serving as project architect, ConAm Building Co. is serving as the contractor and Ware Malcom is overseeing interior design and tenant improvement.
VALENCIA, CALIF. — NAI Capital has arranged the $3.6 million sale of a Red Lobster property located at 27524 The Old Road in Valencia. Simonian Family 2008 Trust acquired the 9,487-square-foot property as a single-tenant, net-leased, fee-interest investment from Marquis Valley View LLC. Situated on 1.1 acres, Red Lobster has occupied the property since 1986. Yair Haimoff, Randy Cude and Steve Body of NAI Capital represented the seller in the transaction.
ROLLING HILLS ESTATES, CALIF. — Two restaurants have joined Peninsula Shopping Center at 67 Peninsula Center in Rolling Hills Estates. Habit Burger Grill and Chipotle Mexican Grill both opened 2,500-square-foot restaurants across from the Pavilions. The fast-casual chain Habit Burger Grill focuses on its signature Charburgers, salads, sandwiches, shakes and french fries. Chipotle Mexican Grill specializes in Mission burritos, tacos, bowls and salads. Peninsula Shopping Center features more than 45 stores and eateries.
GLENDALE, ARIZ. — Lee & Associates has arranged the $8.7 million sale of North Canyon Ranch, a 70,428-square-foot, Goodwill-anchored shopping center located in Glendale. Pat Dempsey and Jan Fincham of Lee & Associates represented the seller, PLC Pinnacle Peak LLC, in the transaction. First Ave/Wetmore Office Plaza LLC acquired the property through a 1031 exchange.
BURLINGAME, CALIF. — A joint venture between New York Life Real Estate Investors and Harvest Properties has acquired One Bay Plaza, a 196,139-square-foot office property in Burlingame, for a reported $53.4 million. The Class A plaza is located at 1350 Bayshore Highway. The nine-story building has frontage along the San Francisco Bay with unobstructed water views. It also has an on-site café, fitness center and access to waterfront jogging trails. The property is among the newest vintage buildings in the submarket. The seller was Hudson Pacific.
LOS ANGELES — Berkshire Group has acquired the 438-unit One Santa Fe apartment complex in Los Angeles for an undisclosed sum. The community is located at 214 S. Santa Fe Ave. in downtown’s Arts District. One Santa Fe also contains more than 80,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial and retail space. The property spans about a quarter mile over four city blocks. It features two buildings situated around the retail paseo. Berkshire Communities, the property management division of Berkshire Group, will manage the space.