SOLANA BEACH, CALIF. — Newmark Grubb Knight Frank (NGKF) has arranged the sale-leaseback of a three-building school campus located at 1010 Solana Drive in Solana Beach. LePort Real Estate LLC sold the 15,881-square-foot property to an intermediary for Builders Trust for $6.25 million. The property is fully occupied LePort Educational Institute Inc. Nick Carey, Byron Foss, Wade Tift and Brent Bohlken of NGKF represented the seller, while Commercial Asset Group represented the buyer in the transaction.
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CARLSBAD, CALIF. — Matthews Retail Advisors has brokered the sale of a retail property located at 5802 Van Allen Way in Carlsbad. A private family partnership acquired the 3,260-square-foot property from a private seller for $3.6 million. Aron Cline and Matt Coates of Matthews Retail Advisors represented the seller in the deal.
MORENO VALLEY, CALIF. — Faris Lee Investments has arranged the sale of a Rite Aid property located at 24991 Alessandro Blvd. in Moreno Valley. Karaglanov Trust acquired the asset from P&A Development for $5 million. Built in 1998 and situated on 1.66 acres, the property features 16,730 square feet of retail space. Jeff Conover of Faris Lee represented the seller, while Century 21 Golden Realty represented the buyer in the deal.
OXNARD, CALIF. — GPS Commercial Real Estate Services Inc. has arranged the long-term lease of 2,800-square-foot of retail space at 3280 Saviers Road in Oxnard. 7-Eleven will open a location at the site in three to four months. Pamela Scott of GPS Commercial Real Estate represented 7-Eleven in the deal.
Universe Holdings Receives $124.7M to Refinance Southern California Multifamily Portfolio
by Nellie Day
LOS ANGELES — Universe Holdings has received $124.7 million to refinance a seven-property multifamily portfolio in Southern California. The properties contain a total of 559 units. The refinancing program generated $15 million in proceeds for new acquisitions and asset improvement programs. Universe is targeting up to $100 million in new acquisitions this year, according to the firm’s CEO. Properties in the portfolio are the 50-unit Isles of Charm in Los Feliz; the 172-unit Nantucket Creek in Chatsworth; the 53-unit Chateau Lakeside; the 82-unit Chateau Woodley Hart in Van Nuys; the 52-unit Chateau Regent in North Hollywood; the 56-unit Chateau Spring Terrace in La Mesa; and the 94-unit Chateau Spring Hill in La Mesa. HFF’s Charles Halladay arranged the loans through HFF’s Freddie Mac Program Plus® Seller/Servicer Program and Sabal Financial’s Freddie Mac Small Balance Program.
SANTA CLARA, CALIF. — SVN | The Kase Group has arranged the $25.5 million sale of a 95,700-square-foot Home Depot property located in Santa Clara. Jacob Abusharkh of SVN | The Kase Group represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. An undisclosed all-cash buyer acquired the property. The Home Depot has less than four years remaining on its lease.
LOS ANGELES — BRC Advisors has arranged the lease of a restaurant space located at 7807 Beverly Blvd. in Los Angeles. The space is located between Fairfax and La Brea near Farmers Market and The Grove. Elan Kermani of BRC Advisors represented the landlord in the transaction.
KERMAN, CLOVIS AND FRESNO, CALIF. — Retail California has arranged the leases of three retail properties totaling 11,459 square feet in California. In the first deal, Hernwal, doing business as Deli Delicious, leased 1,329 square feet of retail space at 14053 Whitesbridge Ave. in Kerman from CFT NV Developments LLC. Lewis Smith of Retail California and Nathan Negri of Commercial Retail Associates arranged the transaction. In the second deal, Personal Express Insurance signed a lease for 1,800 square feet of retail space at 1660 Herndon Ave. in Clovis from Buchanan Crossroads LLC. Michael Arfsten of Retail California, along with Shane Anderson of Commercial Retail Associates, brokered the deal. In the final transaction, Family Dollar Inc. leased 8,330 square feet of retail space at the northeast corner of Venture Avenue and 11th Street in Fresno from FD Partners LLC. John Lee and Lewis Smith of Retail California brokered the deal.
GARDENA, CALIF. — Storm Properties Inc. has acquired Redondo Plaza, a grocery-anchored shopping center located in Gardena, roughly 16 miles south of Los Angeles. The price was not disclosed. Smart & Final anchors the fully occupied center, which is also home to tenants including Super Laundry, Crazy Rock’n Sushi, T-Mobile, Domino’s Pizza and Jackson Hewitt Tax Services. Gleb Lvovich, CJ Osbrink and Bryan Ley of HFF represented the seller, Gerrity Group, in the transaction.
ARLETA, CALIF. — Centers Business Management (CBM) has arranged the lease of 3,000 square feet of space at 9700 Woodman Ave. in Arleta. Kahen & Kahen MD Inc. leased the space from Regency for an urgent care center. CBM represented the landlord, while Alex Shabani of CBM represented the tenant in the transaction.