DAVIS, CALIF. — HighBridge Properties has acquired a five-acre infill site in Davis for an undisclosed price. HighBridge intends to develop the site as rental housing for students at the nearby University of California, Davis. The site consists of 11 contiguous parcels along Olive Drive near the intersection of Richards Boulevard. Preliminary plans call for the construction of a mix of three- and five-story residential buildings with 120 to 140 student purpose-built rental units. The property is located within walking distance of both the UC Davis campus and the downtown business district. Sunny Gill of Habitat Investment Advisors brokered the transaction.
RANCHO SANTA FE, CALIF. — Grand Restaurant Group has signed a seven-year lease for 5,808 square feet of restaurant space at 6106 Paseo Delicias within Rancho Santa Fe Village in Rancho Santa Fe. The company plans to open Ponsaty’s, a restaurant led by Chef Patrick Ponsaty, in June at the space, which was the former Delicias site. Bill Shrader and David Maxwell of Colliers International represented the landlord, Millar Properties, while Michelle Bothof of Brush Real Estate and Financial Services represented the tenant in the transaction.
SAN DIEGO — Teledyne Instruments has signed a 10-year lease for two industrial buildings in the San Diego submarket of Scripps Ranch. The lease is for two buildings that total 124,828 square feet. The new lease allowed the measurement device provider to renew its lease at 9855 Carroll Canyon Road, while expanding into the neighboring 9970 Carroll Canyon Road. Craig Estey of Cushman and Wakefield represented Teledyne. CBRE’s Bill Dolan and Chris Pascale represented the landlord, Gateway Colorado Properties, in this transaction.
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — Newmark Realty Capital has arranged $65 million in permanent financing for a 284,000-square-foot office complex in Sacramento that serves as the headquarters for the California Highway Patrol. The facility is situated within the River District Redevelopment Area. The recently renovated property is leased to the State of California. George Mitsanas, Fritz Grim and Armen Hadjimanoukian of Newmark Realty Capital arranged the non-recourse, fixed-rate, term loan. It was placed with one of the firm’s correspondent life insurance company lenders.
SAN DIEGO — Cypress Office Properties has purchased the 114,355-square-foot Willow Creek Corporate Center in the San Diego submarket of Scripps Ranch for $19.7 million. The center is located at 10089 Willow Creek Road. Willow Creek is situated within the master-planned Scripps Ranch Business Park. It sits just east of Interstate 15, near State Routes 52, 56 and 163. The property is minutes from more than 1 million square feet of retail amenities and abundant housing options. JLL’s Bob Prendergast and Lynn LaChapelle represented the seller, LBA Realty, in this transaction.
LOS ANGELES — Stockdale Capital Partners has acquired a 140,054-square-foot medical office building in Los Angeles for an undisclosed sum. The building is located at 2100 W. 3rd St. The space was built in two phases between 1991 and 2007. It includes medical office, laboratory and general office space. Notable tenants at the property include UCLA, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, ViraCor-IBT Laboratories and the House Ear Clinic. Bob Safai, Matt Case and Brad Schlaak of Madison Partners represented the seller, a joint venture between Watt Investment Partners and Rockpoint Group, in this transaction.
ALTADENA, CALIF. — Episcopal Communities & Services (ECS) has opened the doors on MonteCedro, a 206-unit continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in the Los Angeles suburb of Altadena. Development costs were not disclosed. Perkins Eastman provided design and planning services for the eight-acre community, comprising 186 independent living apartments, 20 assisted living and memory support residences, and coordinated in-home care. The community is the first of its kind to be built in Los Angeles County in over 20 years, according to Perkins Eastman. ECS, a nonprofit operator based in nearby Pasadena, operates two other CCRCs in Southern California — The Canterbury in Rancho Palos Verdes and The Covington in Aliso Viejo. Perkins Eastman is a global design firm. The company is based in New York City, but has 15 offices around the world.
SAN CLEMENTE, CALIF. — CareTrust REIT Inc. (NASDAQ: CTRE) has expanded its revolving credit facility from $300 million to $400 million, while simultaneously entering into a new $100 million, seven-year, non-amortizing unsecured term loan. Approximately $95 million of the term loan proceeds were used to pay off and terminate CareTrust’s existing secured mortgage indebtedness under its 2006 credit agreement with General Electric Capital Corporation. The lower interest rate resulting from the refinancing is expected to generate approximately $1.3 million in annual savings. CareTrust REIT Inc. is a publicly traded seniors housing and healthcare REIT based in San Clemente.
REDLANDS, CALIF. — Majestic Realty Co. has signed four new tenants at Mountain Grove, a 67-acre shopping center in Redlands. Jeff Stanley of Lee & Associates represented Farmer Boys in the lease of 2,502 square feet of restaurant space; Justin Schultz of CBRE represented Nike Inc. in the lease of 25,000 square feet of retail space; and Robert Brady of Voit Real Estate represented Waba Grill in a deal for 1,495 square feet of restaurant space. Additionally, JoJo’s Grill A Dog inked a deal for 1,209 square feet of restaurant space at the shopping center. John Hunter and Tom Cozzolino provided in-house representation for the landlord, Majestic, in the transactions.
VENICE, CALIF. — Yellow Fever, an Asian-inspired fast casual restaurant, has leased retail space at 2570 Lincoln Blvd. within the Plaza Marina in Venice. The 1,500-square-foot space marks the restaurant’s second location and its entry into the Los Angeles market. The restaurant features customizable Asian-inspired bowls. Michael Pakravan and Ed Sachse of Kennedy Wilson represented the tenant and the landlord, Quiet Lion 7 LP, in the transaction.