WOODLAND HILLS, CALIF. — Savills Studley has brokered the sale of Warner Plaza, a 115,000-square-foot neighborhood shopping center in Woodland Hills. Plaza International, a private company that owned the asset for 41 years, sold the property to ROIC Warner Plaza LLC, an entity of Retail Opportunity Investment Corp., for $76.3 million. Located at 21841 Ventura Blvd., the property is occupied by Sprouts Farmers Market, Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Dickies BBQ and Jerry’s Famous Deli. Bill Bauman and Kyle Miller of Savills Studley arranged the off-market transaction.
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NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. — Irvine, Calif.-based The Khoshbin Company has acquired three retail properties in Newport Beach from GP’s Landing LLC for $28.9 million. Located at 2751 and 2801 Coast Highway and 2620 Avon St., the properties consist of 29,341 square feet, a marina and include two well-known landmarks — Billy’s at the Beach and The Ritz restaurant, formerly The Chart House. Alton Burgess and Travis Haining of Lee & Associates Newport Beach represented the buyer, while Brian Barson of Lee Newport Beach represented the seller in the transaction.
CHICO, CALIF. — CBRE Multifamily Capital has originated a $32.3 million loan for The Terraces Senior Living, a 138-unit independent living and assisted living community in Chico, approximately 90 miles north of Sacramento. The community is part of a master planned age-restricted community. The borrower, California-based owner/operator Westmont Living, will use the money to convert assisted living units into memory care units. The non-recourse, 10-year, fixed-rate loan includes four and a half years of interest-only payments. CBRE secured the loan through its Fannie Mae program. Andrew Behrens, vice chairman of CBRE Multifamily Institutional Group, and Aron Will, executive vice president of CBRE National Senior Housing, arranged the loan.
Strategic Retail Advisors Negotiates $8M Acquisition of 104,423 SF Retail Property in California
by Nellie Day
LA HABRA, CALIF. — Strategic Retail Advisors has negotiated the $8 million acquisition of Northgate González Markets at La Habra Towne Centre in La Habra. Situated on 9.2 acres, the 104,423-square-foot property is occupied by CVS/pharmacy, Petco and Jack in the Box. Nelson Wheeler and Blaine Bush of Strategic Retail Advisors represented the buyer, Northgate González Markets, while Jones Lang LaSalle represented the undisclosed seller.
SAN DIEGO — San Diego-based Capital Real Estate Ventures Inc., along with its joint venture partner, Orion Investment and Management Ltd. Corp., has received $29.6 million in acquisition financing for four Del Taco portfolios, totaling 22 properties, in Southern California. HFF placed the non-recourse, two-year, floating-rate loan with Wells Fargo Restaurant Finance Group for the borrower. All properties in the four portfolios feature new long-term leases with Del Taco, a fast food restaurant specializing in Mexican cuisine. The properties are located in Colton, Highland, Lake Elsinore, La Verne, Moreno Valley, Palmdale, Placentia, Perris, Rancho Cucamonga, Rialto, Riverside, Sacramento, Temecula, Thousand Palms, Torrance, Upland, Walnut, Victorville and Vista. Kevin Mackenzie and Greg Brown of HFF secured the financing for the borrower.
SAN DIEGO — Shea Properties has signed three new tenants to Mercado del Barrio, a mixed-use center located under the Coronado Bridge in San Diego’s Barrio Logan. Marciscos el Pulpo, a seafood restaurant, celebrated its grand opening on January 10; MishMash, a gourmet street-food truck and catering company, is opening its first brick-and-mortar location in the first quarter of this year; and The Gear Group, a tactical equipment retailer, is also opening this quarter. In addition to the new tenants, Fathom Crossfit is expanding its current location at the center to 6,111 square feet in mid-January. Other tenants at the property include Northgate Market, Little Caesars, T-Mobile, Asia Wok, Fade Factory, Iron Fist Brewing Co., National Laundry & Dry Cleaning, Sally Beauty and Tocumbo Ice Cream & Tortas.
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. — Santa Monica-based brokerage firm Main + Main has named Mike Clark as its executive director. Prior to joining Main + Main, Clark spent 20 years with Cushman & Wakefield. Clark will be based in the company’s San Diego office, and will specialize in shopping centers, retail strip centers and freestanding retail buildings in the San Diego area.
LOS ANGELES — Social lifestyle networking app Grindr has leased 18,000 square feet of office space at the RedBuilding inside Los Angeles’ Pacific Design Center. The building is located at 8687 Melrose Ave. in West Hollywood. Other notable tenants at the property include Clique Media, Viceroy Hotel Group and Abrams Artists Agency. Ryan Harding of Newmark Knight Grubb Frank represented Grindr in the transaction. Marc Horowitz of Cohen Brothers Realty and JLL’s Josh Wroble represented the landlord, Charles S. Cohen.
SAN DIEGO — NorthMarq Capital has arranged an $11 million bridge loan for the refinancing of an office project in San Diego. The non-recourse loan includes a future funding provision that provides the borrower with capital to complete renovations to the property, according to Steve Hollister of NorthMarq Capital’s San Diego office. Hollister arranged the three-year, interest-only financing, along with Aaron Beck.
OAKLAND, CALIF. — An unnamed buyer has purchased a 521,177-square-foot office tower in Oakland’s City Center mixed-use development for an undisclosed sum. The 24-story tower is located at 1221 City Center, at the intersection of 12th Street and Broadway. The tower’s lobby and common areas have recently undergone a $21.5 million renovation. The property also enjoys immediate access to the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART). The space is now 98 percent occupied. The seller was a joint venture between American Realty Advisors and Westcore Properties. Eastdil Secured represented the joint venture in the sale.