IRVINE, CALIF. — Mazda North American Operations has announced its plans to relocate its headquarters to a new facility in Irvine, less than a mile from its current location. The 10-year lease will allow Mazda to occupy 102,000 square feet, or five floors, within the 21-story building. The new space is located at 200 Spectrum Center Drive. Mazda will also have exclusive naming rights atop the building. The car maker will occupy half of the lobby, which will include vehicle displays. Mazda has been based at 7755 Irvine Center Drive for nearly 30 years. The new space is owned by the Irvine Company. It was designed by Pei Cobb Freed & Partners.
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MARINA, DEL REY, CALIF. — TCA Architects has unveiled the multifamily component of Neptune Marina, a waterfront development that will include a new marina and boater facilities in Marina Del Rey. The 526 units will feature a mid-century modern design. The project will include elevated courtyards only accessible to residents, as well as lobbies and boater facilities on the public edges to supplement the surrounding promenades. Neptune Marina is already under construction, and is scheduled for completion in 2018.
American Healthcare Investors Hires Former Brookdale Regional President Christopher Belford
by Nellie Day
IRVINE, CALIF. — American Healthcare Investors, an Irvine-based investment firm specializing in the acquisition and management of healthcare-related properties, has hired Christopher Belford as executive vice president, asset management. Belford joins American Healthcare Investors from Brookdale Senior Living, the largest owner and operator of seniors housing communities in the United States, where he served as the president of the western division. While with Brookdale, Belford managed 269 senior living and retirement communities, representing 24,400 units and over 14,000 employees in 11 Western states. In his new role, Belford will oversee all seniors housing, skilled nursing and hospital properties within American Healthcare Investor’s $8 billion portfolio of assets under management. Christopher Rooney, who holds the same title as Belford, will continue to oversee all medical office buildings within the portfolio. Prior to Brookdale, Belford worked as senior vice president of operations for Emeritus Assisted Living from January 2001 until its merger with Brookdale in July 2014. With Emeritus, he was responsible for the operation of 270 communities in 18 states across the Western U.S. He also previously served in executive capacities with BPM Assisted Living/Regent Assisted Living and ERA Care Inc., where he began his healthcare career in 1991. Belford received …
LOS ANGELES — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $22.1 million refinancing for The Meadows, a 690-unit apartment complex in the Los Angeles submarket of Culver City. The community is located at 6100-6500 Green Valley Circle. The loan features a 10-year term with three years of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule. Jeffrey Weidell, Nathan Prouty and Andrew Slaton of NorthMarq Capital’s San Francisco office arranged the financing through the firm’s correspondent relationship with a life insurance company.
MONROVIA, CALIF. — A private investor has purchased a 53-unit apartment building in Monrovia for $12.2 million. The community is located at 1219 S. Alta Vista Ave. It was built in 1971. Warren Berzack and Stephen Geiger of Berzack Investment Property Advisors Group of Lee & Associates-LA North/Ventura represented both the buyer and seller, another private investor, in the transaction.
SANTA ANA, CALIF. — Nova Academy Children’s Foundation has purchased a 38,000-square-foot office building in Santa Ana for $8 million. The building is located at 500 W. Santa Ana Blvd. The foundation will use this property as a flagship charter high school. Brian Corrigan of Voit Real Estate Services’ Anaheim executed the sale.
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIF. — Passco Companies LLC has acquired Day Creek Village, a 25,002-square-foot shopping center located in Rancho Cucamonga, for $15.8 million. Tenants at the fully occupied center include Starbucks Coffee, Wells Fargo, Super Cuts, Subway and Orange Theory Fitness. Ralph’s grocery store shadow-anchors the property. CJ Osbrink and Gleb Lvovich of HFF represented Passco and the seller, Day Creek Village LLC, in the off-market transaction.
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.
ALAMO, CALIF. — Donahue Schriber Realty Group has acquired Alamo Plaza, a 195,147-square-foot shopping center located in Alamo, from Investco Advisors Inc. for an undisclosed price. Safeway anchors the center, which is also home to tenants including Rite-Aid, 24 Hour Fitness, Richards Arts and Crafts, Peet’s Coffee & Tea and Panera Bread.
ELK GROVE, CALIF. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $4.2 million refinancing for Laguna Palms, a retail property located at 9105 Bruceville Road in Elk Grove. The 15-year loan features a 25-year amortization schedule. Tenants at the 23,869-square-foot property include U.S. Post Office and Goodwill. Blake Melstrom of NorthMarq Capital’s Los Angeles office secured the financing for the undisclosed borrower.