SAN RAMON, CALIF. — DivcoWest has purchased Plaza San Ramon, a 312,000-square-foot office complex in the Silicon Valley submarket of San Ramon, for an undisclosed sum. The Class B complex is located at 2000-2010 Crow Canyon Place. The two-building plaza is currently 85 percent leased. It was built in the late 1980s and renovated by the prior owner in 2008. DivcoWest plans to implement a capital improvement program designed to reposition the asset as a Class A location for small- and mid-sized tenants.
SAN DIEGO — 2100 Fifth Avenue LLC has purchased a 10,976-square-foot medical office building in San Diego for $4 million. The building is located at 5776 Ruffin Road. Paul Braun and Chris Ross of JLL Healthcare Practice Group represented the buyer. Don Mitchell and Ryan Mitchell of Cresa San Diego represented the seller, AMEN Ruffin Road LLC, in this transaction.
RIALTO, CALIF. — New York Life Real Estate Investors has purchased a 609,888-square-foot distribution center in Rialto for an undisclosed sum. The Class A center is situated at the northeast corner of North Locust and West Bohnert avenues. It is known as CapRock Distribution Center I. The center was recently completed by CapRock Partners, which acquired, entitled and developed the site over 18 months. New York Life Real Estate Investors is the real estate investment arm of NYL Investors, a subsidiary of New York Life Insurance Co. Paul Earnhart, Jeff Smith, Brian Pharris, Steve Haston and Ryan Lal at Lee & Associates executed the transaction.
LOS ANGELES — Institutional Property Advisors Capital Markets has arranged a $50 million refinancing for a 168,764-square-foot office tower in Beverly Hills. The 12-story tower is situated within the Golden Triangle area. It was first high-rise building erected on Wilshire Boulevard in the 1970s. The cash-out loan refinanced a 25-year, fixed-rate loan. The new non-recourse loan features a 15-year, 3.75 percent fixed rate with interest-only payments. Jake Roberts and Anita Paryani Rice of Institutional Property Advisors Capital Markets arranged the loan.
COMMERCE, CALIF. — As part of its growth plan, Smart & Final has opened 33 Smart & Final Extra! warehouse-style grocery stores in California. The locations, which were acquired in December 2015, were previously operated under the Haggen banner. Between January 20, 2016 and May 11, 2016, Smart & Final opened 11 Smart & Final Extra! stores in the San Diego area, seven in Los Angeles County, four in Orange County, three in Ventura County, four in the Central Coast, and two in the Inland Empire — all of which were formerly operated under the Haggen banner — and one additional non-Haggen location in Sacramento County. Currently, Smart & Final operates 306 stores in California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Nevada and Idaho, including 251 Smart & Final banner stores, 160 of which are Smart & Final Extra! format stores.
DELANO, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the $3.2 million sale of Glenwood Square, a 6,808-square-foot retail strip center located in Delano, just north of Bakersfield. The property is anchored by Starbucks Coffee, and is fully occupied by tenants including Subway, T-Mobile, Tutti Frutti and Select Staffing. Bill Asher of Hanley represented the seller, Glenwood Cecil LLC, in the transaction. Sean Daryani of RE/MAX represented the buyer, a Los Angeles-based family trust.
CHULA VISTA, CALIF. — NGKF Capital Markets has arranged the sale of the Marketplace at Windingwalk, a neighborhood retail center located in Chula Vista’s Eastlake submarket. Zurich Alternative Asset Management acquired the property from Shea Properties for $51 million. Built in 2008 and situated on 9.3 acres of land, the 104,206-square-foot property is located at 1754-2160 Eastlake Parkway. At the time of sale, the property was 96 percent occupied by tenants including Vons Supermarket, In-N-Out Burger, Wells Fargo and Bank of America. Pete Bethea, Rob Ippolito and Glenn Rudy of NGKF Capital Markets represented the seller in the deal.
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. — Construction has commenced on Santa Monica Gateway, a 200,000-square-foot creative office campus in Santa Monica. The project will be located at 2834 Colorado Ave. The property offers 10,600- to 36,000-square-foot floor plates in a two-building, four-story campus with a three-level subterranean garage. The campus will be ready for occupancy in late 2017. DRDS and Gruen Associates are designing the project. JLL’s Carl Muhlstein and Tom Cherry are leading the leasing efforts. The firm is also handling project and development management.
FREMONT, CALIF. — LBA Realty has purchased a 177,041-square-foot manufacturing and warehouse distribution building in Fremont for $28.5 million. The facility is located at 5555 Auto Mall Parkway, directly across from Pacific Commons Shopping Center and one block from Interstate 880. Synnex Corp. occupies the space. The seller is Sean Pathiratne, owner of LS Auto Mall. Greig Lagomarsino and Nick Ousman of Colliers International and CBRE’s Brian Matteoni executed the transaction.
SAN DIEGO — SDPB Holdings LLC has purchased a 34,298-square-foot office property that formerly housed the San Diego Daily Transcript for $5.3 million. The three-building property is located at 2131 3rd Ave. The property was home to the San Diego Daily Transcript for more than three decades. The newspaper vacated the space in October 2015. The LLC plans to redevelop the property into a creative office complex. Paul Lafrenz, Marc Frederick and Tim Cowden of Colliers International represented The Transcript in the transaction.