SOUTH GATE, CALIF. — Newmark Realty Capital Inc. has arranged $40 million in permanent financing for a 370,000-square-foot regional power center in South Gate. The center was completed in 2014. George Mitsanas, Peter HIllakas and Doug Tisdale of Newmark’s Los Angeles office arranged the fixed-rate, non-recourse financing for the borrower, a Los Angeles-based developer. The 10-year, interest-only loan was placed with one of Newmark’s correspondent life insurance lenders.
LOS ANGELES — Ready Capital Structured Finance has closed a $9.1 million loan for the Hangars at Playa Vista. The property contains four separate industrial/office buildings that total 22,675 square feet in the Los Angeles submarket of Playa Vista. The funds will be used to refinance and renovate the property. Hangars at Playa Vista will undergo a complete renovation that will convert it to a creative office space catering specifically to the Silicon Beach tech corridor. The loan features a two-year term with a one-year extension and an 80 percent loan-to-cost ratio. Ready Capital Structured Finance originates, manages and finances non-recourse floating- and fixed-rate loans of up to five years on transitional, value-add and event-driven commercial and multifamily real estate opportunities.
LOS ANGELES — Majestic Realty Co. has selected Strategy+Style Marketing Group and FFO Realty to lead marketing and leasing efforts for Los Angeles Outlets, a ground-up outlet center in City of Industry area of Los Angeles. The project includes a 353,000-square-foot Phase One and a 58,000-square-foot expansion.
MENIFEE, CALIF. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of Sun City Plaza, a retail center located at 26100 Newport Road in Menifee, a southwestern suburb of Los Angeles, for $10.2 million. The seller, a developer, recently repositioned the former Alberston’s into a multi-tenant property. New tenants include 99 Cents Only, Fitness 19 and True Value. Dixie Walker, Charley Simpson, Tom Blake and Andrew Milne of Cushman & Wakefield brokered the transaction. The name of the buyer was not released.
LAGUNA HILLS, CALIF. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has closed a $14 million loan for a 79,760-square-foot retail property in Laguna Hills. Funded by BB&T Real Estate, the permanent, fixed-rate, non-recourse loan features a seven-year term with a 30-year amortization schedule and a 3.67 percent interest rate. Tom Kenny, Rowin Jacobs, Josh Boehling, Steve Griffin, Thomas Turnage and Mark Durfee of Grandbridge’s Newport Beach, Calif., office secured the financing for the undisclosed borrower.
SAN DIEGO — General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has signed a four-year lease for a 112,000-square-foot industrial property in the San Diego submarket of Poway. The building is located at 13550 Stowe Drive. The lease is valued at more than $4.2 million. General Atomics represented itself in the transaction. Ted Cuthbert of Colliers International and Bob Willingham, James Duncan and Mickey Morera of Kidder Mathews represented the landlord, CT Realty.
TUSTIN, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of a retail building located at 14191 Newport Ave. in Tustin, a southeastern suburb of Los Angeles. The 2,900-square-foot property sold for $1.2 million, representing a capitalization rate of 4.17 percent. The two-tenant building is situated on one-third of an acre near the intersection of McFadden and Newport avenues. Eric Vu and Jeff Hauber of Hanley Investment Group represented the seller, a private investor based in Southern California. The name of the buyer was not released.
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. — Quantum Capital Partners has arranged $10.5 million in long-term, fixed-rate financing to recapitalize a retail building located in Beverly Hills’ Golden Triangle. Located at 9650 Bedford Drive, the property offers 15,000 square feet of restaurant and retail space. The building is fully leased to Crustacean Restaurant (House of An) and Maxferd Jewelry of Beverly Hills. Jonathan Hakakha and Mike Yim of Quantum Capital arranged the financing. The 10-year CMBS loan closed at a 4.32 percent interest rate and was structured to include five years of interest-only payments.
CLAREMONT, CALIF. — Avison Young has brokered the sale of a seven-acre site located at 620 Auto Center Drive in Claremont. Brandywine Homes sold the property to New Orleans, La.-based Premier Automotive Group for an undisclosed price. The buyer plans to develop a Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram auto dealership on the site. Situated within the Claremont Auto Center, the site has been vacant for more than decade. Jodi Meade of Avison Young represented the seller and the buyer in the transaction.
SAN DIEGO — Clarion Partners has purchased Pacific Technology Park, a 544,352-square-foot office park in San Diego, for a reported $90 million. The park is located at 9389-9477 Waples Street in the Sorrento Mesa submarket. Pacific Technology Park was 80 percent leased at the time of sale. Notable tenants include Thermo Fisher, Qualcomm, Novartis, DirectMed, True Temper, Raytheon, Cintas and Tritech. Clarion represented itself, while Jeffrey Cole, Jeff Chiate and Ed Hernandez of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, CBRE Global Investors.
