PANORAMA CITY, CALIF. — Primestor Development has acquired Panorama Mall, a 315,000-square-foot mall located at 8401 Van Nuys Blvd. in Panorama City, from Macerich Co. in an off-market transaction valued at approximately $100 million. Situated at the intersection of Roscoe and Van Nuys boulevards, the mall draws nearly 7 million visitors annually. Current tenants include La Curacao, Walmart, Forever 21, Aéropostale, The Children’s Place, Finish Line, Foot Locker, Daniel’s Jewelers, GNC, GameStop, Kebab House, McDonald’s, Domino’s Pizza, Cricket Wireless, T-Mobile, Premier Insurance Security and Ice Island, among others.
CARMICHAEL, CALIF. — Auctus Capital Partners has acquired Chateau at Carmichael Park, a 99-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in the Sacramento suburb of Carmichael, for an undisclosed sum. Cushman & Wakefield Senior Housing Capital Markets arranged the first mortgage acquisition financing for Auctus, a private real estate firm based in San Diego. Owens Financial, a San Francisco-based lender, provided the loan. Chateau at Carmichael Park is a two-story community that was built in 1975. Auctus plans to make physical improvements to both the interior and exterior of the building. Integral Senior Living will operate the community. The non-recourse financing capitalized both the acquisition as well as the planned capital improvements to the community. Aaron Rosenzweig, a senior director from Cushman & Wakefield, arranged the transaction.
COVINA, CALIF. — Sares-Regis Value-Add Multifamily Fund II has purchased the 216-unit Vista Pointe Apartment Homes in Covina for an undisclosed sum. The community is located at 1400 Grand Ave. This is the fund’s first acquisition. Sares-Regis plans to make major improvements and upgrades to the property as part of its repositioning strategy.
BUELLTON, CALIF. — CBRE Group has arranged six leases at Crossroads at Buellton Village, a 52,628-square-foot shopping center currently under construction in Buellton. The Habit inked a deal for 2,000 square feet; Chipotle Mexican Grill signed a lease for 1,900 square feet; Supercuts leased 850 square feet; a national coffee chain signed for 1,610 square feet; a telecommunications corporation inked a deal for 1,800 square feet; and a home improvement supply store leased 39,632 square feet of space at the center. With three remaining spaces available, ranging from 1,000 square feet to 6,883 square feet, the center is slated to open in first quarter 2016. Larry Tanji, Scott Siegel and Lisa Engel of CBRE represented the developer, Buellton Village Center LLC, in the lease transactions.
UNIVERSITY CITY, CALIF. — Scripps Health and Irvine Co. have opened Scripps HealthExpress, a retail health clinic at The Plaza, Irvine Co.’s office complex in University City. Located at 4350 La Jolla Village Drive, the 1,691-square-foot facility will feature four exam rooms and a variety of medical and wellness services on an appointment and walk-in basis. Scripps Clinic will operate the facility. The is the first healthcare facility in San Diego County to open in a workplace community.
LOS ANGELES — PB Financial Group Corp. has funded 20 loans throughout California for a total of more than $8.7 million. The Los Angeles-based firm financed a variety of projects, from industrial buildings to multifamily properties. The properties are situated throughout the state, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Palm Springs and various San Diego submarkets. PB Financial specializes in privately funded transactions for commercial and residential real estate in California.
WEST COVINA, CALIF. — A joint venture between Stillwater Investment Group, Greenlaw Partners and CrossHarbor Capital Partners has acquired The Lakes at West Covina, a 176,843-square-foot office campus, for $34.8 million. The two-building campus is located at 1000 and 1050 Lakes Drive in West Covina. The Class A campus is 73.5 percent leased. Notable tenants include Wells Fargo Bank, Balfour Beatty, State of California and the U.S. Government Services Administration. Taylor Ing, Drew Sanden and Scott Maples of Cushman & Wakefield are the leasing agents for the Lakes at West Covina. This is the JV’s first acquisition. It plans to focus on the Southern California office market, in addition to assets it can purchase well below replacement cost.
LOS ANGELES — Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP has leased 150,500 square feet at a 52-story office tower in Downtown Los Angeles. The building is located at 350 S. Grand Ave. It is referred to as “2 Cal.” The law firm specializes in litigation, corporate, labor and employment, environmental, real estate, financial restructuring and tax. It plans to relocate to the space in early 2017. The landlord is CIM Group.
LOS ANGELES — Elevated Returns has purchased an 80 percent stake in the 81-room Sunset Tower hotel in West Hollywood for $75 million. The hotel is located at 8358 Sunset Blvd. Partial owner and operator Jeff Klein will retain his 20 percent stake in the Art Deco hotel. He will also continue his role in the day-to-day operations of the property. Elevated Returns also recently purchased the St. Regis Resort in Aspen, Colo., as well as the Chefs Club restaurants in Aspen and New York. Stephane De Baets leads the group. The seller was KKHG Sunset Tower LLC, an investment group headed by Peter Krulewitch. JLL’s Jeffrey Davis, John Strauss and Tony Muscio executed the transaction.
LONG BEACH, CALIF. — A joint venture between Ocean West Capital Partners and Singerman Real Estate has acquired a 210,281-square-foot office complex in Long Beach for $35.2 million. The complex is located at 100 West Broadway Ave. within the Central Business and Pine Avenue entertainment districts. The two-tower, six-story property is currently 70.2 percent occupied. Major tenants include the City of Long Beach, Echo Global and Mental Health Association of America, as well as the newly renovated King’s Fish House and George’s Greek Café on the ground floor. CBRE’s Kevin Shannon, Brad Burton and Ken White represented the seller, Adler Realty Investments, in this transaction.