PASADENA, CALIF. — An unnamed buyer has acquired the 50-unit JGrant apartment complex in Pasadena for $26.2 million. The community is located at 119 South Los Robles Ave. The developer originally designed JGrant as a luxury condo complex. The buyer plans to lease the individual units, however, due to the “the strength of the multifamily investment market, the desirability of the location, the attractiveness of the debt market and the limited new supply,” according to Berkadia, which executed the transaction. The Berkadia team consisted of Dean Zander, Vince Norris and Mark Ventre.
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RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — A joint venture between Waypoint Property Group and the Lewis Group of Companies has acquired the development rights and master developer designation for the remaining 875 acres within the Meridian Business Park in Riverside. The price was not disclosed. The master-planned business park is situated in the I-215 South corridor. Meridian is part of the former March Air Force Base. It is less than 90 minutes from the Los Angeles/Long Beach port complex. Phil Lombardo, Chuck Belden and Andrew Starnes of Cushman & Wakefield represented both the buyer and seller in this transaction.
SANTA ROSA, Calif. — Greystone, a real estate lending, investment and advisory company, has provided a $58.3 million Freddie Mac loan to refinance Varenna at Fountaingrove, a 163-unit independent living facility in Santa Rosa, just north of San Francisco. Affiliates of Oakmont Senior Living own and operate the luxury community. The 10-year loan was funded via Freddie Mac’s Index Lock product, which enabled the borrower to take advantage of the existing 10-Year Treasury rate prior to commitment.
CLAREMONT, CALIF. — NAI Capital has arranged the sale of a 22,750-square-foot Sprouts Farmers Market located in Claremont. The property sold for over $12 million. Fariba Kavian of NAI Capital represented the seller, HCLARE LLC, in the sale of the property to Acquisition Group Inc. The single-story building is situated on 1.91 acres of land and was renovated in 2007.
LOS ANGELES, CALIF. — U.S. Property Trust has purchased the Lakewood Galleria, a 19,008-square-foot shopping center in Lakewood, for an undisclosed sum. The center is located at 5115 Candlewood Road across from the Lakewood Galleria Mall. Tenants at the center include Fantastic Sam’s, Corner Bakery Café, Cold Stone Creamery, Rubio’s Grill and Pick Up Stix, among others. HFF brokered the transaction.
LOS ANGELES — Stevenson Real Estate Services has arranged the sale of a retail center located at 5581 Huntington Drive North in Los Angeles. 11305 West Moorpark LLC acquired the property for $4.1 million from Sandale LLC. Situated on a 28,807-square-foot land parcel, the property offers 9,689 square feet of retail space. Built in 2008, the property is 100 percent occupied by tenants including Antigua Bread Bakery & Café, Jackie’s Closet, Subway, Rite-Optics, Prodigy Hair Salon, Burrito Place, Boost Mobile and Tips 2 Toes. Randy Stevenson, Stephen Baker and Kris Hons of Stevenson Real Estate Services represented the seller, while Andrew Awaida of RE/MAX Optima represented the buyer in the transaction.
MORENO VALLEY, CALIF. — Fisker Automotive and Technology Group LLC has signed a long-term lease to occupy a 555,670-square-foot industrial building in Moreno Valley. The company plans to manufacture its ultra-luxury, plug-in electric hybrid Karma sports car at the facility. The new space is located at 17100 Perris Blvd. It is situated near Amazon’s and Procter & Gamble’s facilities. This new agreement will make Fisker the first automaker to operate an assembly plant in Southern California since 1992 when General Motors closed its Van Nuys plant, according to Colliers International, which executed the transaction. Ian DeVries and Chris DeVries of Colliers represented Fisker. Kevin McKenna and Ian DeVries of the same firm represented the landlord, First Industrial Realty.
ANAHEIM, CALIF. — R.D. Olson Construction has completed the 221-room Courtyard Anaheim Theme Park Entrance hotel near the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim. The hotel is located at 1420 South Harbor Blvd. It is within walking distance of the theme park. The newest Marriott property features Spanish architecture with family-friendly amenities like bunk beds and five-fixture bathrooms in each guest room. It also contains a 22,000-square-foot surfing-themed waterpark with slides, water cannons and tipping buckets, in addition to a traditional pool and spa, outside dining space, lounge, gift shop and meeting space.
LAGUNA HILLS, CALIF. — Holliday Fenoglio Fowler (HFF) has secured a $33 million refinancing for The Village at Nellie Gail Ranch, an 87,561-square-foot Smart & Final Extra-anchored shopping center located in Laguna Hills. James Fowler and Greg Brown of HFF represented the borrower, Fred Sands of Vintage Real Estate, to secure the two-year, floating-rate loan with three one-year extensions through Colony Capital. Tenants at the center include Chuck E. Cheese’s, Nothing Bundt Cakes, Banfield Pet Hospital, Rita’s Ice, Pharmaca, Laguna Hills Dental and Edible Arrangements. Loan proceeds will be used to refinance existing debt and fund capital expenditures related to tenant improvement costs and leasing commissions to lease the limited remaining vacant space.
CONCORD, CALIF. — DTZ Mortgage Services has closed an $8.7 million leasehold acquisition loan for the Four Corners Shopping Center in Concord. Located at Monument Boulevard and Oak Grove Road, the property consists of 35,921 square feet of retail space. Kurt Scheidt and Terry Daly of DTZ Mortgage Services arranged the non-recourse, fixed-rate loan for the borrower, Farm Sub LCC.