SAN DIEGO — Nonprofit affordable real estate developer Community HousingWorks has announced plans to build a $27 million, unnamed seniors housing community in San Diego that would welcome LGBT seniors. The 76-unit, affordable independent living community will be located at the corner of Texas Street and Howard Avenue in San Diego’s North Park neighborhood. The community will be open to all seniors, but is intended to create a welcoming community to LGBT seniors. The City of San Diego and the San Diego Housing Commission are providing $7 million for the $27 million complex, which is expected to take about 18 months to build. The San Diego LGBT Community Center recently completed a study that found 68 percent of LGBT seniors had neither family nor younger friends they could count on for support or assistance as they age, and were more likely to live alone and not be in a significant relationship. Further, 23 percent of the LGBT seniors responding to the survey reported an annual income of less than $20,000 per year. Only 16 percent reported having $100,000 or more saved for retirement.
OAKLEY, CALIF. — The 80-room Comfort Suites in the San Francisco Bay Area submarket of Oakley has sold to an unnamed buyer for an undisclosed sum. The hotel is located at 5549 Bridgehead Road. The new owner plans to convert the hotel to a Best Western. The Ehmer Group, a San Francisco-based member of Hotel Brokers International, represented the seller.
PASADENA, CALIF. — Social Vocational Services (SVS) has leased 7,847 square feet of office space in downtown Pasadena. The space is located at 595 E. Colorado Blvd. The property was built in 1928. SVS is a nonprofit that provides services to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities throughout California. The landlord is the Swig Company.
LOS ANGELES — Phoenix Realty Group (PRG) and Blackstone Real Estate Partners VIII have acquired a 16-property multifamily portfolio for $570 million. The portfolio contains a total of 3,800 units. Properties within the portfolio are located in Los Angeles, San Diego, Denver and South Florida. The assets were acquired from two closed-end private equity funds managed by PRG. The portfolio was listed once the funds reached the end of their intended investment period.
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — CityView and Symphony Development, a Los Angeles-based commercial development firm, have selected Peak Campus to manage the 27 North student apartment project near San Jose State University. Located one block north of the school’s campus, the 478-bed student housing project is currently under construction and will be move-in ready for students at the start of the 2016 school year. Upon completion, 27 North will offer fully furnished units in two-, three- and four-bedroom floor plans, complete with washers and dryers and stainless steel appliances. The community will also feature amenities including a fitness center, resort-style pool, a business center and computer lab, group study lounges on every floor, tanning facilities, a fire pit and grilling areas.
MISSION VIEJO, CALIF. — NorthMarq capital has arranged $9.8 million in acquisition financing for Los Alisos Village, a 31,401-square-foot retail center located in Mission Viejo. David Blum and Nathan Prouty of NorthMarq arranged the transaction, which was structured with a three-year, interest-only loan.
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.