LOS ANGELES – The 32-unit Glen Garden Apartments in Los Angeles has sold to a private investor for $5 million. The community is located at 15225 Victory Blvd. It was built in 1964. The buyer, who also owns the neighboring property, plans to remodel the asset. The unnamed seller was represented by Warren Berzack of Berzack Investment Property Advisors.
LOS ANGELES – Globe Con Freight System has leased 169,957 square feet of distribution space in the Los Angeles submarket of Rancho Dominquez. The two-building center is located at 18301 and 18420 Broadwick Street. The five-year lease is valued at $5.8 million. The firm provides transportation services, including harbor drayage, transloading services, retail distribution, fulfillment and nationwide trucking. The center is owned by Carson Companies, which was represented in-house by Todd Burnight. Globe Con was represented by Don Smith of Lee & Associates Los Angeles – Long Beach.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – Northsight Village Shopping Center, an 88,031-square-foot retail center in Scottsdale, has sold to Arizona Partners for $11.5 million. The center is located just north of Raintree Drive. It is anchored by Savers. The seller was GDA Real Estate Services. The transaction was executed by Ari Spiro and Sean Stutzman of ORION Investment Real Estate.
VISTA, CALIF. – Sycamore Terrace, a 10,543-square-foot shopping center in Vista, has sold to Sycamore Terrace Vista CA LLC for an undisclosed sum. The center is located at 316 and 320 Sycamore Ave. It is anchored by Panda Express. Other notable tenants include My Kid’s Dentist, the U.S. Army and Fred Loya Insurance. CBRE’s Reg Kobzi and Matt Shope represented both the buyer and seller, WS Sycamore Terrace LLC, in this transaction.
LONG BEACH, CALIF. – Naree Thai has signed a 10-year lease for 2,343 square feet of retail space in Long Beach. The space is located at 555 E. Ocean Blvd. Naree Thai also owns the nearby Thiptara Thai Restaurant. The company was represented by Sean Lieppman of Lee & Associates in Long Beach. The landlord, 555 Ocean LP, was represented by Shaun McCullough and Jeff Coburn of the same firm.
SAN DIEGO – Mission View Plaza, a 52,118-square-foot office building in San Diego, has sold to PWI CDRS LP for $8.1 million. The building is located at 3517 Camino Del Rio South. It was built in 1988. The LP was represented by Brian Jenkins and Mike Conger of ECP Commercial. The seller, Stephens Properties, was represented by Derek Hulse and Derek Applbaum of Colliers International.
LONG BEACH, CALIF. – A 24-unit apartment building in Long Beach has sold to Keely Partners for $2.8 million. The community is located at 138 Elm Ave. in the city’s East Village Arts District. It was built in 1914. Robert Stepp of Stepp Commercial represented both the buyer and seller, a local private investor, in this transaction.
LOS ANGELES – Essential Management has acquired a 16-unit apartment building in Los Angeles for $2.4 million. The community is located at 634 N. Kingsley Drive. It is fully occupied. Essential Management was represented by Joseph Mackin of Charles Dunn Company. The seller, a private overseas investor, was represented by First Investment & Realty.
LOS ANGELES – Shoe Palace has leased 3,500 square feet of space at Azalea Regional Shopping Center in the Los Angeles submarket of South Gate. The center is located at 4827 Firestone Blvd. It is owned by Primestor Development. Shoe Palace is a Northern California-based casual and athletic shoe retailer.
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. — PIMCO has announced Dr. Ben Bernanke, former Chairman of the Federal Reserve, as a senior advisor to the firm. Bernanke will utilize his economic expertise to advise the firm throughout the investment process. He will also engage with PIMCO’s clients from time to time. Bernanke served a 14-year term as a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. He spent eight of those years as Chairman of the Board. Bernanke maintained a seat on the Financial Stability Oversight Board, which oversaw the Troubled Asset Relief Program, throughout his two terms as Chairman. Bernanke was succeeded as Chairman of the Federal Reserve by Janet Yellen, the first woman to hold the position. She overtook the role on Jan. 6 of last year.