OAKLAND, CALIF. — Vertical Ventures has acquired the 525,864-square-foot office portion of Eastmont Town Center in Oakland for a reported $54.5 million. The Class B space is located at 7200 Bancroft Ave. Eastmont Town Center is currently 80 percent occupied by 31 tenants, including agencies from Alameda County and the City of Oakland. Less than 20 percent of the leased space is scheduled to expire within the next five years. There are also multiple long-term leases that will run through 2028. The center originally operated as a mall until it was converted into a government services center in the ‘90s. A second building containing retail space is still on the market. Argosy Real Estate Partners III L.P. and its parallel funds partnered with Vertical Ventures on the transaction. Cushman & Wakefield represented both the buyer and the seller on this transaction. The firm will also provide on-site property management services, while CBRE will handle leasing.
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. – JOSS Realty Partners has purchased a 23,531-square-foot boutique office property in downtown Santa Monica for $23.7 million. The Class A property is located at 1315 Lincoln Blvd. in an area known as Silicon Beach. The space is fully occupied by five tenants, including City National Bank, Chandler Chicco Agency, Centro Media, O’Gara Coach Company and Dethrone Basecamp. JOSS paid $1,004 per square foot for the building – one of the highest prices paid for a Los Angeles-area property.
REDONDO BEACH, CALIF. – DHL has signed a six-year lease extension for 234,858 square feet of industrial space in Redondo Beach. The facility is located at 4000 Redondo Beach Ave. The logistics company uses the space as an air freight hub. The lease is valued at $11.9 million. DHL was represented by Todd Taugner, Frank Schulz and David Prior of the Klabin Company in this transaction.
LOS ANGELES – Black Equities has purchased a retail center at 7300 Melrose Ave. in Los Angeles for $5.3 million. The center is home to Floyd’s Barbershop and the Dark Room bar and restaurant. The seller, Ness Holdings, purchased the center for $3.8 million in 2013. At that time, the firm renegotiated the anchor tenants’ leases and re-tenanted the additional spaces. The repositioning program was completed and the asset was sold in less than two years.
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. – The Board of Equalization, the State of California’s elected tax commission, has renewed its lease for 66,593 square feet at Gateway Corporate Center in Sacramento. The Class A building is located at 160 Promenade Circle, near the downtown region. It is situated within Sacramento Gateway, a mixed-use development that includes a hotel and a 655,000-square-foot retail center. The Board was represented by Newmark Cornish & Carey. The landlord was represented by Ron Thomas and Sean Mullen of Cushman & Wakefield’s Sacramento’s office.
GLENDORA, CALIF. – The 50-unit Glendora Park Place Apartment Homes has sold to a private, out-of-state investor for $14.5 million. The community is located at 633-641 West Route 66 in the Los Angeles submarket of Glendora. It is currently 95 percent occupied. The property also contains three ground-level commercial spaces. The seller was Glendora Park Place. The transaction was executed by Peter M. Hauser of Berkadia.
LOS ANGELES – LemonPop has leased 5,900 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. LemonPop is an apparel store that serves children and adults of all ages. The center is owned by Primestor Development.
SAN DIEGO — Greystar has acquired a development parcel within the new master-planned development of Ballpark Village in San Diego. The mixed-use project sits adjacent to Petco Park in the city’s Ballpark District. Greystar’s site is slated for a 37-story, 446-unit multifamily tower. The purchase price was not disclosed. The asset will offer views of the Pacific Ocean, San Diego Bay, Coronado Island and bridge, Balboa Park, Point Loma and the Downtown skyline. Community amenities will include a rooftop pool, clubhouse, spa, fire pit and barbecue area. The property will also feature a three level parking garage and 24,000 square feet of retail space. The seller, a joint venture between JMI and Lennar, was represented by JLL’s Darcy Miramontes, Lynn LaChapelle, Bob Prendergast and Kip Malo. Ballpark Village is slated for completion in 2018.
SAN FRANCISCO — Round One, a Japan-based, family friendly entertainment center, has announced plans to open six new locations this year throughout the U.S. This is in addition to the five centers it currently operates. Round One also intends to open eight more locations in 2016. The new concept will soon debut at Westfield Southcenter Mall in Seattle; Eastridge Shopping Center in San Jose, Calif.; and Main Place Mall in Santa Ana, Calif. It will also open outposts in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. The family entertainment centers typically range between 45,000 square feet and 80,000 square feet. They offer a variety of activities like karaoke, bowling, billiards, ping pong and darts, in addition to food and beverage options. Round One has existing California locations at Lakewood Center Mall in Lakewood; Moreno Valley Mall in Moreno Valley; and Puente Hills Mall in the City of Industry. It also has centers in Texas and Illinois. The company is actively looking for new locations in gateway Northeast markets, as well as in strong retail trade areas like Washington, Oregon and California, according to RKF’s David Friedman, who arranged the six new leases for Round One. Round One currently operates more than 100 locations in …
OXNARD, CALIF. – Smart & Final has announced plans to open a new 43,200-square-foot Smart & Final Extra! store at Lemon Grove Plaza in Oxnard. The center is located on North Oxnard Boulevard. The company previously operated a 16,092-square-foot space within the center for the past 27 years. Smart & Final Extra! is larger than the company’s traditional warehouse stores, offering an expanded produce section with some organic items. Smart & Final was represented by Pamela Scott of Lee & Associates.