SAN DIEGO — A partnership controlled by R&V Management has acquired 124 units at Central Park La Mesa, a 216-unit condominium community in the San Diego submarket of La Mesa. The community is located at 5636 Amaya Drive. The development was constructed in 1989 and partially renovated in 2006. Condo sales began in late 2006 before they were halted in early 2008. About 92 homes were sold during that time. The remaining 124 homes feature either one or two bedrooms. They average 865 square feet. Community amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, swimming pool, spa and barbecue areas. The partnership acquiring the units was VLD Sweetwater LP and Central Park Partners LP. The seller was JH/TMP La Mesa, an affiliate of JH Real Estate Partners.
SAN DIEGO — A privately held real estate investment firm based in Georgia has acquired the 284-unit Missions at Rancho Del Oro in Oceanside for an undisclosed sum. The community is located at 4795 Frazee Road. Rancho Del Oro was built in 2001. It features a mix of one- to three-bedroom units. Community amenities include a courtyard pool, spa, barbecue areas, children’s playground, grassy picnic area, a clubhouse building, fitness center, game room, business center and a media room. The seller, a New York-based institutional owner, was represented by Kevin Mulhern, Dixie Hall, Rachel Parsons and Tyler Anderson of the CBRE Multifamily Investment Properties group.
DELANO, CALIF. – The 128-unit Jasmine Heights Apartments in the San Francisco submarket of Delano has received a $7.8-million loan. The community is located at 851 22nd Ave. The non-recourse, fixed-rate loan will finance the affordable housing community’s rehabilitation. It was funded through HUD’s Section 223(f) Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Pilot Program. The fully amortizing loan features a 35-year term. It was arranged by CBRE Group through its FHA lending platform. The sponsor was Golden Empire Affordable Housing.
SAN JOSE, CALIF. – The 20-unit Kerley Drive Apartments in San Jose has sold to Kerley SKAND LLC for $4.6 million. The community is located at 1445-1455 Kerley Drive. It was built in 1959. Kerley Drive has undergone a complete exterior renovation, in addition to interior renovations to 17 of its units. The buyer was represented by Matthew Clark of Kidder Mathews. The seller was REMI Co.
UPLAND, CALIF. – An 18,500-square-foot industrial building in Upland has sold to Bluewater-Dupont LLC for $3.2 million. The building is located at 1333 W. 9th Street. It contains about 3,000 square feet of office space. The space is occupied by Cascade Drilling LP. The buyer was represented by DAUM’s Chris Migliori. The seller, Philip J. Gentile Jr. Trust, was represented by Eric Burney of the same firm.
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. – Milender White Construction has leased 3,391 square feet of space at an office building in Newport Beach. The 75,333-square-foot building is located at 1401 Dove. The firm is relocating from nearby Irvine. Milender Whit was represented by Scooter Dodd of S & P Commercial. The landlord, Palm Springs Village-309 LLC, was represented by Oliver Fleener of PM Realty Group.
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. – Independent Capital Management has leased 3,975 square feet of space at an office building in Newport Beach. The 75,333-square-foot building is located at 1401 Dove. The firm is relocating from nearby Irvine. Independent Capital Management was represented by Cameran Lindee of CBRE. The landlord, Palm Springs Village-309 LLC, was represented by Oliver Fleener of PM Realty Group.
OCEANSIDE, CALIF. – A free-standing building in Oceanside that is triple-net leased to Jiffy Lube Plus has sold to Cali Oceanside LLC for $2.9 million. The building is located at 4106 Oceanside Blvd. It is situated at the base of Ocean Ranch, North County’s largest business park. The buyer was represented by Randi Cali of Coldwell Banker Commercial NRT. The seller, Roberts Investment Group, was represented by CBRE’s Matt Pourcho and Melissa Foster Scofield.
NAPA, CALIF., AND TEMPE, ARIZ. — MG Properties Group has acquired two apartment communities out West for a total of $50 million. The transaction includes the 376-unit Garden Grove Apartments in Tempe and the 72-unit Bella Vista Apartments in Napa. Garden Grove Apartments was built in 1988. It was purchased from MetLife for $35.6 million. The transaction was financed through a 10-year, fixed-rate Fannie Mae mortgage that was arranged by CBRE. MG plans to invest nearly $1.5 million in capital improvements. It will also enhance the property’s common-area amenities, which will include landscaping improvements and upgrades to the fitness facility and pools. Bella Vista Apartments was built in 1972. It is situated near CA-29 highway, about a block from the Queen of the Valley Medical Center. Bella Vista was purchased from Trinity Real Estate for $14 million. This transaction was similarly financed through a 10-year, fixed-rate Fannie Mae mortgage that was arranged by Key Bank. MG plans to invest about $500,000 for capital improvements.
CUPERTINO, CALIF. — The 164-room Hilton Garden Inn in Cupertino has received $32 million in financing. The hotel is located at 10741 North Wolfe Road. Employers in the area include Trend Micro, Cloud.com and Seagate Technology. The limited-service hotel is also situated near the new Main Street Cupertino development and the Vallco Mall redevelopment. The fixed-rate, permanent financing was arranged by John Nelson of CBRE’s San Francisco office, on behalf of a partnership between Terracommercial and Heil and Associates. Funds were provided by a Wall Street lender. They will be used to refinance the property.