RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIF. – Rancho Plaza, an 11,691-square-foot retail center in Rancho Cucamonga, has sold to an unnamed buyer for $6.8 million. The center is located at 8678 19th Street. The fully leased center was built in 2007. Notable tenants include Starbucks, Juice It Up, Flame Broiler and Western Dental. The property was marketed by Brad Umansky and Frank Vora of Progressive Real Estate Partners.
ATASCADERO, CALIF. – The 130-room SpringHill Suites by Marriott Paso Robles Atascadero has opened in the San Luis Obispo submarket of Atascadero. It is located at 900 El Camino Real. The hotel is within minutes of more than 300 wineries throughout the Paso Robles/Atascadero Wine Country. The property also contains the Union and Vine Ranch Kitchen restaurant/bar, as well as more than 6,000 square feet of flexible meeting and event space.
VENTURA, CALIF. – A 43,138-square-foot building in Thousand Oaks that is triple-net leased to Orchard Supply Hardware has sold to Oppidan Investment Company for $16.7 million. The building is located at 1934 E. Avenida de Los Arboles. Christopher Maling, David Maling and Stephen Algermissen of Colliers represented both the buyer and seller, a local private investment firm, in this transaction.
POMONA, CALIF. – Universal Shipping has leased 142,000 square feet of space at the Chino Crossroads Business Park in Pomona. The lease is valued at $9 million. The space is located at 2855 S. Reservoir Street. The third-party logistics provider is currently expanding its presence in the U.S. and abroad. The company was represented by Barry Saywitz of the Saywitz Company. The landlord, Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance and Financial Service, was represented by Bill Budge of William A. Budge Inc.
PALM DESERT, CALIF. – Money360 has closed a $3.1 million loan for a commercial property in Palm Desert. The two-year loan was funded by institutional and accredited investors. It financed the existing debt on a multi-tenant commercial office building. The funds also provided the borrower the cash that will be used for other capital needs. The loan was secured by a first trust deed. The borrower also personally guaranteed the loan. Money360 is the first peer-to-peer lending platform for real estate loans, matching worthy commercial real estate borrowers with institutional and accredited private investors.
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. — The Seligman Group has received $309 million to refinance 23 of its assets throughout California. The portfolio includes more than 1.9 million square feet and 800 apartments. These assets make up the bulk of the San Francisco-based firm’s California holdings. It includes 12 commercial properties in Orange County and San Francisco, as well as 11 multifamily communities in Los Angeles. Financing was secured by Jordan Ray, Ari Hirt, Gregg Applefield, Steven Buchwald, Jamie Matheny and Eugene Shevaldin of Mission Capital Advisors. The portfolio received 23 separate loans. The refinance allowed the Seligman Group to replace its existing loans, taking advantage of favorable market conditions as the firm took additional cash out.
LOS ANGELES — CityView has sold three multifamily properties in the Los Angeles area. These include the 147-unit Venue in Woodland Hills for $38 million; the 306-unit Enclave in Paramount for $61.2 million; and the 251-unit Torrey Pines in West Covina for $53.8 million. The properties contain a total of 704 units that ultimately sold for a combined $153 million. All three properties were purchased between April 2010 and June 2012.
LOS ANGELES — Mortgage broker Berkadia has arranged $93.2 million in financing over two separate transactions for ROC Seniors Housing Fund Manager LLC. In the first transaction, Berkadia arranged an $84 million loan from BBVA Compass Bank for the acquisition of 14 seniors housing communities spread across California, Oklahoma, Texas, North Carolina, Ohio and West Virginia. Berkadia contributed $20 million of the overall financing through its Propriety Bridge Lending Program. In total, the facilities consist of 1,038 units: 719 assisted living units, 208 memory care units and 111 independent living units. Christopher Fenton, managing director of Berkadia’s Seniors Housing and Healthcare group, secured the financing for ROC, which is a seniors housing investment fund. In the second transaction, Berkadia arranged a $9.2 million loan for the acquisition of The Landing of Canton, a 76-unit assisted living and memory care facility located in Canton, Ohio.
TEMECULA, CALIF. – A 36,911-square-foot office property in Temecula has sold to the Stewart Group for $3.3 million. The two-building property is located at 28999 and 28991 Old Town Front Street. It is 75 percent occupied by 15 tenants. The space was built in 1986 and 1988. The Stewart Group was represented by Coldwell Banker Commercial. The seller, Plaza Del Rio LLC, was represented by Dan Vittone and Alan Pekarcik of Avison Young.
SAN DIEGO – The 21-unit Casa Verde Apartments in the San Diego submarket of La Mesa has sold to Olasitas LLC for $3.5 million. The community is located at 7629-33 Normal Ave. It was built in 1958. Casa Verde Apartments has undergone extensive interior and exterior renovations over the past two years. Peter Scepanovic and Corey McHenry of Colliers International’s San Diego Multifamily Advisory Group represented both the buyer and seller, 7629 Normal Avenue LLC, in this transaction.
