FOLSOM, CALIF. — Sequoia Equities has acquired the 280-unit Iron Point at Prairie Oaks in the Sacramento Valley submarket of Folsom for $58.2 million. The community is located at 1550 Iron Point Road. Iron Point was built in 2000. It is situated near Prairie City Crossing neighborhood shopping center, the Palladio at Broadstone lifestyle center, Folsom Premium Outlets, Broadstone Marketplace and Plaza, the Folsom Historic District and the central Folsom shopping district. Community amenities include a fitness center, resort-style swimming pool and hydrotherapy spa, a business center and a clubhouse. Sequoia Equities was represented by Kenneth Blomsterberg of Marcus & Millichap. The seller, Interland LLC, was represented by IPA’s Stanford Jones, Philip Saglimbeni and Salvatore Saglimbeni.
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MONROVIA, CALIF. – A 17,000-square-foot building in Monrovia that is triple-net leased to 24 Hour Fitness has sold to HREH LLC for $5.5 million. The building is located at 715 East Huntington Drive, within the East Huntington Drive technology corridor. It was built in 1995. 24 Hour Fitness has occupied the property for 19 years. The gym recently signed a 10-year lease extension. The seller, Monrovia Fitness LLC, was represented by Jeff Conover of Faris Lee Investments. The all-cash buyer represented itself.
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIF. – A 39,600-square-foot office building in Rancho Cucamonga has sold to CFRE Holdings LLC for $13.4 million. The building is located at 8163 Rochester Ave. CFRE was represented by Cathy Jones, Paul Miachika, Jessica Cegavske and Roy Fritz of Sun Commercial Real Estate. The seller, 8163 Rochester Partners LLC, was represented by Isaiah Harf of Stan Johnson Company.
ALTADENA, CALIF. – Altadena Crossing, a 43,108-square-foot shopping center, has sold to a private family trust for an undisclosed sum. The fully leased center is located at 2230-2268 Lincoln Ave. in Altadena, just north of Pasadena. It was built in 2006. Notable tenants include Verizon Wireless, Panda Express, Bank of America, 24 Hour Fitness and Subway. The latter three tenants were not part of the sale. The trust was represented by Martin Agnew and Jessica Kelley of Marcus & Millichap’s Encino office. The seller was not named. The transaction’s financing was arranged by Sharone Sabar of MMCC’s Encino office.
PASADENA, CALIF. — Laurus Corp. has purchased a 163,194-square-foot office building in Pasadena for a reported $52.5 million. The Class A building is located at 199 S. Los Robles Ave. The property is situated between the cross streets of Cordova and El Dorado, just one block south of the Paseo Colorado lifestyle center. It sits adjacent to the Pasadena Convention Center, near Old Town Pasadena, the Lake Avenue Business and Shopping District and the Del Mar Metro Gold Line Station. Notable employers in the area include the California Institute of Technology, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the Art Center College of Design, Bank of America, OneWest Bank, Tokio Marine Insurance and Western Asset Management.
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — Virtú Investments has purchased The Eleven Hundred Apartments, a 565-unit apartment community in Sacramento, for a reported $44 million. The garden-style community is located at 1100 Howe Ave., within the city’s Arden Arcade neighborhood. The property was built in 1962. It was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale. Mark Leary and Kyle Suryan of ARA Pacific represented both the buyer and seller, Acacia Capital, in this transaction.
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIF. – University Square Plaza in San Luis Obispo has received seven new tenants. The new tenants include Rite Aid, Lassen’s Natural Food & Vitamin, Popeye’s Louisiana Kitchen, Domino’s Pizza, The Pita Pit, Supercuts and a 5,000-square-foot microbrewery/restaurant that has yet to be named. University Square Plaza is located on the corner of Santa Rosa Road and Foothill Boulevard. It is currently undergoing a remodel that should be complete this spring or summer. Clarice Clarke and Steve Leider of Lee & Associates – Central Coast handle the center’s leasing efforts.
LOS ANGELES – UrbanBlox has acquired a 51,055-square-foot office building in Downtown Los Angeles’ Jewelry District for $8.5 million. The building is located at 718 S. Hill Street. The firm plans to redevelop the building into creative office space with ground-floor retail. This is UrbanBlox’s 12th acquisition in the past 15 months. The firm has been purchasing creative, mixed-use and multifamily properties in the LA River, Downtown Los Angeles, Hollywood and Silver Lake areas. UrbanBlox was represented by JLL’s Mike Condon Jr. The seller was BRC Advisors.
SAN DIEGO – United Trust Fund (UTF) has acquired and leased back a 27,340-square-foot office building in San Diego. The office building is fully leased to a large construction company that holds a 15-year net lease at the property. UTF also owns the company’s regional headquarters in Arizona, Chicago and Massachusetts. The property’s address and price were not disclosed.
SANTA ANA, CALIF. – Lucille’s Smokehouse Bar-B-Que and Wokcano will soon open at Westfield MainPlace in Santa Ana. Lucille’s will occupy a 10,000-square-foot space, while Wokcano will absorb 5,000 square feet. The restaurants are slated to open late this summer or early fall. Westfield MainPlace is currently undergoing a massive renovation. Panini Café, Dog Haus and Blaze Pizza have all recently opened at the center.