BERKELEY, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged the sale of a 0.43-acre development site at 2587 Telegraph Ave. in Berkeley, approximately five blocks south of the University of California, Berkeley campus. 2565-2589 Telegraph Black LLC, a local private investor and related party of Anchor Valley Partners, sold the asset for an undisclosed price. An undisclosed buyer plans to build a 52-unit, 232-bed student housing development on site. The project is approved and entitled for an eight-story, 112,562-square-foot, mixed-use building featuring studio, four-, five- and six-bedroom units, including six affordable housing units. Additionally, the finished project will include 2,902 square feet of ground-floor commercial space, 5,105-square-foot of outdoor space, a fitness room, an amenity room, study pods and bike parking. Keith Manson, Zachary Greenwood and Mac Watson of CBRE’s Oakland office represented the seller in the transaction.
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Cavalier Investments Sells Citrus Strip Center Retail Property in Escondido, California for $6.2M
by Amy Works
ESCONDIDO, CALIF. — Cavalier Investments, a Colorado-based investor, has completed the disposition of Citrus Strip Center, a retail property in Escondido, approximately 35 miles north of San Diego. Eiad and Vera H Family Trust acquired the asset for $6.2 million. Located at 2315-41 E. Valley Parkway, the 27,310-square-foot retail center features 16 suites and two kiosks that are occupied by restaurants, professional services, beauty and fitness retailers, and a laundromat. Nick Totah of Marcus & Millichap’s San Diego Del Mar office represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
WALNUT CREEK, CALIF. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of The Rise Walnut Creek, a multifamily property in the East Bay city of Walnut Creek. Rescore sold the asset to Hines for an undisclosed price. Completed in 2023, The Rise Walnut Creek features 97 apartments with washers/dryers, white oak wide plank flooring, stainless steel appliances and large windows. Community amenities include a landscaped roof deck, fitness center, walk-in storage lockers and a subterranean parking garage with electric vehicle charging stations. The Rise Walnut Creek also features 8,000 square feet of retail space. Alex Tartaglia, Stanford Jones, Philip Saglimbeni and Salvatore Saglimbeni of IPA represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
Cushman & Wakefield Brokers Sale of 387,454 SF Industrial Portfolio Near San Diego for $74M
by Amy Works
SAN MARCOS AND TEMECULA, CALIF. — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated the sales of two industrial projects spanning six buildings and 387,454 square feet in San Marcos and Temecula. The assets were sold separately between January and May to two separate undisclosed buyers for a combined total of $74 million. In January, Investcorp acquired Pro·duc·tion, a four-building, Class A industrial project in San Marcos for $50 million. Fully leased at the time of sale, the property offers 221,294 square feet of industrial space. Built in 2018, the asset is located at 195 Bosstick Blvd. and 2946, 2950 and 2954 Norman Strasse Road. In May, Cire Equity purchased two industrial buildings at 26201 Ynez Road and 42259 Rio Ned Road in Temecula for $24 million. Aric Starck, Jeffrey Cole and Drew Dodds of Cushman & Wakefield Capital Markets represented the undisclosed seller in the transactions.
Marcus & Millichap Arranges Sale of 8,388 SF Escondido Commons Retail Property in California
by Amy Works
ESCONDIDO, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Escondido Commons, a retail property in the San Diego suburb of Escondido. Garry Hanafin of The Hanafin Family Trust sold the asset to Bobby Hrdina of STNC Properties LLC for $1.6 million. Located at 145-49 S. Orange St. and 412-20 W. 2nd Ave., Escondido Commons offers 8,388 square feet of space in 12 retail suites spread across three adjacent buildings and two parking lots. At the time of closing, the asset was fully leased to nine tenants. Nick Totah of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
SAN DIEGO — Decron Properties has acquired Mira Mesa Market West Shopping Center in San Diego’s Mira Mesa submarket from Stockbridge Capital Group for $99 million. The acquisition included the assumption of the existing financing with New York Life Insurance Co., which allowed for the assumption of a below-market interest rate of 3.5 percent fixed for the remaining loan term. Built in 2000, the fully leased Mira Mesa Market West features 238,747 square feet of retail space. Current tenants include The Home Depot, Smart & Final, CVS/pharmacy, Dave’s Hot Chicken, Rubio’s Baja Grill, Starbucks Coffee, Jersey Mike’s Subs, Verizon Wireless, PNC and Lazy Dog restaurant. The property is situated on 20.2 acres at 10604 Westview Parkway. This is the first acquisition since 2008 for Decron, which owns and manages approximately 600,000 square feet of additional retail assets and nearly 10,000 multifamily units in California, Washington and Arizona.
RANCHO CORDOVA, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the $4.8 million sale of Shops III at Anatolia Marketplace, a multi-tenant retail pad in Rancho Cordova, roughly 13 miles east of Sacramento. Tenants at the property, which totals 5,900 square feet, include Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Cold Stone Creamery, Jamba and Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop. Bill Asher and Jeff Lefko of Hanley represented the seller, an entity doing business as Anatolia Marketplace LLC. Craig Lewis of Lewis Capital Advisors represented the buyer, a local private investor.
CAMPBELL, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap, on behalf of an individual/personal trust, has brokered the $1.8 million sale of a retail property in Campbell, a suburb of San Jose. Located at 2615 S. Bascom Ave. and 835 Union Ave., the property offers 5,896 square feet of multi-tenant retail space and ample parking. Yuri Sergunin and J.J. Taughinbaugh of Marcus & Millichap’s Palo Alto office represented the seller in the deal. The name of the buyer was not released.
Northmarq Provides $60M in Freddie Mac Loans for Two Multifamily Properties in Orange County, California
by Amy Works
FOUNTAIN VALLEY AND SANTA ANA, CALIF. — Northmarq has provided $60 million in loans to Advanced Real Estate for the refinancing for two multifamily properties in Orange County. Alex Kane, Joe Giordani, Brendan Golding and Alvin Cao of Northmarq’s Newport Beach Debt + Equity team arranged the financing through Northmarq’s Freddie Mac Optigo seller-servicer platform. The permanent, fixed-rate loans were structured on 10-year terms with full-term interest-only payments. Northmarq funded $40 million in refinancing for Serena Vista Apartments (built in 1970) in Fountain Valley and $20 million in refinancing for Villa del Sur (built in 1969) in Santa Ana. Totaling 284 apartments, the communities offer one- and two-bedroom floor plans.
PARAMOUNT, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged the sale of Paramount Business Center, a multi-tenant industrial park at 6407-6431 Alondra Blvd. in Paramount, just south of Los Angeles. A local private investor acquired the asset from a publicly traded REIT for $7.6 million. The 30,224-square-foot center features 11 units, ranging in size from 2,025 square feet to 3,794 square feet, with each unit offering 18-foot clear heights, one grade-level door and a high-image storefront. Situated off Interstate 710, the building is 15 miles from both the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Mark Shaffer, Gerard Poutier, Anthony DeLorenzo, Bryan Johnson and Dylan Rutigliano of CBRE Investment Properties, along with Barbara Perrier and Eric Cox of CBRE’s National Partners, represented the seller in the transaction.