GLENDALE, CALIF. – CNL Healthcare Properties has acquired the Lee Hughes Medical Building, a 76,758-square-foot medical office building in Glendale, for $29.9 million. The Class A building is located on the campus of the 500-bed Glendale Adventist Medical Center. Lee Hughes is connected to the main hospital through a sky bridge. The building is currently 97 percent occupied by a range of tenants, including an ambulatory surgery center leased by Adventist Health. Lee Hughes Medical Building is the only on-campus medical office building not owned by the hospital. Cypress West Realty Management Inc. will provide on-site leasing and asset management services.
LOS ANGELES — Shoe Palace has opened four new stores within the Los Angeles area. The new stores include a 4,460-square-foot store at 7721-7725 Melrose Ave., which was leased from 499 Canon LLC; a 4,945-square-foot space at 214 Santa Monica Blvd. in Santa Monica, leased from Schrober Investments; a 14,800-square-foot store at 6351-6353 Pacific Blvd. in Huntington Park that was purchased from Fine Discounts; and a new store on Van Nuys Boulevard in Panorama City that is currently in escrow. It is scheduled to open by the end of the year. The combined sales and lease transactions for all four properties total more than $8 million. Shoe Palace is owned and operated by the Mersho family. The retailer was represented by Irwin Hyman and Jesse Paster of NAI Capital’s Encino office.
IRVINE, CALIF. — Lincoln Property Company has purchased Michelson Marketplace, a 32,560-square-foot shopping center within the Irvine Business Center. Though the final selling price was not disclosed, the publicly listed asking price was $13 million. The marketplace is located at 2222 and 2272 Michelson Drive. It is 90 percent occupied. Lincoln plans to renovate the 29-year-old shopping center. Lincoln Property represented itself in this transaction, while the private seller was represented by Michelle Schierberl, Donald Ellis, Jereme Snyder and Mark Joens of Colliers.
SAN DIEGO – A 33,715-square-foot office and industrial building in San Diego has sold to Ingold Family Investments for $5 million. The building is located at 7740 Kenamar Court within the Centerpointe Court in the Miramar submarket. It is situated near Interstates 805 and 15. The space is fully leased to California Comfort Systems, USA, a mechanical and plumbing contractor. Ingold was represented by Lee & Associates. The seller, Providence II Centerpointe, was represented by Dan Vittone and Alan Pekarcik of Avison Young’s Irvine office.
We are seeing several trends emerge in the Los Angeles multifamily development sector as we move into the second half of 2014. These trends are influenced by several factors, including job growth, local economy and public infrastructure. The unemployment rate in Los Angeles County has continued to tick downward with true job growth across all sectors, which, in return, has had a direct influence on multifamily project starts. Job growth has been exponential in certain markets, including West Los Angeles, Downtown Los Angeles and Tri-Cities (Glendale, Burbank and Pasadena), creating natural household formations to accommodate the swell of rental demand. Job growth, along with the creation of a comprehensive public transportation system, will continue to drive multifamily development and construction in a way the City of Los Angeles has never seen before. The construction pipeline has swelled to 14,500 rental units, including 12,200 market-rate units. At the end of the first quarter, nearly 29,000 rentals were planned in the county, which is roughly 50 percent higher than the number of units on the drawing board one year ago. With the subway expansion, areas of town that were once deemed undesirable by developers and residents are now being sought after in …
LOS ANGELES – The 88-unit Azusa Apartments in Los Angeles has received $30.1 million in financing. The affordable housing community is located in the San Gabriel Valley. The debt financing included an FHA Section 221(d)(4) mortgage of $16.5 million provided by RED Mortgage Capital; $12.1 million of 9 percent Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) equity; and $1.5 million invested by sponsor Community HousingWorks, utilizing resources from NeighborWorks America.
LOS ANGELES – A 39-unit apartment complex in Studio City has sold to Raintree Partners for $9.5 million. The community is located at 4250 Coldwater Canyon Ave. It was fully occupied at the time of sale. Jim Fisher and Mike Smith of Lee & Associates-LA North/Ventura represented both the buyer and unnamed seller.
CULVER CITY, CALIF. – A 28-unit apartment complex in Culver City has sold to Trion Properties for $6.8 million. The community is located at 4620 South Slauson Ave. Robert Narchi of Marcus & Millichap represented both the buyer and unnamed seller in this transaction.
LOS ANGELES – NAC|Architecture and Osborn Architects have leased 13,000 square feet in the Chinatown district of Los Angeles. The space is located at 837 North Spring Street. The lease is valued at $3.3 million. The space will serve as the new Los Angeles office for the two companies, which recently merged. The firms were represented by Armen Kazaryan of Lee and Associates. The landlord, Redcar Properties, was represented by Jim Jacobsen of Industry Partners.
MONROVIA, CALIF. — Huntington Oaks Center, a 328,711-square-foot community shopping center in the Los Angeles submarket of Monrovia, has received a $71 million loan. The center is located at the southeast corner of Interstate 210 and Huntington Drive. Huntington Oaks is currently 98 percent leased to tenants such as Kohl’s, Trader Joe’s, Toys ‘R’ Us, Marshalls, Bed Bath & Beyond, Petco, Party City, Black Angus, LensCrafters, Mimi’s Café, Chili’s, Kirklands, Chase Bank and Applebees. The financing package includes a $60.5 million senior mortgage loan and a $10.5 million mezzanine loan. Those funds replaced a $51 million mortgage provided by Wachovia Bank. The borrower, Huntington Oaks Delaware Partners LLC, was represented by Lucescu Realty, which also procured the lender, Bank of America N.A.