SANTA CLARITA, CALIF. — Kennedy Wilson’s debt platform has provided a $95 million senior construction loan to a joint venture between Greystar Real Estate Partners and The Resmark Cos. The funds will be used for the development of a multifamily and build-to-rent project in Santa Clarita, approximately 33 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles. Situated within Sand Canyon Plaza, the community will feature 259 rentable multifamily units and 64 build-to-rent townhomes. The multifamily residents will have access to a fitness center, club room, courtyard, game lounge, coworking space and a fourth-floor sky deck with unobstructed mountain views. The build-to-rent townhomes will offer expansive green space areas, multiple open turf play areas and a tot lot that will cater to young families renting in the community. The project will also feature a resort-style pool and spa that will be shared by both multifamily and build-to-rent townhome residents. Upon completion, the 87-acre Sand Canyon Plaza will feature parks, open spaces, a walking trail system and a 45,000-square-foot retail center anchored by Sprouts Farmers Market, which is slated to break ground this year.
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World Premier Investments Acquires Newport and Walnut Center Strip Mall in Tustin, California
by Amy Works
TUSTIN, CALIF. — World Premier Investments has purchased Newport and Walnut Center, a retail strip center in the Orange County city of Tustin. A private family trust sold the asset for $6.2 million. Daniel Tyner, Gleb Lvovich and Geoff Tranchina of JLL Capital Markets represented the seller and buyer in the deal. Located at 13812 Newport Ave., Newport and Walnut Center features 9,624 square feet of retail space. The center is fully occupied by eight tenants, including HiroNori Craft Ramen, Crown Beauty, Studio 18 Nail Bar and Moon Lash Beauty.
G Capital Markets Arranges $15.5M Recapitalization for Seniors Housing Project in Livermore, California
by Amy Works
LIVERMORE, CALIF. — G Capital Markets (GCap), a capital advisory firm based in Carmel, has arranged a recapitalization for Bethany Home, a 59-bed assisted living community in Livermore on the eastern edge of the Bay Area. Built in 2021 by a regional owner-operator, the property leased up in 2022 and has shown consistently strong performance for several years with cash flow margins well over 40 percent and occupancy of 90 percent, according to GCap. The bridge-to-HUD loan was structured with a large equity-out component and sized to maximize the takeout refinancing while allowing the borrower to submit a HUD application in 2024 without the need to wait the typical two years of debt seasoning. GCap arranged the $15.5 million credit facility with a regional bank partner. The loan carries an interest rate SOFR spread in the low 300s and a below-market financing fee. The borrower is an existing client of GCap, and this property will be part of a broader permanent portfolio refinancing that is scheduled to close in 2025.
FULLERTON, CALIF. — Voit Real Estate Services has arranged the purchase of a freestanding industrial warehouse situated on 2.2. acres in Fullerton, a city in northern Orange County. Anaheim-based 1450 Manhattan LLC acquired the asset from Salher LLC for $13.3 million. Located at 1450-1456 S. Manhattan Ave., the property features 48,235 square feet of industrial space. Garrett McClelland and Erik Sikes of Voit Real Estate Services’ Irvine office represented the buyer, while Byron Foss, Wade Tift and Nick Carey of JLL represented the seller in the deal.
Rexford Acquires 48-Property Southern California Industrial Portfolio from Blackstone for $1B
by Jeff Shaw
LOS ANGELES — Blackstone Real Estate has sold a portfolio of industrial properties in Southern California to Rexford Industrial Realty Inc. (NYSE: REXR) for a total of $1 billion. The portfolio comprises 48 properties and approximately 3 million square feet, for a sales price of $332 per square foot. At the time of the sale, the portfolio was 98 percent leased. Almost all of the properties are located within infill submarkets in Los Angeles and Orange counties. A list of the properties was not released. Rexford Industrial, headquartered in Los Angeles, financed the transaction using proceeds from its recent exchangeable senior note offerings and cash on hand. According to Michael Frankel and Howard Schwimmer, co-CEOs of Rexford Industrial, the REIT’s current acquisition pipeline also includes $300 million of investments under contract or accepted offer. “Infill Southern California is the nation’s highest-barrier and lowest supply industrial market,” said Frankel and Schwimmer via a press release. “These strategic investments in exceptionally well-located, high-quality assets represent a significant opportunity to drive accretive cash flow growth, increased operating margins and long-term value creation.” Rexford is already a major industrial investor, with its entire 422-property, 49.1 million-square-foot portfolio located in Southern California. The company’s stock price closed at $50.30 per share …
The South Coast Metro area — consisting of north Costa Mesa and south Santa Ana — has been a hotbed of activity lately. Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas (TTHA) leased 60,000 square feet in the Harbor Gateway Business Center in early January. The Gateway is situated at the northwest corner of Harbor Boulevard and Sunflower Avenue near freeways, major thoroughfares, apartment communities, shopping, dining and entertainment. In addition to that, the 2,500-acre, 3.5-square-mile Metro area is home to a Theater & Arts District that boasts performance venues like the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall and the Tony Award-winning South Coast Repertory. It also has South Coast Plaza, a retail mecca that includes 280 boutiques and restaurants, with an additional 100 restaurants situated within about a one-mile radius of the shopping center. This activity has not only benefitted the nearby businesses, residents and visitors, but the South Coast Metro Alliance as well. The non-profit corporation of property owners and major businesses added three new corporate partners last year, including Related California, Travel Santa Ana and Breeze IT. Related California is the West Coast affiliate of Related Companies, a fully integrated real estate firm that develops multifamily residential and mixed-use properties …
SAN DIEGO — Voit Real Estate Services has arranged the sale of a two-story office building in San Diego’s Kearny Mesa submarket. The asset traded for $17 million, or $315 per square foot. Located at 9573 and 9577 Chesapeake Drive, the building features 54,000 square feet of office space. At the time of sale, the property was fully leased. Randy LaChance and Brandon Keith of Voit’s San Diego office represented the undisclosed buyer and undisclosed seller in the deal.
Urban Catalyst Receives $10.5M in Financing for Icon/Echo Mixed-Use Redevelopment Project in San Jose
by Amy Works
SAN JOSE, CAILF. — Gantry has secured $10.5 million in financing for pre-construction costs for Icon/Echo, a mixed-use redevelopment project in downtown San Jose. The borrower, Urban Catalyst, plans to construct two towers on the 2.1-acre land site following demolition of existing buildings and a parking lot. Current plans include a 21-story office building with street-level retail and a 27-story multifamily residential tower. The towers will be connected by a shared podium on floors one through four. Additionally, the project will offer a below-grade level of parking and 1,000 parking spaces. Construction at the site is slated to begin the next 12 to 24 months. Jeff Wilcox and Robert Slatt of Gantry arranged the short-term bridge loan with interest-only terms through a private real estate investment company.
R.D. Olson Construction Completes 179-Room Springhill Suites by Marriott in Chula Vista, California
by Amy Works
CHULA VISTA, CALIF. — R.D. Olson Construction has completed the construction of Eastlake’s Springhill Suites by Marriott in Chula Vista, nestled between San Diego and the Mexico border. Delivered in 18.5 months, the 127,628-square-foot hotel features 179 guest suites, 1,900 square feet of meeting and conference space, a pool and a 1,095-square-foot fitness center. The hotel lobby features computers and printers for guest use at the business center with flexible workspace and free Wi-Fi, as well as a media and TV lounge with a fireplace. The property also offers a 930-square-foot dining space with complimentary breakfast; a full-service bar and lounge with 1,800 square feet of interior seating and nearly 1,500 square feet of covered patio seating; a 24/7 in-house market; a courtyard with two barbecues; and an event lawn with three fire tables for lounging. Additionally, several 700-square-foot suites bordering the courtyard pool have private patios and host ground-floor pool access. The property also has 10 electric vehicle charging stations. Project partners include Lee & Sakahara Architects and The Design Studio.
King Street to Convert Office Building into Mesa Labworks Life Sciences Facility in San Diego
by Amy Works
SAN DIEGO — King Street Properties has released plans to redevelop a creative office building at 5825 Oberlin Drive in San Diego into a Mesa Labworks, a speculative lab and life sciences facility. Construction of Mesa Labworks’ first two spec lab suites is currently underway. Located in the Sorrento Mesa submarket, the 60,000-square-foot building will offer move-in ready spec lab solutions, with suites ranging from 8,000 square feet to 15,000 square feet. Scheduled for completion in August 2024, the new suites will deliver state-of-the-art lab infrastructure. Mike Novkov, Bill Cavanagh and Brett Ward of Cushman & Wakefield are handling leasing for the project.