LOS ANGELES — HFF has arranged the sale of Hotel MdR – a DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel located at 13480 Maxella Ave. in West Los Angeles’ Marina del Rey submarket. Lubert-Adler, Channel West Group and Arris Investment sold the 283-room hotel to U.K.-based London & Regional Properties for an undisclosed price. Hotel MdR was renovated and repositioned as a soft-branded DoubleTree Hotel in 2014. The property features an outdoor heated pool and patio, fitness facility, 24/7 business center, market, energy room with ping-pong table, 5,429 square feet of indoor/outdoor event space and Barbianca Local Kitchen. Tony Malk, Scott Hall and Aaron Lapping of HFF represented the seller in the deal. Additionally, Brad Greenway, Kevin MacKenzie and Matthew Stewart of HFF arranged a five-year, floating-rate loan with a Germany-based lender for the buyer.
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FARMINGTON, N.M. — SVN|Chicago Commercial has arranged the sale of retail ground lease located at 3560 E. Main St. in Farmington. An institutional buyer acquired the property from a private investment group for $9.1 million. The Home Depot occupies the property on an absolute triple-net lease basis. Tim Franz of SVN|Chicago Commercial represented the seller in the transaction.
Foresight, W.E. O’Neil to Break Ground on 80,000 SF Assisted Living Community in Arizona
by Amy Works
GILBERT, ARIZ. — Foresight Senior Living Development LLC and W.E. O’Neil Construction Co. will break ground May 9 on Eternal Spring of Gilbert Senior Living Community in Gilbert, a suburb of Phoenix. The 80,000-square-foot community will offer 59 assisted living apartments and 36 memory care apartments. The groundbreaking ceremony will feature Vice Mayor Bridgette Peterson of the Town of Gilbert; Earl Kaplan, Lily Cheng and Jack Cheng of Foresight; Linda Edwards and Nathan Williams of the Town of Gilbert Planning Department; Bryan Dunn of W.E. O’Neil Construction Co. of Arizona; Joel Saurey and Tom Snyder of EPS Group; and other Town of Gilbert leaders and business leaders.
DENVER — JOS Investments LLC has completed the disposition of a multifamily property located at 2155 S. Josephine St. in Denver. 251 Josephine LLC purchased the 12,777-square-foot building for $3.4 million, or $270 per square foot. Matt Lewallen of Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors represented the buyer, while Kevin Calame, also of Pinnacle, represented the seller in the deal.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — Cushman & Wakefield|PICOR has brokered the sale of La Promesa Apartments, a multifamily property located at 2485 N. Alvernon Way in Tucson. La Promesa Homes LLC acquired the property from Our Family Services LLC for $2.3 million. The multifamily complex features 40 apartments. Allan Mendelsberg and Daniel Leibsohn of Cushman & Wakefield|PICOR handled the transaction.
LOS ANGELES — CHA Health Systems Inc. has broken ground on a new patient care tower within CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center (HPMC), a private hospital campus in Hollywood. The nearly 175,000-square-foot tower will replace an existing building at an estimated cost of $291 million. The tower is part of HPMC’s three-phase, $350 million overhaul that includes retrofitting the existing Doctor’s Tower and South Wing to satisfy California’s seismic requirements. The state passed a seismic retrofitting law in the wake of the 1994 Northridge earthquake that requires all acute care medical centers and hospitals to adhere to seismic-specific structural standards by 2030. The goal of the law is for all California hospitals to remain operational in the event of an earthquake, such as the 4.5-magnitude tremor that shook regions of Southern California early this morning. KMD Architects designed the new tower to meet the state’s seismic requirements as well. Doctor’s Tower, South Wing and HPMC’s new parking deck are set to open this year. The tower will double the hospital’s current emergency department with a 26,000-square-foot space that features 20 exam rooms and a private room for women’s services, as well as areas designated for chest pain observation and detox …
Hines Joint Venture Receives $144M in Financing for Four-Building Office Campus in Orange County
by Amy Works
IRVINE, CALIF. — A joint venture between a global investment management firm and Hines has received $144 million in financing for Intersect, a four-building office campus in Irvine. Kevin MacKenzie, John Chun, Jamie Kline, Peter Thompson, Michael Leggett and Dereck Barker of HFF arranged the three-year, floating-rate loan through New York Life Insurance. The borrower will use the loan to retire existing debt and fund the remaining lease-up of the property. Intersect comprises Buildings A, B, C and D located at 17875 and 17877 Von Karman Ave. and 17872 and 17838 Gillette Ave., respectively, in the core airport-area submarket of Orange County. The 425,203-square-foot campus features a restaurant; micro-retail shipping containers that serve grab-n-go coffee, juice and food; indoor and outdoor workspace; a 6,000-square-foot indoor/outdoor gym; private tenant terraces; a 100-seat, stadium-style conference center; a 20-person board room; and an outdoor game pavilion. Additionally, the property features surface parking, a 1,583-space structured parking garage at 17892 Gillette Ave. and a 177-stall subterranean parking facility.
Servitas, Orange Coast College to Develop 811-Bed Student Housing Community in Costa Mesa
by Amy Works
COSTA MESA, CALIF. — Servitas and Orange Coast College have announced plans for an 811-bed student housing community on the college’s campus in Costa Mesa. The project site is on campus land. The arrangement is structured as a ground lease to a nonprofit organization, allowing for tax-exempt debt financing with no recourse to the college, district or taxpayers. The design-build team includes HPI Architecture, MVE Architects and construction firm C.W. Driver. George K. Baum & Co. provided the bond underwriting, and The Scion Group will manage the project in close collaboration with the college. “This project will benefit Orange Coast College in more than one way,” says Matt Myllykangas, senior vice president of Servitas. “Not only will the college be able to provide its students with on-campus housing for the first time, but also enhance the student experience overall. This residence hall will add to the college’s sense of community. Servitas is thrilled to be part of this exciting time for OCC, and looks forward to seeing how this project impacts the college and its students in the years to come.” A timeline for the development has yet to be announced.
KeyBank Originates $125M in Financing for Two-Property Multifamily Portfolio in Metro Los Angeles
by Amy Works
LOS ANGELES AND MONTCLAIR, CALIF. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has originated a total of $125 million in Freddie Mac first mortgage financing for two multifamily properties in the Los Angeles area. The firm arranged a $72.4 million fixed-rate loan for The Paseos Apartment Homes, a 385-unit multifamily property located in Montclair. Built in 2014, the property comprises 15 three-story apartment buildings. The undisclosed borrower used the loan to refinance existing debt. The loan features a 10-year term, five-year interest-only payment period and 30-year amortization schedule. Additionally, KeyBank arranged a $52.6 million fixed-rate loan for The Piero, a 225-unit garden-style apartment complex located in Los Angeles. The property is comprised of a seven-story apartment building, with three unit layouts ranging from 468 square feet to 1,218 square feet. The undisclosed borrower used the loan to refinance existing debt. The financing features a 10-year, interest-only term. Robert Prouty of Key’s Commercial Mortgage Group arranged the financing for both properties.
ANAHEIM, CALIF. — American Realty Advisors (ARA) has acquired a newly constructed industrial facility located at 1730 S. Anaheim Way in Anaheim. A joint venture between Batcheller Equities and Panattoni Development sold the property for an undisclosed price. The 143,930-square-foot facility features floor-to-ceiling windows, modernized creative office space, a hybrid solar roof system complete with skylights and solar panels, 32-foot clear heights, ESFR sprinklers and a 2.05/1,000 parking ratio. An electrical contractor currently fully occupies the facility on a lease that runs through 2028. ARA represented itself in the transaction, while Bret Hardy and Jeff Read of NKF Capital Markets represented the seller.