LIVERMORE, CALIF. — Minneapolis-based Hunter Street Partners, in partnership with California-based Mana Investments, has completed the acquisition of Sunset Office Plaza in Livermore for an undisclosed price. Situated on 13.5 acres, the asset features 10 single-story office buildings totaling 78,747 square feet of office space. The property was vacant at the time of acquisition. The name of the seller was not released.
PHOENIX — Biltmore RE, a net-leased investment group, has purchased an office building located at 2701 E. Camelback Road in Phoenix, for $3.1 million. The sale was an absolute triple-net leaseback to the seller, Arciterra Cos., a real estate investment and development company. The property features 8,501 square feet of Class A office space. Jenette Bennett of Kidder Mathews represented the buyer in the transaction.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF. — Broadreach Capital Partners has secured $150 million in financing for 1625 Plymouth, a 245,738-square-foot, build-to-suit office development in the North Bayshore submarket of Mountain View. The property is 100 percent pre-leased to Google Inc. The closing of the loan coincided with the completion of construction of the shell of the building and delivery to Google for a tenant improvement build-out. The highly amenitized, LEED Platinum certified building will feature multiple outdoor deck spaces for functions and activities. HFF arranged the fixed-rate, permanent loan through the New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS). “Working with the team at Broadreach Capital Partners and assisting them in securing a new relationship with NYSTRS was a tremendous opportunity and we are excited to watch the continued progress on site as the tenant completes its work and occupies this best-in-class office building,” said Bruce Ganong, senior managing director at HFF. Architecture firm WRNS Studio designed the building. Broadreach Capital Partners is a Palo Alto-based real estate investment firm focused on development, acquisitions and asset management of commercial real estate in the Western states. — David Cohen
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles-based Meta Housing Corp. has broken ground on Whittier & Downey SE, an affordable housing community located at 4200-4224 Whittier Blvd in East Los Angeles. Slated for completion in fall 2019, the property will feature 71 units in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans. On-site amenities will include an outdoor barbecue area, edible container garden, large courtyard, community room, tot lot, bicycle storage, on-site laundry and a gym. Located adjacent to the Los Angeles Metro Line 18, the property will also feature 3,400 square feet of retail space. As an affordable housing property, the project will reserve 35 of the 71 affordable units as permanent supportive housing. Financing for the $38.6 million project is being provided by the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee, California Housing Finance Agency, Community Development Commission of the County of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Departments of Health Services and Mental Health, Brilliant Corners and Bank of America Merrill Lynch. The development is part of a two-phase project, with the second phase located at the northeast corner of Whittier Boulevard and Downey Road. The second phase is scheduled to begin construction in spring 2019.
CARLSBAD, CALIF. — Carlsbad-based VRS International has purchased an industrial building, located at 1958 Kellogg Ave. in Carlsbad. Bend, Ore.-based Canard Add* Ventures sold the property for $6.5 million. The 38,900-square-foot industrial building features a two-story lobby, heavy power and fenced yard. Kelly Nicholls of Lee & Associates – North San Diego County represented the seller and buyer in the deal.
LAS VEGAS — Colliers International – Las Vegas has brokered the purchase of a retail property located at 6825 W. Russell Road in Las Vegas. Daniel and Cathy Pereyra purchased the property from an undisclosed seller for $5.3 million. The property features 23,596 square feet of retail space. Dan Gluhaich of Colliers represented the buyer in the transaction.
LONG BEACH, CALIF. — Stepp Commercial has arranged the sale of San Antonio Apartments, an apartment community located at 1090 E. San Antonio Drive in the Bixby Knolls submarket of Long Beach. A private limited liability company sold the property to a private investor for approximately $4.9 million, or $245,000 per unit. Built in 1948, the 22,247-square-foot building features 16 one-bedroom/one-bath units and four studio units. Additionally, the property features balconies, landscaped grounds and 11 private parking garages. Robert Stepp and Michael Toveg of Stepp Commercial represented the seller in the transaction.
DENVER — Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of a single-tenant retail property located at 1200 W. Alameda Ave. in Denver. A local Colorado buyer acquired the property for $3 million. 7-Eleven occupies the 3,000-square-foot property, which was constructed in 2018, on a net-leased basis. Rob Edwards and Tom Ethington of Pinnacle represented the seller, a Colorado developer, in the deal.
Industrial sales and leasing in the Reno-Sparks area remains one of the best performing sectors in the marketplace, just as it did in 2017. With a record vacancy percentage below 4 percent, combined with new buildings being occupied upon completion, the strong demand for new and existing industrial product is a welcome normality from previous years. The North Valley’s submarket has been the dominant center point for speculative development. It is currently the fastest-growing submarket in Reno, as nearly 50 percent of the transactions containing more than 50,000 square feet were concentrated in this submarket. This is primarily attributed to the abundance of skilled labor in the area and proximity to Interstate 80. Developers continue their hunt for buildable land in the area, though the availability of readily developable parcels is dwindling. Driven by consumer shifts toward internet goods, along with burgeoning advanced manufacturing, capital from institutional and regional investors alike have entered Reno’s industrial market. This has led to the industrial market posting the largest volume and most competitive assets. Last year’s investment volume was up 90 percent year over year, with a 14 percent increase in the total number of sales. The most recent eye-opener was Blockchains’ acquisition …
BELLEVUE, WASH. — Swift Real Estate Partners has purchased Oakhurst Center, a two-building office property located at 14335 and 14475 NE 24th St. in Bellevue. Barings, on behalf of an institutional investor, sold the property for $45.4 million. At the time of sale, the 145,578-square-foot property was 79 percent occupied and leased. Kevin Shannon, Nick Kucha, Ken White, Tim O’Keefe, Mike Schreck, Michael Moll, James Childress and Bill DeLacy of NKF Capital Markets represented the seller, while the buyer was self-represented in the deal.