MESA AND CHANDLER, ARIZ. — Inland Real Estate Acquisitions has negotiated and closed on the purchase of two Swagel Wootton Hiatt Eye Centers in Mesa and Chandler, approximately 20 miles east of Phoenix. Matthew Tice of Inland Real Estate Acquisition and David Neboyskey of The Inland Real Estate Group Law Department completed the deal on behalf of an Inland affiliate. Located at 220 S. 63rd St. in Mesa and 3940 S. Alma School Road in Chandler, the properties provide a combined total of 25,340 square feet of medical office space and seven board-certificated physicians. Specializing in eye care procedures, Swagel Wootton Hiatt Eye Centers offer patients laser cataract, corneal and retinal surgeries, corneal transplants, procedures for Descement’s Membrane Endothelial Keratoplaty and glaucoma and treatment of diabetic eye disease, macular degeneration and primary open-angle glaucoma. To date, Inland Real Estate Acquisitions has facilitated more than $45 billion of purchases including retail centers, apartments, single-tenant properties and a total of more than $323 million in medical office buildings.
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COSTA MESA, CALIF. — Mariman & Co. has sold Sundance West Apartment Homes, a multifamily community located at 1990-2002 Maple Ave. in Costa Mesa. An Orange County-based private family investment partnership acquired the property for $16.3 million. The buyer also assumed the existing loan with Chase Bank. Built in 1965, the community features 40 two- and three-bedroom floorplans and one studio floorplan. The property comprises 12 one- and two-story buildings and a separate rental office. On-site amenities include a pool, additional storage, laundry facilities and 69 parking spaces. Peter Hauser and Matt Hauser of Avison Young’s Irvine office represented the seller and the buyer in the deal.
SIMI VALLEY, CALIF. — HFF has arranged the sale of Mountaingate Plaza, a value-add shopping center located in Simi Valley. A joint venture between Investcorp International Realty and ScanlanKemperBard sold the property to Merlone Geier Partners for $51.1 million. Situated on 24.8 acres at 1197-1301 E. Los Angeles Ave. and 2022-2090 First St., the property comprises eight buildings and outparcel pads. Tenants at the center include Valley Marketplace, Rite Aid, 99 Cents Only, dd’s Discounts, Black Bear Diner, Smash Burger, El Pollo Loco, Jersey Mike’s Subs, Starbucks Coffee, U.S. Armed Forces and Ventura County Health Care Agency. Gleb Lvovich, Bryan Ley and Daniel Tyner of HFF represented the seller in the transaction.
George Smith Partners Arranges $32.4M Development Financing for 250-Room Hotel in Southern California
by Amy Works
COACHELLA, CALIF. — George Smith Partners has arranged $32.4 million in financing for the ground-up development of a IHG Hotel Indigo in Coachella. The borrower and developer is Glenroy Coachella. Steven Bram, David Pascale and Huber Bongolan Jr. of George Smith Partners arranged a $24.4 million senior construction loan and $8 million PACE funding for the hotel. The hotel will be the first new construction hotel project financed by PACE in California. The PACE equity, essentially an energy loan, finances the energy-efficient HVAC, lighting, windows, water systems and seismic strengthening. Situated on 35 acres, the casitas-style resort hotel will feature 250 guest rooms with private entrances and en-suite bathrooms; 13,000-square-foot convention center; 10,000-square-foot salt water pool with a summer cooling system and a DJ booth/catwalk; and an 11-acre playground to host music-related events, wellness retreats and corporate/private events. Many of the guest rooms are located in two-, four- and six-bedrooms casitas with living rooms and social areas for entertaining. Additionally, the hotel will feature a restaurant, spa, gym and yoga/Pilates studio. A timeline for construction was not disclosed.
NKF Capital Markets Negotiates Sale of 124,529 SF Office Building in Inland Empire for $29.9M
by Amy Works
ONTARIO, CALIF. — NKF Capital Markets has brokered the sale of Empire Towers V, a five-story office building located at 3990 Concours St. in Ontario. TA Associates sold the property to MGR Realty for $29.9 million. Kevin Shannon, Ken White and Michael Moore of NKF Capital Markets represented the seller, while the buyer was self-represented in the transaction. Built in 2007, the 124,529-square-foot property is situated on 4.4 acres and within walking distance to various amenities, including restaurants, hotels, Ontario Mills Mall, Citizens Business Bank Arena and the Ontario Convention Center. At the time of sale, the property was 100 percent occupied by 11 tenants, including United Health Care Services, Chapman University and CEMEX.
OREM, UTAH — Bellwether Enterprise has arranged a $10.5 million first mortgage loan to refinance a shopping center in Orem. Shelley Magoffin and Max Sauerman of Bellwether secured the financing for a Los Angeles-based investor. The borrower plans to use the loan to refinance existing debt. The non-recourse loan features a 10-year term, 25-year amortization schedule and flexible prepayment penalty for the latter half of the loan term. Constructed in phases between the 1950s and 1980s, the property features more than 100,000 square feet of retail space. At the time of financing, the asset was 95 percent leased to 11 tenants ranging in size from 1,400 square feet to 40,000 square feet. Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital is the commercial and multifamily mortgage banking subsidiary of Enterprise Community Investment.
Graycor Construction Co. to Build Phase One of Prologis I-17 Logistics Center in Phoenix
by Amy Works
PHOENIX — Prologis has selected Graycor Construction Co. for the first phase of its new Prologis I-17 Logistics Center, located on 25 acres of infill space within Phoenix’s 7th Street Corridor. When complete, the first phase will comprise four buildings offering a total of 558,712 square feet of industrial space, divisible from 25,000 square feet to 211,000 square feet. The project is located at 2111-2145 S. 7th St. at the southeast corner of 7th Street and Interstate 17. Graycor will begin construction of the first phase in July, with completion slated for the first quarter of 2019. Phase I will feature four buildings ranging in size from 82,284 square feet to 211,208 square feet. Each building will offer 32-foot clear heights, 52-foot by 50-foot column spacing, 135-foot to 210-foot truck courts and the flexibility to accommodate multiple mid-size users.
BRENTWOOD, CALIF. — Chicago-based Fairbourne Properties has purchased The Streets of Brentwood, a grocery- and theatre-anchored lifestyle center located at 2455 Sand Creek Road in Brentwood. A fund managed by DRA Advisors sold the asset for $85.7 million, according to property records obtained by the San Francisco Business Times. The 358,615-square-foot center includes a 14-screen AMC Theatre, DSW, Ulta Beauty and Sprouts Farmers Market. Nicholas Bicardo and Brandon Rogoff of NKF Capital Markers represented the seller in the transaction.
LONG BEACH, CALIF. — Stepp Commercial has negotiated the sale of Patio Gardens, an apartment community located at 4874 E. Los Coyotes Diagonal in Long Beach’s Traffic Circle neighborhood. Emeryville, Calif.-based HFH Limited acquired the property from a Long Beach-based private investor for $50.8 million. Built in 1958, the property features 19 two-story buildings with a total of 127 two-bedroom units averaging 1,000 square feet. On-site amenities include landscaped gardens and lawns, laundry facilities, a fitness center and parking garages. Robert Stepp of Stepp Commercial represented the seller and buyer in the deal.
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — PCCP, in a joint venture with Lincoln Property Co., has acquired Valley Technology Centre, a seven-building office and R&D complex located on 26.4 acres in San Jose. MWest sold the property for an undisclosed price. Built in 2000, the 464,000-square-foot property was 74 percent leased at the time of sale. The complex comprises seven two-story office and R&D facilitates with 18-foot clear height on the ground floors to accommodate roll-up doors and shipping/receiving requirements. The properties are located at 2660, 2680, 2700, 2720, 2740 Zanker Road and 2585 and 2595 Junction Ave. in North San Jose.