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YUMA, ARIZ. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of a 151-unit assisted living community in Yuma for $3.1 million. The name of the community was not disclosed. The property was originally built as a limited-service hotel before the nonprofit owner began converting it to assisted living. The owner ran into financial trouble and was unable to complete the conversion. Blueprint was tasked with the sale by a court-appointed receiver and positioned the community as a turnaround opportunity. A Phoenix-based investor purchased the property, marking its first entry into the seniors housing space. Jacob Gehl, Amy Sitzman, and Giancarlo Riso of Blueprint were the lead advisors on the transaction.

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TEMPE, ARIZ. — A joint venture between Transwestern Investment Group (TIG) and JDM Partners has acquired a 2  million-square-foot office property in Tempe in a sale-leaseback with State Farm Automobile Insurance. The Class A campus, called Marina Heights, is located at 300-600 Rio Salado Parkway. The price was not disclosed. The five-building campus includes ground-floor retail, restaurants and other amenities. It is situated between Arizona State University and Tempe Town Lake. Marina Heights will be a future stop for the Tempe Streetcar, directly connecting the campus to the airport, downtown and central Phoenix, as well as west Mesa via the Valley Metro Light Rail. A wholly owned subsidiary of TIG will manage the investments. Transwestern will also provide management services. The firm’s legal adviser was King & Spalding, while Eastdil Secured was the debt capital adviser.

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TUCSON, ARIZ. — CBRE has arranged $75.4 million in supplemental financing for a seven-property portfolio of continuing care retirement communities owned by a joint venture that includes The Freshwater Group and Watermark Retirement Communities. The group of properties is spread across six states and comprises of 1,308 independent living beds, 541 assisted living beds, 97 memory care beds and 373 skilled nursing beds. The financing, arranged by Aron Will of CBRE National Senior Housing, will supplement a $410 million financing that CBRE arranged for the joint venture in 2015. That overall financing is for a larger portfolio totaling 15 properties and 3,804 beds, including the seven properties included in the supplemental financing. The use of the funds was not disclosed. Tucson-based Watermark, which is the wholly owned management arm of The Freshwater Group, will continue to operate the properties.

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RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI) has arranged the sale of Buena Vida at Town Center, a 115-unit age-restricted community in the Orange County city of Rancho Santa Margarita. A private investor sold the property to an undisclosed buyer for $34.8 million, or $302,000 per unit. Built in 2006 on more than three acres, the three-story property is located directly across the street from Central Park in Rancho Santa Margarita, near the Santa Margarita Parkway, and approximately half a mile from California State Route 241. Tyler Leeson and Alex Mobin of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller. Leeson, Mobin and David Yeh procured the buyer. Alexander Garcia Jr. and Christopher Zorbas of Marcus & Millichap’s Institutional Property Advisors (IPA) division also provided representation, along with Tyler Martin and Mathew Kipp.

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PERRIS, CALIF. — HFF has arranged the sale of Perris Plaza, a 150,148-square-foot, grocery-anchored retail center in the Inland Empire community of Perris. Gleb Lvovich and Bryan Ley of HFF arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Condures Family LP. Nuevo Perris LLC, a joint venture between Wood Investments, Joel Farkas and SandTree Holdings, acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. At the time of sale, Perris Plaza was 97.6 percent leased to tenants including Food 4 Less, Regency Theatres, Burger King, IHOP, Del Taco and Starbucks Coffee. The sale also included two entitled land pads that would allow the development of additional retail space. The new owners plan to expand the shopping center to approximately 300,000 square feet with the addition of new retailers and restaurants.

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FREMONT, CALIF. — Cushman & Wakefield Senior Housing Capital Markets Group has arranged the sale of Fremont Hills, a 97-unit assisted living and memory care community in the Silicon Valley city of Fremont. The price was not disclosed. A joint venture between Kayne Anderson Real Estate Advisors and Watermark Communities acquired the property from Capitol Seniors Housing. Watermark will operate the community following the sale. Originally built in 2004, Fremont Hills features 76 assisted living units and 21 memory care units in a three-story building. The 63,000-square-foot community has been fully occupied since 2015. The Cushman & Wakefield team involved in the transaction included Richard Swartz, Jay Wagner, Aaron Rosenzweig and Alex Petrosian.

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NAMPA, IDAHO — RCG Ventures LLC has acquired Nampa Gateway Center, a 471,340-square-foot retail center in Nampa, a suburb of Boise, for an undisclosed price. Greg Brown, Chris Drew and Peter Thompson of HFF arranged a three-year, fixed-rate loan with two one-year extensions through A10 Capital for the acquisition. Other terms of the transaction were not disclosed. JC Penney anchors the center, which is home to tenants including Shoe Carnival, Edwards Theater, CircusTrix and Crunch Fitness.

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ALISO VIEJO, CALIF. — A joint venture between Stillwater Investment Group and CrossHarbor Capital Partners has obtained a $34 million loan to renovate and lease Element, a 165,028-square-foot office campus in the Orange County submarket of Aliso Viejo. The Class A campus is located at 26600, 26650 and 26700 Aliso Viejo Parkway. The property formerly served as the headquarters for QLogic. Element is situated near the 73 Freeway, close to the Aliso Viejo Town Center, Renaissance Clubsport and John Wayne Airport. HFF secured the loan through Amherst Capital Management.

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SANDY, UTAH — Keller Investment Properties has purchased the Park at City Center, a 330-unit apartment complex in Sandy. Though the price was not disclosed, this was the “largest total dollar sale price for a single multifamily asset this year,” according to CBRE’s Patrick Bodnar and Eli Mills, who executed the transaction. The Park at City Center is located at 213 W. Civic Center Drive. Resort-style amenities include a swimming pool, hot tubs, golf simulator, executive-style lounge, expansive fitness center, designer clubhouse and mixed media room. Kaplan Development opened the property in July 2017.

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ROSEMEAD, CALIF. — Panda Express, which first opened on the West Coast in 1983, has opened its 2,000th location, with the newest location in New York City. Located in Manhattan, where Panda Express marked its East Coast expansion in 2015, the new restaurant is at the corner of Broadway and 111th Street. The 1,500-square-foot restaurant will provide seating for up to 38 guests. Since launching its first traditional New York City location two years ago, Panda Express has opened five additional New York City restaurants, with an upcoming opening in Brooklyn before the end of the year.

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