HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIF. — Interstate Equities Corp. (IEC) has purchased the 400-unit Surf at 39 apartment complex in Huntington Beach for $134 million. The community is located at 16761 Viewpoint Lane. Surf at 39 was built in 1972. It features two swimming pools with spas, a business center, fitness facility, clubhouse, dog park and barbecue area. IEC notes that Surf at 39 will remain a workforce housing community. About 80 percent of the units are in their original condition, but are set to undergo a renovation. HFF’s Sean Deasy and Ryan Fitzpatrick represented both the buyer and seller in this transaction. The firm also arranged the acquisition financing.
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DUPONT, WASH. — CRG has acquired DuPont Corporate Center, a 1.6 million-square-foot regional logistics hub formerly occupied by Intel in DuPont, for an undisclosed sum. The campus is located at 2800 Center Drive. DuPont Corporate Center includes a 340,000-square-foot facility that will undergo extensive capital improvements. Phase I of the development is designed to include a 750,200-square-foot distribution facility. Construction is expected to begin this summer. Phase II will include a 494,900-square-foot distribution facility. The center is situated near the Port of Tacoma, between Seattle and Portland, Ore. CBRE represented the seller in this transaction and will head up CRG’s leasing efforts for the existing building. Wilma Warshak of Washington Real Estate Advisors will market the facilities under development.
Barker Pacific Group, WHI Real Estate Partners Buy 213,982 SF Office Center Near Sacramento
by Nellie Day
ROSEVILLE, CALIF. — A joint venture between Barker Pacific Group and WHI Real Estate Partners has purchased Douglas Corporate Center, a 213,982-square-foot office center in Roseville, for an undisclosed sum. The Class A center is located at 2901 Douglas Blvd. in the Douglas Corridor, just north of Sacramento. The joint venture purchased the property through auction. BBVA Compass Bank provided debt financing for the transaction. Chris Lemmon and Zac Collie of Newmark Cornish & Carey will handle the property’s leasing.
CHANDLER, ARIZ. — GrubHub has leased a 29,526- square-foot spec suite at the San Tan Tech Center in Chandler. The center is located at 145 S. 79th St. The asset will be 93 percent leased once the mobile food ordering company moves in later this month. ViaWest Group acquired the 129,187-square-foot property in 2013. Other notable tenants include Arvato Digital Services, HealthTell and Amkor. JLL’s Mark Gustin, Dave Seeger and Karsten Peterson represented the landlord in this transaction.
SEATTLE — Regency Centers Corp. has acquired Roosevelt Square, a 150,000-square-foot, multi-level shopping center in Seattle. The Puget Sound Business Journal reports TH Real Estate, an affiliate of Nuveen, sold the asset for $68.3 million. Whole Foods Market anchors the center, which was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Dania Furniture, Umpqua Bank, Starbucks Coffee, Mattress Firm and Bartell Drugs Store.
Rexford Industrial Purchases 416,843 SF Industrial Portfolio in Southern California for $62.7M
by Nellie Day
LOS ANGELES — Rexford Industrial Realty has acquired a four-property industrial portfolio in Southern California for $62.7 million. The portfolio contains a total of 416,843 square feet. The assets are fully leased with below-market, in-place leases rolling over in the next 20 months. The transaction includes 302 S. Rockefeller Ave. and 4355 E. Brickell St. in Ontario, along with 12622-32 Monarch St. in Garden Grove and Hanan Way in the Pico Rivera submarket of Central Los Angeles. Rexford also sold 77-700 Enfield Lane in Palm Desert for $2.4 million.
DENVER — HFF has arranged the $20 million sale of Tamarac Shopping Center, a 68,534-square-foot retail center in Denver. Chad Murray, Mark Williford and Bryan Ley of HFF arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, DDR Corp. Tamarac Shopping Center 17 A LLC acquired the property, which was fully leased at the time of sale. Target shadow-anchors the center, which includes three single-tenant buildings triple-net-leased to Chick-fil-A, Benihana and Bank of the West, as well as a 33,099-square-foot strip center with 12 tenants including anchor Ace Hardware.
LOS ANGELES — Gaw Capital Partners has purchased the 107,875-square-foot studio campus in the Los Angeles submarket of Atwater Village formerly occupied by Playboy. The space is located at 3030 Studios. The price was not disclosed. The studio features studio, production and creative office space located on nearly four acres of land. The private studio campus offers a full-service production and broadcast facility with three soundstages. JLL’s Nicole Mihalka, Carl Muhlstein and Hayley Blockley represented the seller, World Class Capital Group, in this transaction.
IRVINE, CALIF. — Taco Bell Corp. has expanded its executive team and leadership capabilities with three new positions as the brand inches toward its goal of being a $15 billion company with 9,000 restaurants globally by 2022. Taco Bell is bringing on Julie Felss Masino as brand president, where she will be responsible for ensuring the brand continues to deliver same-store sales growth by driving innovation, new store development and customer experience. She will also continue the brand’s partnership with its franchisees. This addition will allow CEO Brian Niccol the opportunity to focus on the company’s growth as a global brand while continuing to oversee the U.S. business. Masino comes to Taco Bell from Mattel Inc., where she led the Fisher Price division. Prior to that, she had extensive experience in the restaurant industry. Masino spent 12 years at Starbucks in leadership positions across numerous functions including in marketing, operations and strategic growth — both domestically and globally. She also has experience building newer brands, having served as CEO of Sprinkles Cupcakes Inc., where she grew store count and diversified retail product offerings, successfully launching its newest concept of cupcakes and ice cream. As part of the company’s structuring for …
ORANGE, CALIF. — Chapman University has received approval for the adaptive reuse of a historic packing house. The university will develop a 402-bed student housing community adjacent to its campus in Orange. The historic Villa Park Orchards Association Packing House will be converted into a museum, student services center and classrooms or offices for the university. The new student housing development will target upperclassmen, and is being designed to reflect the character of the packing house and the surrounding community. The project’s designers are Togawa Smith Martin Inc. and AC Martin. KTGY Architecture + Planning is the university’s design advisor and project representative, and has helped to ensure project consistency, coordinate with various design firms, provide design recommendations and shepherd the project through the approval process. Additional details and a planned completion date have yet to be announced.