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LOS ANGELES — Westfield Corp., a mixed-use developer based in Sydney, Australia, is opening its $1 billion redevelopment of Westfield Century City mall in the Century City district of Los Angeles on Tuesday, Oct. 3. Westfield expects the open-air development to have the majority of its more than 200 shops and restaurants open for the event, including a new three-level Nordstrom. The 1.3 million-square-foot development will also feature a remodeled, three-level Bloomingdale’s, a new two-level Macy’s and an Equinox fitness club and spa. The center’s new and existing dining options include Bibigo, California Pizza Kitchen, Chick-fil-A, Chipotle, Everytable, Lifehouse Tonics + Elixirs, Panda Express, Randy’s Donuts, See’s Candies, Shake Shack, Wexler’s Deli and the West Coast’s first Eataly, an Italian market concept that will open later in the month. Eataly will feature multiple restaurants, food and beverage counters, retail items and cooking classes. In addition to the department store anchors and existing AMC movie theater, new and existing retailers include Apple Store, Banana Republic, Disney Store, J. Crew, Kate Spade New York, Madewell, Microsoft, SUITSUPPLY, Tory Burch and Warby Parker. Westfield’s in-house design studio worked with Los Angeles-based designer Kelly Wearstler to redesign the project’s outdoor plazas, landscaped terraces and …

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IRVINE, CALIF. — Sabra Health Care REIT (NASDAQ: SBRA) has acquired 21 skilled nursing facilities in a sale-leaseback transaction with an undisclosed West Coast operator for $378 million. The Irvine-based, publicly traded REIT plans to buy the operator’s three remaining facilities before the end of the year for $52 million, for an expected total purchase price of $430 million. The acquisitions are one of several mega-deals for Sabra this year. In August, the company completed its acquisition of skilled nursing owner and former Ventas spinoff Care Capital Properties. Just last week, Sabra also announced it had agreed to buy minority interest in a 183-property portfolio of Enlivant-operated seniors housing communities for $371 million. Sabra plans to eventually acquire 100 percent interest in the portfolio. Sabra was the 21st largest owner of seniors housing in the U.S. with 74 communities and 7,624 units as of June 1, according to the American Seniors Housing Association’s 2017 tally. However, that ranking was before any of these three major acquisitions. Concurrent with the new sale-leaseback transaction, Sabra also announced that it has begun the process of marketing for sale the remaining 43 facilities that the company leases to Genesis Healthcare Inc. Sabra predicts the sales …

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BELLEVUE, WASH. — Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital LLC has closed the $51 million refinancing of the 260-unit Alley 111 in Bellevue. The apartment community is located at 11011 N.E. 9th St. Alley 111 was built in 2015. The community features a rooftop deck and lounge, fitness center, storage lockers for skis and snowboards, and dry-cleaning services. The property’s ground-floor retail includes Minamoto Japanese Cuisine and Honor Coffee. Laurie Morfin originated the 10-year, fixed-rate loan. The lender was Nationwide.

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ALISO VIEJO, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged an undisclosed amount of construction financing for Belmont Village Aliso Viejo, a 157-unit assisted living and memory care community in Aliso Viejo, a master-planned community in the San Joaquin Hills between Los Angeles and San Diego. A joint venture between Houston-based operator Belmont Village Senior Living and Boston-based private equity firm Blue Moon Capital Partners is developing the Class A project. Belmont will operate the community once construction is completed. A development timeline was not released. Aron Will of CBRE National Senior Housing arranged the non-recourse, four-year, floating-rate loan through a regional bank.

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PERRIS, CALIF. — National Distribution Centers has leased an 864,000-square-foot industrial facility within the Perris Distribution Center. The cross-dock distribution facility is situated on 43.2 acres within the Perris Valley Commerce Center in Perris. The center is bordered by Nance and Markham streets, as well as by Webster and Indian avenues. It is slated for completion in early October. Perris Distribution Center will feature energy-efficient LED lighting, solar panels and electric vehicle charging stations. Cushman & Wakefield represented National Distribution Centers, while NKF’s Mark Kegans and Ron and Dean Washle represented the owner and developer, Industrial Property Trust, in this transaction.

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SAN JOSE, CALIF. — An affiliate of Essex Apartment Homes (NYSE: ESS) has purchased 360 Residences, a 24-story, mixed-use residential and retail tower in downtown San Jose. The purchase price was $133.5 million, according to Silicon Valley Business Journal. The mixed-use asset is located at 360 Market St., situated one mile from Google’s proposed office campus as well as the future downtown San Jose and Diridon BART stations. The transit-oriented property also provides access to Interstates 280, 680 and 880, U.S. Highway 101 and State Highway 87. 360 Residences was built in 2010. It features 213 ultra-luxury condominium units with high-end finishes and floor plans that average 1,320 square feet. Community amenities include a resort-style pool, fitness center, community lounge with chef’s kitchen, and executive business center with conference room and concierge services. The asset also contains 10,167 square feet of ground-floor retail that is fully leased. The seller, Capri Capital Partners LLC, purchased 360 Residences from Kennedy Wilson for $118 million in April 2012. HFF’s Scott Bales, Peter Yorck and Miles Kersten represented Capri in this transaction. San Mateo, Calif.-based Essex Apartment Homes is a self-administered and self-managed REIT that owns, operates, manages, acquires, develops and redevelops apartment communities …

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DENVER — Oak Coast Properties has purchased a majority interest in the 384-unit Villas on 76th apartment community in Denver for $52.5 million. The property is located at 2002 W. 76th Ave. Villas features a playground, pet park, swimming pool and newly renovated clubhouse. The seller, BMC Investments, will maintain a minority interest in the project. BLDG Management, an affiliate of BMC Investments, will continue to operate the property. BMC acquired Villas on 76th in 2013. At that time, the company made investments to complete deferred maintenance and update the look and feel of the community.

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SANTA MONICA, CALIF. — Clarion Partners and Lincoln Property Co. have opened The Pen Factory, a 200,000-square-foot creative office project. The building is located at 2701 Olympic Blvd. in Santa Monica. The property was originally built in 1957 as the Paper Mate plant. The adaptive-reuse project is now a creative office community that encourages a casual, open and flexible work environment for growing companies. The new design separates space into two buildings with mezzanine levels. It features energy-efficient roofing and skylights along with industrially scaled curtain walls. Morley Builders built the project, which Skidmore Owings & Merrill designed.

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PULLMAN, WASH. — Love Funding has provided a $29.8 million refinancing for the 361-unit Pimlico Apartments in Pullman. The community is located at 1455 NE Brandi Way. Pimlico Apartments features one- to three-bedroom units with private balconies. It was built in 2013 and 2014. Brian Robertson of Love Funding has secured the loan through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s 223(f) loan insurance program. The HUD program provided the development team with long-term, non-recourse financing.

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LEHI, UTAH — Gardner Co., Staker Co., WPI, CBC Advisors and L&T have unveiled plans for Lone Peak Plaza, a five-story office building in the North Utah submarket of Lehi. The Class A building is located at 3851 North Thanksgiving Parkway. Lone Peak Plaza will feature floor-to-ceiling glass, basketball courts, lockers and showers. Nature’s Sunshine Products has signed a long-term lease at the project.

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