Western

Sabra to Acquire Minority Interest in 183-Property Enlivant Portfolio for $371M

by Nellie Day September 20, 2017

IRVINE, CALIF. — Sabra Health Care REIT Inc. (NASDAQ: SBRA) has agreed to acquire a 49 percent equity interest in entities that collectively own 183 seniors housing communities, all of which are operated by Enlivant. The transaction values the portfolio at $1.62 billion and Sabra’s investment at $371 million. Enlivant is owned by funds managed by private equity firm TPG, which will remain the 51 percent majority owner. Sabra noted, however, that it plans to eventually move toward full ownership of the portfolio over the next three years. The portfolio’s 8,280 units are spread across 20 states and are nearly all private pay. The properties are currently 82 percent occupied. This is an increase from 60 percent in 2013, when TPG acquired troubled operator Assisted Living Concepts and installed Enlivant as the new operator of the portfolio. Sabra, a publicly traded REIT based in Irvine, noted that the acquisition will help diversify its tenant portfolio. Following the transaction, the amount of private-pay seniors housing in Sabra’s portfolio will rise from 16.8 percent to 24.3 percent, while its skilled nursing exposure will fall from 71.1 percent to 64.7 percent. Enlivant is the 10th largest operator of seniors housing in the United …

September 20, 2017

California Industrial Western

Wonderful Real Estate Starts Construction of 1 MSF Industrial Park Near Bakersfield

by Nellie Day September 20, 2017

BAKERSFIELD, CALIF. — Wonderful Real Estate has commenced construction on Wonderful Industrial Park, a 1 million-square-foot industrial building northwest of Bakersfield. The 1.6-acre spec asset is located at 4100 Express Ave. in Shafter. The building will feature 300-foot truck courts, 700 trailer parking stalls, 183 dock-high doors, eight-inch slab designed to meet multi-level e-commerce uses, and a high-speed fiber optics network. Notable tenants in the area include Target, Ross Stores, American Tire Distributors, DMSI, MRC Global and FedEx. JLL’s Mike McCrary, Peter McWilliams and Mac Hewett are leading the leasing efforts at Wonderful Industrial Park.

September 20, 2017

California Office Western

Irvine Co. Purchases 127,000 SF Office Project in Del Mar Heights

by Nellie Day September 20, 2017

SAN DIEGO — The Irvine Company has purchased Township 14, a 127,000-square-foot office project in the San Diego submarket of Del Mar Heights, for an undisclosed sum. The two-building asset is situated near Del Mar Highlands Town Center, Highway 56 and Interstates 5 and 805. Township 14 opened on six acres in the 1980s as Del Mar Corporate Plaza. It underwent significant redevelopment in 2014. It was renamed after the plot of land first established in the 1880s that later became known as Del Mar. Amenities include a fitness center, café, regular food trucks and floor-to-ceiling glass for maximum daylight and energy efficiencies that lower costs. Eastdil Secured represented both the buyer and the seller, TH Real Estate, in this transaction.

September 20, 2017

California Office Western

The Luzzatto Co. Breaks Ground on Creative Office Development in West LA

by Nellie Day September 20, 2017

LOS ANGELES — The Luzzatto Company has broken ground on Expo Station, an 80,000-square-foot creative office development in West Los Angeles. The transit-oriented development is located at 12414 Exposition Blvd. near the Metro Expo line’s Expo/Bundy station in Silicon Beach. Expo Station will have three levels of creative office space above a two-level parking structure. The building’s contemporary design will feature a concrete, wood and glass façade, angled roof line and more than 16,000 square feet of outdoor patio areas with seating, bar, barbecue grills and unobstructed ocean and city views. The interior space will offer 16- to 25-foot ceiling heights, operable windows, polished concrete floors and exposed wood trusses. Construction on Expo Station is scheduled for completion in the first quarter of 2019. The project was designed by HLW International. The general contractor is Essey Construction Co. Rick Buckley of LA Realty Partners will lead leasing efforts.

September 20, 2017

Arizona Industrial Western

CapRock Partners Buys 110,710 SF Manufacturing Facility in Phoenix for $8M

by Nellie Day September 20, 2017

PHOENIX — CapRock Partners has purchased a 110,710-square-foot manufacturing facility in Phoenix for $8 million. The building is situated on 5.8 acres just east of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. The asset features 30-foot clear height, 22 dock-high loading doors and two 20-foot-wide, grade-level doors. Plans are underway to transition the property to Class A space by upgrading the interior and exterior. Stein Koss and Tom Louer of Lee & Associates represented both the buyer and seller, Madison 225 LLC.

September 20, 2017