LONG BEACH, CALIF. — iBorrow, a private commercial real estate lender, has provided a $9.3 million bridge loan for an assisted living community’s renovations in the Los Angeles suburb of Long Beach. The 64,090-square-foot property was originally built in 1929. When renovations are completed, it will feature 56 units of assisted living, as well as a rooftop garden, ocean views and some retail. It is located a half mile from the 415-bed St. Mary’s Medical Center. The borrower and name of facility were not disclosed. Will McCabe of iBorrow originated the loan.
STOCKTON, CALIF. — Faris Lee Investments has arranged the $7 million sale of The Shops at Hammer & West, a 15,314-square-foot strip center located in Stockton. Jeff Conover of Faris Lee represented the Newport Beach-based seller, West Hammer Properties, in the transaction. Vista Pacific Realty represented the buyer, Tian He Jian Real Estate USA Inc. The center is fully occupied by seven tenants including Jollibee.
The Puget Sound region is one of the fastest growing areas in the U.S. We are seeing that reflected in the retail landscape, with innovation and expansion throughout the area. We are at the forefront of retail evolution, thanks to having some of the best-known retail innovators in our back yard who have turned the world of retail upside down by giving every consumer access to virtually every product available via home delivery. And yet, they are also innovating into brick and mortar experiences. Retailers are continually looking for ways to improve the consumer experience, not only through product offerings, but in forward-thinking store concepts that focus on experience and social community. REI’s focus is providing quality outdoor products at approachable price points in an interactive environment. While the most active/desirable retail areas (based on sales per square foot potential and residential and daytime populations) are the CBD, South Lake Union, Capitol Hill, University Village and downtown Bellevue, the demand for quality/value, experience, fitness and food remain consistent trends in the market. Nordstrom Rack has been expanding throughout the U.S. and will soon be opening a new store in Bellevue’s Phase II at Lincoln Square to meet this desire for …
SAN FRANCISCO — American Healthcare Investors and Griffin Capital Co. LLC, the co-sponsors of Griffin-American Healthcare REIT IV Inc., have announced the fund will acquire a 327-unit, eight-property portfolio of seniors housing communities in Northern California. The portfolio will be purchased in tranches, with the first group including properties in Belmont, Fairfield, Menlo Park and Sacramento. The second round will include properties in Napa and Sonoma. The first tranche has already closed, while the second is expected to be completed before the end of the year. The first acquisition totals 134,000 square feet of assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing. The communities are 100 percent occupied and operated by Colonial Oaks under a 15-year net lease. Several entities associated with Nazareth Healthcare sold the first tranche of properties. Grant Goodman and Chad Elliott of Lancaster Pollard & Co. LLC represented the sellers. Griffin-American Healthcare REIT IV financed the acquisition using cash on hand and borrowings under its revolving line of credit with Bank of America NA and KeyBank National Association.
TAYLORSVILLE, UTAH — Construction has commenced for Summit Vista, a 105-acre continuing care retirement community in the Salt Lake Valley city of Taylorsville. Planning for the community began in 2015. Once completed, the property will feature a 62,000-square-foot clubhouse. Intermountain Healthcare will provide medical services at the community. Financial backers of the development include Gardner Co., iStar Inc., Solamere Capital and Zions Bank.
PLEASANTON AND NEWARK, CALIF. — CalBay Development has acquired a portfolio of two restaurants located in Pleasanton and Newark for $3.6 million. The sellers were the original developers and current franchisee owner-operators of the sites, which are occupied by drive-thru Arby’s restaurants. CalBay plans to remodel the sites and re-open the properties under a new national tenant brand. Redevelopment is scheduled to begin in fourth quarter 2017, with grand re-openings by the second quarter of 2018. Aron Cline and Jonathan Prater of Matthews Retail Group brokered the off-market transaction.
MONTEBELLO, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of a single-tenant building occupied by LA Fitness. The 42,946-square-foot property is located in Montebello, roughly eight miles outside Los Angeles. Bill Asher and Ed Hanley of Hanley Investment Group represented the seller, a private partnership based in Orange County, California. The buyer, a publicly traded REIT, was self-represented in the transaction. Terms of the sale were undisclosed.
HONOLULU — Ross Dress for Less will open two new stores in Honolulu on July 15, 2017. The openings are part of the retailer’s 2017 proposed expansion program of about 70 new locations nationally during the year. A 32,000-square-foot store will be located at Nimitz Highway and Sumner Street. Another 24,000-square-foot store will be located in Ala Moana Center at Ala Moana Boulevard and Piikoi Street. With these stores, Ross will have 19 stores in Hawaii. Together, Ross Dress for Less and dd’s DISCOUNTS currently operate approximately 1,560 off-price apparel and home fashion stores in 37 states, the District of Columbia and Guam. Ross Stores Inc. is headquartered in Dublin, Calif.
KENT, WASHINGTON — Real estate investment firm Kennedy Wilson (NYSE: KW) has sold Rock Creek Landing, a 576-unit apartment community in Kent, about 20 miles south of Seattle, for $109 million. The buyer was not disclosed. The cash proceeds of $73 million from the transaction will be used to fund the company’s recent acquisition of 90 East, a 573,000-square-foot, Class A office development in the Bellevue, Washington, area. Rock Creek Landing is located at 1024 Central Ave. North in Kent. The property offers an indoor and outdoor pool, business center, community clubhouse and a coffee bar. Kennedy Wilson purchased Rock Creek Landing in 2014 for $58 million as part of a $127 million acquisition of a three-property portfolio of multifamily assets located across several submarkets south of Seattle. The company has since invested about $6 million in upgrades to the community’s leasing center, unit interiors and common areas. During its time under Kennedy Wilson’s ownership, Rock Creek Landing generated net operating income of approximately $5.3 million. Combined, the sale of Rock Creek Landing and acquisition of the 90 East office property in Bellevue are expected to increase annual net operating income by about $7 million. “The sale demonstrates our ability …
HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. — George Smith Partners has arranged $26.5 million in refinancing for Gershwin Apartments, a mixed-use property located on Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood. The borrowers, which acquired the property in 2015, are Massie Capital and Glenn & Shannon Dellimore. The property features 163 apartments and 10,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Shahin Yazdi of George Smith Partners secured the financing for the borrowers.