PHOENIX — Archon Acquisition LLC has purchased a 295,401-square-foot office property in Phoenix’s Camelback Corridor for $81.7 million. The two-building property is located at 3131 and 3133 Camelback Road. The asset is 93 percent occupied. It was built in 1998. Lincoln Property Co. serves as the property manager. JLL’s John Bonnell, Brett Abramson and Chris Latvaaho will lead the leasing efforts. The seller was TR Camelback Corp. JLL’s Dennis Desmond and Lynn LaChapelle executed the sale.
INGLEWOOD, CALIF. — The Los Angeles Clippers and the City of Inglewood have entered into a three-year exclusive negotiating agreement (ENA) that will allow the basketball team to explore the option of building a new basketball arena within the city. The arena would also include training facilities and team offices. The Clippers will consider a 20-acre site situated south of Century Boulevard at Prairie Avenue, directly across the street from the future football stadium and entertainment district that the Kroenke Group is developing. The ENA establishes a three-year timeframe during which the Clippers will develop the details of its proposed basketball facility. The city will conduct an environmental review, including an evaluation of the proposed facility’s construction and operational impacts, after that time. The Clippers have been playing at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles since 1999. The team’s current lease will expire at the end of the 2023-2024 NBA season. Anschutz Entertainment Group owns Staples Center. The new arena would be privately funded and privately capitalized. The Clippers would be responsible for the costs to plan, entitle and develop the proposed facility, per the agreement. Within 24 hours of signing the ENA, the L.A. Clippers will pay the City of …
EUGENE, ORE. — Walker & Dunlop has arranged $43.5 million in financing for the 263-unit Tennyson at Crescent Village in Eugene. The newly constructed, Class A multifamily community is located at 2850 Shadow View Drive. Crescent Village is Eugene’s first master-planned urban neighborhood. The Tennyson contains 35 buildings with units ranging from one- to three-bedrooms. Amenities include a clubhouse with a brew station and fitness center with on-demand classes, racquetball courts, a swimming pool and hot tub. The loan features a 10-year term and 30-year amortization at 70 percent loan-to-value ratio. The borrower will use the loan proceeds to pay off two existing loans. The property also received a spread reduction by qualifying for Green Building Certification through the Green Globes program. The property experienced rapid lease-up and was 80 percent occupied at the time of rate lock. Ralph Lowen and Steve Natale led the Walker & Dunlop team.
SEATTLE – China-based Xaio Investment Co. has acquired the 34-unit Uptown 11 apartment complex in Seattle for $32.3 million. The community is located at 11 W. Mercer St. CVS occupies the ground-floor retail space. Units range from studios to two-bedroom units. The seller was Velmeir Cos.
ANAHEIM, CALIF. — Doyle Properties has purchased an 84,928-square-foot industrial facility in Anaheim for $19.8 million. The flex facility is located at 1250 N. Tustin Ave. The property will serve as the Econolite Group’s new high-image facility. The group specializes in dynamic intelligent transportation systems and transportation management. Econolite previously occupied a former 144,000-square-foot property on La Palma Avenue. The company was in search of a new facility where it could modernize the layout and design to help attract and retain employees. The company also wanted to transition from a heavy manufacturing and sheet metal fabrication site to an engineering/high-tech one. CBRE’s Carol Trapani, Ben Seybold and Sean Ward represented Doyle Properties. Clyde Stauff of Colliers represented the seller, Blackstone Group, in this transaction.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — DiNapoli Capital Partners has acquired the 278-unit Alta Paradise Ridge apartments in Scottsdale for an undisclosed sum. The community is located at 18220 N. 68th St. It has a mix of one- to three-bedroom units. Amenities include a clubhouse, pool and rooftop lounge. CBRE’s Tyler Anderson, Sean Cunningham, Asher Gunter and Matt Pesch represented the seller, Wood Partners, in this transaction.
DANA POINT, CALIF. — Faris Lee Investments has arranged the sale of La Plaza Pacifica, a retail and office property located at 34052 La Plaza Drive in Dana Point. Raintree Evergreen LLC acquired the property from Trowbridge Vaughen Vivos Trust for $6.6 million, or $463 per square foot. At the time of sale, the 14,900-square-foot property was 95 percent occupied. Jeff Conover of Faris Lee Investments represented the buyer and seller in the deal.
SAN DIEGO AND POWAY, CALIF. — Regency Centers has signed two new tenants at retail centers in San Diego and Poway. Marshalls signed a 10-year lease for 23,500 square feet of space at Point Loma Plaza, a 200,000-square-foot retail property located at 3645 Midway Drive in San Diego. Omar Hussein provided in-house representation for Regency Centers, while Don Moser of Retail Insite represented Marshalls. 7 Seas International Market signed a 15-year lease at Twin Peaks, a 210,000-square-foot community shopping center located at 14287 Pomerado Road in Poway. Both Marshalls and 7 Seas International Market are slated to open this fall.
COVINA, CALIF. — CBM has arranged a 10-year lease with Ross Stores Inc. at a community shopping center located at the intersection of Arrow Highway and Azusa Avenue in Covina. Ross Dress for Less will occupy a 26,000-square-foot former Office Depot location. El Super is a co-anchor of the shopping center. Dave O’Connell completed the transaction.
FRESNO, CLOVIS AND KERMAN, CALIF. — Retail California has arranged four retail leases totaling 5,430 square feet. In Fresno, Lori Semas, dba Allstate Insurance leased 953 square feet of retail space at 8034 N. Cedar Ave. from J&V Fresno LLC. Nick Frechou and John Lee of Retail California brokered the transaction. Also in Fresno, Fiesta Insurance leased 1,107 square feet of retail space at 3064 N. Cedar Ave. from Ducket-Wilson Development Co. Michael Arfsten of Retail California and Jon Cox of Commercial Retail Associates brokered the deal. Clovis Black Belt signed a lease for 1,620 of retail space at 840 Herndon Ave. in Clovis from DN Clovis LLC and Rich North Freeway LLC. Peter Orlando and Lewis Smith of Retail California handled the transaction. In Kerman, Metrocom MDB Inc., dba Metro PCS, leased 1,750 square feet of retail space at 15010 Whitesbridge Ave. from Kerman Shopping Plaza LLC. Nick Frechou of Retail California, along with Brett Todd and Ted Fellner of Colliers International, brokered the transaction.
