SAN DIEGO — A joint venture between Allstate and TruAmerica Multifamily has acquired the 519-unit Eagles Point Apartment Community in the San Diego submarket of Escondido for $90 million. The community is located at 1501 E. Grand Ave. Eagles Point includes studio to three-bedroom apartments. The asset has not been updated since it was built in 1985. The JV plans to refurbish all interior units and upgrade the property’s two pools and spas, tennis courts and clubhouse. Plans also call for a new fitness center to be built into the existing clubhouse. CBRE’s Troy Tegeler arranged the project financing through Fannie Mae. The firm’s Kevin Mulhern, Rachel Parsons and Dixie Hall represented the seller in this transaction.
TEMPE, ARIZ. — Arizona State University and American Campus Communities have opened The Fulton Schools Residential Community at Tooker House, a 1,600-bed residential community for undergraduate students in the university’s engineering school. The “dorm for engineers” features on-site digital classrooms and state-of-the-art maker spaces complete with 3D printers, laser cutters and design tools needed for a broad range of engineering courses and projects. The community also offers a 525-seat dining facility, Bluetooth-enabled laundry rooms that notify residents when their clothes are dry, advanced green building technology and high speed internet. Solomon Cordwell Buenz designed the property. In total, American Campus Communities has developed seven communities totaling 7,719 beds for ASU, an investment in excess of $540 million.
FONTANA, CALIF. — Faris Lee Investments has brokered the sale of Southridge Plaza, a grocery and drug-anchored retail center located at 11617 Cherry Ave. in Fontana. Fortress Investment Group sold the property to Fontana Southridge Partners LP for $20.7 million. Rio Ranch Market, Rite Aid, AutoZone, McDonald’s, Subway, Waba Grill and Cricket Wireless occupy the 119,359-square-foot property, which is nearly 100 percent leased. Donald MacLellan, Nicholas Coo and Joseph Chichester of Faris Lee represented both the seller and the buyer in the deal.
JOHNSTOWN, COLO. — A 166,000-square-foot industrial facility in Johnstown has sold to a new user for an undisclosed sum. The Class A facility is located at 3600 Ronald Reagan Blvd., just outside Loveland. The asset was custom built in 2012 for manufacturing. It features modern finishes, including a 45-foot ceiling clear height. The existing tenant’s eight-year lease was bought out prior to closing. CBRE’s Andrew Sandquist, JC Asensio and Briggs Goldberg represented the seller, Broadstone Net Lease, in this transaction.
CULVER CITY, CALIF. — Lowe, AECOM Capital and Rockwood Capital have begun construction on Ivy Station, a transit-oriented mixed-use development adjacent to the Culver City Station of the Los Angeles Metro Expo light-rail line in Culver City. Situated on 5.2 acres, the $300 million development will feature 200 apartments, 55,000 square feet of ground-floor retail and restaurant space, a 148-room boutique hotel and a 200,000-square-foot office building. Additionally, the project will feature 1,500 spaces of below-grade parking, 300 of which will be dedicated for use by Metro riders. Killefer Flammang Architects and EYRC are providing architectural services for the project, which is slated for completion in fall 2019. Bernards is serving as general contractor for the development.
LONG BEACH, CALIF. — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of a restaurant property located in Long Beach. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property for $5 million, or $1,685 per square foot. The newly constructed 2,967-square-foot property is occupied by Carl’s Jr., which opened in July. Matthew Mousavi, Patrick Luther, Garrett Colburn and Townsand Cropsey of SRS represented the undisclosed seller in the deal.
HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. — Avison Young has brokered the sale of a retail and office property located at 6501 Hollywood Blvd. in Hollywood. A Los Angeles-based private investor sold the 7,000-square-foot property for $3.7 million. At the time of sale, the two-story property was fully leased. John Tronson and Steven Tronson of Avision Young represented the seller and buyer, a private investor from New York City, in the deal.
CORONA, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has arranged 9,776 square feet in retail leases at Metro at Main, a mixed-use community located at the corner of North Main and Rincon streets in Corona. Metro at Main features 60,000 square feet of retail space and 868 luxury high-rise residential units. The new tenants include a 1,845-square-foot Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, a 3,138-square-foot America’s Best Vision, a 1,398-square-foot Poki Cat, an 859-square-foot Organic Junkie, a 1,337-square-foot Meraki Salon and a 1,199-square-foot Union Barber & Beer Lodge. Paul Galmarini and Gretchen Lastra of Progressive Real Estate represented the landlord internally in the lease transactions.
PARAMOUNT, CALIF. — Colliers Retail Foresight has arranged a lease for restaurant space at Clearwater Crossing, a 12,000-square-foot restaurant development in Paramount. Stinkin’ Crawfish will occupy 2,800 square feet of space at the property. James Rodriguez and Michael Bohorquez of Colliers represented the tenant and undisclosed landlord in the deal.
LOS ANGELES — Douglas Emmett has received a total of $550 million in loans to refinance a four-property multifamily portfolio in Los Angeles. The Class A assets are located in Los Angeles and Santa Monica. About 90 percent of the total loan amount, or nearly $500 million, qualified for Fannie Mae’s Delegated Underwriting and Servicing (DUS) Green Rewards program, making it the largest transaction using Fannie Mae’s Green Rewards to date. The Green Rewards program will fund environmental upgrades to three of the four properties. These improvements allowed the borrower to secure competitive loan terms while ensuring more sustainable operations and cost savings for years to come. Walker & Dunlop closed the four interest-only loans.