TUSTIN, CALIF. — A private investor has acquired the Palm Gardens Apartment Homes in Tustin for $27.5 million. The community is located at 1132-1220 Bryan Ave. The asset is situated one mile from the 5 and 55 interchange and less than two miles from Tustin Legacy, a master-planned community consisting of 4,500 housing units and a major retail center. Palm Gardens was built in 1963. Tyler Leeson and Alex Mobin of Marcus & Millichap represented both the buyer and the seller, another private investor, in this transaction.
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LAS VEGAS — World Investment Network has purchased the Mission Linen building, a 31,000-square-foot facility in Las Vegas, for an undisclosed sum. The facility is situated within the Arts District in Downtown. World Investment Network plans to transform the space into a Class A creative office and entertainment property. It was originally built in 1950. The redevelopment is scheduled for completion in the first quarter of 2018.
ORO VALLEY AND GILBERT, ARIZ. — CA Senior Living LLC, the senior housing investment and development division of Chicago-based CA Ventures, has broken ground on seniors housing communities in the Tucson suburb of Oro Valley and the Phoenix suburb of Gilbert. The Gilbert community, Quail Park at Morrison Ranch, will total 115 units across two stories on a 4.5-acre plot. Chicago-based BKV Group designed the $25 million property. The Oro Valley community, Quail Park of Oro Valley, will total 101 units in a two-story building situated on three acres. The Chicago office of Harley Ellis Devereaux designed the $30 million project. Seattle-based Living Care Lifestyles will operate both communities, which will each offer a mix of assisted living and memory care residences. The two communities represent an entrance to Arizona for both the developer and operator. The communities are scheduled to open in summer 2018.
LOS ANGELES — HFF has secured $28.7 million in financing for the acquisition of a six-acre parcel in Los Angeles. The property includes a 244,000-square-foot retail structure occupied by Macy’s and a 1,550 space parking garage at the Westside Pavilion Mall. HFF worked on behalf of the borrower, GPI Cos., to secure a two-year, fixed-rate loan through a life insurance company. Located at the intersection of Pico Boulevard and Overland Avenue, the property is situated near the 405 and 10 freeways. The HFF debt placement team representing the borrower included Kevin MacKenzie, Greg Brown,Jeff Sause and Jamie Kline.
SPOKANE VALLEY, WASH. — Enlivant has opened the doors on the recently renovated Ridgeview Place, an assisted living and memory care community in Spokane Valley, near the border between Washington and Idaho. Enlivant and its subsidiaries operate nearly 230 senior living communities, representing 11,000 units across 27 states.
UPLAND, CALIF. — Laguna Beach-based Wood Investments Inc. has purchased Upland Village, a 153,000-square-foot shopping center in Upland. The company plans to revitalize the intersection of Euclid and Foothill in Upland with the $18.5 million acquisition of the center, which was only 10 percent occupied at the time of the sale. Upland Village, formerly occupied by a 65,000-square-foot Dick’s Sporting Goods, is currently leased to two tenants, 99 Cents Only and Laser Island. The sale also included five residential properties located along Euclid Avenue. Wood Investments Inc. and its partners plan to redevelop the property over time. The first phase will include the addition of Ross Dress for Less, Burlington Coat Factory and Raising Cane’s. Wood Investments Inc. is in the pre-leasing stage for phase two.
CORONA, CALIF. — Passco Cos. has acquired Temescal Village, a 102,976-square-foot neighborhood shopping center in Corona, for $17 million. A retail brokerage team led by Dixie Walker and Charley Simpson of Cushman & Wakefield’s Irvine office represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. Located at 1181-1199 Magnolia Ave. and built in 1983, Passco plans to modernize the property through a series of renovations and capital improvements. Planned renovations include redesigning the landscaping and updating the façades throughout the center, as well as adding a social gathering, outdoor dining and seating areas. The center is 93.5 percent leased to 19 tenants including CVS Pharmacy, Citibank, Carl’s Jr., Wells Fargo, H&R Block, the UPS Store, County of Riverside and Metro PCS. Architecture Design Collaborative will design renovations for the center. Chris Black of KeyBank Real Estate Capital’s Commercial Mortgage Group arranged acquisition financing for Passco through Fannie Mae.
GARDEN GROVE, CALIF. — Sterling Organization has acquired Pavilion Plaza West, a 75,890-square-foot vacant retail building located at 9852 Chapman Ave. in Garden Grove, for $11 million. The property was once a Vons Supermarket. The sellers were a group of five individuals in a tenant-in-common ownership agreement via Sterling Organization’s institutional fund, Sterling Value Add Partners II LP. Sterling Organization has acquired a total of five properties in California in just over a year, including assets in the Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco markets.
CHINO HILLS, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $4.8 million sale of KinderCare, a 9,640-square-foot, net-leased property located in Chino Hills. Kevin Boeve, Joshua Rey, Pablo Rodriguez and Joshua Alvarez of Marcus & Millichap’s Ontario office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor. The listing team collaborated with the buyer, a southern California-based purchaser utilizing a 1031 tax-deferred exchange. KinderCare is located at 13815 Peyton Drive.
SAN DIEGO — CBRE has brokered the $1.9 million sale of a 9,840-square-foot strip center in San Diego. The seven-tenant property, located at 3280 Main St., is 83 percent leased. Joel Wilson, Reg Kobzi and Michael Peterson of CBRE represented the seller, 1987 Butler Living Trust, in the transaction. Curtis Gabhart of KW Commercial represented the buyer, Jehan Enterprises.