AURORA, COLO. — Matthews Retail Advisors has arranged the $4 million sale of Quincy Corners, a 15,765-square-foot shopping center located in the Denver suburb of Aurora. Patrick Toomey of Matthews represented the seller, Spirit Realty Capital, in the sale of the property to a private local investor. The Big 5 Sporting Goods-anchored center is fully occupied.
LOS ANGELES — Kennedy Wilson has arranged three leases for three fast casual poke restaurants: Hoke Poke, OkoPoki and Honeyfish Poke. Poke is a type of fish salad popular in Hawaiian cuisine. Hoke Poke signed a 10-year lease from Essex Portfolio for 1,200 square feet of space at 801 Hope St. in downtown Los Angeles. Hoke Poke plans to open in July with three more locations slated to open within the next year. OkiPoki inked a five-year lease from DTLA Development Group for 1,000 square feet of space at The Alexandria, located at 507 S. Spring St. in Los Angeles’ historic core. Honeyfish Poke opened a 1,100-square-foot location at 8850 Tampa Ave. in Northridge. The restaurant signed a five-year lease with 8850 Tampa Associates for the space. Honeyfish Poke is scheduled to open its second location in Westlake Village in May. Kennedy Wilson represented the landlords in each transaction.
IRVINE, CALIF. — HCP (NYSE: HCP), one of the largest healthcare real estate investment trusts in the United States, will spin off its HCR ManorCare portfolio of skilled nursing and assisted living assets into an independent, publicly traded REIT. The company’s board of directors approved the plan today. The newly formed REIT, SpinCo, will be composed of more than 320 properties operated by HCR ManorCare. The portfolio has an expected in-place annual rent of approximately $485 million. “Post spin, HCP will own a stable, private-pay portfolio that has a track record of delivering consistent, attractive returns,” says Lauralee Martin, president and CEO of Irvine-based HCP. “HCP will be able to sharpen its focus on high-growth healthcare sectors.” This is the second major REIT to spin off its skilled nursing portfolio in the past year. In August, Ventas created Care Capital Properties as a way to spin off its skilled nursing assets. “We need to eliminate the overhang that exists from the current challenges facing HCR ManorCare so the rest of our business can flourish,” said Micheal McKee, executive chairman of the board, on the company’s first-quarter earnings call this morning. “As we reviewed our options, for many reasons it became clear …
LOS ANGELES — George Smith Partners (GSP) has secured financing on behalf of Canadian retail investment firm CormackHill LP for the $43 million acquisition of the Fred Segal retail property at 8100 Melrose Ave. in Hollywood. George Smith Partners’ Principal David Rifkind and his team arranged the sub-3 percent, floating-rate loan with prepayment flexibility.
VISTA, CALIF. — Lee & Associates has arranged the sale of a 4.6-acre land parcel located on E. Vista Way and Monte Mar Road in Vista. J&T Business Management purchased the site for $3 million. The buyer has plans to build and operate a gas station and additional retail on the site. Matt Weaver, Al Alpuzzo and Patrick Miller of Lee & Associates – North San Diego County represented the sellers, Monte Mar Land LLC and ALB Land LLC, while Brian Bielatowicz of Lee & Associates – Temecula represented the buyer in the deal.
LOS ANGELES — A local family trust has acquired a single-tenant, net-leased Del Taco property located at 2060 S. La Cienega Blvd. in Los Angeles. An Orange County, Calif.-based private investor sold the 1,804-square-foot property for $2.5 million, or $1,386 per square foot. Built in 1965, the 24-hour Del Taco features a drive-thru lane and was remodeled in 2004. Jeremy McChesney of Hanley Investment Group represented the seller, while Shah Noorvash of Coldwell Banker Commercial represented the buyer in the all-cash transaction.
PHOENIX — Presidio has leased 2,915 square feet of office space at 24th at Camelback, a Class A office building in Phoenix. The building is also home to Cisco Systems, Presidio’s largest vendor. Other notable tenants in the building include AAA Arizona, Greenberg Traurig and Regus Business Centre. Presidio has been in the Phoenix market for seven years. It will open its newest office with 12 local employees. Peter Menna of Cushman & Wakefield represented the IT services provider. Jeff Hartland and Scott Boardman of the same firm represented the landlord, Hines, in this transaction.
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. — SRS Real Estate Partners has elected Garrett Colburn, executive vice president and market leader in the Newport Beach office, to the Board of Members. In this role, Colburn will participate in the governance and strategy of the company by working with management to achieve SRS’ financial, operational and community-based goals and objectives. Colburn joined the company in 2011.
CULVER CITY, CALIF. — Olive Hill Group has purchased a 206,538-square-foot office campus in the Los Angeles submarket of Culver City for $65.5 million. The Class A asset is located at 200 and 300 Corporate Pointe. The buildings were 88.6 percent occupied at the time of sale. Notable tenants at the campus include Paychex, Landmark Education, DataScience, Fonality, TransUnion and Shiseido Cosmetics. The assets were constructed in 1988 and renovated in 2004. They are part of a larger master-planned development called Corporate Pointe, which encompasses a total of eight buildings. Bob Safai, Matt Case and Brad Schlaak of Madison Partners represented the seller, Broadreach Capital Partners, in this transaction. The new ownership has retained the firm’s Joe King to continue leasing efforts at the properties.
TEMPE, ARIZ. — TruAmerica Multifamily and institutional capital partner Investcorp have acquired the 379-unit Little Cottonwoods apartment complex in Tempe for $56.7 million. The community is located at 1820 E. Bell De Mar Drive. Little Cottonwoods was built in phases between 1985 and 1991. This transaction represents TruAmerica’s third and largest multifamily investment in the Phoenix area to date. It is the fourth venture the firm has completed with Investcorp in the past 15 months.
