LAS VEGAS — A joint venture between the Calida Group and Cypress Equity Investments has purchased a 6.1-acre parcel of land inside the Hughes Center in Las Vegas. The JV plans to build a multifamily community at the site. The Hughes Center is a 1.5 million-square-foot office campus with dining options. Curt Allsop, Doug Schuster, Vittal Ram and Angela Bates of ARA Newmark Las Vegas represented the landlord, Equity Office, in this transaction.
INDIO, CALIF. — An unnamed buyer has purchased the 90-unit Desert Oasis Apartments in the Coachella Valley submarket of Indio for $11 million. The community is located at 46211 Jackson St. The sale set a federal Housing & Urban Development (HUD) record of 17 bids within 24 hours according to Colliers, which brokered the deal. Desert Oasis, which is situated near Highway 111 and Interstate 10, will soon undergo a renovation. John Nguyen and Jesse Elsanhuty of Colliers International represented the seller, WNC & Associates, in this transaction.
PHOENIX — Canyon North Properties has acquired the 50-unit Canyon North apartments in Phoenix for $3.2 million. The community is located at 2339 W. Northern Ave. It was originally built in 1964 and renovated in 2016. Canyon North contains one- and two-bedroom units. The property also has access to I-17 and Valley Metro light rail. CBRE’s Brian Smuckler and Jeff Seaman represented both the buyer and seller, South Sunshine Coast, in this transaction.
BAKERSFIELD, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the $2.7 million sale of a 1,850-square-foot Starbucks Coffee location in Bakersfield. Bill Asher and Jeff Lefko of Hanley represented the seller, Evergreen Development. Joe Bolognese of Major Properties Real Estate represented the buyer, a Los Angeles-based private investor.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Kramer-Wilson Co. has acquired Scottsdale Executive Office Center, a 181,238-square-foot office campus in Scottsdale, for $37.5 million. The Class A campus is located at 15880, 15990 and 16100 N. Greenway-Hayden Loop. It was built in 1997. Kramer-Wilson recently has purchased four office properties in the greater Phoenix market since November, totaling nearly a 500,000 square feet.
SOLANA BEACH, CALIF. — RAF Pacifica Group has acquired a 40,000-square-foot land parcel in Solana Beach, formerly the site of Cedros Gardens, and plans to develop a 26,000-square-foot mixed-use project including restaurants, ground-floor retail, office and multifamily space. The land is fully entitled for development and is located in the Cedros Design District. The planned development will include 3,200 square feet of restaurant space, 5,000 square feet of ground-floor retail, 8,000 square feet of office space and eight multifamily units. RAF will break ground on the Cedros Avenue project this year, with an estimated completion date in 2018. RAF Pacifica Group acquired the property for $5.5 million from a private owner.
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIF. — Savills Studley has negotiated the sale of the Terraces, a 172,913-square-foot regional shopping center in Rancho Palos Verdes. A subsidiary of Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. (ROIC), a publically traded REIT, purchased the property for an undisclosed price. Terraces Subsidiary LLC, a joint venture of Combined Properties and Saban Capital Group Inc., was the seller. Built in 1959 and renovated in 1988, 2008 and 2016, The Terraces is located at 28821-28901 S. Western Ave., with frontage along the Western Avenue Retail Corridor. The center is 89 percent leased to tenants including Trader Joe’s, Marshalls, LA Fitness and Starlight Cinemas. Savills Studley’s Bill Bauman and Kyle Miller handled the transaction negotiations. Bauman and Miller also represented the seller of the center in 2013.
SAN BERNARDINO, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has arranged the $3.2 million sale of a 7-Eleven-anchored retail center at 1935 S. Waterman Ave. in San Bernardino. The property was sold in an all-cash 1031 tax-deferred exchange. Progressive’s Greg Bedell and Pablo Velasco represented the buyer, a private investor. Built in 2012, the 4,208-square-foot center features a 7-Eleven with 10 years remaining on its lease term, a Chase ATM and a vacant shop space.
BOISE, IDAHO — Albertsons Cos. has promoted its executive vice president and chief operating officer, Wayne Denningham, to president and chief operating officer. Bob Miller remains chairman and CEO, a role he has held since April 2015. Denningham will continue to lead store operations with added oversight of marketing and merchandising, supply chain, manufacturing and integration, all of which will continue under their current leadership. Denningham began his career with Albertsons in 1977 as a clerk and worked his way up in the organization. He eventually served as both executive vice president of marketing and merchandising and executive vice president of operations. Albertsons is one of the largest food and drug retailers in the United States, with stores in 35 states and the District of Columbia under 19 banners including Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw’s, Acme, Tom Thumb, Randalls, United Supermarkets, Pavilions, Star Market, Haggen and Carrs.
CARLSBAD, CALIF. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $26.5 million sale of a retail site in the San Diego suburb of Carlsbad. Shea Properties LLC/Shea Homes San Diego LP acquired the 17.7-acre undeveloped land tract in the city’s Bressi Ranch area and plans to construct a mixed-use development. The property consists of lots 29 through 32 in Bressi Ranch. Aric Starck and Dennis Visser of Cushman & Wakefield’s Carlsbad office represented the buyer and seller in the transaction. The development will consist of 125 luxury condominiums, a food market, drive-through drug store and other retail shops along Palomar Airport Road. The retail center will feature a Main Street-like entry leading to shops, services and restaurants. It will be accented by patios, plazas, terraces and courtyards.