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CARSON, CALIF. — Prologis has sold the 12-building Carson Industrial Center in the Los Angeles submarket of Carson to an institutional real estate manager for an undisclosed sum. The 450,000-square-foot center is situated on Del Amo Boulevard. Carson Industrial Center is fully leased to 19 tenants. Notable tenants include Sourcecorp BPS, Coast Wire & Plastic Technology and Illumination International. Jeffrey Cole, Jeffrey Chiate and Ed Hernandez of Cushman & Wakefield represented Prologis in this transaction.

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LOS ANGELES — California Landmark Group (CLG) has acquired the 120-unit Lafayette Park Apartments in the downtown Los Angeles submarket of Koreatown for $23.7 million. The community is located at 349 S. Lafayette Park Place. Lafayette Park was built in 1971. CLG will implement a $4 million capital improvement program over the next several years. The plan will include extensive renovations to the building’s exterior, pool area and clubhouse. Interior unit improvements will include new appliance packages, stone countertops, cabinetry, flooring, lighting and fixtures. The acquisition was financed with a $17.5 million first mortgage loan from Mesa West Capital. Stewart Weston of Marcus & Millichap represented CLG in this transaction. The seller was a private investor.

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CENTENNIAL, COLO. — An undisclosed buyer has purchased a 533-unit Extra Space Storage facility in Centennial for $11.3 million. The community is located at 7059 S. Kenton St., 16 miles southeast of downtown Denver. The facility was built in 2009. Adam Schlosser, Chico LeClaire and Brett Hatcher of Marcus & Millichap executed the transaction. Richard Bird is the firm’s broker of record in Colorado.

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BELLEVUE, WASH. — Vulcan Real Estate has acquired Bellevue Plaza, a 60,000-square-foot shopping center located in Bellevue, roughly 10 miles outside of Seattle, for $45.5 million. The center was approximately 75 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Hot Yoga Inc., Pogacha, Jimmy John’s and Toy’s Café. Situated along Main Street between 106th and 105th avenues in the heart of downtown Bellevue, the center is blocks away from Bellevue Downtown Park, Bellevue Square and Lincoln Square. Vulcan has no immediate redevelopment plans for the property, but aims to create a long-term vision for the site that will likely include new residential and retail uses. CBRE led the transaction with a team that included Jon Hallgrimson, Frank Bosl and Eli Hanacek.

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PHOENIX — Gabriel Partners has signed a 19,200-square-foot lease at Renaissance Square in Phoenix. The financial and risk analytics provider will occupy the entire 22nd floor of Two Renaissance Square. It will move in this June. Savills Studley represented Gabriel Partners. Pat Devine of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, Hines, in this transaction.

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EUGENE, ORE. — Student Housing-Eugene LLC, an affiliate of Columbia Investments LLC, has awarded Greystar Student Living management of Arena District Apartments, a 244-bed student housing community located two blocks away from the University of Oregon campus in Eugene. The LEED Gold certified property was formerly known as University House Arena District. The community offers two- and four-bedroom units with contemporary furniture packages, flat-screen televisions, Apple TV, EnergyStar front-loading washers and dryers, and free cable and high-speed Internet access. Environmentally friendly features of the property include energy efficient lighting, low-VOC paint, solar-generated hot water and operable windows for natural ventilation. Community amenities include a clubhouse and an Internet café with Mac computers, seating areas, a multimedia lounge with gaming stations and billiards tables, a large outdoor courtyard with drought tolerant landscaping and grilling stations, bicycle storage, covered parking, recycling centers and reserved parking spaces for fuel-efficient vehicles. Greystar will add a new fitness center, spa and study lounges this year.

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DENVER — Akerman LLP is relocating its offices to a 23,762-square-foot space at 1900 16th St. in Denver’s LoDo Historic District. The law firm is moving from a 14,658-square-foot space at 1400 Wewatta St. The new office accommodates 25 lawyers and patent professionals. Akerman will assume the lease on July 1. It will move in by the end of the year when its current lease expires. Franklin Street represented the firm.

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IRVINE, CALIF. — Jeramy Mahfet has joined PREMIER Design + Build Group’s Southwest office as project manager. He will help develop, design and build projects for the firm throughout California. Mahfet spent the past four years working with some of the biggest organizations in the public and private sectors throughout Southern California. He also specializes in large projects and design sustainability. One of Mahfet’s most notable projects includes a $200 million, 450,000-square-foot office building for a major global automaker that achieved LEED-Gold certification. He also managed the construction on a $30 million, mixed-use retail, restaurant and office center. Mahfet is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers. He earned a degree in civil engineering at California State University, Fullerton.

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CARLSBAD, CALIF. — CBRE Capital Markets’ Debt & Structured Finance team has arranged a $43 million loan for Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers LLC to refinance Bressi Ranch Village Center, a retail center in Carlsbad. Michael Riccio and Mark McGovern of CBRE’s San Diego office secured the long-term, fixed-rate loan for the borrower. Delivered in 2010, the 116,403-square-foot center is 97 percent occupied by 30 tenants, including Stater Bros. and Trader Joe’s.

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BOISE — CareTrust REIT (NASDAQ: CTRE), an investor based in San Clemente about midway between Los Angeles and San Diego, has acquired Shaw Mountain at Cascadia, a 98-bed skilled nursing facility in Boise, for $8.9 million. This deal was a sale-leaseback transaction with the seller and operator, Cascadia Healthcare LLC. The acquisition was funded by an 8.5 million-share equity offering that occurred in March.

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