EUGENE, ORE. — Stephen Whitehead of NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $9.8 million refinancing of K14 Campus Flats, a 145-bed student housing property located near the University of Oregon. The development is located at 1414 Kincaid St. in Eugene. The transaction was structured with a 10-year term with two years interest-only payments, followed by a 30-year amortization schedule. NorthMarq arranged financing for the borrower through its Fannie Mae DUS program.
OXNARD, CALIF. — Starbucks Corp. has signed a 20-year lease for a freestanding, drive-thru store at Shopping at the Rose in Oxnard. The coffee shop will join Walmart, Sam’s Club, Vons, Ross Dress for Less, Hobby Lobby and PetSmart, among other tenants, at the 500,000-square-foot power center, which is currently under construction. Linda Hagelis of Hagelis Group represented the landlord, McGrath-RHD Partners, in the transaction.
PICO RIVERA, CALIF. — A fund advised by UBS Asset Management has named Vestar as property manager for Village Park in Pico Rivera. A variety of tenants, including CVS/pharmacy, Harbor Freight Tools and Cinepolis, occupy the 126,000-square-foot lifestyle center. With this assignment, Vestar now manages more than 11 million square feet of retail space in the Los Angeles area.
VENTURA, CALIF. — Hagelis Group has arranged the sale of a freestanding retail property located within Ventura’s retail corridor. A private investor from Santa Barbara acquired the property. The sale price was not disclosed, but the property was listed at $2.4 million. Rob Devericks and Bill Hagelis of Hagelis Group represented the undisclosed seller, while Kris Roth of Hayes Group represented the buyer in the transaction.
CONCORD, FAIRFIELD AND FOLSOM, CALIF. — A partnership between Birtcher Anderson Realty and Merced Capital has acquired a three-property industrial portfolio in Northern California for $63.4 million. The portfolio boasts a total of 533,700 square feet. The acquisition includes the 204,726-square-foot Garaventa Park in Concord; the 228,133-square-foot Fairfield Corporate Commons in Fairfield; and the 100,832-square-foot Lake Forest Business Park in Folsom. The portfolio contains 18 industrial, flex and office buildings that are 85 percent leased to more than 30 tenants. Terry Daly of Cushman & Wakefield placed the debt for the buyer. The firm’s Steve Hermann, Robert Gilley, Brooks Pedder and Tony Binswanger represented the seller, Garaventa Properties, in this transaction. Pedder and Binswanger will continue to serve as the properties’ leasing agents. Cushman & Wakefield will also assume property management under the new ownership.
TACOMA, WASH. — Dermody Properties has announced plans to develop a 225,972-square-foot industrial facility in the Tacoma submarket of Fife. The property will be known as LogistiCenter at 167. It will be located at 7402 26th St. E. Construction will commence this spring and should be complete by September. Craft Architects is designing the building, while the general contractor is Poe Construction. Dermody is the project’s owner and developer. Vanessa Herzog, Patricia Loveall and Kraig Heeter of Kidder Mathews will handle leasing.
SAN CARLOS, CALIF. — R.D. Olson Development has broken ground on the 204-room Residence Inn by Marriott Silicon Valley in San Carlos. The hotel will be located at 595 Industrial Road. Residence Inn by Marriott Silicon Valley is situated immediately adjacent to the 101 Freeway, within two miles of Oracle’s headquarters. The area is home to 16 Fortune 500 companies, including Apple, Intel, Facebook and Google. The hotel will offer 1,500 square feet of meeting and pre-function space, a fitness center, full-service business center, pool, spa, and an outdoor patio with fire pits and a sports court. Deacon Corp. will build the hotel, which DLR Group will design.
BOISE, IDAHO — EdR and Boise State University have broken ground on a nearly $40 million Honors College and first-year residence hall. The 236,000-square-foot development is scheduled for completion in fall 2017. The honors-dedicated living-learning center and freshman housing community will feature 235 two- and four-person, private and semi-private suite-style units. A number of apartment-style units will also be included to provide alternatives for upper-division students in the Honors College. The five-story building will feature classrooms, study lounges, honors offices and dining facilities along with Internet capabilities and Wi-Fi access. EdR has financed the nearly $40 million development through its on-campus equity plan, which uses the company’s equity and financial stability to fund projects on university land. In their agreement, EdR provides financing, oversees development and construction, and is responsible for maintenance and management while Boise State provides residence life services.
MONTEREY, CALIF. — San Carlos Associates has received $65 million in first-mortgage debt for the 341-room Marriott Monterey Hotel. The AAA-rated, Four Diamond hotel is located at 350 Calle Principal in downtown Monterey. Marriott Monterey Hotel sits adjacent to the Monterey Conference Center in the downtown retail district. The 10-story hotel includes about 16,500 square feet of meeting space, a spa, two restaurants and subterranean parking for 142 cars. A European Money Center bank provided the 10-year, fixed-rate financing, which was underwritten at a debt yield below 10 percent. Sonnenblick-Eichner Co. arranged the financing.
LOS ANGELES — An affiliate of Z Capital Partners, the private equity management arm of Z Capital Group, has agreed to acquire chain restaurant brand Pink Taco for an undisclosed price. Z Capital Partners is the largest shareholder in restaurant group Real Mex Restaurants, and plans to expand the Pink Taco brand via new locations and improvements to operations and marketing. Third-generation restaurateur Harry Morton founded Pink Taco in Las Vegas in 1999, and the franchise also has locations in Los Angeles. Hard Rock Hotel will still own and operate the original Las Vegas location. Morton will continue to guide strategic marketing, design and future locations of the chain, as well as help launch take-home products for the brand. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2016.
