LOS ANGELES — A private partnership has purchased a 22-unit apartment building in East Hollywood for $4.2 million. The community is located at 3933 Marathon St. It was built in 1990. The fully occupied complex is not rent controlled. Bryan Glenn of Charles Dunn Co. represented both the buyer and seller, a local private investment company in a 1031 exchange, in this transaction.
NAPA, CALIF. — An unnamed buyer has acquired Greenwood Business Center, a 226,044-square-foot distribution warehouse building in Napa, for an undisclosed sum. The Class A warehouse was fully leased to Adams Wine Group. It was built on spec in December 2015. New York Life Real Estate Investors sold the property on behalf of McMorgan Northern California Value Add/Development Fund.
SAN FRANCISCO — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $70 million refinancing for an apartment project in Silicon Valley. The recently completed property required a short-term bridge loan structured with an interest-only feature. NorthMarq’s John Kerslake arranged financing for the borrower through a life insurance company relationship.
CERRITOS, CALIF. — HFF has secured a $66 million refinancing for Plaza 183, a 360,875-square-foot, open-air retail center located in the Los Angeles suburb of Cerritos. The property began an extensive renovation in 2014, most of which was completed in 2015, with more renovations scheduled to begin later this year. The center is over 97 percent leased to tenants including Burlington Coat Factory, Nordstrom Rack, Saks Off Fifth, T.J. Maxx, Buffalo Wild Wings, Guitar Center, Olive Garden, Old Navy, Off Broadway, Jersey Mike’s, Lane Bryant and 24-hour Fitness. Paul Brindley, Eric Tupler and Steven Paskover of HFF worked on behalf of the borrower, Cerritos Retail CenterCal LLC, to secure the 10-year, fixed-rate loan with Principal Life Insurance Co. Principal Real Estate Investors advised the lender in the transaction. Loan proceeds are being used to refinance the original acquisition and renovation financing.
LONG BEACH, CALIF. — An unnamed buyer has purchased the 127-unit Patio Garden Apartments in Long Beach for $35.3 million. The community is located at 4874 E. Los Coyotes Diagonal in the Long Beach Traffic Circle neighborhood. Patio Garden is less than two miles from California State University, Long Beach. It was built in 1958. Greg Harris, Ron Harris, Kevin Green, Joseph Grabiec, Paul Darrow and Michael DiSimone represented both the buyer and the seller in this transaction.
DEER VALLEY, ARIZ. — Griffin Opportunities has purchased 22 acres of industrial land for an undisclosed sum. The parcel is situated on the southeast corner of 23rd Avenue and West Alameda Road in Deer Valley, just north of Phoenix. The land was previously part of a 40-acre nursery. Griffin plans to hold the property for future real estate development. Robert Lundstedt, Trevor McKendry and Chris Rogers of Daum Phoenix represented both the buyer and seller, Arizona Wholesale Nursery of Phoenix, in this transaction.
SEASIDE, ORE. — An unnamed buyer has acquired the 18-room Inn at the Shore hotel for $3.1 million. The hotel is located at 2275 S. Prom in Seaside, approximately 80 miles northwest of metro Portland. Joseph Kennedy of Crystal Investment Property, a member of Hotel Brokers International, represented the unnamed seller in the transaction.
SAN DIEGO — Carey Watermark Investors 2 has acquired the 372-room San Diego Marriott La Jolla for an undisclosed sum. The hotel is located at 4240 La Jolla Village Drive. The 14-story building includes 24,000 square feet of meeting and event space, three food and beverage outlets, 467-space parking garage, outdoor pool, sundeck, fitness center and business center. The hotel has undergone a total of $21 million worth of capital improvements since 2011, including a $17 million comprehensive renovation in 2013.
ONTARIO, CALIF. — Majestic Realty Co. has broken ground on a 239,400-square-foot, build-to-suit warehouse and manufacturing/production facility in Ontario. The site, which was the former home of the Sunkist factory, is located at 752 Campus Ave. Melmarc will occupy the property. The screen printing package company will consolidate its multiple Orange County operations and headquarters into this single facility. The building is scheduled for completion and occupancy in early 2017.
LAKEWOOD AND CULVER CITY, CALIF. — Corona Del Mar-based Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of two 7-Eleven stores located in California. The properties include a 1,481-square-foot 7-Eleven located in Culver City, as well as a 4,690-square-foot, two-tenant strip center occupied by 7-Eleven in Lakewood. Jeremy McChesney of Hanley represented the buyer and seller, both undisclosed private investors, in the sale of the Culver City property for $2.7 million. McChesney represented the buyer, an undisclosed private investor, and Dave Hunsaker and Chuck Noble of Lee & Associates represented the sellers, Orange, Calif.-based private investors, in the sale of the Lakewood strip center for $3.4 million.
