SAN DIEGO — Bartell Hotels has purchased the 211-room San Diego Airport Hilton on Harbor Island for $37.7 million. The hotel is located at 1960 Harbor Island Drive. The property is situated along San Diego’s waterfront, less than a mile from San Diego International Airport. It underwent an extensive renovation in the early 2000s when the hotel joined the Hilton Worldwide brand. Bartell plans to make an additional $5 million in upgrades. The company now owns eight properties in San Diego.
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Sundt Construction Inc. recently topped out Campus Village Phase II, a 10-story student housing building at San Jose State University. When complete, the building will feature 850 beds, common study rooms, a lounge, multi-purpose room, recreation room and more. Sundt is working with architects Solomon Cordwell Buenz on the $102 million project, which is expected to be completed in mid-2016.
LITCHFIELD PARK, ARIZ. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $14.5 million sale of Camelback Crossing, a 94,156-square-foot, Bashas’-anchored shopping center in the Phoenix suburb of Litchfield Park. Ryan Schubert and Michael Hackett of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Nevada Holding Co. L.P., in the transaction. Madison Plaza 1 LLC, an entity formed by a California investor, purchased the 93.3 percent occupied center.
LOS ANGELES — A private investor has purchased an 8,568-square-foot medical office building in the Los Angeles submarket of Culver City for $6.5 million. The building is located at 10801 Venice Blvd. It was built in 1979. Lloyd Bakan and Gary Berwick of Avison Young represented the seller, also a local private investor.
LOS ANGELES — A local real estate syndicator has purchased the 24-unit Mariposa Place Apartments in Los Angeles for $4.7 million. The community is located at 501 Mariposa Place. The buyer acquired the property through a 1031 exchange transaction. The seller was Lion Real Estate Group. Keller Williams Commercial Studio City executed the transaction.
ARCADIA, CALIF. — Regus Corp. has signed an 11-year lease at Arcadia Gateway Centre. The center is located at 440 E. Huntington Drive. The company will occupy the entire third floor, totaling 16,400 square feet. Other notable tenants at the center include Oracle Corp. and Arroyo Insurance. Carl Anderson represented the landlord, Arcadia Gateway Centre Delaware Partners LLC.
IRVINE, CALIF. — WNC, an investor focused on affordable real estate including seniors housing, has named 35-year industry veteran Howard Heitner to its advisory board. Heitner began his career in 1976 with the Federal Reserve Board in Washington, D.C. He has also served as president and member of the investment committee of JRK Residential America; as chief operating officer of SunAmerica Affordable Housing Partners; and spent nearly two decades as a partner with O’Melveny & Myers LLP. Heitner earned a bachelor’s degree from Bucknell University, as well as an M.B.A. and juris doctorate from the University of Chicago. He has served as chairman of the board of The Los Angeles Conservancy, and as a member of the Hollywood Community Housing Board, Shelter Partnership Board, Menorah Housing Foundation Board, Curtis School Board and Adobe Community Board’s finance committee. Heitner joins other WNC advisory board members Jim Ashby, CEO of CareMeridian; Denise Kiley, a low-income housing tax credits (LIHTC) specialist; and Michael Novogradac, managing partner in the San Francisco office of Novogradac & Company LLP.
EUGENE, ORE. — CBRE National Senior Housing has arranged construction financing for The Springs at Greer Gardens, a 216-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in Eugene. The borrower is a joint venture between developer and owner/operator The Springs Living and institutional equity partner Harrison Street. The community will consist of 30 independent living cottages, 79 independent living apartments, 75 assisted living units and 32 memory care units. The 256,100-square-foot, three-story main building will house the apartments, while the 30 cottages will be located directly adjacent. The entire development is situated on a 13.4-acre parcel. CBRE secured a five-year, floating-rate loan with 48 months of interest-only payments. The loan was placed through a national bank with a regional bank participant. Aron Will, executive vice president of CBRE National Senior Housing, arranged the loan.
STANTON, CALIF. — A joint venture between Heslin Holdings Inc., a privately owned commercial real estate investment and development firm, and San Diego-based Becker Properties has completed the disposition of a retail property located at 7910 Katella Ave. in Stanton. Safeco purchased the 81,000-square-foot property for $18.5 million. Food 4 Less fully occupies the building on a long-term lease through 2026. Steve Frey at Sperry Commercial and Chris Sands of Sands Investment Group represented Heslin Holdings in the transaction.
SAN DIEGO — TCA Architects has unveiled its design for Millennium Mission Valley, a mixed-use community located in San Diego’s Mission Valley. Situated on 5.3 acres, the property will feature 291 apartment homes, 14 live-work units and more than 9,000 square feet of retail space. The retail component includes two single-story retail structures and the 14 live-work units, which feature storefronts and retail awnings. The residential component is situated behind the retail space and a public paseo. Developed by The Dinerstein Companies, the project is scheduled for completion in fall 2017.
