RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — Dunkin’ Donuts has opened its 12,000th restaurant worldwide with its new location in Riverside. The new restaurant is part of the company’s westward expansion, opening more than 30 new restaurants in California with plans for about 300 new locations to be developed in the state over the coming years. Franchisee Parag Patel owns and operates the location. Patel opened two other Southern California Dunkin’ Donuts this summer in Villa Park and Yorba Linda. He plans to open approximately 20 new Riverside and Orange County locations in the coming years. Founded in 1950, Dunkin’ Donuts has more than 11,900 restaurants in 44 countries worldwide. Based in Canton, Mass., Dunkin’ Donuts is part of the Dunkin’ Brands Group Inc. family of companies.
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PHOENIX — Crown Realty & Development has purchased a 138,240-square-foot office building in Phoenix that is occupied by CVS Health for $40.4 million. The space, known as Four Gateway, is located at 444 N. 44th St. State Farm occupied the building on a short-term lease while the company waited to consolidate operations at its new regional campus at Marina Heights on Tempe Town Lake. CVS, which signed its lease this past April, now occupies the entire building. CBRE’s Jim Fijan and Will Mast executed the transaction. The seller was VanTrust Real Estate.
Western States Lodging, Colmena Group to Build $30M Assisted Living Community in Scottsdale
by Nellie Day
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Western States Lodging & Management and Colmena Group have announced plans for Legacy Village at Sale River, a 230-unit assisted living and memory care community within the Pima Center business park in the Phoenix suburb of Scottsdale. Development costs are estimated at $30 million. Construction on the multi-building project is expected to begin in early 2017, for opening in 2018. When completed, Legacy Village will feature a three-story building with 130 assisted living units and a two-story building with 70 assisted living units and 30 memory care units. Beecher Walker Architects designed the community. Pima Center is a 232-acre mixed-use development within the Salt River Indian Reservation. Mainspring Capital is developing the business park, which includes more than 1 million square feet of office space and 430,000 square feet of industrial/flex facilities. Western States is a developer of hotels and seniors housing communities, including the Legacy brand. Colmena is a development and investment group with a portfolio of nearly 11,000 housing units. Both companies are based in Salt Lake City.
Inland Real Estate Acquisitions Purchases WestLink at Oak Station Apartment Community in Lakewood
by Nellie Day
LAKEWOOD, COLO. — Inland Real Estate Acquisitions has purchased the 244-unit WestLink at Oak Station in Lakewood for an undisclosed sum. The community is located at 1665 Pierson St., about nine miles west of downtown Denver. The property was 97 percent leased at the time of sale. Community amenities include a resort-style swimming pool and spa, fitness center with a yoga studio, sundeck with cabanas and business center. Mark Cosenza facilitated the transaction on behalf of an Inland affiliate.
SAN DIEGO — Rubicon Point Partners has purchased San Mateo BayCenter, a 300,000-square-foot office campus, for an undisclosed sum. The three-building campus is located at 999 Baker Way and 901 and 951 Mariners Island Blvd. in San Mateo. The asset was renovated in 2014. Recent improvements include an indoor/outdoor community area with amenity space and cafe, full lobby renovations, revitalized fitness center and locker rooms, and new landscaping and signage. The property is 88 percent occupied by tenants such as Marketo, OpenText Corp. and Sares-Regis Group. HFF’s Michael Leggett and NGKF’s Steve Golubchik, Edmund Najera and Ben Bucci represented the seller, Rockpoint Group, in this transaction.
PHOENIX — Caliber has purchased the Palms Weekly Portfolio, which contains three multifamily properties in Phoenix, for $14 million. The portfolio includes Siesta Palms, Palm Shadows and Twin Palms. All three communities were built in the 1970s. The gated communities feature swimming pools, barbecue areas and laundry facilities.
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles-based Westwood Financial Corp. has restructured ownership of 77 of its 120 retail center holdings and its management company to form a single, $1.2 billion retail real estate company. The new company, Westwood Financial, is now positioned to more easily access capital and appeal to investors with larger appetites, and has streamlined its operations. The company recently rebranded in conjunction with the restructuring, launching a new logo, signage and a new tagline: “Retail. Evolved.” A new website is currently underway, and will launch soon. Westwood will own and operate more than $1.2 billion in retail assets and will provide third-party asset management and related services for $200 million worth of properties owned by the co-founders of the firm.
MONTCLAIR, CALIF. — CBRE Group Inc. has arranged the $15.5 million sale of Montclair Shoppes, an 18,889-square-foot shopping center located in Montclair, roughly 30 miles outside of downtown Los Angeles. Ken McLeod and Tim Kuruzar of CBRE represented the seller, BOSC Realty Advisors, in the sale of the property to an undisclosed buyer based in West Los Angeles. The center is home to tenants including Sleep Number, AT&T and Tommy’s Hamburgers.
CUPERTINO, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $16.5 million sale of Saich Way Station, a 15,525-square-foot shopping center located less than one mile from Apple Inc.’s headquarters in Cupertino. Kirk Trammell, Vincent Schwab, David Cutler and Joshua Johnson of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Borelli Investment Co. Tenny Tsai of Cushman & Wakefield represented the buyer, a family exchanging out of a redevelopment site in San Francisco. Tenants at the center include Vitamin Shoppe, T-Mobile, The Melt, H&R Block, Blast 825 Pizza, Site for Sore Eyes and the Coder School Cupertino.
ONTARIO, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the $6 million sale of a 6,786-square-foot retail pad site shadow-anchored by a new Walmart Supercenter in Ontario, roughly 35 miles outside of downtown Los Angeles. Eric Wohl of Hanley represented the seller, Pacific Development Group, in the transaction. James Kwon with Coldwell Banker Best Realty represented the buyer, an undisclosed private investor based in Irvine. The building was fully occupied at the time of sale by tenants including T-Mobile, Yogurtland, Waba Grill and Wells Fargo.