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PHOENIX — Realty Associates Fund X L.P. has purchased the White Star Portfolio, which contains nine industrial buildings throughout Phoenix, for $42.2 million. The buildings are all situated near Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. The portfolio features a total of 460,669 square feet of multi-tenant industrial space. It includes White Star Corporate Center at 2110 – 2140 S. 7th Ave.; Baseline Foothills at 4401 – 4409 E. Baseline Road; 3710 E. University Drive; and 2501 W. Phelps Road. The transaction was executed by JLL’s Mark Detmer and Bo Mills.

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LOS ANGELES — Laurus Corporation is set to begin a $30 million renovation of Promenade at Howard Hughes Center, a 250,000-square-foot retail center located just off Interstate 405 in Los Angeles. Renovation plans call for an exterior facelift, a new outdoor screening area and fire pit, new restaurants, enhanced landscaping and interior design, and an outdoor dining area with casual lounge space. A new pedestrian-friendly layout will be included in the renovation, adding more indoor-outdoor connections and courtyards. Jerde Partnership will act as lead architect in the renovation. Laurus recently acquired Promenade at Howard Hughes Center for $111 million.

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MONROVIA, CALIF. — Charles Dunn Company has arranged the sale of a single-tenant, 7,327-square-foot property located in Monrovia for $5.15 million. Citibank occupies the triple-net leased property. Kyle Gulock and Jason Cope of Charles Dunn led the effort in representing the seller, a Los Angeles-based private investor. Other Charles Dunn team members involved in the transaction include Darrell Levonian, Fred Sheriff, Tanel Harunzade and Justin Mendelson. Kathy Quach of Treeline Realty represented the buyer, Evan & MC LLC, in the transaction, which closed at a capitalization rate of 4.3 percent.

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GILBERT, ARIZ. – El Dorado Tech Center, a 180,480-square-foot flex/back-office facility in Gilbert, has sold to a joint venture formed by Everest Holdings and Walton Street Capital for $18.6 million. The facility is located at 2299 W. Obispo Ave. It was built in 1998. GoDaddy has occupied about 118,000 square feet at the facility since 2005. The joint venture is called W-EH El Dorado Holdings JV VII LLC. DTZ’s Mike Haenel, Andy Markham, Will Strong, Paul Boyle, Rick Danis, Marc Tuite and Phil Haenel represented both the buyer and seller in this transaction.

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LOS ANGELES – The 34-unit Vista Modern apartment complex in the Los Angeles submarket of Sherman Oaks has sold to a Japanese construction company for $16.5 million. The community is located at 4632-4646 Vista Del Monte Ave. It was built in 2014. Jeff Louks and Janette Monfared of Marcus & Millichap’s Encino office represented both the buyer and seller in this transaction.

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MANTECA, CALIF. – Mission Ridge, a 96,393-square-foot shopping center in Manteca, has sold to Argonaut Investments for an undisclosed sum. The center is located off Highway 120. It is anchored by Safeway and shadow-anchored by Burlington Coat Factory and Walmart. John DuBois, Mark Denholm and Jon Gianulias of Core Commercial represented both the buyer and seller in this transaction.

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SEATTLE – Community Health Plan of Washington has leased 91,816 square feet of office space in Downtown Seattle. The space is located at 1111 Third Ave. The local not-for-profit health plan will be relocating from its current space in late 2016. The company was represented by Larry Almeleh and Pat Pendergast of Washington Partners. The landlord, Ivanhoe Cambridge and Callahan Capital Properties, was represented by Lisa Stewart and Jim Allison of Urbis Partners.

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FREMONT, CALIF. – Rooflifters USA has just completed a 30,000-square-foot roof raising on a building near San Jose. The building, newly owned and occupied by ProExhibits, will be the location of its new main office and manufacturing operation. Originally constructed with a 16-square-foot clear height, the roof was raised fully intact to a 27-square-foot clear. The renovation process added more than 300,000 usable cubic feet to the structure. Toeniskoetter Construction served as the general contractor.

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Improvement in apartment fundamentals has remained strong and is expected to continue over the next two quarters. The unemployment rate in Los Angeles County was 7.6 percent in March 2015, which represents a 100 basis point decrease from the same period last year. Supported by steady job growth, more than 108,000 new jobs are forecast for Los Angeles County in 2015, representing a 2.6 percent improvement over last year’s performance. A significant amount of units are currently under development and more are expected to come on line later this year. Issuance for about 7,446 multifamily units is forecast for 2015, and issuance is expected to rise to more than 17,000 units in 2016 and 2017 with the anticipated absorption of about 11,800 units over that same period. That said, developers are likely to relax their efforts to obtain new permits into the latter half of 2015 based on an expected modest uptick in vacancy. Currently standing at 3.2 percent, the overall vacancy rate will likely increase to 3.5 percent by year-end. The average year-over-year rent increased about 2.5 percent depending on the individual submarket. The greatest level of appreciation was represented in the South Glendale/Highland Park submarket where asking rents …

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SEATTLE — Retail Properties of America (RPA) has acquired Woodinville Plaza, a 171,000-square-foot shopping center near Redmond, for $35.3 million. The center is located at 14001 – 14235 NE Woodinville Duvall Road in Woodinville, on the eastside of the Puget Sound region. Woodinville Plaza was 91 percent occupied at the time of closing. It is anchored by County Market, a SuperValu concept. Other notable tenants include T.J. Maxx and Rite Aid.

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