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LOS ANGELES — JLL has acquired Wilson Retail Group, a Los Angeles-based independent retail brokerage and capital markets firm, for an undisclosed sum. The merger will bring 16 Wilson associates to JLL. It will allow JLL to provide a broader range of brokerage and investment sales services to retailers and investors in a core urban gateway. Chris Wilson will now serve as executive vice president, Southwest brokerage lead at JLL Retail; Scott Burns will serve as executive vice president, retail brokerage lead for JLL’s Los Angeles office; and Geoff Tranchina will serve as executive vice president of investment sales. The new Wilson executive team will report to Peter Belisle, market director for JLL’s Southwest region. They will work closely with Naveen Jaggi, president of JLL’s Americas Retail Brokerage business. JLL’s Retail Group is the largest third-party retail property manager in the United States. JLL’s retail portfolio has more than 500 centers totaling 69 million square feet under management. The portfolio includes regional malls, lifestyle centers, grocery-anchored centers, power centers, central business districts, transportation facilities and mixed-use projects.

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OLYMPIA AND LYNWOOD, WASH. – A two-property multifamily portfolio in Washington has received $19.4 million in financing. The portfolio includes the 181-unit Westlakes Apartments in Olympia and the 110-unit Poplar Lanes Apartments in Lynnwood. The 12-year loan featured a 30-year amortization schedule, a 75 percent loan to value and a sub-4 percent interest rate. Financing was arranged by Mike Wood and Austin Johnson of NBS Financial Services. The loan was provided by Fannie Mae through the firm’s correspondent relationship with Walker Dunlop.

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SAN DIEGO – The 12-unit Village North Senior Garden Apartments in San Diego has sold to the San Diego Housing Commission (SDHC) for $14.7 million. The affordable seniors housing community is located at 7720-7780 Belden Street. SDHC was represented by CBRE’s Jim Neil, Eric Comer and Merrick Matricardi. The sellers, Village North LLC and Belden Village LLC, were self-represented in this transaction.

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PHOENIX – A joint venture between True North Management Group and Crown West Realty has purchased three buildings within the Cotton Center business park in Phoenix. The sales price was not disclosed. The acquisition included Corporate Cotton Center I, II and III, located at 4645, 4625 and 4675 E. Cotton Center Parkway. Two of the spaces are flex office buildings, while the third is a corporate office building. Cotton Corporate Center I is a 116,858-square-foot, Class A office property. The building includes a two-story lobby, fitness center, men’s and women’s bathrooms with locker rooms, a cafeteria/restaurant and a break room. The building was constructed in 2001 as a build-to-suit for Aetna, though it’s currently vacant. Cotton Corporate Center II and III is a Class A flex office complex that contains two single-story buildings that were constructed in 2000. The complex totals 147,627 square feet. It was 87 percent occupied at the time of sale.

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LOS ANGELES – Camden Glendale, a 315,391-square-foot, mixed-use project in Los Angeles, has opened its doors. The development includes 16 live-work units and six ground-floor retail spaces. It is located at 3924 San Fernando Road in the Glendale submarket. Notable employers in the area include Disney and DreamWorks. The project’s multifamily component features a pool and spa, two roof decks, four courtyards, a fitness center with yoga rooms and a barbecue area. It was designed by TCA Architects and built by Bernards.

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SAN DIEGO – The 44-unit Imperial Crest Apartments in the San Diego submarket of Imperial Beach has sold to Rodney A. Johnson for $6 million. The community is located at 1030-1042 15th Street. It was fully occupied at the time of sale. Johnson was represented by Dave Savage of ACI Apartments. The seller, Imperial Crest Apartments II LLC, was represented by Anton Burman of ACI Apartments.

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The New Mexico retail market is continuing to change in a positive manner, which bodes well for property owners and businesses. There are new national, regional and local tenants looking at this market, moving in and around the shopping centers of New Mexico. New shopping centers are being built, while existing shopping centers are being redeveloped and traded. Some of the most significant transactions include Columbus Pacific acquiring Sierra Vista Shopping Center in Albuquerque and moving Stein Mart and Hobby Lobby into a former K-Mart space. Pete Daskalos Properties has also purchased Four Hills Village Shopping Center on Central and Tramway in the Southeast Heights submarket. The center now has a new movie cinema, among other changes to its anchors and tenant roster. A K-Mart building at Rio Rancho at Hilltop Plaza Shopping Center was also sold after the store vacated. The new landlord is looking to re-anchor that space as well. These big box vacancies have created redevelopment opportunities for existing shopping centers located in established trade centers while rents are increasing as the larger spaces are subdivided and leased to other tenants. This has created momentum in the market and upward pressure on asking lease rates. Other retailers …

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SAN DIEGO – The 22-unit Southwinds Apartments in the San Diego submarket of El Cajon has sold to the Johnson Family Trust for $3.7 million. The community is located at 909 Sunshine Ave. The fully occupied property was built in 1977. The trust was represented by Dave Plunter of DP Properties. The seller, Southwinds Apartments LLC, was represented by Peter Scepanovic and Corey McHenry of Colliers International’s Multifamily Advisory Group.

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