SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Caliber, along with the Caliber Distressed Real Estate Income Fund and its investment partners via GC Square, have acquired a four-building, 164-unit apartment complex near Grand Canyon University (GCU) in Scottsdale for $6.5 million. The property will be renamed GC Square, Caliber Realty Group, a subsidiary of Caliber, will manage the property. Located within walking distance to the GCU campus, Caliber is now evaluating its redevelopment and repositioning opportunities. GCU is a private, for-profit Christian university purchased by Grand Canyon Education in 2004.
SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. — Lee & Associates has arranged the over $15 million sale of a 48,813-square-foot Saks Off 5th Avenue building located in downtown Santa Barbara. Stephen Leider and Clarice Clarke of Lee & Associates represented the seller, State Street Properties LLC, in the transaction.
LOS ANGELES — Forever 21 continues its expansion of its new concept, F21 RED, with three new stores in Brooklyn, N.Y., San Diego, and Kendall, Fla. F21 RED is a new concept store for Forever 21, which launched the first location in first quarter 2014, and currently operates more than 20 locations in the U.S. The Fulton Street store, located in the heart of Brooklyn, is 35,000 square feet, while the San Diego and Kendall locations are more than 20,000 square feet. F21 RED, headquartered in Los Angeles, is a fashion retailer of women’s, men’s and children’s clothing and accessories.
SAN DIEGO — FPA MultiFamily LLC has purchased Fifty Twenty-Five, a 260-unit, 942-bed Class A luxury student housing community serving San Diego State University, for $69.5 million. HFF marketed the asset exclusively on behalf of an undisclosed seller. Directors Hunter Combs and Zack Holderman led the HFF team. Completed in 2010, Fifty Twenty-Five is a LEED Gold-certified property offering a mix of studio, two- and four-bedroom floor plans averaging 951 square feet each. Amenities include flat-screen televisions, high-speed Internet, modern furnishings, full-size washers and dryers, walk-in closets and fully equipped kitchens. The community also features a resort-style swimming pool, 24-hour fitness center, study rooms, 24-hour computer center, coffee bar, tanning bed, shuttle service and 598-space parking garage. The property is situated less than one mile from campus.
SAN DIEGO — Commerce Plaza One has acquired a 32,717-square-foot industrial park in the San Diego submarket of Chula Vista for $5 million. The park is located at 925 Hale Place. It was built in 1987. Tracy and Kimberly Clark of Voit represented the seller, Hudson WP Partners, in this transaction.
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — Chestnut Heights LLC has purchased the 55-unit Bluffs West apartment complex in Colorado Springs for $2.8 million. The community is located at 4339 North Chestnut St. It was built in 1968. ARA’s Kevin McKenna and Saul Levy represented the seller, BAC Enterprises LLC, in this transaction.
LOS ANGELES — EcoSense, an LED technology company, has acquired the assets of Journée Lighting for an undisclosed price. Journée Lighting is a privately owned, California-based lighting company that specializes in the design and development of specification grade lighting and focuses its efforts in the office, retail and hospitality segments. EcoSense and Journée both share similar product development and innovation philosophies. Journée was founded in 2005 by entrepreneur Clayton Alexander. This acquisition allows EcoSense to enter the downlight and track lighting market and leverage Journée’s IP for future product development efforts.
LOS ANGELES — IPA Capital Markets has arranged a total of $107 million in financing for two multifamily properties in California. The properties include the Emerald Terrace Apartments in Los Angeles and Fiori Estates in the Northern California submarket of Rohnert Park. The communities received $52 million and $55 million, respectively. The Emerald financing was structured as an interest-only, floating-rate loan. The loan-to-total cost value, including rehab dollars, is 72 percent. Fiori’s financing was structured with an interest-only floater of less than 3 percent. The loan-to-value is 65 percent and the loan-to-cost is 92 percent. Jake Roberts and Anita Paryani of IPA Capital Markets arranged the financing.
DENVER — A&C Properties has completed the first phase of Porteos, a 1,287-acre mixed-use project in Denver. The project is being built adjacent to Denver International Airport. Phase I ushered in the opening of the new Jackson Gap Street, which provides immediate access to the airport and throughway for residents of Aurora and Adams County. A&C Properties invested $13 million to complete Jackson Gap Street and its related infrastructure. Forum Real Estate Group also recently completed ParkDIA, a 7,500-space parking complex in the area that provides valet services, self-covered and uncovered parking, and a shuttle. Porteos is the only entitled, zoned and shovel-ready, non-residential site within a four-mile radius of the airport. JLL is leading the marketing efforts to investors, developers, and occupiers of industrial, aviation, hospitality and commercial space.
PLEASANTON, CALIF. — HFF has arranged equity and debt capital in excess of $50 million for Pacific Pearl Shopping Center, a shopping center under development in Pleasanton. HFF worked on behalf of the developer, BHV Centerstreet Properties, to arrange a joint venture equity partnership with a fund advised by UBS Asset Management. Additionally, the firm secured a construction loan for the partnership through Wells Fargo Bank. Situated at the intersection of Stonebrige Drive and El Charro Road, Marina Food, an Asian foods supermarket, will anchor the 112,000-square-foot retail center. The development will feature an international food court and dim/sum banquet restaurant, as well as a mix of traditional and Asian-oriented tenants. Bruce Ganong, Nicholas Bicardo, Brandon Roth and Danny Reddin of HFF secured the financing for the developer.