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.
CENTENNIAL, COLO. — MIG Real Estate has purchased Dry Creek Business Park, a 244,028-square-foot flex business park in Centennial, for an undisclosed sum. The 15-building park is located at 7300-7348 South Alton Way within the Denver Tech Center. The property was 92 percent leased at the time of sale. The area is known for a range of employers, including aerospace and energy companies. This is MIG’s 11th investment in Metro Denver. It also recently purchased Iliff Business Park; two hospitality properties; six multifamily communities; and a flex product that fronts Interstate 225. MIG Real Estate represented itself in the transaction. Brad Calbert and T.J. Smith of Colliers International represented the seller.
TUSTIN, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of Tustin Village Center, a retail center located at 15761 Tustin Village Way in Tustin. The 15,367-square-foot center, which was recently built, sold for $3.1 million in an all-cash transaction. The 100 percent vacant multi-tenant center was sold in rough shell condition allowing the buyer the opportunity to complete improvements to its requirements and lease up the center. Victor Buendia and Brad Umansky of Progressive Real Estate Partners represented the seller, a Santa Ana, Calif.-based private investor, while Dennis Zhang of CBRE represented the buyer, an Alhambra, Calif-.based private investor, in the transaction.
HONOLULU — Kalākaua Gardens, an independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing and memory care community in Hawaii’s capital, is slated to open its doors in early 2016. Although the operator, Avalon Health Care Group, doesn’t specifically identify the property as a continuing care retirement community, it notes that Kalākaua Gardens will be the only community on the island offering all levels of care on one site. The luxury community will comprise 17 stories in Honolulu’s vibrant Ala Moana commercial district.
PHOENIX — Lancaster Pollard has provided a $9.5 million FHA loan for the refinancing of Sunshine Village, a 49-unit memory care community in Phoenix. The cottage-style community consists of seven single-story buildings. It was constructed in 1999 and renovated in 2013. The nonrecourse loan carries a 35-year term and fixed interest rate. The refinancing provides Sunshine Village with debt service savings as well as over $335,000 in funds for capital improvements. Jason Dopoulos led the transaction for Lancaster Pollard.
