SAN LORENZO, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) has arranged a $7.1 million loan for the refinancing of a 63,245-square-foot industrial building in the Bay Area community of San Lorenzo. Bradley Buzil and Connie Duong of MMCC secured the financing through a local credit union on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. Feng Transportation, a wholesaler and third-party logistics company, occupies the property, which is located at 2225 Grant Ave.
— By Kirsten Grado, Toss Vallentine and Wing Lee of JLL — The resilience of the South Bay/Silicon Valley economy has been tested with the dramatic change in hybrid work formats that enabled employees to work from anywhere. While office vacancy has hit near record levels over the past year, signs of strengthening fundamentals are pointing to a bottoming of the market and a period of opportunity for companies and investors with long-term views. So, what is marking the signs of optimism? Leasing activity has continued to improve as companies in technology, professional services, financial services/consulting and other sectors leased 865,000 square feet across 61 transactions in the first quarter of 2024. The largest leases were PwC agreeing to move from downtown San Jose into 141,000 square feet within the top three floors of One Santana West, as well as a confidential tech firm leasing 162,000 square feet at Coleman Highline, also in San Jose. Other notable leases were TDK InvenSense renewing its 82,000-square-foot space in San Jose, as well as KMPG and the 49ers organization each taking about 50,000 square feet of space in new leases in Santa Clara. Premier space remains in high demand as companies look to …
GLENDALE, ARIZ. — JLL has arranged an undisclosed amount of financing for Inspira Arrowhead, a newly constructed seniors housing property in Glendale. Inspira Arrowhead is a three-story building that spans 187,393 square feet and totals 165 units. The borrowers are funds managed by affiliates of Fortress Investment Group LLC and COGIR Senior Living. Alanna Ellis and Alex Sheaffer led the JLL team on the transaction. The direct lender was also not disclosed.
SAN DIEGO — Community HousingWorks (CHW) has completed Puesta del Sol Apartments, a 59-unit affordable seniors housing project in the Linda Vista neighborhood of San Diego. Residences are reserved for households earning 30 to 60 percent of the area median income, and the community has been awarded 59 project-based vouchers to ensure access for the most income-vulnerable residents. Additionally, six of the 59 vouchers will serve chronically homeless.The community only offers one-bedroom apartments, plus a two-bedroom manager unit. The San Diego Housing Commission provided a below-market-rate loan and project-based vouchers for the development. Additional funding was provided by construction and permanent lender Chase Bank (as a successor to First Republic Bank). Red Stone Equity Partners is an equity investor in the project. The California Tax Credit Allocation Committee provided 9 percent tax credits, and the city of San Diego waived $144,000 in permit fees. The locally based development team included general contractor Sun Country Builders, architectural firm Studio E Architects, civil engineering firm Project Design Consultants and landscape architect Schmidt Design Group Inc. Onsite services for residents are provided by CHW services partner, LifeSTEPS.
LONG BEACH, CALIF. — Faris Lee Investments has negotiated the $5.4 million sale of Time Square Center, an 11,790-square-foot retail strip center in Long Beach. Located at the intersection of Clark Avenue and Spring Street, the property was fully leased at the time of sale, primarily to restaurant tenants on triple-net leases. Nick Miller of Faris Lee represented the buyer, an Orange County, Calif.-based investor, in the transaction. The seller was not disclosed. The Faris Lee team also secured acquisition financing through a local credit union.
DENVER — NorthPeak Commercial Advisors has brokered the sale of The Glenwood, a 24-unit multifamily property located at 1280 Albion St. in Denver. The sales price was $6.1 million, or $254,166 per unit. Greg Johnson and Connor Piretti of NorthPeak Commercial Advisors represented the seller in the transaction, and Compass Realty represented the buyer. Both parties requested anonymity.
SALEM, ORE. — Colorado-based investment firm Brinkman Real Estate has purchased Autumn Woods Apartments & Townhomes in Salem. The newly constructed, 10-building property offers two- and three-bedroom apartments and townhomes. Units feature private yards, patios and attached garages, as well as individual washers and dryers. Jason Bond and Grant Bailey of Berkadia provided an undisclosed amount of Fannie Mae acquisition financing for the deal. The seller and sales price were also not disclosed.
PORTLAND, ORE., AND VANCOUVER, WASH. — Colorado-based Spartan Investment Group has acquired three self-storage facilities in Oregon and Washington for $44 million. The seller was not disclosed. The 224,299-square-foot portfolio, which is managed by Extra Space Storage, includes: All properties were built within the last seven years and offer ground-level drive-up units, interior heated units with first floor and elevator access, interior non-climate-controlled units and parking spaces.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged $34 million in acquisition financing for Northsight Corporate Center, a 136,682-square-foot office property in Scottsdale. Completed earlier this year, Northsight Corporate Center features 45,000-square-foot flexible floor plates, a 5/1000 parking ratio, electric vehicle charging stations and an onsite restaurant. An investment management company fully occupies the three-story complex. Kristian Brown of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the financing, which consists of a $25 million loan and $9 million in preferred equity, on behalf of the borrower, Northern California-based Vertical Ventures.
ENCINO, CALIF. — CBRE has negotiated the $10 million sale of Encino Country Club Apartments, a 43-unit multifamily property located at 17000 Burbank Blvd. in Encino. Built in 1966, the three-story, 37,000-square-foot property features 36 one-bedroom units and seven two-bedroom units. Priscilla Nee and Dan Blackwell of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller and the buyer, a private investor that plans to implement a value-add program, in the deal. Gianna Novo, also with CBRE, arranged an acquisition loan for the buyer that covered 83 percent of the cost.