CITY OF INDUSTRY, CALIF. – GELS Logistics has leased 250,000 square feet of industrial space in the City of Industry. The space is located at 20275 Business Parkway. The global logistics company will be relocating from its nearby facility in Baldwin Park. GELS was represented by Kevin Ching, Jeff Bethel and Henry Hong of Lee & Associates Industry. The landlord, Majestic, was represented by Terry Baker.
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. – A 7,508-square-foot building in Riverside that is triple-net leased to Citibank has sold to a local family trust for $4.8 million. The building is located at 3580 Tyler Street. It sits across the street from the Galleria at Tyler mall. The trust was represented by Shaun Riley of Faris Lee Investments. The seller, CP Sunshine, was represented by Equity Investment Advisors.
APPLE VALLEY, CALIF. – Rancherias Plaza, a 40,079-square-foot retail center in Apple Valley, has sold to Pacwest Management for $3.1 million. The four-building plaza is located at 20226 US Hwy 18. It sits across the street from Walmart, and adjacent to Apple Valley Commons. It was 40 percent occupied at the time of closing. Notable tenants include Domino’s, GNC, Boost Mobile and H&R Block. Pacwest was represented by David Wick of Marcus & Millichap. The seller, Huntington Beach Partnership, was represented by Brad Freeman of Freeman & Associates.
ENGLEWOOD, COLO. – EN Engineering has expanded its footprint in Englewood. The pipelines, utilities and industrial industries consultant will increase its office space from 4,117 square feet to 10,436 square feet. The space is located at 9777 Pyramid Court. The building was constructed in 1995. EN Engineering was represented by Zach Williams of Cushman & Wakefield. Westcore Properties was represented by Keith Krombach and Nathan Johnson.
PALO ALTO, CALIF. —TIBCO Software has sold a 292,000-square-foot office/R&D campus in Palo Alto to Morgan Stanley’s Prime Property Fund for a reported $330 million. The campus is located at 3301-3307 Hillview Ave. within the Stanford Research Park. The acquisition was the largest sales transaction in Palo Alto history, according to Cushman & Wakefield, which marketed the property. The infrastructure and business intelligence software provider signed a long-term leaseback agreement with the new owner. The sale transaction was led by Adam Lasoff and Grant Lammersen of the firm’s Northern California Capital Markets team. They were assisted by Michael McMillan.
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. — Phase I of the Water Garden office complex in Santa Monica has received a $260-million refinancing. The complex is located at 2425 Olympic Blvd. and 1620 26th Street. Phase I includes 673,660 square feet situated in two, six-story office buildings. Tenants in this phase include Amazon, Edmonds, Group M Worldwide, Sony Computer Entertainment and AMC Networking Entertainment. Phase I is part of the larger 1.27-million-square-foot Water Garden office complex. It sits catty-corner to a light rail station that will be completed next year. The 12-year, fixed-rate loan was arranged by HFF’s Mike Tepedino, Paul Brindley and Jennifer Keller through New York Life Real Estate Investors. The borrower is composed of institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management.
LAS VEGAS — Solstar Investments has acquired two Marriott-flagged properties near Las Vegas for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition includes the 120-room Marriott SpringHill Suites Hotel and the 108-room Marriott TownePlace Suites Hotel in the submarket of Henderson. Both hotels were built in 2009. They will be managed by Twenty Four Seven Hotels. The hotels were purchased from Campbell Lodging, the original owner and developer. Financing was provided by GE Capital Franchise Finance, while Sklar Kirsh served as legal advisors.
LOS ANGELES — Fred Sands, the man behind California’s second largest real estate and financial services company, has partnered with Pepperdine University in Malibu to establish the Fred Sands Institute of Real Estate within the Graziadio School of Business and Management. The Sands Institute will include Master’s degree and certification programs, the Fred Sands Chair in real estate, the Fred Sands Fellows Program and Sands real estate conferences. According to a release issued by the school, the “Sands Institute will engage students and real estate professionals at both practical and policy levels. Conferences will explore real estate development trends and best practices, acquisitions, the brokerage business, financing opportunities, and other timely industry topics.” Sands is the former chairman of Fred Sands Realtors, which, along with its franchised operations, employed 4,000 people and generated $9.4 billion in annual volume. The debt-free company was sold to Coldwell Banker in 2000. Today, Sands is the chair and sole owner of Vintage Real Estate LLC, which acquires and revitalizes regional malls across the nation. He also chairs Vintage Fund Management LLC, which invests in growth companies and has historically generated returns that would place it in the top quartile of comparable private equity firms. …
CHATSWORTH, CALIF. – The California Resources Corporation (CRC) has relocated its headquarters to Chatsworth. The independent oil and gas exploration and production company will occupy 42,051 square feet at 9200 Oakdale Ave. The 10-story, Class A office building is situated within the West Valley Corporate Center, just west of Burbank. CRC will be relocating part of its Los Angeles office to the new facility in the earlier part of this year. Its other office is located at the Occidental Center in Westwood. CRC was represented by Steve Walbridge, David Gordon, Ian Zilla, and Jesse Danzig of Savills Studley in this seven-year lease transaction. The landlord, Omninet West Valley LP, was represented by JLL’s Michael Danielpour, Jim Lindvall and Dan Sanchez.
SANTA MARIA, CALIF. – The 128-unit Carmen Apartments in Santa Maria has sold to an unnamed buyer for $15.6 million. The community is located at 201 Carmen Lane. It was built in 1976. Santa Maria is about 30 miles south of San Luis Obispo and about 70 miles north of Santa Barbara. The buyer was represented by Jeff Louks and Matt Ziegler of Marcus & Millichap’s Encino office. Ziegler also represented the unnamed seller.