NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. — Burnham-Ward Properties has acquired a 28,000-square-foot office building in Newport Beach for an undisclosed sum. The building is located at 4220 Von Karman Ave., within the Koll Center Newport master-planned office park. The entire 14,000-square-foot second floor of the office building was pre-leased during escrow to personal injury law firm Bergener & Associates. John Pomer and Ben Gott of Stream Realty and Justin Hodgdon of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank represented both the buyer and lessee in this transaction.
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BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. — The Commodore, a 14-unit apartment complex in Beverly Hills, has sold to Paul Ling for $4.7 million. The community is located at 1830 N. Cherokee Ave. It is situated just three blocks from the Golden Triangle on South Rexford Drive. Kevin Kawaoka of NAI Capital represented both the buyer, which was not identified, and seller, Tower Ventures LLC, in this transaction.
UNION CITY, CALIF. — Spacesonic is relocating its operations from San Carlos to Union City. The new 70,800-square-foot space is located at 30300 Union City Blvd. Spacesonic manufactures and distributes custom sheet metals. CBRE’s Chip Sutherland and Soroush Kaboli of Soroush Kaboli Brokerage Services represented Spacesonic. Greig Lagomarsino, Sean Sabarese and Nick Ousman of Colliers International’s Oakland office represented the landlord.
LONG BEACH, CALIF. — Rdbh LLC has acquired a 27-uinit apartment building in Long Beach for $4.8 million. The community is located at 1101-1121 Gaviota Ave. It was built in 1988. The property is located within the Rose Park historical district near the neighborhoods of Carroll Park and Belmont Heights. The buyer plans to hold this asset long term, according to Stepp Commercial, which represented the buyer. The seller, Lunar Bear Properties II LLC, represented itself. Robert Stepp and Michael Toveg represented Rdbh.
WESTMINSTER, COLO. — Orchard Town Center, a 914,000-square-foot open-air regional retail center located in Westminster, has added seven new tenants to its roster. Additions include a newly opened Bitto Bistro; a 2,673-square-foot Crushed Red to open in August; a 3,085-square-foot 20/20 EyeVenue to open in September; a 6,644-square-foot Katie Eile to open in October; and a 4,500-square-foot Rusty Bucket Restaurant and Tavern, a 23,000-square-foot Marshalls, and a 5,000-square-foot Maurices, all to open in spring 2016. Other recent openings include a 7,500-square-foot DXL and a 4,346-square-foot Panera Bread. Phoenix-based Vestar, who acquired the property in 2014 in a joint venture with UBS, oversees property management, leasing and marketing at Orchard Town Center.
ROSEVILLE, CALIF. — Kennedy Wilson has purchased Slate Creek at Johnson Ranch, a 612-unit multifamily community in Roseville, for $100 million. The community is located at 8800 Sierra College Blvd. The company and its equity partners invested an aggregate of $38.5 million of equity in the transaction. The group also assumed $63 million of debt as part of the off-market transaction. The seller was not named. Kennedy Wilson has acquired interests in 6,449 multifamily units in the Western U.S., year to date. Its global multifamily portfolio totals more than 26,000 units.
SAN BRUNO, CALIF. — A two-building office campus in the San Francisco Bay submarket of San Bruno has changed hands. The Class A campus serves as the world headquarters for YouTube. Neither the buyer, nor the price was disclosed. The campus is located at 900 and 1000 Cherry, within the Bayhill Office Park. It is situated directly adjacent to interstates 280 and 380. Both properties are fully leased to Google through 2022. They feature highly improved video/audio suites, high-end office finishes with creative spaces and conference rooms, and an “Immersion Room” that simulates a 360-degree video stream. The buildings also offer two full-service cafeterias, kitchen/pantry suites with lounge areas on each floor, a fitness center with lockers and showers, bike room with storage, and a multi-functional conference room for corporate events and executive retreats. HFF’s Steven Golubchik represented the seller, a fund managed by Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers.
IRVINE, CALIF. — The Irvine Co. has announced its plans to build six “Next Gen Campus Office” buildings at the Irvine Spectrum. The buildings will total 528,000 square feet. They will be situated within the Spectrum’s Discovery Business Center and Sand Canyon Business Center projects. Discovery Business Center will receive four buildings totaling 317,000 square feet. The customizable space will be called the Quad at Discovery Business Center. Two new buildings totaling 212,000 square feet are planned at Sand Canyon Business Center as well. Construction is scheduled to commence early next year, with a completion date of early 2017. The Next Gen Campus Office will feature modern architecture, including floor-to-ceiling glass and aluminum curtain walls for natural light and energy efficiency. Amenities will include advanced infrastructure for technology, and fitness and wellness centers offering indoor and outdoor activities like yoga and bike-sharing programs. The Commons, a large open-air space at the heart of each campus, will feature a Wi-Fi-enabled outdoor living room, sun decks, al fresco dining, barbeques and other areas for people to work, collaborate or take a break.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — Griffin Capital Corp. has acquired the 100,273-square-foot Aetna Life Insurance Co. building in Tucson for an undisclosed sum. The building is fully leased to the life insurance company. Aetna signed a new 10-year lease at the property as part of the sale-leaseback. The terms include an annual base rental rate increase of 3 percent with no termination or contraction options. The company has resided at this space since it was constructed as a build-to-suit in 2001. Cushman & Wakefield’s Boston office, along with Cushman & Wakefield’s Tucson affiliate, Picor Commercial Real Estate Services, represented Aenta in the deal. Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT II is the official purchaser of the asset.
DENVER — Pine Tree Commercial Realty has acquired Arvada Marketplace-Connection, a 367,510-square-foot shopping center in the Denver submarket of Arvada, for $54.9 million. The center is located at the intersection of Wadsworth Boulevard and interstates 70 and 76. Arvada Marketplace-Connection was built in 1987. A 142,491-square-foot Sam’s Club anchors the center. Other notable tenants include Sports Authority, Dollar Tree and Youfit health club. CBRE’s Brad Lyons executed the transaction. The seller was RPAI. Bank of America provided the financing.