SAN DIEGO – The 44-unit Imperial Crest Apartments in the San Diego submarket of Imperial Beach has sold to Rodney A. Johnson for $6 million. The community is located at 1030-1042 15th Street. It was fully occupied at the time of sale. Johnson was represented by Dave Savage of ACI Apartments. The seller, Imperial Crest Apartments II LLC, was represented by Anton Burman of ACI Apartments.
The New Mexico retail market is continuing to change in a positive manner, which bodes well for property owners and businesses. There are new national, regional and local tenants looking at this market, moving in and around the shopping centers of New Mexico. New shopping centers are being built, while existing shopping centers are being redeveloped and traded. Some of the most significant transactions include Columbus Pacific acquiring Sierra Vista Shopping Center in Albuquerque and moving Stein Mart and Hobby Lobby into a former K-Mart space. Pete Daskalos Properties has also purchased Four Hills Village Shopping Center on Central and Tramway in the Southeast Heights submarket. The center now has a new movie cinema, among other changes to its anchors and tenant roster. A K-Mart building at Rio Rancho at Hilltop Plaza Shopping Center was also sold after the store vacated. The new landlord is looking to re-anchor that space as well. These big box vacancies have created redevelopment opportunities for existing shopping centers located in established trade centers while rents are increasing as the larger spaces are subdivided and leased to other tenants. This has created momentum in the market and upward pressure on asking lease rates. Other retailers …
PHOENIX – The 150-unit Tesoro apartments in Phoenix has sold to Werner Investments for $8.9 million. The community is located at 8603 North 22nd Ave. It was built in 1983. Cliff David and Steve Gebing of Institutional Property Advisors represented both the buyer and seller, AION Partners, in this transaction.
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIF. – Custom Goods has renewed its lease for 240,249 square feet of industrial space in Rancho Cucamonga. The warehouse and distribution center is located at 12200 Arrow Route. The third-party logistics firm was represented by JLL’s Louis Tomaselli and Jordan Quinn. The landlord was not named.
SAN DIEGO – The 22-unit Southwinds Apartments in the San Diego submarket of El Cajon has sold to the Johnson Family Trust for $3.7 million. The community is located at 909 Sunshine Ave. The fully occupied property was built in 1977. The trust was represented by Dave Plunter of DP Properties. The seller, Southwinds Apartments LLC, was represented by Peter Scepanovic and Corey McHenry of Colliers International’s Multifamily Advisory Group.
OXNARD, CALIF. – The 18-unit Oxnard Art Lofts has sold to 2201 Statham LLC for $2.9 million. The live-work complex is located at 2201 Statham Blvd. The project was 90 percent vacant at the time of sale. The project was an adaptive reuse of an old industrial building. The 25,610-square-foot complex contains units ranging from 978 square feet to 1,615 square feet.
ANAHEIM, CALIF. – Power Edge Solutions has purchased a 12,000-square-foot industrial building in Anaheim for $2.1 million. The building is located at 1910 East Via Burton. This is the highest price paid per square foot within this building size range since 2008, according to CBRE, which represented the seller, the Huber Family Trust. The trust was represented by the firm’s Steve Young and Tom Dorman. Gibson Company also provided advisory services to the trust.
PHOENIX – BH Properties has acquired a three-property office and industrial portfolio in the Phoenix area for $22.8 million. The portfolio, known as DMC Portfolio, contains two office buildings and an industrial park that total 230,524 square feet. The 65,857-square-foot Tempe Commerce Park is located at 7420 S. Kyrene Road in Tempe. The 62,115-square-foot ADP Building is located at 7474 W. Chandler Blvd. in Chandler. The 102,552-square-foot Ocotillo Business Center is located at 7910, 7970 and 8060 S. Kyrene Road in Tempe. The portfolio was 72.2 percent occupied at the time of sale. The seller, Buchanan Street Partners, was represented by DTZ’s Bob Buckley, Tracy Cartledge, Steve Lindley and Ben Geelan.
OXNARD, CALIF. — Champion Real Estate has acquired the Vines, a 164-unit apartment community in Oxnard, for $55.5 million. The community is located at 3040 N. Oxnard Blvd., within the master-planned community of RiverPark. The acquisition represents a per-unit price of $338,628. This is the highest per-unit price paid in Ventura County for a multifamily community with 100 or more units over the past 10 years, according to Berkadia, which executed the transaction. The Vines was built in two phases in 2013 and 2014. It offers two- and three-bedroom units. The property features seven different parks with playgrounds, basketball and tennis courts, picnic areas with barbecues and water fountains. The community was 95 percent leased at the time of sale. Notable employers in the area include St. John’s Regional Medical Center, Boskovich Farms Inc., Ventura Superior Municipal Court and Walmart Supercenter. Champion Real Estate is led by Bob and Parker Champion. The sellers, Corona Riverpark Promenade LLC and Corona Riverpark Luminaria LLC, were represented by Tony Koeijmans of RSF Partners. The transaction was negotiated by Adrienne Barr of Berkadia.
KIRKLAND, WASH. — The Village at Totem Lake LLC, a joint venture between CenterCal and PCCP, has acquired Totem Lake Mall in Kirkland for $35.5 million. The 290,000-square-foot mall is located at 12601 120 Ave. The JV plans to redevelop the 40-year-old mall into a modern center with a “village feel.” The new iteration will be a mixed-use grocery and theater-anchored center with retail, residential, entertainment, office and other components. The renovation will begin in about one year. Current tenants at the center include KeyBank, AutoZone and Ross Dress for Less. The sellers were Developers Diversified Realty and Coventry Real Estate Advisors.