LONG BEACH, CALIF. – A 24-unit apartment building in Long Beach has sold to Keely Partners for $2.8 million. The community is located at 138 Elm Ave. in the city’s East Village Arts District. It was built in 1914. Robert Stepp of Stepp Commercial represented both the buyer and seller, a local private investor, in this transaction.
LOS ANGELES – Essential Management has acquired a 16-unit apartment building in Los Angeles for $2.4 million. The community is located at 634 N. Kingsley Drive. It is fully occupied. Essential Management was represented by Joseph Mackin of Charles Dunn Company. The seller, a private overseas investor, was represented by First Investment & Realty.
LOS ANGELES – Shoe Palace has leased 3,500 square feet of space at Azalea Regional Shopping Center in the Los Angeles submarket of South Gate. The center is located at 4827 Firestone Blvd. It is owned by Primestor Development. Shoe Palace is a Northern California-based casual and athletic shoe retailer.
Hilton Worldwide has announced it will open the new the 623-guestroom Hilton Garden Inn Waikiki Beach on Oahu early next year. It will occupy the former site of OHANA Waikiki West at 2330 Kuhio Ave. That structure was built in 1970. The resort’s public spaces and guestrooms are currently undergoing a renovation that should be completed in early 2016. Hilton is also adding a full-service restaurant and lounge, a grab-and-go market, a modern lobby and a new fitness center. The hotel will also feature an enhanced pool deck with a bar, grill and poolside cabanas. This will be the firm’s first Hilton Garden Inn hotel on the island of Oahu. It will be managed by Evolution Hospitality.
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. — PIMCO has announced Dr. Ben Bernanke, former Chairman of the Federal Reserve, as a senior advisor to the firm. Bernanke will utilize his economic expertise to advise the firm throughout the investment process. He will also engage with PIMCO’s clients from time to time. Bernanke served a 14-year term as a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. He spent eight of those years as Chairman of the Board. Bernanke maintained a seat on the Financial Stability Oversight Board, which oversaw the Troubled Asset Relief Program, throughout his two terms as Chairman. Bernanke was succeeded as Chairman of the Federal Reserve by Janet Yellen, the first woman to hold the position. She overtook the role on Jan. 6 of last year.
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Drawbridge Realty has purchased a two-building office and R&D campus in San Jose for $37.5 million. The 60,000-square-foot campus is located at 5300-5350 Hellyer Ave. in the Silicon Valley region. The space is triple-net leased to Cobham Electronic Systems through May 2022. The firm develops and manufactures microwave and millimeter wave products, among other things. The property has served as Cobham’s Western U.S. headquarters since it was first built in 2000. The seller, Hellyer Avenue LP, was represented by CBRE’s Joe Moriarty.
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. — Waypoint Property Group has purchased the Waterfront, a 64-unit apartment community in Newport Beach, for $25.5 million. The community is located at 919 Bayside Drive. The Waterfront is situated across from Balboa Island. The property, which was built in 1964, overlooks Newport Harbor. Common-area amenities at the property include private single-car garages, a salt-water pool, a poolside lounge and a clubhouse. Select units feature stainless-steel appliances, fireplaces, new wood-style floors, quartz countertops and recessed lighting. The seller, BT Real Estate Group, was represented by Stewart I. Weston of Institutional Property Advisors.
Hilton recently debuted the DoubleTree by Hilton Park City – The Yarrow in Utah. This resort occupies a former resort, the Yarrow Resort Hotel & Conference Center, which received an extensive renovation. The property is located at 1800 Park Ave. It is situated near Park City Mountain Resort, Deer Valley Resort and Canyons Resort. The renovation will upgrade the hotel’s guestrooms, meeting spaces and public areas. Amenities include a year-round heated outdoor swimming pool and hot tub, 24-hour fitness center and a 24-hour business center. A new game room will open at the resort later this year. The Yarrow property also features 11,837 square feet of flexible event space, including a 5,100-square-foot ballroom that accommodates more than 700 guests.
PHOENIX – Select Income REIT has purchased the Farmers Insurance Building, a 106,397-square-foot office building in Phoenix, for $16.8 million. The building is located at 16001 N. 28th Ave. in the Arizona Business Park. The property will be managed by Reit Management & Research LLC. The seller, Sabal Financial Group, was represented by CBRE’s Barry Gabel, Chris Marchildon, Ashley Brooks, Jim Bayless and Jenny Aust. Sabal purchased the property through its Granite Twenty Eighth Holdings entity.
SAN JOSE, CALIF. – A 160,000-square-foot office and R&D campus in Silicon Valley has sold to Drawbridge Realty for an undisclosed sum. The campus contains two office and R&D buildings that were fully leased to Cobham Electronic Solutions. The buildings are located at 5300 and 5350 Hellyer Ave. in San Jose. It was constructed in 2000. The seller, Hellyer Avenue Limited Partnership, is a partnership lead by affiliates of Berg & Berg and Republic Properties Corporation. It was represented by CBRE’s Joseph Moriarty, Russell Ingrum, Sean Sullivan, Brad Zampa, Tyler Meyerdirk and Bob Steinbock.
