LAS VEGAS – Craig Valley Plaza, a 73,455-square-foot retail center in Las Vegas, has sold to Marker Craig LLC for $8.2 million. The plaza is located at 4180-4280 W. Craig Road. Jeff Chain of Millennium Commercial Properties represented the buyer. The seller, Omninet Craig LLC, was represented by CBRE’s Charles Moore, Marlene Fujita Winkel and Ashley Kolaczynski.
PORTLAND, ORE. – MBRE Healthcare has acquired Mt. Scott Professional Center II, a 48,500-square-foot medical office building in the Portland submarket of Happy Valley, for $11 million. The center is located off SE Johnson Creek Boulevard. Notable tenants include Mt. Scott Surgery Center, Metropolitan Pediatrics and Adventist Health. MBRE was represented by Brian Norton of KW Commercial. The seller, Mt. Scott Professional Center II LLC, was represented by Raymond Duchek and Thomas McDowell of Norris & Stevens.
The Southern California Leading Economic Indicator is continuing its upward trend. It has been on the incline for more than four years, since the last decrease in 2009. This suggests a rise in economic activity over the next six months that will continue the solid fundamentals for the Orange County industrial market well into 2015. A near record low industrial vacancy rate of 3.5 percent, along with an unemployment rate of less than 6 percent, has caused an aggressive search for viable land amongst developers. Numerous cities in Orange County have modified their industrial zoning regulations this year to permit a variety of additional uses that encourage new development. As a result, residential and retail property developers have been removing existing industrial buildings from current inventory. Growing companies in Orange County are starting to feel the inventory squeeze. The lack of available space is making it difficult to meet a client’s needs. This is causing landlords, buyers and tenants to make extensive renovations to the few buildings left available to them. The limited supply has been a major factor in the increase in value for larger assets, as clients are willing to pay more for properties. Sale prices are up …
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – Weingarten Nostat has acquired Scottsdale Horizon Shopping Center, a 154,766-square-foot neighborhood shopping center, for an undisclosed sum. The center is located at 14850 N. Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd. in Scottsdale. It was 95 percent leased at the time of sale. Notable tenants include Safeway, CVS Chase Bank, H&R Block, Supercuts, Jack in the Box, Massage Envy and Leslie’s Pools. The seller, CHC–Real Estate, was represented by DTZ’s Dan Wald, Michael Hackett and Ryan Schubert.
SAN DIEGO – Shelter Island Village, a 16,013-square-foot retail center in San Diego’s Point Loma submarket, has sold to Investcal Realty Corporation for $7.3 million. The center is located at 2904 Shelter Island Drive. Notable tenants include Supannee House of Thai, the Wine Pub, Stars and Stripes, Edward Jones, Haute Spa, Marvelous Muffins, Postal Annex and Subway. The center was built in 1990 by Union Bank of California (UBOC), which also operates an adjacent UBOC branch. Shelter Island is known for its distinctive Cape Cod-style architecture. Investcal represented itself, while the seller, Shelter Island Village LLC, was represented by Brian Quinn, Steve Avoyer and Matt Peckham of Flocke & Avoyer Commercial Real Estate, as well as by Jack Naliboff and Craig Carlson of Stepstone Realty.
LOS ANGELES – A 20,087-square-foot industrial building in Placentia has sold to the Dayton Family Trust for $2.6 million. The space is located at 580 S. Melrose Street in the Los Angeles submarket. The trust will use the property for a food-flavoring business. It was represented by Scott Read of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank. The seller, Nan-Hsing Cheng, was represented by Morgan Hill, Mike Vernick and Mike Hefner of Voit Real Estate Services’ Anaheim office.
DENVER – A 3,798-square-foot building near Denver that is leased to Kneaders Bakery and Café has sold to an unnamed buyer for $2.5 million. The space is located at 19190 East Main Street in Parker, just southeast of Denver. It also contains a 1,400-square-foot patio. The bakery holds a 15-year lease at the newly constructed property. The transaction was executed by Tom Ethington and Rob Edwards of Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – Fate Brewing Co. has purchased a 15,000-square-foot building in Scottsdale to open a new brewpub location. The space is located at 1312 N. Scottsdale Road. The new space will include a large beer garden-style patio and 19-foot interior ceiling heights. The new location will also brew Fate’s flagship beers, while its original nearby location will continue brewing its small batch, limited-release beers. Plato’s Closet will also take up residency in the building. The buyer, Tom Frenkel, represented himself in the transaction. The seller, SBI Leasing Inc., was represented by Brian Kocour and Courtney Auther Van Loo of Cushman & Wakefield.
LOS ANGELES – Townsgate Business Center, a 73,888-square-foot business park in the Los Angeles submarket of Thousand Oaks, has sold to Townsgate Business Park LLC for $13 million. The four-building complex is located at 2637-2649 Townsgate Road. It is fully leased and offers a mix of warehouse, flex and office applications. The seller, DMC Investment Group, was represented by Dan Spell, Timothy P. Foutz and Mickey Belt of NAI Capital. Delphi Business Properties also assisted with this transaction.
SUNNYVALE, CALIF. — Jay Paul Company has received a $610-million loan to fund the first phase of construction on Google’s new office campus in Silicon Valley. The campus will be located at the intersection of Moffett Park Drive and Bordeaux Drive in Sunnyvale. The first phase will include 943,056 square feet of office space throughout three, eight-story buildings. It will also include two parking structures with 4,300 spaces, as well as a 52,500-square-foot amenities building. The secured, non-revolving, senior loan will also be used to finance the construction of a new fire station for the City of Sunnyvale. Jay Paul Company was represented by Clayton B. Gantz, Grace S. Yang and Scott B. Johnson of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips.