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LOS ANGELES – The University of Southern California (USC) has signed a four-year lease for 19,653 square feet within the World Trade Center in Downtown Los Angeles. The 370,000-square-foot office building is located at 350 S. Figueroa Street. The new lease allows the school to nearly double its presence at the center. It has also brought the World Trade Center’s occupancy to 74 percent. USC was represented by Dennis Smith, Howard Feuerstein, and Cory Campbell of Travers Realty. The landlord, Jamison Properties, was represented by Chris Runyen of Charles Dunn Company.

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SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – Hartford Place, a 66,800-square-foot flex office/warehouse in Scottsdale, has sold to Hartford Exchange LLC and Reems & Greenway LLC for $7 million. The property is located at 8388 E. Hartford Drive within the Perimeter Center Business Park. HomeSmart recently signed on to occupy half of the building. The seller, Buchanan Street Partners, was represented by Eric Wichterman, Mike Coover and Michael Kitlica of Cassidy Turley.

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PHOENIX – Tierra Del Sol, a 42,994-square foot retail property in Phoenix, has sold to Pacific Property Group for $4.2 million. The center is located at 1606 East Bell Road. It is currently 75 percent leased. Ben Tashakorian and Stuart Fagan of Marcus & Millichap’s San Diego office represented both the buyer and seller, 5121 Glendale Associates, in this transaction.

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LOS ANGELES – The 22,416-square-foot Diamond Indoor Swapmeet in Los Angeles has sold to an undisclosed non-profit organization for $3.6 million. It is located in an infill area of South Gate along Firestone Boulevard. The property contains a large building that serves as the Diamond Indoor Swapmeet, general store and banquet hall. The second building had been used for a small taco stand. The seller, Diamond 888 LLC, was represented by Steve Liu and Roger Niez of NAI Capital’s Orange County office.

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SAUSALITO, CALIF. – Greystone’s recently expanded West Coast operations team has funded three Western-based multifamily loans totaling $46.5 million. The loans include a $23.4-million refinance for a 90-unit community in Sausalito, Calif.; a $10.4-million refinance for a Class A multifamily project in Mountain View, Calif.; and a $12.7-million acquisition loan for a Class A multifamily property in Goodyear, Ariz. The Sausalito loan features a 12-year term with five years of interest-only. The other two loans feature 10-year terms. Financing was originated by Tim Thompson of Greystone’s San Francisco office under the Fannie Mae Delegated Underwriting and Servicing (DUS) program include.

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LAS VEGAS – The Bascom Group and funds managed by Carlyle Realty VII L.P. have acquired a two-property Las Vegas apartment portfolio for $39.9 million. The properties included in this transaction are Summerhill Villas at 2150 North Tenaya Way and Bayshore Club at 4975 South Duneville Street. “We are excited to be acquiring two very well-located properties in the Las Vegas metro,” says Scott McClave, principal transactions for Bascom. Summerhill Villas was built in 1990, while Bayshore Club was constructed in 1989.

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ANCHORAGE, AK — JL Properties has acquired Glenn Square, a 182,451-square-foot shopping center in Anchorage, for $25.5 million. The property is located at 3090 Mountain View Drive. Notable tenants at the center include Bass Pro Shops, Bed Bath & Beyond, Michael’s and PetCo. The center was built in 2006. Capital Pacific represented both the buyer and seller, Kimco, in this transaction.

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FLAGSTAFF, ARIZ. — Rosenthal & Rosenthal has acquired a retail property in Flagstaff that is leased to Whole Foods for $11.6 million. The property is located at 320 S. Cambridge Lane within the Aspen Place at the Sawmill development. The space is situated near Northern Arizona University, at the corner of Butler Avenue and Lone Tree Road. Other notable tenants at Aspen Place at the Sawmill include REI, Chico’s, Eddie Bauer, Flagstaff Jean Company, Wildflower Bread Company and Pita Jungle. Rosenthal & Rosenthal purchased the property through its affiliate Broadway Tenth/Flagstaff LLC. The seller, Sawmill NF LLC, an affiliate of The Aspen Group, was represented by Ryan Schubert and Michael Hackett of Cassidy Turley’s Retail Capital Markets Group.

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PALMDALE, CALIF. — An investment group led by Progression Real Estate Investments has acquired the leasehold-interest in Sierra Commons, a shopping center in Palmdale, for $18.3 million. The center is located at 39626 10th Street. The property is 90 percent occupied. Notable tenants at Sierra Commons include Ashley Furniture, Michaels, BevMo!, the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf and Pacific Dental. The center was built in 1994 and renovated in 2005. The seller, Grae Palmdale Landlord LLC, was represented by Patrick G. Kent and William B. Asher of Hanley Investment Group.

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CAMARILLO, CALIF. – Santa Rosa Plaza, a 58,940-square-foot retail property in Camarillo, has received a $5.5-million refinance. The plaza is located at 5800 Santa Rosa Road. Notable tenants include CVS and Bank of America. The center was originally developed in 1980. The new permanent, non-recourse loan features a 15-year fixed-rate term with a 30-year amortization schedule. It was arranged by Ted Willis of Pacific Southwest Realty Services through a life insurance company. The funds were used to pay off a maturing CMBS loan with a higher interest rate.

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