TUSTIN, CALIF. — A 42,340-square-foot industrial building in Tustin has sold to an unnamed buyer for $5.9 million. The building is located at 2652 Dow Ave. It is the headquarters for Meridian Graphics. The printing and graphic company has signed a lease at the property for the next seven years. The transaction was executed by Justin Smith and Phil Cohen of Lee & Associates.
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NEWARK, CALIF. – A 10,971-square-foot retail center in Newark has sold to an unnamed buyer for $5.8 million. The center is located on the corner of Newark Boulevard and Jarvis Avenue. It is occupied by AutoZone, T-Mobile and a drive-thru Starbucks. It was formerly occupied by a Cattlemens restaurant. The seller, Imwalle Newark LLC, was represented by Bob Quigley of SRS Real Estate Partners.
DENVER – A 25-unit apartment building in Denver has sold to an unnamed buyer for $2.5 million. The community is located at 1135 Ogden Street. It was built in 1930. The buyer was represented by Jeff Johnson of the Johnson Ritter Team at Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors. The unnamed seller was represented by JB Hochman and Justin Brockman of the same firm.
PHOENIX — Airport Business Park, a 39,994-square-foot industrial building in Phoenix, has sold to Airport Business Park Phoenix LLC for $2 million. The building is located at 2328 E. Van Buren Street. It was built in 1982. Airport Business Park is currently 95 percent leased to 28 tenants. The LLC was represented by Paul Boyle and Rick Danis of Cassidy Turley. The seller, Airport Business LLC, was represented by Leroy Breinholt of Commercial Properties.
GILBERT, ARIZ. — Nexius Solutions is relocating to a 20,982-square-foot facility in Gilbert. The new space is located at 377 S. Hamilton Court. The end-to-end wireless services provider will relocate from 2601 S. 37th St. in Phoenix. It will take occupancy this month. Nexius was represented by Grady and Jackie Orcutt of Cushman & Wakefield. The unnamed landlord was represented by Commercial Properties.
LOS ANGELES — Waterbridge Capital LLC has been selected to purchase the historic Broadway Trade Center, a 1.1-million-square-foot building in Downtown Los Angeles. Though the sales price was not disclosed, local outlets are reporting the sale is expected to fetch between $115 million and $130 million. The building is located at 830 S. Hill Street in the city’s Broadway District. It was originally built in 1908 as a Hamburger department store before it became the May Company Department Store in 1923. Waterbridge plans to convert the building into a mixed-use development that may include creative office, hotel, retail and multifamily housing. The property encompasses most of the western side of the block from Broadway to Hill Street, between 8th and 9th streets. Broadway Trade Center is situated near the brand-new Ace Hotel and the recently revitalized Rialto Theatre, which is now an Urban Outfitters. This area is the focus of Bringing Back Broadway, a revitalization effort led by Los Angeles City Councilmember José Huizar. The initiative was created in 2008 to increase economic development and job creation through an enhanced pedestrian experience, more transit options and further historic preservation efforts. Waterbridge Capital was represented by Jeremiah Curry and Frank Lahijani …
LOS ANGELES – The famous Farmers Market property in Los Angeles has received a $100-million credit facility. The open-air shopping center is located on the northeast corner of 3rdStreet and Fairfax Avenue in the Fairfax District. It is sits adjacent to The Grove and across from CBS Television City. The collateral property contains about 237,300 square feet of retail, restaurant and office space. It was redeveloped in 2001, at which time the A. F. Gilmore Company added four new Class A office and retail buildings on land adjacent to the Original Farmers Market. The new addition totaled about 168,200 square feet. Major Farmers Market tenants include Cost Plus, Zara USA, Planet Dailies LA, Sur La Table, Marmalade Café, Chipotle and Starbucks. The Original Farmers Market was also refurbished in 2001. It currently contains about 68,400 square feet of retail and restaurant space throughout a cluster of buildings. Most of the market’s 100 tenants occupy 1,000 square feet or less. The borrower, an entity controlled by the A. F. Gilmore Company, purchased the site in 1880. The Original Farmers Market opened in 1934. The company’s headquarters is still located in the Gilmore Adobe on the Farmers Market grounds. The credit facility …
LOS ANGELES – The Clean Tech Manufacturing Center, a 370,000-square-foot industrial campus in Downtown Los Angeles, has broken ground. The Class A campus is located within the Central Industrial Redevelopment Plan area. The brownfield is situated within 0.5 miles of Interstates 5 and 10, as well as the 60 Freeway. The three-building campus will offer the largest contiguous industrial space in Downtown. All three buildings are pursuing LEED for New Construction Silver certification. Construction is expected to be complete later this year. Fashion manufacturer Ambiance USA has agreed to relocate and expand its world headquarters at the new facility. The campus is being developed by a joint venture between Trammell Crow Company and Principal Real Estate Investors. The lender is Wells Fargo Bank.
NORTHRIDGE, CALIF. – The 447-unit Park Parthenia Apartments in Northridge has received a $32-million refinance. The community is located at 19100 Parthenia Street. It was built between 1962 and 1970. The property is owned by a private investor with a substantial portfolio of multifamily investment and development assets. The funds will refinance a maturing CMBS loan. The new fixed-rate loan features a 10-year term, 25-year amortization schedule and an interest rate in the low 4 percent range. It was arranged by Scott Clark and Ted Willis of Pacific Southwest Realty Services through one of the firm’s correspondent life insurance company lenders.
ANAHEIM, CALIF. – Rangar West Two LLC has acquired a 209,715-square-foot industrial building in Anaheim for $27.3 million. The newly built property is located at 2201 E. Cerritos Ave. It was completed this past December. The building was developed by Western Realco and Penwood Real Estate, which were represented by Jeff Read and Greg Osborne of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank. The JV acquired the land parcel from Neville Chemical Corporation in February 2012. The third-party logistics firm was represented by Todd Clarke of Kidder Matthews and Peter Castleton of Voit Real Estate Group.