WALNUT CREEK, CALIF. – TIAA-CREF has acquired the 184-unit Park Lake Apartments in Walnut Creek for an undisclosed sum. The community is located at 100 Park Lake Circle. Community amenities include a heated swimming pool and spa, fitness center and assigned covered parking. The seller, Carmel Partners, was represented by HFF’s Nathan Blair, Adam Simon and Michael McDermott.
DENVER – The 62-room Quality Inn – Denver Tech Center in Centennial has sold to a private investor for $2.6 million. The hotel is located at 9799 E. Geddes Ave. Neville Rustomjee of Marcus & Millichap’s Denver office represented the seller, a limited liability company, in this transaction
NORWALK, CALIF. — Norwalk Plaza, a 59,736-square-foot retail property, has received a $5-million mortgage. The property is located at 11660-11790 Firestone Blvd. in Norwalk. The loan features a five-year term and 30-year amortization schedule. Financing was arranged by Michael T. Elmore and Ory Schwartz of NorthMarq Capital’s Los Angeles regional office. It was arranged for a Los Angeles-based private investor through the firm’s correspondent relationship with a life insurance company.
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — Advenir at Cheyenne Crossing, an apartment complex in Colorado Springs, has received a $3.8-million loan. The community is located at 640 Wycliffe Drive. The supplemental loan was originated by Charles J. Foschini, Christopher Apone and Christian Lee of the CBRE Capital Markets, South Florida Institutional Properties team, on behalf of Advenir@Cheyenne.
SAN DIEGO – Dynamex has leased a five-year lease for a 59,317-square-foot industrial distribution warehouse in San Diego. The space is located at 7130 Miramar Road. The lease is valued at $2.5 million. The transportation service company will use this space as a distribution center. The company was represented by Evan McDonald of Colliers International. The landlord, Morgan Stanley, was represented by Ryan Spradling of Cassidy Turley.
DENVER – A 2,900-square-foot retail space in Denver that is triple-net leased to 7-Eleven has sold to a private investor for $1.8 million. The space is located at 450 Federal Blvd. It was built in 2012. The seller, a private investor from Texas, was represented by Jonathan Selznick and Jeff Hauber of Hanley Investment Group.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – Lo-Lo’s Chicken & Waffles has opened a 5,400-square-foot location in Scottsdale. The space is located at 3133 N. Scottsdale Road. The new location was built by LGE Design Build. An additional location is set to open at 366 N. Gilbert Road in Gilbert this December.
Multifamily remains the most desirable asset class in Orange County due to a steady increase in apartment rental demand, strong sector fundamentals and the county’s emergence as a Southern California leader in the economic recovery. These factors have become a catalyst for a surge in multifamily asset construction. Apartment rental demand continues to grow in Orange County due to the high barriers to entry in the housing market and recent memories of the Great Recession. Median home values, which now exceed $580,000, place home ownership out of reach for many households. Orange County’s population also grew 4.31 percent from 2010 through 2014, according to Census data. This growth pattern is predicted to hold through 2019, with an expected increase in population of 5.17 percent, or an average of 32,478 residents annually. Orange County’s emergence as a leader in Southern California’s economic recovery is evidenced by superior employment rates in comparison to competing markets. Orange County experienced a high unemployment rate of 10.2 percent in January 2012. That rate has now declined 4.89 percent, as of May 2014. Orange County’s employment figures have increased investor confidence in the region, especially when compared to the national average of 6.3 percent, California’s 7.8 …
PALO ALTO, CALIF. — Bloomingdale’s has opened a 125,000 square-foot store at Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto. The three-level store contains 68 designer shops, more than 100 new brands. The new store will anchor the northeast side of the mall as part of a multi-phase renovation of the shopping center.
LOS ANGELES – A 39-unit apartment building in Studio City has sold to Raintree Partners for $9.5 million. The community is located at 4250 Coldwater Canyon Ave. It is fully occupied. Jim Fisher and Mike Smith of Lee & Associates-LA North/Ventura represented both the buyer and private seller in this transaction.