LOS ANGELES — The Mercer at Warner Center, a 477-unit multifamily complex in the Los Angeles submarket of Woodland Hills, has sold to a private investor for $88 million. The community is located at 22100 Erwin Street. The sale completes a 1031 exchange for the buyer, who acquired the property in an up-leg exchange for Crenshaw Village, a $60-million, 669-unit apartment portfolio in the Los Angeles submarket of Baldwin Hills. That sale closed last month. The institutional seller was represented by Greg Harris, Ron Harris, Kevin Green and Joseph Grabiec of Institutional Property Advisors. Financing was arranged by Danny Abergel of Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp.
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PORTLAND, ORE. — Goodwill Industries of Columbia Willamettehas purchased a 173,395-square-foot industrial building in Portland for $12.6 million. The facility is located at 5950 NE 122nd Ave. Goodwill plans to occupy the building. This new hub will allow it to serve the Gresham, Halsey, Sandy, Powell, Clackamas, Woodstock, Hood River and The Dalles Goodwill stores. The building was previously occupied by Qwest. Goodwill was represented by David L. Ellis of Capacity Commercial Group/CORFACand Dan Bozich of Urban Works Real Estate.The seller, 5950 NE 122nd Ave, LLC, was represented by Don Ossey, Robbie McEachern and Mitch Page, also of Capacity/CORFAC.
Seattle is a top-10 market nationwide for apartment and condo construction, and retailers are following residential growth back into the Seattle core market. In the first half of the 2013, nine apartment projects added nearly 1,300 units to Downtown. As of June 2013, 30 more residential projects were under construction or permitted, representing about 5,400 units. Projects (mostly apartments) are breaking ground at a quickening pace, with total construction costs for those currently underway at about $2.8 billion — a level not experienced since 2008. Many of the projects are mixed-use developments that contain street-level retail components. Almost half are located near Downtown Seattle. In 2012, three major retail renovations were completed in Downtown. This overhauling of aging retail space has continued into 2013. Nordstrom Rack now has a new 42,500-square-foot space in the Metro level of Westlake Center, which is directly across from the Nordstrom flagship store. Pike Place Market completed several renovations that cost close to $70 million. These included upgrades to the Market’s infrastructure and features. Target acquired 95,000 square feet of space in the Newmark building (Pike Plaza) and remodeled the retail space across three floors. This urban-concept CityTarget is roughly two-thirds the size of a …
OAKLAND, CALIF.—Harvest Properties and Prudential Real Estate Investors have purchased the 490,000-square-foot, Class A office building located at 555 City Center in Oakland. The purchase price was $132.3 million, or $270 per square foot, according toThe Registry. The 20-story, trophy-quality asset is the flagship of the Oakland City Center development. Jeffrey Weber, Stephen Van Dusen, Mark Penrod, Darin Rodriguez and Daniel Cichocki of Eastdil Secured executed the transaction. The seller was CBRE Investors. Harvest will manage the property, while John Dolby and Dane Hooks of CTBT will oversee the building's leasing efforts.
SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) Board of Trustees has signed a 99-year ground lease at a new mixed-use project that is being developed in San Diego’s Upper East Village. The 1.3-acre project will envelop a full city block.It will contain creative office space, apartments, and street-level shops and restaurants. The project is being developed by Lowe Enterprises and I.D.E.A. Partners, LLC. It will be designed by Gensler. SDCCD will pay $56,625 per month, for a total lease value of about $67.2 million. The new project is an inaugural component of the 95-acre I.D.E.A. (Innovation Design Education Arts) District, which looks to marry design and technology with the creative fields. The new district hopes to entice educational institutions, arts and artists. It is being designed as a walkable, sustainable environment.
BELLEVUE, WASH. – A joint venture between Trammell Crow Company and Principal Real Estate Investors has purchased a 1.5-acre land site in Bellevue’s Washington Square. The purchase price was not disclosed. The land is situated along 108th Ave. NE in the city’s Central Business District. The JV plans to develop a 462,000-square-foot, Class A office building with street-level retail on the site. The groundbreaking is scheduled for next April. The project will be built by Lease Crutcher Lewis and designed by LMN Architects. Leasing will be overseen by Tom Bohman, Pete Hollomon and Lennon Atteberry of CBRE’s Bellevue office.
OAKLAND, CALIF. — Harvest Properties and Prudential Real Estate Investors have purchased the 490,000-square-foot, Class A office building located at 555 City Center in Oakland. The purchase price was $132.3 million, or $270 per square foot, according to The Registry. The 20-story, trophy-quality asset is the flagship of the Oakland City Center development. Jeffrey Weber, Stephen Van Dusen, Mark Penrod, Darin Rodriguez and Daniel Cichocki of Eastdil Secured executed the transaction. The seller was CBRE Investors. Harvest will manage the property, while John Dolby and Dane Hooks of CTBT will oversee the building's leasing efforts.
SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) Board of Trustees has signed a 99-year ground lease at a new mixed-use project that is being developed in San Diego’s Upper East Village. The 1.3-acre project will envelop a full city block. It will contain creative office space, apartments, and street-level shops and restaurants. The project is being developed by Lowe Enterprises and I.D.E.A. Partners, LLC. It will be designed by Gensler. SDCCD will pay $56,625 per month, for a total lease value of about $67.2 million. The new project is an inaugural component of the 95-acre I.D.E.A. (Innovation Design Education Arts) District, which looks to marry design and technology with the creative fields. The new district hopes to entice educational institutions, arts and artists. It is being designed as a walkable, sustainable environment.
BELLEVUE, WASH. – A joint venture between Trammell Crow Company and Principal Real Estate Investors has purchased a 1.5-acre land site in Bellevue’s Washington Square. The purchase price was not disclosed. The land is situated along 108th Ave. NE in the city’s Central Business District. The JV plans to develop a 462,000-square-foot, Class A office building with street-level retail on the site. The groundbreaking is scheduled for next April. The project will be built by Lease Crutcher Lewis and designed by LMN Architects. Leasing will be overseen by Tom Bohman, Pete Hollomon and Lennon Atteberry of CBRE’s Bellevue office.
SAN DIEGO — Liberty Station Marketplace, a 152,495-square-foot, dual grocery-anchored retail center in the San Diego submarket of Point Loma, has received $47 million in permanent financing. The center is located at 2640 Historic Decatur Road. It is 93 percent leased. Vons and Trader Joe’s anchor the center, which is also occupied by Starbucks, Sammy’s Woodfired Pizza, Five Guys, Verizon Wireless, Panera Bread, Cold Stone Creamery, Tender Greens and Luna Grill. The loan was secured by HFF’s Tim Wright, Nick Psyllos and Zack Holderman on behalf of The Corky McMillin Companies. The loan was placed with a major fund advisor.