FRESNO, CALIF. – A 14,820-square-foot retail property in Fresno that is triple-net leased to Walgreens has sold to Maxey Inc. for $8 million. The property is located at 2950 N. Fowler Ave. Walgreens has about 22 years remaining on its lease with 10 five-year options to renew. Maxey was represented by Turner Financial. The seller, Fresno S & F Development, was represented by Jeff Conover of Faris Lee Investments.
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ANAHEIM, CALIF. – A 40,000-square-foot industrial building in Anaheim has sold to an unnamed buyer for $6 million. The facility is located at 1369 S. State College Blvd. The seller, The 2013 Diablo Charitable remainder Annuity Trust and Cure International Inc., was represented by Mitch Zehner and Seth Davenport of Voit’s Anaheim office.
SAN DIEGO – Convoy Business Center, a 27,909-square-foot office building in the San Diego submarket of Kearny Mesa has sold to Central Data Services for $3.8 million. The building is located at 7071 Convoy Court. It was built in 1973 and renovated in 2012. It was about 63 percent leased at the time of sale. Central Data was represented by Jon Boland and Garrett Fena of Voit Real Estate Services. The seller, Self Procured Properties, was represented by CBRE’s Paul Lafrenz and Melissa Foster.
DENVER – An 11-unit apartment complex in Denver has sold to an unnamed buyer for $2.7 million. The community is located at 1485 Clayton. It was renovated this past year. The unnamed seller was represented by Jeff Johnson of the Johnson Ritter Team at Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors.
PHOENIX – The 52-unit Missouri Breaks apartment complex in Phoenix has sold to EQ Missouri 51 LLC for $2.1 million. The complex is located at 1637 E. Missouri Ave. The seller was 1637 E. Missouri Avenue LLC. Brian Smuckler and Jeff Seaman of CBRE’s Phoenix office represented both parties in this transaction.
The Las Vegas multifamily market is back with a vengeance. The market went into a meltdown in 2009 while the financial crisis was in full swing, delivering the biggest blow to the local economy in Vegas’ history. What had been low unemployment and a development boom to rival all past development cycles quickly turned into a downward spiral. Construction came to a standstill and workers fled the city in search of work elsewhere. Apartment fundamentals dropped to record lows. Asking rents dropped 19.25 percent between 2009 and the second quarter of 2012, while concessions stood at 8.5 percent. Even with all this in play, the Las Vegas market is known for reinventing itself. The market recovery was in full swing last year. Stalled projects were restarted with a whole new set of players, and employment was picking up speed. An exodus from California to Nevada is currently underway, with Penske Truck Rental citing Las Vegas as one of its top 10 places where new residents are moving. Unfortunately, unemployment is still above the national average, but that is changing fast. Fundamentals are improving with concession shrinking to 5.25 percent compared to a high of 8.5 percent in 2009. Asking rents …
PHOENIX – The 176-unit Bayside Apartments in Phoenix has received $9.3 million in refinancing. The community is located at 20245 N. 32 Drive. The new non-recourse, 12-year loan is a cash-out refinance. It was arranged by Neal Churney and Adam Finkel of Johnson Capital’s Phoenix office. The borrower is a Mexico-based investor.
WHITTIER, CALIF. — Southern California Material Handling, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America, has leased a 52,630-square-foot industrial building in Whittier. The building is located at 12393 Slauson Ave. The lease is valued at $4.8 million. Brett Dedeaux and Anthony Dedeaux of Binswanger represented Southern California Material. The landlord, Oliaie Slauson, LLC, was represented by David Bolt of Lee & Associates – Newport Beach, Inc. and Tim Cronin of Lee & Associates – Commerce, Inc.
HUNTINGTON PARK, CALIF. – The 184-unit Huntington Plaza Apartments has debuted in Huntington Park. The low-income seniors housing community is located at 6330 Rugby Ave. in South Los Angeles. It was previously known as City Housing Rugby. The community was renovated by WNC, which provided $5.6 million in low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) equity for the acquisition and rehabilitation of the project. The total cost was $30.2 million.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — South Hill Design Corp. has leased 30,500 square feet of industrial/flex space in Scottsdale. The space is located at 7400 E. Tierra Buena Lane inside the Scottsdale Airpark submarket. The jewelry design and marketing firm will utilize the space for its corporate offices and fulfillment center. South Hill was represented by John Quatrini of Shell Commercial. The landlord, Hewson Development Corp. and GH Scottsdale I, was represented by Mark Linsalata of Lee & Associates.