SEATTLE — Craig M. Robinson has been named president of Colliers’ U.S. business. Robinson will report to Dylan Taylor, Colliers’ CEO of Americas. In this newly created position, Robinson will manage all aspects of Colliers’ day-to-day U.S. business, including operations, strategic initiatives and business development. Robinson was previously president of corporate services at a national real estate services firm. He has also structured and managed more than $350 million in equity real estate investments for AIG Global Real Estate. Robinson holds a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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PASADENA, CALIF. — Pasadena Clinical Physicians Neuroscience Centerhas received a $17.2-million refinance. The 49,652-square-foot medical office building is located at 630 South Raymond Ave. The loan carries a 10-year term and a 30-year amortization schedule. Financing was arranged by Ory Schwartzof NorthMarq Capital’s Los Angeles officethrough the firm’s relationship with an investment management firm.
SAN FRANCISCO — Strategic Storage Trust has acquired an 86 percent interest in a 1,120-unit self-storage facility in Downtown San Francisco. The trust now owns a 98 percent majority interest. The purchase price was not disclosed. The 76,200-square-foot facility is located at 190 Otis Street. The seller was a group of various investors in a Delaware statutory trust. The building was previously re-branded under the SmartStop Self Storage trade name.
SAN DIEGO – The 46-unit Kenora Terrace in the San Diego submarket of Spring Valley has sold to Doug Wetton Properties for $5.6 million. The community is located at 3541 Kenora Drive near State Routes 94 and 125 and Interstate 8. It was built in 1979. The seller, Pacifica Companies, was represented by HFF’s Hunter Combs. HFF also secured a three-year, interest-only acquisition loan for the buyer through a balance sheet lender.
DENVER – A 15-unit apartment building in Denver has sold to Loving Properties Inc. for $2.5 million. The community is located at 2421 South Gaylord Street. It was built in 1958. The buyer plans to complete a renovation at the property. The company was represented by Candace Loving. The seller, JDR Properties LLC, was represented by the Calame Lewallen Team at Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors.
SAN DIMAS, CALIF. – A 21,016-square-foot retail center in San Dimas has sold to Homi Holdings, LLC, for $4.8 million. The center is located at 702 W. Arrow Highway. It is situated adjacent to the I-57 Freeway, directly across from a Lowes-anchored shopping center. The center was built in 1988 and renovated in 2012. It is fully leased to tenants like Sears Appliance Center, Sherwin Williams and T-Mobile.Brad Umansky and Frank Vora of Progressive Real Estate Partners represented both the buyer and seller, R & N Partners, LLC, in this transaction.
We all know the recent recession was hard on the Las Vegas commercial market. The good news is that a recovery is now well underway. End users are moving quickly to take advantage of historically low interest rates, which are coupled with potential rental income streams in buildings and office projects that are mostly vacant. The overall market vacancy rate is currently estimated to be at about 25 percent. For tenants that need larger spaces, however, that number can be misleading. Smaller tenants have more options, and Downtown Las Vegas continues to outperform the rest of the market, with only a 10 percent vacancy rate. Although it’s still a tenant’s market, they no longer have the leverage they once had during the middle of the downturn. Landlords are tightening concessions and seeking stronger tenant commitments, though many investors have budgeted tenant improvement dollars during acquisition and underwriting. Investors are now willing to spend these dollars to acquire quality tenants, which previously would have presented a tough sell to banks, receivers and servicers. Most other concessions remain similar to other years, with landlords standing somewhat firmer in the negotiating process. Given these conditions, Las Vegas is now seeing activity in all …
OCEANSIDE, CALIF. — Flags on Mission Shopping Center, a 107,600-square-foot retail center in Oceanside, has sold to Doerken Properties Inc. for $12.6 million. The center is located at 1527 Mission Ave. Marc Dudzik and Bo Havlik of Lee & Associates – North San Diego County represented both the buyer and seller, Mission Avenue Investors, in this transaction.
CLAREMONT, CALIF. – A 79,800-square-foot office property on the Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) Applied Life Science Campus in Claremont has received $8.5 million in financing. The two-story, single-tenant building is occupied by Technip North America. It is also known as the Technip building. The project management, engineering and construction leader for the energy industry recently signed a new 10-year lease at the property. The new 10-year loan has a fixed interest rate in the mid-5 percent range and a 25-year amortization schedule. It was arranged by Geoffrey Arrobio of Johnson Capital’s Downtown Los Angeles office. Financing was provided by EverBank. KGI plans to use the financing to expand its on-campus pharmaceutical program.
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. – The 207-unit Whispering Pines Apartments in Colorado Springs has received $4.3 million in acquisition financing. The community is located at 3030 East Fountain Blvd. Financing contains a three-year term and a 25-year amortization schedule. It was arranged by Gregory T. Benjamin of NorthMarq Capital’s Denver office through the firm’s relationship with a regional bank.