OAKLAND, CALIF. — American Indian Model Schools (AIMS) has received a $4.5-million acquisition loan for a 41,000-square-foot office building in Oakland that houses the school’s main campus. American Indian Charter School II is located at 171 12th Street. This is AIMS’ largest of its three charter schools within the Oakland area. It contains more than 650 students in kindergarten through 8th grade. The loan was provided by Eagle Group Finance. AIMS was represented by Gilda Rivera of George Smith Partners in the sales transaction. The seller was not named.
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ONTARIO, CALIF. – A major pet foods company has signed a 15-year lease for a 108,703-square-foot manufacturing and distribution building in Ontario. The lease is valued at $5.8 million. It is located at 2400 E. Francis Street next to Ontario International Airport. The pet foods company was represented by John Pomer of Newmark Grubb Knight & Frank. The landlord, Hager Pacific Properties, was represented by Mark Zorn and Tal Siglar of Colliers’ Ontario office.
DENVER – A 37-unit apartment building in Denver has sold to JMDR, LLC, for $3.9 million. The community is located at 2860 W 32nd Ave. It was built in 1961. The Calame Lewallen Team at Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors, LLC, represented both the buyer and the seller, The Garden, LLC, in this transaction.
LOS ANGELES — Gabe Kadosh has joined Colliers International’s Downtown Los Angeles office as a vice president. He will specialize in the leasing of retail properties, landlord and tenant representation, and in investment sales in the Greater Los Angeles area. Kadosh will focus on building a mixed-use retail leasing division that will target residential environments. He previously opened the Los Angeles for Stream Realty, where he led the company’s retail division.
New paradigms in tenant demand and workplace trends have dramatically altered Los Angeles’ office market in the past three years. Internet, creative and entertainment (ICE) tenants have primarily pushed demand and new trends in adaptive reuse, while finance, insurance and real estate (FIRE) end users — along with their law firm counterparts — have contracted. This is often due to lower spatial requirements per employee, coupled with the rising trend of collaborative space. The segments of LA with repurposed and renovated office properties are white hot. This is especially true in Santa Monica’s Silicon Beach area where rents average $50 but can get as high as $70 per square foot. This new coastal, high-rent district benefits its surrounding areas, as well as the city’s CBD and Downtown, where tenants are seeking lower-cost space. Despite an overall market vacancy of about 18 percent, Downtown rents are holding steady due to a concentration of Class-A owners holding firm or even slightly escalating rates. Considering the real estate fundamentals — relatively high vacancy and 9.5 percent unemployment — there may be a disconnect in the investment market. Los Angeles office investment is generally still a bargain compared to other global gateway markets, however. …
CHANDLER, ARIZ. — Southwest Value Partners has acquired Continuum Business & Technology Park, a 463,300-square-foot business park in Chandler, for $51.7 million. The Class A park was formerly occupied by Motorola. It is located at 2501 S. Price Road. Continuum was renovated in January 2013 and fitted with a new three-story atrium lobby, curtain wall glass, upgraded HVAC systems, and a state-of-the-art electrical and fiber infrastructure. Tenants like Nationstar Mortgage and OnTrac have already signed on at the center. The space also includes a 10,000-square-foot University of Arizona learning center. The seller was Capital Commercial Investments, Inc. The sales transaction was negotiated by Luke Walker and Dave Carder of CBRE’s Phoenix office and Kevin Miller of Capital Commercial Investments.
NAPA, CALIF. — The Harvest Inn, a 74-room boutique hotel in Napa County, has received $42.5 million in bridge financing. The hotel is located at 1 Main Street near Whitehall Lane Leonardini Vineyard. The hotel’s sponsor, Palmer City-Core Hotels (PCCH), a partnership between The Charlie Palmer Group and City-Core Development, also received $4.5 million in equity for the acquisition of the hotel. The JV purchased the hotel at the end of January for an undisclosed sum. PCCH is planning to add food and beverage services to the property. This will include a 100-seat Charlie Palmer concept restaurant, as well as a catering department to handle wedding and corporate retreat business in-house. The debt and equity was arranged by Highland Realty Capital, Inc.
LOS ANGELES — An affiliate of Merlone Geier Partnerscalled MGP XI REIT LLChas acquired the Plaza at Golden Valley, a 618,000-square-foot regional shopping center in Santa Clarita, for an undisclosed sum. The center is located at SR-14 at Golden Valley and Via Princessa in the Los Angeles submarket of Santa Clarita. Notable tenants at the center include Target, Lowes, Kohl’s, Bed Bath & Beyond, Staples and PetSmart. The center comprises the retail portion of the Golden Valley Ranch development, which also includes open space preserves and proposed housing. Bill Bauman and Kyle Miller of Studley’s National Retail Services Group represented the seller, GMS Golden Valley Ranch, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Terramar Retail Centers, LLC, in this off-market transaction.
SAN DIEGO – JH Real Estate Partners (JHREP) has acquired San Carlos Shopping Center, a 125,661-square-foot shopping center in the San Diego submarket of Lake Murray, for $35 million. The center is located at 8680 Navajo Road. It is currently 81 percent leased to tenants like Walgreens, LA Fitness, Chase Bank and Starbucks. JHREP plans to reposition and renovate the center. Leasing efforts will be handled by Cassidy Turley. The unnamed seller is from the East Coast.
LYNNWOOD, WASH. – The 107-unit Heather Ridge Apartment Homes in Lynnwood has received $9.1 million in acquisition financing. The community is located at 20427 68 Ave. West, just north of Downtown Seattle. It is currently 99 percent leased. The seven-year loan carries a 4.35 percent interest rate, a 30-year amortization schedule and a 75 percent loan-to-value ratio. It was originated by Louis Weisman of Berkadia Commercial Mortgage’s Seattle office, who worked on behalf of APG Heather Ridge LLC.