The Orange County retail market, which consists of about 140 million square feet of space, continues to thrive as it sees an overall vacancy rate of just 5.5 percent. With strong income demographics, an improving job market and a limited supply of retail property, Orange County continues to be a target for both retailers and investors. As job growth is an indicator of a positive retail market due to increasing demand from the county’s consumer base, the positive data coming supports a well-held belief that the investor protects his or her downside risk by targeting ideally located retail property in Orange County. Through this, they benefit from consistent appreciation by virtue of owning retail property in a market characterized by very high barriers to entry. In its 2013-2014 Economic Forecast & Industry Outlook, the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp. says that the county’s job market over the next couple of years will be strong. It anticipates an increase of nearly 52,000 jobs. LAEDC also reports that retail jobs will increase, and that taxable retail sales reached $39.3 billion last year. Those sales are expected to reach $42 billion this year and $43.7 billion next year. With that said, from …
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LOS ANGELES – A seven-property multifamily portfolio that spans throughout Northern and Southern California has received $174.3 million in financing. The portfolio contains a total of 1,561 units consisting of manufactured housing communities and apartment complexes. Three of these properties are located in Northern California, while four are in Southern California. Six of the properties were financed with full-term, interest-only loans. One was structured with a five-year, interest-only loan. Financing was arranged by Andrew Tapley of Walker & Dunlop.
SAN DIEGO — Hawthorne Crossings, a 141,288-square-foot community shopping center in the San Diego submarket of Kearny Mesa, has sold to Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. for $41.5 million. The grocery-anchored center is located at 4200-4380 Kearny Mesa Road & 8055 Armour Street. Notable tenants at the center include Ross Dress for Less, Staples, Mitsuwa Marketplace, Dollar Tree, Sleep Train and Starbucks Coffee. Pete Bethea, Glenn Rudy and John Jennings of Cushman & Wakefield’s Capital Markets Group represented both the buyer and the seller, American Fund US Investments LP, in this transaction.
PRESCOTT VALLEY, ARIZ. — The Terraces at Glassford Hill Apartments, a 226-unit luxury community in Prescott Valley, has sold to Bascom Arizona Ventures for $22.3 million. The community is located at 5700 Market Street. This is Bascom’s 11th acquisition in Arizona over the past 12 months. The firm plans to recapitalize the property. Financing was arranged by CBRE’s Brian Eisendrath and Brandon Smith. Steve Gebing and Cliff David of Marcus & Millichap represented both the buyer and the unnamed seller in this off-market transaction.
LOS ANGELES – A seven-property multifamily portfolio that spans throughout Northern and Southern California has received $174.3 million in financing. The portfolio contains a total of 1,561 units consisting of manufactured housing communities and apartment complexes. Three of these properties are located in Northern California, while four are in Southern California. Six of the properties were financed with full-term, interest-only loans. One was structured with a five-year, interest-only loan. Financing was arranged by Andrew Tapley of Walker & Dunlop.
SAN DIEGO — Hawthorne Crossings, a 141,288-square-foot community shopping center in the San Diego submarket of Kearny Mesa, has sold to Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. for $41.5 million. The grocery-anchored center is located at 4200-4380 Kearny Mesa Road & 8055 Armour Street. Notable tenants at the center include Ross Dress for Less, Staples, Mitsuwa Marketplace, Dollar Tree, Sleep Train and Starbucks Coffee. Pete Bethea, Glenn Rudy and John Jennings of Cushman & Wakefield’s Capital Markets Group represented both the buyer and the seller, American Fund US Investments LP, in this transaction.
PRESCOTT VALLEY, ARIZ. — The Terraces at Glassford Hill Apartments, a 226-unit luxury community in Prescott Valley, has sold to Bascom Arizona Ventures for $22.3 million. The community is located at 5700 Market Street. This is Bascom’s 11th acquisition in Arizona over the past 12 months. The firm plans to recapitalize the property. Financing was arranged by CBRE’s Brian Eisendrath and Brandon Smith. Steve Gebing and Cliff David of Marcus & Millichap represented both the buyer and the unnamed seller in this off-market transaction.
LOS ANGELES – The 67-unit Universal Lofts in the Los Angeles submarket of Studio City has received $37.2 million in bridge and mezzanine debt. The live-work loft condominium community is located at 450 Cahuenga Blvd. W. The senior debt was funded by East West Bank and the mezzanine portion was funded by Pembrook Capital.The loans carry three-year terms and will allow the borrower to market and sell the units as condominiums. Financing was arranged by Dekel Capital.
TUSTIN, CALIF. – A 126,761-square-foot neighborhood shopping center in Tustin has received $34.5 million in permanent financing. The grocery-anchored center is located on a 13.6-acre site at Jamboree Road and Irvine Boulevard. The center is fully leased to tenants like Ralphs and Rite-Aid. The non-recourse loan has a 15-year term with an initial interest-only period, after which it amortizes on a 30-year schedule. It was provided by Prudential Mortgage Capital Corporation and arranged by Richard Caterina of Johnson Capital’s San Diego office.
BOTHELL, WASH. — Nexus Canyon Park Research Center, a 152,050-square-foot biotech and data center facility in the Seattle submarket of Bothell, has received a $21-million refinance. The facility is located within the Canyon Park Business Center. It is 97 percent leased to tenants like T-Mobile, Epoch Pharmaceuticals and Acucela. The interest-only, fixed-rate loan was arranged by HFF’s Tim Wright and Zack Holderman on behalf of Nexus Properties.