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MODESTO, CALIF. — A 45,950-square-foot retail property in Modesto that is leased to Best Buy has sold to an unnamed buyer for $6 million. It is located off State Highway 99 and Sisk Road. There are seven years remaining on Best Buy’s 20-year, absolute triple-net lease. The lease also offers three, five-year renewal options with rental increases every five years. Rod Pickney and Chad Byerly of Stan Johnson Company represented the unnamed seller in this transaction.

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PHOENIX — Valley Pallet has leased a 42,000-square-foot building inside the Buckeye Industrial Center II in Phoenix. The center is located at 5707 W. Buckeye Road. The pallet manufacturing and recycling company was represented by Greg Dodge of Cassidy Turley Arizona’s Industrial Group. The landlord, DF Properties, was represented by Andy Cloud of the same group.

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PHOENIX — The Cortina Apartments, a 104-unit multifamily community in Phoenix, has sold to Jupiter Investment Group for an undisclosed sum. The community was 94 percent occupied at the time of sale. It is located at 11 E. Bell Road. Jupiter Investment represented itself in this transaction, while the unnamed seller was represented by Tyler Anderson, Sean Cunningham and Asher Gunter of CBRE’s Phoenix office.

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REDLANDS, CALIF. – The 296-unit Barton Vineyard Apartments in Redlands has received a $32.7-million refinance. The Class A community is located at 26630 Barton Road. The 10-year loan features a 2.31 percent adjustable interest rate and a 30-year amortization schedule. It was arranged by Rob Cantizano of Berkeley Point Capital through Fannie Mae’s Structured ARM program.

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SANTA MONICA, CALIF. – The 38-room Embassy Hotel in Santa Monica has sold to Lighthouse Investments and Paligroup for an undisclosed sum. The duo worked in partnership with a local private equity firm. The 1927 boutique beach lodge is currently undergoing a renovation that will convert it to the Paligroup’s signature hotel product. It will open as Palihouse Santa Monica this summer. The seller was represented by Rod Apodaca and Bob Kaplan of CBRE Hotels and by Laurie Lustig-Bower and Kamran Paydar of CBRE’s Century City office. Joint venture equity and debt financing, which covered the acquisition and renovation, was facilitated by Tim Meier, Nicholas White and ScottEschelman of Preferred Capital Advisors.

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EL SEGUNDO, CALIF. – A 112,695-square-foot office building in El Segundo has sold to a joint venture between Bixby Land Company and Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers, LLC for an undisclosed sum. Cornerstone worked on behalf of an institutional investor. The five-story building is located at 2101 El Segundo Blvd. The JV plans to invest $10 million to reposition and lease the building to stabilization. It was completely vacant at the time of sale. Shubin + Donaldson Architects will design the new contemporary work environment. Bixby represented itself in this transaction, while the seller, The Krausz Companies, was represented by CBRE’s Bill Bloodgood.

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MARINA DEL REY, CALIF. — DoubleTree by Hilton has opened the 277-room Hotel MdR Marina del Rey – a DoubleTree by Hiltonhotel in the Los Angeles beach community. The hotel was formerly known as the Courtyard Los Angeles Marina del Rey before it was purchased by Channel West Group and Arris Investments LLC. It is operated by Evolution Hospitality, which also made an equity investment in the hotel. Preliminary renovations began in 2012, while property renovations are expected to be complete in early 2014. The $7-million renovation will include the addition of six more guestrooms. It is being carried out by architecture firm CMMI.

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REDLANDS, CALIF. – The 296-unit Barton Vineyard Apartments in Redlands has received a $32.7-million refinance. The Class A community is located at 26630 Barton Road. The 10-year loan features a 2.31 percent adjustable interest rate and a 30-year amortization schedule. It was arranged by Rob Cantizano of Berkeley Point Capital through Fannie Mae’s Structured ARM program.

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