SAN FRANCISCO – Prologis has closed on Prologis European Logistics Partners Sarl (PELP), a $3.1-billionjoint venture withNorges Bank Investment Management(NBIM), manager of the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global. The venture acquired 195 Class A logistics facilities that were wholly owned byPrologis and totaled 49 million square feet. PELP is a 50-50 partnership with an equity commitment of €2.4 billion, which includes a $1.55 billionco-investment by both NBIM andPrologis.
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CHUBBUCK, IDAHO — Breneman Square, a 19,690-square-foot retail property in Chubbuck, has sold to an undisclosed buyer for $3.4 million. The center is located at 4335 Yellowstone Ave. It is 92 percent leased to national tenants, including GameStop, Sprint and H&R Block. The seller, a private investor, was represented by Michael F. Cisternino of Marcus & Millichap’s Oakland office/
SAN FRANCISCO — A 50,000-square-foot parcel that may soon be home to the West Coast’s tallest tower has sold to Hines and Boston Properties for $192 million, or nearly $4,000 per land foot. The firms plan to construct the 1,070-foot Transbay Transit Tower on the site, which sits adjacent to the future Transbay Transit Center inside San Francisco’s South of Market (SOMA) district. Construction is set to begin on the tower as early as this summer. It is scheduled for completion in 2016, just before the transit facility is due to open. Once the tower tops out, it is anticipated to be the seventh tallest building in the U.S., a title that currently belongs to the Chrysler Building in New York. The 60-story tower is being designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli and built by a partnership between Clark Construction and Hathaway Dinwiddie.
SAN FRANCISCO – Prologis has closed on Prologis European Logistics Partners Sarl (PELP), a $3.1-billion joint venture with Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), manager of the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global. The venture acquired 195 Class A logistics facilities that were wholly owned by Prologis and totaled 49 million square feet. PELP is a 50-50 partnership with an equity commitment of €2.4 billion, which includes a $1.55 billion co-investment by both NBIM andPrologis.
CHUBBUCK, IDAHO — Breneman Square, a 19,690-square-foot retail property in Chubbuck, has sold to an undisclosed buyer for $3.4 million. The center is located at 4335 Yellowstone Ave. It is 92 percent leased to national tenants, including GameStop, Sprint and H&R Block. The seller, a private investor, was represented by Michael F. Cisternino of Marcus & Millichap’s Oakland office/
Multifamily transaction activity increased 13 percent year over year in San Diego in 2012. Although many people predicted a dramatic increase in year-end closings to avoid the uncertainty of tax reform, owners continued to shelter their money in apartments. Economic Drivers San Diego’s diverse economic base added 24,600 jobs over the past 12 months, and year-over-year employment gains were positive in all sectors except manufacturing. • Unemployment has decreased 1.1 percent since November 2011, and as of November 2012, is 1.3 percent below state levels. • Home prices increased about 8.6 percent in 2012, but remained 35 percent below the peak levels of 2006, with a median priced home at $397,000, and a mere 50 percent homeownership rate in the metro area compared to 66 percent nationally. • San Diego’s population has increased 5.81 percent since 2008. Projections call for solid 1.5 percent annual growth through 2017. Performance San Diego remains a supply constrained market with a vacancy rate of 5.3 percent countywide, including Class A, B and C product. Coastal and core submarkets routinely log less than 3 percent vacancy. San Diego’s year-over-year rent growth is expected to be 2.2 percent in 2013. It is expected to increase to …
CALABASAS, CALIF. — The Courtyard at the Commons, a Class A retail center in the Los Angeles submarket of Calabasas, has sold to an undisclosed global asset management firm for $50 million. The center is located just off Highway 101 across from The Commons at Calabasas. Notable tenants at the Courtyard include Babies-R-Us, Wells Fargo, Chase, Bank of America, Riviera Wine Bar & Bistro and Sotheby’s. The buyer represented itself in this all-cash transaction, while the seller, an undisclosed public employee pension fund advised by CBRE Global Investors, was represented by CBRE’s Private Capital Group Los Angeles Retail Team, including Sam Alison, Dan Riley and Ben Cherney, as well as by CBRE’s National Retail Investment Group – West, including Todd Goodman, Gleb Lvovich, Prestow Fetrow and Kirk Brummer.
LOS ANGELES — The Metro at Chinatown Senior Lofts, a 123-unit affordable senior housing property, has opened in Los Angeles’ Chinatown district. The $43-million property is located at 808 North Spring Street. The property contains two integrated structures, a seven-story building constructed in the 1920s, and a nine-story building constructed in 1916.The transit-oriented development is adjacent to Los Angeles County Metro’s gold line and it’s Chinatown Station. Leasing commenced this past January. The Metro is already 80 percent occupied. The property was developed by Meta Housing Corporation and Western Community Housing, which also served as the managing general partner.
DENVER — Consumer Capital Partners (CCP) has teamed with FrontRange Capital Partners to invest in the ownership and operation of 35,000 apartment units nationwide. Denver-based CCP is hoping this new partnership will diversify and strengthen its portfolio of brands and investments.CCP currently owns the successful Smashburger chain. FrontRange Capital’s specialty is owning, managing and repositioning apartment complexes.
ONTARIO, CALIF. – The 91-room Hampton Inn & Suites in Ontario has sold to I.O.W., LLC for an undisclosed sum. The hotel is located off Interstate 10 and sits adjacent to the Ontario Mills shopping center. The new owner plans to renovate the property. The seller, MLQ-MLL, LLC, was represented by Michael Blahosky of HREC Investment Advisors.