PHOENIX — Allstate Insurance Company has signed an eight-year lease renewal and expansion for 35,560 square feet at Mesa Corporate Center in Phoenix. The 105,168-square-foot office building is located at 1001 W. Southern Ave. Allstate was represented by James Robinson with Phoenix Realty Advisors. The landlord, Parkway Properties, L.P., was represented by Matt Nebeker of Cassidy Turley Arizona’s Office group.
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After several years with virtually no new construction of multifamily homes, the Metro Phoenix market looks to rebound with a pipeline of projects that could result in 5,000 to 7,000 new units built per year in 2013, 2014 and 2015. That returns our market to construction levels last seen in 2007. In order to see this volume of construction, developers will need to be successful in raising the required equity, which has been a challenge. At the end of 2012, the Valley had 17 projects (of 50 units or greater) under construction, totaling a little more than 4,200 units. Building on that, we expect to see 15 to 20 projects per year through 2015. This is just a fraction of the more than 20,000 units filling the development pipeline. The demand for all these units, however, will hinge on Phoenix’s population and job growth. It will also be influenced by the national and global economies. Developers are capitalizing on the recent purchases of properties in prime, upscale locations that were not previously considered for strictly rental housing. Alliance Residential, P.B. Bell and JLB have all either begun construction or have plans in the works for rental developments in premium Phoenix …
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. — The 297-room SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills has received $125 million in refinancing. The luxury hotel is located on La Cienega Boulevard at the crossroads of Beverly Hills and West Hollywood. Financing was arranged by Mathew Comfort, Reid McGlamery, Mike Huth, John Strauss and James Stockdale of Jones Lang LaSalle.
SAN PEDRO, CALIF. — The 226-room DoubleTree Hotel in San Pedro has sold to LA Sky Harbor, LLC for an undisclosed sum. The hotel is located along the Cabrillo Yacht Marina. The seller was San Pedro Ownership. The sale was executed by Michael Blahosky of HREC Investment Advisors.
SAN DIEGO — Pacific Hospitality Group (PHG) has acquired Warner Springs Ranch in San Diego County. The 2,400-acre property was purchased at auction. PHG will have $15 million to $18 million invested in the acquisition. It plans to invest up to an additional $50 million to renovate and redevelop the facilities. The ranch contains a 27,000-square-foot main lodge, 250 casita units, a 144-acre golf course and club house, four tennis courts, equestrian facilities, two restaurants, a spa, campgrounds, three swimming pools, a private airport and meeting facilities. The deal was brokered by CBRE’s Jeff Woolson.
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. — The 297-room SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills has received $125 million in refinancing. The luxury hotel is located on La Cienega Boulevard at the crossroads of Beverly Hills and West Hollywood. Financing was arranged by Mathew Comfort, Reid McGlamery, Mike Huth, John Strauss and James Stockdale of Jones Lang LaSalle.
SAN PEDRO, CALIF. — The 226-room DoubleTree Hotel in San Pedro has sold to LA Sky Harbor, LLC for an undisclosed sum. The hotel is located along the Cabrillo Yacht Marina. The seller was San Pedro Ownership. The sale was executed by Michael Blahosky of HREC Investment Advisors.
SAN DIEGO — Pacific Hospitality Group (PHG) has acquired Warner Springs Ranch in San Diego County. The 2,400-acre property was purchased at auction. PHG will have $15 million to $18 million invested in the acquisition. It plans to invest up to an additional $50 million to renovate and redevelop the facilities. The ranch contains a 27,000-square-foot main lodge, 250 casita units, a 144-acre golf course and club house, four tennis courts, equestrian facilities, two restaurants, a spa, campgrounds, three swimming pools, a private airport and meeting facilities. The deal was brokered by CBRE’s Jeff Woolson.
COLORADO, SPRINGS, COLO., MARINA DEL REY, CALIF. – Target has purchased two cookware companies, one based in Colorado Springs and the other in Marina Del Rey, for undisclosed sums. Chefs Catalog is a direct-to-consumer specialty retailer of cookware, bake ware, cutlery, kitchen tools and cooking utensils. It maintains an online and retail outletout of Colorado Springs. Cooking.com is based in Marina Del Rey and offers more than 60,000 cookware and kitchenware products, as well as recipe and menu collections. The two businesses will be combined to create a new, wholly owned subsidiary of Target.They will continue to operate under their current names.
LOS ANGELES – A $23.5-million acquisition loan has been issued to Stanford 1050 LLC for a 173,000-square-foot industrial building in Downtown Los Angeles. The building is located at 1050 Stanford Ave.The garment/manufacturing facility will be 60 percent owner-occupied, with the new owner utilizing the facility for warehouse and showroom space. The 20-year SBA 504 loan was provided by BFC SBA Lending.