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SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – Artis, a Canadian-based REIT, has received a $43-million acquisition loan to finance the purchase of the MAX at Kierland office building in Scottsdale.The 258,312-square-foot, Class A building was constructed in 2008. It is Shell and Core LEED-certified and received a 100% Energy Star designation. Artis worked with U.S. Bank to secure the financing

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BAKERSFIELD, PALMDALE, CALIF. – Bakersfield and Palmdale are home to two new CVS/Pharmacy stores that were recently completed by LandMark Retail Group. The Bakersfield CVS will reside within the city’s new Grand Island Village Shopping Center, a 90,000-square-foot neighborhood/specialty style shopping center. This is the fifth CVS store LandMark has developed in the city. The Palmdale locale is inside the Vallarta-anchored shopping center on the corner of 47th Street and R Street. LandMark notes that it has 12 more CVS stores scheduled to open in California this year.

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THOUSAND OAKS, CALIF. – The 191-unit Archstone Thousand Oaks Crest has sold to IMT Capital, LLC for $51.37 million. The community is located at 491 W. Gainsborough Road in Thousand Oaks. Archstone contains 18 buildings that were constructed in the 1970s. Jim Fisher, Mike Smith and Craig Stevens of Lee & Associates-LA North/Ventura represented the seller, Archstone, in this transaction.

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SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Almaden Financial Plaza, a 415,000-square-foot, Class A office complex in downtown San Jose, has received $46 million in refinancing. The five-year, fixed-rate loan was used to refinance a maturing securitized loan. Some of the funds will also be used for building improvements and leasing costs. The loan includes a three-year, interest-only period and a 30-year amortization schedule. It is open to pre-payment at par after 18 months. Financing was arranged for an affiliate of Embarcadero Capital Partners LLC by HFF’s Peter Smyslowski, Gerry Rohm, Kevin Redford and James Fowler through Guardian Life Insurance Company of America.

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RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIF. – A 180,035-square-foot industrial building in Rancho Cucamonga has sold to DCT Industrial Trust for $11.04 million. The building is located at 11167-11177 White Birch Drive. It is fully occupied by Steelscape and Puratos Bakery. DCT was represented by Mark Zorn, Richard Schwartz and Brad Yates of Colliers’ Ontario office. The seller, Quagletti M J & P Trust, was represented by Mike Quagletti with Industrial Realty.

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