WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. – The 15-unit La Ventana apartment complex in West Hollywood has sold for $5,555,000. The recently renovated complex is located at 1031 North Crescent Heights Blvd. The all-cash transaction was negotiated by Robin D. Ossenbeck, a partner in the Los Angeles office of Hendricks & Partners, and Peter M.Hauser, an associate partner in the firm’s Newport Beach, Calif., office.
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SAN DIEGO – A multi-tenant strip center that is located in the Torrey Highlands master-planned community in a San Diego submarket has sold to Paragon Acquisitions, LLC for $5,254,000. Paragon represented itself in the transaction, while the seller, Torrey Highlands Plaza, LLC, was represented by Paul Lafrenz, Paul Komadina, Reg Kobzi and Joel Wilson of the CBRE Private Capital Group.
ALISO VIEJO, CALIF. — A 7,068-square-foot, single-story, pre-school facility located at 10 Mareblu in Aliso Viejo has sold for $1.95 million. The sale was executed by Allen Basso, senior vice president of Lee & Associates’ Irvine, Calif., office.
MARINA DEL REY, CALIF. — C3 Jian has leased 34,544 square feet of office flex space inside a 60,500-square-foot life science building at 4503 Glencoe Ave. in Marina del Rey. The company plans to use the space, which was previously occupied by Abraxis, for biomedical research and production. The 10-year lease is valued at more than $10 million. C3 Jian was represented by Mathew Miller of CRESA Partners. The building’s owner, Hankey Investment Company, was represented by Jones Lang LaSalle’s Chris Strickfaden and Scott Dobbins, who worked in-house on behalf of Hankey.
CHINO, CALIF. – A 78,021-square-foot industrial building in Chino has been sold to Yama Seiki for $4.2 million. This is the second time this property has been sold by Richard Schwartz and Brad Yates of Colliers’ Inland Empire office in 2011 alone. The milling machine manufacturer plans to use it as its U.S. headquarters. Yama Seiki was represented by Eddie Lee of Ashwill Associates. Schwartz and Yates represented the seller, Shield Packaging.
SUPERIOR, COLO. – The Superior Marketplace is set to receive two new tenants. Sears Home Appliance will occupy 5,267 square feet, while Weight Watchers will lease 1,325 square feet. Sears was represented by Mike Quinlan of Newmark Knight. Weight Watchers was represented by Lisa Vela of Colliers’ Denver office. Superior’s owner, Brixmor Property Group, was represented in-house by Paul Sheppard.
OCEANSIDE, CALIF. — Ocean Village, a 63,000-square-foot, mixed-use residential and retail property in Downtown Oceanside, has sold to MG Properties Groupfor $11,750,000. The project was completed in 2009 and includes 33 condominium units atop 10,676 square feet of ground-level retail that fronts the famed Pacific Coast Highway. MGPG plans to renovate and lease the vacant condo and retail units. Ocean Village was purchased with capital from MGPG’s Private Capital Group. The balance of the transaction was financed by KeyBank National Association. The seller, 401 PCH Ocean, LLC, was represented by Voit’s Mike Bouma, Rob Socci and Paul Caputo.
PHOENIX – The 180-unit Paradise Foothills apartment community has sold to a company formed by El Dorado Holdings for $10.5 million. The 8.58-acre gated community was built in 1985 and priced below replacement cost. ARA’s Brad Goff and David Lord represented the seller, a company formed by the Registered Holders of Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2007-C30, in this transaction. CWCapital Asset Management acted as the special servicer.
LONE TREE, COLO. – The 38,600-square-foot Renewal Medical Center in Lone Tree has been purchased by Baceline Investments, LLC from a lender after foreclosure for $6 million. This is about 55 percent of the property’s original loan value, according to an announcement by Baceline. The medical office building was built in 1984 and renovated in 2005. It is currently 65 percent occupied. Baceline intends to carry out further improvements to the building over the next year.
LA VERNE, CALIF – The La Verne Towne Center has received two new tenants. Discount chain Marshalls celebrated its grand opening at the 226,872-square-foot shopping center on Oct. 13. Staples is set to open in 2012. The shopping center is owned by BIG Shopping Centers USA, which acquired the property in June 2010 through a joint venture with Kimco Realty Corporation.