PHOENIX – K Hovnanian Homes has renewed its lease for 19,892 square feet of space at Desert Ridge Corporate Center II in Phoenix. The homebuilder signed on for an additional eight years. Desert Ridge is located at 20860 N. Tatum Blvd. K Hovnanian was represented by Mark Seale of Cassidy Turley. The landlord, Faison, was represented by Bill Blake, Craig Coppola, Andrew Chene and Colton Trauter of Lee & Associates.
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HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIF. – HomeGoods has signed a 10-year lease for 24,160 square feet at the Sher Lane Shops in Huntington Beach. The community center is located at the southeast corner of Edinger Avenue and Sher Lane in Huntington Beach. HomeGoodsis expected to open in a former Office Depot building in spring 2013. Other notable tenants at the center include Men’s Wearhouse, Stone Hedge Tiles and Vitamin Shoppe. HomeGoods was represented by Anthony Mansour of the Clover Company. Present Value Properties is the exclusive representative for Sher Lane Shops. Sharon Courtway executed this lease transaction on behalf of the center.
LANCASTER, CALIF. – The 216-unit Amargosa Creek in Lancaster has sold to FAOF Amargosa, LLC for $14.3 million. It is located at 43332 Gadsden Ave. The REO property was sold via auction. Kitty Wallace of Colliers International’s West Los Angeles office represented both FAOF and the seller, Special Servicer LNR Partners, in this all-cash transaction.
SEATTLE – A new mixed-use project that will feature 105 residential units and 7,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space is slated for Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. Transwestern Investment Management (TIM) and its equity partner, State Farm Life Insurance Company, have enlisted Alliance Residential to develop the project at 1100 East Madison Street. It is scheduled for completion in 2014.
HAWTHORNE, CALIF. – The 58-unit Yukon Apartments in Hawthorne has sold to The Montecito Apts Investments, LP for $5.8 million. The REO property was sold via auction. Montecito was represented by Thomas Pattenaude of Colgate Capital. Kitty Wallace of Colliers International’s West Los Angeles office represented the seller, Special Servicer LNR Partners, in this all-cash transaction.
LANCASTER, CALIF. – The 216-unit Amargosa Creek in Lancaster has sold to FAOF Amargosa, LLC for $14.3 million. It is located at 43332 Gadsden Ave. The REO property was sold via auction. Kitty Wallace of Colliers International’s West Los Angeles office represented both FAOF and the seller, Special Servicer LNR Partners, in this all-cash transaction.
SEATTLE – A new mixed-use project that will feature 105 residential units and 7,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space is slated for Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. Transwestern Investment Management (TIM) and its equity partner, State Farm Life Insurance Company, have enlisted Alliance Residential to develop the project at 1100 East Madison Street. It is scheduled for completion in 2014.
HAWTHORNE, CALIF. – The 58-unit Yukon Apartments in Hawthorne has sold to The Montecito Apts Investments, LP for $5.8 million. The REO property was sold via auction. Montecito was represented by Thomas Pattenaude of Colgate Capital. Kitty Wallace of Colliers International’s West Los Angeles office represented the seller, Special Servicer LNR Partners, in this all-cash transaction.
Economic conditions in Clark County and Las Vegas continue to improve with evidence of a slow and steady recovery finally emerging. Analysts from the UNLV Center for Business and Economic Research’s late summer survey noted respondents remained optimistic about general economic conditions in southern Nevada, with 82 percent expecting to see no change or improvement. Their Southern Nevada Business Confidence Index rose to its highest level in more than four years during the summer, echoing this positive sentiment. A couple of indicators highlight the emergence of a more favorable environment, with retail sales improving, McCarran Airport traffic on the rise and the gaming “take” on the rebound. Median existing home sale prices have jumped more than $12,000 compared to the same period a year ago. Furthermore, the labor market in Clark County has stabilized with more than 6,000 jobs added to non-farm payrolls since the spring. The overall county population has also increased to its highest level in five years, according to US Census estimates. In the multifamily market, the past two indicators carry the most weight for the region’s apartment market. A healthy apartment market requires significant population densities with a positive trend. This needs to be supported by …
Though a balanced Los Angeles office market may be a year away, the situation is certainly looking more promising than a year ago. This is due to rising rents, positive (and continued) absorption and increased transaction volume. These trends are buoyed by falling unemployment rates, which declined to 11.1 percent in the second quarter, compared with 12.4 percent a year ago. Professional services companies led this charge, adding 16,500 jobs over the past 12 months. Entertainment and media also showed robust gains, adding 8,000 jobs over the same period. Government and manufacturing sectors represent the opposite end of the spectrum and still lag in the recovery. As expected, creative users within the respective fields of entertainment, social media and gaming companies continue to drive leasing activity. This is particularly true on the Westside where companies like Riot Games in Santa Monica, Google in Venice and YouTube in Playa Vista abound. DirecTV also recently signed a 205,202-square-foot renewal in El Segundo. Many Los Angeles companies are also once again thinking about recruitment and seeking out locations that appeal to their employee base. One example is law firm Morrison Forester, which is relocating from Downtown’s Bunker Hill to the amenity-rich Financial District. …