MURRIETA, CALIF. — JPI has closed on Parcel A at the intersection of Jefferson Avenue and Murrieta Hot Springs Road in Murrieta for the development of a multifamily property. Slated for delivery in second-quarter 2028, the four-story, garden-style community will feature 394 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, a fitness center with indoor workout space and stretching room, resident clubhouses and a covered logia with various lounge spaces, TVs and games. Additional amenities will include swimming pools, a lap pool, two hot tubs, multiple private cabanas, an outdoor kitchen with barbecues, outdoor fireplaces, community co-workspace, a pet spa, a large dog park, bicycle storage and repair space and electric vehicle parking.
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TUCSON, ARIZ. — Bascom Arizona Ventures, an affiliate of Irvine, Calif.-based The Bascom Group, has acquired The Retreat at Speedway in Tucson for $53.4 million via a value-add investment fund. The seller was Wiedner Apartment Homes. Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, arranged the deal on behalf of Wiedner, as well as a loan from BrightSpire Capital Acquisitions LLC. Arizona-based property manager Bryten Real Estate Partners will manage the property. Built in 2001, the two-story Retreat at Speedway is comprised of one- and two-bedroom floor plans and amenities such as a pool, hot tub, fitness center and a clubhouse. Bascom is planning to renovate the amenity spaces and units.
New York Life Real Estate Investors Sells 107,028 SF Office Campus in Irvine, California
by Amy Works
IRVINE, CALIF. — New York Life Real Estate Investors has completed the sale of Centerstone Plaza, a suburban office campus in Irvine, to LCBC Development for $32 million. Located on 6.8 acres at 4000, 4010 and 4040 Barranca Parkway, the 107,028-square-foot Centerstone Plaza features two onsite restaurants and is surrounded by three retail centers offering more than 30 restaurants, three grocery stores, three gyms and an in-line shops. Additionally, Centerstone Plaza is proximate to the San Diego Freeway and the John Wayne Airport. Michael Leggett, Will Poulsen and Tim Donald of JLL represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
MetLife Sells Chino Spectrum Towne Center in California to Brixmor Property Group for $138M
by Amy Works
CHINO, CALIF. — MetLife Investment Management, the institutional asset management business of MetLife Inc., has completed the disposition of Chino Spectrum Towne Center, a power center in Chino. Brixmor Property Group, a New York-based public REIT, purchased the asset for $138 million. Jimmy Slusher, Preston Fetrow, James Tyrrell, Mark Damiani and Shaya Northrup of CBRE’s National Retail Partners – West represented the seller in the deal. Located at 3801-4097 Grand Ave., Chino Spectrum Towne Center features 461,269 square feet of retail space that was 95 percent leased at the time of sale. Current tenants include H Mart, Kohl’s, Five Below, Best Buy and Nordstrom Rack, as well as regional and local retailers, service providers and restaurants. The property is also shadow anchored by Walmart Supercenter and Sam’s Club.
Dominium Breaks Ground on 312-Unit Turquoise Trail Affordable Housing Community in Santa Fe
by Amy Works
SANTA FE, N.M. — Dominium has broken ground on Turquoise Trail, a 312-unit affordable housing community in Santa Fe. The low-income housing tax credit property will be constructed by Weis Builders and will be comprised of 13 three-story buildings containing 120 two-bedroom, 132 three-bedroom and 60 four-bedroom homes, 300 of which will be reserved for households earning no more than 60 percent of the area median income (AMI). The remaining 12 units will be set aside for families earning up to 50 percent of AMI. Amenities will include a clubhouse, fitness center, playground and grilling and lounge areas. Additional development partners include Freddie Mac, PNC Bank, Deutsche Bank, Colliers Securities, Housing New Mexico, New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority and Santa Fe County. A completion date was not disclosed.
DENVER — Opus, along with co-developer Miller Global Properties and equity investor Principal Asset Management, has completed the construction of The Bellwether, a LEED Silver-certified multifamily property within The Denver Tech Center. Located at 7831 E. Union Ave. in Denver, the seven-story apartment complex, which replaced a underutilized surface parking lot, features 253 studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. Units offer quartz countertops, wood-steel flooring, smart home features, tile bathroom shower surrounds, front-loading washers and dryers, premium plumbing fixtures and walk-in closets. The community offers controlled access and digital guest entry and a combination of surface and garage parking with 58 electric vehicle charging stalls. Additional amenities include work-from-home space, a fitness center and yoga studio, pool and outdoor area, clubroom with a kitchen, private dining and lounge area, a game room, speakeasy and landscaped pond area with walking paths and dog stations. Opus and Miller Global Properties developed the property in a joint venture with Principal Asset Management. Opus served as design-builder and architect of record for the project, and Lamar Johnson Collaborative served as interior designer. Greystar is serving as property manager and handling leasing of the community.
Hammes, NOVO Begin Development of 34,000 SF Medical Office Building in Scottsdale, Arizona
by Amy Works
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — A partnership between Hammes and Phoenix-based NOVO Development has broken ground for construction of a 34,000-square-foot medical office building in Scottsdale. The property will serve as an anchor component of the new 43-acre Sierra Bloom mixed-use wellness campus. The building’s anchor tenant will be Arizona Sports Medicine Center (ASMC), which is part of Abrazo Medical Group, a division of Abrazo Health. Occupying a majority of the new space, ASMC will offer sports medicine, imaging and other advanced medical services designed to meet the growing healthcare needs of the Scottsdale community. The medical office building is slated for completion in third-quarter 2026, with a topping out ceremony scheduled for late March.
Meta Housing, R.D. Olson Break Ground on 207-Unit Affordable Housing Complex in Los Angeles
by Amy Works
LOS ANGELES — Meta Housing Corp. and R.D. Olson Construction, as general contractor, have broken ground on De Soto, a $62 million affordable housing property located at 6033 De Soto Ave. in the Woodland Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles. De Soto is a ground-up construction project that will feature a seven-story building constructed in one phase over the span of 24 months. Slated for completion in early 2028, the 271,568-square-foot property will feature 207 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments across five stories of residential space above a double concrete podium holding two levels of parking. The apartments will be designated for families and residents earning between 30 percent to 70 percent of the area median income. Community amenities will include a community room with computer workstations, outdoor gathering spaces, a children’s play area and elevated courtyards designed to foster community connection. De Soto will be funded through California Municipal Finance Authority Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds along with federal low-income housing tax credits. Project partners include AC Martin as executive and design architect, Mark Beall and Associates as landscape architect, KE Engineering Corp. as civil engineer, TAD Engineering as mechanical engineer and EB Structural Engineers as structural engineer.
LOS ANGELES — Joint venture partners Hankey Investment Co. and Barker Pacific Group have acquired Sunset Media Center, a 22-story creative office tower in Hollywood’s Media Row, from Kilroy Realty for $61 million. Located at 6255 W. Sunset Blvd., Sunset Media Center features 325,995 square feet of Class A office space with unobstructed view corridors and average floor plates of 18,500 square feet. At the time of sale, the property was 51 percent occupied. Current tenants include Media Res, Magical Elves, The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, Slickdeals, OpenTable and the AIDS Healthcare Foundation. Built in 1974, Sunset Media Center underwent an extensive multi-million-dollar renovation in 2014 by architect Gensler and features an updated lobby space, onsite visitor parking, redefined common areas, a sun-drenched outdoor plaza with neighborhood retail hot spot and access to major entertainment studios and media professionals. The new ownership has retained JLL’s Dana Vargas and Peter Hajimihalis to handle leasing efforts for the property. Michael Kathrein, Adam Edwards, Sam Baughman and Blake Stamato of Eastdil Secured represented the seller in the deal.
RENO, NEV. — Gantry has arranged a $17.8 million permanent loan to refinance North Reno Plaza, a 130,000-square-foot neighborhood center in Reno. Tony Kaufmann and Alex Poulos of Gantry represented the borrower, a private real estate investor, in securing the five-year, fixed-rate loan through one of Gantry’s lenders. The new loan, which features a 30-year amortization schedule, will retire the construction debt Gantry previously arranged for the borrower for the 2024 repositioning of North Reno Plaza. The recent renovation features various center improvements, including the addition of several new tenants such as El Super Supermarket, a freestanding Starbucks with a drive-thru and Burlington. North Reno Plaza also features a roster of fast food restaurants, professional services and fitness businesses.