LAS VEGAS — VF Carson LLC has acquired an 11-story office tower, which is located at 302 and 310 E. Carson Ave. in downtown Las Vegas, for $21.5 million. The buyer plans to upgrade the 150,222-square-foot building and add green elements to the property. David Scherer, Barton Hyde, Michael Hsu and Matthew Kreft of Grubb & Ellis|Las Vegas represented the seller, Carson Properties Nevada LLC, in the transaction.
SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco regional office of NorthMarq Capital Inc. has secured a $115 million first mortgage for Mission West Portfolio in Silicon Valley. Owned by Mission West Properties, the portfolio consists of approximately 1.62 million square feet of office and research and development space. The properties are located in San Jose, Cupertino, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, Milpitas and Fremont, Calif. Major tenants include Fujitsu, Intevac, Solopower, Flextronics, BAE Systems and Loral. Terms of the 10-year loan include a 20-year amortization schedule. The loan was provided by Hartford Life Insurance Company and its affiliates. Dennis Sidbury of NorthMarq Capital arranged the financing.
FOSTER CITY, CALIF. — Tom Doglio of Marcus & Millichap’s Palo Alto, Calif., office represented both parties in the sale and acquisition of Kula Kai Apartments in Foster City. Located at 808 Comet Dr., the 37,641-square-foot, 42-unit community offers a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom units. Community amenities include a private, gated swimming pool, on-site laundry facilities, a sauna, a private courtyard and covered parking. Freddie Mac provided acquisition financing for the transaction. Additional details of the transaction were not disclosed.
POWAY, CALIF. — Centerline Industrial has purchased an 11,422-square-foot industrial building in Poway for $1.9 million. The building is located within South Poway Business Park at 12580 Stowe Dr. The buyer plans to relocate to the facility in early 2009. Built in 1990, the property features 2,117 square feet of office space and 9,245 square feet of warehouse space with dock- and grade-level loading. James Duncan of Cushman & Wakefield represented the buyer; Richard Murdock of Commercial Realty Advisers represented the seller, Poway I LLC, in the transaction.
LA MESA, CALIF. — Tim Mills of Cushman & Wakefield has completed the disposition and acquisition of Colony Mobile Plaza, a 2.25-acre mobile home park located at 7440 Colony Dr. in La Mesa. Robert Bruce Kleege and Brenda F. Kleege acquired the property for approximately $2.5 million. The buyers plan to hold the property as an investment. The property is currently occupied by 54 mobile homes. The seller was Trustees of the Dutzi Family Trust.
DENVER — Denver-based ProLogis, the world’s largest owner, manager and developer of distribution facilities, has unveiled major strategic initiatives in an effort to address market conditions. While the company will complete any projects that are currently underway, ProLogis does not expect any new development activity for the foreseeable future and will not pursue entry into any new markets until conditions improve and liquidity returns. In addition to the development freeze, the company is revising its dividend rates for 2009, which were released earlier this year as $2.28 per share. The new rate reflects an annualized dividend of $1.00 per common share for 2009, subject to market conditions and REIT distribution requirements. The company will also reduce its G&A spending by 20 to 25 percent through a combination of workforce and business spending reductions. Additionally, Jeffrey Schwartz has resigned as the company’s chairman and chief executive officer. Walter Rakowich has been named chief executive officer and Stephen Feinberg will assume the role of chairman.
BOISE, IDAHO — Wells Fargo has closed an approximately $37 million mini-permanent loan for Hawkins Companies for retail properties in Montana, Oregon, Arizona, Idaho and South Carolina. The portfolio of retail properties includes three Walgreens in Billings and Hamilton, Mont., and Warrenton, Ore.; two retail buildings totaling 42,122 square feet in Marana, Ariz.; a three-story, 80,535-square-foot office/retail building, which serves as Hawkins Companies’ headquarters in Boise Sportman’s Warehouse in Columbia, S.C. Susan Jones of Wells Fargo Middle Market Real Estate office in Boise handled the transaction.
PARAMOUNT, CALIF. — McCarthy Building Companies Inc. has completed a 6,000-seat stadium at Paramount High School in Paramount. As the first phase of a $70 million campus renovation, the stadium features a Field Turf synthetic field for football and soccer; a nine-lane, all-weather urethane track; a lighted scoreboard; equipment for track and field activities, including the high jump and pole vault; and a fully equipped press box with an elevator. McCarthy is currently constructing a baseball complex, which is also part of the first phase of development. The complex will feature a collegiate-level field with 350-foot left and right field lines, a 385-foot center field fence, a vinyl-coated backstop, fully sub-drained natural turf, concrete dugouts, multiple batting cages and enclosed bullpens. When fully completed in 2010, the renovation project will include a stadium field house, expansion to the existing gymnasium, a new mini gymnasium, a new library, upgrades to the existing auditorium and classrooms, and a new science building. LPA Inc. is providing architectural services for the projects. The projects are being funded through Measure AA, a $100 million bond that was approved in November 2006 by Los Angeles County voters.
SPARKS, NEV. — Fuchs Investments LLC has acquired a 152,800-square-foot industrial building in Sparks for an undisclosed price. Located at 1555-1645 Crane Way, the building is part of a 565,180-square-foot portfolio of industrial properties in Sparks and Reno, Nev. The seller was Irvine, Calif.-based The Passco Companies. Paul Perkins of NAI Alliance represented the seller in the transaction.
VISTA, CALIF. — Rita Lancaster-Hannah of Coldwell Banker Commercial (CBC) Almar Group represented Blue LLC and James Robert Purdy in the sale of Townsite Apartments, a 28,176-square-foot apartment building located at 131 Townsite Dr. in Vista. Len and Gwen Winton Enterprises Inc. acquired the 34-unit property for $3.6 million or $105,882 per unit. Built in 1987, the property consists of eight one-bedroom/one-bath units, 24 two-bedroom/two-bath units and two three-bedroom/two-bath units. Amenities include a swimming pool, an on-site laundry facility, garages and carports.
