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Gelt Ventures Sells 677-Unit South Pasadena Storage in California

by Amy Works

SOUTH PASADENA, CALIF. — Gelt Ventures has completed the disposition of South Pasadena Storage, a self-storage facility located at 919 Mission St. in South Pasadena. An institutional buyer acquired the 677-unit asset for an undisclosed price. Built in 1986 on 1.8 acres, the six-building property includes 642 indoor storage units, 34 outdoor rental spaces and a live/work unit, as well as a site office. ExtraSpace Storage provides third-party management of the property. Adam Schlosser, Chico Le Claire and Keith Phillips of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer was self-represented.

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Harbor Associates, Evergen Equity Buy $55M Industrial Portfolio in Gardena, California

by Amy Works

GARDENA, CALIF. — A joint venture between Harbor Associates and Evergen Equity has purchased an industrial portfolio in Gardena from a local investor for $55 million in an off-market transaction. Gardena is in the South Bay area of greater Los Angeles. Located at 690-760 W. 190th St., the portfolio consists of four adjacent buildings ranging in size from 17,000 square feet to 45,000 square feet. The 7.5-acre site is located within the 34 million-square-foot Gardena/Harbor industrial submarket and is immediately next to the I-405/I-110 interchange. Eric Cox, Barbara Perrier and Darla Longo of CBRE represented the seller in the deal.

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Community HousingWorks Opens 58-Unit Portola Senior Apartments in Lake Forest, California

by Amy Works

LAKE FOREST, CALIF. — Community HousingWorks (CHW) has opened Portola Senior Apartments, an affordable housing community in Lake Forest.  CHW’s first community in Orange County, Portola Senior Apartments is built as a standalone, four-story building with ground-floor retail space. The property features 58 one-bedroom apartments (including one designated for an onsite property manager) for singles or couples age 62 years and older who are living on 50 percent of the area median income (AMI) or less (approximately $50,000 per year). Over 750 people applied to live in Portola within three months of opening the interest list and the apartments were 100 percent occupied in less than 30 days after opening. Rent is $1,264 per month (after a utility allowance) and the waiting list currently has more than 1,000 applicants. Funding sources for Portola Senior Apartments included Pacific Western Bank as the construction and permanent financing lender; Red Stone Equity Partners as the tax credit equity investor; SunRanch Capital Partners LLC as the soft lender; and tax-exempt bonds issued by California Municipal Finance Authority, California Tax Credit Allocation Committee and the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee.  The development team included general contractor Sunrise Pacific Construction Inc.; architectural firm AVRP Studios; civil …

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CTO Sells Eastern Commons Shopping Center in Henderson, Nevada for $18.2M

by Amy Works

HENDERSON, NEV. — CTO Realty Growth has sold Eastern Commons, a 129,600-square-foot shopping center located in Henderson, roughly 15 miles southeast of Las Vegas. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property for $18.2 million. The seller plans to utilize proceeds from the sale for a 1031-exchange transaction. 

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Kidder Mathews Negotiates $14.5M Sale of Quail Meadows Apartments in Reno, Nevada

by Amy Works

RENO, NEV. — Kidder Mathews has arranged the sale of Quail Meadows, a multifamily property located at 5599 Quail Manor Court in Reno. A San Jose, Calif.-based private real estate investment firm acquired the asset from a QM56 LLC for $14.5 million. Gerrit Hillebrand and Ben Nelson of Kidder Mathews represented the seller, while Jim Henderson of Kidder Mathews arranged financing for the buyer in the transaction. Situated on 5.4 acres, the 53,140-square-foot property features 56 units spread across 10 residential buildings. The unit mix consists of 17 one-bedroom/one-bath units, 34 two-bedroom/two-bath units and five three-bedroom/two-bath units. At the time of sale, Quail Meadows was 98 percent occupied.

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JLL Arranges $12M Construction Loan for ATLAS Germann Industrial Development in Gilbert, Arizona

by Amy Works

GILBERT, ARIZ. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged $12 million in construction financing for ATLAS Germann, an industrial development in Gilbert. The borrowers are ATLAS and OakPoint. Jason Carlos, Jarrod Howard, Steve Larsen and Kyle Westfall of JLL Capital Markets secured the five-year, fixed-rate loan from a regional bank. Snack-food manufacturer Frito-Lay Inc., a subsidiary of PepsiCo, will fully occupy the 60,500-square-foot property that is situated on 8.2 acres.

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How to Clear Affordable Housing’s Construction Financing Hurdle

by Sarah Daniels

  Developers are finding it tougher than ever to finance affordable housing. And often, the biggest hurdle for the sector’s borrowers involves construction — either obtaining that initial loan at a manageable cost or qualifying for take-out financing after a protracted construction period — which has strained resources and delivery schedules for a number of developments. Limitations on rent increases make the industry especially vulnerable to rising costs, and expenses today have risen precipitously across the board. Rents have also grown, but not on pace with construction and operating costs driven up by inflation, wage pressures, soaring insurance premiums and a series of interest rate hikes, observes Tracy Peters, a senior managing director on Lument’s affordable housing production team. “Borrowers are squeezed by a number of things in this marketplace,” Peters says. “The fed funds rate climbing 5 percent over the last two years means the interest rates on construction loans have basically come up 5 percent or more over that time. Now folks who had budgeted for a much lower interest rate — if they are still in construction mode — are trying to figure out how to deal with these higher interest rates.” At the same time, the …

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Crow Holdings Buys 34,151 SF Shops at Sossaman Retail Center in Mesa, Arizona

by Amy Works

MESA, ARIZ. — A joint venture that Crow Holdings Capital manages has purchased The Shops at Sossaman, a neighborhood shopping center in Mesa. Abington Emerson Investments sold the asset for $8.1 million. Built in 2002, The Shops at Sossaman features 34,151 square feet of retail space. At the time of sale, the property was fully occupied by a variety of tenants, including Banner Health Physical Therapy, East Valley Pet Urgent Care, Empower Academy and Crave Pizza. The asset is located at 7641 E. Guadalupe Road. Steve Julius, Jesse Goldsmith and Chase Dorsett of Newmark represented the buyer and seller in the deal.

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Gantry Arranges $7.8M Refinancing for Retail Center in Marana, Arizona

by Amy Works

MARANA, ARIZ. — Gantry has secured a $7.8 million permanent loan to refinance 26,387 square feet of retail space within The Shoppes at Continental Ranch at 9110-9150 Silverbell Road in Marana, a suburb of Tucson. Tony Kaufmann and Alex Poulos of Gantry arranged the financing for the borrower, a California-based retail developer. The 10-year permanent loan features a fixed rate locked at application and a 30-year amortization schedule. The retail space includes an inline strip and four pad buildings. An independently owned Safeway grocery store shadow anchors the property. Current tenants include a mix of national and local dining, professional services and essential retailers.

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Marcus & Millichap Brokers $2.2M Sale of Apartment Building in Los Angeles

by Amy Works

LOS ANGELES — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of 2900 Francis Avenue, a multifamily property located in Los Angeles’ Koreatown neighborhood. An undisclosed seller sold the asset to a private investor for $2.2 million, or $225,000 per unit. Jason Tuvia and Joshua Yeager of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and secured the buyer in the transaction. Built in 1922, the value-add property features 10 one-bedroom/one-bath apartments that are subject to Los Angeles’ rent control laws.

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