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VAN NUYS, CALIF. — Rexford Industrial Realty has sold a 48,394-square-foot, multi-tenant industrial building in Van Nuys for $17 million. The buyer was Orion Business Park LLC.  The building is located at 8101-8117 Orion Ave. in the San Fernando Valley. Built in 1978, it consists of 29 tenant spaces ranging from 1,000 to 4,000 square feet. The building features 13-foot clear height ceilings and 25 ground-level loading docks.  The building was about 93 percent leased at the close of escrow. The new owner intends to lease up the remaining vacancy and hold the asset as a long-term investment.  Chris Jackson, Todd Lorber and Tim Foutz with NAI Capital Commercial’s Investment Services Group represented Rexford in the transaction. 

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BREMERTON, WASH. — New Standard Equities (NSE) has received a $19.8 million refinancing for the 120-unit Village Fair Apartment Homes in Bremerton.  This was the asset’s third refinance since NSE purchased it for $13.1 million in December 2016. Its appraised value today is $30.6 million. Village Fair is located at 309 NE Fairgrounds Road, west of Seattle.  NSE has spent more than $2.2 million in capital improvements, including renovating 90 percent of the units. The transaction features a five-year, fixed-rate, interest-only loan. M&T Bank provided the Fannie Mae loan, which Brian Eisendrath at IPA arranged.

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GLENDALE, ARIZ. — Fundrise has purchased Building E at the Cubes at Glendale, a 570,080-square-foot, Class A industrial warehouse in Glendale, for $82.6 million. The asset is located along the 303 Corridor.  Upon completion, the Cubes at Glendale industrial park will feature 5.5 million square feet of Class A industrial space at the intersection of Reems Road and Northern Avenue.  The seller, CRG, has completed construction on Building A, a 1.2-million-square-foot industrial building leased to Williams Sonoma, and Building D, a 637,000-square-foot industrial building. LaSalle Investment Management and US Merchants, respectively, were the buyers.  Cushman & Wakefield’s Will Strong, Phil Haenel, Micki Strain, Kirk Kuller and Molly Hunt of the firm’s National Industrial Advisory Group — Mountain West team represented CRG in the latest sale transaction. 

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APPLE VALLEY, CALIF. — Preston-Lee Management Co. has opened the San Bernardino County Behavioral Health Apple Valley Community Clinic on Highway 18 in Apple Valley.  The 28,000-square-foot mental health facility offers counseling and outpatient services to the High Desert community. The new county building will serve as the High Desert headquarters for the Department of Behavioral Health.  San Bernardino County is planning to centralize other affiliates of the Department of Behavioral Health, which are currently dispersed throughout the valley. By housing the departments and their affiliates in an expanded, central location, the new facility will improve efficiency and offer a more streamlined process for residents.  Along with counseling and outpatient services, a 24-hour crisis hotline will be among the new services available in the complex.  Preston-Lee Management Co. is an affiliate company of Lee & Associates Inland Empire North.

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DENVER — NAI Shames Makovsky has brokered the sale of a 38,852-square-foot office building in Denver. 2755 S. Locust LLC purchased the asset for $5.1 million.  The space is located at 2755 S. Locust St. The building underwent a $1.4 million modernization in 2018 that included common areas, restrooms, HVAC, LED lighting and exterior painting.  Todd Snyder with NAI Shames Makovsky represented the buyer, which intends to operate the office building as-is. Joshua Cohen and John V. Propp of John Propp Commercial Group represented the seller, Ironton Investments.

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WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CALIF. — Loramar Equities has brokered the sale of a 4,000-square-foot building in Westlake Village for $2.7 million.  The space is located on 1.06 acres at 530 Hampshire Road. The seller is Cancer Support Community Valley/Ventura/Santa Barbara.  Bruce Frasco of Loramar Equities and Arthur Pfefferman of Coldwell Banker Commercial Quality Properties represented the seller. The buyer was Chabad of Westlake Village.

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LAKEWOOD, COLO. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged a refinancing loan for the 281-unit Traverse Apartments in Lakewood. The loan features a fixed rate. Further details on the financing, including the amount, were not disclosed.  The Class A luxury apartment community is located at 5495 W 10th Ave. Built in 2022, Traverse Apartments features studio, one- and two-bedroom units.  JLL worked on behalf of the developer, a joint venture between Trailbreak Partners and Highland Development Co., to secure the Fannie Mae loan. JLL Real Estate Capital will service the loan. Rob Bova led the JLL Capital Markets Debt Advisory team.

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SANTA ANA, CALIF. — A joint venture between locally based investment firm Barker Pacific Group and Las Vegas-based Kingsbarn Realty Capital has purchased Griffin Towers, a 560,000-square-foot office complex in the Southern California community of Santa Ana. The joint venture purchased Griffin Towers for $82 million from institutional investment firm Blackstone, which paid $129 million for the property in 2014, according to several business publications including The Deep Dive. Built in 1987 and recently renovated, Griffin Towers consists of twin 14-story buildings that are located at 5 and 6 Hutton Centre Drive, as well as a six-story parking garage. Amenities include a conference center with a catering kitchen, a fitness center with locker rooms, multiple electric vehicle charging stations and an outdoor bocce ball court. The buildings are home to tenants such as UKG, Michael Baker International, Psomas, Nation’s Direct Mortgage, HNTB and the Ayn Rand Institute. CBRE serves as the leasing agency for Griffin Towers. Barker Pacific Group also manages the property. The new ownership plans to continue with capital improvements by adding new amenities and upgrading select office suites. Kevin Shannan, Paul Jones and Brandon White of Newmark represented Blackstone in the transaction. David Milestone and Henry Cassiday …

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LAS VEGAS — CapRock Partners has completed construction of two industrial warehouse distribution facilities in Las Vegas totaling nearly 700,000 square feet.  The first asset, Tropical Logistics Phase II, contains three single-tenant buildings totaling 442,780 square feet in the North Las Vegas submarket. The space is fully pre-leased to high-quality tenants.  The second asset is Spanish Ridge Industrial Park, which contains three buildings totaling 230,899 square feet in the Southwest submarket. It is partially pre-leased to investment-grade credit tenants.  Rob Lujan, Xavier Wasiak and Jason Simon of JLL represented CapRock Partners in the leasing of Spanish Ridge Industrial Park and Tropical Logistics Phase II.

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LOS ANGELES — Waterbridge Capital has received $75 million in short-term first mortgage debt for its acquisition of Union Bank Plaza in downtown Los Angeles.  B.H. Properties structured the financing in partnership with Hankey Capital. The quick closing allowed the buyer to acquire the historic high rise at a significant discount and avoid paying an additional 5.5 percent transfer tax under Los Angeles’ newly enacted Measure ULA, which went into effect April 1.  Newmark’s Kevin Shannon represented the seller in the transaction. Colliers’ Mark Schuessler, Sean Fulp, Ryan Plummer and Jason Roth sourced the financing on behalf of the borrower.

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