SIMI VALLEY, CALIF. — NAI Capital Commercial has brokered the $2 million sale of a 5,708-square-foot restaurant building in Simi Valley. Situated within Woodlands Plaza, Cocos formerly occupied the now-vacant property. The new owner plans to open and operate a breakfast restaurant in the space. Michael Schiff of NAI represented both the buyer, SSA California Properties LLC, and the seller, Barsky Family Limited Partnership, in the transaction.
TEMPE, ARIZ. — The McBride Cohen Co. has received a $53.2 million mezzanine loan to develop the first phase of South Pier at Tempe Town Lake, a waterfront mixed-use project in Tempe. South Pier is a seven-phase project that will span 18 acres and 3.2 million square feet along the southern shoreline of Tempe Town Lake. The first phase of South Pier will consist of 724 multifamily units across three towers, as well as parking garage with 850 spaces, 280 spaces of surface parking and 26,500 square feet of ground-floor commercial space. Construction on the first phase began in January and is slated for completion by spring 2026. The Davis Experience is the architect for the project and Clayco is the general contractor. At full build-out, South Pier will offer 18 total buildings, including thousands of housing units, 600,000 square feet of high-rise office space, two hotels and South Pier Isle, an entertainment district providing dining, retail, night life and entertainment venues. South Pier Isle also includes the Arizona Amazing Wheel, an 80-meter-tall observation wheel. The development site is located adjacent to the main campus of Arizona State University. Pearlmark originated the mezzanine loan on behalf of Pearlmark Mezzanine Realty …
— By Tony Solomon, Senior Vice President, District Manager, Marcus & Millichap — Industrial continues to be one of the most sought-after asset classes across the Los Angeles County commercial real estate market. This year, the metro will maintain its position as one of the tightest industrial markets in the nation. It also ranks fifth in rent growth among major markets west of the Mississippi. For the 17th time in the past 18 years, the Los Angeles metro’s industrial stock will increase by less than 1 percent, as 4.3 million square feet is slated for delivery. Supply additions will be concentrated in the South Bay and San Gabriel Valley, leaving less than 1 million square feet to come online in the rest of the county. While vacancy was below 2 percent in four of the metro’s biggest submarkets to start 2023, speculative completions and industrial users re-evaluating their space requirements will push vacancy to 3 percent by year end. This is a rate 80 basis points under the long-term mean. Rents are projected to grow by 7.6 percent as a result, bringing the average asking rate to $21 per square foot. Part of this rise in vacancy can also be …
RENO, NEV. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of Mountain Lakes Estates, a 131-unit independent living community in Reno. The property was built in 2020 and totals 120,316 square feet on approximately 5.2 acres of land. The seller was a regional owner-operator located in the West. The buyer was a private equity company based in New York that specializes in active adult and independent living communities. The price was not disclosed. Jason Punzel, Dave Balow, Vince Viverito and Brad Goodsell of SLIB handled the transaction.
TORRANCE, CALIF. — Faris Lee Investments has arranged the $8 million sale of a retail outparcel located in Torrance, roughly 20 miles south of Los Angeles. Situated within South Bay Towne Center, the outparcel building was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including Starbucks Coffee, Subway, Flame Broiler, Sushi Boy, Great Steak and Hong Kong Express. JP Morgan provided acquisition financing.
PORTLAND, ORE. — Lument has provided a $14.7 million proprietary bridge loan to refinance Arcadia Senior Living, a 68-unit assisted living community in Portland. Casey Moore, managing director with Lument in San Diego, led the transaction for Lument. The bridge loan refinances outstanding debt, provides earn-out proceeds and positions Arcadia for a future HUD refinancing. Built in 2019, Avant Senior Housing & Consulting LLC operates the community. Arcadia is owned by a partnership whose principal, Kelvin Ng, represented the borrower in this transaction.
SEATTLE – Stuf, a self-storage startup company, has entered the Seattle market with two new locations. Stuf partners with property owners to monetize basements, garages and other spaces in buildings as tech-enabled storage. This model creates new cash flow opportunities for landlords while providing local communities with an easy-to-access and secure environment to store personal belongings, business inventory and more. Stuf’s first Seattle location is at 220 Second Ave. South in Seattle’s Pioneer Square district. Rubicon Point Partners owns the property. As part of the owner’s repositioning of the building, it partnered with Stuf to monetize 3,500 square feet of existing basement space into tech-enabled storage. Wright Runstad & Co. developed 400 University St., which will host Stuf’s downtown Seattle location. The startup is transforming 5,500 square feet of sub-grade mezzanine space in the 10-story office building into tech-enabled storage accessible through the garage level directly below the building.
ARIZONA — Capital Funding Group (CFG) has provided $10.3 million in financing for a 112-bed skilled nursing facility in Arizona. The transaction replaces an existing bridge loan, which CFG also provided, into HUD financing. The name of the borrower and more specific details on the property were not disclosed. Tommy Dillon originated the transaction for the CFG.
EVERETT, WASH. — MG Properties has purchased Artesia, a 192-unit apartment property in the Seattle suburb of Everett. RISE Properties sold the asset for $61.6 million. Built in 1990 and updated between 2018 and 2022, Artesia’s units feature quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, tile fireplace surrounds and reclaimed wood mantles. Giovanni Napoli Philip Assouad, Ryan Harmon, Nicholas Ruggiero and Anthony Palladino of Institutional Property Advisors (IPA) represented the seller and procured the buyer. IPA Capital Markets team members Brian Eisendrath, Cameron Chalfant, Jake Vitta and Tyler Johnson arranged the acquisition financing.
TIGARD, ORE. — Ryan Companies US Inc., Cogir Senior Living and Harrison Street have formed a joint venture to build Cogir of Tigard, a 107-unit seniors housing community in Tigard, approximately 10 miles southwest of Portland. The joint venture has already closed on financing and started construction of the high-end community. The Tigard market area’s senior population is expected to grow by nearly 28 percent over the next five years, according to ESRI. Cogir of Tigard is Ryan’s first senior living project in Oregon. The community will total 119,506 square feet in a three-story building offering assisted living and memory care services. Ryan is the builder and developer of the project. Upon project completion, Cogir will lead day-to-day operations. Harrison Street is the capital partner of the project. CBTWO Architects is the architect of record. This is the first Cogir location in Oregon and 35th in the western United States, with eight additional communities in development.
