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Wood Investments Sells 4,000 SF Retail Building in Beaumont, California for $3.2M

by Jeff Shaw May 2, 2023

BEAUMONT, CALIF. — Wood Investments Cos. has sold a 4,000-square-foot, single-tenant retail pad building in the Inland Empire city of Beaumont. The company recently developed the property, which Sherwin Williams occupies on a net-lease basis. Lee Csenar and Ed Hanley of Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors represented the seller in the $3.2 million transaction. Howard Rosenthal and Guy Excell of Rosenthal & Excell Commercial Real Estate represented the Hemet-based buyer. The retail pad is located adjacent to San Gorgonio Village, a 78,000-square-foot shopping center that Wood Investments developed and owns.

May 2, 2023

California Industrial Leasing Activity Western

DrinkPAK Leases Two Buildings of Center at Needham Ranch Industrial Park in Santa Clarita, California

by Jeff Shaw May 2, 2023

SANTA CLARITA, CALIF. — The Center at Needham Ranch, a 1.7 million-square-foot industrial park in Santa Clarita, has reached full occupancy. Beverage manufacturer DrinkPAK has leased the last two buildings in the final phase of the development. This will expand the company’s footprint at the center to 965,000 square feet. Construction on the final phase will be completed by year-end 2023. DrinkPAK will occupy the 107,522-square-foot Building 17 and the 85,802-square-foot Building 18 at the center. The company had previously pre-leased the entire 198,451-square-foot Building 14, following its leasing of 172,324 square feet of space in Building 2 in October 2020 and 400,095 square feet in Buildings 3 and 4 in April 2021. The Center at Needham Ranch is a joint venture between Trammell Crow Co. and Clarion Partners. Patrick DuRoss, John DeGrinis and Jeff Abraham of Newmark represented DrinkPAK in the most recent lease. CBRE’s Craig Peters, Cameron Merrill and Doug Sonderegger are the center’s leasing agents.

May 2, 2023

Acquisitions California Industrial Top Stories Western

Kearny Real Estate Sells Corona Lakeside Logistics Center in Inland Empire for $325M

by John Nelson May 2, 2023

CORONA, CALIF. — Kearny Real Estate Co., a Los Angeles-based developer and investor, has sold Corona Lakeside Logistics Center, a five-building industrial park located in the Riverside County submarket of Inland Empire. The buyer, GLP Capital Partners, acquired the 730,000-square-foot development for $325 million. Michael Kendall, Richard Schwartz, Gian Bruno, Joey Reaume and Kenny Patricia of Colliers represented both parties in the transaction. The sales price represents the largest ground-lease ownership transfer in the history of the Inland Empire and one of the largest ever for Southern California, according to Colliers. “The buyer recognized the intrinsic value of this development and is thrilled to be adding it to its growing portfolio of Class A properties,” says Kendall. “Kearny built a best-in-class industrial development at the Inland Empire bullseye that is the I-15/CA-91 interchange.” “This is a culmination of seven years in the making,” adds Schwartz. “It was an honor to work with the Kearny team through the development phase and witness its project come to fruition.” Kearny recently delivered the park nearly two years after breaking ground. The developer signed a 99-year ground lease at the 37-acre site in 2019 with a private family owner, a deal that was …

May 2, 2023

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Lee & Associates’ First-Quarter 2023 Sector-by-Sector Analysis Indicates Market-Wide Cooling

by Sarah Daniels May 2, 2023

High interest rates and economic uncertainty in the first quarter of this year contributed to lower absorption and declining rent growth in industrial, retail and multifamily sectors across the country, with some regional exceptions, according to Lee & Associates’ 2023 Q1 North America Market Report. Meanwhile office continues to struggle. The sector experienced its third-largest quarterly contraction since the beginning of the pandemic, as work-from-home preferences decoupled office occupancy from job growth numbers. The full Lee & Associates report is available (with further breakdowns of factors like vacancy rates, market rents, inventory square footage and cap rates by city) here. The analysis below provides an overview of four major commercial real estate sectors alongside trends, economic background and exceptions within each sector. Industrial Overview: Sharp Decline Hits First-Quarter U.S. Demand There was a sharp first-quarter decline in U.S. tenant demand for industrial space as wholesalers and retailers reconsider their inventory levels out of caution over the economic outlook. Net absorption in the first quarter totaled 39.4 million square feet, a 57 percent drop from the record set a year ago. The overall U.S. vacancy rate settled at 4.4 percent, an increase of 40 basis points from the close of 2022, comfortably …

May 2, 2023

Company News Western

JP Morgan Takes Over First Republic Bank After Its Collapse

by Jeff Shaw May 1, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO — JP Morgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) has acquired the substantial majority of assets and assumed the deposits and certain other liabilities of First Republic Bank from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC). As part of the purchase, JPMorgan Chase is assuming all deposits — insured and uninsured. The move comes after First Republic, a regional lender, saw deposits fall by 40 percent during the first quarter, worse than Wall Street analysts feared. According to CNBC, San Francisco-based First Republic focused on serving rich coastal Americans, enticing them with low-rate mortgages in exchange for leaving cash at the bank. But in the wake of Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse, First Republic clients withdrew more than $100 billion in deposits, the bank revealed in its earnings report made public on April 24. “Our government invited us and others to step up, and we did,” said Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of New York City-based JPMorgan Chase, in a press release issued this morning. “Our financial strength, capabilities and business model allowed us to develop a bid to execute the transaction in a way to minimize costs to the Deposit Insurance Fund.” Dimon added, “This acquisition modestly benefits our company overall, it is accretive to shareholders, …

May 1, 2023

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Spieker Breaks Ground on 486-Unit Wisteria at Warner Center CCRC in Woodland Hills, California

by Jeff Shaw May 1, 2023

WOODLAND HILLS, CALIF. — Spieker Senior Development Partners has broken ground on Wisteria at Warner Center, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Woodland Hills, approximately 25 miles northwest of Los Angeles. The senior living community will rise six stories on 17 acres and offer 486 units. Residential options range from one-bedroom options to penthouses of close to 3,000 square feet. Wisteria at Warner Center will offer a full continuum of care at the health center located adjacent to the community. Residents will have access to assisted living, memory care and long-term care in a skilled nursing center. KTGY architects designed the project, which W.E. O’Neil Construction is building. Completion is scheduled for 2025.

May 1, 2023

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RA Centers Arranges $72M Refinancing for Western Retail Portfolio

by Jeff Shaw May 1, 2023

NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. — RA Centers has arranged $72 million for the refinancing of a portfolio comprising four shopping centers. Located in Redlands, California, the first property, Orange Street Plaza, totals 155,000 square feet. Vons, Trader Joes, Office Depot and U.S. Bank anchor the center, which was 99 percent occupied at the time of financing. The second property, Front Gate Plaza, is located in Lancaster, California, and comprises 150,000 square feet. Stater Brothers, Goodwill, Wells Fargo, McDonalds, Taco Bell and The Habit anchor the center, which was 90 percent occupied at the time of financing. Pueblo Shopping Center in Pueblo, Colorado, was 90 percent occupied and is anchored by King Soopers, CATO, Dollar Tree, Dominos and Sally Beauty. Essencia Medical Facility, VA Clinic, Harbor Freight, Hobby Lobby, JoAnn’s Fabrics, Planet Fitness, LongHorn Steakhouse, Gate City Bank and Perkins anchor the fourth property, Gateway Fashion Mall. Located in Bismarck, North Dakota, the center totals 385,000 square feet and was 85 percent occupied at the time of financing. Raymond Arjmand of RA Centers secured the financing through JP Morgan with Logan Ahlers.

May 1, 2023

Acquisitions California Multifamily Western

Mogharebi Group Brokers $21.5M Sale of Loma Villas Apartments in San Bernardino, California

by Jeff Shaw May 1, 2023

SAN BERNARDINO, CALIF. — The Mogharebi Group (TMG) has arranged the $21.5 million sale of Loma Villas, a newly constructed, 70-unit community in San Bernardino. Loma Villas features a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans that include enclosed patios or balconies. Amenities include a pool and spa, fitness center, dog park, and grilling and picnic areas. TMG’s Alex Mogharebi, Otto Ozen and Bryan LaBar represented the seller, a regional owner and developer. The buyer is a Southern California-based private investor.

May 1, 2023

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Sunland Nutrition Buys Industrial Building in Aliso Viejo, California for $14M

by Jeff Shaw May 1, 2023

ALISO VIEJO, CALIF. — Sunland Nutrition has purchased a 40,792-square-foot industrial building in Aliso Viejo for $14 million. The nutritional ingredients distributor will use the building for its headquarters. The facility is located at 81-91 Columbia. It features 28-foot warehouse clear heights, two ground-level loading doors, two dock-high loading doors, large fenced yard, building-top signage and 4.25/1,000 parking ratio. JLL’s Xavier Nolasco, Brian Thene, Steve Wagner and Cameron Driscoll represented the undisclosed seller. Steve Crane of Daum Commercial represented Sunland Nutrition.

May 1, 2023

California Industrial Leasing Activity Retail Western

Grocery Chain Leases Distribution Center in Santa Fe Springs, California

by Jeff Shaw May 1, 2023

SANTA FE SPRINGS, CALIF. — Asian and Hispanic e-grocer Weee! Inc. has leased space at Prologis Mid Counties Distribution Center in Santa Fe Springs. The new space at 13215 Cambridge St. will allow the company to expand from its existing cold storage facility in La Mirada. CBRE’s Ben Seybold and Rick McGeagh represented Prologis in the lease negotiations.

May 1, 2023

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