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USA Properties Fund Plans $21M Vintage at Marja Acres Affordable Housing Community in Carlsbad, California

by Jeff Shaw April 25, 2023

CARLSBAD, CALIF. — USA Properties Fund and The Pinyon Group plan to begin construction this summer on Vintage at Marja Acres, an affordable apartment community for residents over age 55. The property is part of a larger mixed-use development in Carlsbad, approximately 35 miles north of San Diego. The 47-unit community will offer affordable housing in the new Marja Acres neighborhood that will include 248 townhomes, a community park and restaurant. Marja Acres is near the beach and the popular Carlsbad Village downtown area with restaurants, shops and live entertainment. Construction on the $21 million apartment community is scheduled to start in the late summer, with leasing beginning in fall 2024. The City of Carlsbad, Riverside Charitable Corporation and WNC Inc. are partners in Vintage at Marja Acres. JP Morgan Chase is the construction and permanent lender for the project. Residents at least 55 years old who earn 30 percent to 60 percent of the area’s median income for San Diego County — about $27,000 to $62,000 per year — are eligible to live in Vintage at Marja Acres. Rents for the one-bedroom apartment community will average about $1,200, depending on the income of residents. IHP Capital Partners and KB …

April 25, 2023

Acquisitions California Office Western

Private Investor Buys Office Building in Los Angeles’ Brentwood Submarket for $9.3M

by Jeff Shaw April 25, 2023

LOS ANGELES — A private investor has acquired a 20,576-square-foot office building in the Los Angeles submarket of Brentwood for $9.3 million. The building is located at 520 Sepulveda Blvd. The asset features two parking levels, three office levels, an open courtyard, plug-and-play cell tower platform and signage visible from I-405. T.C. Macker, Jennifer Moscoso and Christian Holland of WESTMAC Commercial Brokerage Co. represented the seller, another private investor. Mitch Stokes of Avison Young represented the buyer.

April 25, 2023

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Pavlov Media Ramps Up Multifamily, Student Housing Fiber Expansion with Equity Partner

by Sarah Daniels April 25, 2023

Pavlov Media is accelerating the expansion of its fiber network and fiber-to-the-home initiatives with a key investment from the world’s largest infrastructure investor, Macquarie Asset Management. The funding will help Pavlov Media augment its coverage of student and multifamily housing, developing and broadening resident access to high-speed Internet across a variety of property types. “We are ramping up our growth plans with a combination of building municipal fiber networks in college towns and extending service to underserved areas adjacent to our core markets,” says Glenn Meyer, board member and president of Pavlov Media. “It’s basically more of what we have already been doing but on a larger scale.” Pavlov Media is already the nation’s largest private provider of fiber-based Internet and video services to off-campus student housing, connecting properties in more than 150 U.S. markets and Canada to its national backbone via its own last-mile, municipal fiber networks and third-party circuits. The Champaign, Illinois-based company serves approximately 1,000 multifamily and student buildings encompassing more than 285,000 beds, and in recent years has begun extending fiber to customers in areas adjacent to its core student-housing markets. Now the broadband service provider is poised to quicken the pace of its growth with …

April 25, 2023

Acquisitions California Office Western

AMDA College of the Performing Arts Completes Sale-Leaseback of Hollywood Office Building

by Jeff Shaw April 24, 2023

LOS ANGELES — AMDA College of the Performing Arts has executed a sale-leaseback agreement at the close of escrow on its current space at 1777 Vine St. in Hollywood’s downtown core. The 39,248-square-foot, five-story building sold for $23 million. AMDA signed an 18-year lease at the property. Avison Young’s Chris Bonbright and Chase Gordon represented AMDA. Craig White of Sotheby’s International Realty represented the buyer, J&L Realty Partners.

April 24, 2023

Acquisitions California Multifamily Western

Kidder Mathews Arranges $17.5M Sale of The Mint Apartment Complex in Downtown Los Angeles

by Jeff Shaw April 24, 2023

LOS ANGELES — Kidder Mathews has arranged the sale of The Mint, a 42-unit multifamily property in downtown Los Angeles. A local investor acquired the asset for $17.5 million. The community is located at 1136 W. 6th St. Originally constructed in 1923 as an office building, it underwent a $12 million renovation in 2016. The project included structural upgrades, seismic retrofit work, and significant building system upgrades to electrical, elevators, and plumbing. Kidder Mathews’ Janet Neman and Angelica Gotzev represented the seller, a real estate investment firm managing assets throughout the U.S. and Europe. Jason Aftalion of Teva Properties was an advisor to the seller and provided management services for the asset.

April 24, 2023

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EAH Housing Begins Construction of 76-Unit Mission Paradise Affordable Community in Hayward, California

by Jeff Shaw April 24, 2023

HAYWARD, CALIF. — EAH Housing has broken ground on Mission Paradise, an affordable seniors housing community in the Bay Area city of Hayward. DAHLIN Group designed the property, which J.H. Fitzmaurice Inc. is building. The two-tower Mission Paradise is an apartment community for seniors with income levels ranging from 20 percent to 80 percent of the area median income (AMI). The property will include a total of 76 apartments, with 15 units specifically reserved for formerly homeless individuals and families, 11 of which are designated ‘No Place Like Home’ units reserved for households with an individual with a severe mental illness. Financing participants include Chase, City of Hayward, County of Alameda, CA Department of Housing and Community Development – Accelerator, and MHP.

April 24, 2023

Colorado Leasing Activity Office Western

Pivot Energy Leases New Headquarters in Denver

by Jeff Shaw April 24, 2023

DENVER — Pivot Energy has signed a 22,628-square-foot office lease for its new headquarters at 1601 Wewatta St. in Denver’s Lower Downtown (LoDo) district. The solar energy company occupies three-quarters of the seventh floor. Pivot Energy will add an adjacent, 4,000-square-foot space for hybrid and traveling employees. The new headquarters will feature a private patio with a green roof feature, outdoor seating and grills. Newmark’s Andrew Blaustein and Josh Pons represented the tenant in the transaction. CBRE’s Chris Phenicie and Allison Berry represented the landlord, Morgan Stanley.

April 24, 2023

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CBRE, NewMark Merrill Sign Tenants to 96,000 SF Rialto Village Retail Development in California

by Jeff Shaw April 24, 2023

RIALTO, CALIF. — CBRE and NewMark Merrill Cos. have completed the preleasing of Rialto Village, a 96,000-square-foot shopping center currently under construction in the Inland Empire city of Rialto. Everytable will occupy the final, 1,400-square-foot space at the development, which the companies broke ground on in August of last year. Other tenants include Mattress Firm, Arrowhead Credit Union, Quick Quack Car Wash, In-N-Out Burger, Cold Stone Creamery, The Joint, Nekter Juice Bar, Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf and West Coast Dental. Brian McDonald, Walter Pagel and Hannah Curran of CBRE and Greg Giacopuzzi of NewMark Merrill led leasing efforts for the property.

April 24, 2023

Acquisitions California Office Western

Stivers Investment Sells Flex Office Building in Irvine, California for $11.8M

by Jeff Shaw April 21, 2023

IRVINE, CALIF. — Stivers Investment Co. has sold a two-story flex office building in Irvine for $11.8 million. The building is located at 8 Hughes. Built in 2000 in the Irvine Spectrum, it is situated on 2.3 acres with four spaces parking per 1,000 square feet. The capacity can be divided into a multitenant building. The building was 30 percent occupied at the time of sale. The new owner plans to occupy the vacant portion of the building, collect income from the existing lease and hold the asset long-term. J.R. Williamson with the Orange County office Investment Services Group of NAI Capital Commercial represented the seller in this transaction.

April 21, 2023

Acquisitions California Multifamily Western

ABI Brokers Sale of Apartment Community in East Phoenix for $2.2M

by Jeff Shaw April 21, 2023

PHOENIX — ABI Multifamily has brokered the sale of an eight-unit apartment community in east Phoenix for $2.2 million. The complex is located at 3526 East Montecito Ave. in the Arcadia Lite District. The property recently underwent a full renovation, which included the addition of stainless steel appliances, white shaker cabinets, backsplashes, countertops and more. The exterior has been renovated with desert landscaping and the installation of private front patios and private backyards. The buyer is based out of California. The seller is local to Arizona. ABI Multifamily’s Mitchell Drake, Dallin Hammond and Carson Griesemer represented both the buyer and seller.

April 21, 2023

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