IRVINE, CALIF. — MetLife Investment Management and PGGM have purchased Intersect, a four-building creative office campus in Irvine. Hines sold the property for $235.2 million. Totaling 453,975 square feet, the asset is located at 17877 and 17875 Von Karman Ave. and 17838 and 17872 Gillette Ave. in the Orange County Airport submarket. Kevin MacKenzie, John Chun and Samuel Godfrey of JLL’s debt advisory team secured a $117.6 million, 10-year, fixed-rate acquisition loan through Allianz Real Estate for the buyer. Previously, JLL worked to sell the original campus to Hines in 2015 and refinanced the asset on the company’s behalf in 2019. Intersect underwent a more than $27 million renovation in recent years. The asset features a two-acre courtyard with a game pavilion, urban garden, farmer’s market, basketball courts, volleyball courts, fire pits and lawn games. The Hangar 24 Brewery opens onto the courtyard and offers indoor and outdoor dining, as well as live music and events catering to the campus’ tenant base and residential neighbors. Additional onsite amenities include conference facilities, a fitness center, food trucks, wellness trails, private tenant terraces and patios, and subterranean and structured parking. At the time of sale, the property was 85 percent leased to …
Western
COSTA MESA AND FULLERTON, CALIF. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged $68.9 million in financing for a three-building retail portfolio in Costa Mesa and Fullerton. Totaling 194,763 square feet, the properties are fully leased to a mix of investment grade credit-tenants and national retail tenants, including Sprouts Farmers Market, Rite Aid, Target and Ralphs. Greg Brown, John Marshall and Jordan Leake of JLL Capital Markets’ debt advisory team secured the 10-year, fixed-rate loans with a correspondent insurance company for the borrower, a private company. Two of the three properties are located along the 17th Street commercial corridor in Costa Mesa and the third property is located near the 91 Freeway and State Route 57 in Fullerton.
FULLERTON, CALIF. — A group led by World Premier Investments has acquired Fullerton Town Center, a grocery-anchored neighborhood retail center in Fullerton. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Located at the intersection of Harbor Boulevard and Orangethorpe Avenue, Fullerton Town Center features 219,902 square feet of retail space. The property boasts a 98 percent national tenant base, including Amazon Fresh, Ross Dress for Less, Five Below, WSS and an AMC Theatrea dine-in location with food, beverage and elevated service offerings. NewMark Merrill represented the buyer, while Reza Investment Group represented the seller in the deal.
Northwestern Mutual Divests of Cortona Park Assisted Living Community in Brentwood, California for $39.2M
by Amy Works
BRENTWOOD, CALIF. — Northwestern Mutual has completed the sale of Cortona Park, an assisted living community in Brentwood, to a joint venture between Cogir and a national investment partner for $39.2 million. The buyer plans to rename the property Cogir of Brentwood. Built in 2007, the community features studio, one- and two-bedroom units averaging 761 square feet. The pet-friendly apartments offer large floorplans with granite countertops, in-unit washers/dryers and private balconies. Community amenities include a library, café/bistro, beauty shop, courtyard and garden, outdoor pool, theatre, billiards, fireside living room and a community room with meeting space. Additionally, the property features concierge services, a 24-hour security system, postal services, a business center, wireless internet access and special dietary services. Situated on 4.3 acres, the property is located at 150 Cortona Way. Charles Bissell, Cody Tremper and Dean Ferris of JLL Capital Markets’ investment sales and advisory team represented the seller in the deal.
MERIDIAN, IDAHO — Alder Industrial and its institutional partner have completed the disposition of a warehouse/distribution facility situated on 30.3 acres at 2316 W. Franklin Road in Meridian. Completed in early 2022, a Fortune 10 global e-commerce company leases the 141,360-square-foot building. Designed as a last-mile delivery station with top-shelf functionality, the Class A property features 33-foot clear heights, 9.7 percent office space, 15 dock doors and six drive-in doors, 50-foot by 50-foot column spacing with speed bays, 228-foot building depth, 208-foot truck court and an abundance of car, van and trailer parking. Will Strong, Jeff Chiate, Kirk Kuller, Greer Oliver and Connor Nebeker-Hay of Cushman & Wakefield’s National Industrial Advisory Group represented the seller in the transaction.
ArizonaFloridaGeorgiaIndustrialKentuckyMidwestMissouriNorth CarolinaSouth CarolinaSoutheastTennesseeTexasTop StoriesVirginiaWestern
MDH Partners Sells 58-Property Sunbelt Logistics Portfolio Located Across 10 States for $1.3B
by Katie Sloan
ATLANTA — MDH Partners has sold its 58-property Sunbelt Logistics Portfolio to an undisclosed global institutional investor for $1.3 billion. MDH will retain an ownership stake in the portfolio and will continue to operate the properties. The portfolio spans 9.7 million square feet of industrial space across 10 states, including 11 properties in Georgia; 10 properties in Florida; eight properties in Texas; seven properties each in Arizona and Missouri; four properties each in Tennessee and North Carolina; two properties each in South Carolina and Virginia; and one property in Kentucky. The final two properties include nearly 675,000 square feet of newly constructed buildings in Nashville and Charlotte that were constructed with CarbonCure, a technology for the concrete industry that introduces recycled carbon dioxide into fresh concrete to reduce its carbon footprint. The portfolio consists of modern, state-of-the-art industrial and bulk distribution properties with an average size of 169,000 square feet. The properties feature average clear heights of 30 feet with 130-foot truck courts. The portfolio was 97 percent occupied at the time of sale by more than 100 regional, national and international tenants with an average remaining lease term of 5.7 years. “This diversified portfolio provides immediate scale and operating …
DENVER — Developer Legacy Partners and architect KTGY have broken ground on Araceli, an apartment property located within the Tech Center district of Denver. Designed as a 13-story wing and a 12-story wing, Araceli will feature 236 one-, two- and three-bedroom plus den units with built-in desks and workspaces and an amenity deck with a pool, grills, fireplaces and covered and exposed seating. Additional amenities include an event space with kitchen, gathering area and outdoor deck for residential gatherings, a coworking space, fitness center, pool deck, clubhouse and leasing office. The project team includes Catamount Constructors, Prescient, Jordan & Skala Engineers, Studio 10 Interior Design, S.A.Miro, Terracon and Kimley-Horn.
LYNNWOOD, WASH. — CBRE has arranged the sale of Alderwood Towne Center, a retail center in Lynnwood. Bellevue-based Tri-Western Syndicated Investments, a private holding company controlled by the Radford family, acquired the asset from Alderwood Shopping Center 04 E LLC, a private investor, for $32.7 million. Dino Christophilis and Daniel Tibeau of CBRE’s National Retail Partners represented the seller in the deal. Jack Standeford with CBRE’s Debt & Structured Finance group arranged acquisition financing for the buyer. Located at 3105-3225 Alderwood Mall Blvd., Alderwood Towne Center features 105,357 square feet of retail space leased to 20 businesses, including anchor tenants Marshalls and Michaels. Other retailers include Almost Golf, Mattress Depot, Pure Hockey and Precor Fitness. The property was constructed in 1986.
Landmark Properties to Start Construction of 166-Bed Student Housing Development Near UCLA
by Amy Works
LOS ANGELES — Landmark Properties is set to break ground on The Mark at Los Angeles, a 166-bed student housing development located adjacent to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) campus at 10915 Strathmore Drive. The community will offer two- through five-bedroom units, including five affordable units offering 21 beds. Shared amenities will include an outdoor courtyard, private and shared rooftop terraces, and a resort-style swimming pool. Landmark purchased the development site from the Pacific Southwest District of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS), which owned the land and an existing building on the property since the mid-1950s. Foundry Commercial represented the seller in the transaction. Construction on the community is scheduled for completion by September 2024.
Goodman Real Estate Sells Coventry Court Apartment Property in Tacoma, Washington for $21.1M
by Amy Works
TACOMA, WASH. — Goodman Real Estate has completed the disposition of Coventry Court IV Apartments, a multifamily community located at 908 76th Street Court East in Tacoma. Jordan Fisher with Next Wave Investors acquired the asset for $21.1 million, or $211,000 per unit. The transaction included the buyer assuming the loan on the property. Built in 1990, Coventry Court IV Apartments features 100 garden-style apartments. Brandon Lewis, Dylan Simon and Jerrid Anderson of The Simon and Anderson Team of Kidder Mathews’ Seattle office represented the seller in the transaction. Kidder Mathews was the only broker involved in the deal. A separate 20-unit property, Coventry Court Annex, recently sold for $3.4 million to the same purchaser. Kidder Mathews also brokered the transaction.