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MCA Realty Buys Auburn Business Center Industrial Park in Washington for $9M

by Jeff Shaw March 20, 2023

AUBURN, WASH. — MCA Realty has acquired Auburn Business Center, a 67,205-square-foot, five-building industrial park in Auburn, for $9 million. Built in 1986, the center is currently 85 percent leased. MCA plans to implement a capital improvement program that will include new paint, asphalt, roof and monument signage. The firm acquired the business park with its $50 million Industrial Growth Fund. Jim Honan of Neil Walter Company represented MCA Realty in this transaction. The seller, a private investor, represented itself.

March 20, 2023

California Development Loans Multifamily Western

GPI Cos. Receives $84M Construction Financing for Overland and Ayres Apartment Community in West Los Angeles

by Jeff Shaw March 17, 2023

LOS ANGELES — GPI Cos. has received $84 million in financing for construction of Overland and Ayres, a 201-unit apartment community in West Los Angeles. Located 2455 Overland Ave., Overland and Ayres will be fully integrated with the newly constructed West End creative campus. It will feature 100 percent market-rate units, with amenities like a podium pool deck and outdoor fitness lawn. The community will also include about 6,200 square feet of commercial space. JLL secured the floating-rate construction loan through Citizens.

March 17, 2023

California Development Life Sciences Office Western

CBRE Negotiates $17.7M Sale of Thousand Oaks Office Property for Life Sciences Conversion

by Jeff Shaw March 17, 2023

THOUSAND OAKS, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged the sale of a 98,776-square-foot office building in Thousand Oaks for $17.7 million. The firm also arranged $42 million in financing for the acquisition and speculative conversion to a life sciences campus. Located at 120 Via Merida and built in 1998, the two-story office building sits on 6.7 acres and was previously the corporate headquarters for Wellpoint Health Networks. The property’s existing infrastructure is well suited to be redeveloped for life sciences use, according to CBRE. It features 50,000-square-foot floor plates, steel frame construction, outdoor balconies, grade-high dock door and ample power supply. Gray Matter, the life sciences initiative of Graymark Capital, has engaged architect BAM Creative to develop a phased conversion plan. Upon completion, the property will feature 60 percent lab-ready space with upgraded mechanical, electrical and plumbing, and 40 percent newly built creative office space to support the lab. The property will also undergo exterior and site improvements to the power system, loading area, indoor/outdoor amenity areas, cosmetics, roof and parking lot. CBRE’s Mike Longo, Sean Sullivan and Todd Tydlaska represented the seller, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, in the sale. CBRE’s Greg Grant arranged financing on behalf of the …

March 17, 2023

Acquisitions Colorado Loans Office Western

Essex Arranges $17M Acquisition Loan for Office Property in Lakewood, Colorado

by Jeff Shaw March 17, 2023

LAKEWOOD, COLO. — Essex Financial Group has arranged $17 million in bridge financing for the acquisition of 143 Union, a 191,564-square-foot, 10-story office property in the Union Boulevard Corridor of Lakewood. Essex worked on behalf of the buyer, Legacy Real Estate Investments, to source the five-year, fixed-rate loan that an insurance company provided. The Class A landmark building is just over 70 percent occupied.

March 17, 2023

Acquisitions California Retail Western

NAI Brokers Sale of 20,909 SF Atlantic Center Mini Mall in Bell, California

by Jeff Shaw March 17, 2023

BELL, CALIF. — NAI Capital Commercial has arranged the purchase of Atlantic Center Mini Mall, a 20,909-square-foot retail center located in Bell, just south of Los Angeles. Steven Weiss and Sam Kangavari of NAI represented the buyer, a private investor, in the transaction. The buyer plans to redevelop the property, converting it to a single-tenant retail building. The NAI team also negotiated a new lease with a national tenant.

March 17, 2023

California Development Industrial Self-Storage Western

North Palisade Partners Opens Self-Storage Development in Huntington Park, California

by Jeff Shaw March 17, 2023

HUNTINGTON PARK, CALIF. — North Palisade Partners has opened its first self-storage facility, located at 2200 Nadeau St. in Huntington Park, just south of Los Angeles. The three-story, 133,000-square-foot facility sits on two acres and features more than 1,500 units. Extra Space Storage will operate the property, which is named Palisade Nadeau Storage.

March 17, 2023

California Development Mixed-Use Office Top Stories Western

Fox Corp. Plans $1.5B Expansion to Historic Fox Studio Lot in Los Angeles, Including New Office Towers

by John Nelson March 17, 2023

LOS ANGELES — Fox Corp. has submitted plans to the City of Los Angeles to expand the historic Fox Studio Lot as part of a project known as “The FOX FUTURE Studio Lot Project.” The plan is expected to cost approximately $1.5 billion and generate $9 million in annual tax revenues. The Fox Studio Lot currently comprises 1.8 million square feet across 96 buildings. The FOX FUTURE Studio Lot Project would add 1.6 million square feet of new development, including nine new soundstages, as well as production facilities and a 24-story media campus office building. The media campus office is intended to receive LEED Platinum certification and will feature shared and private offices designed for film and TV production. Fox is seeking a development partner to construct a 35-story building toward the northeast section of the Fox Studio lot that will directly connect to the studio lot and the Century City subway station, but will function as independent office space. This building will also be designed with LEED Platinum certification in mind. Plans also call for upgrades to existing facilities, a historic preservation plan for key buildings, seismic retrofits of older buildings and a renovation of Fox Sports Studio A. “The Fox …

March 17, 2023

Arizona Build-to-Rent Development Single-Family Rental Western

Trilogy Investment Co., Pinnacle Plan $45M Build-to-Rent Community in Avondale, Arizona

by Jeff Shaw March 16, 2023

AVONDALE, ARIZ. — Trilogy Investment Co. and Pinnacle Partners have announced a new $250 million national joint venture. The new JV’s first initiative is to bring more than 105 build-to-rent homes to a Qualified Opportunity Zone in the Phoenix suburb of Avondale. The new development will be situated on a 15-acre site. The propject represents the first combined effort between Trilogy and Pinnacle. Development costs are estimated at $45 million. Construction is scheduled to begin in late third-quarter 2023. Trilogy and Pinnacle have also secured at least six additional development projects and acquisitions, each located in growing and attractive established Qualified Opportunity Zones. A few of the sites will be in metro Denver and Colorado Springs.

March 16, 2023

Acquisitions California Retail Western

La Caze Development Sells Lake Forest Marketplace in California for $14.2M

by Jeff Shaw March 16, 2023

LAKE FOREST, CALIF. — La Caze Development has sold Lake Forest Marketplace, a 111,212-square-foot shopping center located in Lake Forest, for $14.2 million. Situated on 10 acres, the property was fully occupied at the time of sale. Tenants include 99 Cents Only, Guitar Center, Island Pacific, Harbor Freight Tools, Bank of America, Del Taco and Dunkin. John Redfield of SRS Real Estate Partners’ Investment Property Group arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller. Jon Davis of SVN represented the buyer, a private investor.

March 16, 2023

Affordable Housing California Development Multifamily Western

AHF to Convert Insurance Exchange Building in Downtown LA to Affordable Housing

by Jeff Shaw March 16, 2023

LOS ANGELES — AHF has purchased the historic Insurance Exchange Building in downtown Los Angeles through its Healthy Housing Foundation banner for $21.2 million. The global AIDS organization plans to renovate and convert the 12-story property into housing for the homeless and extremely low-income individuals. The building will be rebranded as Angel Tower. Once renovation is complete, AHF’s total number of affordable rental housing units across Greater Los Angeles will reach 1,666.

March 16, 2023

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