LOS ANGELES — Ware Malcomb has completed the interior design build-out of a pharmacy location at the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles. The firm provided interior architecture and design services for the tenant improvement project, totaling 2,819 square feet. HC Olson Construction served as general contractor for the project. The redesign enabled the university’s pharmacy services at the USC University Park Campus in Los Angeles to move into a larger location that is near other health services to better serve students, staff and the public. The pharmacy includes a retail area with product display, two consultation rooms, a waiting area, dedicated receiving area for deliveries, compliant staff restroom and a break room. Additionally, the building’s footprint can accommodate Script Pro, a pharmacy robot that fills prescriptions, and its infrastructure includes uninterruptible power supply (UPS) battery backups for pharmacological systems and technology.
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. — Cain International and Eldridge Industries have secured a $300 million investment from VICI Properties Inc. (NYSE: VICI) for the development of One Beverly Hills, a luxury mixed-use development located in the Los Angeles County community of Beverly Hills. Construction on One Beverly Hills, which was originally announced in 2021, is currently underway with recent local coverage valuing the development at $5 billion. Foster + Partners master-planned the 17.5-acre project, which will include hospitality, residential, retail and restaurant space. One Beverly Hills will be anchored by a luxury Aman-branded hotel and two Aman-branded residential towers designed by Kerry Hill Architects. The hotel will offer 78 all-suite guest rooms overlooking the Los Angeles Country Club. The three towers will offer access to private gardens and a 100,000-square-foot Aman Club, the brand’s private membership club offering wellness, dining and social spaces. The project will also include a full-scale refurbishment of The Beverly Hilton, an iconic hotel that hosts the Golden Globes awards show and Milken Institute conference annually. Renovations are being led by David Collins Studio and will integrate designs that play homage to the property’s legacy. One Beverly Hills will also include curated luxury retail and dining space to …
ROCKLIN, CALIF. — USA Properties Fund has completed Terracina at Whitney Ranch, an affordable housing property in Rocklin. USA Properties Fund developed the $104 million apartment community without local or state subsides, relying only on tax credits. Bank of America is the construction and tax credit lender on the project, while Citi Community Capital is the permanent lender. Located at 801 University Ave., Terracina at Whitney Ranch offers 288 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments with energy-efficient appliances and light fixtures, ceiling fans and low-flow faucets, showers and toilets. Rents for one-bedroom units range from approximately $592 to $1,374 per month, based on household income, while three-bedroom apartments range from $781 to $2,007 per month. Apartments are reserved for residents who earn 30 percent to 70 percent of the median income for Placer County, Calif. Onsite amenities include a 4,000-square-foot clubhouse with a community room, fitness room, swimming pool, courtyard with seating, tot-lot play area, a dog park and EV charging stations, as well as laundry facilities. Additionally, the community includes an outdoor fitness area with workout equipment.
MARANA, ARIZ. — FJM Merced Associates LP has acquired 26,400 square feet of industrial space at 6898-6910 N. Camino Martin in Marana, a suburb of Tucson. An entity doing business as Acorn Ventures LLC sold the asset for $2.5 million. Alex Demeroutis and Andrew Keim of Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR represented the buyer, while Max Fisher of BRD Realty represented the seller in the transaction.
SAN RAFAEL, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale-leaseback of a mixed-use building located at 2066 4th St. in San Rafael. A limited liability company sold the asset to an undisclosed buyer for $1.4 million. Built in 1946, the 5,739-square-foot property offers one retail unit, one office unit, six single-room occupancy units and a one-bedroom/one-bath residential unit. John Lee, Adam Levin and Robert Johnston of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the deal. The seller will remain as a commercial tenant at the property.
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Forbright Bank has provided a $44.2 million HUD-insured loan to finance a 318-bed skilled nursing, assisted living and memory care facility located in the Silicon Valley city of San Jose. Further details about the property were not released. Provided under the HUD 232/223(f) program, the 35-year, fully amortizing term loan will be used to refinance existing Forbright Bank bridge and partnership debt, as well as cover the cost of recent capital expenditures and critical repairs. Forbright originally provided acquisition financing and a line of credit for working capital for the undisclosed borrower in 2022.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — Desert Christian Schools Inc. has sold a property located at 10129 E. Speedway Blvd. in Tucson, to Richard and Connie Luebke for $1.5 million. The 17,865-square-foot building was subsequently donated to Habitat for Humanity. Rob Tomlinson of Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR handled the transaction.
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Signs 225,000 SF Lease to Anchor Elco Yards Development in Silicon Valley
REDWOOD CITY, CALIF. — The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), one of the largest philanthropies supporting biomedical research and AI-driven science, has signed a 225,000-square-foot life sciences lease in Silicon Valley. The company will fully occupy one of four buildings at IQHQ Inc.’s Elco Yards mixed-use development underway in Redwood City, roughly 25 miles south of San Francisco. Situated along the Caltrain corridor on the San Francisco Peninsula, Elco Yards is a 670,000-square-foot mixed-use development that comprises four buildings offering lab, office and retail space. The project, which began construction in 2021, will deliver additional phases between mid-2025 and 2026. CZI is expected to officially occupy its newly leased space in 2027. The deal brings Elco Yards to 30 percent preleased, according to IQHQ. Founded by Dr. Priscilla Chan and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in 2015, CZI’s purpose is to eradicate disease, improve education and address the needs of local communities, while building a more “inclusive, just and healthy future for everyone,” according to the company’s mission statement. “We are excited to continue to grow our roots in Redwood City with this new space for our biomedical research efforts,” says Marc Malandro, chief operating officer of CZI and the CZ Biohub …
EL CENTRO, CALIF. — CBL Properties has completed the all-cash, $38.1 million disposition of Imperial Valley Mall in El Centro. The property served as collateral under CBL’s nonrecourse term loan. Net proceeds from the sale were applied to the term loan principal balance, which after closing was reduced to $680.3 million. The name of the buyer was not disclosed.
SEATTLE — Staypineapple has obtained $29.5 million in refinancing for The Maxwell Hotel, a 139-key boutique hotel in Seattle’s Queen Anne neighborhood. Adrienne Andrews and Jessica Mehra of JLL’s Hotels & Hospitality Group Debt Advisory team secured the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through a regional credit union for the borrower. Opened in 2010, the five-story property features spacious guest rooms with modern amenities, an indoor pool, fitness center and an onsite restaurant and bar, as well as 1,600 square feet of meeting space. The Maxwell Hotel is located at 300 Roy St., near the Seattle Center, Space Needle and Climate Pledge Arena.