SANTA CLARITA, CALIF. — Affiliates of Covington Group, along with an institutional capital partner, have acquired Saugus Station Industrial Center, a portfolio of buildings totaling 1 million square feet of industrial space in Santa Clarita. Situated on 69.5 acres, the 24-building complex offers varying clear heights up to 39 feet and units ranging in size from 8,000 square feet to 133,000 square feet. At the time of purchase, the property was 100 percent occupied. The acquisition also includes a separate, 24-acre, fully horizontally improved land site. Covington plans to implement a property and asset management strategy that will focus on tenant retention and aesthetic improvements to the property to increase curb appeal. Craig Peters and Doug Sonderegger of CBRE represented the buyer and seller in the deal. Terms of the transaction were disclosed.
PETALUMA, CALIF. — Paragon Commercial Group and Canyon Partners Real Estate have purchased Washington Square, a multi-tenant, grocery-anchored shopping center in Petaluma. This acquisition is the ninth investment completed by Paragon and its joint venture with Canyon Catalyst Fund, and Paragon’s fifth retail acquisition in 2021. Terms of the transaction were not released. Situated on the corner of South McDowell Boulevard and East Washington Street, Washington Square features 215,761 square feet of retail space. Current tenants include Bank of America, Wells Fargo, WestAmerica Bank, Planet Fitness, Party City and Pet Food Express. The center was developed in 1971 and owned by the same company for 35 years.
BERKELEY, CALIF. — San Francisco-based City Center Realty Partners (CCRP), in joint venture with Contrarian Capital Management, has purchased Parker Innovation Hub, a three-building office/R&D/life sciences complex in Berkeley. The buildings, located at 2067 7th St, 918 Parker St. and 2612 8th St., comprise 40,580 square feet of office space. Scott Prosser, Mark Kol, Mike Raffetto and Jack DePuy of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller and buyer in the deal. CCRP plans to convert the office property into life sciences space. Huue, a venture-backed biotechnology company that creates environmentally sustainable dyes, recently leased space at the property.
COMMERCE, CALIF. — PSRS has provided $45 million in financing for an industrial building in Commerce. Built in 1960 on two acres, the property features 649,000 square feet of owner-user warehouse space. The building features 32-foot clear heights and a parking ratio of approximately 2.00/1,000 per square feet. Additionally, the property features 75 percent industrial space and 25 percent office. Michael Tanner and Jonny Soleimani of PSRS secured a non-recourse loan with a 10-year term and 30-year amortization.
LA PUENTE, CALIF. — Meta Housing Corp., Western Community Housing Inc. and the City of La Puente have opened Arboleda Senior Apartments, an affordable, 74-unit multifamily community for adults age 62 years and older. The property features one- and two-bedroom units with rents ranging from 40 percent to 70 percent below market rate. Meta Housing partnered with Bank of America, California Community Reinvestment Corp., Los Angeles County Development Authority and the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee to finance the project.
CULVER CITY, CALIF. — A joint venture between The John Buck Company (JBC) and 3 Mile Radius (3MR) Capital is set to break ground on 11111 Jefferson, a $210 million mixed-use project located roughly 10 miles outside Los Angeles in Culver City. The five-story development will include 230 units of multifamily above 55,000 square feet of retail space, 11,450 square feet of second-floor office space and parking for more than 650 vehicles. Plans for the project also include a 13,000-square-foot open courtyard and a 30,000-square-foot public park along Machado Road. The site is currently home to retail space occupied by Coco’s restaurant, an auto repair garage and a post office. Thorofare Capital Inc. recently provided $34.1 million in pre-development acquisition financing to the joint venture for an anticipated groundbreaking in 2022. David Perlman of Thorofare originated the loan and Jacob Yi and Paul Kim led underwriting and executed closing for the financing. JBC is a real estate investment, development and operating company focused on major U.S. markets. Since its inception, the Chicago-based company has acquired, developed or redeveloped over 47 million square feet of office, multifamily and mixed-use properties. Los Angeles-based 3MR Capital is a privately held real estate firm …
BELMONT, CALIF. — Westlake Group has completed the disposition of Shoreway Innovation Center, an office building located at 1301 Shoreway Road in Belmont. Four Corners Properties acquired the asset for $90.2 million. The four-story Shoreway Innovation Center features 150,000 square feet of Class A office space. At the time of sale, the property was 82 percent leased to a mix of tenants with less than three years of average remaining lease term. The property also includes seven acres along US-101 in Belmont. Mike Taquino, Kyle Kovac, Joe Moriarty and Scott Prosser of CBRE Capital Markets in Northern California represented the seller in the transaction.
SIGNAL HILL, CALIF. — CenterPoint Properties has acquired nine acres of land at 2550 Orange Ave. in Signal Hill from Signal Hill Petroleum for an undisclosed price. CenterPoint plans to develop a 100,147-square-foot distribution facility with 17 dock-high doors and 73 trailer parking stalls on the former driving range site. Tom Holland, Justin Domblaser and Alex Matar represented CenterPoint in the deal.
VISTA, CALIF. — Black Lion Investment Group has completed the sale of the fifth and final parcel of Vista Terrace Marketplace, a retail property in Vista. Crow Holdings acquired the two-acre parcel, which features 28,440 square feet of retail space, for $13.3 million. Vista Terrace Marketplace is currently more than 90 percent occupied by a variety of tenants, including Jersey Mike’s Subs, Pacific Dental, Sports Clips and Discovery Preschool. Gleb Lvovich and Daniel Tyner of JLL’s Capital Markets team handled the transaction.
PORTLAND, ORE. — M&T Realty Capital Corp. has arranged a $20 million FHA-insured loan to refinance a 98-unit memory care facility in Portland. The loan was completed under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Federal Housing Authority (FHA) 232/223(f) program. At an 80 percent loan-to-value ratio, the non-recourse, 35-year, fully amortizing loan with a fixed interest rate below 2.4 percent refinanced M&T Realty’s bridge loan. Located within a designated Opportunity Zone, the FHA application was given priority treatment within the FHA queue resulting in the bridge loan being refinanced in under seven months. Steven Muth of M&T Realty Capital’s Richmond office led the transaction, in collaboration with Chris Tesla.