TEMPE, ARIZ. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has arranged $90.7 million in fixed-rate financing for CrossHarbor Capital Partners for the refinancing of The Cameron, an apartment complex in Tempe. Built in 2020 on 13.3 acres, the four-story community features 349 apartments, a pool deck with cabanas, fitness center, clubhouse, outdoor courtyard with fireplaces and lounge spaces, pet spa and bocce ball court. Hayley Suminski and Greg Halvorson of KeyBank structured the nine-year loan from funds managed by Apollo Global Management as lender. The financing features a 4.5-year interest-only period followed by a 30-year amortization schedule.
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LAFAYETTE, CALIF. — An institutional investment group has acquired a two-property retail portfolio in Lafayette from an undisclosed private seller. Terms of the transaction were not released. The portfolio includes La Fiesta Square, a 3.9-acre open-air, convenience-oriented lifestyle center, and Lafayette Mercantile, a 56,614-square-foot mixed-use asset. La Fiesta Square features 74,295 square feet of retail space spread across five buildings. The three-story Lafayette Mercantile offers ground-floor retail space and office space on the second and third floors. Nicholas Bicardo and Steven Golubchik of Newmark represented the seller in the transaction.
LOS ANGELES — JLL Capital Markets has provided a $30.3 million loan to refinance Nantucket Creek, a 172-unit, garden-style, age-restricted apartment community in the Chatsworth neighborhood of Los Angeles. JLL worked on behalf of the borrower, Universe Holdings, to secure the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through Freddie Mac. JLL Real Estate Capital LLC will service the loan. Proceeds from the loan also provided a return of equity to Universe’s balance sheet, which the company plans to use toward future acquisitions. Nantucket Creek comprises one- and two-bedroom units ranging from 623 to 1,100 square feet. The community is located along California’s State Route 27, providing access to local retail and dining centers, as well as Chatsworth Dry Lake Nature Preserve and West Hills Hospital and Medical Center. Charles Halladay, Jonah Aelyon and Elle Miraglia led the JLL Capital Markets debt advisory team representing the borrower.
Duke Realty Starts Construction of Three Spec Industrial Developments in Northern California
by Amy Works
SAN JOSE, RICHMOND AND HAYWARD, CALIF. — Duke Realty (NYSE: DRE) has started construction of three speculative industrial facilities in Northern California. The projects include: a 302,772-square-foot development with 42-foot clear heights, 47 dock-high doors, 108 truck trailer spaces, 296 car spaces and up to 12,000 amps of power on 17.4 acres at 5853 Rue Ferrari in San Jose. a 153,803-square-foot facility with 36-foot clear heights, 24 dock-high doors, 36 truck trailer spaces and 140 car spaces at 731 W. Cutting Blvd. in Richmond. a 157,725-square-foot property with 36-foot clear heights, 24 dock-high doors, 65 trailer parking stalls and 79 car spaces at 24493 Clawiter Road in Hayward. Chip Sutherland, Rob Shannon and Ben Knight of CBRE are listing brokers for the San Jose asset; Jason Ovadia, Mike Murray, Patrick Metzger and Greg Matter of JLL are handling listing for the Richmond property; and Bob Ferraro, Kevin Hatcher and Chris Van Keulen of CBRE are listing brokers for the Hayward facility.
BUCKEYE, ARIZ. — Vestar, in partnership with DMB Development, has unveiled plans for Verrado Marketplace, a commercial space near Verrado, an 8,800-acre master-planned community in Buckeye. Totaling more than 500,000 square feet of space, Verrado Marketplace will feature a grocery store, apparel and home décor stores, a department store, movie theater, specialty shops, restaurants and services. Additionally, the project will feature public outdoor spaces. Verrado Marketplace will be designed to complement the small-town neighborhood charm of the Verrado community. The marketplace will be located at the northeast corner of Verrado Way and Interstate 10. Construction is slated to begin in mid-2023 following necessary approvals from the City of Buckeye.
AURORA, COLO. — JAGreen Development (JAG), in partnership with an affiliate of New York-based Raith Capital Partners, has acquired 157 acres in Aurora for the development of AEROS Logistics Center, a Class A industrial park. AEROS Logistics Center will feature 2 million square feet of logistics, distribution, manufacturing, construction and data center space. Tenants will have the option to buy or lease from the property. The park could accommodate two 1 million-square-foot, east/west-facing, cross-dock buildings, or it could be divided into smaller parcels. Aaron Valdez, Alec Rhodes and Tyler Smith of Cushman & Wakefield represented JAG in the acquisition and will handle the marketing for AEROS.
CHINO, CALIF. — Newmark has arranged the sale of Country Fair Shopping Center, a multi-tenant neighborhood shopping center in Chino. Red Mountain Group acquired the property from a publicly traded REIT based in New York for $42.2 million. Pete Bethea, Rob Ippolito and Glenn Rudy of Newmark represented the seller in the deal. Located at 11901-12089 Central Ave., Country Fair Shopping Center features 168,264 square feet of retail space. At the time of sale, the center was 92 percent occupied. Current tenants include PetSmart, Rite Aid, Dollar Tree, Harbor Freight Tools, America’s Tires, Kaiser Permanente and Sherwin-Williams.
SALEM, ORE. — Northmarq has arranged $12.9 million in refinancing for May’s Landing Apartments, a multifamily community in Salem. Salem-based Rushing Group, the borrower, recently constructed the garden-style, 96-unit multifamily property. The permanent refinance will allow the borrower to take out its interim bridge debt, which it utilized during the property’s lease-up, and return equity for its next multifamily development. Conor Freeman of Northmarq’s San Diego office arranged the refinancing for borrower. The transaction was structured with a 10-year term and 10 years of interest-only payments.
Scriba Waldron Capital Purchases Fiesta Square Office Complex in Mesa, Arizona for $7.2M
by Amy Works
MESA, ARIZ. — Newport Beach, Calif.-based Scriba Waldron Capital has acquired Fiesta Square, a multi-tenant office complex in Mesa. A private individual sold the asset for $7.2 million, or $208 per square foot. Eric Wichterman and Mike Coover of Cushman & Wakefield represented the buyer and seller in the deal. Comprising two two-story buildings, the asset totals 34,974 square feet of creative office space. At the time of sale, the property was fully leased. Built in 1985, Fiesta Square is located at 1220 S. Alma School Road.
SAN DIEGO — Trammell Crow Co. (TCC), in partnership with CBRE Investment Management on behalf of a separate account client, has unveiled plans to build Vista Sorrento Labs, a 116,000-square-foot speculative life sciences development in the Sorrento Mesa submarket of San Diego. The purpose-built life sciences building marks the first ground-up life sciences project in San Diego for both firms. The partnership plans to begin demolition of an existing building on the site and break ground on the new facility in the fourth quarter of this year. Completion is slated for early 2024. The four-story building will feature floor plates spanning 32,000 square feet. The project will feature Class A lab, clean room and office space as well as onsite chemical storage. Ware Malcomb designed the building, which will include amenities such as electric vehicle charging stations, locker rooms, indoor and outdoor conference rooms, bike storage, surface and structured parking, a fitness center and lounge. “This fall’s scheduled groundbreaking will mark the first of multiple planned ground-up life sciences developments in Sorrento Mesa, which will add approximately 700,000 square feet of much-needed life sciences space to the submarket,” says Chris Tipre of TCC Newport Beach. “Vista Sorrento Labs is located …