BERKELEY, CALIF. — A joint venture between WEST Builders and Spectrum Partners has completed The Enclave, a 253-bed student housing community master leased to the University of California, Berkeley. The property offers shared amenities including retail space occupied by a vegan hamburger restaurant, an upscale sandwich shop and a virtual reality experience operator; two outdoor terraces; an interior courtyard; and a large rooftop deck.
LAKEWOOD, COLO. — Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital has arranged $47.6 million in bond financing for the construction of The Notable, an affordable multifamily property in Lakewood. Anthea Martin of Bellwether Enterprise’s Denver office originated the loan on behalf of the borrower, Zocalo Development. Jim Gillespie and Ilya Weinstein of Bellwether Enterprise’s New York office led the private placement. Located at 730 Simms St., The Notable is a proposed five-story, 218-unit adaptive reuse multifamily community situated on more than six acres. Currently, the site consists of a four-story commercial office building, which has been fully gutted in anticipation of the rehabilitation. Once complete, The Notable will feature 10 studio units, 165 one-bedroom units and 43 two-bedroom units. The majority of the apartments — 208 units — will be available to residents earning up to 60 percent of the area median income (AMI). The remaining 10 units will be available at or below 50 percent AMI. Community amenities will include on-site laundry facilities, a fitness center, art studio, performance studio, rooftop deck, dog washing station, central courtyard, bike storage and leasing office. RBC Community was the equity syndicator and Colorado Housing and Finance Authority was the bond issuer for the deal.
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. — Stepp Commercial has arranged the sale of a multifamily building located at 1237 N. Orange Grove in West Hollywood. Los Angeles-based Bold Partners acquired the asset from a Los Angeles-based private investor for $3 million. Built in 1926, the two-story, Spanish-style value-add property features eight one-bedroom/one-bath apartments. Each unit offers hardwood flooring, large windows with ample natural light, modernized kitchens and baths with custom tiles, recessed lighting and designer fixtures. On-site amenities include seven parking spaces, laundry facilities and a community courtyard patio with seating. Kimberly Stepp of Stepp Commercial represented the seller and buyer in the deal.
VENTURA, CALIF. — County Schools Federal Credit Union (CSFCU) has purchased a retail property located at 3954 E. Main St. in Ventura. Terms of the off-market transaction were not released. CSFCU plans to renovate the site, which includes a 2,480-square-foot retail building, to serve as the company’s new headquarters, including a customer banking area, conference room and office space. The credit union is downsizing from its nearby 9,600-square-foot headquarters. Hayden Eaves, Kristen Sullivan and Matthew Spear of Avison Young represented the buyer, while Dustin Dammeyer of Dammeyer & Associates represented the seller, a Texas-based private investor, in the transaction.
GOODYEAR, ARIZ. — Housing Trust Group (HTG) has closed on financing to begin construction of Aviva – Goodyear, an apartment development in Goodyear. The property will be HTG’s second Aviva multifamily community that embraces eco-friendly, luxury living with an array of wellness-oriented amenities. With the first apartments slated for delivery in September 2021, the $71 million Aviva – Goodyear will feature 288 luxury apartment residences in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts with open floor plans; kitchens featuring quartz and granite countertops and stainless steel appliances; nine-foot ceilings with vaulted ceilings on upper floors; walk-in closets; wide-plank flooring; and private patios with storage. Located at 4175 N. Falcon Drive, the gated community will offer two swimming pools with spas surrounded by cabana beds, chaise lounge chairs, fire pits and outdoor games. A 10,000-square-foot clubhouse will offer a media and game room, billiards table and co-working spaces with private conference rooms. Also, Aviva – Goodyear will feature a health and wellness center including smart cardio machines, free weights, boxing and a yoga/spin studio with a 24/7 virtual trainer, a playground with covered seating areas, basketball court and a dog park with covered seating and a dog agility course. Slated …
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has directed the sale of 2647 6th Street, a 24-unit multifamily property located in Santa Monica. A private investor sold the asset to another private investor for $8 million in an all-cash transaction. David O’Keefe and Steve Bogoyevac of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and buyer in the deal. Built in 1968, the building was converted to condominiums via Tenant Ownership Rights Charter Amendment (TORCA), but is currently operating as an apartment building. The property features four studios, 19 one-bedroom units and four two-bedroom units.
TOPPENISH, WASH. — Crystal Investment Property (CIP) has arranged the sale of the Quality Inn & Suites in Toppenish. Terms of the transaction were not released. The hotel features 44 guest rooms with interior corridors and room entrances in a mix of accessible rooms, suites, kitchenettes and family rooms. On-site amenities include a breakfast area, exercise room, guest laundry, truck/bus/RV parking and a business center. Additionally, the property offers excess land for potential development of hotel amenities and/or expansion. CIP represented the undisclosed seller in the sale. The name of the buyer was also not disclosed.
PORTLAND, ORE. — NorthMarq has arranged the $5.6 million refinance of Willamette Wharf, an office property located at 4640 S.W. Macadam Ave. in Portland. Bob Spiro and Scott Moline of NorthMarq’s Seattle office secured the financing for the undisclosed borrower. The transaction was structured with a 10-year term on a 25-year amortization schedule. NorthMarq arranged the financing through its correspondent relationship with a life insurance company. The two-story building features 51,716 square feet of multi-tenant office space.
CORONA, CALIF. — Redlands, California-based Sierra Way Industrial Partners has purchased an industrial building located at 1160 California in Corona. A private seller sold the asset for $3.9 million. Built in 1990 on 1.1 acres, the 22,547-square-foot property features 2,400 square feet of office space, 24-foot clear heights, a large secured yard and two ground- and grade-level doors. Avison Young’s Cody Lerner and Stan Nowak represented the buyer and seller in the transaction. Additionally, Lerner and Alex Heim and Nesha Ritchie of Lee & Associates have been retained by the owner as leasing agents.
Reducing the Los Angeles economy to the entertainment industry would be a serious mistake. In fact, the L.A. labor market is highly diversified with world-class healthcare, professional services, biotech and technology clusters providing co-sector leadership — no one-trick pony is this. Nonetheless, the entertainment industry is the single element that separates this metro economy from all others, and its tentacles are long. In its absence, the metro’s financial and professional services, tourism and digital media sectors might seem almost ordinary. Hollywood content production has been curtailed dramatically by social distancing demands. Active filming in the second quarter plummeted 98 percent from the year before, according to nonprofit industry group FilmLA. This has a devastating effect on thousands of employees on industry payrolls and many times more freelancers, sole proprietors and contract employees that make up the bulk of the film and TV industry’s creative workers. Consequently, the L.A. labor market absorbed among the hardest blows dealt by COVID-19. Although second quarter L.A. County payroll employment declined only 12.4 percent year on year, in line with outcomes observed in the Bay Area and San Diego, total employment — a government statistic that includes the self-employed and gig economy workers — plunged …
