CALABASAS, CALIF. — Gantry has arranged a total of $364 million in long-term refinancing for Calabasas-based The Ezralow Co. for 15 separate self-storage and industrial assets in California. Paige Serden, Peter Welsh, Braden Turnbull and Josh Natker of Gantry’s Los Angeles production office structured the loans, which were sourced from four separate life insurance companies, three of which are Gantry’s correspondent lenders. Totaling 1.75 million square feet, the 12 Price Self Storage-operated properties are located in Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, Ventura, Riverside, San Bernardino and Contra Counties. The three industrial properties offer a total of 428,000 square feet of multi-tenant space in Southern California.
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CAMARILLO, CARLSBAD, RANCHO MIRAGE AND SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CALIF. — CareTrust REIT Inc. (NASDAQ: CTRE) has purchased four continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) in the upscale Southern California submarkets of Camarillo, Carlsbad, Rancho Mirage and San Juan Capistrano. The campuses, which hotelier Marriott International Inc. originally developed between 1999 and 2000, total 637 assisted living, skilled nursing and memory care beds. CareTrust’s initial investment in the four rental CCRCs, inclusive of capital expenditure commitments and transaction costs, was approximately $126.1 million. Bayshire Senior Communities, an existing CareTrust tenant based in San Diego, will lease and operate the Rancho Mirage and Carlsbad campuses under an amendment to Bayshire’s existing master lease. Aspen Skilled Healthcare, based in Laguna Niguel, will lease and operate the San Juan Capistrano and Camarillo campuses under a new 15-year master lease with CareTrust. Aggregate annual cash rent for the first year is approximately $8.6 million, increasing to $9.4 million in the second year with CPI-based annual escalators thereafter. The acquisition was funded using CareTrust’s $600 million unsecured revolving credit facility. Evans Senior Investment represented the seller, an institutional owner, in the transaction.
Treeline Multifamily Partners Buys West 38 Multifamily Community in Wheat Ridge, Colorado
by Amy Works
WHEAT RIDGE, COLO. — An affiliate of Denver-based Treeline Multifamily Partners has purchased West 38, an apartment property located at 7333 West 38th Ave. in Wheat Ridge, a western suburb of Denver. Wazee Properties sold the asset for an undisclosed price. West 38 totals 165 apartments and 7,243 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Units feature stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, designer cabinetry, custom tile backsplashes, under-cabinet LED lighting, gooseneck faucets, recessed light fixtures, LVT wide-plank wood flooring, walk-in closets, in-unit washers/dryers, Nest thermostats and vaulted ceilings. Community amenities include a resort-style pool and spa; fitness center and yoga room; gated and covered structured parking; bike and ski repair facilities; conference and coworking spaces; a clubhouse; indoor and outdoor lounges; and cooking stations. Terrance Hunt, Shane Ozment, Chris Cowan, Amanda Meldrum and Craig Ratterman of Newmark represented the seller in the deal. Additionally, Charlie Williams, Tim Weldon and David Treadwell of Newmark placed acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer.
DENVER — NorthPeak Commercial Advisors has arranged the sale of Mississippi Plaza Apartments, a multifamily property located at 1380 W. Mississippi Ave. in Denver. The undisclosed buyer, part of a 1031 exchange out of Wyoming, acquired the asset for $3.2 million, or $135,000 per unit, from an undisclosed seller in an off-market transaction. The 13,521-square-foot property features 24 apartments. Kevin Calame and Matt Lewallen of NorthPeak Commercial Advisors represented both parties in the transaction.
Trammell Crow, Clarion Partners Acquire 25-Acre Site for Tolleson 107 Logistics Center in Arizona
by Amy Works
TOLLESON, ARIZ. — The Phoenix business unit of Trammel Crow, in partnership with Clarion Partners, has purchased a 25-acre site for the development of Tolleson 107 Logistics Center. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Located in Tolleson, the 332,075-square-foot logistics facility will include 4.6 acres dedicated to retail space. Butler Design Group designed the asset, which will feature 36-foot clear heights, concrete truck courts, four point of access, 52-foot by 52-foot column spacing with 60-foot speed bays, 266 car parking stalls, 54 trailer parking stalls and an ESFR sprinkler system. Groundbreaking is slated for April, with tenancy ready by year-end. Phil Haenel, Andy Markham and Mike Haenel of Cushman & Wakefield are handling leasing of the project.
BILLINGS, MONT. — Brinkman Real Estate, in partnership with Blue Field Capital, has purchased King West One, an apartment property in Billings. The acquisition is Brinkman’s first in Montana. Built in 2009, King West One features 128 two-story, townhome-style apartments ranging from 680 square feet to 1,100 square feet with individual detached garages. The complex is spread across 13 buildings. At the time of sale, the property was nearly 100 percent occupied. Terms of the transaction were not released.
CALABASAS, CALIF. — Crusader Insurance Co. has completed the sale of a two-story office building located at 26050 Mureau Road in Calabasas. An undisclosed buyer acquired the asset for $12.7 million, or $271 per square foot. Built in 1997, the 46,899-square-foot building features a training center, boardrooms, fitness center, server rooms, employee lounge, outdoor patio, elevator and 157 parking spaces. Jay Rubin and Eugene Kim of Lee & Associates represented the seller, while Craig Miller and Todd Cobin of Stone Miller represented the seller in the deal.
Global One Logistics to Occupy 262,260 SF LogistiCenter at Park Meridian in Riverside, California
by Amy Works
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — Global One Logistics has inked a deal to lease LogistiCenter at Park Meridian in Riverside. The third-party warehousing and distribution specialist serving the home fashion and apparel industry will occupy the Class A building located at 21822 Opportunity Way in the Inland Empire East submarket. The property totals 262,260 square feet. Phil Lombardo, Chuck Belden, Andrew Starnes and Cruise Adams of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, Dermody Partners, in the lease.
CapRock Partners Transacts 10 MSF of Industrial Real Estate, Opens Two Offices During 2020
by Amy Works
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. — CapRock Partners has acquired, leased or sold nearly 10 million square feet of industrial space across the Western United States and opened two offices in Phoenix and Northern California, welcoming 26 new employees, according to the Newport Beach-based firm. CapRock Partners signed 10 leases totaling more than 5.3 million square feet; acquired eight properties and land sites totaling 4.2 million square feet; and sold 196,534 square feet across two properties. Additionally, an institutional investor retained the company to manage a six-asset, 1.9 million-square-foot industrial real estate portfolio that spans four markets. These transactions bring CapRock’s total investment, development and asset management pipeline to more than 25 million total square feet since inception in 2009. On the development side, the company completed more than 4.1 million square feet of Class A industrial product across the Las Vegas basin and Inland Empire, including the 3 million-square-foot Commerce Center in Ontario, California, which CapRock developed on behalf of Ivanhoé Cambridge. Since March 2020, the company started construction of an additional 2.8 million square feet and successfully received entitlements for over 3 million square feet in multiple projects across the Inland Empire. This brings CapRock’s total either recently constructed or …
BURBANK, CALIF. — Once a shopping mall mainstay, The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) has announced plans to close at least 60 of its brick-and-mortar locations — or 30 percent — in the U.S. and Canada in a bid to shift its focus to e-commerce. These closures are being described as the “beginning” of the company’s downsizing efforts, according to The New York Times, with a significant number of overseas stores also expected to close in 2021. The specific stores to be closed were not disclosed. Changing consumer behavior was cited as a catalyst for the announced closures, according to CNBC. The Walt Disney Co. owns and operates 200 Disney Stores in North America, 60 in Europe, 45 in Japan and two in China, according to the company’s annual report for fiscal year 2020. These closures mark the company’s latest effort in revamping the Disney Store shopping experience. The Walt Disney Co. redesigned a number of stores in 2017 in an attempt to boost business, according to The New York Times, incorporating live video feeds from the company’s theme parks and skewing merchandise away from toys and towards fashion for young adults. Disney also expanded its merchandising relationship with Target during 2019, announcing …