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12626-Matteson-Ave-Los-Angeles-CA

LOS ANGELES — El Segundo, Calif.-based Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has arranged the sale of a residential property located at 12626 Matteson Ave. in Los Angeles. An undisclosed buyer acquired the asset for $9.7 million. The name of the seller was not released. Built in 1988 in Los Angeles’ Westside neighborhood, the building features 20 units in a mix of two-bedroom and four-bedroom apartments with lofts. Kyle Mirrafati of Matthews Real Estate represented the buyer and seller in the deal.

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4170-Business-Center-Dr-Fremont-CA

FREMONT, CALIF. — First Industrial has acquired a light industrial warehouse and manufacturing facility in Fremont. An undisclosed seller sold the property for $9.1 million. The 38,692-square-foot property is located at 4160-4170 Business Center Drive. The asset was built to accommodate a variety of uses from manufacturing to last-mile delivery services. Joe Yamin of Colliers represented the seller, while Century 21 represented the buyer in the transaction.

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8155-Byron-Rd-Whittier-CA

WHITTIER, CALIF. — Avison Young has arranged the sale of an industrial building located at 8155 Byron Road in Whittier. The undisclosed seller sold the asset to a private buyer for $5.5 million. Built in 1974 on 1.5 acres, the 32,000-square-foot property includes 3,000 square feet of office space, 16 parking spaces, two roll-up doors and 20-foot to 22-foot clear heights. The seller is a company that manufactured racking systems for the grocery industry and vacated the property prior to escrow. The buyer intends to use the building for its business. Chris Maling, David Mailing and Paul Clark of Avison Young represented the seller, while Lee & Associates represented the buyer in the deal.

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Organic-Roots-Corona-CA

CORONA, CALIF. — Organic Roots, a family-owned organic and natural food store, has opened a its location at McKinley Crossroads. ShopOne Centers REIT owns the property, located in Corona. This is the retailer’s second store, joining its existing location in Temecula. Organic Roots offers local, organic products, all-natural foods, health and body care products, and supplements. Additionally, the store features a wide selection of foods for specialized diets, including vegan, vegetarian, gluten free, low sugar, paleo and keto. Organic Roots will be open to seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and will offer senior citizen shopping hours and curbside pickup for the duration of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Park-One-Phoenix-AZ

PHOENIX — Velocis has received a $33.8 million loan for the refinancing of Park One, a Class A office property in Phoenix’s Camelback Corridor. Dana Summer, Bruce Francis, Bob Ybarra, Shaun Moothart, Doug Birrell and Jim Korinek of CBRE secured the financing through Alliance Bank of Arizona for the borrower. Located at 2111, 2121 and 2141 E. Highland Ave., Park One is a three-building campus offering a total of 217,433 square feet of office space. The campus comprises a two-story building, four-story building and a freestanding restaurant. At the time of financing, the property was 92 percent leased. Park One features remodeled common areas and amenity spaces, including lobbies, corridors, elevator cabs, on-site café, landscaping and outdoor seating areas. The property is within walking distance to a variety of restaurant and shopping options, including Biltmore Fashion Park.

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SAN FERNANDO VALLEY, CALIF. — Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has directed the sale of a nine-property multifamily portfolio in San Fernando Valley. The portfolio traded for $20.2 million in an off-market transaction. The names of the seller and buyer were not released. Totaling 124 units, the portfolio consists of nine apartment buildings spread across the San Fernando Valley, a 250-square-mile urbanized region of Los Angeles County comprising 34 neighborhoods and nearly 1.7 million people. Daniel Withers and John Boyett of Matthews Multifamily division arranged the sale.

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MONTANA — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of two skilled nursing facilities totaling 338 beds in Montana. The seller is a national operator that was looking to leave the state to focus on other markets. The undisclosed buyer assumed the seller’s HUD debt against the properties. The price and locations of the facilities were not disclosed.

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11732-Rosecrans-Ave-Norwalk-CA

NORWALK AND CITY OF INDUSTRY, CALIF. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sales of two vacant retail assets located in Los Angeles County for a combined consideration of $4.8 million. Happy Sky Inc. acquired the 8,100-square-foot building, located at 11732 Rosecrans Ave. in Norwalk. Completed in 1950, the freestanding building is situated on 0.5 acres of land. The adjacent 29-stall parking lot was included in the deal. The buyer plans to convert the property, which was formerly occupied by Mega Shoe Factory, into a coin-operated laundromat. Bliss Car Wash purchased the 1.1-acre, two-parcel asset at 120 S. Hacienda Blvd. in City of Industry. Formerly a bank branch building with a drive-thru, the one-story, 5,500-square-foot building features 66 parking spaces on a rectangular lot. The buyer plans to demolish the existing building and construct an express car wash facility on the property. Adam Friedlander of JLL Retail Capital Markets represented the sellers, private investors, in each transaction.

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TACOMA, WASH. — Ready Capital has closed $2.1 million in refinancing for an apartment building located in Tacoma. The undisclosed sponsor constructed the 10-unit, Class B asset in 2015. The non-recourse, hybrid-rate loan features a 20-year term (seven years fixed rate and 13 years floating rate), a 30-year amortization schedule and yield maintenance prepay.

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Mark Strauss Walker Dunlop

In recent weeks, the ability of commercial real estate owners to access debt and equity has come into question as the novel coronavirus wreaks havoc on the economy. While some deals in the pipeline are still getting done, the debt markets took a pause as the pandemic took hold. Debt markets were waiting for clarity on how various sectors would react, according to Mark Strauss, managing director of capital markets, and Rob Quarton, director of capital markets, with Walker & Dunlop’s Irvine, Calif., office. The two recently spoke with REBusinessOnline via Zoom about the robustness of certain asset types, market stability, debt pricing and adoption of tech-heavy creativity in the wake of COVID-19 and its effects on commercial real estate nationwide. Commercial Real Estate Debt & Coronavirus Strauss and Quarton primarily work with institutional capital sources that provide capitalization for commercial real estate developers and owners. As such, they have a broad view of all debt markets and their willingness to fund. Debt funds are one of the most affected areas of the financial markets. “The way that debt funds finance their position behind the scenes — either using collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), bank warehouse lines or repo facilities — …

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