CARLSBAD, CALIF. — Badiee Development has completed construction of Carlsbad Innovate, an adaptive flex industrial building located at 2810 Caribou Court in Carlsbad. Situated within Carlsbad Oaks North Business Park, Carlsbad Innovate feature 50,150 square feet of Class A space with energy-efficient lighting and appliances, polished concrete floors, high-image creative office finishes and large-scale open spaces. The building is 70 percent leased, with 15,558 square feet still available. Tenants include Zense, an innovator in diabetic predictive health solutions; an international conglomerate; and The Berg Group, a commercial drywall contractor. The project team included TFW as general contractor and Smith Consulting Architects as architect. Additionally, Ware Malcomb served as interior designer of all the speculative suites in the project.
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AURORA, COLO. — Gardner Capital, in partnership with the City of Aurora, has completed the development of Alameda View Apartments, a 116-unit affordable multifamily property located at 15501 E. Alameda Parkway in Aurora. With close proximity to public transportation and walking trails, Alameda View features 20 one-bedroom units, 60 two-bedroom units and 46 three-bedroom units. Ross Management is serving as property manager for the development. Funding for the project was provided by Colorado Housing and Finance Authority, Citibank and Stratford Capital Group. The project team included Arco Construction and Denver Urban Gardens.
SANTA FE, N.M. — Dah Commercial has purchased Wagon Self Storage, located at 2 Emblem Road in Santa Fe, for an undisclosed price. The buyer has rebranded the self-storage facility as Mini U Storage. Originally built in 2009 and expanded in 2016, the property features 63,726 rentable square feet. The facility offers 611 climate-controlled units, recreational vehicle spaces and 42 wine storage units. The buyer is a national real estate investment and asset management company that has developed, acquired and/or managed more than $300 million of self-storage facilities. Adam Schlosser of Marcus & Millichap’s Denver office and Charles LeClaire of Marcus & Millichap’s LeClaire Group represented the seller, a local limited liability company, in the deal.
TEMECULA, CALIF. — PSRS has secured a $6.1 million loan for the refinancing of a warehouse facility located along Remington Avenue in Temecula. The newly built, concrete tilt-up property features Class A industrial space. David Hamilton of PSRS’ San Diego office arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate, non-recourse loan for the undisclosed borrower. The lender was a life insurance company.
SALEM, ORE. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of a 190-unit seniors housing campus in Salem. The community features 94 independent living apartments, 22 cottages and 72 assisted living units. At the time it was put on the market, the property generated a 30 percent profit margin and was still 94 percent occupied despite the pandemic, according to Blueprint. The seller was an ownership group finalizing its exit from seniors housing. The buyer was a local owner-operator with two other communities within a mile of the property. The price was not disclosed.
Western Studio Services Sells 189,000 SF Creative Office, Industrial Campus in Los Angeles
by Amy Works
LOS ANGELES — Western Studio Services has completed the disposition of its creative office and industrial campus at 4561 Colorado Blvd. in Los Angeles. A joint venture between Captiva Partners, Avalon Investment Co. and a private investor acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. The front 146,000-square-foot building has a mid-century modern design with two-story offices, ample warehouse space and a third-level upper deck and community room. The rear 43,000-square-foot facility features an open, clear-span footprint with high ceiling clearance. The seller formerly occupied the property. Matt Dierckman, David Harding, Greg Geraci and Billy Walk of CBRE represented the buyer and seller in the deal.
SAN DIEGO — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of Morena Storage, a self-storage facility located in central San Diego’s Morena District. Sherman Street Ventures, the original developer of the property, sold the asset to Invesco Real Estate, in partnership with Baranof Holdings, for an undisclosed price. The buyers plan to maintain the property’s name, Morena Storage. Located adjacent to interstates 5 and 8, the 108,700-square-foot Morena Storage features 1,640 self-storage units. At the time of sale, the property was 90 percent occupied. Greg Wells of Cushman & Wakefield’s Self Storage Advisory Group, along with Bryce Aberg, Zachary Harman and Brant Aberg of the firm’s Industrial/Capital Markets Group, represented the seller in the deal.
Coldwell Banker Negotiates $14.4M Sale of Mixed-Use Development Site in Temple City, California
by Amy Works
TEMPLE CITY, CALIF. — Coldwell Banker Commercial has arranged the sale of a development site located at 5570 Rosemead Blvd. in Temple City. An undisclosed buyer acquired the site for $14.4 million. The buyer plans to redevelop the 1.4-acre land parcel into a mixed-use community with 73 residential units and 15,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The four-story building will offer units ranging from 732 square feet to 1,251 square feet, with three live-work units and lofts on the top floors. A 12,000-square-foot building, which was formerly used as the Learning Center, currently occupies the site. Steve Hayashi of Coldwell Banker Commercial George Realty represented the undisclosed seller in the deal.
CHANDLER, ARIZ. — CBRE has negotiated the sale of an industrial building located at 6615 W. Boston St. in Chandler. Ivanhoe/Evergreen acquired the asset from Cabot Properties for $9.2 million. The 96,000-square-foot property features 4,405 square feet of office space, 22-foot clear heights, 11 dock-high doors, one grade-level door and up to 189 parking spaces. At the time of sale, Advanced Circuits and a second tenant fully occupied the property. Jackie Orcutt, John Grady and Jonathan Teeter of CBRE represented both parties in the transaction.
Hankey Investment, Jamison Properties Top Out $300M Kurve on Wilshire Residential Tower in Los Angeles
by Amy Works
LOS ANGELES — Hankey Investment Co. and Jamison Properties have completed vertical construction of Kurve on Wilshire, a 23-story residential tower located at 2900 Wilshire Blvd. in Los Angeles’ Koreatown neighborhood. Scheduled to open in spring 2021, Kurve on Wilshire will feature 644 apartments atop a six-story podium housing the building’s 1,100-vehicle parking garage, as well as a one-acre park and amenity deck. Apartments will range from studios to two-story, three-bedroom penthouses with a private sky yard and spa. Rents are expected to start around $2,200 per month. Common-area amenities will include a fitness center, clubhouse, pool, spa, business center, private open-air dining areas, barbecues, fire pits, dog park, Zen garden and viewing deck of the downtown Los Angeles skyline. The $300 million development will also feature 15,000 square feet of street-level retail space catering to residents, locals and Koreatown visitors. The project team includes Large Architecture, Dianna Wong Architecture + Interior Design, and AECOM and Wilshire Construction as a joint venture construction team.