SANTA MONICA, CALIF. — Ready Capital has closed an $18.5 million loan for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of an approximately 20,000-square-foot, Class C office building in Santa Monica’s Westside submarket. Upon acquisition, the undisclosed sponsor will convert the traditional office building into a Class B, mixed-use property with second-floor office space and ground-floor retail space, and once complete, lease-up the space. The non-recourse, floating-rate loan features a 36-month term, two extension options and flexible pre-payment. The financing includes a facility to provide future funding for the capital expenditures, tenant leasing costs and interest and operating shortfalls.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — Cushman & Wakefield|PICOR has arranged the sale of an industrial space located at 1951 W. Grant Road in Tucson. La Cholla-OG LLC acquired the 25,821-square-foot space from Wright & Case Holdings for $2.6 million. Robert Glaser and Max Fisher of Cushman & Wakefield|PICOR handled the transaction.
The marketplace is wary in the lead-up to the 2020 election, but Anuj Gupta, president of Commercial Real Estate Lending with Ready Capital, says there’s opportunity for bridge lenders in the meantime as equity investors look for higher returns. Gupta believes rates will be lower for a longer period, although there is no telling what might happen after the election. Gupta feels confident about Ready Capital’s preferred strategy of focusing on small-to-medium loan sizes in secondary markets. In gateway cities, the company is supportive of creative solutions to high rent, like co-living, a sector that is expected to grow aggressively over the next few years. Meanwhile, Ready Capital is working to stay ahead of the curve by looking at more efficient ways to tackle lending in the small-to-medium sized real estate market with new technology. Watch the interview to learn more about how Ready Capital is taking advantage of the present while preparing for the future. This video is posted as part of REBusinessOnline’s Finance Insight series, covering MBA CREF 2020. Click here to subscribe to the Finance Insight newsletter, a four-week newsletter series, followed by video interviews from MBA CREF.
EWA, HAWAII — Alaka’i Development, a Hawaii-based developer, has awarded Moss Construction an $82 million contract for The Element, a multifamily community located in Ewa in West Oahu. Designed by KTGY Architects, the 325,000-square-foot project will include 13 three-story residential buildings, offering a total of 318 units. Amenities will include a clubhouse with leasing and maintenance offices, a swimming pool and two-story fitness center. The Element will also have affordable housing options and easy access to the new Honolulu Authority Rapid Transportation (HART) station at the University of Hawaii West Oahu, which will allow residents to commute via rail to downtown Honolulu. The project is scheduled to begin leading in fall 2010 with completion in 2021. The Element is one of the first two rental apartment projects planned for D.R. Horton’s 11,750-home master-planned community called Ho’opili, which is located on 1,550 acres in Ewa.
PHOENIX — ViaWest Group has broken ground on Superior Logistics Center, which will occupy a 9.2-acre land site at the northwest corner of Superior Avenue and 44th Street just south of Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix. Superior Logistics Center will consist of two mid-bay industrial buildings: 71,500 square feet and 79,200 square feet, with divisibility down to 15,000 square feet. The development team includes Alliance Bank of Arizona, Deutsche Architecture Group, Kimley-Horn and Nitti Builders. John Werstler and Cooper Fratt of CBRE’s Phoenix office are handling the leasing of the project.
SAN DIEGO — Stos Partners, in a joint venture with Boston-based Long Wharf Capital, has purchased an industrial property located in San Diego’s Miramar submarket. A private seller sold the asset for $11 million. Located at 9431 Dowdy Drive, the property features 55,000 square feet of industrial space. The property was 100 occupied the time of sale. Current tenants include a print and sign company and Maketory, a manufacturing co-working facility that offers membership-based, multi-discipline manufacturing workspace. Marc Lipschitz of Compass represented Stos Partners in the deal.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Tucson East Apartments, a multifamily property in Tucson. A limited liability company sold the asset for $3.5 million. The buyer was an undisclosed limited liability company. Developed in 1982, Tucson East Apartments features 52 apartments in a mix of 41 one-bedroom/one-bath units and 11 two-bedroom/two-bath apartments. Unit interiors feature fully equipped kitchens with dishwashers and disposals, an intercom system linked to the community front gate and private patios or balconies. Community amenities include a heated swimming pool, spa, resident clubhouse, on-site leasing office and laundry center. Additional community amenities include photovoltaic solar panels, solarized resident hot water and reserved covered parking for select units. Hamid Panahi and James Crawley of Marcus & Millichap’s Tucson office, along with Michael Hubl of the firm’s Phoenix office, represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
BROOMFIELD, COLO. — Ready Capital has closed a $14 million refinancing for an industrial property located in Broomfield. The undisclosed sponsor will use loan proceeds for capital expenditures and tenant costs needed to lease up the 140,000-square-foot, Class A asset. The non-recourse, interest-only loan features a floating rate, 36-month term, two extension options and flexible pre-payment. Additionally, the financing includes a facility to provide future funding for capital expenditures and tenant leasing costs.
WESTMINSTER, CALIF. — R.D. Olson Construction has broken ground for the ground-up construction of Bolsa Row, a mixed-use development in Westminster’s Little Saigon District. Situated on a six-acre lot, Bolsa Row will include a 225,000-square-foot apartment complex, retail space, a five-story full-service hotel and a variety of community spaces to create a social hub and cultural landmark. Located at the intersection of Bolsa Avenue and Brookhurst Street, Bolsa Row will serve as the gateway to Little Saigon District — the Vietnamese heart of Orange County — and home to the nation’s largest Vietnamese-American population. The property will feature a 1940s renaissance and French colonial architectural theme, with a replica of the Bến Thành Market clock tower, an iconic landmark of old Vietnam. Bolsa Row will feature a 148-room Wyndham Hotels & Resorts property with 48,000 square feet of banquet space and a 700-stall subterranean parking structure. The five-story multifamily property will comprise 200 units in a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts and a variety of community amenities, including a courtyard, pool, spa, fitness studio, recreation space, clubhouse and 37,500 square feet of attached retail space. Development partners include the Pham family, IP Westminster LLC, KTGY Architecture + Planning, …
CHANDLER, ARIZ. — VanTrust Real Estate has started construction on Chandler Corporate Center II, the second phase of its 26-acre business center in Chandler. Located at 4100 W. Chandler Blvd., the two-story, 118,000-square-foot office building will feature a two-story glass entrance enhanced with stone, wood and ceramic tile lobby finishes, along with integrated LED light fixtures. Designed by Butler Design Group, the building will consist of precast concrete perimeter bearing walls and steel frame super structures with 10- to 14-foot floor-to-floor heights. The property will be adjacent to Chandler Fashion Center and is easily accessible by nearby freeways. Slated for completion by September, the building will complement a similar building constructed in the first phase, which Allstate Insurance occupies. Future phases may include additional build-to-suit or speculative office and on-site retail space. Steven Leinweber is constructing the office project, which Colliers International is marketing.