AZUSA, WILMINGTON AND GARDEN GROVE, CALIF. — Rexford Industrial Realty has purchased three industrial properties in Southern California for $56.1 million. The acquisitions were funded using cash on hand. The names of the sellers were not released. The company acquired a 4.2-acre land parcel at 415 S. Motor Ave. in Azusa for $7.2 million, or $39 per land square foot. Rexford plans to construct a 96,950-square-foot Class A industrial building on the site. The development will feature 32-foot clear heights, 14 dock doors, ESFR fire sprinklers and modern office space. Additionally, the company purchased a 57,522-square-foot building located at 508 East E St. in Wilmington for $14.9 million, or $259 per square foot. Situated on 3.45 acres, three tenants fully occupy the property. Rexford also acquired an industrial building located at 12752-12822 Monarch St. in Garden Grove for $34 million, or $130 per square foot. Situated on 11.1 acres, the 276,585-square-foot, four-tenant asset was 93 percent occupied at the time of sale. The company plans to reposition the property with functional and cosmetic improvements and replace a portion of the building with new improvements.
SEATTLE — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of Willowcrest, an apartment property in West Seattle. Investco sold the property to Raymond Capital Advisors for $18.8 million, or $251,000 per unit. Built in 1988 on two acres, Willowcrest features 75 units in a mix of one- and two-bedroom apartments averaging approximately 780 square feet. All units have a wood-burning fireplace, full-size washer and dryer, and private patio or balcony. Philip Assouad, Giovanni Napoli, Ryan Dinius and Sidney Warsinske of IPA represented the seller and procured the buyer in deal.
PORTLAND, ORE. — Canada-based Clarity Real Estate and its affiliated private equity fund received an $18.2 million bridge loan for the refinancing of 1500, a five-story creative office building located at 1500 NE Irving St. in Portland. Originally built in 1965, the 73,274-square-foot building was fully renovated into creative office space this year. The repositioned property features 10-foot windows, exposed ceilings, polished concrete floors and full-floor availability on the second floor. On-site amenities include a fitness center with shower facilities, conference room, bike room, tenant lounge and 100 parking stalls. Zack Holderman, Zach Kersten and Daniel Pinkus of JLL arranged the 36-monnth, floating-rate loan for the borrower.
DENVER — Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of an office building located at 1666 S. University Blvd. in Denver. An undisclosed seller sold the asset to 1666 S University LLC for $2.3 million. The building features 7,514 square feet of office space. Darrin Revious of Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors represented the buyer in the deal.
KENT AND EVERETT, WASH. — Rise Properties Trust and Aegon Real Assets have purchased two multifamily assets located in metro Seattle totaling $161.3 million. The joint venture acquired the 366-unit Mosaic Hills Apartments in Kent for $81 million and the 336-unit Colby Creek Apartments in Everett for $80.3 million. These transactions conclude more than $300 million of Seattle-area acquisitions for the joint venture in 2019. Seattle-based Thrive Communities will manage the properties. Including Mosaic Hills Apartments and Colby Creek Apartments, RISE owns approximately 4,000 units across 22 multifamily properties in the Pacific Northwest.
WAIKIKI, HAWAII — An entity controlled by LVMH Moet Hennessey Louis Vuitton and Mockingbird Interests Waikiki LLC has purchased two commercial units located at 2181 Kalakaua Ave. in Waikiki. The Hawaii-based Moore family trust sold the retail assets for $72 million. Bryan Ley of JLL, in collaboration with Avalon Commercial, represented the sellers in the deal. Cushman & Wakefield, with Sofos Realty Corp. as a local partner, originally listed the property in July 2017 with no asking price. The two units are currently occupied by Quiksilver and First Hawaiian Bank, the latter of which plans to relocate to 1958 Kalakaua Ave. in Waikiki. The assets are located across the street from Tiffany & Co.’s three-story flagship location at Royal Hawaiian Center, while Max Mara and the flagship Louis Vuitton store are located nearby.
PORTLAND, ORE. — Vancouver, Wash.-based developer C.E. John Co. has completed the sale of The George Besaw, a multifamily and retail property located at 2323 NW Savier St. in Portland. An undisclosed buyer acquired the asset for $23.6 million. Located in Northwest Portland’s Alphabet District, The George Besaw features 51 apartment residences above three floors of retail space. Current retail tenants include Pine State Biscuits, Life of Pie, Moberi and The Barbers. The building was completed in 2018. Clay Newton, Jordan Carter and Tyler Linn of Kidder Mathews represented the seller in the transaction.
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIF. — Voit Real Estate Services has directed the sale of a multi-tenant industrial park in Rancho Cucamonga. Newport Beach, Calif.-based Focus Real Estate Services sold the asset to Pasadena, Calif.-based Teamrise International for $21.5 million. Located at 9007-9087 Arrow Route, the property features 138,081 square feet of industrial space. Juan Gutierrez of Voit’s Ontario, Calif., office and Mike Bouma of Voit’s Anaheim, Calif., office represented the seller, while KMBJ Inc. represented the buyer in the deal.
STOCKTON, CALIF. — Meridian, a full-service real estate developer and owner of medical real estate, has completed the sale of an outpatient dialysis clinic in Stockton. A Northern California-based private investor acquired the asset for $7.5 million. The 13,600-square-foot property is located at 7500 West Lane. In 2018, Meridian originally acquired a 7,500-square-foot building situated on 2.06 acres to develop the Stockton dialysis clinic. The development team included Walnut Creek, Calif.-based Harriman Kinyon Architects; Livermore, Calif.-based Kier and Wright; and Napa, Calif.-based H2 Builders. Paul Beckwith of Cushman & Wakefield’s Oakland, Calif., office represented the buyer, while Chris Sheldon of Cushman & Wakefield’s San Francisco office represented the seller in the transaction.
Employers throughout Orange County continue to seek ways to attract and retain the best and brightest talent as unemployment dropped to 2.4 percent in the second quarter, below both the California and U.S. rates. That, in turn, has resulted in landlords reinvesting in their properties, providing creative and flexible work spaces, and offering a variety of onsite amenities and service that help companies fulfill that goal. Landlords continue to seek out creative competitive advantages by improving the actual employee experience within the workplace. This often results in amenities like gyms, fitness classes, outdoor work areas, restaurants and collaborative open spaces. Add to that complimentary concierge and personal services, dog-friendly campuses, onsite hosted events and entertainment opportunities and it’s evident to see that property owners are stepping up their tenant services game, thereby enhancing employee innovation and productivity in the workplace. With all that in mind, three new office projects completed construction in the second quarter. FLIGHT at Tustin Legacy added 457,217 square feet of unique, creative office space with 26 percent already pre-leased. The major warehouse-to-office conversion project at 2722 Michelson was delivered fully leased to Anduril, an aerospace defense firm, which subsequently subleased 47,733 square feet to advertising technology …