BOTHELL, WASH. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $6 million sale of Affordable Self Storage, a 38,725-square-foot facility in Bothell. Christopher R. Secreto of Marcus & Millichap’s Seattle office marketed the 290-unit property on behalf of the seller, a partnership based in Washington, and secured the unnamed buyer. Affordable Self Storage is located at 1621 196th St. SE. The facility was built in 1983 on a two-acre lot.
PLACENTIA, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged the $2.9 million sale of a 12-unit multifamily property in Placentia. CBRE’s Dan Blackwell represented the seller, a private investor. Located at 911 Cypress Ave., the 9,216-square-foot property consists of 12 single-story cottages on a lot just under one acre. Each unit is 768 square feet and features two bedrooms and one bathroom, as well as a washer and dryer. The property is located in an Opportunity Zone. The complex sits within one mile of both the CA-91 and CA-57 freeways connecting Placentia to Los Angeles and Riverside counties. California State University, Fullerton is located two miles north of the site.
SAN DIEGO — Location Matters has arranged a $2.4 million, 10-year lease for Social Syndicate, a San Diego-based multi-concept restaurant group, for a space at 1852 Bacon St. in the Ocean Beach neighborhood of San Diego. Nati’s Mexican Restaurant had occupied the freestanding restaurant building for nearly 60 years before the Social Syndicate lease. The new restaurant will also carry a Mexican theme. Nati’s Inc., which is controlled by Foley Development, owns the property. Future plans call for developing the land directly behind the restaurant into an apartment complex. Mike Spilky of Location Matters represented the landlord and tenant in the transaction. Social Syndicate will occupy 2,660 square feet inside the building, in addition to 1,468 square feet of patio space.
LAS VEGAS — Waterton, a national owner-operator that specializes in multifamily and hospitality assets, has acquired a two-property, 720-unit multifamily portfolio in Las Vegas. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the sales price was $140 million. The seller was not disclosed. Mirasol is a 400-unit community that was built in 1996 and features amenities such as a resident clubhouse, fitness center, pool and dog park. Fairways on Green Valley spans 320 units, was built in 1989 and offers a clubhouse, recreation center and a pool. Both properties are located about 10 miles south of downtown Las Vegas. Waterton had previously disposed of all its Las Vegas holdings in June 2017, but has re-entered the market due to exceptionally strong job growth and affordability relative to other western cities, according to company officials. “These well-located, commuter-friendly assets offer easy access to a range of high-quality schools, businesses and lifestyle amenities,” says Peter Kuzma, vice president of acquisitions at Waterton. “As the costs of homeownership continue to rise and the pool of renters increases, the value proposition for multifamily housing in this area has become particularly attractive.” Chicago-based Waterton’s initial investment plans include interior renovations and improvements to residences, as well as …
The Los Angeles County industrial market continues to see record low vacancy rates, which are hovering in the 1 percent range with a conservative forecast calling for rents to increase by 7.5 percent in 2019. Ecommerce companies and third-party logistics providers (3PLs) — many of which support ecommerce operations — will continue to be dominant market players, according to NKF’s Los Angeles industrial market report for Q1 2019. In North Los Angeles, we are seeing multiple submarkets, including those in the San Fernando Valley, Ventura County, Conejo Valley, Kern County, and the Santa Clarita areas, becoming more connected than ever before. These areas and projects are now “connecting the dots” between all the submarkets as the opportunities for industrial space in Los Angeles’ core markets become increasingly more competitive and scarce. For example, occupiers that have been in the 130 million-square-foot San Fernando Valley industrial market for decades are now needing more space. However, the opportunities for larger, modern product are just not there. The majority of industrial product is less than 100,000 square feet with 16- to 24-foot clear heights. This can work for users like cosmetics, entertainment and aerospace, but others need more modern features to streamline operations. …
SAN DIEGO — JLL Income Property Trust, an institutionally managed daily NAV REIT, has acquired a two-building medical office campus known as Genesee Plaza for $90 million. Genesee Plaza is located in San Diego’s University Town Center, near the University of California, San Diego and Scripps Hospital campuses.
SAN DIEGO — Cushman & Wakefield has advised the seller in the disposition of Sorrento Ridge, a 103,325-square-foot, three-story office building in the Miramar submarket of San Diego. Tappan Corp. purchased the property, located at 7220 Trade St., from an unnamed seller. The price was not disclosed. Cushman & Wakefield’s Rick Reeder, Brad Tecca, Brooks Campbell and Duncan Dodd represented the seller, while Bill Cavanagh and Mike Novkov provided local market advisory. Larry Glenn of Glendale Mortgage represented the buyer. Sorrento Ridge was nearly 60 percent leased at the time of sale to mainly smaller tenants representing a mix of professional services, engineering and technology firms, with the largest leasing less than 10,000 square feet. The property is situated on 4.4 acres near interstates 5 and 805 and the Sorrento Plaza shopping center.
DRAPER, UTAH — Irvine Investment Co. has started construction of Irvine Office Park in the Salt Lake City suburb of Draper. Upon completion, the 540,000-square-foot park will include three buildings at the intersection of I-15 and Bangerter Highway. Building one will finish completion in early 2020, spanning six stories and 180,000 square feet. Colliers is handling leasing.
PHOENIX — NorthMarq has brokered the sale of Park at Deer Valley Apartments, a multifamily community located near 19th Avenue and Bell Road in Phoenix, for $56.7 million. The NorthMarq Phoenix investment sales team of Trevor Koskovich, Bill Hahn and Jesse Hudson represented both the seller and the buyer in the transaction. Tides at Deer Valley Owner LLC, an entity formed by Los Angeles-based Tides Equities, was the buyer. Tides acquired the asset with a $49.1 million bridge loan arranged by James DuMars and Griffin Martin of NorthMarq’s debt and equity team. Park at Deer Valley LLC, an entity formed by Billah Khan of Chandler, Ariz., was the seller. Built in 1984, the 436-unit apartment community feature studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments, along with two swimming pools, five playgrounds, a dog park and multiple sport courts.
HAILEY, IDAHO — KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI), along with KeyBank Real Estate Capital (KBREC), has secured $27 million to refinance and renovate Balmoral Apartments. The property is located in Hailey, a small city in central Idaho approximately 125 miles east of Boise. The financing included $10.1 million provided by CDLI, as well as $17.3 million from Freddie Mac arranged by KBREC’s commercial mortgage group. Completed in 2002, the property is a 192-unit, affordable garden-style apartment complex on four acres. Balmoral comprises 19 two- and three-story buildings offering five different floor plans with one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Site amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, playground, picnic areas and access to an adjacent park with a soccer field and basketball courts. Dominium, which acquired the property in 2015, intends to moderately rehabilitate the property with a construction budget estimated at $52,000 per unit. The renovations will be conducted during a nine-month period while tenants are in place. Balmoral operates under the Section 42 LIHTC Program with seven units reseved for residents making up to 30 percent of area median income (AMI), 11 units at 40 percent AMI and 174 units at 60 percent AMI. Kelly Frank of Key’s …
