BALDWIN PARK AND SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. — Ready Capital Structured Finance has arranged two loans totaling $8.1 million for properties in California. In the first transaction, Ready Capital secured a $5.8 million loan for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of a 23,000-square-foot industrial property with 3.4 acres of exterior storage space. The property is located in Baldwin Park within the San Gabriel Valley industrial submarket. The non-recourse, interest-only, floating-rate loan features a 24-month term and flexible pre-payment options. Additionally, the financing includes a facility to provide future funding for capital expenditures, working capital and operating shortfalls during the renovation and lease up. In the second transaction, the company arranged $2.3 million for the refinance of a multifamily property located at 6-8 Nottingham Place on the border of San Francisco’s North Beach and Financial District. The undisclosed sponsor operates the 11-unit property as part of its co-living portfolio. The non-recourse, fixed-rate loan features a 60-month term with flexible pre-payment terms and partial-term interest-only payments.
RENO, NEV. — NAI Alliance has arranged the sale of Locust Apartments, a two-parcel multifamily property located 1700 Locust St. and 520 Colorado River Blvd. in Reno. A Reno-based private developer and investor sold the community to an undisclosed buyer for $2.4 million. Built in 1986 and renovated in 2016 and 2017, the property features 17 garden-style apartment units with granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, Tahoe wood-style cabinetry and all new blinds, windows, doors, roofs and water heaters. The community offers a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom units, a laundry room and a manager’s quarters. At the time of sale, the property was 100 percent leased. Benjamin Nelson of NAI Alliance represented the seller in the deal.
HUNTINGTON PARK, CALIF. — Sterling Organization, on behalf of Sterling United Properties I LP, has acquired Margarita Plaza. The grocery-anchored shopping center located at the northeast corner of Santa Fe Avenue and East Florence Avenue in Huntington Park, approximately four miles from downtown Los Angeles. Private investors sold the property in an off-market transaction for $23.7 million, or $309 per square foot. A 43,350-square-foot Food 4 Less grocery store anchors the 76,797-square-foot shopping center, which was built in 1989 and renovated in 2014. Additional national retail tenants include Little Caesar’s Pizza and Jackson Hewitt. At the time of sale, the property was 93 percent occupied. Sterling United Properties I LP is Palm Beach, Fla.-based Sterling Organization’s institutional grocery-anchored shopping center core fund.
SEATTLE — KeyBank Community Development Lending & Investment (CDLI) has provided $30.9 million in financing to Community House Mental Health Agency for the construction of two affordable housing properties located at the corner of 23rd and Jackson streets in Seattle. KeyBank funded a $13.6 million construction loan for the development of Judkins Junction, a 74-unit multifamily property. Additional funding was provided by the City of Seattle and King County. The tax credit investor is the National Development Council. KeyBank will also provide the borrower with a $5.6 million private placement permanent loan. Additionally, KeyBank provided a $11.7 million construction loan for the development of Patricia A. Apartments. The property will offer 52 units of permanent supportive housing for individuals with mental illnesses. The City of Seattle, King County and Washington State Housing Trust Fund provided additional funding. Victoria Quinn of KeyBank’s CDLI group arranged the financing for both properties.
PASADENA, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the $23 million sale of a 39,290-square-foot retail building in Pasadena. Carlos Lopez and Lee Csenar of Hanley Investment Group arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, AEGON USA Realty Advisors. John Repstad of Realty Advisory Group Inc. represented the buyer, a private investor based in Beverly Hills. The first and second floor of the freestanding building — totaling 27,025 square feet — are triple-net-leased to Walgreens until 2027. Walgreens subleased the 14,057-square-foot second floor to Sit ‘n Sleep. The building’s 12,265-square-foot basement space is leased to Premier Dental Care Group. The sale also included a portion of the parking lot behind the property and the use of the adjacent reciprocal parking managed by the City of Pasadena.
PEORIA, ARIZ. — Ready Capital Structured Finance has secured $21.5 million for the refinancing and recapitalization of a multifamily property located in the South Peoria submarket of metro Phoenix. The loan will be used to repay current construction debt, return equity to the undisclosed sponsor and pay for closing costs. Additionally, an earnout is available to the sponsor should certain metrics be achieved. The non-recourse, interest-only, fixed-rate loan features a 36-month term with flexible pre-payment options. At the time of financing, the 153-unit property was 97 percent leased.
GLENDALE, SOUTH LOS ANGELES AND SANTA FE SPRINGS, CALIF. — Ross Dress for Less will open three stores in downtown Glendale, South Los Angeles and Santa Fe Springs on Oct. 13. The 27,000-square-foot Glendale store is located in the Glendale Marketplace at the corner of North Brand Boulevard and East Broadway; the 30,000-square-foot South Los Angeles location is in the Vermont-Slauson shopping center at the corner of South Vermont Avenue and West Slauson Avenue; and the 23,000-square-foot Santa Fe Springs store is located in Gateway Plaza at the corner of Telegraph Road and Carmenita Road. With these new openings, Ross will operate 300 stores in California for a total of 1,459 locations. Together, Ross Dress for Less and dd’s Discounts currently operate nearly 1,700 off-price apparel and home fashion stores is 38 states, the District of Columbia and Guam. In late August, Ross Stores, the parent company of Ross Dress for Less, signed a lease for 1 million square feet of industrial space at 4100 Express Ave. in Shafter, Calif., within Wonderful Industrial Park, which is owned by Wonderful Real Estate Development. Additionally, the company owns a 1.7 million-square-foot distribution center located near the newly leased facility in Shafter.
AURORA, COLO. — Ares Real Estate Group has sold its investment stake in the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center in Aurora for $270 million. Slated to open this December, the 1,500-room hotel is located less than 10 minutes from the Denver International Airport. Marriott International Inc. will manage the hotel upon its opening. In addition to 486,012 square feet of convention space, the property will feature a full-service spa, fitness center, pool, several restaurants, a coffee shop and marketplace store. The resort is expected to be the largest combined hotel and convention center in Colorado, according to Ares. Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc. and RIDA Development Corp., the other partners in the development’s joint venture, acquired Ares’ investment stake. The sale comes on the heels of Ares’ announcement last week that its power and infrastructure fund acquired the assets of Irving, Texas-based oil and gas company Paradigm Energy Partners. Ares Real Estate Group is part of Ares Management LP (NYSE: ARES), which has approximately $121.4 billion in assets under management and 18 offices worldwide. Ryman (NYSE: RHP) owns four resorts totaling 8,114 rooms that are managed by Marriott under the Gaylord Hotels brand. Ryman also owns other Marriott-branded hotels as …
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Dallas-based HALL Structured Finance has closed a $53 million construction loan to finance the expansion, redevelopment, flagging and rebranding of CopperWynd Resort, located at 13225 N. Eagle Ridge Drive in Scottsdale. The existing 32-room property will be converted into the 177-room Marriott Autograph Scottsdale Resort. Bill Hinz is redeveloping the property, which is slated to open by fourth-quarter 2019. Located in the McDowell Mountains, the existing property features a full-service spa and 26,500 square feet of lobby and common areas, including a fitness center, two pools, a pool café, tennis facilities and Flourish Restaurant. As part of the renovation, the existing 32 rooms will be refreshed and 145 rooms and 12,000 square feet of meeting space will be added to the resort. Malcolm Davies of George Smith Partners sourced the financing for the project.
SACRAMENTO — McClellan Business Park LLC has broken ground on McClellan Distribution Center, a speculative warehouse facility located at 2400 McClellan Park Drive in Sacramento. Slated for completion in mid-2019, the 417,214-square-foot Class A property will be divisible and able to accommodate up to 22,000 square feet of customizable office space. Additionally, the property will feature cross-dock loading with 135-foot truck courts, 95 dock doors, four grade-level doors, 36-foot clear heights, 50-foot by 54-foot column spacing, rail spur potential (Union Pacific Railroad and BNSF Railway) and ESFR sprinklers. The property is being constructed on 22.9 acres on McClellan Park’s west side industrial district. McClellan Park LLC has more than 500 acres of developable land in this specific district and is entitled to construct more than 5 million square feet of industrial space. Since the official closure of McClellan Air Force Base in 2001, the privatized McClellan Park has grown to include a mix of companies that span its 8.5 million square feet of leasable space and 500 acres of developable land. A total of $580 million has been invested across the project in infrastructure and building improvements. The project includes a mix of residential, office, warehouse, event venue, retail and …