SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — DealPoint Merrill has arranged the sale of Elverta Crossing I, a shopping center located adjacent to Antelope Greens Golf Course in Sacramento’s Antelope submarket. Situated on 9.8 acres, the property features 109,098 square feet of retail space. David Frank of DealPoint negotiated the transaction, while Sterling McGregor, also of DealPoint, handled the due diligence for the sale. The acquisition was completed by DealPoint’s Jason Limbert. The buyer and seller were not disclosed.
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — Hines has completed the sale of Point West, a three-building office portfolio located in Sacramento. Basin Street Properties acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. Totaling 345,775 square feet, the properties are located at 1545 River Park Drive, 1601 Response Road and 1610 Arden Way. At the time of sale, the portfolio was 78 percent occupied by a diverse tenant base, including UBS, GSA, WestAmerica Bank and Covered CA. Grant Lammersen, Steve Golubchik, Edmund Najera and Tyler Meyerdirk of NKF Capital Markets represented the seller in the deal.
SAN RAFAEL, CALIF. — Chelsea Pacific Group has purchased Marin Square, a retail, office and commercial property located at 75 Bellam Blvd. in San Rafael. Tiburon, Calif.-based Sutter Health sold the property for an undisclosed price. Situated on 11.3 acres, Marin Square was developed in 1984 as a neighborhood shopping center. The property was later expanded to include an office and multi-tenant commercial component. Dan Wald, Don LeBuhn and Trevor Buck of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, while the buyer was self-represented in the transaction.
IRVINE, CALIF. — Kelemen Co. has purchased The Atrium, an office property located at 19100 and 19200 Von Karman Ave. in Irvine. Barings Real Estate, part of Barings LLC and acting on behalf of institutional investors, sold the building for $106.7 million. Kevin Shannon, Paul Jones, Ken White, Brunson Howard and Blake Bokosky of NKF Capital Markets represented the seller, while the buyer was self-represented in the transaction. Situated on 6.1 acres, the 10-story building was constructed in 1986 and underwent an extensive renovation in 2015. The $5.3 million capital improvement program included upgrades to the atrium lobby, common areas, exterior courtyards, restrooms, elevator cabs and lobbies. At the time of sale, the 302,877-square-foot property was 90 percent leased to a variety of tenants, including Premier Business Centers and Severson & Werson. The building features a 10-story atrium with interior and exterior balconies, 24/7 security and access, a café and ample surface and structured parking. Additionally, Bistango, a well-known restaurant, has occupied the ground-floor space since 1988.
ONTARIO, CALIF. — Voit Real Estate Services has arranged the lease of an industrial warehouse located within Shea Center Ontario, a five-building business park located at 5400 Shea Center Drive in Ontario. The lease is valued at $33 million. Canada-based Dorel Home Furnishings, a global manufacturer and distributor of products in the juvenile, sports and home furnishings sectors, will occupy the 750,000-square-foot space and utilize it as a distribution center for the company’s home furnishings division. Aliso Viejo, Calif.-based Shea Properties owns the business park, which is fully occupied. Other tenants include Emser Tile, Trek Bicycle, Restoration Hardware and Neovia Logistics. Frank Geraci, Juan Gutierrez and Adam Geiger of Voit’s Inland Empire office represented the landlord, while Chuck Belden and Kyle Kehner of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant in the transaction.
CHANDLER, ARIZ. — VanTrust Real Estate has purchased 20 acres of land, located at Chandler Boulevard and the Loop 101 in Chandler. The Rockefeller Group, New York City, sold the land parcel for $12.2 million. VanTrust plans to build a mixed-use development with office, hotel and retail space on the site. This transaction continues the company’s development pipeline in the Arizona market, which consists of projects for industrial, multifamily and office space. The company recently completed Chandler Corporate Center, a 117,000-square-foot office asset located at 350. N. McClintock Drive in Chandler, and it plans to break ground on the second phase of the development soon.
GOLETA, CALIF. — Majestic Asset Management has acquired a flex industrial/office park, located at 839-879 Ward Drive in Goleta, for $16.5 million. The buyer plans to improve and reposition the 124,754-square-foot asset to improve the warehouse, R&D and office space. Consisting of three buildings situated on 5.6 acres, the property was vacated in 2016 by Channel Industries, which had occupied the site since its original construction in the 1960s. Recent leases by Gavial Holdings, Sonatech and Reaction35 have backfilled a portion of the property, with approximately half of the rentable space remaining vacant. Francois DeJohn, Steve Hayes and Liam Murphy of Hayes Commercial represented the undisclosed seller and buyer in the deal.
PALM SPRINGS, CALIF. — Faris Lee Investments has arranged the sale of a restaurant property located in Palm Springs. An undisclosed buyer acquired the asset for $3.9 million. IHOP occupies the 4,600-square-foot freestanding building on a triple-net lease. The restaurant has occupied the building for more than 26 years, with a recent 10-year lease extension. Nick Coo, Matt Brooks, Tom Chichester and Joe Chichester of Faris Lee represented the undisclosed seller in the deal.
CARSON, CALIF. — Macerich (NYSE: MAC) and Simon Property Group (NYSE: SPG) have formed a 50/50 joint venture to develop Los Angeles Premium Outlets, a new outlet mall in Carson, about 13 miles south of downtown Los Angeles. The first phase will span 400,000 square feet, and the second phase will include 166,000 square feet. “Our city is thrilled that this exciting project is moving forward,” said Carson Mayor Albert Robles in a prepared statement. “We see this high-quality outlet project as one that will add value to our community for many years to come, attracting locals and tourists from all over the world.” The outlet mall will feature 2,500 linear feet of frontage along the Interstate 405 Freeway. Roughly 515,000 cars pass the site each day along I-405 and the Interstate 110 Freeway. The site has roughly 2.5 million residents within a 10-mile radius and is situated about 11 miles south of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). As currently planned, the project’s shops and restaurants will be elevated above street level and sit atop a ground-level parking deck. Site work is expected to begin immediately. Macerich and Simon plan to open the Los Angeles County property in fall 2021. …
There is a lot of buzz in the Las Vegas market a full 10 years after the Great Recession. Much of this buzz surrounds sports with the new Golden Knights hockey team; the Las Vegas Lights professional United Soccer League team; Las Vegas Aces WNBA team; and the NFL Raiders team. The new Raiders stadium is under construction now and is widely considered the most talked-about major development happening in Vegas. In a city that offers unmatched access to world-class gaming, shopping, tradeshows and conventions, the NFL coming to town creates yet another reason for people to visit Las Vegas. As you can imagine, many retailers and investors are trying to position themselves to take advantage of this entry. The overall vacancy rate for retail in the Las Vegas metro area was 8.7 percent. Rents for new developments range from $2.50 per square foot, triple-net to $4 per square foot, triple-net. Existing neighborhood centers, power centers and strip centers average $1.75 per square foot to $2.25 per square foot. Anchor and mid-box leases average $0.75 per square foot to $1.25 per square foot for both gross and triple-net-structured leases. Ground lease and build-to-suit are averaging $120,000 to $225,000 in annual …