BURBANK, CALIF. — Entertainment and media giant Warner Bros. has inked a deal to purchase a portion of The Burbank Studios, a new 35-acre film, TV, broadcast media and new media campus in Burbank formerly known as NBC Studios. The purchase includes office space, eight soundstages, a mill building and a commissary. The seller is Worthe Rea Estate Group, a Los Angeles-based office developer. Additionally, Warner Bros. inked a lease to be the sole and long-term tenant of a planned two-building office campus adjacent to The Burbank Studios. The Los Angeles Times is reporting the combined value of the studio acquisition and new office space exceeds $1 billion. The co-developers of the office campus are Worthe and San Francisco-based Stockbridge Real Estate, which plan to break ground on the project this fall. The office development will be known as the Second Century Project, named in honor of Warner Bros.’ 100th anniversary in 2023, which is the expected completion date of the design and construction phases. Second Century will include a seven-story building spanning 355,000 square feet and a nine-story building spanning 445,000 square feet. “This is an opportunity to reimagine not only our workspace but our future,” says Kim Williams, …
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Meta Housing Breaks Ground on $51.4M Affordable Seniors Housing Community in Los Angeles
by Amy Works
LOS ANGELES — Meta Housing Corp., a Los Angeles-based developer, in a joint venture partnership with Western Community Housing, a Southern California-based nonprofit corporation, has broken ground on Vermont Corridor Apartments. The six-story, transit-oriented, affordable community is located in the Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles. The $51.4 million project will provide affordable housing for seniors age 62 and older earning between 25 and 60 percent of area median income. Of the 72 units to be built at the property, 36 will include supportive services funded through the County of Los Angeles’ Measure H and subsidized rents for residents experiencing varying levels of homelessness. These units were constructed with funding from Proposition HHH from the City of Los Angeles and a partnership with the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA), the Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department (HCID) and the County of Los Angeles. “Affordable seniors housing is extremely difficult to find in Los Angeles,” says Kasey Burke, president of Meta Housing. “Los Angeles needs more affordable alternatives for older residents, and we are delivering that alternative in this project. This is a great example of public-private partnership working together to improve the community and the lives …
MESA, ARIZ. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the sale of Modern on Gilbert, a multifamily community located at 1800 E. Covina St. in Mesa. S2 Capital acquired the property from a joint venture between Modern Residential Co. and Henley USA for $30 million, or $113,208 per unit. Developed in 1980, Modern on Gilbert is situated on more than 19 acres and features 265 apartments, a new clubhouse, fitness center, business center and package delivery center. Cliff David and Steve Gebing of IPA represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
DAUM Commercial Negotiates Sale of 64,000 SF Industrial Property in Los Angeles County for $11.5M
by Amy Works
CITY OF INDUSTRY, CALIF. — DAUM Commercial Real Estate Services has brokered the sale of an industrial warehouse facility located at 15240-15250 Nelson Ave. in City of Industry. South El Monte, Calif.-based Art Weiss Industrial Properties sold the property to Max Sales Group for $11.5 million. The buyer is a wholesale manufacturer of products, including consumer electronics and home, auto, kitchen and pet accessories. The seller built the 64,000-square-foot asset in 1979. The warehouse features 24-foot interior clearance, nine loading docks, two ground-level doors, 4,000 square feet of office space and the option for a two-tenant layout. Charles Johnson II of DAUM handled the transaction.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — ORION Investment Real Estate has arranged the sale of a newly developed retail center in North Scottsdale. A partnership between Jeff Kitchen and Tiny Cap LLC, Jim Mullin’s wholly owned investment firm, sold the asset for $6.1 million. Mullin360 developed the 14,280-square-foot retail center. At the time of sale, four tenants occupied the property: Bashas’ supermarket, The Whining Pig, Banfield Pet Hospital, and 9Round Fitness and Rehab Plus. There was one vacant storefront. Jennifer Eggert and Michael Achtman of ORION handled the property’s lease-up and assisted Ari Spiro and Sean Stutzman, also of ORION, with the off-market sale transaction. Eric Termansen and McKenna Boyle Wesley of Western Retail Advisors represented the buyer in the deal.
BELL GARDENS, CALIF. — Partners Capital has purchased an industrial asset, located at 6855 Suva St. in Bell Gardens, for an undisclosed price. Situated on 2 acres, the property features two buildings totaling approximately 36,000 square feet. Remy Moses of Lee & Associates represented the buyer in the deal. Additional terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Washington Capital Management Buys Spectrum Corporate Plaza Office Campus in San Diego for $39.8M
by Amy Works
SAN DIEGO — Seattle-based Washington Capital Management, on behalf of its client, has acquired Spectrum Corporate Plaza, an office asset located in the Kearny Mesa submarket of San Diego. An undisclosed seller sold the property for $39.8 million. Located at 9242 and 9246 Lightwave Ave., the 129,146-square-foot office campus consists of two freestanding buildings. At the time of sale, the property was 95 percent leased. Major tenants include Epsilon Systems, Henkels and McCoy, the State of California and San Diego Workforce Partnership. Situated on 6.4 acres, the asset also features 514 parking spaces. Louay Alsadek and Hunter Rower of CBRE represented the seller, while Washington Capital Management represented the buyer, its client, in the deal.
CIT Group Arranges $36.8M in Acquisition Financing for Bakersfield Heart Hospital in California
by Amy Works
BAKERSFIELD, CALIF. — CIT Group’s Healthcare Finance business served as the sole lead arranger for $36.8 million in acquisition financing. The borrower, The Sanders Trust, will use the funds to purchase Bakersfield Heart Hospital. The lender was not disclosed. Located in Bakersfield, the hospital specializes in diagnosis and treatment of heart and vascular disease, as well as a wide range of other medical and surgical procedures. The hospital will continue to be owned and managed by its current team of more than 400 employees, cardiologists, physicians and surgeons in Bakersfield and Kern County, Calif.
Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors Brokers $8.4M Sale of Multifamily Portfolio in Central Denver
by Amy Works
DENVER — Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of a two-property multifamily portfolio located in central Denver. An undisclosed seller sold the assets for $8.4 million. The 52-unit portfolio consists of 1339 Vine Street, which was built in 1957, and 1644 Pennsylvania Street, which was built in 1956. Jeff Johnson and Andrew Monette of Pinnacle’s Johnson|Ritter team represented the seller, while Mike Krebsbach of MitchellKrebsbach Investment Group represented the undisclosed buyer in the deal.
LOS ANGELES AND MOORPARK, CALIF. — Continental Partners has arranged a total of $15.8 million in financing across two transactions in Southern California. Zalmi Klyne of Continental Partners handled the transactions. Continental Partners secured $9 million in refinancing for a 41-unit, three-property multifamily portfolio in South Los Angeles. The financing allowed the undisclosed sponsor to cash out 90 percent equity. Previously, the firm arranged a bridge loan for the purchase of the assets in December 2017. The new 30-year loan is priced at rate of 4.61 percent with three years of interest-only payments and a loan-to-value ratio of 70 percent. The company also arranged $6.8 million in cash-out refinancing for a 105,000-square-foot industrial building in Moorpark. The firm previously secured a bridge loan for the acquisition of the property in October 2017. The loan was 98.5 percent of the original purchase price. The new financing features a seven-year term with a five-year fixed interest rate. The loan-to-value ratio is 70 percent.