ESCONDIDO, CALIF. — StorQuest Self Storage has opened a new facility on 222 W. Mission Ave. in downtown Escondido. Set on 1.57 acres, the four-story structure spans 70,000 square feet with 810 rentable units. Features include climate-controlled units, extended access hours, electronic gate access, online bill payment and month-to-month rentals.
LOS ANGELES — Stan Johnson Co. has completed the $24.5 million sale-leaseback of six Mobil-branded convenience and gasoline retail sites in Los Angeles. Matt Lipson, Chris Lomuto and Milo Spector of Stan Johnson’s Portland, Oregon and Walnut Creek, California offices represented the seller/operator in the transaction. Known as 1234 M Division Street, the seller/operator is a boutique carwash and convenience store operator based in southern California. A New York-based institutional investor purchased the portfolio at a 7.25 percent capitalization rate.
NAMPA, IDAHO — CareTrust REIT has acquired Cascadia of Nampa, a newly constructed, 99-bed transitional rehabilitation facility in Nampa. The facility was added to CareTrust’s existing master lease with Idaho-based Cascadia Healthcare LLC, bringing the total facility count under the Cascadia master lease to 12 facilities with 1,013 licensed beds. CareTrust participated in the facility’s development, making a preferred equity investment with Cascadia’s development affiliate in 2016 to construct the asset. In conjunction with the investment, CareTrust obtained an option to purchase the facility at a formula-based price upon stabilization of the operations. Cascadia completed construction and opened the facility in November of 2017. CareTrust’s investment for Cascadia of Nampa was approximately $12.8 million, inclusive of transaction costs and after receiving credit for CareTrust’s original equity investment and preferred returns thereon. Initial annual cash rent will be approximately $1.5 million. The master lease carries annual CPI-based escalators and has approximately twelve years remaining on the initial term, plus three five-year renewal options. The acquisition was funded using cash on hand.
WESTMINSTER, CALIF. — JLL represented Prologis in the acquisition of a 10-building, 264,847-square-foot industrial park on Fenwick Lane in Westminster. JLL’s Louis Tomaselli, Steve Wagner and Zach Niles represented Prologis in the transaction. Curt Stalder of Lee & Associates represented the seller, CMSS Ventures LP.
WESTMINSTER, COLO. — Nexus Commercial Realty LLC has closed on the $2.6 million sale of The Abbey at Westminster, a 16-unit multifamily property at 7120 Hooker St. in Denver. Austin Smith and Sean Holamon of Nexus represented the seller, 7120 Hooker LLC. Gunnar Wilson, Brandon Kaufman and Nik McCarter represented the buyer, Claude and Tiffany Cismaru. The Abbey at Westminster totals 11,888 square feet and offers a mix of one- and two- bedroom units.
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the $2.3 million sale of a two-tenant retail property occupied by a Jack in the Box restaurant with a drive-thru and a Verizon cell tower at 1115 W. La Cadena Drive in Riverside. The sale was made at a 4.52 percent capitalization rate. Hanley’s Austin Blodgett and Eric Wohl represented the seller, Greens Capital Ventures LLC, an affiliate of Irvine, Calif.-based Greens Group Inc. Allen Park of Packo Investments represented the unnamed buyer. Built in 2018, the 1,869-square-foot Jack in the Box building sits on a 0.49-acre lot.
CAMPBELL, CALIF. — Regency Centers Corp. (Nasdaq: REG) has acquired the retail component of The Pruneyard, a 27-acre mixed-use development in Silicon Valley that dates back to 1969. The Jacksonville, Fla.-based shopping center owner and developer purchased the property from a joint venture between Ellis Partners and investment funds managed by an affiliate of Fortress Investment Group LLC for $212.5 million. Situated in Campbell near State Route 17, The Pruneyard’s 258,000-square-foot shopping center is anchored by Trader Joe’s. The site was formerly a pear and prune orchard before the Brynteson family sold it in 1966, according to the Silicon Valley Business Journal. The recently renovated development also features three office towers spanning 365,000 square feet and a 171-room DoubleTree by Hilton hotel that were not part of the transaction. Other retailers and restaurants at The Pruneyard include Pruneyard Dine-In Cinemas, Marshall’s, Rock Bottom Brewery, Sports Basement, Café Artemis, Buca di Beppo, Peet’s Coffee, Chase Bank and Massage Envy. Coming to the center this fall are fitness concept Row House and DIY workshop retailer Board & Brush. Bryan Ley and Eric Kathrein of HFF represented the sellers in the transaction. San Francisco-based Ellis Partners is retaining a minority interest in the …
LAS VEGAS — Gindi Capital, a privately held investment company, has acquired a 9.5-acre property on the Las Vegas strip for $172 million from FX Luxury Las Vegas, an affiliate of Spectrum Group Management. The property is located at 3743-3759 Las Vegas Blvd., adjacent to Gindi’s other holdings on the strip, and contains 700 feet of street frontage. Gindi Capital is working with its development and design teams to plan a new flagship retail, entertainment and dining experience inside the building.
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Adobe Systems Inc. has broken ground on the Adobe North Tower, which will become the fourth tower at the company’s downtown San Jose headquarters. The all-electric tower will house 4,000 employees for Adobe, which was founded in 1982 and has been headquartered in San Jose since 1994. When completed in 2022, the North Tower will connect to Adobe’s existing campus via a pedestrian bridge extending over San Fernando Street, and will also include retail space.
SEATTLE — EQ Office, an office portfolio operating company wholly owned by the Blackstone Group, has acquired U.S. Bank Centre and 999 Third Ave. in Seattle. The acquisitions increase EQ’s investment to 3.1 million rentable square feet of Class A office space in the city. EQ will manage both properties and plans to reposition them to accommodate Seattle’s evolving workforce. Both buildings are located in Seattle’s central business district. Tenants include U.S. Bank, DocuSign and Wells Fargo. EQ currently manages two properties in Seattle, The Exchange and 800 Fifth Ave. According to EQ, upon renovation U.S. Bank Centre will feature a retail marketplace catering both office tenants and area residents, while 999 Third Ave. will feature an improved exterior plaza area.