SANTA ANA, CALIF. — NAI Capital’s Irvine, Calif., office has arranged a 99-year ground lease for a 6.8-acre affordable housing development project in Santa Ana. David Knowlton and Kirby Greenlee of NAI Capital represented the lessor, Broomell Commercial Properties, and lessee, Alexis Gevorgian of AMG & Associates, The Pacific Cos. and Jamboree Housing.
Valued at $287 million, the ground lease includes three parcels located at 2110, 2114 and 2020 E. First St. in Santa Ana. The buyer plans to develop two six-story buildings featuring 552 workforce housing units and approximately 10,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Once complete, the development will be one of the largest affordable housing projects in the state of California. Construction is slated to begin in early 2019.