MISSION VIEJO, CALIF. – La Paz Gateway, a 6,000-square-foot retail center in the Orange County submarket of Mission Viejo, has sold to an unnamed buyer for $5.5 million. The Class A center is located at the intersection of Muirlands Boulevard and La Paz Road, off Interstate 5. It is fully occupied by three tenants, including Roberto’s Taco Shop, Ortho Mattress and Beach Hut Deli. La Paz Gateway was built in 2007. Both the buyer and seller were represented by Scott Hook of Hook Retail Advisors/Coldwell Banker Commercial (CBC) Alliance Orange County.
LOS ANGELES – Whalerock Industries has leased space at the RedBuilding in West Hollywood’s Pacific Design Center. The center is located at 8687 Melrose Ave. The independent media/technology company will be relocating from nearby Santa Monica. The company was represented by Gayle Landes and Mike Geller of First Property Realty Corp. The 400,000-square-foot RedBuilding is the newest addition to the Cesar Pelli designed Pacific Design Center. The center is owned and developed by Charles S. Cohen.
PEACHTREE CORNERS, GA. — Emma Capital Investments Inc. has purchased Valencia Park Apartments, a 508-unit garden-style apartment community in Peachtree Corners, a suburb of Atlanta. The multifamily investor acquired the asset via 3500 Peachtree Corners LP for $28.2 million. The multifamily community’s amenity package includes a swimming pool with a sundeck, clubhouse and fitness center. Emma Capital plans to implement a renovation program to the common areas and unit interiors upon completion of the sale. Valencia Park is Emma Capital’s second acquisition in north Atlanta within the last three months and its seventh purchase in the United States. The company now owns roughly 2,000 units in the United States.
FREDERICK, MD. — Transwestern has brokered the sale of two industrial properties in Frederick totaling $23.9 million on behalf of the seller, Ruppert Properties. Cabot Properties purchased Stanford Trading Center, a four-building, 175,380-square-foot industrial campus, for $15.9 million. Flying Dog Brewery purchased The Brewery Building, a 46,200-square-foot asset located at 4607 Wedgewood Blvd., for $8 million. Flying Dog is the sole occupant of The Brewery Building. Transwestern’s Mark Glagola and Robert Filley, who is now with Marcus & Millichap, brokered the transaction. Bill Meissner of Ruppert Properties worked with the Transwestern team to facilitate the transaction.
HOUSTON — NAI Partners has arranged the sale of a 15,000-square-foot office/warehouse space at 16130 Hollister Road in Houston. Donald C. Smith purchased the property. Darren O’Conor of NAI Partners represented Donald C. Smith, while Robert McGee, Thomas Leger and Chase Cribbs of TNRG represented the seller, Hightower Investments Ltd., in the transaction.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Waterton Associates LLC has acquired Promenade Crossing, a 212-unit garden-style apartment community located roughly three miles northeast of downtown Orlando. The gated community offers one- to three-bedroom floorplans and borders Baldwin Park, an upscale master-planned community. Promenade Crossing is Waterton’s second acquisition in 2015 and brings the company’s Florida multifamily portfolio to more than 2,300 units.
DALLAS — CBRE Capital Markets’ Debt & Structured Finance group in Dallas has arranged acquisition financing for a two-property multifamily portfolio in Dallas. CBRE, working on behalf of CAF Capital Partners, obtained a 10-year Freddie Mac loan coupled with a preferred equity investment by an affiliate of Highland Capital Management LP to finance the property. CBRE also introduced Button Capital as the joint venture equity partner. Originally built in 1996 and 1998, Emory at Horizon North and Ashmore at Horizon North includes 712 units, and fronts The President George Bush Turnpike, west of The Dallas North Tollway. CAF and Button plan to continue current renovations to further capitalize on the north Dallas apartment market. Brian Myers, Jay Wagley, Mike Bryant, Chris Wong and Harry Krieger led CBRE’s debt and structured finance team that originated and secured the financing on behalf of CAF Capital Partners.
SAN ANTONIO — Berkadia has arranged the sale of Sun Park Apartments, a multifamily property located in San Antonio. Mike Miller, Chris Ross, Will Caruth and Cody Courtney of Berkadia’s San Antonio office negotiated the sale. Sun Park Apartments was built in 1985 and is located at 1830 Bandera Road. The fully occupied, 334-unit property features studio, one- and two-bedroom units, with amenities including kitchens, pantries, walk-in closets as well as balconies or patios. Select units include two-tone paint, vaulted ceilings and pool views. Community amenities include a swimming pool, spa, barbeque area, clubhouse, playground, fitness center, sports courts, gazebos, carports and controlled-access gates. A private investor from San Diego purchased the property. A private investor from Los Angeles was the seller.
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. — Phase I of Water Garden Office Park, a two-building office complex in Santa Monica, has received a $260-million refinancing. The Class A complex is located at 1620 26th Street. The 12-year, fixed-rate loan was provided by New York Life Real Estate Investors. Stroock & Stroock & Lavan law firm represented the institutional investors, which were advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management.
SAN FRANCISCO – A two-story mixed-use property in a San Francisco Bay submarket has sold to an East Bay developer in a 1031 exchange for $9.5 million. The property is located at 329 Primrose Road in Burlingame. It is currently occupied by the U.S. Post Office and One Medical. The mixed-use asset’s interiors were fully renovated in 2012 and 2015. It is known around town as the Postcard Building. The buyer was represented by Eduardo Vergara of Marcus & Millichap. The seller was represented by Thomas Doglio and Richard Reisman of Marcus & Millichap’s National Land Group.