Trion Properties has purchased two multifamily properties for a total of $7.25 million, in two different transactions. The properties are located in El Cajon, Calif. and Sacramento, Calif....More
Lucent Capital has arranged $11.05 million in permanent financing to recapitalize two Southern California properties owned by a Beverly Hills-based investment group....More
In a two-year period, Imperial Promenade went from 30-percent vacancy to 100 percent occupied thanks to a variety of leases. The property is owned by a partnership between DeBeikes Investment Company and Warmington Properties....More
General Growth Properties Inc.and TIAA-CREF formed a partnership to own and operate The Grand Canal Shoppes, including The Shoppes at the Palazzo in Las Vegas....More
Rancon Realty Fund V has disposed of Three Carnegie Plaza. The buyer, a 1031 Exchange Partnership made up of 1250 Fairfax LLC and 521 East 11th St. LLC, paid $8 million for the 85,846-sq.-ft. office property located in San Bernardino, Calif....More
The Wallace Family Trust has disposed of 130 S. El Camino Dr. in Beverly Hills, Calif. The undisclosed buyer paid $10.4 million for the 9,046-sq.-ft. office building....More
Construction has begun on Argyle Apartments, a 40-unit affordable housing project at 1600 N. Western Ave in Hollywood. The four-story structure is meant to house both seniors and young families. AMCAL Multi-Housing is developing the property, which will be LEED certified....More
Dylan Investment Properties has purchased St. George Medical Center in Carmichael, Calif. for an undisclosed total. SA Challenger Inc. disposed of the 52,677-sq.-ft., four-building medical office building....More
Ground has been broken on the renovation and expansion project at The Village at Nellie Gail Ranch. The $17 million project will bring the retail center to a total of 100,000 sq. ft. and bring in the area’s first Fresh Market....More
A self-sustaining “Net Zero-Plus” college campus being built in Palm Springs, Calif., is under way to becoming a national model for sustainability strategies.
Lowe Enterprises and I.D.E.A. Partners have been tapped by the San Diego Community College District to develop a mixed-use project on 1.37 acres. The joint venture has signed a long-term lease on the block, which lies between E, F, Park and 13th Streets in downtown San Diego....More
The San Jose Marriott Hotel has sold to CBRE Strategic Partners U.S. Value 6, a fund sponsored by CBRE Global Investors. The 506-key, class-A hotel located at 301 S. Market St. sold for less than replacement cost. Terms of the deal were not released....More
Artemis Real Estate Partners has partnered with Los Angeles-based Primestor Development, on behalf of the $300 million real estate emerging manager program of the New York Common State Retirement Fund. Primestor has been brought on as a retail operating partner for the California region....More
Kennedy Wilson has been tapped to be the exclusive leasing agent for 1 million square feet of commercial space being developed on Mare Island. Developer Lennar Mare Island LLC is turning the 650-acre former naval base into a mixed-use commercial and residential community....More
Empire Landing, a 276-unit multifamily community in Burbank, Calif., has sold to TIAA-CREF. The seller wasa joint venture between Casden Properties and PCCP. The terms of the deal were not disclosed....More
A newly formed private real estate investment company has closed its first fund. Tryperion Partners LLC now has $50 million of fully discretionary committed capital in its Tryperion RE Fund I. The company plans to use up to 75% leverage to give the fund a $200 million investment potential....More
IKEA surpasses 85 percent solar power for its U.S. buildings. In other news, the U.S. Government Services Administration officially advocates sustainable building. JPMorgan Chase joins NYC Mayor's Carbon Challenge. And Partners Group invests in a green building alternative to Hong Kong Island's offices....More
The 200,000-sq.-ft. office campus at 2100 E. Grand Ave. in El Segundo, Calif. has sold to a joint venture made up of Rockwood Capital and Marshall Property & Development for $25 million. The property was sold in an off-market transaction by 2100 Grand LLC, a related entity of the visual effects company Rhythm & Hues Studios....More
Special Olympics of Southern California has leased 12,029 sq. ft. at 1600 Forbes Way in Long Beach, Calif. The office property will serve as the group’s new headquarters....More
Coldwell Banker’s Northern California residential real estate headquarters will be moved from San Ramon, Calif. to Concord, Calif. with its lease of 16,000 sq. ft. in Concord Gateway. The move away from Bishop Ranch Business Park will situate the firm closer to employees living in Contra Coasta County....More
Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps has signed a lease to occupy 118,597 sq. ft. at 1335 Park Center Dr. in Vista, Calif. The total value of the transaction equals $9.8 million....More
There has been $30.3 billion in new CMBS issuance to date in 2013, according to Commercial Mortgage Alert. That puts the industry on pace to smash last year’s volume of $48.4 billion and will make 2013 the busiest year for CMBS issuance since 2007. Where do you think total CMBS issuance volume will end up in 2013?