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CGI+ Sells Torrance Development Site to JPI for $40 Million

by Lynn Peisner

TORRANCE, CALIF. —  CGI+ Real Estate Strategies has sold a shovel-ready, 4.9-acre multifamily development site in Torrance to JPI for $40 million. CGI+, a Los Angeles-based multifamily investment firm, acquired the property adjacent to Harbor-UCLA Medical Center at S. Vermont Avenue near 220th Street in 2022. After receiving entitlements for a six-story, 525-unit residential building — with 34 units reserved for households earning less than 30 percent of area median income — CGI+ planned to begin construction in 2023. However, rising interest rates and increases in labor and construction costs …

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JRK Buys Two Assets for $315 Million

by Lynn Peisner

LOS ANGELES — JRK Property Holdings has acquired Chase Knolls in Sherman Oaks, California, and WestEnd25 in Washington, D.C., for $315 million. The assets were purchased with two separate funds, one of which targets assets developed before 1989. Chase Knolls was built in 1949. The other fund focuses on assets built after 1990 with value-add potential. WestEnd25 was built in 2009. Chase Knolls, which sold for approximately $129 million, is located on a 14-acre site that encompasses approximately two city blocks in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley. The property includes …

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LaAvenida-Apartments
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CDFIs: Affordable Housing Developers’ Secret Ally in Bridging Predevelopment Funding Gaps

by Lynn Peisner

By Noni Ramos Across the country, affordable housing is facing intensifying headwinds. From Oakland to Omaha, developers are navigating rising construction costs, protracted approval processes and a funding landscape that rarely aligns with the urgency or complexity of the work. Public subsidies — while essential — are often insufficient to bring projects across the finish line. These conditions are particularly acute in high-cost regions, but they are playing out in communities of every size and type. In the face of these challenges, community development financial institutions (CDFIs) are stepping up. …

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Hillcrest-Apartments
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Affinius Capital Provides $54.7 Million of Preferred Equity to Build Thousand Oaks Project

by Lynn Peisner

THOUSAND OAKS, CALIF. — Affinius Capital has provided $54.7 million of preferred equity for the ground-up development of Hillcrest Apartments, a project The Latigo Group is developing in Thousand Oaks. The four-story property will feature ground-floor retail and 333 units in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Latigo estimates the project will be complete by the first quarter of 2028. Amenities include a rooftop terrace, pool, fitness center, coworking spaces, multi-sport simulator and a wellness center with a sauna and cold plunge. Financing was arranged by Bercut …

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Bakersfield-Apartments
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BWE Arranges $61 Million Construction Loan for Presidio Capital Partners’ Bakersfield Project

by Lynn Peisner

BAKERSFIELD, CALIF. — BWE has arranged $61 million for Presidio Capital Partners to develop the first phase of Park Center at Seven Oaks in Bakersfield. Tom Turnage, senior vice president, and Alex Gregoire, vice president, both in BWE’s Irvine office, originated the four-year, floating-rate, interest-only construction loan with a 12-month extension from a super-regional bank. Park Center at Seven Oaks will include a total of 520 units when fully complete. Phase I will include 352 units. This initial phase will feature 17 residential buildings as well as a leasing office, …

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CBRE Arranges Huntington Beach Sale

by Lynn Peisner

HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged the $7.4 million sale of the 18-unit Yorktown Apartments in Huntington Beach. CBRE’s Dan Blackwell and Mike O’Neill represented the Newport Beach-based private seller, who was in a 1031 exchange, and the all-cash private buyer, also from Newport Beach. According to CBRE, Yorktown hasn’t traded hands for 30 years. The property comprises one studio and 17 two-bedroom units across two buildings constructed in 1973 and 1974. The 0.7-acre site includes a community courtyard, picnic area and private patios or balconies in select units, …

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CBRE Brokers $8.6 Million 1031-Exchange Sale in Costa Mesa

by Lynn Peisner

COSTA MESA, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged the $8.6 million sale of a 13-unit property at 553 and 555 Victoria St. in Costa Mesa, about 40 miles south of Los Angeles. CBRE’s Dan Blackwell, Mike O’Neill and Jack O’Connor represented the Costa Mesa-based private seller. The 1031 buyer is a private investor based in Huntington Beach, California. The property was on the market for the first time in approximately 47 years. Located on a 0.8-acre lot, the property contains 10 buildings with 13,712 square feet of rentable space. The unit …

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BWE Secures $220 Million Refinancing for Luxury Apartments in Los Angeles’ Koreatown

by Lynn Peisner

LOS ANGELES — BWE has arranged $220 million in loans for locally based Jamison Properties to refinance construction debt on Opus, a 428-unit high-rise in Los Angeles’ Koreatown neighborhood. Jamison broke ground on Opus in 2022 and opened the property, which consists of two towers, in 2024. Opus is managed by Greystar. Monthly rental rates range from $3,630 to $4,945, according to Apartments.com. The property was 90 percent leased at the time of the loan closing. BWE’s Max Sauerman, senior vice president, and Tyler Shebeck, vice president in BWE’s Los …

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Tricon Residential Opens $60 Million Sacramento-Area BTR Project

by Lynn Peisner

RANCHO CORDOVA, CALIF. — Tricon Residential, a subsidiary of global investment firm Blackstone Real Estate, has completed and opened Tricon Sunridge, a built-to-rent (BTR) community in Rancho Cordova, 14 miles east of Sacramento, California. Blackstone Real Estate invested approximately $60 million to develop the community. Project partners included Sares Regis and Signature Homes. The 114-unit homes are offered as three- or four-bedroom floor plans and feature solar panels, fenced-in backyards and electric-vehicle charging outlets within two-car garages.

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Mid-Pen Completes Second Phase Of Affordable Development In Santa Cruz County

by Lynn Peisner

WATSONVILLE, CALIF. — MidPen Housing opened Cienega Heights, an 80-unit affordable housing property in Watsonville, on May 23. Watsonville is about 50 miles south of San Jose. Thirty-nine of the 80 units were designed to serve farmworkers. Watsonville is situated in the Pajaro Valley, where several farms grow crops such as fruits, vegetables and flowers. The units are reserved for residents earning 30 to 60 percent of area median income, or approximately $38,040 to $108,660 per year, depending on household size. Cienega Heights is the second phase of a three-phase …

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