California

Aquino in San Jose, California

SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Urban Catalyst has launched a new fund, UC Multifamily Equity I LLC (UCME), focused on the development of a 272-unit building in San Jose. The property, called Aquino, will offer studio, one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments. Amenities will include private co-working offices, a bar and lounge, a fitness center with a yoga studio, a dog run and a courtyard. Urban Catalyst has structured UCME as a real estate operating company, which allows it to accept funding from qualified retirement accounts such as IRAs and 401(k) plans.

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Casa Verde in San Diego

SAN DIEGO — JLL Capital Markets has arranged $28 million in construction take-out financing for Casa Verde, a 94-unit community in San Diego’s North Park neighborhood. Olga Walsh and Jack Wood of JLL led the team that secured the non-recourse floating-rate bridge loan on behalf of the borrower, Champion Real Estate Investments. The new loan retired a high-leverage construction loan, covered transaction costs and carry reserves, and provided significant cash out to the sponsor while allowing sufficient time for stabilization in anticipation of permanent financing. Casa Verde offers studio and one-bedroom …

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LOS ANGELES — Northmarq has hired Joel Cukier as senior vice president to the company’s commercial investment sales team in Los Angeles. Cukier began his career in luxury high-rise management and development in New York. Most recently, he spent seven years working with a national firm focused on corporate real estate advisory. Cukier is joined by Noah Kenoyer, who joins the team as an associate. The commercial investment sales team will focus on net lease real estate and corporate sale leaseback advisory.

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LOS ANGELES — JLL Capital Markets arranged the $16.7 million construction take-out financing for The Hobart, a 39-unit community in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Koreatown. Chris Collins and Brad Vansant represented the borrower, Jannone Development, to secure the two-year, floating-rate loan. The Hobart was built in 2023. The building rises six stories at 3050 W. 11th St. Units come in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans.

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SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, CALIF. — PACT Capital has arranged a $362 million acquisition land loan for a 1,600-acre property in San Joaquin County, about 60 miles from San Francisco. Originally planned in the 1990s, the site is entitled for 5,500 residential units, as well as 263 acres of entitled multifamily, mixed-use, industrial and commercial space. The buyer was a private family office in Northern California. The acquisition financing was provided through a real estate investment banking syndicate. PACT Capital’s advisory team was led by Adam Mortanian, Tyler Shegerian, Connor Haubursin …

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2027-29 Harbor Blvd. in Costa Mesa, Calif.

COSTA MESA, CALIF. — CBRE brokered the sale of a mixed-use property at 2027-29 Harbor Blvd. in Costa Mesa. A local private investor acquired the asset for $3.2 million. Dan Blackwell and Mike O’Neill represented the seller, a private Orange County, California-based partnership. The asset offers 12 rental units across three buildings, as well as a 1,942-square-foot commercial building occupied by an auto trim business. Units come in studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans. The first building was built in 1949, with subsequent building additions made in 1952, 1954 and 1962. 

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2111 Firestone in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES — KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) has provided $46.4 million in financing for the construction of 2111 Firestone, an affordable community in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles. KeyBank CDLI provided $19.7 million in federal and state Low Income Housing Tax Credit equity, a $21.4 million construction loan and a $5.3 million permanent loan to finance the project. Kortney Brown and Ted Witt structured the financing. Sam Adams of KeyBanc Capital Markets Public Finance Group provided the bond underwriting.  2111 Firestone comprises 85 apartments across six …

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Pasadena Studios in Pasadena, California

PASADENA, CALIF. — A partnership comprising Community Builders Group and Bridge Financial Advisors plan to open Pasadena Studios this August. Pasadena Studios is an affordable housing community that rises six stories in the Los Angeles suburb of Pasadena. The building offers 180 small studio apartments called micro-units. Units are affordable to households earning less than $53,000 annually. Amenities include Wi-Fi connectivity, fitness center, laundry facilities, rooftop deck, a kitchenette and bike storage. The total cost of the project was $45 million. The development team broke ground on Pasadena Studios in …

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SAN MARCOS, CALIF. — Affirmed Housing has completed Alora, an affordable housing community in San Marcos’s Richmar neighborhood. The development team for the project also included DAHLIN Group Architecture Planning, BNBuilders, Masson & Associates, Monica Mroz Landscape Architect and Compass for Affordable Housing. The City of San Marcos, County of San Diego, WNC and Chase provided financing for the development. Alora comprises 100 units across four residential buildings, as well as a community center and 171 parking spaces. Apartments come in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, and are affordable …

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Renaissance Court in Pasadena, California

PASADENA, CALIF. — PSRS has arranged the $9.6 million refinance of Renaissance Court, a mixed-use community in Pasadena. Renaissance Court offers 41 units, including one- and two-bedroom apartments and two-bedroom townhomes. The property also includes nine ground-level retail units. Kostas Kavayiotidis arranged the non-recourse loan through a life insurance company. The loan features a 10-year term and 30-year amortization.

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