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Colliers Arranges Sale in Marina del Ray

by Lynn Peisner July 25, 2025

LOS ANGELES — Colliers has arranged the sale of Villa Del Mar, a 198-unit waterfront community in the Marina del Rey neighborhood of Los Angeles. Colliers Vice Chair Kitty Wallace represented both the seller, original developer, Villa Del Mar Properties, and long-time operator, Far West Management, and a private buyer. Villa Del Mar is situated on approximately 5 acres with 1,500 linear feet of marina frontage and is one of 16 communities along the Marina del Ray harbor. The property was developed in 1972. Villa Del Mar properties has invested …

July 25, 2025

California Investment Sales News Western

CBRE Arranges $9.6 Million Deal in Orange County, California,

by Lynn Peisner July 24, 2025

COSTA MESA, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged a $9.6 million trade of a 22-unit property in Costa Mesa between two undisclosed parties. The asset is located at 313 and 325 East 17th Place in the Eastside neighborhood of Costa Mesa. The property has not been on the market for about 25 years. CBRE’s Dan Blackwell and Mike O’Neill represented the buyer, a private investor based in Fountain Valley, California. The seller was a private investor from Orange County, California. Built in 1961, the property comprises six one-bedroom units and 16 …

July 24, 2025

California Development Finance News Western

Martin Group, JPF Land $61 Million Construction Loan for Bay Area Project

by Lynn Peisner July 24, 2025

SAN MATEO, CALIF. — IPA Capital Markets has arranged a $61 million loan for The Martin Group and JPF Capital, which are developing Arbello in San Mateo 19 miles south of San Francisco. The mixed-use project, located at 477 9th Ave., will include 120 apartments and 29,000 square feet of office space. According to Martin Group’s website, residential amenities will feature coworking space, a fitness center, a clubhouse, a central courtyard, a rooftop deck, bicycle storage and a dog park. Units will be offered as studios or as one- or two-bedroom …

July 24, 2025

Affordable Housing Architecture & Design California Development Industry Voices

ADUs in Multifamily Development Are an Old Idea with New Potential

by Lynn Peisner July 23, 2025

By Brandi Campbell Wood Forward-thinking multifamily developers are rediscovering a housing type that predates modern zoning: accessory dwelling units (ADUs). An ADU is defined as a smaller, independent residential unit located on the same lot as a detached single-family home, according to the American Planning Association, a nonprofit organization that supports the field of urban and regional planning. What was once commonplace in early 20th-century developments — garden cottages, cluster housing and secondary units within larger properties — is experiencing a renaissance driven by new policy opportunities and compelling financial …

July 23, 2025

California Investment Sales News Western

Marcus & Millichap Closes $15.6 Million Sale in California’s Central Valley

by Lynn Peisner July 21, 2025

MANTECA, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Manteca Golf & Tennis Villas, a 56-unit property in Manteca, a city between Modesto and Stockton, California, and about 76 miles west of San Francisco. The property sold for $15.6 million. Stephen Jackson and Joe Owens, both senior directors with Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller. Neither party to the transaction was identified. Completed in 1985, Manteca Golf & Tennis, which is adjacent to a golf course, has a pool, laundry facilities and a tennis court. Units feature washer …

July 21, 2025

California Finance News Western

Prime Residential Secures $91.5 Million Loan to Refinance Bay Area Asset

by Lynn Peisner July 18, 2025

VALLEJO, CALIF. — Prime Residential has received a $91.5 million loan to refinance Blue Rock Village, a 560-unit property the company owns in Vallejo, 36 miles north of San Francisco. Walker & Dunlop’s Bryan Frazier and Blake Hockenbury arranged the 10-year, full-term interest-only loan at a fixed rate from Freddie Mac. Blue Rock Village was developed in two phases in the mid 1980s. The property consists of 41 buildings housing a total of 560 units, a leasing office, a fitness center and a maintenance building, all situated on about 36 …

July 18, 2025

Affordable Housing California Development News Western

WNC, Mirka Break Ground on Affordable Housing Community in Carlsbad

by Lynn Peisner July 14, 2025

CARLSBAD, CALIF. — WNC & Associates (WNC) and Mirka Investments have closed a deal to begin construction of La Costa Family Apartments, an affordable housing community in Carlsbad, about 34 miles north of San Diego. Details of the construction financing were not disclosed. The developers have broken ground with completion slated for March 2026. The property will include 19 units in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans offered at income caps ranging from 30 to 80 percent of area median income (AMI). WNC and Mirka are concurrently …

July 14, 2025

Affordable Housing California Development Finance News Western

Mirka Lands KeyBank Loans for Affordable Housing Development in Oceanside, California

by Lynn Peisner July 9, 2025

OCEANSIDE, CALIF. — KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) and KeyBank Commercial Mortgage Group (CMG) have finalized $74.8 million in loans for Mirka Investment’s El Camino Real Apartments, which are being developed in Oceanside, about 38 miles north of San Diego. CDLI’s and CMG’s loans make up part of the $137.5 million total funding package that will enable the construction of the 111-unit affordable housing community reserved for renters earning between 30 and 80 percent of area median income (AMI). A completion date was not disclosed. CDLI provided a …

July 9, 2025

Affordable Housing California Development Investment Sales News Western

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

by Lynn Peisner July 1, 2025

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 …

July 1, 2025

California Investment Sales News Northeast Washington, D.C.Western

JRK Buys Two Assets for $315 Million

by Lynn Peisner June 26, 2025

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 …

June 26, 2025

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