LAS VEGAS-Next Gen Fund 5 LLC has sold Decatur Crossings III, a 112,304-square-foot, mixed-use property at 4675 and 4775 West Teco Ave. here, to Ready Mix Opportunity Group LLC for $7 million. The property consists of two two-story office/flex buildings that were approximately 40% occupied at the time of purchase. Kevin Higgins and Garrett Toft in Voit Real Estate Services’ local office worked closely with Darren Tappen of Voit’s Phoenix office to represent the buyer in the off-market transaction; the seller represented itself.

GLENDALE, CA-An investment group led by Los Angeles-based Capital Real Estate Advisors has acquired a 34,000-square-foot stand-alone grocery store at the northeast corner of Central Ave. and Chevy Chase Dr. here from the previous retail tenant, which closed its store in early November. The sale price was undisclosed. CRA plans to re-tenant the property or explore re-development options on the approximately 2.38-acre site, which is zoned C3, allowing for a full range of commercial services. CRA was represented in the transaction in-house by Michael Poyer, who is handling the property’s marketing.

ALISO VIEJO, CA-Accretive Realty Advisors Inc. has acquired the 20,000-square-foot Pacific Park Medical-Dental building at 24541 Pacific Park Dr. here in an off-market transaction for an undisclosed amount. The three-story building had not been offered for sale to the market since 1990 when it was first constructed. Jeff Tomei from Knightsbridge Realty Capital Inc. arranged the debt with a large national bank and exclusively handled the financing on behalf of the buyer.

LEASES

COSTA MESA, CA-Burnham-Ward Properties has signed three major lease agreements at South Coast Collection retail center here, more commonly known as “SoCo.” The leases, signed by Design Within Reach, Rolling Greens, and Surfas Culinary District, represent 44,600 square feet of retail space and bring SoCo’s tenant occupancy to nearly 100%. The retailers join Fixtures Living, Stark Carpets and C.S. Wo & Sons at the center.

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CA-GoldMax USA, a chain of stores specializing in buying gold and precious metals from consumers in the U.S. has opened a new store at 30652 Santa Margarita Parkway #F 101B here. The retailer now has 50 stores in Southern California and has plans to open eight more stores within the next 30 to 60 days in City of Industry, El Cajon, Los Angeles, Murrieta, Norco, Orange, Rancho Cucamonga, San Juan Capistrano, and Upland.

SAN FRANCISCO-Jones Lang LaSalle has been appointed exclusive leasing agent for 100 Montgomery St., a 430,000-square-foot LEED Gold office tower owned and managed by Equity Office. EOP acquired the class-A tower last month for an undisclosed price from Hines Interests and Sterling American Properties. Steve Anderson, Bryan Ivie and Wes Powell are the leasing brokers.

FINANCING

SAN DIEGO-HFF managing director Aldon Cole and real estate analyst Husayn Hasan have arranged refinancing for two historic buildings totaling 40,400 square feet at the intersection of 5^th Ave. and F St. in the Gaslamp District here: the Keating Hotel, a luxury boutique hotel built in 1890 with 35 guestrooms, and the Mercantile Building, located adjacent to the hotel. Working exclusively on behalf of the Keating Hotel Group, HFF placed the 10-year, 4.7%, fixed-rate loan with Cantor Commercial Real Estate. Loan proceeds are paying off existing debt and repatriating equity. The amount of the loan was undisclosed to GlobeSt.com.

RICHLAND, WA-Glenn Gioseffi, an associate director in Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp.’s Seattle office, has arranged $12 million in refinancing debt for a 272-unit multifamily mid-rise property here.

MMCC worked with one of its institutional-capital sources that could lend in a secondary market to a foundation owned by a trust. The loan was structured with a 10-year term and amortizes over 30 years at an interest rate of 3.85%. The LTV is 70%.

CERTIFICATIONS

GLENDALE, CA-330 North Brand, 323,500-square-foot office building here, has been awarded LEED Gold recertification by the U.S. Green Building Council. The USGBC recertified the building after recognizing an increase in its sustainability features that had earned it a LEED Silver certification in 2010. The property earned new and additional credits through improved energy-efficiency performance, including one regional priority credit specific to Southern California and realized a 26.5% reduction of potable water consumption in all fixtures over the LEED baseline. The total credits received boosted the office building’s ranking from Silver to Gold. Transwestern Sustainability Services consulted on the initial Silver certification.

SAN MARCOS, CA-Civic View Corporate Centre at 300 Rancheros Dr. here has earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY STAR