Beta Agency SVP Adam Friedlander represented the seller of a Raising Cane’s Restaurant located in Carson. The sale price was $7,525,000. The undisclosed buyer was a private California investor in a 1031 exchange.

Friedlander said, “The sale of the Raising Cane’s in Carson represents the highest-priced sale of a fast-food restaurant in California to trade this year. In addition, this is only one of three Raising Cane’s leased investments to trade in California in 2024. Selling a high-rent NNN investment at a low cap rate is a difficult task given existing market conditions. We are very pleased with the results.”

Built in 2022, the 2,950-square-foot restaurant is occupied in a 12-year, triple-net lease. Located directly across from the 1.1-million-square-foot South Bay Pavilion Mall, the property benefits from a dense surrounding demographic and significant vehicular traffic, according to Beta Agency.

Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has listed Pacific Trails Apartments, an 84-unit apartment property located in Covina within the San Gabriel Valley. The price is open bid.

“Located close to entertainment and shopping along Arrow Highway and Azusa Avenue, Pacific Trails Apartments has benefitted from numerous recent improvements and remains an excellent candidate for additional value enhancing renovations to optimize operations and increase value,” said Alexander Garcia, Jr., IPA executive director.

Garcia and IPA’s Kyle Pinkalla and Chris Zorbas are representing the seller, a private party.

Built in 1977 and renovated in 2014, Pacific Trails Apartments is a gated, nine-building property that has received unit upgrades and improvements to the swimming pool and spa, barbecue grills, fire pit and courtyard seating. The property is located off Arrow Highway, close to State Route 66 and near Interstates 10, 210, and 605.

The Newport Beach-based SRS Real Estate Partners Capital Markets team has sold a total of 33 7-Eleven-occupied properties over the past 18 months, valued at $242 million with an average cap rate of 5.27%.

Additionally, SRS has 24 7-Eleven assets currently in escrow or on the market with a combined value of approximately $160 million. All the assets are single-tenant properties with 12 or more years remaining on the lease term.

“Over the past 12 months or so, we have observed that cap rates for 7-Eleven stores are holding steady despite the higher interest rate environment,” said Patrick Luther, SRS EVP and managing principal. “Additionally, the absorption of 7-Eleven assets outpaces comparable credit tenants such as drug store and coffee brands and we have not seen values erode or cap rates rise as much for this brand. Investors are benefitting from the long-term stability, high traffic locations and strong credit rating of this internationally recognized chain.”

Over the past 18 months, SRS has sold 7-Eleven assets in California, Colorado, Connecticut Florida, Nevada, New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas. The company has properties on the market in California, Florida, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

RealSource Group completed the sale of a single-tenant property occupied by Pilot Flying J Travel Center in Jurupa Valley. At $14 million, the sale reportedly set new records nationwide for both the highest sales price and price per square for a Pilot ground lease. Additionally, the closing cap rate of 4.90% establishes an all-time low for a Pilot ground lease outside Texas.

Austin Blodgett, RealSource SVP of investment sales, and associate Jonathan Schiffer represented the seller, Greens Group, based in Irvine. Blodgett and Schiffer also represented the buyer, a private investor also located in Irvine.

“This sale represents a notable milestone, setting nationwide benchmarks for a Pilot ground lease,” said Blodgett. “The acquisition also marked the buyer’s first net-lease purchase. The buyer was particularly drawn to the property’s underlying real estate value and the unique security offered by the Pilot brand, now wholly owned by Berkshire Hathaway  under the leadership of Warren Buffett, further bolstering the buyer’s confidence in the investment.”

The tenant’s absolute triple-net ground lease relieves the buyer of landlord responsibilities. “Pilot Flying J has more than 14 years remaining on the initial lease term with four five-year options and 10% rental increases every five years,” Blodgett said.