Los Angeles – Parkview Financial announced today it has provided a $35 million senior construction loan to a venture between The Ratkovich Company and Jerico Development, Inc., for the development of West Harbor, a 42-acre multi-tenant festival retail center located at 1200 Nagoya Way along the Los Angeles waterfront in San Pedro. The transformative project is now under construction with completion anticipated in 2024.
The $35 million financing from Parkview Financial is in addition to $55 million of Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) financing, as well as $65 million of investor equity.
“Parkview Financial was immediately attracted to the opportunity to work with Ratkovich and Jerico, a best-in-class borrower team, on this truly unique project that will reshape the San Pedro waterfront. We provided highly structured and bespoke financing that captured the many unique aspects of the development, and we are excited to see this transformative project come to life,” said Paul Rahimian, CEO and Founder of Parkview Financial.
“Capitalizing a large, ground-up, retail construction project is incredibly difficult in today’s capital markets environment,” added Rahimian. “The borrower was able to demonstrate to us a well-planned and solid project via success with substantial pre-leasing of nearly 70% of the project to best-in-class tenancy; meaningful equity investment from the sponsor; and backing from San Pedro and The Port of Los Angeles. Ultimately, Parkview’s loan dollars will complete the development after all other capital is deployed.”
The site, previously home to Ports O’ Call Village, is owned by the Los Angeles City Harbor Department which has executed a long-term ground lease with the developer. The completed projected, delivered over two phases, will include a total of 125,460 square feet. West Harbor will be anchored by multiple restaurants, including the first satellite location of Hollywood landmark Yamashiro; King & Queen Cantina with an overwater bar; a market hall for fast-casual dining; Bark Social, a membership off-leash dog park bar and café; a proposed 6,200-seat amphitheater developed in conjunction with the Nederlander Organization—in addition to a number of other tenants.
In recent years, The Port of Los Angeles has expended more than $100 million for infrastructure improvements directly supporting the development of West Harbor, including a promenade and town square, Harbor Boulevard improvements, a recreational dock, an electrical substation, sewer lift station, and a Maritime Museum public pier.
About Parkview Financial
Parkview Financial is a direct private lender specializing in ground up commercial and residential real estate financing. Through a private real estate debt fund, we provide short-term bridge and construction loans secured by first trust deeds to developers throughout the United States. Since launching the Fund in 2015, Parkview has successfully executed more than $4 billion in financing for multifamily, retail, office, industrial and mixed-use projects with executed loans ranging from $5 million to $300 million.
With offices in Los Angeles, New York, Denver and Atlanta, our firm has grown exponentially since it was founded in 2009 by Paul Rahimian, its CEO. Parkview has earned an unparalleled reputation within the commercial real estate industry as one of the most respected private construction lenders in the nation. This has been accomplished through our proven ability to provide fast, creative financing solutions to borrowers who need more leverage and certainty of execution. Fortified with an experienced team of in-house experts, Parkview is able to be nimble and creative even when it comes to some of the most challenging projects.
About West Harbor
West Harbor is a modern and vibrant entertainment district on the main channel of the Port of Los Angeles featuring a broad array of retail, dining, and public attractions unlike any other in Southern California and beyond. West Harbor is the realization of the collaborative vision of two long-standing Southern California-based, family-owned businesses (The Ratkovich Company and Jerico Development, Inc.). The project is being developed in a public-private partnership with the City and Port of Los Angeles, who together are redefining what the LA Waterfront can be. Groundbreaking for the project took place on November 12, 2022, with a grand opening in 2024.
Like no space before it, West Harbor will juxtapose the bustling energy of a working port with the port at play, introducing an entirely new destination that expands public access to the entire LA Waterfront. With multiple, compelling means of arriving at the destination: from the large courtesy boat dock to bike paths and easy freeway access, visitors can essentially drive, bike, walk, and even sail to the destination. West Harbor will further link to the California Coastal Trail, seamlessly connecting the greater Los Angeles region to the destination.
