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Alexander & Baldwin Acquires Three Shopping Centers in Hawaii for $254M

HONOLULU — Honolulu-based Alexander & Baldwin (NYSE: ALEX) has acquired three shopping centers located in Hawaii. Terramar Retail Centers LLC sold the properties for $254 million. The buyer also assumed $62 million in mortgage debt in the transaction. Acquisitions include Laulani Village, Hokulei Village and Pu`unene Shopping Center. Laulani Village is a 175,000-square-foot, community retail center located in Ewa Beach on the island of Oahu. Safeway, Ross Dress for Less, Petco and …

Hawaii, Retail, Top Stories, Western

Hyatt to Sell Three-Property Hotel Portfolio for $1B

CHICAGO — Hyatt Hotels Corp. (NYSE: H) has agreed to sell a three-property hotel portfolio to Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. (NYSE: HST) for approximately $1 billion. The transaction includes the Andaz Maui at Wailea Resort in Wailea, Hawaii, the Grand Hyatt San Francisco and the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort and Spa in Bonita Springs, Fla. Hyatt will continue to manage the three hotels under long-term management agreements. The transaction is expected to close at the end of …

California, Florida, Hawaii, Hospitality, Illinois, Midwest, Southeast, Top Stories, Western

Jersey Mike’s Opens Restaurant on Military Base in Hawaii

OAHU, HAWAII — Jersey Mike’s Subs opened its first restaurant on a military base, with a new location at Schofield Barracks in Oahu. The company plans to open restaurants at two other military installations in 2018. The 490-square-foot sub shop, located in the Army & Air Force Exchange Service food court, is staffed almost entirely by local residents connected to service members at the installation. The Schofield Barracks location is the 54th Jersey Mike’s restaurant for …

Hawaii, Restaurant, Retail, Western

JV to Break Ground on Next Phase of 750,000 SF Shopping Center in Hawaii

KAPOLEI, HAWAII — DeBartolo Development, in partnership with OPTrust and the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL), will break ground this month on the next phase of Ka Makana Ali’i, a more than 750,000-square-foot shopping center in Kapolei. Dubbed The Grove, the 109,000-square-foot phase will be home to healthy lifestyle retailers, restaurants and services, including Foodland Farms, Hawai’i Pacific Health and PetSmart. The Grove will be located adjacent to 24 Hour Fitness. The …

Hawaii, Retail, Western

Lancaster Pollard Closes Two Refinancings Totaling $57.1M for Seniors Housing Communities in Hawaii, Arizona

HONOLULU AND GREEN VALLEY, ARIZ. — Lancaster Pollard has arranged two Fannie Mae loans totaling $57.1 million for seniors housing communities in Honolulu and the Tucson suburb of Green Valley. The first transaction was a $51.2 million loan that refinanced construction debt for The Plaza at Waikiki in Honolulu. MW Group owns the property, which was built in 2015. The community has been named Hawaii’s best senior living facility by The Honolulu Star Advertiser for three consecutive …

Hawaii, Loans, Multifamily, Seniors Housing, Western

HFF Arranges $43.6M Sale of Grocery-Anchored Center in Hawaii

KAPAA, HAWAII — HFF has arranged the $43.6 million sale of Kauai Village, a 109,466-square-foot, grocery-anchored retail center in Kapaa, on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. Gleb Lvovich of HFF arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, ValueRock Realty Partners. In addition, Kyle Spencer and John Chun of HFF secured $32.3 million in acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer, Epic Real Estate Partners. A life company provided the three-year, floating-rate loan. At the time of …

Hawaii, Retail, Western

Sears Opens Concept Store in Honolulu

HONOLULU — Sears has opened a new store dedicated to appliances and mattresses in Honolulu. The unique retail concept focuses on two of Sears's strongest categories, appliances and mattresses. The new store builds on the success of the first Sears Appliances & Mattresses store located in Pharr, Texas, which has been open since June 2017, as well as the Sears Appliances store, which opened in Ft. Collins, Colo., in 2016. Located at Ala Moana Center, the 16,200-square-foot Sears …

Hawaii, Retail, Western

Faris Lee Arranges $21.8M Sale of Retail Center in Hawaii

KAILUA-KONA, HAWAII — Faris Lee Investments has arranged the $21.8 million sale of Coconut Grove Marketplace, a 49,513-square-foot retail center in Kailua-Kona. Donald MacLellan and Rick Chichester of Faris Lee represented the seller, Hudson America LP, and the buyer, J.H. Real Estate Partners. The center features an open layout with ocean views and an oceanfront volleyball court. Coconut Grove is home to tenants including ABC Stores, Humpy’s Alehouse, Lava Java, Outback Steakhouse, Kona …

Hawaii, Retail, Western

Salem Partners to Develop $750M Mixed-Use Project in Honolulu

HONOLULU — Salem Partners, a commercial real estate developer based in Los Angeles, is moving forward on its $750 million, two-tower project in Honolulu. The Honolulu City Council recently gave Salem Partners approval to build the 450-unit condominium and hotel development, which is part of Honolulu’s Ala Moana Transit Oriented Development Plan. The first development in the plan is Salem Partner’s Mana’olana Place project, which is slated to break ground across from the Hawaii …

Hawaii, Mixed-Use, Top Stories, Western

Trinity, Oaktree to Form $3B Hospitality Joint Venture

HONOLULU AND LOS ANGELES — Trinity Investments LLC and funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management have entered into a joint venture partnership, with plans to invest up to $3 billion in hospitality assets in Hawaii, California, Mexico and Japan. The formation of the joint venture follows Trinity and Oaktree’s $317 million acquisition of the 759-room Westin Maui Resort and Spa in April. That transaction more than doubled Trinity’s volume of hospitality investment for 2017. In …

California, Hawaii, Hospitality, Top Stories, Western