JERICHO, N.Y. AND ROSEMONT, ILL. — Esquire Financial Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ESQ), the parent company of Esquire Bank, and Signature Bancorporation Inc., the parent company of Rosemont-based Signature Bank, have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which Esquire will acquire Signature in an all-stock transaction valued at $348.4 million. The combined company will have approximately $4.8 billion in assets at closing. The deal provides Jericho-based Esquire with a Chicago-area commercial banking franchise. Signature brings longstanding history of commercial and commercial real estate relationship banking in the Chicago market. Esquire is active in the litigation vertical and is looking to expand its presence in the Chicago market. Each of the combined company’s and bank’s board of directors will consist of 11 directors, including nine from Esquire and two from Signature. Signature’s top three executives have entered into new employment agreements and will oversee commercial business development opportunities and operations in the Chicago market. The merger has been approved by the board of directors of each company. The transaction remains subject to regulatory approval, approval of Esquire and Signature shareholders and other customary closing conditions. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter.
EFFINGHAM, ILL., JOPLIN, MO. AND PADUCAH, KY. — CBRE has arranged the sale of a six-property, 589-room Hilton select-service and extended-stay hotel portfolio located across Illinois, Missouri and Kentucky. Chatham Lodging Trust acquired the portfolio. Nate Sahn and James Foxx of CBRE represented the seller, McHugh Hospitality Group. The properties include Home2 Suites Effingham, Hampton Inn & Suites Effingham, Home2 Suites Joplin, Homewood Suites Joplin, Hampton Inn & Suites Paducah and Homewood Suites Paducah. Several of the assets received recent renovations.
OWENS CROSS ROADS, ALA.— Franklin Street has negotiated the sale of Hampton Cove Shops, a 41,681-square-foot retail center located in Owens Cross Roads, approximately 15 miles southeast of Huntsville. Bryan Belk and John Tennant of Franklin Street represented the seller, Birmingham, Ala.-based Fairway Investments, in the transaction. Prudent Growth Partners purchased the property for $7.6 million. Built in 2008, Hampton Cove Shops was 96 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Dollar Tree, H&R Block, sports bar Jefferson’s, We Rock the Spectrum Kid’s Gym and ALFA Insurance.
FLOWERY BRANCH, GA. — The Taylor McMinn Retail Group, a retail investment sales team within Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the sale of a restaurant in Flowery Branch leased to 7 Brew, a drive-thru coffee concept based in Arkansas. Don McMinn and Andrew Koriwchak of Taylor McMinn represented the seller, a repeat developer for the 7 Brew chain, and the all-cash local buyer, in the transaction. Both parties requested anonymity. 7 Brew has 14 years remaining on its ground lease, which features rental increases in the initial term, as well as extension options. “This marks our second sale within the multi-parcel development in Flowery Branch,” says McMinn. “The property traded at 99 percent of the asking price after receiving an accepted offer within one week of listing. The transaction highlights the continued investor demand for lower rent and lower price-point assets, as well as the momentum behind the drive-thru coffee kiosk concept.”
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIF. — Southern California-based firms Redwood West and Panattoni, in partnership with Prime Finance and Prism Places, have acquired Victoria Gardens, a 1.2 million-square-foot lifestyle retail center located in the Inland Empire city of Rancho Cucamonga. New York City-based Brookfield Properties, a subsidiary of Brookfield Corp. (NYSE: BN), sold the open-air mall for $530 million. Ares Real Estate (NYSE: ARES) provided debt financing for the transaction. “We see tremendous opportunity with Victoria Gardens,” says John Pomer, co-founder and managing partner at Redwood West, “It is a one-of-a-kind, highly productive asset with deep roots in the region.” Built in 2004, Victoria Gardens is one of the largest regional malls in Southern California, with more than 30 buildings on 12 blocks, as reported by the Los Angeles Times. Victoria Gardens was 98 percent leased at the time of sale and attracts more than 14 million visitors a year, according to Redwood West. The center is home to 160 specialty retailers and restaurants including Apple, lululemon, Chanel, Gorjana, Sephora, Nike, Zara, AMC Theatres, Shake Shack, Tecovas, The Cheesecake Factory, Warby Parker, Fleming’s Steakhouse, Sweetgreen and Macy’s. In addition to retail and dining, Victoria Gardens features a cultural center, public library, performance venue, multiple …
ODESSA, TEXAS — Self-storage brokerage firm Versal has arranged the sale of a 578-unit facility in the West Texas city of Odessa. The facility, which is operated under the Lone Star Storage brand, comprises 70,210 net rentable square feet of space across 389 non-climate-controlled units and 189 climate-controlled units. Bill Bellomy, Michael Johnson, Logan Foster and Hugh Horne of Versal represented the seller, Texas Lone Star Storage Centers Ltd., in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, a joint venture between AVAD Capital and Etude Capital.
MONUMENT, COLO. — Inland Real Estate Acquisitions has negotiated and closed the purchase of Jackson Creek Senior Living, a 132-unit seniors housing property in Monument, approximately 20 miles north of Colorado Springs. Mark Cosenza of Inland Acquisitions, with assistance from Brett Smith of The Inland Real Estate Group, Law Department, completed the transaction. Constructed in 2017 at 16601 Jackson Creek Parkway, Jackson Creek features 27 independent living, 75 assisted living and 30 memory care units. The community also features a collective dining room with chef-prepared meals, a bistro, library, fitness center, salon, movie theater, complimentary transportation, daily resident safety checks and 24-hour concierge service. Additionally, the property is located 1.5 miles from the Tri-Lakes Health Pavilion and nine miles from UCHealth Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs. Dial Senior Living will manage the property, which has maintained an average occupancy of 96 percent over the last year.
TACOMA, WASH. — Tacoma Public Schools (TPS) has purchased a two-building industrial property in Tacoma from Broadstone Cable LLC for $12.1 million. Located at 4401 S. Orchard St. on 6.1 acres, the asset offers 86,000 square feet of industrial space. The buyer plans to use the property for its construction and operational plans. Vladimir Olyanich and Bob Frederickson of Coldwell Banker Commercial Danforth managed the transaction for TPS.
DETROIT — Colliers has arranged the sale of Huntington Tower, a 21-story office building located at 2025 Woodward Ave. in downtown Detroit. Completed in 2022, the 311-foot-tall property includes 203,300 square feet of office space across 10 floors along with 10 levels of structured parking, a ground-floor bank and lobby, collaborative workspaces and flexible floor plates designed to accommodate up to 800 employees. The asset, located across from Comerica Park in the heart of The District Detroit, features a long-term net lease to Huntington Bancshares. Raymond Jonna of Colliers represented the undisclosed buyer and the seller, The Herrick Co., a Florida-based investment firm. The transaction is likely the most expensive office sale in city history, according to Crain’s Detroit Business.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Block & Co. Inc. Realtors has brokered the sale of the New Mark Shopping Center, an 81,884-square-foot neighborhood retail center in Kansas City anchored by a 52,000-square-foot Sun Fresh Grocery store. The property was 95 percent leased at the time of sale. Block & Co. originally purchased the center in 2001, one year after it was developed by Associated Wholesale Grocers. Since that time, Block & Co. served as the leasing and property management company for the shopping center. David Block and Jay Friedman of Block & Co. negotiated the investment sale on behalf of the property ownership.