WOODLAND, CALIF. — Affiliates of El Tigre Holdings has purchased Woodland Crossroads, a shopping center located in Woodland within the Sacramento Valley. Woodland Crossroads TIC – Engstrom Properties sold the asset for $18 million. Originally developed in 1985 with K-Mart as its anchor, the property was substantially redeveloped in 2016 with Grocery Outlet as its new anchor. Current tenants include Ross Dress for Less, Party City, Harbor Freight and Tractor Supply. Dan Wald and Don LeBuhn of Cushman & Wakefield’s The Wald | LeBuhn Team represented the seller, while the Yorba Linda, Calif., office of Keller Williams represented the buyer in the deal.
Acquisitions
EMERYVILLE, CALIF. — Benderson Development has acquired a retail property located at 3938 Horton St. in Emeryville, a city between Berkeley and Oakland, Calif., for $15.6 million. Toys ‘R’ Us and Babies ‘R’ Us formerly occupied the now-vacant property. The asset is part of the East Bay Bridge Shopping Center, situated at the convergence of interstates 880, 580 and 80/San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge.
POMONA, CALIF. — LNR Partners has completed the sale of Pomona Tech Center, an office building located at 3201 Temple Ave. in Pomona. A private buyer acquired the asset for $6.5 million, or $147 per square foot. The two-story, 44,187-square-foot building features institutional-quality, steel-frame improvements with a recently renovated vaulted lobby, mountain and valley views, and ample surface parking. Additionally, the property offers immediate access to Orange County and the Inland Empire. At the time of sale, the property was 89 percent leased to six tenants, with national credit tenants St. Joseph Health and Henkels & McCoy occupying 46 percent of the building. Jeffrey Cole, Ed Hernandez and Nico Napolitano of Cushman & Wakefield’s Capital Markets Group, along with Sean Kern and Ryan Russell of Cushman & Wakefield, represented the seller in the transaction.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MICH. — Vision Growth Partners has entered into an agreement to acquire 65 salons in Michigan from Regis Corp. (NYSE: RGS). The store acquisitions will take place in small groups and will be completed by spring 2019. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The stores are currently branded as BoRics, Hair Masters and Fiesta Salons, but will transition into Supercuts franchises upon acquisition. The agreement also includes 13 existing Supercuts corporate stores. Super C Group LLC, an entity managed by Vision Growth Partners, will operate the salons. In addition to the acquisitions, Super C Group plans to open 10 new Supercuts locations in Michigan over the next several years, making the entity the largest Supercuts franchisee in the Midwest. “We are very excited to enter the salon space in a significant way in our home state of Michigan,” said Michael Sarafa, managing partner of Vision Growth and Super C Group. “Regis is a great partner with great employees, and we look forward to growing the Supercuts brand and building a culture of teamwork and success.” Over the next 10 months, Super C Group will renovate the acquired properties. The investment level will vary by location, but Crain’s …
HOUSTON — Florida-based multifamily owner-operator American Landmark has acquired Haven at Liberty Hills, a 246-unit multifamily community in Houston. The Class A property was delivered earlier this year and offers one- and two-bedroom units. Amenities include a pool, lifestyle center and resident game lounge. The new ownership plans to add a dog park, summer kitchen and fire pits in the pool area as part of a nearly $1 million capital improvement plan. The seller was not disclosed. The transaction marks American Landmark’s eighth multifamily acquisition in Houston and 18th in Texas.
UNIVERSAL CITY, TEXAS — A partnership between San Antonio-based Internacional Realty Inc. and New York-based Dome Equities has purchased Sunrise Canyon Apartment Homes. The 208-unit property is located in Universal City, about 18 miles northeast of downtown San Antonio. Amenities include a fitness studio, internet café, business center, pool and community lounge. Mark Brandenburg of JLL secured an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing for the deal through Freddie Mac
FRISCO, TEXAS — Greystone Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of The Aspens at Wade Park, a 162-unit, age-restricted residential community located in the northern Dallas metro of Frisco. Built in 2017, the property includes a resort-style pool and spa, fitness center, movie theater, salon/barbershop, library and outdoor barbeque area. Texas-based Aspens Senior Living sold the property to a joint venture between The Carlyle Group and Greystar. Cody Tremper and Mike Garbers of Greystone represented the seller in the transaction.
KATY, TEXAS — NAI Partners, through its Investment Fund II vehicle, has acquired Royal Montreal Plaza, a 40,300-square-foot retail center in Katy, a western suburb of Houston. The property was 97 percent leased at the time of sale to a mix of regional and local tenants. Andrew Pappas and Adam Hawkins of NAI Partners negotiated the acquisition. Todd Carlson of Hunington Properties represented the undisclosed seller. Green Bank provided debt for the transaction.
PHILADELPHIA — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of a 4,568-square-foot mixed-use property in Philadelphia. The building, which is located at 262 S. 16th St., sold for $1.2 million or approximately $279.11 per square foot. Lawrence Gariano, Matthew Bess and Mark Taylor of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. The buyer was a limited liability company. The property is located two blocks east of Philadelphia’s Rittenhouse Square.
WESTPORT, CONN. — The HK Group has orchestrated the $1.2 million sale of a two-building, 5,571-square-foot office property in Westport. The complex is fully leased to a tenant roster that includes luxury homes builder Milton Development, an Allstate Insurance Agency and Backspace Westport. The seller was Argentini Corp. of Sarasota, Florida, which acquired the property in 1982. Millennium Brothers LLC. purchased the property as part of a 1031 exchange.