AUBURN, CALIF. — Gantry has secured a $9.6 million permanent loan for the purchase of The Plaza, a retail center in the Sacramento suburb of Auburn. Situated on 3.4 acres at 1730-1900 Grass Valley Highway, The Plaza features 74,000 square feet of retail space. Current tenants include Best Buy, Mel’s Original Diner, Little Caesars Plaza, Mattress Firm, Sola Salon Studios, Garden of Eat’n, Lyon Real Estate, Miracle Ear, Salon Centric and T-Mobile. Tony Kaufmann and Erinn Cooke of Gantry arranged the financing for the borrowers, a private real estate company. One of Gantry’s correspondent life company lenders provided the 30-year loan, which features a fixed rate for the life of the loan.
Acquisitions
NavPoint Negotiates $3.2M Sale of Multi-Parcel Industrial Asset in Castle Rock, Colorado
by Amy Works
CASTLE ROCK, COLO. — NavPoint Real Estate Group has brokered the sale of 1609 and 1713 Park St. in Castle Rock. JGC2M LLC sold the asset to Four Square Properties II LLC for $3.2 million. The asset consists of four commercially zoned parcels totaling 1.6 acres. Two of the parcels are fenced outdoor storage and two parcels have buildings, totaling approximately 12,000 square feet combined. Matt Call of NavPoint represented the seller, while Jeff Brandon of NavPoint represented the buyer in the deal.
DARIEN, ILL. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has arranged the sale of Chestnut Court in Darien, a southwest suburb of Chicago. The 172,697-square-foot shopping center is home to tenants such as Ross Dress for Less and Jo-Ann Fabric. Rick Drogosz, Ben Wineman and Joe Girardi of Mid-America represented the seller, IRC Retail Centers/DRA Advisors. First-Tek Inc. was the buyer, and Pine Tree was the property manager.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $1.4 million sale of a 2,450-square-foot restaurant property net leased to Domino’s in Grand Rapids. The freestanding building, located at 6539 28th St., recently underwent a major remodel. John Nuzman of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a west Michigan-based development company. An all-cash buyer based in Virginia purchased the asset.
HIC Land Buys 2,600 Acres in Hardeeville, South Carolina for Future Master-Planned Community
by John Nelson
HARDEEVILLE, S.C. — HIC Land has acquired 2,600 acres in Hardeeville, a city within the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton metropolitan area, for $36 million. The land had been in the Morgan family for over 100 years before it sold to the the Charleston-based company. HIC Land, along with homebuilding partner D.R. Horton, plans to develop a master-planned community on the tract that will include homes, commercial spaces, amenities, parks, nature trails and sidewalks. The projected 20-year development is expected to break ground in 2024. As part of the transaction, HIC Land and D.R. Horton will improve the area’s infrastructure, including roads and utilities.
Marcus & Millichap Brokers $4.2M Sale of Windy Hill West Retail Center in Marietta, Georgia
by John Nelson
MARIETTA, GA. — Zach Taylor and Eric Abbott of Marcus & Millichap’s Atlanta office have brokered the $4.2 million sale of Windy Hill West, a retail center located at 1995 Windy Hill Road in Marietta, a northern suburb of Atlanta. A private investor based in Atlanta purchased the center. The buyer and seller were not disclosed. Windy Hill West is situated near Dobbins Air Force Base, Cumberland Mall, The Battery and Truist Park, home ballpark of the Atlanta Braves. “This deal closed all-cash above our list price to a private investor local to Atlanta,” says Taylor, senior managing director of investments at Marcus & Millichap. “Demand for quality unanchored retail centers remains at an all-time high, albeit in a challenging capital markets environment.”
LIBERTY, MO., AND STRONGSVILLE, OHIO — Trident Capital Group has acquired two Class A warehouses in Missouri and Ohio for an undisclosed price. In Liberty, Mo., Trident acquired Heartland Meadows Commerce Center, which totals 181,321 square feet. The asset was fully occupied by two tenants at the time of sale and marks Trident’s first investment in the Kansas City market. Separately, Trident expanded its presence in Ohio with the acquisition of a 185,210-square-foot building located within the Mills Business Park in Strongsville, a suburb of Cleveland. The facility was fully leased to three tenants at the time of sale. Trident worked with CBRE on the acquisitions. Sellers were not provided.
SHOREWOOD, ILL. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has brokered the $1.8 million sale of a 15,507-square-foot retail center in Shorewood, about 45 miles southwest of Chicago. Built in the mid-2000s and located on Brook Forest Avenue, the property was 85 percent leased at the time of sale and is shadow anchored by Jewel-Osco. Chad Firsel and Dan Waszak of Quantum represented the seller, an investor based in California. An Indiana-based private investor was the buyer.
ROCKPORT, TEXAS — Self-storage brokerage firm Versal has negotiated the sale of Paradise Self Storage, a 113-unit facility in Rockport, located outside of Corpus Christi in South Texas. The facility was built in 1994 and spans 23,800 net rentable square feet. Bill Bellomy, Michael Johnson, Logan Foster and Hugh Horne of Versal represented the seller, Iowa-based Elkhorn River Investments LLC, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, Corpus Christi-based Preis Investments Inc.
Decron Properties Buys Margo at The Society Multifamily Community in San Diego for $125.5M
by Amy Works
SAN DIEGO — Decron Properties has acquired Margo at The Society, an apartment property located at 201 Del Sol Drive in San Diego, for $125.5 million. The name of the seller was not released. The acquisition was fueled through a 1031 exchange, with Decron selling two properties in Thousand Oaks — Los Robles Apartments for $102.5 million and Retreat at Thousand Oaks for $69 million — and reinvesting a portion of those funds into Margo at The Society. Part of a mixed-use development that includes four multifamily communities, Margo at The Society features 240 one-, two and three-bedroom apartments with quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, designer backsplashes, soft-close cabinets and drawers, keyless entry and Nest thermostat systems. Community amenities include a resort-style pool area, fitness center and common area lounge and meeting rooms.