PORTLAND, TEXAS — Houston-based investment firm McLeod Sears has begun construction on a seven-acre retail redevelopment project in Portland, a city in South Texas near Corpus Christi. The project will convert a site that previously housed an 82,939-square-foot Kmart into a 25,200-square-foot high-end shopping center that will also feature a number of restaurant and retail pad sites, one of which has been leased Chick-fil-A. McLeod Sears expects to complete the project by summer 2021.
HOUSTON — NAI Partners has negotiated a 9,703-square-foot office lease renewal for P.O.& G. Resources, a privately held oil and gas company, at 5847 San Felipe St. in Houston’s Galleria submarket. Dan Boyles and Michael Mannella of NAI Partners represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Rima Soroka and Eric Siegrist represented the landlord, Parkway, on an internal basis.
PHOENIX — Provo, Utah-based PEG Cos. and Dallas-based A.G. Hill Partners have acquired the Luhrs Building, a 10-story historic office property located at 11 W. Jefferson St. in downtown Phoenix. Lincoln Property Co. (LPC) sold the asset for $14 million. PEG plans to renovate 92,000 square feet of the 108,000-square-foot Luhrs Building into an upscale hotel. The redevelopment will convert floors one through nine into hotel rooms, while Hagens Berman Law Firm will continue to occupy the top floor. Additionally, Bitter & Twisted Cocktail Parlour will remain open and occupy ground-floor space during the construction. LPC will maintain ownership of the balance of Luhrs City Center, which includes the 14-story Luhrs Tower office building, an adjacent six-story parking garage and 15,995 square feet of fully renovated, ground-floor retail space called The Arcade that is occupied by La Madeline, Serafina Coffee Bar and Monroe’s Chicken. Bill Murney of Hospitality Real Estate Counselors brokered the sale transaction. A.G. Hill Partners serves as PEG’s main investment partner for the conversion.
LOS ANGELES — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has brokered the sale of an industrial property located within Northridge Business Centre at 19851-19853 Nordhoff St. in the Northridge submarket of Los Angeles. GUR Nordhoff sold the asset to Century Park Partners for $10.5 million. Built in 2007 by Overton Moore Properties, the 22,237-square-foot asset features 18-foot clear heights, five grade-level doors and a secure, fenced yard. The U.S. General Services Administration occupies the entire building on a long-term lease. Sean Fulp, Ryan Plummer and Mark Schuessler of NKF’s Private Capital group, along with Kevin Shannon and Ken White of NKF’s Capital Markets, represented the seller, while the buyer was self-represented in the deal.
GLENDALE, ARIZ. — Green Leaf Partners has completed the sale of Green Leaf Arrowhead Ranch, an apartment property in Glendale. Baron Properties acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. Developed in 1996 within the five-phase, master-planned Arrowhead Ranch community, the property is located at the intersection of Loop 101 and 67th Avenue. The 15-building property features 256 apartments, two resort-style swimming pools, a 24-hour fitness center, covered parking and detached garages. Cliff David and Steve Gebing of Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
SAN DIEGO — SRS Real Estate Partners’ National Net Lease Group has arranged the purchase of Sorrento Plaza, a shopping center located in the Sorrento Valley submarket of San Diego. A Northern California-based private investor acquired the asset from Wells Fargo, as the successor trustee, for $9 million, or $756 per square foot. Built in 2007, the 11,901-square-foot property is located at 9254 Scranton Road. At the time of acquisition a variety of tenants fully occupied the property, including Subway, Rubio’s Coastal Grill, Opera Patisserie, Croutons and a dental clinic. Sam Hanna of SRS’ National Net Lease Group represented the buyer, while Rick Puttkammer and Bill Rose of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the deal.
LAS VEGAS — A solar company has purchased two industrial properties located in Las Vegas for $5.6 million. The undisclosed company acquired a 17,720-square-foot asset at 3570 W. Post Road for $3.5 million, or $198 per square foot; and a 10,484-square-foot building at 3583 Birtcher Drive for $2.1 million, or $200 per square foot. Situated on a combined a 1.9 acres, the 3570 W. Post Road property features three grade-level doors, one dock door and a large fenced yard, while the building at 3583 Birtcher Drive offers two grade-level doors, solar panels and a fenced yard. Cathy Jones, Paul Miachika, Art Farmanali, Michael Hsu and Schane Cabatu of the Investment Services Group of Sun Commercial represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald has renewed its 151,890 square-foot office headquarters lease at 110 East 59th Street in the Plaza District of Midtown Manhattan. The company signed at 16-year lease to occupy seven full floors at the 37-story building. Jared Horowitz, Neil Goldmacher and Jason Perla of Newmark Knight Frank represented Cantor Fitzgerald in the lease negotiations. Michael Jones of Cole Schotz P.C. advised Cantor Fitzgerald in the renewals of the lease agreements. Brett Greenberg and Fran Delgorio represented the building owner and developer, Jack Resnick & Sons, in-house.
PHILADELPHIA — Private equity investment firm Tryko Partners has acquired Glendale Uptown Home, a 240-bed skilled nursing facility in the Lexington Park neighborhood of Philadelphia. The center, which has been renamed Roosevelt Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, is located at 7800 Bustleton Ave. and is situated close to the Nazareth Hospital. Tryko plans to invest in a new therapy gym for the facility and to update patient rooms and mechanical systems. The sales price and seller were undisclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — JLL has negotiated a 25,261-square-foot office lease for advertising company CaféMedia in Manhattan. The company signed a 10-year lease to occupy the entire 27th floor of the 1.1 million-square-foot building, which is located at 1411 Broadway and completed in 1970. CaféMedia previously occupied space at 417 Fifth Avenue. Alexander Chudnoff, Dan Turkewitz and Kip Orban of JLL represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Paul Amrich, Neil King and Emily Jones of CBRE represented the landlord, Ivanhoé Cambridge.