SAMMAMISH, WASH. — Newmark has secured $42 million in permanent financing for the Village at Sammamish Town Center, a 107,000-square-foot mixed-use property located in Sammamish. The property features 37,000 square feet of medical office space, a 35,000-square-foot Metropolitan Market and 35,000 square feet of retail space. The newly completed property is the only new commercial development on the Sammamish plateau in more than 20 years, according to Newmark. Michael Taylor, Skip Slavin and Patrick Taylor of Newmark’s Seattle office arranged the non-recourse financing on behalf of the property owner. The 14-year term, 30-year amortization loan was placed with one of Newmark’s correspondent lenders, and Newmark will service the loan.
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SRS Real Estate Partners Directs $14.7M Acquisition of Retail Center in Chandler, Arizona
by Amy Works
CHANDLER, ARIZ. — SRS Real Estate Partners has brokered the purchase of Laguna Village, a neighborhood shopping center located at 5965 W. Ray Road in Chandler. Sean Thomas of SRS’ Phoenix office represented a private investor in the $14.7 million acquisition. Scottsdale, Ariz.-based BernsteinMurphy represented the seller, a private investment group, in the deal. Built in 1988, the 102,033-square-foot property was 90 percent occupied at the time of sale. Christ’s Church of the Valley is the anchor tenant of the property, which is situated on 17 acres.
Hanley Investment Group Brokers Sale of Two Starbucks Properties in Northern California for $5.5M
by Amy Works
RIPON AND PARADISE, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has negotiated the sale of two newly constructed, single-tenant retail properties in two separate transactions in Northern California. In the first transaction, Bill Asher and Jeff Lefko of Hanley Investment Group represented a Glendale, Calif.-based private developer in the disposition of a 1,550-square-foot drive-thru property located at 338 E. Main St. in Ripon. A Northern California-based private investor acquired the property for $2.7 million, or $1,773 per square foot. Starbucks Coffee occupies the property, which was built in 2018. Steve Zakula of Pacific Union International in San Francisco represented the buyer in the deal. In the second transaction, a Los Angeles-based private investor sold a 2,482-square-foot drive-thru property, located at 6344 Skyway Road in Paradise, to a Sonoma, Calif.-based private investor for $2.7 million, or $1,091 per square foot. Starbucks Coffee occupies the property, which was constructed in 2018. Asher and Lefko of Hanley Investment Group represented the seller, while Harry Dematatis of CBRE represented the buyer in the transaction.
CARLSBAD, CALIF. — CJ3 has completed the sale of a fully occupied industrial property located at 2721 Loker Ave. West in Carlsbad. A private investor acquired the property for $3.5 million. The freestanding building features 20,329 square feet, with 50 percent of the space dedicated to office use and 50 percent dedicated to warehouse space. The office space includes a mix of window-lined private offices, multiple conference/meeting areas and large open collaborative spaces. Dennis Visser and Chris Baumgart of Cushman & Wakefield’s San Diego office represented the seller, while Baugmart also represented the buyer in the deal.
MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Lowe’s Cos. Inc. (NYSE: LOW) has announced it will close all 99 of its Orchard Supply Hardware stores by Feb. 1. Founded in San Jose, Calif., in 1931 and acquired by Lowe’s in 2013, Orchard Supply Hardware operates locations in California, Oregon and Florida. Lowe’s is closing the stores to focus on its core home improvement business. “Our strategic reassessment is ongoing as we evaluate the productivity of our real estate portfolio and non-retail business investments,” said Marvin Ellison, president and CEO of Lowe’s, in an earnings statement. “While it was a necessary business decision to exit Orchard Supply Hardware, decisions that impact our people are never easy.” In addition to shuttering Orchard Supply stores, Lowe’s said it plans to “aggressively” tighten its store inventory, reducing lower-performing stock and increasing the depth of high-selling items. Mooresville-based Lowe’s increased sales 7.1 percent, year-over-year, in the second quarter of 2018. However, the company adjusted its full-year earnings and profits forecast to account for closing costs. The Orchard Supply closure is expected to cost the company between $390 million and $475 million. The company lowered the forecast for its full-year increase in sales from 5 percent to 4.5 percent. Store …
U.S. economic growth in 2018 is expected to be the strongest in three years. The steady momentum in the Cleveland office market fully supports this forecast. Overall vacancy rates in the Cleveland metro area align with national trends in the range of 12 to 14 percent, rental rates are increasing modestly with averages in the low $20s per square foot and the market for Class A office space continues to be very tight. Tenant improvement allowances offered by landlords are rising faster than rents in a competitive leasing environment, ranging from $20 to $60 per square foot. Larger, multi-floor blocks of quality space are becoming especially difficult to come by in both the central business district (CBD) as well as the suburbs, making new office construction projects more viable than in the past. Attraction, retention When it comes to attracting the best and brightest workforce, office occupiers are seeking vibrant, walkable locations, rich with amenities and character. Building owners and developers in the Cleveland CBD continue to introduce office conversion projects that bring more apartments downtown, helping in turn to strengthen the office market. The K&D Group is currently converting a portion of the iconic 52-story Terminal Tower to …
CUERO, TEXAS — Colliers International has arranged the sale of a 336,000-square-foot industrial complex in Cuero, located about 90 miles east of San Antonio. The property formerly served as a cotton weaving facility but will now function as the main Texas distribution center for the buyer, OHS Resources Corp., a Houston-based supplier of oil and gas drilling products. Jason Scholtz of Colliers represented the seller, MV Cuero Partners LLC, in the transaction.
HUTTO, TEXAS — Paradigm Metals, a provider of precision machining and sheet metal fabrication, will relocate its headquarters from Pflugerville to Hutto, a northern suburb of Austin. Paradigm Metals expects to invest about $10 million to acquire and develop a new facility within Innovation Business Park, a 72-acre development that broke ground in 2017. Construction of the new facility, which will initially house 250 employees, is slated to begin later this year. Paradigm Metals plans to begin relocating to the new facility in 2019.
CIUDAD JUAREZ, MEXICO — CBRE has negotiated a lease renewal for 277,424 square feet of warehouse and distribution space within Finsa Industrial Park in Ciudad Juarez, the sister city of El Paso. Anthony Mash of CBRE represented the tenant, Intermatic, a producer of energy control devices, in the lease negotiations. The landlord, Finsa – Cibanvo SA Institucion DE Banca, was self-represented. The new lease term is seven years.
HOUSTON — Florida-based Driftwood Hospitality has sold Hyatt House Houston Energy Corridor, a 116-room hotel located at 15405 Katy Freeway in Houston. The buyer was Houston-based Energy Corridor Hotels LLC, which acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. Michael Yu, Rahul Bijlani and Agrama Mannapperuma of CBRE, in conjunction with Ten-X Commercial through a managed bid process, represented the seller and buyer in the transaction.