LAWRENCE, KAN. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $2.8 million loan for the refinancing of Jacksonville Apartments in Lawrence, about 40 miles west of Kansas City. The 88-unit apartment property is located at 700 Monterey Way. Brent Blake of NorthMarq arranged the 10-year loan through Freddie Mac’s small balance loan program.
INDIANAPOLIS — Books & Brews Used Bookstore and Taproom has signed a 4,600-square-foot retail lease at the University of Indianapolis. Redevelopment of the property, located at 3808 Shelby St., will begin this fall. Books & Brews will be the only restaurant and brewery on campus, according to a news release. Crystal Kennard, Scot Courtney and Richard King III of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Oakbridge Properties, in the lease transaction. Robb Day of Coldwell Banker Commercial represented the tenant.
CICERO, ILL. — Millennium Properties R/E has brokered the sale of a 38-unit apartment complex in Cicero, a western suburb of Chicago, for $1.7 million. The property, located at 1930 S. Cicero Ave., features 32 two-bedroom units and six one-bedroom units. The building was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. Michael Mintz of Millennium Properties was the sole broker for the transaction. Neither the buyer nor the seller was disclosed.
SANTA CLARITA, CALIF. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of Canyon Square Plaza, a grocery-anchored shopping center in Santa Clarita. A private high-net worth investor acquired the property for $22.5 million. A 40,751-square-foot Vallarta Supermarkets anchors the retail property. At the time of sale, the 96,927-square-foot shopping center was 96 percent occupied by 29 tenants. Dixie Walker and Charley Simpson of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, a real estate investment trust, in the deal.
SAN DIEGO — CBRE has arranged the $10.4 million sale of Torrey Highlands Plaza, a 14,042-square-foot retail center in San Diego. Reg Kobzi, Joel Wilson and Michael Peterson of CBRE represented the seller, Paragon affiliate TH Plaza LLC. Tim Mills of CBRE represented the buyer, Santa Monica Property Investors. At the time of sale, Torrey Highlands Plaza was fully leased to 10 tenants.
LOS ANGELES, SAN DIEGO AND BAKERSFIELD, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has completed the sales of three 7-Eleven properties in separate transactions with a combined valued of $9.1 million. In Los Angeles, a private investor acquired a two-tenant retail property, located at 1661 and 1665 S. Robertson Blvd., for $4.4 million. Built in 1977, the 4,722-square-foot property is occupied by 7-Eleven and Launderland Laundry. Jeremy McChesney of Hanley Investment represented the seller, a private investor from Los Angeles, while Michael Irvine of Bulldog Realtors represented the buyer in the 1031 exchange. In the second transaction, a Los Angeles-based family trust purchased a single-tenant 7-Eleven located at 8508 San Carlos Drive in San Diego. A private investor from Los Angeles sold the 2,403-square-foot property, which was built in 1970, for $1.9 million, or $791 per square foot. Allen Park of Packo Investments represented the buyer in the deal. In third deal, McChesney represented the seller, a private investor, in the disposition of a single-tenant 7-Eleven store and gas station located at 5203 Olive Drive in Bakersfield. A private investor form Clovis, Calif., acquired the 3,000-square-foot property for $2.8 million. Sharhan Mheni of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer …
LOS ANGELES — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a retail property located at 3601 W. Pico Blvd. in Los Angeles. An individual/personal trust acquired the property for $1.8 million. The property features 5,850 square feet of retail space. Steven Schechter of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an individual/personal trust, in the deal.
PORTERVILLE, CALIF. — Retail California has arranged three retail leases at Porter’s Crossing Shopping Center, located at the northeast corner of Henderson and Prospect avenues in Porterville, totaling 6,550 square feet. In the first deal, TOGO’S Sandwiches leased 1,400 square feet of space at Porter’s Crossing Shopping Center from Opus-Dean. Nick Frechou of Retail California and Keith Mellor of Pro Equity Real Estate Services brokered the transaction. In the second lease, The Habit Burger Grill inked a deal for 2,650 square feet of space from Opus-Dean. Frechou and Shane Anderson of Commercial Retail Associates arranged the lease. In the final transaction, Blaze Pizza leased 2,500 square feet of retail space from Opus-Dean. Frechou and Josh Sherley of Cushman & Wakefield brokered the deal.
DALLAS — The Statler Hotel, an iconic hotel located in downtown Dallas, has reopened as part of the Curio Collection by Hilton following a $255 million redevelopment. The 19-story hotel originally opened in 1956 as one of Conrad Hilton’s first convention properties. Owned and redeveloped by Centurion American Development Group, the hotel offers 219 luxury residences, 159 guest rooms, restaurants and retail. Amenities at The Statler include a rooftop pool; 33,000 square feet of meeting and event space, including entertainment suites, an outdoor garden court, 10 meeting rooms and a 13,154-square-foot grand ballroom; and a fitness center including bowling and games. Restaurants and bars on the property slated to open later this year include Overeasy, an upscale diner; Bourbon & Banter, an underground cocktail lounge; Fine China, a full-service Asian restaurant and cocktail bar; Waterproof, a poolside roof deck bar and lounge; and Scout, a 12,000-square-foot social space serving American food. Dallas-based Aimbridge Hospitality manages The Statler, which Merriman Anderson/Architects designed. Local chef Graham Dodds leads all five of the property’s restaurants. Curio Collection by Hilton launched in 2014, and is a global portfolio of more than 40 upscale hotels and resorts. Hilton’s (NYSE: HLT) stock price closed on Monday, …
CHICAGO — A strong tech sector and the effects of a robust construction pipeline influenced U.S. office fundamentals during 2017’s third quarter, according to Cushman & Wakefield. The commercial real estate services firm today released its third quarter statistics, which demonstrated that nationally markets remained stable during the past three months. Overall, though, the strength of these and additional top markets — including Midtown Manhattan and Dallas — was offset by significant negative absorption elsewhere. Out of the 87 markets tracked by Cushman & Wakefield, 27 markets posted a combined total of 5.3 million square feet of negative absorption during the third quarter, a third more than the 3.4 million square feet of negative absorption recorded in the second quarter. “The flow of tenants into new construction is beginning to impact fundamentals in some markets,” says Greenwood. “Developers delivered more than 11 million square feet of office space nationwide during the third quarter. The pipeline of new product is and will remain an important influence on the U.S. office market for the balance of 2017 and beyond.” Currently, Cushman & Wakefield tracks approximately 104 million square feet of new office development — representing 2 percent of total U.S. office inventory — in …
