SEATTLE — Regency Centers Corp. has acquired Roosevelt Square, a 150,000-square-foot, multi-level shopping center in Seattle. The Puget Sound Business Journal reports TH Real Estate, an affiliate of Nuveen, sold the asset for $68.3 million. Whole Foods Market anchors the center, which was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Dania Furniture, Umpqua Bank, Starbucks Coffee, Mattress Firm and Bartell Drugs Store.
LOS ANGELES — Rexford Industrial Realty has acquired a four-property industrial portfolio in Southern California for $62.7 million. The portfolio contains a total of 416,843 square feet. The assets are fully leased with below-market, in-place leases rolling over in the next 20 months. The transaction includes 302 S. Rockefeller Ave. and 4355 E. Brickell St. in Ontario, along with 12622-32 Monarch St. in Garden Grove and Hanan Way in the Pico Rivera submarket of Central Los Angeles. Rexford also sold 77-700 Enfield Lane in Palm Desert for $2.4 million.
DENVER — HFF has arranged the $20 million sale of Tamarac Shopping Center, a 68,534-square-foot retail center in Denver. Chad Murray, Mark Williford and Bryan Ley of HFF arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, DDR Corp. Tamarac Shopping Center 17 A LLC acquired the property, which was fully leased at the time of sale. Target shadow-anchors the center, which includes three single-tenant buildings triple-net-leased to Chick-fil-A, Benihana and Bank of the West, as well as a 33,099-square-foot strip center with 12 tenants including anchor Ace Hardware.
LOS ANGELES — Gaw Capital Partners has purchased the 107,875-square-foot studio campus in the Los Angeles submarket of Atwater Village formerly occupied by Playboy. The space is located at 3030 Studios. The price was not disclosed. The studio features studio, production and creative office space located on nearly four acres of land. The private studio campus offers a full-service production and broadcast facility with three soundstages. JLL’s Nicole Mihalka, Carl Muhlstein and Hayley Blockley represented the seller, World Class Capital Group, in this transaction.
IRVINE, CALIF. — Taco Bell Corp. has expanded its executive team and leadership capabilities with three new positions as the brand inches toward its goal of being a $15 billion company with 9,000 restaurants globally by 2022. Taco Bell is bringing on Julie Felss Masino as brand president, where she will be responsible for ensuring the brand continues to deliver same-store sales growth by driving innovation, new store development and customer experience. She will also continue the brand’s partnership with its franchisees. This addition will allow CEO Brian Niccol the opportunity to focus on the company’s growth as a global brand while continuing to oversee the U.S. business. Masino comes to Taco Bell from Mattel Inc., where she led the Fisher Price division. Prior to that, she had extensive experience in the restaurant industry. Masino spent 12 years at Starbucks in leadership positions across numerous functions including in marketing, operations and strategic growth — both domestically and globally. She also has experience building newer brands, having served as CEO of Sprinkles Cupcakes Inc., where she grew store count and diversified retail product offerings, successfully launching its newest concept of cupcakes and ice cream. As part of the company’s structuring for …
YORKTOWN, N.Y. — G.S. Wilcox & Co. has secured $25.2 million in financing for the site development of a future Lowe’s Home Improvement Warehouse, which has a 20-year ground lease, in Yorktown. David Fryer of G.S. Wilcox & Co. arranged the loan that features a two-year construction period and a 20-year term thereafter. The loan includes an extended amortization period beyond the initial lease term without the use of residual value insurance. The site has three additional pad sites that were left unencumbered, allowing the borrower to lease those to tenants and secure necessary financing.
NORTHERN NEW JERSEY — NKF Capital Markets has arranged the sale of an industrial portfolio of four assets located throughout Northern New Jersey. Tulfra Real Estate sold its 100 percent interest in the properties, which total 254,000 square feet, for an undisclosed price. The single-tenant properties, ranging in size from 38,000 square feet to 141,000 square feet, are occupied by a diverse tenant roster for a wide range of uses, including plastics manufacturing and assembly, light industrial, storage, office and private label supplement development. Kevin Welsh, Brian Schulz and Jason Emrani of NKF represented the seller and procured the buyer, a private high-net worth investor based in Airmont, N.Y. Additionally, Jordan Roeschlaub, Dustin Stolly, Dan Fromm and Robert Tonnessen of NKF Capital Markets Debt & Structured Finance team secured acquisition financing for the purchase.
NEW YORK CITY — Ariel Property Advisors has arranged the sale of a multifamily building located at 143-48 41st Ave. in the Flushing neighborhood of Queens. An undisclosed buyer acquired the six-story property for $14.1 million. The 56,000-square-foot building features 53 apartment units. Victor Sozio, Shimon Shkury, Michael Tortorici and Jesse Greshin of Ariel Property Advisors represented the undisclosed seller and secured the buyer in the deal.
FORT LEE, N.J. — Cronheim Mortgage has arranged $5 million in financing for Palisade Gardens, an apartment complex located in Fort Lee. Provided by American United Life Insurance Co., the loan was structured on a 10-year self-liquidating basis. Constructed in the 1950s, Palisade Gardens comprises nine two-story brick buildings featuring a total of 168 units in a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts, ranging in size from 415 square feet to 740 square feet. On-site community amenities include laundry facilities and surface and covered garage parking. Dev Morris, Allison Villamagna and Andrew Stewart of Cronheim Mortgage arranged the financing for the undisclosed borrower.
PLAINFIELD, CONN. — Western Express, a truckload carrier, has purchased a 12.8-acre facility at 1293 Norwich Road in Plainfield. P. Camp LLC of Jewett City, Conn., sold the property for $1.7 million. The property comprises two adjacent parcels and a 30,740-square-foot building. This is will be ninth location for the Nashville, Tenn.-based truckload carrier. Ron Lyman of Lyman Real Estate Brokerage & Development represented the seller and buyer in the deal.
