DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA. — Weingarten Realty Investors has acquired Deerfield Mall, a 394,248-square-foot, Publix-anchored shopping center located in the South Florida community of Deerfield Beach, for $92.8 million. Daniel Finkle, Luis Castillo, Nat Scarmazzi and Scott Wadler of HFF represented the sellers, CP Deerfield LLC and Land Trust Agreement 1001-SOD, in the transaction. Completed in 1988 and renovated in 2001, Deerfield Mall comprises one main building totaling 366,301 square feet in an “L” configuration, two multi-tenant outparcel buildings totaling 25,427 square feet and two single-tenant outparcels occupied by Citibank and Chick-fil-A. The 84 percent occupied center is home to tenants including Sports Authority, T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, Youfit Health Club, Cinépolis, Dollar Tree, Five Below, Ulta Beauty, The Avenue, Panera Bread, First Watch and Taco Bell.
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Financial Federal Arranges $25.5M Acquisition Loan for Apartment Community in Birmingham
by John Nelson
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Financial Federal Bank’s Memphis office has arranged a $25.5 million acquisition loan for Brook Highland Place Apartments, a 400-unit garden-style community in Birmingham. Built in 1987, the property was 94 percent occupied at the time of financing. Rick Wood and Jon Van Hoozer of Financial Federal Bank arranged the seven-year, floating-rate loan through Freddie Mac. The loan features two years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule.
Dick’s, Ulta Beauty to Join College Square Mall in Tennessee as Part of Anchor Redevelopment
by John Nelson
MORRISTOWN, TENN. — CBL & Associates Properties Inc. has announced that Dick’s Sporting Goods and Ulta Beauty will be joining College Square Mall in Morristown. The two new stores will be situated in the former J.C. Penney location. Construction on both stores is set to begin in early May with anticipated openings prior to the 2016 holiday season. Other tenants at College Square Mall include Belk, Kohl’s, American Girl, Carmike Cinemas, Longhorn Steakhouse and T.J. Maxx.
IRVINE, CALIF. — J+R Group has purchased a 191,849-square-foot office building in Irvine for $66 million. The Class A building is located at 1901 Main St. The building is fully leased to three tenants. It was built in 2001, immediately adjacent to John Wayne Airport and Interstate 405. JLL’s Joe Bevan represented J+R Group, and the firm was retained to handle the building’s property management as well. Jeff Cole and Ed Hernandez of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Piedmont Office Realty Trust, in this transaction.
LOS ANGELES — Intercontinental Real Estate Corp. has purchased Apollo at Rosecrans, a 546,833-square-foot creative office campus in the Los Angeles submarket of El Segundo, for an undisclosed sum. The four-building, 13-acre campus is located at 2150, 2120, 2121 and 2175 Park Place, along the Rosecrans Corridor, a hotspot for tech and creative companies. Apollo at Rosecrans is 98 percent leased. Amenities include concrete floors, African Mahogany accent panels, LED strip accent lights, a basketball court, dog park, biking and walking trails, shower facilities and an outdoor fireplace. NGKF’s Kevin Shannon and CBRE represented the sellers, Invesco Real Estate and Second Street Ventures, in this transaction.
GLENDALE, ARIZ. — CBRE has arranged the $10 million sale of Shops at Arrowhead Gateway, a 35,684-square-foot shopping center located on an outparcel of Arrowhead Towne Center Mall in Glendale. Steve Julius and Jesse Goldsmith of CBRE negotiated the transaction on behalf of the buyer, NLT Properties LLC. Chad Tiedeman and Steve Underwood of Phoenix Commercial Advisors represented the seller, FPWL Bell and 75th LLC, in the transaction. The 95 percent-occupied property is home to tenants including Red Mountain Weight Loss, iRepair Plus, Salon Boutique and Merle Norman. The center is also home to a medical component, with tenants including IMS Urologist, IMS Allergist, Noah’s Ark Pediatrics and Desert Valley Dental.
PASADENA, CALIF. — BRC Advisors has brokered the lease of a retail property located at 59 Colorado in Pasadena. Situated within Indiana Colony, a new marketplace concept, the 846 square feet restaurant space is located within a 5,500-square-foot retail building. Surrounding tenants include CoolHaus, Pressed Juicery, Piehole and Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea. Lorena Tomb of BRC Advisors represented the tenant in the transaction. The names of the tenant and landlord were not released.
LOS ANGELES — JLL has hired Scott Kaplan as executive vice president and Erik Westedt as senior vice president to expand the firm’s Southern California retail practice. The pair brings a combined 35 years of experience in the leasing, development and sale of retail properties locally, regionally and nationally. Throughout their careers, the pair has completed transactions encompassing 25 million square feet of retail space valued at more than $5 billion. Prior to joining JLL, Kaplan served as a senior vice president at a global commercial real estate firm and Westedt served as a vice president at a global commercial real estate firm.
FAIRFAX, VA. — Gyrodyne LLC has sold Fairfax Medical Center, a two-building, 57,621-square-foot medical office complex in Fairfax. JAG Associates LLC purchased the property for $14 million. Gyrodyne’s predecessor, Gyrodyne Co. of America Inc., purchased the property in 2009 for $12.9 million.
Dockerty Romer & Co. Arranges $105.3M Acquisition of Aventura Corporate Center in Suburban Miami
by Katie Sloan
AVENTURA, FLA. — Dockerty Romer & Co. has arranged the $105.3 million acquisition of Aventura Corporate Center, a 242,244-square-foot office complex located in Aventura, roughly 18 miles outside of Miami. The Class A property, located along Biscayne Boulevard, comprises two five-story buildings, one six-story building and three parking garages with additional development rights. Major tenants at the complex include Morgan Stanley, South Broward Hospital, Regus and Serendipity Labs. Buildings I and II, located at 20801 and 20803 Biscayne Blvd., were constructed in 1987 and 1988, respectively, and underwent renovations in 2005. Building III, located at 20807 Biscayne Blvd., was built in 2007. Bob Dockerty of Dockerty Romer & Co. arranged the transaction on behalf of the 1031 exchange buyer, Renaissance Aventura LLC. HFF represented the seller, ACC/GP Development LLC and ACC/GP Investment LLC, in the transaction. The 1031 exchange buyer, which is affiliated with investors Kenneth and Robert Fishel, sold an asset located in Manhattan before acquiring Aventura Corporate Center. The investors primarily own multifamily and office assets across the New York City metro area. Dockerty Romer also secured a seven-year, $50 million acquisition loan on behalf of the buyer through Prudential Mortgage Capital Co. Since its inception in January 2000, …