NATIONAL CITY, CALIF. — Retail Insite has arranged the sale of a retail property located at 1302 E. Plaza Blvd. in National City. Plaza Boulevard 111 Partners sold the property to Bill Jay Corp. for $6 million. The 5,946-square-foot property is leased to Mission Federal Credit Union, 85°C Bakery Café and Bank of America ATM. Don Moser of Retail Insite represented the seller, while Chuck Klein of Cushman & Wakefield represented the buyer in the transaction.
VALLEJO, CALIF. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged $4.9 million in refinancing for a retail center located in Vallejo. Mark Dodson secured the loan, which features a five-year term, for the undisclosed borrower. Comcast, Domino’s Pizza, Subway and AT&T occupy the 23,347-square-foot retail property.
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIF. — Sprouts Farmers Market has signed a lease for 35,250 square feet of retail space to anchor Alta Loma Plaza, a retail center located at 6701 Carnelian St. in Rancho Cucamonga. The new store, which is the second location in the city, is expected to open in spring 2017. Other tenants at the 70,000-square-foot retail center include Walgreens and Del Taco. Brad Umansky and Paul Galmarini of Progressive Real Estate Partners represented the undisclosed landlord, while Ryan Sullivan of Western Retail Advisors represented the tenant in the deal.
SARASOTA, FLA. — Meridian Development Group has sold Meridian Distribution Center, a 907,237-square-foot warehouse situated on 50 acres in Sarasota. Toronto-based Agellan Capital Partners Inc. purchased the property for $51 million and will retain Meridian Management Group to serve as the property manager. The asset is fully leased to four tenants — United Natural Foods International occupies 460,000 square feet of dry and refrigerated space, Bealls occupies 200,000 square feet, Access USA leases 163,000 square feet and Albert’s Organics occupies 80,000 square feet of cooler/freezer space. Meridian purchased the former Winn Dixie distribution facility in 2006 for $30 million. In 2009, Meridian developed a two-story, 55,000-square-foot charter school on the site for Imagine Schools and sold it earlier this year for $10.2 million. Kevin Heiss of Largo Real Estate Advisors represented Meridian in the sale of Meridian Distribution Center.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Miller Construction Co. has begun converting a two-story former auto rental building at 2125 S. Federal Highway in Fort Lauderdale into a new MINI dealership. The new 55,507-square-foot Lauderdale MINI is Miller Construction’s fifth project for Holman Automotive, which will move the existing Lauderdale MINI dealership from its current location a few blocks north on Federal Highway. Holman Automotive will display the new MINI cars on the ground floor of the new property and house certified pre-owned MINI cars on the second floor. Miller Construction plans to deliver the new glass and metal-faced auto dealership in spring 2017.
SPANISH FORT, ALA. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $24 million acquisition loan for Eastern Shore Plaza, a 270,105-square-foot shopping center located at 10200 Eastern Shore Blvd. in Spanish Fort. Chad Owens of NorthMarq Capital’s Houston office arranged the 10-year loan with two years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule. Owens arranged the loan through an undisclosed CMBS lender on behalf of the borrower, Eastern Shore Plaza LLC, an entity controlled by Azad Commercial Realty Services.
ATLANTA — PCCP LLC and Carter have leased more than 62,000 square feet of office space to Honeywell International Inc., a global technology company with ties to the aerospace and homebuilding industries, at the 715 Peachtree building in Midtown Atlanta. Honeywell expects to grow to more than 700 employees at the building over the next five years. The firm is investing roughly $19 million into the new office space, which will house the company’s Home and Building Technologies headquarters. The 10-story, 318,000-square-foot office building is situated adjacent to Fox Theatre. The property was originally constructed as the regional headquarters for J.C. Penney.
NEW PORT RICHEY, FLA. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has secured a $13.7 million CMBS loan for Trinity Village Shopping Center, an unanchored, 71,233-square-foot retail property built in 2007 in New Port Richey, a town in the Tampa Bay metro area. The undisclosed borrower used the financing to facilitate the acquisition of the shopping center. Scott Bois of KeyBank Real Estate Capital arranged the 10-year, non-recourse loan with two years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule.
SAN FRANCISCO — Oceanwide Holdings has broken ground on Oceanwide Center, a mixed-use development in San Francisco. The project consists of two towers at First and Mission streets. The First Street tower will be the second-tallest structure in San Francisco at 910 feet and will include 109 high-end condos and flexible office space. The Mission Street tower will include the Waldorf Astoria San Francisco hotel and 156 condos. Oceanwide Center contains 2.4 million square feet in total, of which 26,000 square feet will be dedicated to new public spaces and pedestrian connections. A 68-foot-tall public square or “Urban Plaza” adjacent to First Street will highlight a large and interconnected set of open spaces and public plazas. The project is slated for completion by 2021. The architectural design team includes Foster + Partners and Heller Manus Architects. Designed by landscape architect Kathryn Gustafson, the “Urban Plaza” will feature outdoor seating, a bicycle hub and a special events terrace for live music, farmers’ markets and cultural exhibitions. Oceanwide Center also includes the renovation and restoration of the historic buildings at 78 and 88 First St. These buildings will provide additional office and retail space. Swinerton and Webcor are the builders on the …
MESA, ARIZ. — Housing Trust Group (HTG) has broken ground on the 325-unit Aviva apartment community in Mesa. The $63 million community will be located at 8350 E. Baseline Road. Aviva is scheduled to open in the third quarter of 2018. This is HTG’s first multifamily development in Arizona. Biltform Architecture Group designed the community, which Chasse Building Team will construct. HTG acquired the 16-acre vacant tract for $6.5 million. The firm also secured a $47.1 million construction loan from Walker & Dunlop.
