TORRANCE, CALIF. — Montana Avenue Capital Partners has purchased Torrance Pointe, a 145,280-square-foot office campus, for $25.4 million. The low-rise campus is located at 21041, 21061 and 21081 S. Western Ave. in Torrance. It is 97 percent leased to tenants like Honda Motor Company, AT&T and Hitachi Transport System. HFF’s Andrew Harper represented the seller, Amstar Capital, in this transaction.
PORTLAND, ORE. — George Smith Partners has arranged a $19.9 million bridge loan for the construction of a build-to-suit creative office campus in downtown Portland for sportswear supplier Under Armour. The 68,698-square-foot, special-purpose, single-tenant building formerly housed the local YMCA. It will be transformed into a 108,698-square-foot campus environment. Under Armour signed a 15-year lease at the property. The borrower and landlord were not disclosed. Malcolm Davies, Kyle Henrickson and Teddy Stutz of George Smith Partners secured the financing.
SAN DIEGO — American National Investments has acquired a restaurant building located at 369 10th Ave. in downtown San Diego’s East Village neighborhood. The 4,000-square-foot asset sold for $2.3 million. The buyer plans to operate a restaurant at the two-story property. Retail Insite represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
SANTA ANA, CALIF. — Newmark Grubb Knight Franck has arranged a new lease with Colorado Springs, Colo.-based Phenix Salon Suites. Phenix Salon Suites will occupy 7,000-square-foot at the newly constructed, single-tenant retail building. The new salon will open in September 2016. The 15-year lease is valued at $3.7 million. Randee Stratton of NGKF represented Phenix Salon Suites. The landlord is an entity of Red Mountain Retail Group.
TORRANCE, CALIF. — Simon Property Group has signed Dick’s Sporting Goods as an anchor for Del Amo Fashion Center in Torrance. The two-level, 83,000-square-foot store will be the largest Dick’s prototype store for its new design. The store will be located on the south portion of the center on the second and third levels of the former Macy’s, which was consolidated from three stores to two units last summer. The new Dick’s Sporting Goods is slated to open in spring 2017.
HOUSTON — Houston-based Baker Katz has broken ground on the redevelopment of two buildings totaling 33,000 square feet on a 4.5-acre tract. Baker Katz purchased the property in summer 2015 with plans to add new signage, update the parking lot and renovate the two buildings located near the cross streets of FM 1960 and West Lake Houston Parkway. Verizon Wireless will join the tenant mix in a 4,000-square-foot building. The 15 tenants currently occupying space will remain open during construction.
HOUSTON — Tony Talamas of BMC Capital’s Houston office has arranged $10.1 million in financing for the cash-out refinance of six multifamily properties in Houston. The properties were built between 1958 and 1980. The five-year loan includes a fixed interest rate of 3.5 percent and a 30-year amortization schedule. The loan was arranged through one of BMC Capital’s correspondent life company relationships.
DALLAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Newport Landing Apartments, a 185-unit apartment property in Dallas. John Barker and Daniel Burton of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Worth office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company. Barker also secured the buyer, a private investor. Newport Landing Apartments is located in the Highland Meadows neighborhood of northeast Dallas. The property spans 185 units and 168,802 square feet, with an average unit size of 912 square feet. The complex includes 36 buildings constructed with wood siding and concrete slab foundations. On-site amenities include a swimming pool, 326 parking spots, controlled access gates, business center, clubhouse, courtyard and five laundry facilities. Unit amenities include fireplaces, walk-in closets, frost-free refrigerators and private balconies.
KATY, TEXAS — Thor Equities has leased a total of 6,800 square feet of space at The Shoppes at Cinco Ranch in Houston to three separate retailers. Iron Tribe Fitness, a gym franchise with more than 60 locations in 15 states, has signed a long-term lease for 4,200 square feet of ground-level space. Great Clips also signed a long-term lease for more than 1,000 square feet, while Nails of America is leasing over 1,600 square feet of space. All three businesses are scheduled to open this summer. Thor recently announced Lowe’s Cos. will build a 100,000-square-foot home improvement store at The Shoppes at Cinco Ranch, with Thor developing retail stores and restaurant spaces throughout the remainder of the 35-acre property. Located in Katy, The Shoppes at Cinco Ranch is accessible via the Westpark Tollway and bisected by Spring Green Boulevard, with parking and sidewalks throughout the property.
HOUSTON — NAI Partners has represented Point2Point Crowded House Moving & Storage in the lease of 31,075 square feet of distribution warehouse space located at 527 W. 38th St. in Houston. Point2Point and Crowded House merged in early 2012. Chris Caudill of NAI Partners represented the tenant, Point2Point Crowded Houston Moving & Storage, during the negotiations. Steve Hazel of Insite Realty represented the landlord, Houston Pine Forest M LLC.
