SLIDELL, LA. — SRSA Commercial Real Estate has arranged a 34,000-square-foot lease for Sportsman’s Warehouse in Slidell, making it the first Louisiana location for the outdoor retailer. The store will join the tenant roster at the Shops at Rouses, a shopping center located on Kensington Boulevard that’s home to existing retailers such as Rouses and Petco. Kirsten Early and Collin Homes of SRSA Commercial represented Sportsman’s Warehouse, which currently has 66 locations open and operating. Larry Haik of Dale Stram & Associates LLC represented the landlord.
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Bellwether Enterprise Arranges $2.4M Acquisition Loan for Retail Strip Center in Metro Atlanta
by John Nelson
MARIETTA, GA. — Bellwether Enterprise has arranged a $2.4 million acquisition loan for Grove Park Plaza, a 30,600-square-foot retail strip center located in Marietta, a northern suburb of Atlanta. The two-building property sits on 5.3 acres at 1812 Powder Springs Road. Kelly Martone of Bellwether Enterprise’s Atlanta office arranged the loan through StanCorp on behalf of the borrower, Petinos LLC.
SAN DIEGO — Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina, owned by Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. (NYSE: HST), is in the final stages of a $107 million expansion. Located on downtown San Diego’s waterfront, the expansion of the luxury hotel and convention center will be complete in June. It will include two new ballrooms along with Marina Terrace, an outdoor area on the bay and the Marine Walk public walkway. The project also includes a 16-screen video wall system and a Swarovski crystal ceiling installation. A multi-million dollar makeover of the resort’s guest rooms and public areas was completed in 2011. The new construction will increase the center’s meeting, indoor and outdoor event space to 280,000 square feet. The largest portion of the expansion was adding two 36,000-square-foot ballrooms, known as Marriott Grand Ballroom and Pacific Ballroom. Each is capable of accommodating up to 3,700 guests, and both will have foyers reaching up to 25,000 square feet, offering options to extend the space. The new building features a blue glass design, which makes use of natural light. tvsdesign was the project’s architect. “We drew inspiration from the host community with its iconic coastline, which we incorporated into the design, capturing a sense of …
TEMECULA, CALIF. — Coldwell Banker Commercial- SC’s retail division has hired Janet Kramer and Jay Brun. The pair will serve as senior advisors to the company’s offices in Temecula, San Diego, Redlands and Ontario. Kramer and Brun have more than 45 years of combined commercial real estate experience. They will focus on creating a platform for retail brokers and lead the team as market advisors on all things retail related. Kramer was previously a retail specialist with Grubb & Ellis|WestMar and Voit Real Estate Services. Her 14-year real estate career has focused on retail development, leasing and sales. Brun has completed more than 100 transactions with national credit tenants. His 29-year career has primarily focused on retail development and tenant representation. Brun was previously with Lee & Associates.
The last five years have seen a lot of shuffling around for Boston’s mainstay industries, with professional service firms moving to the Seaport and tech companies moving to Kendall Square. Although we’ve seen more new residential and commercial development than ever, there will always be space limitations in Boston, which means there will always be more user demand than there is space on the market. The space left behind from tenants on the move will be easily filled by the next wave of tenants — and the cycle continues. Oxford Properties’ latest announcement of its acquisition of 222 Berkeley St. and 500 Boylston St. in the Back Bay is perhaps the best example of the trajectory model in Boston. And similar to the media and finance switcheroo that Manhattan is experiencing (the media mecca is now downtown and FiDi is now midtown), media companies in Boston are now moving into the financial district and finance firms are moving to the Seaport. Boston Globe Media Partners is close to leasing 75,000 square feet of space at 53 State Street. The publishing company will take some of Goodwin Procter’s block that will be vacated once the company relocates to the Seaport District. …
DALLAS — CBRE Global Investors will launch a $19 million capital improvement program for the Galleria Office Towers in Dallas. The three Class A office buildings are located on the corner of the Dallas North Tollway and LBJ Freeway and are directly connected to the Westin Galleria Hotel, as well as the Galleria mall. The assets were built between 1982 and 1991 and total 1.4 million square feet. Renovations will include a new parking system that will be the first of its kind at an office building in North America. The system includes license plate recognition technology that provides in and out access, electronic signs that display the number of spaces available on each level and overhead LED lights to alert drivers of open spots on each row. Other improvements include new tenant lounges at each building, multiple conference centers, an expanded fitness center and renovations to the lobbies, common corridors, restrooms and elevator cabs. CBRE Global Investors owns the buildings, which include tenants such as MetLife, Merrill Lynch and Ryan Cos. Celeste Fowden, Shannon Brown and Kenzie Killgore of CBRE’s Dallas office are the leasing agents for the Galleria Office Towers. The properties are managed by CBRE under the direction of …
Broe Real Estate Acquires Oceanview Village Shopping Center in San Francisco for $30.6M
by Nellie Day
SAN FRANCISCO — Broe Real Estate Group has acquired Oceanview Village Shopping Center, a 98,406-square-foot shopping center located in San Francisco, for $30.6 million. Broe Real Estate and operating partner Citivest Commercial plan to reposition the property through improvements including façade upgrades, new landscaping, entrance lighting, parking lot upgrades and a new signage program. Tenants at the center include Albertsons, Walgreens, 24-Hour Fitness and Chase Bank. Crosspoint Realty will act as property manager, while Todd Oliver and Drew Greenspan of Cushman & Wakefield will act as leasing representatives for the asset.
Mesa West Provides $23.5M in Acquisition Financing for Sonoma Ridge Apartments in Phoenix
by Nellie Day
PHOENIX — A joint venture led by Sunroad Enterprises received $23.5 million in first mortgage debt to finance the acquisition of the 240-unit Sonoma Ridge Apartments in Phoenix. The community is located at 8201 W. Beardsley Road. HFF’s Aldon Cole and Tim Wright arranged the financing, which Mesa West Capital provided.
RIALTO, CALIF. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the $14.1 million sale of Vista Cove Care Center, a 177-bed skilled nursing facility in Rialto, about 55 miles east of Los Angeles. A joint venture of a New York-based real estate group and a Los Angeles-based operator bought the property from a regional owner/operator. The purchase price equates to $79,858 per bed and a capitalization rate of 7.3 percent. Blueprint’s Christopher Hyldahl was the lead advisor and Mike Segal assisted in executing the transaction.
HUNTINGTON PARK, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of a single-tenant, absolute net-leased Walgreens property, located at 6100 Pacific Blvd. in Huntington Park. A private investor based in Northern California acquired the 15,525-square-foot property for $11.8 million. Walgreens has more than 22 years remaining on its initial 30-year term. Patrick Kent and Bill Asher of Hanley Investment Group represented the seller, a private investor based in Los Angeles, while Nigel Keep and Bill Kurfess of Kidder Mathews represented the buyer in the transaction.