VACAVILLE, LINCOLN, IRVINE AND WEST ROSEVILLE, CALIF. — Citivest Realty Services Newport Beach has arranged four leases for retail spaces totaling 7,546 square feet in California. Beach Hut Deli, a gourmet sandwich deli has signed a 10-year lease for 2,147 square feet within Vacaville Commons in Vacaville from R/M Vacaville Ltd.; a 10-year lease for 1,999 square feet at Lincoln Gateway in Lincoln from Lincoln Gateway Ventures; and a five-year lease for 1,600 square feet at Woodcreek Plaza in West Roseville from Woodcreek Plaza. Jim Donnell of Citivest Realty Services Newport Beach represented the tenant in each transaction, while Rick Martinez of CBRE Sacramento represented R/M Vacaville. Robb Osborne of TRI Commercial represented Lincoln Gateway Ventures and Scott Carruth of CBRE Sacramento represented Woodcreek Plaza in the transactions. Additionally, Images Luxury Nail Lounge inked a five-year lease for 1,800 square feet of retail space within Woodbury Town Center in Irvine. Donnell of Citivest represented the tenant, while Erin Drapkowski provided in-house representation for the landlord, The Irvine Company.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — Lancaster Pollard has provided an $11 million, HUD-insured refinancing for Vista Springs Northview, an 88-unit assisted living community in Grand Rapids. The loan refinanced the first mortgage, which was a variable-rate loan, as well as other subordinate debt used to expand the facility in 2014. In addition to the refinancing, the loan will provide approximately $730,000 for facility repairs. Brendan Healy led the transaction for Lancaster Pollard.
OTSEGO, MINN. — Duke Realty Corp. will construct a 220,000-square-foot industrial facility for Wagner SprayTech Corp. in Otsego, approximately 33 miles northwest of Minneapolis. The building will be situated on 12.3 acres within the Gateway North Business Center. Wagner SprayTech, a company that develops and markets paint sprayers, applicators and decorating products, will use the facility as a warehouse and distribution center. Construction on the building will begin in the second quarter and delivery is slated for the fourth quarter of this year. The build-to-suit asset will feature 5,000 square feet of office space, 36-foot clear heights and has the capability to expand by 50,000 square feet. Wagner will relocate from its existing facility in Brooklyn Center once the new project is complete. Paul Bickford with Colliers International and Fred Hedberg with Paramount Real Estate represented Wagner in the transaction. Dan Swartz with CBRE represented Duke Realty.
BELOIT, WIS. — Hendricks Commercial Properties will develop a 105,000-square-foot speculative industrial building in Beloit, approximately 75 miles southwest of Milwaukee. Situated on 30 acres at the intersection of Willowbrook and State Line roads, the facility will be able to accommodate users 52,000 square feet and larger. The City of Beloit currently owns the land. The facility will feature 32-foot clear heights, 10 dock doors, two drive-in doors and 140-foot truck courts. The property will also have an expansion capacity of 420,000 square feet. The construction is slated to start this spring and be completed by this fall. Angus Young Associates is designing the building. Corporate Contractors Inc. will be the general contractor, and Chase Brieman of CBRE is marketing the development for lease.
WATERLOO, IOWA — HREC Investment Advisors has brokered the sale of a 79-room Holiday Inn Express in Waterloo, approximately 60 miles northwest of Cedar Rapids, for an undisclosed price. The hotel, located at 2127 La Porte Road, features a business center, fitness center, complimentary breakfast and indoor pool. The buyer and the seller were undisclosed. Ted Anka of HREC represented the seller in the transaction.
LAKEWOOD, OHIO — Phillips Edison Grocery Center REIT II Inc. has acquired Lakewood City Center, a 67,280-square-foot shopping center located in the Cleveland suburb of Lakewood, for an undisclosed price. A 39,400-square-foot Marc’s grocery store anchors the center, which is also home to tenants such as Gamestop, Best Cuts, Pet Supplies Plus, the UPS Store, Boston Market, Marco’s Pizza, Ace Cash Express, T-Mobile, Palm Beach Tan and Chipotle Mexican Grill.
CORONA, CALIF. — The Shops at Dos Lagos are welcoming two new retailers to the retail center located at 2780 Cabot Drive in Corona. Creative Souls Art Lounge is opening a 2,800-square-foot location at the property. The art lounge will bring its paint-and-sip concept to the area, as well as space for private parties. Additionally, Stone Church Brewery is joining the tenant roster at The Shops at Dos Lagos with a 2,483-square-foot location with up to 12 beers on tap. Creative Souls Art Lounge is hosting its grand opening on April 7, and Stone Church Brewery is celebrating its grand opening on April 23.
BALTIMORE — Vision Properties has acquired 100 East Pratt, a 662,708-square-foot trophy office tower at 100 E. Pratt St. overlooking Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, for $187 million. Vision acquired the asset from Columbia Property Trust (NYSE: CXP). The building is the long-time headquarters of T. Rowe Price, a global investment firm that leases roughly 65 percent of the building. Other tenants of the tower, which was 98.5 percent leased at the time of sale, include PriceWaterHouseCoopers, Merrill Lynch and Tydings & Rosenberg. The property is located in downtown Baltimore near Harborplace and The Gallery, as well as a multitude of dining and retail options around the Inner Harbor and along Pratt Street. Stephen Conley, Jim Meisel, Dek Potts, Andrew Weir and Matt Nicholson of HFF represented Columbia Property Trust in the transaction, which also included the property’s 932-space parking garage. Vision Properties plans to upgrade the lobby of the 28-story building, according to reports by the Baltimore Business Journal. Columbia Property Trust intends to use the proceeds of the sale to repay a $119 million short-term bridge loan and borrowings on its unsecured credit facility. Vision Properties is a full-service real estate investment and management firm headquartered in New Jersey. The …
The Jacksonville multifamily market continues to enjoy strong fundamentals at levels not seen since before the recession. In fact, the last 18 to 24 months have seen a major record-setting environment. Jacksonville saw new records being set across the board from all asset classes in all submarkets. Class A and value-add assets continue to see cap rate compression and consequently we have new benchmarks for highest price per unit and price per square foot. In 2014, Jacksonville reached nearly $800 million in sales — accounting for more than 12,000 units (includes transactions exceeding $1 million). Based on the year-to-date transactional volume — $735 million with multiple large deals set to close by the end of the year — it’s safe to say that we will exceed last year’s amount. This is the highest sales volume for multifamily in Jacksonville in the last decade. The apartment market has experienced a steady improvement in fundamentals during the past 12 to 15 months. Effective rent increased 2.6 percent from $905 in the first quarter to $928 in the second quarter, which resulted in an annual growth rate of 5 percent. According to CBRE Econometric Advisors’ (CBRE EA) second quarter report, the forecast for …
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged the $43.9 million sale of University Village, a 180,681-square-foot, movie theater-anchored shopping center located in Riverside. University Village is located near the University of California at Riverside campus, and serves as the primary commercial area for the college. Philip Voorhees, Todd Goodman, Jimmy Slusher, Megan Wood, Matt Burson, Brad Rable, and Kirk Brummer of CBRE represented the seller, a Los Angeles-based partnership, in the transaction. A China-based private investor acquired the property.