ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Block 300, a 14,425-square-foot retail property located in Arlington. Philip Levy of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Worth office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a developer. Levy also secured the buyer, a private investor. Block 300 is located at 300 E. Abram St. The subject property is a 14,425-square-foot multitenant retail center that is 100 percent occupied. Tenants include Flying Fish restaurant, CearnalCo, Mijo’s restaurant, J. McIntyre Interiors, Twisted Root Burger Co. and Hooligans Pub. The building was constructed in 1956 and sits on 0.9 acres. The subject property is located in a recently revitalized downtown area of the city. It is two blocks east of the University of Texas at Arlington and less than two miles from the Dallas Cowboys stadium, The Ballpark in Arlington and a General Motors assembly plant.
SAN FRANCISCO — Simon Property Group has opened the 185,000-square-foot expansion of San Francisco Premium Outlets, an upscale outlet mall in San Francisco featuring retailers such as Burberry, Coach, Kate Spade New York, MaxMara, Michael Kors and Prada. With the expansion, San Francisco Premium Outlets is now the largest outlet center in California. The expansion adds 30 new stores to the development, including CH Carolina Herrera, Catimini, ECCO, Rag & Bone New York, Scotch & Soda, Ted Baker London, Tory Burch, UGG Australia and Vince. An additional 20 stores will open in the next few weeks, according to Simon. Simon’s redevelopment and expansion projects, including the addition of new anchors, were underway at 28 properties in the U.S. as of June 30. Simon’s share of the costs of all development and redevelopment projects under construction at quarter-end was approximately $2.3 billion.
DENVER — A partnership between Soma Capital Partners (SCP) and CenterSquare Investment Management has purchased the LAB, a 78,639-square-foot office building in the Denver submarket of Platte Valley, for an undisclosed sum. The newly constructed building is located at 2420 17th St. WeWork Companies, an international co-working platform, has pre-leased about 65 percent of the property. It will occupy the space by year-end. CBRE serves as the leasing agent for the second floor of the office building. Urban Legend is marketing the 3,000-square-foot, ground-floor retail space to prospective food and beverage tenants. JR Bitzer of Lee & Associates Denver represented SCP in this transaction. The seller was the building’s developer, a partnership between Brue Capital and Confluent Development.
DANVILLE, CALIF. —Eight stores are set to open at a mixed-use redevelopment of the historic Danville Hotel in downtown Danville, a project by joint developers Castle Cos. and Nearon Enterprises. Retail tenants will receive space in late August through September. New openings will include a 1,200-square-foot Papyrus; a 2,000-square-foot Heavenly Couture; a 1,100-square-foot Sole Desire Shoes; a 1,000-square-foot Look + See Luxury Optical; a 400-square-foot BoBen Designs jeweler; a 3,700-square-foot Danville Brewing Co.; a 2,800-square-foot Pizza Antica; and a 1,600-square-foot Basque Boulangerie Café. Adria Giacomelli and Gary Riele of Newmark Cornish & Carey led the leasing efforts.
LOS ANGELES — JLL has named Tony Morales as brokerage lead in the Los Angeles region. This area contains about 80 brokers across six offices. Morales’ expanded role will allow him to set the strategic direction for the Los Angeles-area brokerage business and oversee these offices. Morales, a 25-year commercial real estate veteran, will also continue in his role as JLL Los Angeles’ managing director, where he specializes in office properties. Prior to JLL, Morales worked with several high-profile companies, including Yahoo!, DIRECTV, Boston Consulting Group, Electronic Arts, William Morris Endeavor and Morrison & Foerster.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Douglas Development Corp. (DDC) has secured $93.5 million in construction financing for Uline, DDC’s mixed-use development in Washington, D.C. The development will be located at 1140 3rd St. N.E. directly across from the NoMa-Gallaudet U Metro station. Upon completion in the fall of 2016, Uline will feature 174,000 square feet of loft office space with rooftop decks and 70,000 square feet of retail space, including a 51,000-square-foot REI. The $93.5 million financing includes a $75.5 million construction loan from Natixis Real Estate Capital and $18 million in preferred equity from EB5 Capital. The financing represents roughly 75 percent of the Uline’s total construction cost, and DDC will provide the remaining balance with sponsor equity. For EB5 Capital’s portion, 36 immigrant investors each contributed $500,000, making them eligible to apply for permanent U.S. residency through the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program. Phillips Realty Capital is EB5 Capital’s joint venture partner. The Uline project is expected to create roughly 450 jobs.
SEATTLE — Retail Properties of America Inc. has signed a lease with Corner Bakery Café to open a 4,200-square-foot restaurant at Heritage Square in the Seattle Metropolitan Statistical Area. This restaurant, set to open in spring 2016, will be the first Corner Bakery location in Washington.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Ziegler, a specialty investment bank, has closed $42.6 million in bond financing for Moravian Home, which owns and operates Salemtowne, a nonprofit continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Winston-Salem. Salemtowne opened in 1972 and consists of 171 independent living units (98 apartments and 73 cottages); 46 assisted living beds; and 84 skilled nursing beds (18 of which are memory care) on 115 acres. The bonds will be used to fund Phase I of Salemtowne’s strategic plan, which includes the construction of a new skilled nursing facility that will initially contain 100 skilled nursing beds (40 of which will be rehabilitation beds) and 20 assisted living memory care beds. The total building size will be approximately 126,780 square feet, with 14,950 square feet devoted to the assisted living memory care beds. The project is a replacement and expansion of existing facilities. The tax-exempt, fixed-rate bonds have a 2045 final maturity (30-years). Davenport & Co. LLC served as a 15 percent co-manager and PFM served as financial advisor on the transaction.
MIAMI — HFF has brokered the $35.5 million sale of Miami International Centre, a 20.9-acre former yacht manufacturing facility and existing 90-slip marina with access to the Miami River in Miami. Located immediately east of the Miami International Airport, the site will be home to a mixed-use development that will feature retail, hotel, residential, office and marina uses. The site is part of the recently-created 220-acre Palmer Lake Metropolitan Urban Center zoning district established by Miami-Dade County to foster the creation of a modern urban center. Manuel De Zárraga, Maurice Habif, Jaret Turkell and Marty Busekrus of HFF represented the seller, Alecta Real Estate Investment, in the transaction. The buyer was Interterra Investments Group.
EUSTIS, FLA. — Colliers International has brokered the $5.9 million sale of Eustis Shopping Center, a 191,000-square-foot shopping center located in Eustis, roughly 36 miles outside of Orlando. The property’s tenant roster includes Tractor Supply Co., Beall’s Outlet, Aaron’s, Family Dollar and Save-A-Lot. The buyer, Spigal Properties, plans to upgrade the shopping center. Joe Montgomery and Tony D’Ambrosio of Colliers’ Atlanta office and Cynthia Shelton and Kane Morris-Webster of the firm’s Orlando office represented the seller, EquiTrust Life Insurance Co., in the transaction. EquiTrust foreclosed on the property in September 2014 and hired Colliers International to provide property management, leasing and investment sales services.